THANK YOU!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to my wonderful hubby for serving in the Air Force, to our friends who are currently serving in the military, to our friends spouses who are serving in the military, to friends and family who have served in the past..... and especially to Steve, Dre and Pete who are downrange right now. Steve is due back this weekend and very well could already be back on US soil as I am typing this (yea Jeni, Ben and Madi~ we're so excited for you guys!) and Dre and Pete are the next to come home to their families. We are so proud of you guys! You ROCK! I love this link that my girlfriend Marcy sent to me... go check it out!

http://www.gratitudecampaign.org/fullmovie.php

What a comedian!

Bryce was throwing a mini soccer ball up the stairs the other day. Caroline was cruising about in her walker and stopped to see what he was up to. She found it very, very amusing as you will see if you click the link below! Of course, true to form, the real belly laughs all happened as I was dashing to get the camera, turn it on, and click the record button.... by then they had died down. Darnit ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXQnht0MtNA

Happy 1/2 way through the week everyone!

Caroline's Baptism

Caroline was Baptized the Sunday after Bryce's First Communion. We actually made it to church ahead of time and Caroline didn't cry (except before mass when Fr. Jim tried to hold her to test and see if she would let him carry her to the font when it was time. Well, that was a no go, for those of you that know our little Princess well!). It was a very nice service and we were all especially touched when Fr. Jim mentioned to the congregation that Caroline's middle name was after my Mom, CeCe. He realized this on his own when he asked Jason what name we chose for our daughter, which we all thought was extra neat!


Jeff and Marcy, Caroline's Godparents, and their two youngest kiddos, Tierney and Blake. Tierney is Bryce's best bud from the 1st day of kindergarten when they met and bonded and Blake is a grade older and is an absolute doll with Caroline. Bryce calls him 'Doctor Blake' actually, because one day at pick up Miss Priss had a rash starting on her legs and I didn't see it as I was holding her...Blake did! What an awesome little guy!

Yep, you guessed it....Miss Priss' fun meter was pegged after mass, time to visit, and then photo time. She is such a stinker! I only wanted one good picture and this is what she gave me. Oh well, one day we'll all look back and laugh and have to show her what a diva she can be, right Marcy?!?

We tried to get some photos of Caroline sitting on the altar but since she had just learned to crawl, she was all about trying to check the place out. Again.....argh! Girl, you kill me!!!

Blake tried his magic to get her to sit still.

Say Cheese!

Oh boy, it was like pulling teeth to get a few decent photos of Caroline with Bryce on Tuesday! She did not like it one bit, that's for sure! As for pictures of just her by herself....nope, she wasn't having it. Now Bryce on the other hand was great for the photographer. He tried so hard to make his sister comfortable and o.k. with the whole thing. What a good big brother he is!

Happy Almost The Weekend Everyone!

A very busy baby indeed!

Well folks, Miss Priss has been a busy girl these past few weeks! She has learned to... clap, rock back and forth to music, feed herself different things (her favs are bits of carrots, Gerber baby snacks, Cheerios, french fries to name a few), sit in the bathtub rather than in a baby tub seat, drink from a straw sippy cup, to go from being on her tummy to sitting down and vice verse, to pull up to her knees in her crib, and lastly.... today she learned to crawl! Both of the boys got a big kick out of seeing her scoot around when they got home from school/work. Today Caroline was just toodling about in her bedroom but this evening before her bath she ventured out into the hall to explore. I grabbed the camera to take a quick video clipit of her in action. I didn't think about how I was holding the camera so it's sideways when you view it. Sorry about that!
Here is our little mover and shaker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j_veGPxCcY

And... Not to be outdone, Bryce has been doing a lot, too, I should add. He is getting all A's this school year, he just learned to write all of his upper and lower case letters in cursive (which he thinks is awesome and practices at home all the time), he had a great 2nd session of indoor soccer in which he really improved his skills, and baseball is starting so I'm sure he'll have fun with that as well! He is such an awesome help with Caroline and truly enjoys being her big brother! We'll see if he feels the same when she's really mobile! ;)

What a goofy girl!

Oh boy is she a silly thing! It started with her looking at herself in the dishwasher and then she decided to kiss the baby she saw I suppose?!?

Caroline L-O-V-E-S bath time. Here is a little You Tube clipit from the other night. Jason is kneeling by the tub and she just kept laughing when she looked his way. It was so cute!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T64e4moeB_U

Bryce's school's First Communion Celebration

The school that Bryce goes to is made up of several different parishes and the First Communions are not on the same weekend. Bryce's church is the last to make it so the day after his (Monday of this week) the children had a special mass all together in the school church (above). I snapped this pic as they were all getting in place and ready for the photographer after the ceremony. Bryce is in the front row, third from the right.

Afterwards there was a nice reception in the school cafe where the kids got loaded up on sugar! Here Bryce is with a few of his 2nd grade buddies. (Quinn, Hayden, Bryce, Andrew, Tyler, and Trey sitting down).
Bryce and his teacher, Mrs. Stonewater.

Bryce and a buddy of his, Madison. Madison and Bryce used to sit by each other in class but talk too much. The apple didn't fall too far from the tree for those of you who knew me in high school where I was voted 'most talkative'! ;)

Tierney came by our house to change clothes before the class headed to Chuck E Cheese to play and visit. The kids were released from school after the reception so we were home by 10:20am. T and B played out front some in the tree before Marcy and I scooted them to eat pizza and play games! It was a good weekend and Monday afternoon, too!

Bryce's First Communion

This past Sunday, April 6th, Bryce made his First Communion at St Clare.

Boy he's growing up so quickly... Too quickly.

The photographer was getting them all in place and ready for a group shot. Hence whey they're all looking down the center aisle! Bryce is in the bottom front row, far right.

Fr. Jim and Bryce. When we were stationed here before he also was the one to Baptize Bryce!

Congratulations Bryce!
Bryce got a neat-o silver cross box that is engraved with his name (which he thought was so neat and special, as did Jason and I!), an Irish Rosary, necklace, Webkinz.... spoiled rotten by his special buddy, Tierney, and her family! After he opened these things and gifts from Jason and I: an engraved frame, St Christopher pendant, and a few other little things , we headed out to lunch at his choice of places.... Dave and Busters. So, off we went to St Louis for the afternoon! Boy did we all have a fun time together. And Miss Priss was so well behaved that the whole day was awesome! Thank you Lanters also, for surprising us and coming to mass to be my 'save me' incase Caroline had a "Prissy" moment!