Babysitting!

At the end of September, Tony and I offered (read: told) to watch Wyatt while Kat and Garrett went to a wedding. What a great time we had!!!

So it's been a while....

Back in May, Emma had her final performance with her string class. It was at the mall, center court, and she did fabulously!!! She cried when she had to hand her rental viola back in, and we assured her she would be able to continue in the summer camp and the fall!! :)

First Relay!!

We attended our first Relay for Life of the season last weekend!! Fire Up Chips!! :)

I'm an Aunt!

We are all quite smitten with Mr. Wyatt George Mason! Born February 23, 11:44am, 8lb 4oz, 20.5" long!!

Smartie Pants...

My mom and dad gave Emma a subscription to American Girl magazine for Christmas. She just got a new issue in the mail last week...here's what she's been doing the last 45 minutes...

Not-so-Happy Valentine's Day

Bradler and I have been feverishly working on his Valentine's for school for a few weeks now. He LOVES LOVES LOVES play dough and I found a very cool idea on Pinterest for Valentine's for little kids that fit perfectly.

In 1981, my grandma (Snookie) gave my mom a book called "Feed Me, I'm Yours". In it is a fabulous recipe for homemade play dough! I printed the recipe on a card, Bradlee signed his name on the bottom (all 24 of them!!), we glued them to cardstock, punched a hole, and tied a little bag of homemade play dough and a heart cookie cutter to it! They turned out so well and Bradlee was SO proud of all the help he provided with this project!!!

Unfortunately, both kids were home sick for Valentine's Day (as was I)!! Tony took his Valentines to school so his friends could still have them, but he didn't get to share the fun with them! :( Oh well...I'm still glad we did it! It does set the standard pretty high for next year, though!!!

Blanket Forts

This is, by far, the top "game" at our house these days...forts, tents, blankets, cushions, pillows, sheets...you name it...EVERYWHERE. :)

First Reconciliation

My baby made her First Reconciliation last night! Emma's been studying and learning about this sacrament since September, also in preparation for First Communion, which will be in May! She was a little nervous, but Uncle Paul (left, her Godfather) was there for support (and was put to work!) and she said Fr. Tom (right, our priest at St. John Vianney) was "awesome"! I'm very proud of her for making this step in her faith!!

Birthday Party fun!

On Saturday, Bradlee went to a birthday party for his friend, Theodora. Bradlee has a lisp, so when he says her name, it's "Feodora"! (So darn cute!) He had a great time playing at the Flint Children's Museum!!

Thief...

He keeps stealing my blanket whenever I get up! Good thing he's so cute! :)

I think it's safe to say...

....I have my kids brainwashed! :) Poor Tony, he's alone in his U of M world! :)

Merry Christmas!!

We had a great Christmas!!!