Family visits and Baptisms

Haven't blogged in a while.  Been busy with family visits and my baby's baptism.  First my auntie Mary came out to visit.  She was sick so we didn't do a whole lot but we got to play a few hands of cards.  She got to visit with my baby boy and we did make it to the local zoo one of the days.  It was a wonderful visit.

A few days after she left my husband's family came in for our son's baptism.  A day later our friend from TX flew in and my husband's brother.  We made a lot of trips to the airport and managed to get everyone just fine.

The next day was the baptism.  It went well and it was short and sweet.  There was a wedding scheduled right afterward so they had to move the 9 children being baptized through rather quickly.  We went alphabetically so our son was first! 

We had a nice party at our house afterward with lots of food from Costco and family and friends.
Matthew was fantastic for the whole thing and was a very happy baby.  Now he is a cute Christian.

bought some new supplies so hopefully I will get back in the crafting spirit soon.

Family Visits

My in-laws were here for a week in mid December.  They helped us get a lot done around the house.  Drew's Dad helped him build all sorts of things and he insisted on getting Drew tools and whatnot.  They spent a lot of time at Home Depot and Lowes over the break.  His mom and I hung out at the house mostly and hung out with Matty.  We made cookies did laundry and other boring things.  But it was a fun trip.  We did go to the zoo with them and that was a very nice outing on Christmas Eve.  We were supposed to go to Christmas day dinner at his uncle's house with his parents.  They however left early that morning for fear of a major snow storm that was supposed to hit NC right as their original flight was landing.  This way they were able to get home before the snow and ride it out there.  We didn't get to see them on Christmas though or say goodbye which was sad.  Christmas day Drew and I still went to his aunt and uncle's house.  It was low key but nice.

My parents and brother were in last week and got to spend a lot of time with us.  They got to see a lot of the baby and we even made a trip to IKEA to get some furniture that we needed/wanted for the house.  It is too bad though that the weather wasn't nicer because it would have been nice to do a few more things out of the house. 

Drew went back to work today.  He had a long inservice and didn't arrive home until after 7pm.  Now he is still doing work that he didn't do over break.  Needless to say it has been a long day for both of us.  Now that I am getting back into a routine and the families are gone maybe I'll get to stamp a bit.  That is if I have any energy left after taking care of this baby.  He is awake all the time!  Whew....

Need some inspiration for my future cards and need some people to buy something of mine on etsy.  THat way I can justify making more.

That's all for now.  Keep reading.

Matthew

Haven't blogged in a while.  Been busy with a few things lately.  My son was a week late but arrived safe and sound on November 29th 2010.  He is a very happy baby and so sweet.  My aunt arrived to help out on the 6th of December and we moved on the 7th to our new home.  YIKES!  It was crazy!  But we are settled in. My in-laws are here for a week and my parents arrive the 27th to meet their grandchild.  Matty is the first grandchild for both sides of the family so that is fun.  Hopefully I will get back to stamping in the new year.  For now I must rely on my stores to mail thank you cards and Christmas cards out.  I guess that using the cards you make is always half the fun. 

Enjoy this pic of my son.

Due Date

Well the due date came and went.  Haven't done much stamping because I have just been waiting on this baby.  I guess that is the nature of things once you have kids.  All your plans go out the window.  This little guy just wants to do things on his own time. 

My wonderful husband and I are heading to Cheesecake Factory tonight because it will likely not happen again for a LONG time.  Yum. 

My two kittens are sitting in the window above the computer and they are SO cute.  They bring me so much joy.  Although the little kitcat has been having separation anxiety lately because I have been shutting them out of the bedroom in preparation for the new little one.  Poor little muffin-Jasper he meows and meows outside the door in the morning wanting to come snuggle his parents.  Lately he has been jumping to the door handle and ramming the door.  Hopefully he will be weened from the bedroom before the real baby comes.  Maybe that is why the little one is late. 

Big Grey one is Lily, 16 months.
Little one is Jasper, 7 months.