A Grandma is BORN!!!

The new family: Anne, Aaron and Lily at their home in Holland, Massachusetts April 24, 2008 (Miss Lily is 10 days old).

Lily in her first quilt, made by Grandma Donna.

Donna and Anne smother Lily with hugs and kisses.

When a baby is born, so is a grandma, so the saying goes. And, becoming a grandma is all that I had heard it would be - thrilling!! And most importantly without all the exhausting pacing the floor at night, feeding, changing diapers, etc., etc., etc.

When you meet a grandbaby you fall in love instantly. It is a joyful feeling that defies the capabilities of language to capture. All at once calm and peaceful but exhillerating. Sort of a pay day for having been a parent.

Lily: be forewarned. You will be smothered with love all of your days!!!

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I have been accepted by Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, and USF in San Francisco. We're still waiting to hear back from my top 4, but these are encouraging signs.

Anne's B-Day Bash!

Happy Birthday ANNE!!!

We wish you were here so we could help you blow out your candles! (See photo!!)

Love from all the Kellys!!

Weekend getaway to Tucson

All the Kelly gals headed down to visit Grandma & Grandpa in Tucson last weekend. We got a great treat upon arrival, Sadie Morgan. It was great fun.
We also got to meet the newest addition to the family: Grandma's dog Charlie.
Sandy came down from Phoenix, to visit. She showed us her amazing under-the-sea themed sugar sculpture. Very impressive.Amy gave Sadie a pretty, pretty princess hairdo. It was gorgeous.And, of course, we hit the pool!

Welcome to the world LILY!!!

Lily Danielle DeMatteis (Anne's baby daughter) was born yesterday at 11:03 p.m. EDT!!

Anne and baby are doing well and we hope to see them both SOON!!!

Pre-Cancun Fest

In typical Jim Kelly style, we all came home last evening to find the room filled with an OCEAN of presents - wrapped and tagged and bowed!!! Jim had bought us all stuff for our upcoming Cancun extravaganza in May. So, as usual at the Kellys: instant PAR-TAY!!!!

Yucatan here we come!!!!!!

Studio 5 Appearance

I don't know if this program can be viewed on the worldwideweb or not, but Donna, of "Donna's Test Kitchen" fame, will be appearing LIVE on a program here in Utah called "Studio 5," it is an NBC station "KSL." One of those chatty morning talk shows.

It will be broadcast live at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 14th.

She will be cooking some sort of French Toast delight - haven't decided on a recipe yet, but it will be out of the FT cookbook.

We will TIVO it, of course, and if you are unlucky enough to miss it, we may force you to view it whenever you're in Utah to visit.

Cheers!!!