A Baby Shower and a Birthday

(and Austin's baptism day and a schola performance) What a weekend!

On Saturday we first went out to breakfast to celebrate Austin's baptism day, and then came home and threw a shower for some very dear friends of ours who are expecting their first baby, a girl, in October. It was lots of fun.

Baby food tasting game...mmmm.


Here are the happy parents opening gifts (with grandmother taking notes!)


And here is the pass the paci game. We played this at a small couples shower we threw for some friends many years ago. It is really fun and brings out the competitive side of everyone in the bunch!


Then on Sunday we celebrated the birthday of my wonderful husband (along with the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary). He had to sing for mass in the morning, but I made his favorite cake and a nice meal for dinner. He is certainly worth celebrating! I love you, Austin!

And of course Mom and Dad were a huge help taking care of the kiddos, not to mention that they made the celebrations more fun too. :-)

Some cuties

Sister in the House

We had the blessing of a visit from Sister Amata Filia of the Sisters of Life yesterday. It was such and honor and a blessing to get to visit with her a little bit. She babysat the girls in her college days (when there were only 2 of them!) and was active in the Coalition for Life with us here before leaving for New York. We miss her but are glad she is enjoying her beautiful vocation!

High Aspirations

As Mariana brushes my hair this afternoon, which I really enjoy...

Mariana: Mommy, I am a good hair brusher. I think I will be a brusher when I grow up. Yes, a brusher...or a cutter. I'll be a hair brusher or cutter.

Me: Oh?...

Mariana: Yes, and you had better not go to anyone else. If there is an orange haired girl there with brown eyes don't go to her because it is not me.

Me: I would never dream of going to anyone but you.

Mariana: Yes, I will be a brusher when I grow up.

Stephen's Trick

Mini me

This is a dress my mom sewed for me as a little girl. It was on one of the girls dolls (one of my old cabbage patch dolls!), and somehow they discovered that it would fit Gloria and helped her into it!

Inside and out