The Lemmings' Family: September 2008

Our Labor Day Weekend Festivities

This weekend was filled with parties, a baptism, and fun, fun, fun!

Mama and Papa were able to visit this weekend and joined in the festivities with us.

Our niece and nephew had their first birthday party on Saturday. It was so much fun watching them eat cake for the first time! Happy birthday William and Maggie!

On Sunday, Matthew had his baptism (see below) and Morgan had her birthday party. Yesterday, we enjoyed the last day of the summer season (AKA Labor Day) at Lake Lanier. The weather started off a bit cool, but ended up perfect!

The Norris Clan

Whew...it was a busy and eventful weekend. Thank you to to Granddaddy, Nene, Alex, Peppy, Kim, Christy, Brandon, Jackson, William, Maggie, Mama, and Papa for being a part of a great weekend.

More pics are below:

The Cake

So...I decided to make Morgan's birthday cake this weekend. When I was '1', my mom made me my first bday cake - I wanted to do the same thing for Morgan. On her first bday - I tried, but failed with the cake so we stuck with cupcakes. One her second bday, I didn't even bother with cake and stuck with cupcakes yet again. This year, I decided to go all out. I found an inspiration cake and recipes online . I was happy with the way it turned out and plan to make more in the future. Hello Kitty is a fairly simple character by design so it ended up being a perfect choice for a cake.

Morgan is THREE!

Our little girl is now THREE years old! As requested, we had a 'Pink Hello Kitty Strawberry Cupcake Party'. Morgan had a party with our close family this weekend after Matthew's baptism this weekendand was decked in hello kitty from top to bottom (thanks to Mama/Papa for the shirt, Mimi for the bday hat, and Peppy for the bday sash). We even had a hello kitty cake (see post!).

My favorite pic from the weekend - so sweet

Morgan riding her hot new tricyle in the kitchen

Matthew joined in the festivities

Look - I am 3!

We started her actual birthday with cinamon rolls for breakfast -complete with candles and singing. We spent the day at Lake Lanier and ended the evening with a picnic dinner in our living room eating our free chick fila chicken strips (they are good btw) watching the Little Mermaid. I hope Morgan felt extra special yesterday. I tell anyone who will listen, raising a two year old is the hardest thing I have ever done. She challenges us in every way imagineable - I do know that she makes me a better person as I am continually learning new things from her. I definitley look forward to this upcoming year! Morgan is a beautiful, smart, sweet, independent little girl who we are proud to call a daughter.

A birthday video can be found here:

Matthew's Baptism

Matthew was baptized on Sunday. The service attended by our close family (sans Aunt Mimi, Aunt Meg, and Kim) and our church family. Thank you to everyone who attended. We are so blessed to now have Matthew in our family. Even though I still think it is weird to have two kids, I can't imagine our life without him!

Apparently, it was a very meaningful service that followed the baptism (thanks to Brandon who shared the Cliffs Notes version). I had to leave just a few minutes into it - so I missed it. I decided to keep Matthew in the service as he was sleeping so peaceful - that is until he woke up crying. Next week - he will be back in the nursery :)

Matthew and Morgan