Halloween

This was Sawyer's first Halloween! He was a little monster and was oh so cute, if you ask me. We dropped him off with Grandma and Grandpa for the night, while we went to a small couples party. They were so excited to have him! They bought him his first pumpkin bucket and wanted to take him trick or treating, but the sewer was putting off a funny smell, so he just helped pass out candy. Ian and I had a good time hanging out with a few of our friends and keeping it pretty mellow. Ian was supposed to a local Hawaiian, which is pretty much white trash with flip flops and Hawaiian shirts! I was supposed to be Wednesday from the Adams Family. Cheap costumes, but a good time!

Sawyer's Dedication

We had Sawyer dedicated on October 10th, just after he turned 2 months. Pastor Steve was so great and worked it out with us to have a private dedication at our complex club house. We enjoyed the day with our families and a few close friends.

This was an emotional decision for Ian and I to make. We are fairly newer Christians and have never seen a dedication before. We knew we wanted have him dedicated and knew what it meant, but were even more set on it after meeting with Pastor Steve and going over the promises we would be making.

A dedication in the Christian faith is basically the parents promising to raise their child according to God's word and asking for him to protect the child. We believe that when the child is old enough to understand baptism, that he can make the choice to be baptized when he is ready to accept the Lord.

The 5 promises we made are:

I will treasure my child as a gift from God on loan to me. Psalm 127:3

I will teach my child of God's love and of His gift of eternal life through His Son Jesus. Deuteronomy 6:5-7

I will give grace to my child, as grace has been given to me. Ephesians 6:4

I will forgive my child, as I have been forgiven. Ephesians 4:32

I will accept responsibility for helping my child discover his God given purpose in life. Psalm 139:13-14

Decorating The Christmas Tree

I have been lagging on my posting. I have just had so much going on lately and not enough time. 

I have slacked off a little this Christmas too. I usually start my shopping in September or October, but I was out of ideas for gifts this year and didn't get started until November. I was still done with my shopping a few weeks ago, but I mostly bought gift cards this year and I hate getting family gift cards. 

Also, my cards are usually in the mail the weekend after Thanksgiving, but again, I lagged and didn't get them out until a little over a week ago. And they were ugly! I designed so many cards in Photoshop, but Ian and I just didn't have the time to go take pictures of ourselves and we ended up with one of the cheapest and ugliest cards left at the store! Oh well.

Below are a few pictures of our tree. We actually got it Thanksgiving weekend! Is it just me, or did the tree prices go up this year too? Well, I hope everyone's Christmas celebrations have been wonderful and not too stressful!

Our Most Wonderful Valentine's Day!

Ian and I actually celebrated Valentine's Day the day before because Ian knew he had to work late on the actual day. It was the best Valentine's that we have ever had, I think. We planned our night together and agreed to stay home and do mellow gifts. Ian was in charge of dinner, of course, and I was in charge of our project - we decided to paint a picture together! So, dinner was great! Ian made

"sweet heart" steak, garlic mashed potatoes, and asparagus. We sipped champagne while listening to our wedding soundtrack and had plain strawberries for dessert (Ian gave up sugar for Lent - crazy for a pastry chef, I know, but he is doing amazing!). After dinner, we sat down and started painting this huge canvas we had gotten for the occasion. At first, it was looking good, but slowly we destroyed it. It is not a very good looking piece of art, but it was fun to do and I would do it again with him! All in all, it was a romantic, relaxing evening with my spouse and I enjoyed our time together very much!

Our Sweetheart Steaks

Ian sent this beautiful bouquet of tulips to my work

My gift to Ian - reasons why I love him

Our Painting