A celebration

 September 1st was Zachary's due date... this year could have been his first birthday if God hadn't called him home so early.  We decided that we should celebrate together in thanksgiving for the gifts we are given, regardless of how long we have them.  So, after we dressed up for Mass,

 we ventured out to the Amazing Pizza Machine!  It was so fun.  Think Chuck E Cheese but with good food, three times the games, & some rides, too.  We had a blast!

 Sarah was worn out after about an hour of all the blinking lights.

 After almost four hours of food & fun, we headed home.  Teresa crashed on the chair as soon as we walked in the door.  (Rebecca added the blanket.)

 I guess we'll never know all of the reasons why God didn't let us meet our little baby Zachary, but I see one of them right here.  So thankful for this little lady in our family.

St. Zachary, pray for us!

Project

 Even homemade pizza can be a fun summer "project".

Yummy! 
What do you like to cook/bake with your kids?

One last blast

 We bid farewell to our GodTeens for the summer at our closing Pizza Party at the Park. I love this shot of Andrew ahead of the 3-legged pack! 

Games, food, friends, fun!

Such a great group!  We will miss you every week this summer.  Hope to see you around soon! 

God bless you all!

8 years...

Today I made a discovery. The spice rack we received 8 years ago for our wedding has a little jar of "pizza seasoning" in it. I opened it today for the first time! (I have to admit this is the first time in those 8 years I have attempted to make pizza sauce, though.) The seal was tight & the fresh smell of spices wafted up to me as I peeled it away. Along with a bunch of our red roma tomatoes from the garden, it made some easily awesome homemade pizza sauce.

It just got me thinking. How can something sit right there in front of me for EIGHT YEARS without me noticing? I can't wait to find out what little things about Darren have been hiding from me all this time, too. Just when I think that I must have learned everything . . . well, I love surprises.