Lauren's Confirmation

Tonight was Lauren's Confirmation at St. John's in Hillsdale. We got there just after it started, but the church was already packed full and there was nowhere to sit - not good with 2 little girls! After standing in the back for a little while, we opted to take them outside and let them run around on the grass...

They had so much fun running around together!

Here's Avery offering her big sister a snack (goldfish)

We all went over to Jose and Doreen's house afterward for food and cake to celebrate Lauren

Maribel and Marcelo

(Maribel was Lauren's Sponsor)

Pepin with his kids, Maribel and Jose

Jesus and Debbie

Ethan and Josh playing the Wii

Lauren with her parents, Doreen and Jose

Sweet Sisters, Gabby and Lauren

Lauren with her godparents, John and Dawn (Doreen's Sister)

Avery and Amanda

Gabby and Alexis

Lauren and Reagan

Avery giving Lauren "loves"

Here's the famous cake! Lauren is in love with Kris Allen, this year's American Idol ... she photoshopped her picture over Kris's wife :)

She's too funny ... she even changed her name on Facebook to read "Lauren Fernandez Allen"!

Papa loving Avery

Marcelo, Joaquin and Gabby

Nayda, Lauren, Catherine and Alexis

Lauren cut out Kris's head and saved it in her freezer ... she later changed her status on Facebook to read, "Kris Allen's head is in my freezer!"

We decided to stay until cake was served, but it was WAY past the girls' bedtime. Reagan couldn't even finish her ice cream cake she was so tired! As soon as we got in the car, she asked for permission to go to sleep and passed out cold immediately. Once home, we easily transferred her to her bed and she was down for the night. She has always been very adaptable and easy when it comes to staying up late/sleeping in. Unfortunately, her little sister Avery is NOT as adaptable and functions so much better when kept on a proper schedule. We purposely let Avery sleep in, then put her down for a late afternoon nap, then woke her up just before church. We thought she'd do okay if she stayed up late, but our plan certainly backfired. She was wired for the entire ride home, then wouldn't go to sleep until about 1:00AM. It's interesting to see how different our two girls are. Friends always thought we were crazy when we'd let Reagan stay up so late, yet she has always adjusted so well that we didn't see any harm in it. Avery is on a pretty good schedule and whenever we alter it, she refuses to adjust!