Fire: Sophie
At the beginning of the summer, Sophie and I wrote a master list of everything that she wanted to do this summer. The list was as awesome as Sophie herself...and it provided much entertainment and silliness throughout the summer. But, there was one item that we did not complete: "Touch an ambulance." A few times when we were driving or running, an ambulance drove past us. On each occasion, Sophie would reach her fingers out as if to touch the passing ambulance. Last week, the fire station held an open house, so we knew Sophie had to go! Most of the kids who visited wanted to sit behind the wheel of the firetruck. But not Sophie. She only wanted to touch an ambulance.
Summer list finally completed at the fire station!
Sun: D and E
Thanks to a Christmas 2011 gift from my parents, D and I spent 1 night away this week at Suncadia Resort. It was a beautiful, vibrant fall day, and although we were only gone for 24 hours, we felt like we had been on a full-fledged vacation. We went wine tasting, had a relaxing dinner, watched a movie, went for a morning run, ate lunch at one of our favorite pubs ever (in Rosalyn), and just enjoyed one another's company. A major thank you to my parents for that gift and to my momma for taking such great care of my babies. The kiddos even got a visit from Papa who was fulfilling Reservist duties at Joint Base Fort Lewis-McChord.
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| Such dorks... |
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| Such cute dorks..... |
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| The Brick: love this bar |
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| Beer Me! |
Water: Cameron
The most significant family update is that Cameron was baptized this Sunday. He only yawned once while our minister was baptizing him which caused some laughter in the congregation. Sophie has never attended the church service with us since she always attends her own Sunday School. She sat patiently and attentively during the whole service; this afternoon at home, she spent nearly 1 hour pretending to be a minister who constantly repeated "Welcome to Church. Please stand up" or "Welcome to church. Please sit down now." Then she would bang on the piano and ask us to sing along. So sweet. Cam's baptism was special because he is a sweet, joyful boy who has filled our lives to the brim and for that, we are thankful. He was meant to be our son. At nearly 5 months old, his laughter and giggles fill our house on a daily basis. Consequently, we chose Philippians 4:4-7 as his life verse:
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God,which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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| The kiddos were preoccupied with the water...!! |
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| Loved having Grandma here for the special occasion |
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| The Whitfield 4 (the best photo we could get...kiddos were D.O.N.E.) |
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| Halloween sneak peak... |
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