Lily's Baptism

Yesterday Lily was baptized at Blessed Sacrament Church in Rochester. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining and we were surrounded by family. Every time I'm at Blessed Sacrament it feels special. I remember our wedding and Jack's baptism. I also think about how my grandparents and great grandparents were married there. Lily is keeping the tradition alive! Here are a few pictures. Can you tell our children are loved?

Lillian Patricia Archer



Lily and Godmother Bridget



Uncle Matt checking out his goddaughter. Matt actually held Lily while Father Kennedy blessed her. It will be great to tell her that some day.



Group Shot



A Proud Grandfather



Archer Family Shot



Lily and Aunt Margaret



Argyle is the new black



Another Proud Grandfather



Toni and Lily. I love this shot! Toni looks like Kate to me. And, I love how Lily has her hands on her face and appears to be signing "love."



Lillian Patricia and Patricia (the sweet bracelet is from my Aunt Ann)



The Newly Engaged Couple



Mr. Jack.


I wonder if they'll order the same entree. Check out the baptism cards from the Tracy side.




All in all, a fantastic day. Thanks everyone!

When The Cat's Away The Mice Will Play...

I had to run errands the other day and when I came back I found a new set of photos on my camera! I love these!

Grandpa Jim

"Hey Grandpa, what do you think of the new stimulus package?"


My dad and Lily (three months!)

Check this out HGTV

Here are the aftershots. It turned out great. We had to strategize with our furniture. The crib is now in our room and my dresser is in Jack's room. It works for now.

Proud Lily Keep on Burning...

And we're rolling, rolling, rolling on the river (or the frog mat)

The Original Snuggie

I think someone needs a haircut!

Archer Paint Co.

This past weekend Dave painted our bedroom. It was too dark (as Maureen says, it was a little like a cave) and we figured we would paint before we rearranged furniture. Our friend John came over to help. That made the process go by alot faster! Pretty soon Jack will be also be able to help. He must have seen us paint before because he found a small roller and started "painting" the living room. Anyway, the new bedroom color is gold and it looks great--very sunny! By the way, it was -6 degrees here this morning without a wind chill.