A Week of Madness and LOTS of pics!

WOW, I am so relieved that last week and weekend are O-V-E-R.

Sufice to say, its amazing that we all made it through.
On our way home from a golf tournament in Bloomington last Wednesday, Cary came down with the flu. Oh my, what a flu bug it was. Poor guy. I felt so bad for him. The good news was that his team tied for first in the tourney, but I don't think Cary got to revel in the glory for long. He remained weak and in bed through Saturday evening, when he finally felt like getting up for a while. I'm happy to say he has made a full recovery and would also like to HIGHLY encourage everyone I know to get their flu shots this year-you don't want this stuff, trust us.

McKinley and I did manage to go along with some of our plans for Saturday since Cary was at least past the worst of his sickness. We headed to Race for the Cure with Mom and had a SUPER time! I'm very proud to announce that my son has made his television debut as well. While we were walking along (McKinley in my arms) the Race path a camera crew from one of our local news stations caught us in his camera sights! We were on there for but a brief moment, but so sweet!

The Race is always a special day that gives me many goosebumps. This year was no exception, and to share that with my little boy was so awesome. Next year he can WALK!!!! That'll be so fun!

We decided not to go to the wedding that followed Race. We were too tired from all the chaos that went on in our home, so we headed home and Mommy, Daddy and McKinley took MUCH needed naps before heading off to Mom's to prepare all the food for Sunday's celebration brunch.

Speaking of Sunday, what a success it was! We had a beautiful day, so sunny and bright. However, it was pretty miserable...I think it hit 90 degrees. St. Ben's is NOT air conditioned, so yuck...it was pretty sticky in there.

McKinley looked so sweet in his little white short suit. I know he was boiling hot, but he was the perfect angel and didn't make a peep. We had a beautiful ceremony, with the exception that Father Joel was certainly in a hurry. We were really disappointed in the manner in which he conducted things, but there is nothing we can do about it now! He didn't even stop long enough to take a picture with us. What a disappointment. We did express to the Religious education director how we felt about the ceremony. She agreed, so we felt better about complaining.

There were lots of people there to wish McKinley the best in the beginning of his religious life, it meant so much for us to have everyone there. We have named McKinley's godparents, who will guide him through this journey in his Catholic faith. Cary's brother, Michael agreed to be godfather, and my dear friend Vanessa agreed to be godmother (see picture to the left). Though Michael and his family could not make it due to previous plans with other family members, my Father-in-law, Mike stood in as proxy. We appreciate ALL of them for what they have done! Vanessa and her husband, Aaron and 7 month old, Lila were able to make the trip from Crown Point. It meant the world to us that they made the 2 1/2 hour drive to be here for McKinley's baptism.

After the ceremony we all went back to my Mom's house for a lovely brunch. It was so nice to see everyone kind of meld together, and all for this sweet little boy. It was certainly his day!

The CUTEST part of the whole thing was when McKinley made his very first baby-friend (see pics on new post). We sat him and Lila on the couch and they started interacting with grunts and squeals and rapid hand movements. So CUTE! I loved it when Lila leaned right into McKinley's face and yanked his pacifier and paci-clip right out from under his nose! She didn't want the paci, she only wanted to whirl it around like a lasso. McKinley seriously had this look on his face as if to say, "Women." but he was quite the gentleman and sat quietly watching his paci swing around and instead sucked on the collar of his shirt. Hilarious!

What a great weekend.

Today is Tuesday, Cary's and my 3rd wedding anniversary! I just can't believe how quickly 3 years have gone by. This year is extra special because we have our beautiful baby boy to celebrate with us. We are going to dinner tonight at a special restaurant and will exchange gifts and cards later. Happy Anniversary to US! Hee hee hee!

Here we are, on our wedding day and now the three of us at three years!

I have many pictures to post, ENJOY!!!!!

Lynn