Big kids at the Strawberry Farm.

Gray, Jacob, Grant, Mason, Michael, Ellie + Casen.
Lylah and Mya were over in the shade.
Millie is still in her mommy's tummy.

a shower for mari and baby josiah!

welcome! thanks for stopping by!

below you will see the shower invitation for mari and baby josiah. you can find more information on the invite, but let me mention that mari will be cloth diapering josiah. she needs to buy her diapers so we will be collecting "dollars for diapers" at the shower. she has a registry with related items at wishpot.com. the sykes also need to buy a car seat for josiah so if you're interested in pitching in for that, please do! if you have any questions, feel free to comment here, message me on facebook or email me at sarah.e.p.henry@gmail.com. i know this shower is going to be a huge blessing for mari and brandon & brylie and josiah. thanks for being a part!

please pray for mari and josiah.

update: a photo of josiah! look how pink and chubby! so sweet. both mari and baby continue to improve -- praise the Lord! keep praying for josiah as they are waiting for the results from a sonogram on his brain to check for any issues there. get this: josiah, the name mari and brandon picked for their son months ago, means "the Lord saves." the Lord literally saved josiah and mari's lives early this morning. GOD IS SO COOL. so cool. and so good. incredible, incredible, incredible. keep the prayers coming!



my friend mari delivered baby josiah five weeks early this morning via emergency c-section. both mom and baby are stable, but there are still some issues to deal with. josiah was 5 pounds, 12 ounces, which is great considering he was 5 weeks early, and is breathing more and more on his own last i heard. mari lost a large amount of blood before and during surgery and is quite a bit of pain physically as she is starting recovery. most of all, she is heartbroken that she can't be with her baby. God has already worked miracles in this scary situation, and He is sure to continue. won't you lift this family, including Brandon (dad/husband) and Brylie (big sister), up in your prayers? pray for healing, provision, direction, peace, wisdom for the doctors and anything else you can think of! thanks so much.

photo is of mari two days ago, her 35 week shot.

krislenn's bridal shower.

the lovely krislenn will be married to the studly greg in just three weeks. today we showered her.

is there anything better than brunch?

my gift to her: vintage turquoise polka dot drinking glasses. hello, awesome!

isn't she gorgeous?

just shy of two weeks late, the mother's day tea.

colorful. before heading to the tea.

my table. love LOVE the mix-n-match china.
(we were hotting the pots so they're missing.)

totally adore this tiered dish. want to steal it. thanks to nanny for bringing it.

earl grey tea with cream and two lumps of sugar = scrumptious.
super cute vintage tablecloth = also scrumptious.

cupcakes generously donated by cakes in a cup. italian creme, chocolate ganache, red velvet and wedding cake. my favorite, by far, is wedding cake. a tower of magnificent icing. mmm.

more table.

several of the dishes were my great-grandmother's. so, so special.

a few others are antique store finds. most are thrift store finds.

who can turn down a flowery china teacup for 29 cents? not i.

fabulous spray roses via heb.

pretty corsage on jo.

honey and jam (not pictured) provided by delana. love the glasses.

wonder woman.

speaking to the ladies.

table guests.

more table guests.

one of my two teapots. a great deal from the antique mall a few days before the party.

ellie was at a little girl table. they had, among other things, nutella sandwiches and ice cream sundaes. a retro dollhouse adorned the center of the table. tres cute.

little girl table hostess and babysitter extraordinaire, eowyn.

cutie face.

colleen reading to the little girls.

more cutie face.

bossing other girls during the story.

cutie face to the third power.

singing "i'm a little teapot" for an adoring crowd.

janet's woman-at-the-well skit.

christal was our speaker and sang a song.

cup o' tea.

a most wonderful time.