Halloween Weekend 2011

Anthony Came to visit

for his first Halloween

weekend, just at 11 days old.

Preston & Anthony

Pumpkin carving time!

Two Bat Boys!

One Uncle Gary

& One Pink Witch!

I'm an Auntie! October 19th 2011

A little time to play catch up with my blog!

I was just about to post Christmas pictures of our house

but must play a little catch up

with all the fun that has been going on 

at 

THE LITTLE BRICK HOUSE

Before Anthony's Birth

 TEAM AMY'S

Helping out with the birth of

Anthony Joseph

I was so very lucky, along with our family friend (pretty much

sister Amy Jo) to be in the room with Alison & Adam

for Anthony's Birth

 Anthony is here!

October 19, 2011

My sister Alison was in the birthing room for 

both of our sons!  

Very SPECIAL for us Sisters!

Anthony is a very HAPPY BIG BOY

a WHOOPING  

11 pounds 7 ounces

Dad & Son

Adam my Brother - in - law

is a natural!

First Family Photo

Andy (Anthony) and 

Proud Auntie (Me)!

LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

Welcome to our family big guy!

We have a 40 year old in the house!

October 12, 2011

Jon turned the big

 40

 A little birthday 

chicken dance

with the boys

Birthday Cheese Cake 

and Cupcakes time

To kick off his Birthday Month

we headed to Chicago for 4 days

of relaxing, shopping, eating and fun

The Armstrong's came out for a night of fun

 AHAHAHA's 

in the city

Last evening of fun

Jon taking his picture :)

We met up with my cousins 

Lucy & Regina

and there awesome boyfriends

 Andaloro Girls + Men

Photo shoot

HAPPY HAPPY 40th Jon!!!

You are the best husband and father 

I could ever ask for!

Hopscotch Fun!

Double Hopscotch 

Autumn has arrived at the little brick house

Love the view from our front porch

a tree-lined, brick street

and of course Preston!

Go and get your cute

fall banners from

Fabulous Affairs

in Uptown Normal

www.fabulousaffairs.net

Mums and Straw

from Owens Nursery 

&

Casey's Garden Shop

Now we just need to head 

to the pumpkin patch

to pick up some pumpkins

for our porch!

Preston Turns 5

 I'M 5 Years old

Grove Street Bakery

to pick up his

favorite Birthday 

cookies for school

a Birthday Treasure Hunt

The gift he has been asking for 

for a year,

 ever since he went to the gym

with me and two awesome boys

let him play........

Kidz Bop..... Preston's Favorite

Preston's Pick for his Birthday Dinner

GREEN GABLES

For Birthday Cheese Balls

A Birthday 

Green Gables Way

A Hostess Cupcake 

Home for more Cupcake Birthday Fun!