Everly's Baptism

 The day had finally come, time to get rid of that original sin...it was Baptism Day!  Everly was all set with her little white dress inclusive of flowers sewn down the back that were taken from my Mom's wedding dress.  Her Godparents (Eric and Kelly) gave her the sweetest little bracelet with the date on it.  She was good to go with all the sentimental things!!  She did really well, and just gave the Pastors a few "what the heck are you doing" looks.  So all was well.  This was the first Baptism that the new Pastor had performed and it MIGHT have showed just a little bit, but we were happy to be his guinea pigs.  After the service we headed back to our house to celebrate our little angel (and we also threw in a little celebration for her brother's birthday because well, we're efficient).

Bennett's 7th Birthday

Bennett once again got to share his birthday with the first day of school this year, but we didn't let that overshadow his big day.  There was a big party in the works!  This year Bennett wanted a soccer party, and what Bennett wants...Bennett receives.  So we invited a bunch of his little buddies to the indoor soccer complex and got our soccer on.  We attempted to make teams by giving different color jerseys to the boys, but I think it quickly turned into every man for himself.  Typical for 7 year olds I suppose.  I'm not sure how much actual soccer was played, but I do think they had a blast and we had a very happy birthday boy so that's all that matters!

First Day of School

The day had come, the first day of 1st and 4th grade.  This was also the first time I did the math and realized eventually I will have a Kindergartener and a Freshmen in High School at the same time.  Totally normal right? I digress.  Anyway, the boys were ready for their first day and were SUPER pumped about doing their annual first day of school pics (okay, that might have been a lie) but they participated nonetheless and we have documented proof they went to school this year.  Winning.  Note there are no pictures of us dropping them off in their classrooms, they kindly asked us to just say goodbye in the parking lot.  Don't worry, my feelings weren't hurt at all.

Open House

Welp, all good things must come to an end.  Summer is OVER and it's time to head back to school :(. We headed up to Open House to drop off our supplies and meet our new teachers.  Both boys seemed as excited as expected to start school again, but they were excited to see their friends so there were some items in the "Pro" column after all (not very many, but a couple nonetheless).  Ready or not...here they come!

Everly Crawling

Everly had been crawling for a while now but I hadn't really gotten a good picture yet.  And to be honest, a picture doesn't do this crawl justice.  It's a weird one folks.  But it's definitely a conversation starter.  Anytime someone sees her crawling I get a story about how Little Jane used to crawl like that, or their Grandson Johnny.  I guess that will be me in a few years when I get all teary eyed watching some stranger baby crawling.  Can't wait, love getting old and emotional...love it.