Preslie’s Baptism

On Sunday, November 3rd we had Preslie baptized at the same church Kevin was baptized in 30 years ago. It was such a special day that we were able to enjoy with all of our family and close friends.

^ My girl and me.

^ Preslie and her favorite person, her Papa. (That sweet bonnet didn’t last long.)

Preslie’s Godparents are two of my best friends that I grew up with: Michelle and Brandon. They have twin girls and a newborn baby boy. Kevin and I feel so blessed to have them as part of our family now.

As a gift to Michelle and Brandon I wanted to get them something that was meaningful - but not over the top. I found this vendor on Etsy that makes gorgeous, memorable picture frames. This is the one I chose for them. I was so pleased with how it turned out.

The Christening gown Preslie wore was handmade by her Great Grandmother Helen (Kevin’s Grandma). It was a gorgeous gown. I hope to get some much better photos of Preslie in it soon.

It was tough holding this 18-pound, wiggly child in a slippery, satin gown. I was a sweaty mess up there!

Preslie had so much family attend her baptism. She had two great-grandmothers there, three out of four of her grandparents there, three great-uncles, three great-aunts, her two favorite uncles, her most (and only) favorite auntie, many second cousins and some great family friends. The baptism itself was a very small and intimate gathering - it turned out perfect.

^ Preslie with her Uncle Matthew (aka Uncle Machew, Kevin’s brother) and Aunt Courtney (aka Auntie Frug, Kevin’s sister).

^ Uncle Jay Jay (my brother) and Preslie

^ Grammy and Grampy (my mom and dad)

^ With Great Grandma Ruth (my grandmother)

^ Great Grandma Helen (Kevin’s grandmother) and Grandma Debbie (Kevin’s mom)

We had the reception at my MIL’s house (which was near the church). I did a little decorating using light pink and Tiffany blue, and included some photos of Preslie throughout. We served brunch and it was a good opportunity for the family to get to know Preslie’s Godparents, and vice versa.

This cake was delish! It was lemon filling with white chocolate cream. Yumm-oh! It says “Baptized in Christ - Preslie Kay Marie” on it.

^ Michelle and Brandon had these cookies made as favors for everyone. They were so good!

And this was the invite we sent out and it’s exactly how we feel - “BLESSED” beyond measure to have our little girl in our lives and great family and friends to help celebrate a special day like Preslie’s baptism.

Halloween at Our Place!

I’m going to be honest: I am not a fan of Halloween. Call me a Party Pooper if you’d like, but I don’t enjoy dressing up and given the fact that that is what Halloween is pretty much about -- well there you have it.

However, I’m not going to not let my child enjoy it just because I don’t. Preslie was a little kitty this year. The cutest little kitty I ever did see!

Since Kevin’s cousin and her family now live close to us I decided to have a little Halloween gathering at our place on Halloween night. We had Kevin’s cousin Sasheen, her husband Matt and their two kids Salma (5) and Laird (3), my MIL and BIL, and then my mom and Grandma Ruth came up a night early (family was going to be in town that weekend anyways for Preslie’s baptism).

I could kick myself because I completely forgot to take a picture of the table setting for dinner that night. I ended up serving chili in bread bowls and we had a salad. We ate first, took pictures as quickly as we could and then we were off for some Trick-or-Treating!

I’m so glad we decided to have family over that night. I think we all had a great time and it made for a great first Halloween for Sweet P. Next year I think I’ll have to dress up though. Ugh. Ha!

^ Laird giving Preslie kisses.

^ “I’m not so sure about your costume, cousin Salma.”

^ “I’ll play with your hair though!”

^ I’m pretty sure this is the cutest photo I’ve ever seen!

^ All bundled and bottled up for our walk. (Can you believe her eyes!? I still can’t get over how light they are.)

^ The kids were excited about the candy. The adults were excited about the wine.

^ Salma the orca whale.

^ Laird as Spiderman.

^ My BIL Matt as Waldo.

From all the Halloween posts I’ve seen and pictures of your cute kiddos in their costumes on Facebook and Instagram, I’d say it looked like everyone had a great time this year!

A Trip to the Pumpkin Farm

The weekend before Halloween, we took Preslie to a pumpkin farm. This is something I have always wanted to do once we had kids. Since she’s still so young I knew she wouldn’t know one way or the other what was going on, but I wanted to check it out and see if it’s a good place to take her for next year when she’s a toddler.

It was a very cool place. It had a petting zoo, corn maze, pig races, an apple cider press, a place that sold homemade pies, and all sorts of other things. The only thing we did was went through the petting zoo and purchased an apple pie and some apple cider. And of course took pictures. I’m looking forward to bringing Preslie back there next year and see her enjoy everything through her eyes.

It was nearly impossible to get her to smile for us while we were there because she was just interested in everything going on around her. But I’m glad we were able to go and enjoy a leisurely Sunday as a little family.

As these pictures will show, we are probably the worst photographers that exist. Ha! The sun was in Miss P’s eyes about 50% of the time. Oh well, memories were made!

^Just waking up from the car ride.

^Kevin and I laugh at this picture of Sweet P all the time. When she makes faces like this, we call her our “Little Bulldog.”

^Picture with Papa and some suspect-looking scarecrow.

^Her first time touching dirt. She was enthralled.

^ “This is as good as you’re going to get, Mama. I’ve got sun in my eyes!”

 

The End.