Luke's Baptism 2.23.14

This past Sunday Luke was baptized at our church, St. Odilia.  The service was private in that it was held outside of Sunday mass and baptism was the only blessing offered.  It was a nice service and nearly all of our family was able to attend. I was really happy that we were able to capture so many great moments.  Enjoy!

 

Luke and Brody..they look like a mirror image at first glance!

 

This one cracks me up, not sure why Luke is giving Brody the stink eye.

 

Time for the blessing!  Luke did really well for the holy water being poured all over his face.  He didn't cry at all.

 

Jeff holding the baptismal candle, Quinn held it right up until it was lit.  He was sad we wouldn't let him hold it while it was on fire.

 

As always we tried to get a few pictures of all of the kids, it's so chaotic.  And super entertaining.

 

 

 

A couple with Granny...

 

Paige

 

Our family

 

Luke's Godparents: Auntie Shyan and Daddy's good friend Mike

 

All of us

 

Papa and Grandma with Lukie

 

It's just so hard to get everyone looking the same way! 

 

Luke was Baptized in this sweet little outfit.

 

Please Look After This Bear

 Thank You

 

So very precious and just as appropriate.

 

God bless you baby boy.

 

Tidbits 2.19.14

Kids can say the cutest things.  And then all of a sudden, one day, they wake up and those cute little phrases and words have become grammatically correct.  And gone forever and ever.  Eventually we forget altogether that they ever happened.  So today I want to write down a few of those precious moments that bring a smile to my face, and they are all about Quinn.

Quinn calls his fingernails "koenails".  I am pretty sure he thinks all of his nails are koenails regardless of their location on his body.

Whenever he has an itch on his body (his torso) he dramatically itches and with a wrinkled up face says, "I'm itching my bones".

McDonald's is always...McDaDonalds.  Always.

And what meal do we eat in the morning?  Bresskist.  Yup.  Bress Kist.

At preschool a few weeks ago, at Christmas time, Quinn was learning about Jesus and his birthday.  One day when I picked him up he excitedly ran up to me asking if he could show me baby Jesus.  Of course I replied!  He brought me over to a small wooden nativity and pointed out Jesus.  Our conversation went like this.

Me:  Who is the lady holding baby Jesus?
Quinn: Oh, that's Mary.
Me: And who is the man?  Meaning Joseph..
Quinn: Him's the Daddy.
Me: What about the tall guys in the back? (3Wiseman)
Quinn: Those are the Kings!  See their crowns?
Me: Oh yes, I do.  And what about the two pretty ladies on the sides? (Angels)
Quinn:........quiet for a few seconds.  Then, Oh Mom...those are the tooth fairies!!!!!

Hahaha, I suppose, the did have beautiful sparkly wings and were dressed in white.

Mommy Fail..We Have No Money

Sometimes I forget how what I say can impact my kids.  Strange how 90% of what I say to them goes in one ear and out the other but the 10% that sticks isn't always what I want them to remember. 

Apparently I tell the kids too often that I don’t have money for something.  Like every time we go to the store and they are asking for more toys I always say, “sorry, not today, I didn’t bring any money for that”.  Or when Paige asks me for her allowance and I tell her I don’t have any cash and I need to go to the bank.  Or when Paige asks me to give her $10 to give to the kids who only have half a heart (her school did a fundraiser for the American Heart Association and totally sucked the kids in)…and I again tell her.  I don’t have any cash. 

Today when she got breakfast at school, her lunch money account was depleted and I forgot to transfer money into it this week.  So the lunch lady told Paige to remind me to do so and of course she was still able to eat and everything.  Apparently Paige’s eyes teared up and she told her that we didn’t have any money to put in there.  Her Y Care teacher called me to let me know about Paige’s reaction and make sure that what Paige said wasn’t true.   

I laughed (through embarrassment for both myself and Paige) and then asked to talk to Paige and told her not to worry, there was plenty of money for her lunches and I was so sorry that I forgot.  I guess that although it is funny story. It is also an important reminder to be careful what I say and be ready to deal with the consequences.

On the other hand, I think that letting Paige know that lunch isn't free and the money comes from somewhere is important too.  I think back to when I was a kid.  It was 100% MY responsibility to remember to tell my mom when I was out of lunch tickets.  She would write me a check for another 2 weeks worth and I had to go buy them from the lunch lady before school.  THEN, I was responsible for keeping track of those 10 tickets and remembering to bring one each day or guess what.  No lunch.  I can remember the day you would forget and had to ask all of your friends if they had an extra one and you would pay them back the next day.  That was just how it went.  We were held accountable.  Now that was junior high and high school, not elementary.  Honestly I don't remember that process but I am certain it wasn't electronic. 

Anyway, I really am just rambling but there has to be a balance between what we do for our kids and what they do for themselves.  I will figure it out one lesson at a time...