Happy Mardi Gras!!

We had a very exciting time in New Orleans this weekend! It was Quinn and Tyndale's first Mardi Gras parade, and they loved it! We were able to enjoy the festivities with the Parnells, Adams, Otis', and many other friends. Quinn especially loved hanging out with Elise and playing with the crawfish! Uncle Michael put her on his shoulders and ran her right up to the floats, and she totally racked up! She got tons of beads, stuffed animals...even a plastic chicken! As we were driving away, I asked her what she thought of Mardi Gras, and she said, "it was FAN*TAS*TIC!"

Tyndale Baptism

Tyndale was baptized Sunday in a beautiful service. We were blessed to have many of our family present for the event! Brad thought the bonnet was a little feminine (sorry, Tyn), but it is a family Christening gown that has been passed down for many, many years (to the girls AND boys!). He looked very handsome to me!

Mmmm....real food!

...if you can count rice cereal as "real food!" Tyndale was so excited to join the ranks of all the good eaters in the Boerner family. He acted like he has been eating from the spoon forever! Stay tuned...avocados are next!

Bathtime

Just thought I would post a few fresh-from-the-bath clean-baby pics!

More Wedding

More Charleston Wedding pictures

Here are some more pictures from our Charleston weekend. The first two are from our morning at the Charleston Aquarium, where Quinn loved the touch tank the best. She REALLY wanted to take a hermit crab home with us! Then there are a few pictures from the Rehearsal and Rehearsal dinner, a delicious treat at Magnolias. The last picture is Tyndale with my darling grandparents. They have been married for 67 years, so they had many tried and true words of advice for Lindy and Eric.

Congratulations to Lindy and Eric!!

We had a great weekend in Charleston, SC, as Lindy and Eric got married! Quinn was a flower girl (or as she said, a "flower petal") and she looked beautiful! Lindy looked gorgeous, and the wedding was uniquely hers and Eric's and very Charleston-y. We all enjoyed the fast-paced...even hectic at times...events, and it was a whirlwind of activity. Here are some pictures from their extremely talented photographer, Evan Laettner ( I know...you were thinking that I took these, right?). I will upload mine soon.

It's the Macy's Day Parade! (2 months late)

There are two floats in our parade this year...haha! We always love it when babies do this when you lift them up! And Quinn just HAD to give it a try too!

Oh no!!

When I walked in Tyndale's room this morning, THIS is what he was doing. Terrible! I think I am going to have to spend some time working on thumbsucking! I know that sounds like a crazy mom, but we cannot have him looking like this all the time! I mean, he looks like he is at an AC/DC concert! Fortunately, this is the first time I have seen this, and he really is getting quite good at the thumb. I am certain that when he is ten years old and still sucking his thumb, I will get a good laugh out of this post...

Look how fast I'm growing!

Fun with the Simms and Violet

Just wanted to post a few pictures of cousin fun!

Happy New Year 2009!

Happy New Year! We rang in the new year at Big Daddy and Gimme's cabin. Big Daddy was kind enough to cook out some delicious food and even set off fireworks! That made for a very special evening to remember! The kids even celebrated with some bubbly...Sprite, that is...

Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. What a blessing to be able to share the holidays with family and friends! We are so thankful for a happy and healthy family, and feel that we have many, many blessings to celebrate. These are some pictures of Christmas morning. Quinn got just about everything on her list: a lion cub, a baby alive (or "real live baby" as she calls it), a fur real parrot, pajamas, Hello Kitty goodies, a beautiful musical sugar plum fairy doll, a swim with me puppy, a vet set (to take care of all of her animals, of course!), clothes, shoes, etc. Brad and I were pleasantly surprised that she was truly thankful for all of her gifts, and said, "THANK you Mama and Daddy!" or "Thank you Santa!" after opening each one. We spend a lot of time and energy trying to teach her to be thankful for all of her gifts and blessings, so we were proud that it seems to be working. This is a hard lesson to teach a three year-old, but we will keep it up because we believe gratitude is one of the MOST important character traits. Tyndale got some pacifiers, loveys, and toys. He even stayed awake for our delicious Christmas dinner and gift-giving at Gimmie and Big Daddy's house. Their house looked beautiful and he enjoyed the sights and sounds as much as we did!

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Christmas Eve

Here are some pictures of our Christmas Eve festivities. We had a wonderful meal at the Simms' house, and lots of fun Christmas activites. The kids made cookies for Santa, and reindeer food to sprinkle on the lawn.

Tyndale enjoyed watching football with the boys!