Mario, Luigi, Tigger, a dedication and an anniversary

This weekend we had some memorable moments.  On Saturday night the kids went to the Harvest Party at our church and got to dress up in their Mario and Luigi costumes (Finn got to be Tigger).  Kins refused to wear her mustache, but Callan couldn't wait to put his on.  We also met Cinderella and a Lion along our way.  :) 

Of course, Callan was given the most gigantic balloon sword EVER, and we had the pleasure of carrying it around for the rest of the party. 

 This is our playgroup.

 Trying to eat a donut on a string...

 which is hard to do with a mustache on.

Then on Sunday Fintan was dedicated (along with 30 other children).  My parents couldn't make it down for the service because of the freak snow storm this weekend.  Luckily our good friends Lauren and Jeremy were able to be there to celebrate with us and watch the two older kids while we were on stage.  Our kids love Miss Lauren and Mr. Jeremy!  As soon as we got out of the car on Sunday at church, Kinsley started asking where Mr. Jeremy was.

  

 

 

Sunday was also our 7th Anniversary.  We got to celebrate on Friday night by getting a baby sitter and going out to eat at Ruth's Chris.  It's always nice to be able to eat a meal without taking a child to the bathroom in between bites.  We're planning on going to see a play in Nov, too.  

We also tried to relax last night while watching our wedding video while sipping a little wine and eating apple pie with homemade ice cream (at Gene's request).  Unfortunately, Finn was having trouble going to sleep so I ended up nursing him while we watched, and then Kins woke up screaming with a stuffy nose.  So, there we sat, two lovebirds in the midst of a nursing infant and sick 2 year old.  Not exactly the romantic evening we had hoped for.  By the time we got all the kids in bed, we were so tired that we chugged our wine down just so we could head to bed to go to sleep.

Oh how life has changed in 7 years.  It was nice to listen to our wedding sermon and hear our vows again, though.  It was full of good reminders of the basics of marriage.