Myriam, Therese and Brendan
Happy Birthday, Gina!
Our good friend turned 30 a few days before me and she celebrated in style with a fiesta and many friends. Here are a few pictures from the evening.
Yep- Lori's 30!
The Birthday Girls!
Prayer Group ladies: Steph, Julia, Lauren, Susan, Lori and Gina
Jake, Tim and Troy
Friends celebrating Gina!
Sporting the sombreros
Therese inspects the remaining roses
We spend a lot of time at Brookside Gardens no matter what the season. I have always been partial to the fall and the kids were thrilled to see a few of the summer flowers remained while enjoying all beauty of the color changes and the crisp air as we wandered around last week. Unfortunately my photography doesn’t come close to capturing the beauty of this place, but I thought I would share a few moments.
Here are a few more moments from our day at the Farm Park festival last Saturday. There were so many great moments: the corn maze, making homemade butter, beating the rugs clean… I just cannot post them all. These are just a couple pictures I thought you would enjoy.
Therese working on the nail picture
Myriam pumps water
Good balance! Myriam transports her water.
Therese washes clothes the old fashioned way.
One more sock going through the wringer.
Two little Tom Sawyers.
Myriam in the corn
Therese in the corn
Daddy and Brendan go through the corn maze
Brendan explores the cornfield.
All three kiddos in the farm scene- who is who?
Time to plow the field
Digging for potatoes
Time to hang the laundry
Myriam relaxes in the hay
Therese carefully pins up her clothes.
This is one of the best farm festivals we have ever attended. This old farm in Montgomery County is an official county park and they use one weekend every fall to take you back in time and experience a little bit of farm life from another century. I took the girls with my mom two years ago and we loved it. We missed it last year, but thankfully we made it this year and the kids had a lot of fun. I took WAY too many pictures and I am going to try and put them up in a series of posts. This first post will be the kids with some of the animals.
Meeting the goats
Hello Goat! (Myriam feeding her furry friend)
Daddy feeds the goats
Mommy, Brendan and the goat
Happy moment
Brendan visits the hens
Meeting a cow
The cow is curious
The pigs
Brendan wants to join them in the mud
Myriam, Brendan and Therese
Although he doesn’t have the proper attire, Brendan loves twirling and stomping around the house with the girls.
The set (necklace, bracelet, and ring)
Therese worked diligently on making jewelry for Aunt Karen’s birthday gift. She also made a few pieces for herself. Here are just a few pictures of the process and the product.
Therese works diligently on her cloth jewelry
The jewelry case
The necklace
Karen and Anthony
I know, I know.. this post is a little late. Karen celebrated with friends on her ACTUAL birthday (we were out of town), the 20th of September. She and Anthony came over for dinner the following Thursday.
Dearest Aunt Karen, we love you so! You have brightened our life in so many ways. You keep me grounded and help me feel close to the rest of our family who are scattered throughout the country (and sometimes the world). It is such a gift to have an aunt to lavish love and affection on our children and provide them with a strong and sensitive role model. You are extremely selfless and have given up many evenings to be with our children so that Tim and I can have time together as a couple. You have laughed with us, cried with us and offered advice on all fronts. Our conversations help me understand myself better and appreciate the great gift of the family I grew up in. Dear, sweet Karen, be assured of our love and prayers. Happy Birthday to an amazing sister, a wonderful sister-in-law and a fun loving aunt!
The "K" ice cream cake (done by the girls)
Karen and her cake
Reading the girls cards and opening presents
Karen shows off her new accessories
It is hard to believe this is the 6th Feast Day that we have celebrated with our “little Queen.” Our Therese feels very close to her patron and is very excited to spend this day thinking about and praying to the Little Flower. We began our preparations yesterday by making this little card which we used as a table decoration. Therese did all the work- I just gave her the materials. On the outside of the card it reads “Nothing is small in the eyes of God” and the inside says “Do all you do with great love.” This was St. Therese’s motto and the essence of her “Little Way” summed up in two simple phrases. Here are the photos we took of Therese’s craft.
The outside of the card
Decorating the table
The inside of the card
Tim woke up early and took Therese to Mass with him. She was excited to go to such an early Mass and just with Daddy. When she returned her favorite breakfast- French toast casserole- was ready and waiting. I don’t think French toast is an authentic French food, but it works as a little tribute to this Saint from Lisieux.
Table all ready
The family ready for breakfast
