A Beautiful Celebration

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Mike Guffre....

On Labor Day, we celebrated my precious cousin Elizabeth marrying the man of her dreams Mike. Our big two were honored to be a part of the wedding ceremony as a flower girl and ring bearer. Here are some pics of the gorgeous outside wedding (probably not in the right order).

Ella, Will, Payton and Camryn waiting for the big event...

3 beautiful girls...Camryn, Ella and Payton hanging out in the bride's room...

the Baker three...
flower girl rehearsal before the ceremony...

Unfortunately, we don't have any shots of them in action but they did great. We brought suckers to keep Cal quiet during the ceremony which actually had the reverse effect. Instead of sitting quietly with his mouth occupied, he made a huge mess and was very vocal about it all. So, Michael and Cal headed out to run around in the mansion where we wouldn't disturb anyone (other than the millions of dollars of valuables in the place) while the big two sat with me and were quite entertained with suckers...


More pics! 7 flower girls and 2 ring bearers...
Ella's on her way to party at the reception!
Baker and Cal waiting for lunch to begin...
My Dad and the lovely M.O.B. Ginny...
A quick photo op for our sweet Cal...


and lastly big Will hanging out in the grass with a leaf...
Congrats Elizabeth and Mike! We are so happy for you guys!

Big Will goes to Pre-K!!!

Earlier this month, our sweet Will started back at preschool. He goes to school Tuesdays and Thursdays and is having fun being in the big kid class. Here he is heading out the door on the first day...the boys out front of the school...


heading in with no hesitation...
putting his folder away while Cal supervises...
Back in the car, it's just you and me, Cal. Where do we begin?!
The years are flying by...seriously! So proud of you, my Will!

Ella's 6th Birthday Party

For her 6th birthday, Ella planned her entire party...like really planned it! She wanted a kindergarten party complete with centers, recess and snack time. And so we did just that! Oh and yes, this was a month ago...September has been a busy month and blogging has just lost rank! Here's our sweet girl waiting for her friends to arrive (please disregard the dead flowers in the bottom corner....remember, the whole losing rank thing!)

the handwriting center...
craft center...
Cal and Poppa trying to entertain themselves before the party starts...
the girls got busy at the craft center first...
I attempted to help at the handwriting center...
Mimi taught the math center...
Pop and Cal did the alphabet puzzle...
Dad taught the yo-yo center...
cute girls with their yo-yos...
Grammie did a spelling lesson (she's the one to thank for our word walls, too)...
and finished by reading the story, Why Quincy Couldn't Quack...
sweet Will was so attentive and loved being part oh his big sister's party!
more to come....