All Hallow's Eve

Instead of trick-or-treating, the past five years we have been celebrating All Hallow's Eve with a party at home. We dress as a favorite saint and play games with saintly themes. Very fun.

St Hubert, St. Barbara, St. Irene, Bl. John Paul the Great

St Therese rose toss

St Anthony's lost and found

Chasing after "tonsure treats"

St. Anne's Apple Store - Bobbing for apples

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em (the apples that is:)!

We had some fun treats:

St Cecilia's muscical keys (vanilla and chocolate wafer cookies set up like a keyboard)

St. Francis's Friends (animal crackers)

St. Isadore's Pumpkin patch (pumpkin candy corn)

St. Bernadette's Firewood (honey pretzles)

St. Gabriel's Trumpet (Bugles)

Tonsure Treats (mini cholcolate donuts)

It was really a great evening. We prayed the Litany of the Saints and remembered why the evening is called All Hallow's Eve.

To all three of my blog readers:

***I've been trying to post about this and Rachel's party for two weeks. So, even though I'm reallllly tired, I'm treating you to this post tonight. Aren't you so lucky to have me?***

Happy St. Pio day!

                                                  

We had St.Pio Pasta and Cappuccino mousse for dinner. We also had pineapple juice, because that was one of his favorite things to drink.

Charlotte over at Waltzing Matilda has a few coloring pages for artists of all ages to enjoy.

St Pio of Pietrelcina, pray for us!

Confirmation needs it's own post...don'tcha think?

It was beautiful...

Rachel Nichole Joan 

Zachary James Jose

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful and kindle in them the fire of Your love. Send forth Your spirit and they shall be created and You shall renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray.

O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, 

Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

Happy St. James Day

I was so excited about today because I have three Jameses.

Scott James

Zachary James 

Daniel James.

I really wanted to get a picture of them all together, but Scott had to work late.

We had Nacho stuffed shells for dinner and ice cream with blueberries, raspberries and chocolate shells for dessert.

You can go here to find out why St. James is represented by the scallop shell.

I'm not being lazy, it's just a rather lengthy explaination, but very interesting.

Love all my Jameses.

St James the Greater, pray for us!