Carving Our Pumpkin

Yesterday John and I carved a pumpkin. We had a good time although apparently I don't do it like Popsy.

The finished product

Painted Pumpkin

We are back from our week of traveling and will start to post pictures. We had a great trip visiting friends and family. I only wish there was time to see everyone. On our way back today we stopped at Opry Mills to feed Clara. John and I went inside, with Clara, to go to the bathroom. I told him if he was good we would go look at the big catfish. When we went in they had tables set up with kids Halloween activities. There was some cute things and all free. John got to paint a pumpkin and he thought that was fun. Totally not planned but a good break before the last hour of our trip.

John's Birthday Party

We finally had John's birthday party as we were waiting to Clara's baptism weekend. We had a cookout the night before when all our family got in town.

John's firetruck cake - I had this idea to make this and it sort of turned out how I imagined it. John was happy with it so that is all that matters. Grandad and Popsy

John and Uncle Larkin waiting for the singingSinging Happy Birthday
John with his other cake that I made.

Opening presents

John with his new toolbox that his Great-Grandpa Brown made for him. It also had some of Grandpa's tools in it.

Katy, our neighbor beside of us, and Zoe with Kirsta, our neighbors across the street.

Nana with Clara

Aunt Lola with a sleeping Clara

Clara with Papaw

John and Mommy playing with his new easel.

Clara's Baptism

Well, the big day finally arrived and Clara was baptized. It took a little effort trying to coordinate schedules between family, the church, and our good friend Bishop (Dick) Wills. I worked for Dick for three years while living in Fort Lauderdale and he is one of my (Lori's) best friends. Rarely a week goes by that I don't have some sort of communication with Dick so it is really special to have had him baptized John and now Clara.

The service, we also joined the church this Sunday.
Handing Clara to Dick.Dick baptizing Clara. Pastor Lenoir puts water from the Jordan River in the baptismal font. We think that is very special.Talking with Dick after the baptism but during the service. The Bishop is a bad influence.Here Pastor Lenoir is talking to the children after the baptism. They sit at the front during baptisms and then welcome the child into the congregation. They have their own response where they are told about God making the child, and they say that is good. They have several other things they are asked and respond to and it is really sweet.

A picture with Uncles Rylan, Jace, and Larkin and Aunt Lola
Grandparents
Group shot Sleeping beauty - It was a big day after all.

Fire Safety Day

On post they had fire safety week last week and on the final day they had a big set up for the kids. Burt and John going down the slide.

They had this house simulator with smoke to try to teach them to crawl out, you see how well John did that.
Checking out all the freebies. In his new fire hat.
Checking out the cool fire truck.

Mommy and the kiddos

Rainy Day

Grammy got John these cool rain boots and rain jacket. So the first rainy day we had he had to put them on. Aren't they cute? He had so much fun running in the rain.