December 6, 2015

I took this picture for Daniel's teacher.  He had to write things for which he was thankful on November 22nd, and he picked his teacher!

Vacation Bible School

Faith Formation Class

Sarah's Confirmation

Sarah was Confirmed on October 19th.  She chose Paul as her Saint name.  It was a beautiful service!

Isabel's Bat Mitzvah

Choir Garden Party

Sarah's choir friends gathered for a lovely Garden Party.

Dan Meyer Choir

Sarah and I went to see the Dan Meyer Choir sing historic songs about Baltimore.  We heard some great songs, and learned quite a bit about the city of Baltimore!  Dan is our Director of Music at church.

Mommy's Office

Daniel had a snow day, so he came to my office, where he had fun drawing on the white board.

Beth's Baptism- May 12, 2013

It was also Mother's Day and Gabriel's First Communion, but Sarah and I only made it in time for the baptism!

Godmother Carlene and Luke

Attempts to get a Woodward family photo with the Godparents

A successful Woodward family photo

Beth and her happy Godparents

Sarah Altar Servers- November 18, 2012

Sarah served for the first time at Mass on November 18th!  She was nervous, but did an amazing job!  Father Marty said she was a natural.  Emily had served for the first time at our new church the week before, but did not want pictures taken (this was her third "first time" event).  Since we had photographed her original first, seen here, we honored her request.

Church Mouse- October 15, 2012

Walking to my car after work (at a church), I found this mouse enjoying an apple.  

Fabulous 40 Fun! October 10, 2012

Mom came to help me celebrate my big 4-0!  We had a day of partying, starting at work with brownies.  It was a great day, and I didn't feel old at all!

Bob baked some delicious brownies!

Greg brought a fabulous cake from Graul's, along with glass-bottled Cheerwine!

On the Job- July 30, 2012

My mail box

After a year off, I finally went back to work!  I'm doing the same thing I  did at Immaculate Conception, running the faith formation program.

My dinosaur computer!

My beloved poster from Matt Schneider

Mr. Potato Head!

Throw-back Thursday

A friend recently posted this little gem on facebook.  It is a VBS song performance from 2008.  Sarah is in the back left corner, if I remember correctly.  I'm sure you'll be able to pick out Emily based on her snazzy dance moves!

VBS Fun- June 18-22, 2012

Sarah and Emily were in charge of both songs and snacks at VBS at our church for about 45 kids.  They did an amazing job making about 75 snacks a day, not to mention baking dozens and dozens of cookies and cupcakes!

Living Stations- February 19, 2012

The girls participated in the living Stations at church.  Sarah was the stage manager, and Emily was the Roman Soldier.  The performance was great, and the families enjoyed it as a part of the Lenten Family Day.

Christmas Program- December 18, 2011

St. Pius put on a very cute Christmas program, Stable Manners.  Emily was Cecil the Sheep , and Sarah was Claude the Camel.

The Christmas Tree- December 3, 2011

Everyone knows my obsession with cutting down a Christmas tree.  Yes, I've crossed state lines to cut down a tree several times.  We used to cut down trees with friends, but we stopped that once we realized everyone moved away once they cut down a tree with us . . . yes, we are talking to you Nagle family and Welsh family!  Now, ironically, we were the ones who had moved.  Moving up North, I was afraid I would not be able to get my tree of choice . . . the Virginia Pine.  I as prepared to drive to Virginia if necessary.  Greg, the diligent husband that he is, did some internet research, and found a lovely place for us to cut our tree.  So, we scooped up the girls (they were at St. Pius practicing for the Christmas program), and headed to Applewood Farm, on the Maryland-Pennsylvania boarder.  As we drove, we passed several tree farms, but we stayed the course.

After a stop for lunch, we finally arrived.  The tree farm was very cute, with trains, a shop, games, and a playground.  We saw some pre-cut trees, but we were there to cut our own.  So, we loaded into the hay wagon and went to cut our tree.  Sadly, the trees were a minimum of 50 feet tall, and none of them were the kind of tree I wanted.  Plus, I was pretty sure they were not going to fit in our house.  We headed back to the pre-cut trees, where I learned from the worker that the trees were not from Applewood Farm, but another farm that we had passed on our way to Applewood.  With that knowledge, we packed up the family and headed back to St. Pius, where we had been at the start of our day, and bought a pre-cut tree from them.  At least we knew the purchase of our tree went to support the youth group! 

Daniel loved the trains!

Our tree