thought this short video from the wedding deserved its own separate post
you have to know them to appreciate it :)
We had a very memorable weekend celebrating Keegan and Carissa's marriage! These are just a few photos; I didn't take many because I knew Casey would capture everything so perfectly!
Carissa was gorgeous and she threw a great party!
I threw this one in there for our beloved church family to enjoy :)
My dad put up an awesome swing at the shop for the girls last weekend and today we had a chance to try it out. Vivian loved every second of it.
One, two, three, go!
The swing is hung from such a tall tree branch that it goes insanely high, especially for little kids! I couldn't believe that Vivian wasn't a little more surprised than she was...she made a funny face for a second on the first downswing but after that it was all smiles.
He also got a regular swing seat for me :)
Daddy even took some time out of his day to come play!
Kate just watched. As I said in her update post, she's a little more timid about things like this. Hopefully she'll warm up to the idea soon!
Thanks, Papa (and I think Uncle Stephen helped, too :))!
Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter.
-CHSpurgeon
Kate is 21 months old today, so I thought I would take the opportunity to give an update on how she's growing and learning.
She is about 27 or 28 pounds, eyes are still blue, hair is straight and fine like her sister's, and she's wearing the pants that Vivian wore this winter.
Her allergies are somewhat relieved but I think we might have this problem every year! Takes after her daddy in this way.
She is talking so much now! She repeats most of what comes out of Vivian's mouth. She is learning to ask for what she needs and communicates pretty much anything, however we do have to remind her often to "use her words" because she is tempted to whine about anything and everything.
She can run pretty fast and is sure on her feet.
She loves music...loves to sing and dance!
She is more timid that Vivian ever has been (more shy around people, scared of doing things for the first time).
She wakes around 7 a.m., sleeps from 1:30 to 3:30 or 4, and goes to bed around 7:30 or 8. It takes her a while to fall asleep at night, though.
She does not like to have her clothes changed or her coat taken off. She's getting better about diaper changes, finally. I'm planning to wait a while for potty training (maybe next winter) but it's so cute when Vivian goes, she says "I have to go pee pee too!"
She is more of a tomboy than Vivian...likes bugs, to play in puddles and dirt, to climb and take risks.
She is already starting to want to do things "by self," like coming down the stairs or buckling herself in the car seat. I am amazed at some of the things that she can do by herself...I would have never believed that she could climb in the swing and buckle herself in it if I hadn't seen it!She has a special affection for her friend Lilah and cannot be separated from Papa whenever he's around.
Knows ABC song very well and counts to about 13...she used to always skip 4 but has recently gotten better about that. She doesn't know any colors but is progressing a little in this...right now she almost always says that it's blue if you ask her what color something is.
She's very cuddly and sweet but also restless and can't be still for long.
She loves to wear necklaces. Maybe she's more girly than I think.
Aaron says that he loves the way she runs, with her hands down by her side.
When he goes in her room at night after she's already been put to bed, if she's standing up playing, she will DIVE into the sheets headfirst. It's hilarious.
Have I mentioned that she whines and fusses quite a bit? Praying it's just the age and that she'll grow out of it soon.
One of the most unique things about Kate is her facial expressions. I can't describe them...sorry :) Just have to spend some time with her!
Another thing we love about Kate is the way she says Vivian's name. I recorded it so that we can always remember what it sounded like :)
This video is of Kate singing the Doxology. It has been her song since she was a newborn...we've always sung it before naps or bed and she's been able to sing it herself for several months.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow (you can't hear her say the first two words because I started the recording too late)
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
We've had something different happen at our house this week. In one more month it will be the one year anniversary of Vivian being in a bed. Yesterday, for the first time, she got out of her bed during naptime. During the past year, she has never once tried to get out. We always thought it was so strange...it was almost as if the thought never crossed her mind to do it! Yesterday about 30 minutes into her nap, I went in to check to see if she was asleep because she was so quiet. She had gotten out of her bed to get books and then got back in, and was reading under the covers. I was dumbfounded. I just couldn't believe it because we had gone so long without having to deal with this!
I corrected her right away. She did it again today and really got corrected. I'm thinking through this now, though...she's almost 3 and I can't decide if getting out of her bed on her own is a freedom that she's old enough to have. If nap and nighttime potty training is in our near future, then of course she would have to be allowed to get out on her own. But I just don't know if she's mature enough to make a decision about when she should get out and when she should stay in and go to sleep. If she thinks she can get out to get books to read when she should be sleeping, then that's a problem, right?
We shall see how it goes! She's growing up! For so long we've made all the decisions for her. It will be hard for me to let her make her own decisions!
Recently the girls took a class picture at preschool. They turned out so well-all the kids are smiling!- so I thought I'd share.
They both have so much fun in their classes. They play and play all morning! Vivian goes on Mondays and Wednesdays, and Kate goes on Tuesdays.
Saturday (the 30th) was my brother Joey's 30th birthday! Sierra threw him a surprise party that night but we weren't able to go, so we had a small family party for him on Sunday afternoon after we swam.
We had mom's homemade lasagna for dinner (that's why I didn't bother to put their clothes back on after we took the bathing suits off).
