HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

Boy today is an exciting day, not only is it the 4th of July, but Matteo got to wear his "95" lightening maqueen shirt!!! (If you would also notice his new sandals, which we purchased back in March/April and have been waiting ever since to wear).

Boy our little Matteo sure is growing up!

Baby check: Looks like Mommy is still pregnant! Since our little bundle hasn't arrived yet, we took off to see the parade this morning.

ANOTHER family photo? Pretty soon my arms will be REALLY full.

And SURPRISE, we saw our friends Caleb and Rory at the parade. Believe it or not, this was the only photo Mommy got of Matteo and his friend, as they were so delighted running around in circles, smiliing, jumping. However I think Caleb's Mommy got a better photo as she had more patience to keep her camera out longer.

And as a special treat tonight, SPECIAL treat as i would never promote soda for anyone unless a super special occasion, I think I am going to let Matteo have his first root beer float! I know i know, we brush before bed and it will not become a habit, however who doesn't like the occasional treat....and mmm mmmmmmmmmmm mmmmm doesn't the memory of a root beer float bring you back to your youth :-)

Happy 4th of July Dear Friends and Family, no I don't think the baby is coming just yet and s/he certainly cannot come on Monday (Gramps' birthday).

Bye Grandma

Who came to get Grandma you might ask, well GRAMPS of course......

bringing his buddy and our Dear Cousin Andrew as well.



And yes Dear Andrew is playing in about 1/8 an inch of water in our kiddie pool :-)

Wondering what I look like? Well here you go :-) Will this be our last family photo before our new arrival?

Grandma's visit

Oh what fun we had when Grandma came to visit. Staying 2 1/2 days and 2 full nights was just the right amount of time.

Our days consisted of shopping, playing, walking and talking (in that order?). However like all good things Grandma's visit had to come to an end, but not before a trip to the beach.

Below is our trip to the beach on a cool night.

And yes again Daddy impressed us with his ability to catch a helmet (?) crab in the Sound. However, I don't think Grandma was all that thrilled based upon the photo below.

Beach Day!

Well with all of the rain we have been having lately, we took this brief opportunity of sunshine/clouds to go to the beach. (even though there was a downpour earlier in the morning, this didn't hamper our plans).

Below is a picture of Matteo and Daddy just wading in the water. You see clearly Daddy didn't expect to go in, hence his lack of bathing suit and rolled up pants.

And yes, if you notice, I did get matteo's haircut just in time for the arrival of our new baby.

Notice his curious george bathing suit, Matteo has become a very big fan of George, though I don't think anything will ever replace cars.

Daddy and Matteo looking out at the boats.

And lastly, per usual, Daddy found a helmet crab (i think that is what they are called) and scooped it up out of the water. Leave it to Daddy to show matteo so much fun! Needless to say this brought over other "friends" who too wanted to check out Daddy's latest discoery and with whom matteo too enjoyed visiting with for a bit (until he put a rock on a little boy's head and then we cut our visit short).



Well folks with less than 3 weeks to go my posts are becoming less and less frequent, but check back often as soon we will have some very LARGE news in the form of, i'm guess, 7 1/2 - 9 lbs! :-)

Garden of Eve

Tuesday was a bit of an adventure for Mommy & Matteo. Seems this woman, who has two young children, opens her "farm" up to a mommy and me playdate on tuesdays. Now the reason I say "farm" is because in total there are about 6-9 animals fenced in neatly, but the real fun lies in the toys up front and the people you meet. So come along and take a brief walk in our day.

Below is Matteo visiting this old goat. In the background you may notice a sheep. This sheep did pee pee right in front of us and boy that was the highlight of Matteo's visit - remember he is recently potty trained - I probably could have left right then, however we continued to stay for an additional 3+ hours. (can't beat great friends).

Also we saw Tom Turkey and told him we 1) have his cousin in our refrigerator and 2) will probably see him in another few months on our table :-) Yes folks, we eat meat.

Lastly, we saw these little piggies below which, as the picture indicates, didn't tickle matteo too much.



So that was our Tuesday morning and into the early PM. I wonder what the rest of the week will have in store for us :-)

Father's Day 2009

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADDY!!!!!!!!



Boy isn't Daddy lucky, breakfast in bed...then again I don't think he is the only lucky one...Mommy & Matteo are pretty lucky to have this Daddy in our lives.

And to help celebrate such a wonderful day we invited down a few of our favorites: Grandma, Gramps, Auntie, Uncle Jason and their three kids.

Of course Gramps takes his usual nap while here...this time taking Auntie along with him....boy aren't these two fun :-)

While Auntie and Gramps held down the couches sleeping, Andrew and Matteo took to the streets over and over and over again, riding scooters and bikes. But remember safety first: helmets.

And after all of that riding, who wouldn't need some ice cream to help them cool off? And what better way to eat ice cream than with your favorite cousin..and on your nose as well :-) Oh to be a child again without a care in the world.



(Yes I know Matteo has had ice cream 2x in one week...but you havne't seen all of this weeks pictures haha. No no just many reasons to celebrate and what better way than with ice cream?)

Happy Fathers Day Daddy.

W A T E R + S U N = F U N

The smile says it all folks (and the attire as well)........ POOL!!!!!!

With rain occuring the last 15 out of 20 days (i believe that is fairly accurate), Matteo and I pulled out the pool today and he enjoyed some lovely "swim" time. Don't confuse this with olympic swimming, oh no today was more about tripping into the pool, falling out of it and some belly flops, all of which were taken with a smile. Also today we enjoyed a playdate with our neighbor Patrick and our friend Caleb, both of whom are older and if you know Matteo, you know he enjoys older friends, especially boys whom he can repeat, chase, etc. Later the boys also enjoyed a bike ride, so I believe all slept well that evening. Here's to more sun shiney days.