Henry's Dream Playdate

At Mass, Henry imitates the priest most of the time.  We are used to this, and don't really pay it much mind anymore, but after Mass this past Sunday, a man ran up to Jason. "We have to get our sons together. Come over to my house next Sunday so our boys can play Mass together." We agreed.

Little did we know how much fun our little Henry would have.  This family had handmade kid vestments sewn by nuns, a bell to ring, incense...Henry was in heaven.  Everyday after this playdate he has asked to go back to his friend's house. I think we will have to arrange that.

He was so tired he passed out for the night at 5. When he doesn't nap, he tends to go to bed early.  The other day, Jason was on a work phone call and Henry was begging him to hold him.  After a few minutes, Jason realized he had a sleeping boy on his shoulder.  I had to take pictures.

Waiting at a restraunt...

And they're off!

How we say Mass-

First, Margaret Mary makes the altar beautiful. She always does such a good job:

Then Henry whispers the words of Consecration:

And then elevates the Chalice:

And then Peter, the altar server, aids the priest in turning the pages of his book, knocking over his chalice, spilling the vase with flowers, etc... This almost always upsets Father Henry and I have to intervene. Maybe when he's older.

Baptisms make me cry...

 

Last week after Mass there was a baptism. I cried. And then I took pictures because it was just so darn beautiful.  I'm not even sure of the baby's name...

B&W Presets

So, I found these black and white presets (it does all the editing for you) in lightroom (a photo editing software), and can't leave them alone. Can you blame me??? (why are there socks on Henry's hands??? It's his work gloves he insists on wearing everywhere. )

But to show you that I'm not tooo obsessed, here is a sweet pic of Peter crawling away from me in color:

So big!

Hey Bubba!

How big are you, how big is Bubba?

So big!!!!

Cutest baby trick ever!

Little Mama

If you can't tell, this is MM with a ball under her dress to make her look pregnant. She also is holding a baby doll. She told me while playing Mama, "I have a baby in my arms AND in my belly."  After a few minutes of playing this game she said "having a baby in your arms and a baby in your belly is hard work!" No kidding!

In this last picture can you see the scribbles on the back of her baby's head?  I caught her with a pen writing this. When I asked her why she wrote on her baby doll she told me she was writing her name on the back so other people wouldn't take it.  MM loves to try to write and can almost write her name!

A Beautiful Sunrise

Margaret Mary woke up the other morning to this out her window. She exclaimed, "Isn't the sky beautiful? Its pink and blue all mixed up!"

The Swing

The other weekend, I came down with a little stomach bug. Jason took the kids outside, and before I could lay down on the couch they were hammering together a swing outside. No wonder my kids think their Papa is so cool!  The kids and I love it and sit and swing a lot, overlooking the pasture.

Love