grateful.

It's the month of Thanksgiving, so I am going to honor the spirit of the month by stating something we are  grateful for each time I post. The first is easy, as we are very grateful that Rowan is happy and healthy after taking a hard fall out of the wagon on Halloween onto his sweet little head. We are very lucky and very thankful that he avoided any serious injury.
Speaking of Halloween, up until Rowan's accident, we had an amazing time! We started the day with Andy's preschool parade, carved jack-o-lanterns midday, had a visit from MumMum and Papa, took a hayride, and trick or treated with some of our best friends from school! Andy had a blast knocking on all of the neighbor's doors saying "trick or treat"! It felt like our first real Halloween, now that he is old enough to get and enjoy the concept. And all things considered, he really didn't eat a lot of candy! Success!

place your bets.

Here is the latest photo of Baby Soper, who, we are happy to report is healthy and thriving inside of Mommy's belly! We opted not to find out the sex, so, of course now we have set ourselves up for 4.5 months of staring at this photo to try and determine gender one way or another. My gut feeling is telling me that it's a boy, but I've been wrong before. Oh wait, no I haven't.

rainy day play.

Today's weather can pretty much be summed up in one word: gross.  So we are keeping busy inside with pillow and blanket forts, coloring, and crawling back and forth through the tunnel. And that was pre-lunch. Not really sure what we are going to do for the rest of the day. . . but so far, so good. . .

Only seven hours to go till bedtime. (sigh).

jenny & josh's wedding brunch.

You've probably seen the pics from Jenny and Josh's wedding here and here. These are some photos from brunch the next morning, in my final post about the weekend:

jenny & josh's wedding: after the ceremony.

As I mentioned here, we spent the weekend with family in Boyertown, PA celebrating Jenny and Josh's wedding! Here are a few more pictures of the boys playing on the apple orchard after the ceremony, meeting some of their aunts and uncles for the first time, and from the reception!

jenny & josh's wedding: the ceremony.

This weekend we headed to Boyertown for Tom's cousin Jenny's wedding. The ceremony took place on the Frecon family apple orchard and was as beautiful as a scene in a movie. Jenny looked gorgeous as she was escorted down the hay-strewn aisle by her dad, and every aspect of the ceremony was perfectly choreographed to reflect her and Josh's personalities and relationship. We were so happy to be a part of their special day. Congratulations, Jenny & Josh!

nanna's birthday.

This weekend we celebrated Nanna's birthday! The day was cool and cloudy which made for a really beautiful scene on the lake (though it's hard to tell from the pictures -- they really don't do justice to the prettiness of the day). The boys had a blast meeting their Aunts Joanne and Lynne, and when we got home Andy told us, "that was a great party!" Uncle Timmy prepared a delicious meal for everyone and, of course, Andy was psyched because there was chocolate cake! A great start to a new year -- happy birthday, Nanna!

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