Babies, babies

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage...

A year ago we were getting ready for Kelly's wedding, now we're happily anticipating her first baby!
She and Brad are expecting a boy in December, and on Saturday we showered her with love and gifts.

Melanie is due in three weeks with her second little girl, and Cora is an excellent caretaker to Cuddles, Fluffers or Fluffy (whatever his name is at the present moment).

Violet's favorite part of the shower was the cupcake!

 Cora also had a lot of shower fun playing with Abby, Kelly's other flower girl last November. The girls created a secret hideout by a tree in the corner of the backyard.

After the shower, we headed to the park for a Mom2Mom family picnic. most fun might have come when Cora ran into one of her classmates, who had brought her big pink jeep to the park and offered everyone rides.

 On Sunday, we spoke to our family in England, including Uncle Dean and little cousin Olivia.

Between the baby shower and seeing their newborn cousin, Cora and Violet had babies on the brain. Out came the box of babies and doll clothes and accessories.

Cora was an attentive mother to Velvet (later renamed Scarlet), and Violet took good care of Blueberry. Cora even took the stroller and Velvet with her to the park and grocery store. I never saw that coming with my 6 1/2-year-old!