Nicky's 1st Holy Communion 4/28/12

"I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh." John 6:48-51

Congratulations to Dominic on his first reception of holy communion, and thanks to our families for celebrating his special day with us!

nerd alert part deux

a milestone b-day

Had a full day on Saturday.  We attended a brunch at church in the morning for the 2nd graders who'll be making their 1st communion soon, then it was off to Iowa to celebrate Duane's birthday with all the family.  He'll be 70 on the 19th.  Happy birthday to my fantastic father-in-law, whose youngest son I was lucky enough to lay eyes on 15 years ago this month.

Happy Easter 2012

We went to the 2.5 hour Easter vigil Saturday night, and the kids did pretty well.  Michael slopped some candle wax on his new shirt, though.

the teenager

Kyrie Eleison

Lord have mercy.  It's official.  Michael is a teenager today.  He's been morphing into one for several months, though.  To go along with his changing appearance, he frequently cops a teenager 'tude.  This is our conversation when he comes home from school:

"Hi Michael."  Silence.  "How was your day?"  "(unintelligible grunt)."  "How was jazz band (or the math test, etc.)?"  "Fiiiine."

Every single day.  No exaggeration.  Buuut, we signed up for this.  He was such a cute little bologna loaf in the hospital bassinet.  Maybe I'm nuts, but I've always looked forward to the kids' teenage years - to watch them mature and discover their individuality and talents.  What a cool gift.

Happy 13th birthday Monkey!  We love you!