Thanksgiving Week

Thanksgiving week was a blast!  It just went by quickly and we had lots of fun as a family.  The week started with a visit from Keri!  We were really excited that she was in town!  We had dinner on Tuesday night with Keri, Sarah's family (Keri's sister), and Drea's family.  Keri's sister just had a new baby and she is so adorable.  It was amazing to see how small she is compared to Vincent and they are only 2 months apart.  He has grown so quickly!

On Thursday, we enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving turkey prepared by Kyle!  He always does an awesome job.  The kids were super excited about Thanksgiving.  (As excited as any kids could be for a Thanksgiving holiday!)  Zachary made the cutest nameplates for everyone with puzzles on the inside.  Everyone had a different puzzle, such as connect the dots, riddles, or codes to figure out.  It was really funny!  He is so creative.  We watched the Thanksgiving parade and then we started a new tradition of watching Snoopy's Christmas before going to bed.

 

On Friday, we did some Black Friday shopping at Target.  It really wasn't very crowded so we got a lot of our shopping finished.  We have ideas for everyone this year and pretty much know exactly what we are going to get those we haven't bought for, so I am pretty relieved.  The kids are going to have a great Christmas!

Finally, on Sunday we had a great time going to see the Cats practice at Freedom Hall.  All three kids were dressed in their UK gear.  We got to meet two of the new freshmen players, Cousins and Bledsoe.  I think Kyle and I were more excited than the kids!  Then we stayed to see them shoot around and have a 3-point contest (white versus blue).  The kids got into that because we were on the blue side of the arena and the blue team won!  Tonight is their next game so it will be fun to see if the kids will get into the games more, now that they have seen the players in person.

   

 Overall, it was a great week.  It's 3 more weeks until Christmas break, but a lot will be happening between now and then!

Vincent's Baptism

This past Sunday Vincent was baptized at St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church. I was so excited when I found out that they just happened to have a baptism scheduled for the weekend Keri was in town. Keri is the godmother of Zachary and Isabella also. However, the joy turned to disappointment when I learned that Jed (the kids godfather) was going to be out of town! Luckily his Dad, Eddie, was able to stand in for Jed and it all worked out. All the grandparents were able to come, except for PaPa who was at his own church that Sunday morning. Keri, Toots and Eddie (Jed parents), and Adam and Sarah were also there to celebrate with us. It was very special for us as parents because we have seen the impact that SSM has had on Zachary and Isabella. They love their church and school community. Everyone there truly seems to care for our family. It is a wonderful place to be.

Vincent was very good for his baptism. He got quite a bit of water up his nose and I think he stopped breathing for about 30 seconds. He had been peacefully asleep until the moment father poured water on his head and then rubbed in all in his face...I'm pretty sure he was in shock and had no idea what was going on. He looked totally stunned. However, he didn't cry until the end of the ceremony. Even though it has been two days he still smells like chrism.

Afterwards, we grilled steaks at our house and then had a relaxing evening. We are so blessed to have a wonderful family. Aunt Keri and Uncle Jed are the best godparents one could ask for! We are so grateful for all the love they have shown our kids!

The First Post

I started this blog so I would have an easier way to record stories/memories for my family. This was a busy weekend! Kyle ended his cross country season at St. X with a state championship! We traveled to Lexington yesterday to see the race. It is always really exciting when they win, of course! It was a beautiful day. Perfect weather! Zachary was excited to ride the "yellow bus" with the boys. Isabella followed her daddy around everywhere. Vincent napped the entire time in his moby wrap. Now that the season is finally over we can relax a bit and we should have more family time. I am also excited because I am planning on starting my training for the mini this week. I'm going to try to get the most out of this warm November weather while it lasts!