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Confirmation 2013
On Saturday, December 21, Theresa was blessed to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Brendan had the privilege of serving for the Confirmation ceremony. Cecilia, I sign thee with the Sign of the Cross+ and I confirm thee with the chrism of salvation: In the name of the Father+, and of the Son+, and of the…
Read MoreCowgirl Party
Elizabeth has wanted a cowgirl birthday party ever since one of her brothers had a cowboy party at the beginning of the year. Since I had plenty of advance notice from her and was feeling like I had a little energy, I decided that a cowgirl party would definitely be doable. First she needed a…
Read MoreAdvent Daybook
Outside my window it is cloudy. My children had been hoping that it would snow when we had freezing cold temperatures and are lamenting the fact that it warmed up just a little before we got any real precipitation. I say “real” because we did get a slight dusting of snow the one day. In the…
Read MoreSweetness
Me: “Sweet Elizabeth, will you please…” Elizabeth: “Don’t call me sweet. I’m not sweet.” Me: “Oh, why aren’t you sweet.” Elizabeth: “If I was sweet, that would mean that I was like sugar or something. I’m just Elizabeth.” She’s sweeter than sugar, but I won’t call her sweet again. As we sat around the dinner…
Read MoreSummer Daybook
Outside my window… The sky is blue and the sun is shining. We have been having a beautiful summer. (I began writing this a couple of days ago and today is actually cloudy for the first time in a long time.) Godetia and Geranium ‘Rozanne’ In the kitchen… Ice cream has been on our menu…
Read MoreFirst Birthday
Happy 1st Birthday Homemade Birthday Cupcakes The Birthday Boy Neatly and Slowly Eating his Cupcake Looking at Manners in God’s House with the Birthday Boy
Read MoreWise Pondering
The other night during dinner, I mentioned something about wisdom. One of my children responded, “I would rather be a fool and alive, than wise and dead.” Before I could say anything, Theresa said, “I would rather be wise and dead. If I were a fool and alive, then I would commit sins like fools…
Read MoreEastertide Daybook
I hope that everyone had a joyous and blessed Easter. Outside my window… The sky is blue and it is supposed to be another beautiful day. I think that it was in the 70s on Easter Sunday. We are on Easter vacation this week and thoroughly enjoying the beautiful weather. In the kitchen… Catherine…
Read MoreKeeping Mommy on her Toes
I am ten months old. January 19 I pulled myself to a stand for the first time on February 3. My mommy was surprised to see me standing up, holding onto the chair as she walked past the living room. The next day, she took this photo. February 4 I started to crawl on my…
Read MoreChristmas Favorites
Patrick was thrilled to receive LEGO Lord of the Rings The Battle of Helm’s Deep. Needless to say, it was built in less than a day. Thankfully, he and Finnian also received some Lego bricks from their grandfather which allow for more creative building. Patrick is slightly familiar with the stories of The Lord of the…
Read MoreBaptism Anniversary Presents
Each year, we celebrate our children’s Baptism anniversaries by going to Mass if possible, having a Mass offered for them (not always on their anniversary), giving our son/daughter a religious gift, and having a special dessert after dinner. With our first child, we started by giving her a book each year; however, as our family…
Read MoreEight Months Old
Brothers Our little boy cut his third tooth (upper left) on January 4. He cut his fourth tooth (upper right) on January 13. He enjoys sitting up and playing. He can move to where he wants to be and he rocks back and forth on his hands and knees, but he is not crawling quite…
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