Ready for Hunting Season.......

Popee purchased Ann Marie her first set of Camo! ( yes, it has a little pink in the outfit....gotta have PINK!!)

If You had Told Me a Year Ago.......

......that I would know every word of the Wonderpets theme song I would have laughed!! I know it by heart now, and ,yes, I sing it even after Ann Marie goes to bed at night!!

....... that I would go to bed with my house looking like a train wreck! I would have said no way!! I have done it a few times!!

....... that I would give my child whatever she wanted just so I could eat a few bites of my dinner! Again, would have just laughed and secretly thought no, not me!!

....... that I would love one little person so much and worry and pet and fret over them! I would tell you you are absolutely telling the truth!! Wow, the built-in Mommy instincts are super strong!! It is hard to explain to someone who is not a parent yet!!

Ann Marie is more fun each day!! She is trying very hard to walk! She will let go and take a few steps,but crawling gets us anywhere fast!!She loves closing cabinets,doors, anything!! Her Mom is very particular like that!!LOL She still loves animals!!! It is so hard to believe that a year can go by soooo fast!! Stay tuned for some pics!!

Labor Day Weekend 2009

Dino's Birthday!!

Ella Grace played Uncle Dino a birthday song on her harmonica!=)

A Long Week needs a Long Weekend!

It has been a long week.....We have had good news and bad news this week. My Grandmother underwent surgery last Friday to remove several lymph nodes and an area that was possibly cancerous on her breast.The surgery went well and she got her results Wednesday that all the above were benign!! She is hoping to make a full recovery..... GOD IS GOOD!! Please keep Mrs. Kathy,Dino's Mom, in your prayers each day. She is going to have surgery to repair damage to her heart that stemmed from her cancer treatments. She came home for the weekend and she will go back on Tuesday to meet with her doctors. She is a strong,brave woman that has been down a long ,hard road fighting cancer and all the effects of it. Please pray that God will wrap her tight in his arms and protect and heal her body. Please keep sweet Isabelle,Katie and Caleb's little girl, in your prayers as well.I talked to Katie today and she is doing well with her treatments and continues to grow stronger each day! Ann Marie is missing her play dates with Isabelle! I truly believe in the power of prayer and I have seen God at work this week!!! I hope you have a good holiday weekend!

Ten Months Old!

I can't believe our baby is almost a year old! She is really growing these days!She definitely has loads of personality!! She is a joy!!! She laughs all the time and loves to play Peek-a-Boo, especially with her Daddy! She loves to turn off light switches!! She loves pictures!! You have to show her all the pictures on the fridge and all over the house! She is starting to wave Bye-Bye and we swear she is saying Mama and Dada! She really likes animals!She is getting into all the cabinets and discovering new things everyday!!=) I thank God everyday that she has been a healthy baby so far! She is still loving baby food, but don't worry, she is still loving her bottle too!=) That is going to be a battle when the time comes to take it away! Ann Marie loves any fuzzy blanket! She will snuggle up to it and rub her face all over it!! I am proud to say we have enough hair for some pretty big bows these days!! Of course, they don't last long when she figures out they are on her head! I could go on and on, but I will end with a verse I love.... "Every Good and Perfect Gift is from Above" James 1:17

Ann Marie is trying to stand up by herself!!

NOTE:Ignore her goofy parents in the video!!

Sweet Baby Evan

Dino, Ann Marie and I went to meet Jared and Angela Pieroni's new baby boy, Evan Michael, last night and he is just perfect!!!! He is a little angel! Ann Marie was not sure what to think about her Daddy holding another baby!! We are looking forward to many memories for these little Italian playmates!=)