Princess

Molly went on a date with Grammom and Poppy to see the Disney Princess on Ice show - she was so excited to have her own special night with them.

Tball update

Ian's Tball games began on April 11. The season continues until June 5.

April 11:



















April 12:





















April 20:

Easter

Here are a few pictures from Easter on April 4.

a Kelsey-sized hole in my heart

I've been trying to write this post for more than 4 weeks now. It's something I need to do because somehow life goes on here at the Lubenow house and I have other things to share. I just couldn't move on with this blog until I wrote about Kelsey.

On April 8 we found out that Kelsey's little heart was no longer beating, that she had left us sometime that morning. I was just one day short of 37 weeks pregnant. She was born later that night after a whirlwind day full of emotion. We got to spend a few hours with her and she was an absolutely beautiful baby. Her face looked so much like Ian and Molly but she had a head full of dark Lubenow hair.

We had a beautiful graveside service on April 14 with family and close friends.

I need to take this opportunity to tell about Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. NILMDTS is an amazing organization of volunteer photographers that join families in their darkest hour to help preserve the very precious memories that families have of their sweet babies. The photographer who joined us, Ryan Estes, was absolutely amazing. We received the photographs of Kelsey on a CD the first weekend in May and they are just perfect.

Nearly 5 weeks have gone by since we lost our little girl. I have a hole in my heart that will be here forever.

Kelsey Anne Lubenow
April 8, 2010

U

Ian was practicing his alphabet songs today - here is the letter U.

Hat Parade and Egg Hunt

Ian's preschool had their annual Easter hat parade and egg hunt today. Ian brought home lots of candy!

T-ball

Ian started T-ball practice this week and he loves it. He had his first practice on Wednesday night and the second one today. His first game is in 2 weeks!

Wednesday night:



















This afternoon: