A Blue Christmas Concert and a New Church

I am not sure where the last week went, this time of year is so busy with concerts, shopping, baking, and just enjoying the season! Last Sunday was Daddy's final Christmas concert of the season. It featured the Jazz bands and Jazz Choir and included some tasty desserts and coffee or hot chocolate too. Last year this event was snowed out and didn't happen until mid January, so it was nice the weather cooperated this year.


Cara giving Grandma A lots of cuddles when we got to school, she had fall asleep in the car and wasn't quite awake yet

Cara looked absolutely adorable wearing this Santa hat and her Christmas dress

Baby Cara came along in her matching dress too

Sitting pretty after the show

Trying to get some cute pictures with Grandma and Grandpa after the concert


Last Sunday we celebrated Mass for the last time at the old St Malachy Church. It was an emotional trip to say goodbye to the church in which we both made our First Communion, I graduated 8th grade (a big deal in the Catholic school), we got married, and Cara was baptized. So on Tuesday we attended the dedication of the brand new St Malachy Church! The Archbishop said Mass and we witnessed the dedication and anointing of the gorgeous new building. I did not feel right taking pictures during the Mass, but this is the outside as we were walking in, it was a snowy/sleeting night, but that didn't stop anyone from attending. It was a standing room only crowd even though the new church seats more than twice what the old one held. For us it was a once in a lifetime opportunity!

We look forward to attending the first Christmas Mass in the new church