Rachel Joy!

Saturday we were able to take a quick trip to Pittsburgh to visit our new little niece, Rachel Joy!
She is so cute, you really forget how little newborns are.

The kids were able to play with Abigail too, Bethany has been talking about her a lot ever since we got back. Abigail is so funny, she has this mischevious grin!

It was really nice to catch up with Eric and Christy too!!

Here are some pics of Rachel:





Don't you just love that little pucker! ;)

Yippee!

We are so excited that we have a new niece in the world!

Rachel Joy was born today!
7lbs 14 oz

Congratulations Eric, Christy and Abigail!!!

We can't wait to meet her!

Our fun-filled weekend!

Wow! What a whirlwind weekend!

Saturday we went to the Ohio Scottish Games in Wellington. Ron and Ginny had invited us to go, the whole family was there including Kirk's Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Bruce. We had a great time. The day went by fast, there was so much to see and do! It was neat to hear and see more about Scottish history. The bagpipes were amazing, the sound of the huge combined bagpipes in the opening ceremony gave me goosebumps! It was great. Brady had a fun time, he was able to participate in the Border Collie demonstration and also play a kid Scottish game. Both Brady and Bethany enjoyed petting the animals(we washed their hands real well after!). Cara thought we should buy one of the cows that were for sale buuuut we decided to pass this time. Hey Cara, maybe we'll buy it for you for your birthday, seeing we know how much you LOOOOOVE animals! ;) I had one of the best corn dogs I had in a long time too. It was so good. And you are thinking, are corn dogs a Scottish food? Well, probably not a traditional food, but it was darn good so it was Scottish to me on Saturday! I've attached some pictures of the day below.


Ron, Ginny and John(Ron's cousin) marching in the Clan parade. They are carrying and wearing the Clan Cameron Tartan.


Combined Bagpipes during the opening ceremony, there's one just as big coming the opposite way too!


Brady in the Border Collie Demonstration


Brady and the rope pull

On Sunday, we woke up really early and went to Pittsburgh to see Eric, Christy and Abigail, and most importantly to see Abigail get dedicated. She did such a good job, she was wide-eyed taking it all in. Instead of the pastor speaking this Sunday, Eric and Chirsty's church had The India Children's Choir perform. It was so good! I liked it because they actually did a musical where they told of their tribe's history and how they became a Christian tribe. The kids were as sweet as they could be! One little girl just loved Bethany! She told my mom that she had a little sister back home that was Bethany's age and she missed her so much. They travel 11 months out of the year! It was sweet and a real blessing.
After church we went out to eat to a yummy Italian restaurant, then we went back to thier house and visited a little with Eric, Christy and Abigail for a little bit longer before we had to head back home. It was so nice to see them, we hadn't seen them in a couple of months. Abigail has grown so much and she's starting to sit up! She's precious! :)



Weekends like this are tiring, but they are definately worth it!!


I had to get a picture of this cutie in somewhere in this post! ;)