November fun

Miles giving Elaine a goodbye hug before Cowboy Night

November was quite the busy month! Miles loves his preschool and really enjoyed Dad's Night. Patrick and Papa John were both able to take Miles and he loved it, especially since he was the only one with a grandfather there. He also LOVED wearing his cowboy clothes! Elaine and I had a girls night that consisted of a bubble bath, warm milk and lotion.

We also had Elaine Baptized on November 16th. She was able to wear Papa's Christening Gown that my great-grandmother made. It is absolutely beautiful and I'm so lucky that both of my children have been able to wear it. We laugh though because we plan the Baptism around when the gown will fit our little ones! It's quite small so it's a nice reminder to get that done! Miles sat with us during the service and walked to the front to watch his "sissy" get Baptized. He was very interested in the water and wanted Patrick to hold him so he could see everything. Elaine was perfect - alert, happy and looking all around. Our Pastor of Young Adults, Jay Lee, Baptized Elaine as well as Miles 3 years ago. Pretty neat! He said afterwards that Elaine was the best baby he's ever Baptized. Afterwards we had Brunch at our home. I made an egg casserole with ham that was fantastic! We also made a cheese danish, rolls and fresh fruit. Our cake lady made precious petit fours with Elaine's initials on 1/2 and crosses on the other 1/2. Everything went well.

The last November event was Thanksgiving! We celebrated with the Lodewicks in Dallas for an early dinner and then hit the road for Austin. We are pretty sure this was our last year to do this for many reasons, but mainly adding another family member involves much more packing, planning and energy while traveling. The children were great and took long naps on the way down. Miles was very cute and surprised everyone by saying The Lord's Prayer. He said it perfectly at both homes. This is something he learned at preschool - we didn't practice at all at home. In fact, I had no idea he knew it. He was so proud and confident saying it! I never would have thought that a 3 year-old could memorize that. I'd love to know what he thinks it means!