a day at the park

enjoying the warm weather!

super kids

my 2 favorite super hero's super mia and captain luke*

pretend you don't notice luke's cape is hot pick. sometimes, as a mom, you must improvise.

hugo-riffic

one member of our family who can easily be overlooked is hugo. he is our chocolate lab, and was our first baby! It's hard for us to believe that he will be 8 this fall! he is a great dog and more importantly he is great with the kids. Luca loves him. He loves to lounge with him and love on him. His real name is victor hugo griffin - but he has lots of names : fat jack, gogo, hugs, hugo-riffic, big dog, choco-latte and just hugo. He is the master of puppy eyes, and is a great security system - once scaring away some telemarketers! good dog!!

brought to you by mia

for christmas, mia received a fisher price camera. She loved it and began taking pictures of everything and everyone! not too bad for a 3 yr old.

can you guess...

what she is doing?? (answer under the picture)

speed-skating!!! amelia love the winter olympics, calling them the "lo-lympics". the speed skating was her favorite, followed by skiing and curling! can't wait for the summer olympics so she can try swimming across the living room, or pole vaulting onto the couch.

my favorites

all three of my favorite people, all in one place. i love them all
and love that they are all mine! and i love to listen in from the hall
and hear mia "read" to lucas. tonight was "but not the hippopotamus".
she has is memorized and
at the end yells, "but not the armadillo!!"

what a handful!

Lately miss amelia had wanted to have her picture taken, over and over! she actually asks me!
I love it too! i get some fun snapshots from time to time, like the top left where luca is looking
on. the center one where she looks like she is up to something, the lower one where she is
full of attitude! oh, this is another amelia orginal - at least i know she can match her clothes!

a look ahead

I am not sure what to call this look, but I'm sure it is not the last time I will see it. Right now it seems like
a lifetime away, but one day my baby will be a teenager, and I am pretty sure
I will see this look of hers again.

gymnastics

this week was mia's first gymnastics class at the YMCA. she loved it. she was so confident, ran right in
and joined in the fun! from what we could see, she had a great time, as well as listened to directions and
followed along. she wasn't afraid to jump right up and try new things. Our Mia-girl is fearless i guess!
she walked on the even bars, forward and backwards, held herself on the longbar, jumped herself
right off the trampoline (too funny!), and dove into the foam pit! I hope she enjoys week 2 as much as she
she enjoyed wearing the leotard! she didn't want to take it off! Maybe you will see her
at the summer 2024 games!

my poor, neglected blog...

i have not forgotten you! It's me, the voice behind the blog!! I am back and ready to update! I will of course be posting in order so be sure to go back - i have a lot of posts as it has been a month and a half! yikes!

14th february 2010

the kids enjoying their valentine's goodies! they both went for the new toothbrushes first!
and there was candy in there! luca's went straight to his mouth!

early love

this is luca's profile. what is he doing? trying to get to caelyn. he likes her. a lot. he smiles and laughs and turns
in circles when i pull up her blog. i make sure to scroll to these pics of her. just for him! she is saying uh oh
with the cutest expression on her face. i think he is smitten!

speechless

on occasion, i am speechless :) this is one of those times! she is too much.

aly

mia and aly after a mia's manicure!

sisterly love

mia, telling luca that "it's ok, his big sister is right here. don't cry luca-buddy".
what a wonderful big sister!

beard envy

i saw lucas touching his pop's face and couldn't figure out what he was doing. He said
lucas does it a lot, he just comes over and stands there, touching his beard or goatee. i
guess he has beard envy :)

it's finally happening

my kids are playing together. it's not so much every time, but it happens. and it makes me giddy inside!
it takes me back to jumping from couch to chair with my sister, running down the hallway in our socks after
our mom shampooed the carpets. there are still times when they can't manage to simply sit next to each
other in the car, but i see the spark of happy times, wonderful memories and i couldn't be happier!

we are serious

toothbrushers! i think this is the kids favorite time of the day! all i have to do is mention
time to brush and they flock to the bathroom! here they are, prior to bedtime,
working on some clean teeth! Lucas picked this up very quick - i think after i brushed his
teeth once or twice, he was able to do it himself!

indian summer

I love, love indian summer. A week or two of cold weather and then a few warm days to remind you what you are going to miss. we took advantage of the warm weather and headed to a local park with Tia and Bella. before we left we had a little fun in Tia's front yard! I love this pic, Mia throwing the leaves, Bella kicking them and Lucas picking them up. They are so care-free!

chatter-box

Miss Amelia loves to talk on the phone - here she is chatting with her Tia about a
surprise that is coming in the mail for her!

lunchdate

Mia arranged a little luncheon for her and the babies! On the menu: mac n cheese,
waffles, chicken legs and a pretzel! Yum!

strollin

all boy

and all mine! just check out his shirt!! He is so full of fun and noise, love and laughter!
i love how he can serious and silly within seconds of each other. What a wonderful gift he is.

sleepyhead

fussy - check
lovey - check
backup fussy - check

now can someone please put me in my bed? please?

just thinking...

caught miss amelia deep in thought, about what i have no idea!

love!

a calm moment between the kiddos! right after this i think he head butted her.

2009 at a glance

Here are some fun pics of the kids throughout 2009!
Happy New Year everyone!!