It's official! We are a family of five!

That's right.  There are now five Knights stationed here in Washington!  Meghan Jeanne was born last Wednesday!  Her birthday is June 23rd.  She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces.   She was just a shy under 20 inches tall.   She is taller than her brothers were at that age!!

She is a great addition to our family.  She is very easy going.  I guess you need to be when you are 3rd in line.  Her brothers love her and are always asking to hold her!  God has blessed our family in many ways.  She is one of the bigger blessings!

Brandon's parents are here now.  Which is a big help.  I am excited for my parents and the rest of our families to meet her!!

Maple Valley Day Parade and a baby shower

The weather was perfect over the weekend.  It was Maple Valley Days here.  There was a carnival, parade and lots of other fun activities.  We walked with our church in the parade.   It wasn't that tough of a walk.  It was just a lot of standing and stopping.  The boys loved it.  Although, Seamus never walked.  He just let Brandon pull him in the wagon the whole time.  Owen walked almost the entire time.  At the end, he finally did climb in the wagon.

We didn't spend much time at the fair.  I think after the parade we were pretty much done for the day.  We all needed lunch and a nap.  We headed home to accomplish those things!  It was a great family day!

Later that day, I got to head to the Cheesecake Factory sans kids.  Some of my girlfriends threw me a baby shower.  They were overly generous.  I feel very blessed to know such wonderful people.

T-Ball and other adventures!

T-Ball season has come and gone!  I honestly think Owen really liked it.  I can see other seasons in his future.  He is still getting the hang of things.  But he usually spent every game with a big grin on his face.  Which put a big grin on my face.  He even got a trophy!  This is now his favorite thing to show everyone.  I really think Seamus is itching to play.  Next year, next year!

I am finally done with my Activities position with MOMS club.  I had the responsibility of planning every monthly calendar.  After two years,  it was time to pass the torch.  I have a feeling that my next year is going to be busy.

The big day is coming up!  Time for the Knight family to become a family of five.  My C-section has been scheduled for the morning of June 23rd.  Prayers are welcomed and appreciated.  I feel like we have so much yet to do!  Somehow all the loose end will be tied up!

As if the Knight plate wasn't full enough, God to put something else on it.  Last Tuesday, Brandon went into the doctors to follow up on some reoccurring stomach issues.  The doctors decided that his gall bladder had to come out and two days later it did.  Poor guy.  He is recovering well, but I can tell he is in some pain.  He is such a good husband though.  I know he wants to help out more around the house but just can't.  I personally think he is helping out too much.  Right now, we have 2 slow people running after 2 very fast people.  But we are getting by.  Hopefully Brandon will feel a lot better now.

Mothers Day and other fun!

It has been pretty rainy here in Seattle, but the sun did come out on Mothers Day.  That was a real treat!  The day was filled with church, out to breakfast and lots of park play.  We went to a new park in Renton located on Lake Washington.  There was great playground and a nice beach.  It was a very nice day.

We have been trying to get outside when the weather lets us.  Other than that we have been busy with T-ball games, MOMS club activities and getting ready for our new baby sister!!  I will try to post some new pictures soon.  Right now, my computer will not let me do it!!

T-Ball

Owen had his first T-ball game on Saturday.  It was actually the team's third game.  We missed two because we were in Ohio. 

The game was very amusing.  There were only 2 innings and each kids got to bat.  As for fielding, the kids pretty much stood out there.  If a ball did come to them, they pretty much just dove on top of it.  No balls were hit by Owen, so he basically just stood in the outfield!  I think he liked batting a lot more than fielding.  I think he really did enjoy the game.  He wanted to wear his T-ball shirt for the rest of the day!

In other news, it has rained like everyday since we got back.  I think I am going to build an ark and get on board!!

Other Ohio fun we had!

I feel like our time in Ohio flew by because we always seemed to be doing something or seeing someone.  We took the boys to an Indians game and they won!  It was their first at home win!  I think they really liked the game, but they really like meeting Slider (the mascot for the Cleveland Indians)!!

We also spent a lot of time outside!  The weather was awesome!  We soaked up the sun with days at parks, the beach and Play-In-Bay! We took a lot of walks around my parents' block, which usually ended with us stopping at the park at the end of their street.  Oh, and we can't forget the Bay Nature Center!!  Who could miss out on this FREE attraction!! 

And the food was yummy!  We got to visit some of local spots that we had missed while we were away!!  Including Brio, Primo Vino, Mitchell's Ice Cream, BW-3's and Pizza by Robert!!  Yummy!

I feel so blessed to have been able to have this time with my family and Ohio friends!  It felt like God was hugging me the whole trip!  And I am pretty sure that my Grandpa Reilley asked God for nice weather while we were there!

More Ohio!

After the first weekend, things began to move into my sister's wedding celebration!!  I say the whole process was like 5 days of good food, family and friends.  The events started with the original rehearsal dinner restaurant shutting down.  We had to scramble and find somewhere new.  We ended up at Buca Di Beppo.  The rehearsal dinner was celebrated on April 9th, 2010.  For those of you keeping score, that is mine and Brandon's 5 year anniversary!  You heard that right, 5 years!  I feel so blessed.

Then came the big wedding day!!  It was a beautiful day, sunny and pleasant!!  Brigid and Brad were married on Huntington Beach in Bay Village!  The reception was downtown at Harry Buffalo.  The boys really liked dancing (running?) on the dance floor.  I think everyone got a turn on the dance floor.  I even danced with my dad to "God Only Knows," by the Beach Boys.  That was the song we danced to at my wedding!!  It was a good night filled with family and friends.  Owen and Seamus even had their first limo ride.