Uncle Joey enjoys his birthday song serenade...Kate can sing the whole song by herself, every word is so clear! Stephen was here for the weekend (went to the wedding), so he was able to join our party. He went back to New Jersey today for finals. He will finish his first year of law school this month!
We had a fun evening...thanks, Mom, for cooking for us.
He had a trick candle, so they really loved helping him blow it out each time it lit back up.Happy 3-0 Joey!
...that He is risen!!
Happy (really belated) Easter 2011
-Aaron, Lisa, Vivian, and Kate
On Sunday afternoon we went swimming! We are going to have a blast this summer at Papa and Gramme's pool...who wants to come join us?
Compare this with last year's post with the same title...time is passing too quickly!
On Easter Sunday after church we headed over to the Cannon's house (very close to ours) to spend the rest of the day. We ate together, did an egg hunt, played cornhole, sat and talked, and in all these things celebrated the resurrection of Christ. It was such an awesome day of relaxation. Kate took a long nap while we were there, and Vivian played so well with her friends that we felt like our parenting duties had even subsided for the afternoon. We also had lots of help when they were both awake and active. It was a beautiful day and we are so thankful for our church family!
On Friday night before Easter we had our small group over on our regularly scheduled night, but this time we planned to have a more casual social gathering and let the kids do an egg hunt. Aaron got all the kids together in the starting place...I love how ready they look.
After they found all the eggs, we made them sit on the couch for a picture and some more instructions. This picture is priceless with all our little ones together! But we were missing Mason, Tyson, Loren, and Daniel :(
Aaron was explaining to them that there was a golden egg hidden with $20 in it...most of the kids didn't understand at all what he was talking about, but the older ones were pretty interested! It was hidden in the top of Mason's diaper and Ansley was the one to find it! 
Kate and Lilah didn't care anything about the money...just give them some candy! This is so sweet. Kate LOVES Lilah.
We had fun at the park today! We are really enjoying the warm spring weather. Vivian played with her friends Julia, Macy, and Chandler...these girls have been in the same class at church starting from the baby room :) 
Sitting down to have a cookie break. We did not pose them like this!
Cyrstal (Chandler's mom) holds cute sleepy baby Sophie :)
Hi, Mommy! I'm being independent and playing: my two favorite things!
Kate was right there along with the big kids! Of course they napped well when we got home. Thanks everyone for meeting us there!
Good yesterday morning! When the girls woke up we had a squealing party in Vivian's bed about Jesus being alive and then we gave them these little buckets with a couple things in them...a mask and a bendy bunny toy. 
We pray that everyone had a memorable, worshipful Resurrection Day! I will post pictures (hopefully tonight) of how we spent the day celebrating with our church family. It was a great encouragement.
A few weeks ago the girls and I went to celebrate with Cyrus for his second birthday. They had a traveling petting zoo at their house!! It was a big hit with all the kids. There were ducks, bunnies, alpacas, goats, a miniature pony, and a donkey.
I didn't bring my camera inside and so I'm depending on Kristin for her pictures. She has been so gracious to share her Picasa album with me! There are lots of pictures of V and K, along with all of our other little friends. Enjoy Kristin's fun captions, too :)
Back on April 2nd, Aaron took the girls to Jax and Lilah's 2nd birthday party (I was in Richmond...I was so sad to miss the party, though!). Vivian talked about the party a lot leading up to it, excited about singing happy birthday to the twins. From what I heard, there was a lot more fun than just singing! Enjoy the many pictures! Again, these are Kristin's from her Picasa album, so they are her captions and her perspective :)
If you're short on time and can't view all of the pictures on the picasa album, just watch this cool video from the party. I'm sure you'll be able to see how they are making fun of Aaron :)
BOLLING WITH 5: Lilah & Jaxon's 2nd Birthday Video!
Today we hosted a cookout in our backyard for all of the guys that work at Interstate Batteries and their families. It was a perfect day for an outside party...the weather couldn't have been better. My dad cooked a pig and everyone brought a side dish or dessert...I didn't have to do much preparation in that respect, but there was definitely good motivation for us to get our backyard cleaned up this morning. Check out these 30 pictures of our day!
A couple of Thursdays ago when we made the great exchange in Greensboro, we met everyone for dinner at Carrabba's. Uncle Charles, Aunt Angie, and Abby were also able to meet us there...it was a nice treat!
The conversation was popping all around the table. We haven't seen Aaron's family since Christmas!
Brooke opened her birthday present (a goals journal)...we've had it for a while (her birthday was March 13!) but since we knew we were going to see her, we waited. We also celebrated Peggy's birthday which was April 12.
They had just gotten their haircuts that morning...Kate's fits her really well I think.
They were so well behaved that night...it made it harder to part ways with them for 3 days!
Fernandez Family
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This blog is a way for us to journal about the fun events and milestones of our days as husband and wife and new parents. Enjoy catching up with what's going on in the Fernandez family!
Aaron and Lisa
Married December 18, 2004
Vivian Gray: born June 18, 2008
Kate Leigh: born August 5, 2009
Hank Michael: born August 8, 2012
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