Stuart Little, then Halloween!!!!

The weekend before last, Emma Claire was in Tuscalooosa Children's Theatre's production of Stuart Little! It was a fabulous week of shows! Emma Claire was a River Creature as well as a neighbor, passenger and spectator!!!! The River Creature costumes were definitely the cutest!!!!

Here she is with her dear friend, Mary Alice

and me

and my mom and dad

some cats from the show

her buddies at Mug Shots for dinner between the 2 Saturday shows - it's a tradition!!!

matching dresses and hair!!!!

Emma Claire with her cousin, Chandler who was Margalo!!!!

And then we went straight into Halloween week where we had something nearly every night!!!! This is at Will's work trick-or-treating!!!! Henderson was scared of the warewolf, so he would not get in this picture!!!!

This is all 3 dressed up before we went trunk-or-treating at church and then trick-or-treating in the neighborhood!!!! We now have enough candy to open up our own candy store, it's quite ridiculous. I'm just thankful my brother-in-law is our dentist :)

Wilson decided to go as a dragon/crocodile/dinosaur since he had already worn batman 5 times last week!!!! It's the costume he wore when he was 2 - still just about fits!!!!

On Saturday we worked really hard on the yard and the interior renovations. The painting is ALMOST done, but it might be next weekend before I can finish. Emma Claire auditioned for the next play, Winnie the Pooh, A Christmas Tail, and made it and practices start TONIGHT!!!!! No rest for the weary!!!! We are loving our new, open space though and I'll be sure and post pictures as soon as it's completed!!!!

Emma Claire's Baptism

Yesterday, Emma Claire was Baptized!!!!! She accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior a while back and then recently began really asking questions about walking down at church and letting everyone know!!!!!

It was a beautiful time! Will's parents are on the baptism committee and they work behind the scenes helping those being baptized get in their gowns and showing them what to do, so they enjoyed being back there with Emma Claire during this special time. I chose to be in the back with her too, so I could take pictures and see her up close and then dry her off in the end.

Here is Nana helping her into her robe.

Do you notice Emma Claire's new glasses - you can hardly see them!!!!! She LOVES them and we do too!!!!!

Here she is with her Nana and Grandaddy Bud

With me

Bro Gil telling her what's going to happen and also telling her she was his sister now - she got a kick out of that!!!!!

Here they are waiting

One last reminder of how to hold her hands!!!

He told her she could look anywhere she wanted. She looked out at the audience the entire time! Afterwards, she told me everyone she saw - her cousins, Wilson, Ga Ga, grandaddy, aunts, uncle and friends! I was really glad she chose to look out in the audience. I mean, that's what it's all about - telling everyone that she LOVES Jesus and wants to live for Him the rest of her life!!!!

I'm kind of surprised she didn't wave!!!!

Raised to life in Christ

I'm so proud of her!!!!

Afterwards, we had my mom and dad, Will's mom and dad, Ellen (Will's sister) and Stan and their 4 children and Katie (my sister) and Matt and Charlie over for a chili and hot dog lunch and roasted marshmallows on the fire outside!!! It was a wonderful day in celebration of Emma Claire and Jesus!!!! Emma Claire will always remember that she got baptized on Halloween :)