Blake's Holy Communion and Confirmation Celebration!

 

We had a celebratory lunch at the Olive Garden after Blake's ceremony. Our guests were Mary and Todd Defilippis, Kim and Mike Collins, my sister Andrea and Jeff, my parents, Gary's Mom Yvonne, Giordano Family (Bill, Dana, Brady & Breana), and Krista and Chase Rockwell. We had a delicious lunch followed by a yummy chocolate cake. It was a wonderful cap to an amazing day! Two more years til the next one!

Blake's Holy Communion and Confirmation

Yesterday we celebrated Blake's Holy Communion and Confirmation. He chose St. Michael the Archangel as his Saint. It was a beautiful ceremony. Blake's Godparents, Kim and Mike Collins came from Colorado and Mike was his sponsor. Grandma Yvonne also came from Colorado. We were all so proud of Blake. He was nervous and very excited. Congratulations and God Bless Blake!

Mother's Day

Blake and Evan making breakfast for me!

Evan made this for me in class.

                     Roses from Gary, Blake, Evan and Kendall

And a Mother's Day poem from Blake! I was a spoiled Mommy!

"Bugz!"

Evan was a boll weevil in his first grade play "Bugz!" He had several speaking parts and they sang a lot of songs. It was a fabulous production and all the kids were great. Grandma and I made his costume. Boll weevils are nasty little bugs that eat cotton and destroy cotton crops. His music teacher suggested we take a brown tshirt and cover it with cotton balls. We also made him a hat too. After the concert he complained how the cotton balls made him itch!

Little bike rider

Gary installed the bike seat on my bike and took Kendall for a ride. She didn't like it. Now she loves it. We have fun on our family bike rides!

Easter Eggs

The day before Easter we colored eggs. Grandpa seemed to really enjoy coloring the eggs. Kendall enjoyed it but insisted on doing it herself. She didn't like Daddy's help too much. Our neighbor Lexi joined dyed eggs with us. I only boiled a dozen eggs and the boys were bummed when they only colored 1-2 eggs each. Next year I'll boil more especially since Grandpa enjoyed it so much!

Toy, Book and Cookie Drive

Blake had to complete 10 hours of community service for his Holy Communion and Confirmation. Blake and his friends Jake and Luke Kachurka had a toy, cookie and book drive for Phoenix Children's Hospital. They collected as you can see in the photos a lot of things for the hospital. The cookies are given to the parents and grandparents of children staying at the hospital and the books and toys are for the children. We thank everyone for helping with this wonderful service project!