Sister and Brother

Baptism Part II

I've had all sorts of issues getting a good photo from Keaton's baptism. The shadows, the bright light....they wreak havoc on my photography skills. Thank goodness for Photoshop. And the friendly person at our church who supplied me with this family photo.

A time to be thankful

When I picked Keaton and Cate up from day care yesterday, Cate's teacher told me that they made thanksgiving turkeys. The kids told the teacher what they were thankful for and she wrote on the feathers for each child's turkey. When it was Cate's turn to finish her turkey, the teacher asked Cate what she was thankful for. Cate answered, "I'm thankful for Jesus because he helped me dress up as a princess for Halloween."

Kentucky Photos

Keaton hanging out in the car seat. Posing for the camera. Thinking over something important. At the park burning off some energy.

One more pic from the Elmo show

It's a Sesame Street trance.

Elmo and a Plane Ride

Last week, Sesame Street Live was in town so we took Cate to one evening performance. She loved it just as much as the show we saw last winter. I took a quick photo of her in front of the stage before the show started.

On Saturday morning, we packed up our entire house (at least it felt like it) and headed to the airport for our first family airplane trip. We went to visit my grandparents in Kentucky, so we flew into Nashville. Both kids did a great job on the plane and all weekend. It was nice to see my grandparents and it was actually fun to travel with the kids. We tried to take a family picture before we left, but it is very difficult to get everyone looking good and looking at the camera at the same time. Steve took about 10 pictures, but something is a little off in every one. My grandmother looks good in all of them though....not sure how she managed that.

Sweet Whispers in My Ear

I know that it's more fun when I post pictures, but I haven't got any new photos edited yet. I think just about everyone says they are busy, so I try not to say it that often. We're all busy, aren't we? I guess it's just a matter of what your priorities are. But in truth, we've had a lot going on lately. Just a week ago was Keaton's baptism. During the week, we had election day, Cate had a haircut, I was sick one day and we went to Nashville over the weekend. Now, we're back. Tonight, I'm getting a haircut after work, Stephen and I are responsible for organizing a volunteer event tomorrow evening, we've got KU football tickets on Saturday, KU basketball on Sunday and Stephen leaves for the week on Monday (he's going to Vegas, supposedly for work).

The real point of my post was to write something about what Cate said to me this weekend. We were driving in the car one evening after dinner. She said, "Mommy, I'm going to whisper something to you." I said okay. Then, she whispered in her quietest whispy voice, "Mommy, I love you." I couldn't ask for a sweeter little girl.

Keaton's Baptism

Keaton was baptized on Sunday. He was in a great mood most of the day and even made it through church with only a few difficult moments.

The hardest part of the whole gig was finding appropriate attire. I wasn't really sure what to get for him. I asked around and discovered that everybody does something a little different. I decided to go the traditional route and buy a white baptism suit. Thinking that it should be a good fit (not something he needs to grow into since he will only wear it once), I bought the 3-6 month suit on Tuesday evening. I tried it on him Thursday evening only to discover that it wouldn't even button around his neck. On Saturday night, I was frantically searching around Topeka for another outfit. I found a different white suit in 9-12 month size. I was sure it would fit.

That suit was stretched to it's limits! I was barely able to button it around his chest. Fortunately, he only had to wear it for roughly 2 hours. If you look closely at most of his baptism pictures, his tummy is hanging out because the top didn't quite meet the pants. We grow 'em big around the Martino house.

Miscellaneous Cuteness

Halloween onesie, provided by Mimi Halloween bib, courtesy of Dorothy Playing at home on the playgym Posing for all these photos really wears a guy out.

We made it!

After more than a week of Halloween activities, I can safely say that I'm glad it's over. Getting kids in and out of costumes plus carefully monitoring candy intake (although at least one princess still managed to get an upset tummy on Friday evening) plus keeping princess wands from gouging eyes of friends equals one tired mommy. But it was all worth it :) The kids had a great time.
Keaton was the happiest little skunk I've ever come across.