M.F.L. ~ 2009 ~ Basilica Pictures

The last 3 pictures below are when we were making our way home..I hope you enjoyed our pictures..The day was very powerful for us as a family..We are now more than ever, encouraged to fight for EVERY life..From the WOMB to the TOMB..

The Basilica before it got dark


Here are some of the many altars in the Basilica

These pictures are right behind the main altar..

March For Life ~ Post #3 ~ More Pictures

Next post will be the pictures from my camera phone that I took in the Basilica..I took photos of most of the Marian altars in there..

March for Life 2009 ~ Post #2

As promised here are some pictures from the March for Life..The first few are from on the bus.

Here's Jen when we were first starting out..The Washington Monument from the bus..

Here is when we were getting off the bus to go to the Mall

I'll put some more photos in another post..

March For Life 2009 ~ Post #1

Well we finally did it!! We got to go to the March for Life in D.C... Bob, Jen & I went..It was a great trip, and it was a beautiful day!! It was such a testimony to LIFE!! As soon as I download all the pictures, I will post them..There are so many..It will have to be in a few posts..

The bus trip was long..And the bus driver got lost, but all in all it was worth it..There were so MANY people..

We got to see Fr. Trigilio from EWTN in person..Also Fr. Frank Pavone, Teresa Tomeo, Fr. Tom Eutenauer..It was like we were star struck..I will post the pictures as soon as I can..

Happy 2009!!!

Well 2009 is here..How was your New Years? Ours was very quiet..Which we enjoy..I'm not a big fan of New Years..We don't go out & celebrate..We like to be at home with the kids, and just stay together as a family..

The Christmas holiday was also quiet..We celebrated Ari's b-day on Christmas Eve (as usual)..We had Christmas Eve/Day here at our home..So most of my family was here..Bob & I went to Christmas Eve mass, which was very peaceful (and the choir was astounding!!)..We celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary at home..We ordered Chinese food..Then I got sick..I was sick for 2-3 days..I don't know if it was a bug or food poisoning..But I made it to Mass, and it was on the Feast of the Holy Family..How appropriate for us..Then like I mentioned New Years came and went..Jan.1st we celebrated the Feast of Mary, Holy Mother of God..It was a wonderful Advent/Christmas season here at S.P.C.H.

Now it's back to school..Grades were given out for the 2nd Qtr..Jen had a 3.1, Ari had a 3.2, and Trevor had a 3.4..The girls really had trouble with Math this quarter..They both got a D in it..So I'm going to get a tutor for them..And for the last two quarters we're doing Art & Music..

Jan.22 we're making our 1st trek to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life..There will only be 4 of us going (Ari isn't going), but we're very excited..We are a very "Pro-Life" family..Bob even took the week off from work just so we knew we could go down..

Anyway that's about it for now..I have some photos to post, but I'll post them later on..I hope you all had/have a very Blessed, Peaceful, Healthy 2009..

Merry Christmas..A Little Late

Here's wishing you and yours a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Let's remember the "Reason for the Season"!!

(Our Lady of the Southern Cross ~ Help for Christians)

What We've Been Up To Lately..

Here at SPCH we've been quite the busy family (which is unusual for us)..So here is a round up of what we've been up to..

First off we celebrated my birthday on Nov. 15th..I'm posting a very rare picture of me w/my sweety at a resturant we went to for my birthday..

It's alittle blurry because it was taken on my camera phone..

Next we went to Ohio for Thanksgiving & on the way we stopped at this beautiful little chapel in Canfield..We lit some candles and prayed..

We had a really quiet, peaceful, Thanksgiving with Bob's family..Now we're just hanging out at home & preparing for Christmas..We have our Advent tree up..We're going to Confession on Dec. 16th as a family..

We're coming up on the end of the 2nd quarter here, and then Christmas break..The kids have been doing ok with the work..We just really need the vacation..We'll I'll update later on in the week..