Big Sisters

.   Proud .......
             ............. and Loving it!!

 

Hannah is the one who can't keep her hands off the baby.Theresa will be fussing and pretty soon I see Hannah has picked her up and is bouncing her around.

You made my day!

I felt a bit like Ben this year, trying to avoid others recognizing my birthday, but it backfired.

I had our encounter scheduled for the morning and of course the kids had the fridge adorned with their homemade gifts in gift bags. I told kids to find a place to put them until the ladies were gone...just "so they dont feel bad they didnt know it was my birthday".

Well, Patti showed up and did know it was my birthday somehow and brought some

doughnut holes to enjoy with our coffee.

Midway thru our mtg, Kevin shows up with Stella

 (I thought to hang out until Susan was thru tching at the school), 15 min later Mom L. shows up.

I thought...oh maybe she wants to go to lunch since Kevin is here and she gave me her bday card.

10 min later the phone rings and Hannah gave the phone to Grammie (b/c I was just going to ignore)

Well, it was Pat, he wanted to talk to me. I felt a bit irritated: couldnt we just finish our mtdg?

He asked if Mom could proxy for me and I wait by the door so he could pick me up for lunch.

(That explained why Mom and Kevin were there: to bsit!)

Pat and I left our house....full of company...and enjoyed lunch (or bfast for me) at the

French Laundry where Pat knows I like going. On our way out, we picked up a

 loaf of good bread for our fondue (Isabelle had decided) for dinner.

Pat picked up the kids from school (he had taken off the rest of the day and picked up supplies for ice cream sundaes.  

Ready for fondue? 

 Only candle we had right on hand, w/in reach at the last moment.

 Thank you so much Pat and kiddos, it was a fun day.

It means so much that you took 1/2 the day off for me Pat!  

..............and made it a surprise. :)

Harvest Day and the Pumpkin Patch

  Grandma I wish you were here to help eat all these tomatoes!

 Fundraiser for the seminarians, one of the families from school had a Pumpkin Patch Day

with hay rides, goodies etc on their farm.

 Hannah lost the goat.

It took Louis a while to be brave up there by himself. Then he didnt want to get down.



Hair Do's

Grammie probably wonders why the comb, bands and brushes

come out when she sits down upon walking in our home.

Even Louis has come to enjoy the hairdressing business.

  We even have to wear gloves at times (I think its the sock of one of the dolls).

Kids pics

Its always interesting when the kids are allowed to take "ONE" picture.

Sometimes they are pretty good though.