The Simplest Ever!

While I was at my daughter Rochelle's house, a few days after she and her twins came home from the hospital, my son Jed called and said he will bring groceries and cook for all of us. Jed is a very good cook so naturally, we all looked forward to diinner. I told Rochelle that I was missing doing tablescapes and she told me I should do one and just use baby gifts for centerpieces and so I did!

The 2 water globes were sent from the twins aunt on their father side all the way from Pennslvania. They came with plates that I was supposed to take to Things Remembered for personalization but I forgot them at home when I went to the mall.

The flowers were given by friends who came to visit in the hospital.

I looked around my daughter's kitchen cabinets for plates that will blend with pink and I found these black and white dishes. I did not even use placemats because I could not find any matching ones. We used paper napkins.

I saw this little flowered  ceramic figurine with 2 little mice on it and thought I'd add it to the centerpiece.

And there it is, my simplest tablescape ever! At least it served as my tablescape fix for this week, lol.

My son cooked Seafood pasta, steamed asparagus, braised beef with potatoes, grilled shrimp.  My daughter in law, Becky, made some Spanish rice. And we also had some grilled chicken.

And here was my dinner plate. Yum! I miss my son's cooking now that I am at my other daughter Tina's home. She was the one who had a baby the day after Christmas. I drove here to accompany her for the week cause her hubby went out of town for a job related training.

Thanks a lot for stopping by and thank you to our lovely hostesses.

Bunny Jean for Bunny Hop Wed. at http://bunnyjeansdecorandmore.blogspot.com/

Kathy's Home and Garden at http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/

Susan for Tablescape Thursday at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

Michael Lee for Gollum's Foodie Friday at www.designsbygollum.blogspot.com/

From a Family of 3 to 5 with Pink Babies

A family of 3 suddenly becomes a family of five one morning. How about that for a metamorphosis?That's because of the arrival of my twin granddaughters, Rea and Halle.

Here is the before with just Rochelle, Derek and AJ.

Yesterday, they were released from the hospital so I bought this raspberry cake with cream cheese icing from Publix to welcome them. Yum! I miss Publix cause we do not have it in MS and we used to have one just around the corner of my house in FL when I still lived here.

This was taken in the hospital.

Their big sis, AJ likes to hang out with them.

And here they are, all dressed to go home.

How many big ones does it take to buckle up 2 little babies in their car seats? Hospitals do not release newborn babies without car seats. LOL!

And here they are all comfy in their porta twin crib.

I thought this picture is funny cause they both have their arms up the same way at the same time.

And don't forget, I still have another pink grandbaby, Reese, who is 15 days older than the twins.

I am linking with Beverly's Pink Saturday at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

Susan's Met Monday at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

Marty's Tabletop Tues at http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/

Thank you so much for stopping by and thank you sweet ladies, for hosting.

A Happy Home!...The Twins Are Born!

Yesterday, my daughter Tina and I drove with her 3 little kids to Rochelle's, my other daughter's house. She was scheduled early the next morning to have a C section to deliver twins.

I took a picture again of the nursery and it is all ready to welcome the twins home.

The next day, Rochelle who was having the twin girls went to the hospital with her hubby, Derek, at 5:30 AM. Tina, I and Rochelle's 13 year old daughter AJ, followed at 7 because OR was scheduled at 7:30 AM.

Below are the 2 sisters taken before Rochelle was taken to surgery.

As soon as they took her, the 3 of us went to get something to eat. After a while,Tina went to check

on her and then came back to tell me they are allowing one member of the family to observe in that restricted area. Of course, the husband was already allowed inside the surgery room.

Tina said she would love to watch but she will be nice because she knows I would love to go in

so she will let me go instead. Of course I jumped on the opportunity.
I went in and then the anaesthesiologist brought AJ in too and told her "We can't have the big sister not see her baby sisters be born!".

And so there is AJ and me watching the whole procedure from the window in the observation room

AJ got so emotional and started crying.

And the babies were born. First was Rea Jaelyn with lots of black hair at 6 lbs, 5.6 oz and 19 inches long.

Then Baby B followed. We call her Halle Joselyn at 5 lbs, 12 oz and 18.75 inches long. She has very little and very light hair.

I have pictures of them being born but I deleted them cause they might be too graphic for people who are not in the medical field.

First picture with mom and dad. Too bad big sister AJ could not be in the picture.

And here are the twin girls all cleaned up and bundled. They are not identical twins but it is very hard to tell them apart when ther heads are covered.

I think they both look like Derek, especially with their eyes closed. He could not get enough of them, always holding or touching them. He is a very proud daddy for sure!

Actually, we all couldn't get enough of them, lol. They are really so cute and so precious!

 

Tina and Halle

And as most of you know, Tina just had a baby girl too last Dec. 26. I am definitely in grandkids heaven. We put baby Reese in between the twins, lol. We call them the Triplets!

Mom, big sister and Rea.

Rochelle was groggy most of the day because of the anesthesia but started getting more alert by late afternoon.

AJ just loves the babies! We all do! We were always racing to get to them first. Good thing there were 3 baby girls there cause Reese was there too.

4 granddaughters and me!

What a wonderful feeling to have them all at the same time.

Thank you so much for stopping by to join me during this very special day.

I am linking with Bunny's Bunny Hop Party at http://bunnyjeansdecorandmore.blogspot.com/

Kathy's Home and Garden Thursday at http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/

 

Honey's Potpourri Friday at http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/

 

Beverly's Pink Sat at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/



Coming Home for the First Time

I received an email from CJ inviting me to join her brand new fun weekend meme called R & R Weekend. Thanks for the invitation, CJ! I don't think there is any better way to revive my spirits than to hold my precious new granddaughter. Please join her also at http://inandoutmynest.blogspot.com/.

Kathy is also starting a new blog called A Return to Loveliness at  http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/ , to celebrate loveliness coming into our lives and homes. It sounds like a fun meme so why don't we all join her too?

As some of you know, I left home for the holidays to welcome the arrival of 3 granddaughters. The first one, Baby Reese arrived the evening of Dec. 26, just missed a day of being a Christmas baby. Both baby and mom were doing so well that they only got to stay a day and 2 nights in the hospital and came home on the 28th.

Tina and Scott's German neighbor, Natasha, came the night before to decorate the house to welcome them. That was so sweet of her! Tina and Scott are sure lucky to have very nice neighbors in Chris and Natasha, even if they are only here a few months a year. Their son, J,  is the perfect playmate for B and N because his age is right in between theirs.

And here is our little bundle of joy as she enters the door.

Her brothers were so excited when they saw the vehicle pull up to the driveway. They couldn't wait to see her.

They kept piling up toys on her, lol.

And here is our little princess so comfy in her home now.

Can you see one of her dimples here?

Thank you so much for stopping by! I really appreciate your visits and comments especially during this very busy season. I hope you are all blessed with a new year that is full of love, good health, peace and prosperity.

I would also like to link with

Marty's Tabletop Tuesday at http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/

Bunny Jean's Bunny Hop at http://bunnyjeansdecorandmore.blogspot.com/

Susan for Tablescape Thursday at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
Sherry's Open House Party Thursdayhttp://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/
Sherry's Home Sweet Home Frihttp://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

Thank you so much, sweet ladies for hosting all these fun parties!