March 28, 2009

First Annual Crawfish Boil

The Guest of Honor..... mudbugs from Louisiana!It's a lot of work to peel them but worth the wait.
This is the second batch that was made. 80 lbs total!
Friends and Family gathered around the crawfish that was laid out on tables in our garage. It was very cold out so everyone huddled together to keep warm.
Samuel's first Crawfish Boil!
Crawfish overdose.....someone put me to bed.
Mommy got a break while family friend, Mike, rocked Samuel to sleep.
Crawfish Cook Chad... now that's quite a pot to cook in.
Ant enjoying some Cajun Corn
Guy had the perfect t-shirt for the big event.
Siena and Mariah enjoying each other's company.
The girls were right in the middle of the action.

4 1/2 months old

Samuel now weighs 12 lbs 11 oz and is doing great. He is starting to sleep 4-5 hours at a time at night. yeah. His shirt says "World's Cutest Baby"....well of course he is.
His personality is starting to emerge. This is his Elvis look.
Samuel is a happy baby. He's starting to really smile alot and coo. You can tell he really wants to talk and laugh.

Grammy's 90th Birthday

What a little cutie! Siena in her party dress.
Great Aunts with their Great Nephews
Grammy meeting Samuel for first time.
Me and Siena Biena
The boys in there Didi outfits
The Welsh Gang
Sleepy Boys!
Mike and Emily

We drove to Houston for Mike's Grammy's 90th Birthday!!! Samuel slept the whole way there and the whole way back. He's a Road Warrior. He slept in between at the hotel which meant Mike and I go NO sleep. He's a little wiggly worm.. a very noisy one at that.

March 17, 2009

Happy St. Paddy's Day

Our little leprechaun.

Samuel and Mariah's baptism

Sunday, March 15 Samuel and Mariah were baptized at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Grapevine. The same Baptismal Fountain Mike was baptized in two years ago.
Baptism Buddies
Getting baptized is hard work.
Getting ready for lunch.

Samuel's Great Aunt DiDi made his Christening gown.
It is really beautiful.
His bonnet was made out of an old handkerchief that can be passed on to his future bride as her "Something Old and Something Blue."
God Parents Phyllis Catton, a dear friend of the family and my brother Hugh.

We are Mariah's God Parents.