Baby Emily + Wedding = Weekend of FUN!

This past weekend was a whirlwind of excitement. With Emily coming into the world, much of it was spent with mom and baby, but we also went to a wedding for James' cousin Sarah and her new husband Kyle. It was so fun to be with the family because there was so much to celebrate! I've included some pictures below!

This is Jen with her new little one Emily! That girl has a full head of hair and the sweetest little blue eyes. Apparently, ALL of that might change over the next few weeks. She could lose the hair and the eyes could change - but I'm sure that no matter what happens she will still be a cutie!



Here is James with Emily. Doesn't he just look so great holding a baby? He was so frightened to hold her because he didn't want to break her (she's so tiny!)... but once he got ahold of her, he didn't want to share with anyone!



This is a picture of James and I at the wedding showing off our black finger nails. You can also see here that I dyed my blonde hair, DARK BROWN! I love it... so sick of blonde!



This is one of all the ladies - (from left to right - mom-in-law Pat, moi, Cat and Liz)



And... one of the boys - (from left to right - dad-in-law Don, Ethan, Graeme, James and Dave)

Welcome Emily Elizabeth Kirk!

This morning at 6:30am, after 27 hours of being in labour, Jen gave birth to a beautiful baby girl! She was 6lbs and I can't remember how many ounces - I think I was just so excited that this little girl finally arrived!

What a blessing! I can't wait to see her little fingers and toes and hear the little coos that come out of her little body! She is going to bring such joy to her parents' lives - I can't wait to see her grow up! James and I are hopefully visiting tonight, if I can finish my midterm assignment...

**Update on Little Kirk

Jen and Graeme went to the hospital at 10:00pm. Her contractions were 5 minutes apart... there should be a baby soon and then I'll be an Auntie! So excited!! Keep praying!

Welcome to the World Little Kirk!!

My sister-in-law Jen and her husband Graeme Kirk are expecting their first baby in the next few hours! James' mom, Pat, called to tell us this morning that Jen's water broke at about 3:30am. Apparently the hospital SENT HER HOME because she wasn't dilated enough. The poor girl! That is the last place that I would want to be!

So little [insert name here] Kirk, hurry up and show your face! We've been anxious to see you! Please pray for Jen and Graeme today and I will update on this little miracle as soon as I have more info.

Below is a picture of Jen, preggers, with Graeme.

Speaking of Potlucks...

Apparently, I have the BEST friends ever! I just received an Evite to a birthday party, for me!! Marce, Una, Dani and Corie are planning a potluck birthday dinner on the 17th to celebrate my 25th (well... Corie is sort of more planning in "spirit" since she is living in Barcelona)!

I am VERY excited. I have been beaming since last night when I found out! They told me about the party because they didn't want me to go away for the weekend and... I might also have a history of reacting badly to surprises... long story!

So now I actually have plans for my birthday! I thought I was just going to spend it writing papers... which is what I will be doing the rest of that weekend, but now I have a break to look forward to... so fun!

The best thing about the Evite though, was my friend J-Dubya's reply. I lived with J-Dubya (Justin) during my first year of law school, and let me tell ya, he is quite the character. Justin is probably one of the most academically smart people I know, but when it comes to the "everyday things" that make up life... not so good. Unlike most men, Justin is completely unable to put up a set of blinds in his bedroom, program his vcr, or work an oven. But these are the things that make him "special". When I saw Justin's reply saying that he was "maybe" going to come, I was a little upset, because Justin and I are pretty close, and I thought he would want to be at my birthday. When I read his comment, however, it all made sense. Justin wrote that his attendance was conditional on someone telling him what the heck a "potluck" is. It is reminiscent of the time when Justin was invited to a co-ed wedding shower for a friend of ours and he said that he didn't want to go to a party where there were going to be male strippers (for the record, if there had been male strippers, I wouldn't have been there either!). Oh, Justin... forget law school dude! We need to teach you more about just regular social outings!