"This is Halloween..."

 

 

 

 

A few photos of Ayden in his birthday gift from my Dad and Amanda and Max- a Batman cape and mask!!! He thinks they are the COOLEST and has been wearing them for the last two days! (I've already had to do some repairs on the cape from all of his evil-doer avenging! The other two are some little foamie crafts I found of Haunted Houses for the wee ones to make. They turned out really cute, and - yes... I have had to repair Ayden's house already! He wanted to play with it, not just look at it. We're keeping the glue handy and giving it the occasional break to dry!

More Pictures...

 

 

 

 

A few pictures from my Mom's camera on her trip here- not sure what Ayden is doing in that mean-faced one! Our cool corn stalks on our house- very Halloween-y!

Our Confirmation

 

Andrew and I were confirmed today as Episcopals at our church! It was a really great service performed by the Bishop. He only comes to our church once every two years, so it was an honor to have him there performing our Confirmation. We all took our first Communion as a family, as well. Ayden didn't want anything to do with the bread, and McKayleigh made some priceless faces after drinking the wine! The church loved it! It was a wonderful way to re-affirm our faith together and a perfect way to start our lives together as a family with God as the head of our household. Thanks to all that sent well-wishes our way- keep those prayers coming!

Happy Halloween!

 

 

Our little angles in their Halloween costumes. We are all going as a Peter pan family- McKayleigh is Tinker Bell, Ayden is Captain Hook, Mommy is Wendy, and Andrew is Peter Pan. Should be a fun night!

The Lord is Good Indeed!

 
 
 
 


Our babies were baptised today! It was a wonderful ceremony just for Ayden and McKayleigh. My mom came from Maryland to witness the event, and my grandmother came as well! Pictured are Dee, our Rector, the kids, my family, and Diane (their godmother), and her boys. Andrew's parents are their other godparents as well, and were with us in spirit the entire time. We then went back to church later in the day for the blessing of the animals where my mom's new adopted dog we rescued yesterday from the Fall Festival was blessed! What a very special day for the kids!!! We are so proud of our little angels and their big event!

Been a While...

 
 


I know, I know... bad Mommy... It's been a while since we've posted any new pictures up. We have been crazy busy recently. (Always the excuse... but it's TRUE!) The kids get baptised tomorrow!!! We are very excited and so are they! Our church is having a cake and a little party for them as well to welcome them into the church even more! My mom is here visiting for their Baptism and our Confirmation next weekend, so she went with us to the Fall Festival held today. Here are a couple of shots from that- hats courtesy of my mom!

Ayden's Birthday Cake!

 
 
 
 


Andrew and I made Ayden's third birthday cake tonight. We're going to have a mini-family party tomorrow night for him. He seems to always ask for Spongebob whenever he wants to watch TV- so we worked with that! His birthday is September 14, but he'll be in Florida for it this year, so we wanted to celebrate a bit early! Hope he has fun and loves all we put into it! More pictures to come after the party! Then, off to drive him halfway to Florida early Saturday morning! Happy Birthday, Ayden!

Eye See You, Patrick!

 
 
 
 


Andrew working hard on frosting his nose, our picture we were using, an eye, and it's partner! We used white chocolate chips that we melted and plopped into a 1/4 measuring cup and put in the freezer for a few minutes.

The Finished Product!

 
 
 
 


...a work in progress... and VOILA! Our attempt at Spongebob! Hope the kids love it. We think it turned out pretty cool!

The Kids Dressing Up

 
 
 
 


Some pictures of the kids playing together after school this week. Ayden misses his sister when she is gone, and races to her with a HUGE grin when she gets home everyday. Very cute to see- I wonder how long this adoration will last...

Just Another Day in Paradise...

We spent our first Saturday out of Kindergarten at Chimney Rock Park. It's a favorite of the kids', and a great way to get excercise! We took the long two mile hike up, up, UP to Hickory Nut Falls and soaked our feet in the crystal clear icy waters. A wonderful day spent in beautiful nature here in North Carolina.

My Pretty Family!

Ayden toe-bies, McKayleigh's toe-bies, my pretty family, and my beautiful babies. I am blessed.