Rich, Heather and Alana’s Blog

Saturday was hilariously fun.

Tim and Steph threw a huge fall bash and named it the “Fear Not” Party, based on what Jesus promises in Isaiah 41:10, “Fear not, for I am with you.”

Steph managed to rally, well, I don’t even know how many people, to execute her vision for a huge bash in their backyard for all of their friends’ kids! There were booths with games and prizes, cotton candy, popcorn and treats, a bounce house, and more. It was a blast, and even though Alana isn’t quite old enough to fully enjoy the fesivities, we enjoyed the beautiful weather and socialized with dear friends.

Thank you SO much to the lovely Kristy for the following several photos!

Sadly, Rich could not be there since he had an engagement session. We missed him SO much!

As last week, Alana was again a little ballerina (No, I was not about to buy more than one costume in one year And yes, I am frugal. I got the little tu-tu at Target for $10 and already had the long sleeved pink onesie and little pink tights. And since the 12-month sized tu-tu was literally TWICE the size of her waist, (secured with a safety pin) I’m thinking it’ll serve us well next year too!

Alana wasn’t feeling great; she’d been sick for the past couple of days, and still seemed a bit tired and a little serious!

Alana and I along with the sweet and beautiful Kristy and Lily Kate.

Sharing grass…so cute!

I was happy to spend some quality time with my dear friend Naomi while enjoying the shaded porch. As per my request, Alana gave (Naomi’s son) Ethan a big hug…

And he decided to return the favor by smothering her…

And then Kristy and I had a little fun at Alana’s expense! Our friend Brad had ditched his silly wig near where we were sitting, and we just had to put it on her…

Thanks to Kristy’s lightening fast reflexes, she grabbed this photo in the .05 seconds before Alana yanked it off her head. It took a few tries, but we succeeded. Ha.

Thank you so much to Tim and Steph for having us! We had a blast, and I have a hunch that the party will be in demand again for next year! Do I sense a new fall tradition???