The Little Things

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Wacky Wednesday

Just in case you needed a smile today…

Hope you’re having a better hair day than us!

Angela

Monday, April 25, 2011

We had a wonderful Easter yesterday. We started the day early with the boys up at 6:30 am to see their Easter baskets, next it was on to church for Mass, home for an Egg Hunt, and then over to Granny’s for another Egg Hunt and dinner. What a beautiful day to celebrate Christ’s Resurrection!

Trying to get them all smiling and ready at the same time is next to impossible!

Little Miss Priss

Uncle Keith and Aunt Jen joined us at Granny’s for dinner.

Have a great day!

Angela

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Breaking Bread

Hayden will be receiving his First Holy Communion in a little over a week. In preparation for this special event, the 2nd Graders and their 4th Grade Prayer Buddies had a Breaking Bread ceremony at school yesterday. They enjoyed Challah bread and grape juice “wine.”

Hayden and his Prayer Buddy Gabe

Gabe, Hayden and Me

Sharing his First Communion Journal

One of Hayden’s best buds Jake and his Prayer Buddy joining in!

Challah bread and "wine”

The Head Table

It was so sweet to see the kids breaking bread together in preparation for this wonderful Sacrament!

Have a great day!

Angela

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Happy Birthday, Grandma!

Last week the boys were on Spring Break. We decided to take a quick trip to Humboldt to help mom, aka Grandma, celebrate her birthday!

We had a great time! We love you!

Angela

Kissy, Kissy for Daddy!

Allie has learned a new skill...how to pucker up for a kiss! She had fun the other night practicing with her adoring brothers. These kisses are for her Daddy!

I love it! It makes me laugh everytime!

Hugs and Kissy, Kissies!

Angela

Friday, March 18, 2011

Hope you had a great St. Patrick’s Day!

We hope you had a great St. Patrick’s Day! We were looking forward all day yesterday to having dinner at our favorite Irish pub in downtown Franklin – McCreary’s. We had it all planned out…we would meet Bev there at 4:30 to beat the crowd. WRONG! When we got there, the wait was already over an hour! With 3 kiddos, that’s just not going to work. Instead, we went to 55 South restaurant…nothing says Luck of the Irish like a Cajun meal! Anyway, we had fun and to celebrate the boys both getting great report cards we had dessert at Ben and Jerry’s! As you can tell by their faces, they totally enjoyed it!

The boys set this leprechaun trap the night before. Unfortunately, he got away…but not before creating a little mischief by throwing pillows all around the floor and overturning chairs!

That sneaky leprechaun also turned their milk green and left green frosting on their toaster strudels!

Allie and her proud Daddy!

Me and my messy (and sweet) boys!

I wanted to leave you with this Irish Blessing that the kids at school sing at the end of each Mass. It’s a great way to start your day to hear over 400 angelic voices sing this blessing:

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind always be at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

And rains fall soft upon your fields,

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Erin go braugh!

Angela

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Eight Years of Birthdays!

It’s hard to believe it was eight years ago yesterday that we became brand new parents to a sweet, sweet baby boy – Hayden! Time goes by so quickly. It doesn’t seem possible that he is halfway to driving! I love looking back at how he has changed over the years. There are so many things about his looks and personality that have remained unchanged.

Mommy with her new baby boy!

Getting all buckled into his car seat ready to leave the hospital!

First Birthday Party! That cake cracks me up. It was supposed to look like stacking cups, which he loved to play with. It looks more like a very colorful Leaning Tower of Pisa!