Made some banana bread...

as thank you gifts for those that watched the kids while I was in the hospital having Melina. Brought some to our neighbor for keeping Deidra for free and getting her to and from school and homework done and all that fun stuff. She was shocked that I did that and told me that I totally didn't have to do that, but I wanted to. I brought some to my friend, Beth, too as she kept Tracie for me and helped so much with getting her potty trained that week as well. I wound up staying for awhile and chatting with her and that was nice too. I need to devote more time to my friendships that God has brought me here.

Deidra's First Communion

Deidra made her First Communion on Saturday, April 25. She looked beautiful! Mommy cried when I got her dressed and Deidra told me "no more crying!" Then when I saw her go up to receive communion, I cried again. Such a precious gift and it's so nice to share that with her! We went to Johnny Carino's for lunch with Grandma Davis and then we came home to do presents and cake. She had the neighbor girls down later in the evening to have cake with her as well. Their Mom made this beautiful cake for Deidra. It turned out way prettier than I ever imagined.