Turkey Day!

Happy Thanksgiving! We celebrated Thanksgiving in our own home this year...a first for us. It was a fun day with my parents and our friends, the Penlands. You can see EJ with his grandparents, us and "helping" Eric carve the turkey.
We are so thankful for all our friends and family and wish you a wonderful holiday season!

Dedicating E.J.

When we were in Colorado, our pastor and long-time friend, Keita, conducted E.J.'s baby dedication. Even though EJ is more of a toddler than a baby, we still felt it was important to ask for God's blessing on his life and our family. A baby dedication ceremony is similiar to a christening but less formal. It was a touching ceremony and a fun celebration with friends and family.

After the dedication, Chris and Terri brought the new addition to their family over (puppy Chloe) and E.J. instantly fell in love! Pictures above include shots from the ceremony and EJ with my parents, Trish, Chris, Terri and pup. A special day for our family!!

Colorado Friends

We took a trip to Colorado recently and EJ got reaquainted with his friend, Imani. They we so "aquainted" that they exchanged kisses when we were leaving!

It was great seeing friends and many thanks to Nziza and Imani for hosting brunch!

Fall Leaves

The leaves are falling in massive quantities so EJ and I went to Lowe's to get a rake this afternoon. They had several sizes and I saw one that was perfect for EJ, except the handle was too long. We treked over to the lumber department where I had a nice gentleman make a simple cut to reduce the size of the handle. Then we headed home and had a fun time playing in the leaves. I'm not sure how much we actually accomplished but we had fun!