Celebrating Finley

May 11, 2013 we celebrated Finley's special day.  His First Holy Communion.

He was looking forward to this day for some time.  It seems just like yesterday when Hunter made his first communion and Finn was just a little guy.  Time just slips through my fingers lately.
The mass was filled with 26 children eagerly anticipating the body and blood of Christ!
Father Chris gave a wonderful Homily!

Finley looked so handsome in his suit.  After, we celebrated with friends and family at Vesper Country Club.  Finley was excited to use some of the money he got to buy his own ipod mini!  My favorite things were the cookies I had made for the favors.  They were too cute and looked just like Finley!

It was such a great and special day.  We love you Finley and are so proud of you!
We missed Nana rose and Papa Joe and can't wait until nana gets better! Xo

Wordless Wednesday

Mother's Day 2013

          Mothers day this year was certainly bittersweet. . . .
  My mother in law,  Nana Rose, was not able to be with us.  Last week she had a bad fall at our house.  Sadly, she cracked her skull and broke seven ribs.  Fortunately she is on the mend but it is going to take some time.  The kids miss their Nana so much and can't wait for her to come home!
 
   Ryland's preschool class had the cutest Mother's day tea.  My last one for preschool ever!  Sniff! Sniff!
      He was so excited for this special day.  They had to vote on what dessert to make and fill out a sheet all about their moms.  I love that he got my age right on. Not!  The self portrait of me had me smiling all day.  It was basically a head with a little mohawk.  The girls pictures had all kinds of detail.  I remember this from Hannah's class as well.  The girls seem to always pay so much more attention to detail in their pictures. Ha!  He made me the cutest necklace and painted rock.

        Mother's day I was treated to breakfast in bed by the kiddos.  Hunter is getting to be quit the cook and made me the best cheese omelet.  Then they gave me their cards and and pictures they made in school. LOVE! I also got some new and cute running clothes.  Chris always jokes that I pay way too much attention to what I am wearing when I run or work out, but I say if you look good, you feel good!       Later we went to mass and then celebrated my cousins little boy, Liam's first birthday.
After went to my moms for dinner.  So lucky and BLESSED to have on of the BEST mothers ever!  Hope my kids feel the same about me one day.
We had so much great food from all the days events.
We got home just in time for me to see the season finale of one of my favorite shows, Revenge.  So good!  What a great day!

Snapshot of a Sunday

Finished my second 10k with my girl Lisa!  We had a blast.  So happy to see our families cheering us on.  Overall time 52:38.  I came in 63 out of 180.  Not too shabby.  14 out of 91 females and 5th in my age group!  Half marathon here I come!

EASTER SUNDAY

     

       We had a blessed Easter and just lovely weather.  The kids awoke very early, but were only allowed to get up at 7:00 per mom and dads order!
       They ransacked the house looking for eggs and easter goodies.  We then made it to mass in record time this year.  It was the first Easter ever that we were able to sit in the actual church.  People arrive so early that it fills up and we have to sit in the assembly room.  Kuddos to us because let me tell you, getting six people ready in their Easter bests is no easy task.  Not to mention the picture taking I like to do before Church that somehow always leads to someone shouting or crying. Ha!  But we made it none the less and kids I give you an A+ for church behavior!  Picture taking. . . not so much!

We had Easter dinner at my mom and dad's house.  The kids also did an easter egg hunt there as well with their cousins Abby and Keegan.  I was only able to snap a few quick pics before my battery died ugh!  Oh well.

   * Jesus Christ is truly risen form the dead.  ALLELUIA!  ALLELUIA! He has given us a new life!