Baptism Family Pictures

A few family pictures from Eva's baptism.

Mama and her baby :) 

 The Lewalk Family (Jim, Tina, Kevin's grandmother, Kevin, Andrea, Dave (Kevin's brother) and Christy, Kevin's sister-in-law)

 Adam and I are Eva' Godparents

 The whole group, sans Ben, who had better things to do.

And I am so annoyed with myself because I did not get a picture of the entire Wolny family! But not to worry, we'll get one next time we are all together!! (take that as fair warning Wolny's)

Eva Christina's Baptism

This Sunday was our niece Eva' baptism. The baptism was after the 11:30 mass, so we headed over to Cleveland early Sunday morning so we could go to church then celebrate her baptism. 

Eva with Grandma Lee

 She wore the same baptismal gown as Andrea wore just like Ben wore Adam's outfit

 The deacon performing the baptism was great. He gave lots of great photo ops and really encouraged the kids to participate. Well, Ben saw everyone else taking pictures and he wanted in on the action. I didn't bring his camera, but he does know how to take pictures with my iPod, so I let him have that. After taking one or two pictures, the fun was over and he just wanted to play with the iPod. So he sat himself on the steps to the alter and started playing a game. Adam and I were just waiting for him to start blaring 'All the Single Ladies' or some other inappropriate song in the middle of the baptism. But luckily, that did not happen!

 After the first part of the baptism, we moved to the back of the church where the Baptismal font is located. The deacon asked all the kids to touch the water and say a prayer with him. Ben liked that part.

 Then it was Eva's turn to get wet. She didn't make a peep!

 And then she got her Chrisim oil and smelled like Christmas

 The ladies group at the church knits and personalizes a blanket for the babies being baptized. I thought that was really special.

A Visit From Ciocia and Uncle Joe

This weekend Ciocia and Uncle Joe came to Ohio for a visit and Eva's baptism. (Ciocia is Polish for Aunt.) Saturday they came to our house for a visit. The boys had a ton of fun playing in the backyard and in the pool and with water balloons. 

 Nick now loves going down the slide into the pool

 Ben in mid-decent

Then came the water balloons. I would just like to say it was nearly impossible to get pictures of the water balloons because they popped so quickly!

  

It was a great visit and we loved spending time with Ciocia and Uncle Joe. We will likely see them again at Christmas time!

Painting Time

Ben asked to paint a picture the other day, so I broke out the water colors. He did a very good job...until his brother came around and destroyed everything, like little brothers do.

Happy Birthday, Andrew!

Friday we went over to Andrew's house for a little birthday celebration. Friday was Andrew's actual birthday so it was nice to get to spend the day with him and help him celebrate. The kids played in Andrew's new big boy bedroom for a bit, then ate some yummy lunch and headed outside. 

It was a little on the cool side for the pool, but the kids entertained themselves with the PowerWheels. Overall, they played with it very well. There were a few heart attack moments, like Nick getting run over, but it didn't bother Nick any. 

Bubbly Bubble Mower

After not having bubbles in the bubble mower all summer, I finally refilled it. And it was some good bubbles I put in there! Ben left a trial of bubbles across the entire backyard for Nick to chase.

Saturday Night Dinner and Catching Fireflies

Saturday we had a few people over for dinner and to meet a friend's new baby. Adam made beer can chicken. It looked delicious (and was pretty tasty), so I had to take a picture.

Ben and Cameryn had their own little table for 2, though they didn't stay there long because there were other things to do like play t-ball and catch fireflies.

Ben's new favorite thing is catching lighting bugs. They took a break for dessert and showed me their catch. They had caught quite a few with the help of daddies. 

Fun at the Pool

Friday we headed over to the Perrysburg pool for Toddler Time. We haven't been to the pool yet this year, so I was glad that it we finally made it over there. It was a perfect day for the pool and there were not many people there. Nick was a little shy about it, which is not a bad thing considering how crazy he was at the pools on vacation. Ben and Cameryn had a great time. Ben even jumped off the side all by himself and asked to go in deeper water. Hopefully we will get a few more trips in before the pool closes!