Annie's Kindergarten Class 2012-2013

Top Row: Lisette, Anna Kate, Ella, Padraig, Christopher, Celeste, and Johnny..... Bottom Row: Daniel, Amy, Millie, Jillian, Andrea, Ayden, and Thomas

Charlie's Quotes of the Day

Thought I'd share some of Charlie's quotes of the day today. We were playing outside and I told Charlie he could just toss the bananan peel out in the woods of our back yard. He comes running back and yells, "Some bird is going to think that is a real treasure." Later, Charlie asks, "Why did God make us?" I tried to think of a simple explanation, and he says, "Maybe he wants to be friends with us." I thought what a great explanation of why God creates every child, every soul, every baby. I am going to try to keep this on my heart today as I pray for those at the March for Life.

Part of me wishes I could be marching for life this morning in D.C. and yet as each hour goes by with this little boy next me, I realize that I am supporting life right here in my home. Thank you to all those who did travel today to fight for those unborn children. "That is the dignity of America, the reason she exists, the condition of her survival, yes, the ultimate test of her greatness: to respect every human person, especially the weak and most defenseless ones, those as yet unborn." Pope John Paul II

Andrea's First Piano Recital

Date: December 8th, 2012 Location: Saint John Towers Assisted Living Home

Smiling Faces

There's nothing like these smiling faces to get you outside in this chilly weather.

New Year's Eve

Firecrackers ended the night but a romantic dinner began the evening. My mom had just came back from Ohio but offered to let the kids chill at her house for a few hours so John could take me to dinner. I had a fancy gold dress that I really wanted to wear! So we dined at Villa Europa and had the most amazing waitress Brittany. After dinner we brought the kids back to Villa Europa where Uncle Joe and Jacob put on quite the display of firecrackers. The kids liked the firecrackers but were just as excited about the hundreds of helium balloons around the restaurant. They jumped and grabbed handfuls of balloons for hours. A little before midnight we put on hats and got some noisemakers. There was plenty of champagne and sparkling cider to welcome in the new year. We truly had an fun-filled night with family!

And at 12:05 a.m. we all looked like this: