Happy Feast Day, St. Patrick and St. Joseph!

 



We had a special week at the Jacobs' household this past week.

 

We celebrated St. Patrick and St. Joseph's Feast Days! 

 

It was a hard week with Daddy working until seven each night.  We missed him!  Daddy did a great job with the auditors while his boss was away on vacation in Mexico.  Daddy will have to work another two long days this coming week, but we are just so happy it is not normal routine in our household. 

 

Now on with the pictures!

 

Tobias enjoys placing a blanket over his head and pretending to be "St. Jofef"!

When Magdalene heard we were going to celebrate St. Joseph's feast day, she quickly assembled her princesses and princes for the special occasion around St. Joseph. 

Belle was chatting away with Mother Mary and Baby Jesus on decorations for the party. 

The princes and their mother ate supper with St. Joseph. 

I had to capture all this imagination taking place.  It was pretty exciting to hear the story lines. 

Now St. Patrick's Day....well we had fun celebrating with good friends from church on Sunday.  They were so kind to invite us over for delicious corned beef and cabbage.  We ended the night with ice cream sundaes topped with her family's famous chocolate sauce.  Yummy! 

We started the next morning with green milk and green eggs.  Hmmmm....it didn't look very green, because my natural dyes didn't do a very good job.  Next year I might just use the other stuff. 

We got this idea about using sacrifice beans for Lent this year.  We call them kind beans right now, and decided to decorate our jar with a picture of St. Joseph and baby Jesus.  On Laetare Sunday, the kids will see their hard work and kindness turn into yummy jelly beans to eat. 

Hi cutie pie!!!  Philomena gets lots of beans for being so cute and patient with her siblings.

On Wednesday, we ended our family novena to St. Joseph by visiting our parish, St. Philomena.  We finished our prayers in the church, and celebrated with milkshakes in the basement. 

Daddy couldn't join us in church that morning, but we tried to fix him a good and funny meal.  Now the meal doesn't look very appetizing, but they actually had a good flavor.  They're called, "Thanks for Bringing Home the Bacon" mini pizzas.  I did make some bacon to garnish the mini pizzas, but I dropped the bowl accidentally, and well, Percy got to eat that.  Instead we topped Daddy's pizzas with leftover deer. 

You are in our prayers.  Please keep us in your prayers.  We miss you all so much!

Surprise Birthday Party.....and Ash Wednesday!



 



We had a little celebration the day before Lent.  What do you do for someone who is constantly doing for others?  Well...how about throw that person a belated surprise birthday party!  So that is what we did for Grandma Marian.  The kids were excited! 

I picked up some decorations earlier that day with plates and such so Grandma Marian wouldn't have to wash any dishes.  Jordan placed an order at Pizza Ranch, which is Grandpa Richard's favorite restaurant.  We had gluten-free pizza, fried chicken, and mashed potatoes.  Sidenote:  Writing this post on the second day of Lent is not good right now.  I'm getting hungry just thinking about pizza! 

Grandma Marian looked happy! 

Pretty girl!  She was so excited about the party!

We ended the night with sundaes! 

Last year we were not able to attend Ash Wednesday so it was a delight to be able to go this year. 

Magdalene was really excited about her ashes.  She was very focused during Mass and got to sit by Grandma Robin. 

Philomena's ashes rubbed off before I had a chance to capture the moment. 

Mommy and Mena

Daddy and Mommy's ashes were big!  Well, that seemed to make Magdalene smile to see our ashes. I mentioned a few times that day that we would receive ashes, then proceeded to show her where, and what the priest would say.  She was then inspired to take our her Catholic Picture Dictionary.  It then led us to talk about penance. 

"I want to offer up my toys to poor people."

"Really Magdalene.  What would you like to give up then?"

"My Advent calendar."

I gulped and smiled.  "Sorry Magdalene, but we can't give that away.  Mommy likes to have that around for future Advents."

"Oh, okay."

End of discussion.  She didn't offer any other solution.  We then began talking about giving up something we like to do for Lent. 

It's always interesting and fun talking to Magdalene.  You never know what will come out of her mouth sometimes.  Lately, she announces if she thinks someone is stinky.  I pray she does not do this in public....

Tobias.  Oh Tobias.  I tried several times to get a picture of you.  This was my best shot.  At least I got a chance to hold you and watch the priest place ashes on you.  You were a very good boy today, Tobias.  Could it be because you were quietly trying to go "poo" in your diaper?  I don't know if that was the reason for your quietness, but we would love a repeat performance on Sunday! 

We always have fun on our road trips!  Thanks Grandma for sitting by the children. 

Our Little Cherub!

Philomena had her wellness check up appointment today. 

She's near the 100th percentile for weight.  (Still...hehe)
She's near the 30th percentile for height. 
I wonder if she is taking after my side of the family on this one. 

She is nine months old, and she is definitely developing a personality.

Curious.  Quiet. 

Excited to see Dadda when he comes home from work!
Calls Mama when she's hungry or wants me to hold her. 
Smiles and sticks out her tongue, because she is so excited to see Magdalene and Tobias. 

Our little....is getting big!  And we love every roll on her back, legs, ankles, and wrists. 

Moving Mena!