Take That, Blogger!

I started a whole new blog.  I had to set up a new Blogger/Google account to do so but I should be able to carry on my every other month of nothingness over there. Here's the linky ... hope it works! Let me know you're still out there!

http://jenstar97thecrazylife.blogspot.com/

Well folks

I just tried to upload more pics and I am officially out of space. I can't upload anymore until I figure this thing out. I can pay for more storage at 2.49/month.  Then it's not a free blog anymore, is it?

New App

Got the blogger app and already screwed up a post (Emmy's dance post). At least I can post pics from my iStuff. Hope to figure this out soon. We have done a lot since July and my kids are cute as ever so I know you want to see more of them.

The Bubs

Did I mention that Matthew is almost 17 months old and he still gets a bottle a bedtime? It will now be a tough habit to break because he now goes looking for it after he puts on his jammies. It's cute and I laugh but in my mind I'm saying, "uh oh"!

Trunk or Treat

We had Trunk or Treat at school/church again this year. The girls skipped soccer practice to go. Candy for dinner or exercise? That's a no brainer when you're talking about 3-4 year olds. Here are a few pics of Rapunzel (her wedding dress from Tangled Ever After), Merida (Brave), and our little train engineer.

Impressive!

Hope the video upload works. Megan can hula hoop! I've never been able to. I was amazed the first time I saw it!

Matthew's Baptism

Yes, it took us a while but we finally baptized our little boy this past Sunday.  It was a wonderful day and he was such a good little man.  We opted not to use the same gown the girls wore because it is fairly girly and I'm not sure Matthew would have appreciated not being able to walk in such a long gown.  Also, let's be honest, I'm not sure it would have fit him either. Megan wore it when she was almost  months old and Emily was almost a year but she was small. Anyways, he looked like such a cute little man in his outfit.

I think my mom summed it up best when she said there was a reason to baptise your children before they can walk. Matthew was not happy with being held (restrained) throughout the ceremony and we let him wander a bit. Better to have a quiet wanderer than a screaming kid. Our church does Baptisms on Sunday afternoons in a group rather than in a Mass. We live in a very young family oriented community and Baptisms during Mass would make for very long Masses every Sunday. I like the way we do it.  Every time Matthew wandered up toward the Altar where Deacon was speaking we would lure him back with a "high 5". He loved it. This picture was taken after his turn in the water!

The girls were little angels too. They actually kept quiet. Even Emmy.

A group shot with Deacon and the Godparents, Jerry and Lori Kedroski.  They were my "Catholic Parents" growing up. 

After the Baptism we went to Coffee n Cream to celebrate with some sweets. Matthew took a header out of his chair and landed flat on his face. He was a trooper about it, as he is about almost everything, but he has a beautiful scrape on his face from the incident.

It was a beautiful day and now all 3 of my children are "card carrying Catholics", so to speak. Congratulations to my little man and welcome to the church!