Saturday was a great day ... even though Anna was tired when the day started ... she refused to nap on Friday afternoon, thus falling asleep by 7 p.m. on Friday night and waking up a little after 6 a.m. on Saturday morning. Anyway, Matt and his brother-in-law Chris went mountain biking in the morning while my parents and brother came over to help get things ready for the party. Not only did we get everything together, but my brother and my dad even picked and podded a whole bunch of peas!
Anyway, the whole Mischnick clan and the Thompsons (Peter, Tina, Sadie, and Lukas) came over for dinner, pie, and Matt's rendition of a fireworks display. We don't go all out for fireworks by any means, but Matt really likes to "modify" the cheap ones you can get at the roadside stands. The kids loved it! The boundary for the boys, Anna, and Sadie was a red pipe laid out in the yard. They all obeyed very well and responded with lots of "oooo's", "ahhh's", "wow's", and clapping :)
Sunday morning Kate was baptized at our church. She "behaved" very well even though she woke up as soon as I handed her off to Tina, her godmother. Tina and I were a bit nervous that she'd start fussing, but Kate just took in the whole affair with wide open eyes.
Here's a good shot of the ever-growing Mischnick family, who amazingly have all been able to get together three times in the past year!
After the baptism we all headed down to the gym to let the boys (big and small) and girls run around for a bit before lunch. Anna was completely wiped out by the time we left church. She fell asleep on the way home, but woke up when I had to take her thumb out of her mouth to transfer her to her crib. She ended up not sleeping anymore yesterday and went to bed by 7 again last night, sleeping until 7 again this morning. Poor kid was ready to crash early for her nap today. I think it may take her awhile to recover from all of the excitement (and lack of sleep) this weekend.
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