Baptism

On Sunday Quinn was baptized at Blacksburg United Methodist Church.  Revered Reggie Tuck officiated the ceremony, which is so special because he also married us. Lots of family came in for the occasion...Gigi was here for the weekend (also to let Mike and I attend the VT Thursday night game) along with Nonnie and "The Great One".  Quinn also got to meet Matt and his girlfriend Jackie for the first time.  My Grandpa, Aunt Debbie, Uncle Charles, Aunt Diane, and Uncle Jay even made the early morning drive from Roanoke to be there.  Quinn's favorite "big girl" friends Ella and Rachel and her best friend Annabelle from next door made a special appearance too!

Quinn did great while Reggie was baptizing her.  The first pour of water startled her a little bit, the second was a little irritating, and by the third huge handful of water she was at the breaking point!  It's a good thing she quickly recovered to be walked around the church for everyone to see her smiling face and gorgeous gown.

Her gown is a family heirloom that was hand stitched by Mike's grandmother with the help of some French Nuns that lived down the road from her over 50 years ago.  The flower work and scallop details are absolutely amazing!  It was so special for her to wear the gown that so many of her Great Aunts and Uncles wore and her Daddy.  We didn't put it on her until the last minute and took her out of it immediately after the service.  We were mostly worried that she would spit up all over it or tear off one of the bows!

Three and a half months

It has been a while since our last post and a lot has been going on these last few weeks.  First I selfishly would like to report that my finger is almost completely healed.  I have even used the mandolin slicer since victoriously.  Quinn has also been busy during the last few weeks. She got a new car, we took one road trip in the two door and it was less than ideal.  We traded it in the next week and now Q is riding in style in a Hyundai Sonata.  We are definitely parents now, the first thing I did on the lot was see how easy it was to get the car seat in and out of the back.  The next was to see if the trunk would fit luggage and a stroller.  How responsible are we?

Quinn also started daycare and she has transitioned like a champ.  It has been a little bit harder on C, thankfully our daycare has a camera so she can baby stalk throughout the day.  Q is such a giver too, she has already brought home daycare cooties and shared them with us.  She enjoys hanging out in her exersaucer, loves to talk (just like her mom), and is babbling all of the time. She is also practicing sitting up on her own and has rolled over a few times for C. 

Q celebrated her first Halloween dressed as a lady bug with a group of her closest baby friends.  They are a little older than she is so she watched from a distance as they played in their costumes.  We considered the night a parental success because she looked cute and did not freeze to death.  Now we are just looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas with family.

Here are some pics of the past few weeks enjoy!