4 AM

Somtimes....



Chloe & I read the news in bed at 4 AM........thankfully this has only happened 2 or 3 times in her life thus far :-)

Let's not make a habit of it Chloe May!

Thanksgiving early AM

Happy 1st Thanksgiving Chloe May!!

Yes Dear Blog Readers, our day started out as bright as can be - hence Matteo's sunglasses :-)

And all dressed up and ready to hit the road at 7:56 AM sharp! No traffic was going to stop our new minivan.

After 10 attempts...this was my best shot of the two of them....sadly relizing my christmas card work is cut out for me.

With smiles like these, you know the day is going to be a great one.

Thanksgiving mid-AM

Such a beauitful picture of my Godson JJ (age 9) and Chloe May on her first Thanksgiving.

Colle and me.

And this year I thought it important to memoralize Grandma's table...Grandma and Gramps sure work hard to put together a nice day for everyone.

Even Chloe had to stop mid-morning for a cat nap.

The evening

At the end of the long day... everyone was tired....

well except Matteo, who keeps going and going and going...notice his new pjs courtesy of Auntie and kids.

Yes, there are angels on earth.

and notice our new addition...spotty(?). After much asking (and i mean much) Andrew allowed Matteo the courtesy of taking "spotty" home for a bit. Great just what Mom wanted another dog. Don't worry Andrew we will feed him, walk him and love him daily and return him come Christmas :-)..unless of course you desire him sooner. THANKS FOR SHARING.

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving .....



with the healthy addition of Chloe May to our lives and Matteo's continued growth as a toddler, we have more to be thankful for than ever. May your blessings be bountiful as well.

Dragon

Thank you Aunt Adrienne for the dragon with scary eyes!!!

Wellness

Wellness visits today and Daddy was kind enough to accompany me......



Chloe is pudgy at 90% in weight and only 75% in height and while Matteo is average height he is 75% in weight :-) I guess we feed them well over here on Tall Tree :-)

PS No flu shots for us.

Super Mom!!

Haircut for Matteo, eaten lollypop (Matteo again for getting a haircut), and a follow-up dr. visit for Chloe --- all before 11:40 AM...E X C U S E me while I dust off my super mom wings :-)

Yes Matteo, I too am warn out, but you don't see me sleeping :-)

My name is Ellissa.....

My name is Ellissa today was a very difficult day - - -

so when I came to your house for a play date - - - thank you for allowing me that 90 minute escape - - I hope I didn't let on how stressed I was Sarah :-)

Thanks for the chat Amy, nice to know I'm not alone out there - - however my blogs will TRY to continue to focus on the positive of each day.

Back and forth.......

Would have had a longer video, but didn't want a noisy Chloe to wake matteo...anyway enjoy the video. if you notice, the garbage truck is moving back and forth on Matteo as he sleeps. Not sure how he can fall asleep like that, but to each his own :-)

Turkey time!

If you recall last year's photo.....

much different than this, wouldn't you say :-) ??

and today we took a page out of a friend's book and went to visit the turkeys!



SEE YOU GUYS SOON...I MEAN EAT YOU GUYS SOON :-) yum yum...poor little gobble gobble.

Eaten Alive?

No Matteo hasn't been eaten alive by Tiger Leopard....



just took a nap under him today and slept for over 2 hours!

11.13.09

HAPPY 33RD BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!!!!

Thoughtfulness

We spent Thursday just hanging around :-)

and surprise surprise, we got a package from Grandma and Gramps!



For those of you wondering (I know I would be) - it contained a book for Matteo about Thanksgiving and a bib for Chloe (first Christmas). Thanks Grandma and Gramps you really know how to make our day.

Twins

Matteo spent most of Wednesday going around the house with my extra sunglasses telling me he looks like me - - so I thought I would let you be the judge.....Twins or what? :-)

Pirates!

Yesterday at library, we read books about....



P I R A T E S ~!!!!

Monday fun day

Matteo enjoyed wearing my shoes while talking to Auntie on the phone.

and at the library, Mommy enjoyed a bookclub - we shall see if I have time to read the book :-)

minivan use.....

starting to get used to a bigger car.....

7 years!

Sunday here on the Island, was a much better day.

It started with a family breakfast of bagels that Grandma bought the day before as today was our Anniversary.

Daddy got Mommy some flowers and a card :-)



mmmm.....7 years....isn't Daddy lucky :-) haha.

Then we spent the morning working on leaves...and by "we" I mean "Daddy". Mommy socialized with all of the neighborhood kids that always gravitate towards our home and stay for a while. Aren't impromptu playdates the best.

And yes, our new car. Want to go for a ride?

My heart is broken

Well Dear Bloggers, Saturday was not an easy day by any means here on Tall Tree.

The day started with Matteo and Daddy cleaning the gutters (yes the leaf bags are piling up behind daddy there).

Then Grandma, Gramps and Kimmy came for a visit



And later in the day mommy's heart broke into more pieces than I can count as I had to give up my car and Daddy got us a minivan (I probably sound horrible that I didn't want one - but on the other side of the coin, I never want anything new - which is very cost effective for Daddy). You see Mommy's car needed new tires and some work, so rather than invest a little, Daddy thought it best to upgrade (as my car can't fit another person and it was small)..... so yes, Mommy spent Saturday night crying and crying - - I do know there are worse "problems" to have..... but that car was more than a car to me, so I'm allowed to cry.

Friday fun

Friday Chloe enjoying her new (to her!) exasaucer (sorry can't spell it).

Dryer fun

And oh as if the library wasn't fun enough already - Matteo enjoys after we wash our hands using the dryer (as if it could dry his hands from the distance he stands from it!).



HOWEVER, I WARN YOU: if you dare push the button - as opposed to Matteo - he will howl for quite some time (pretty much until the dryer stops - at which point he will push the button). Oh yes, that is right folks, Matteo is very much into "I do it." For instance, if you turn on the light while he is in the process of calling "i'll do it." He will turn off the light that you turned on just to RE-turn it on. And if you get a dog bone for the dog out of the box and hand it to him, he will RETURN the dog bone to the box andd then proceed to take it out to give it to the bone. Yes, indeed Matteo is growing up and all about doing things himself. So imagine his utter frustration when we go to BRU the other day and the dryer does not have a button to push, rather automatically turns on when you put your hands underneath :-) Mommy just thought it best to walk out. haha.

And yes, sometimes Matteo too will dry his hair with the dryer, see below.

3 months Chloe May

HAPPY 3 MONTHS CHLOE MAY :-)



that old cliche is very true, time flies when you are having fun :-) and with two children, life certainly is fun.

Also thank you Daddy and Matteo for installing our new mailbox - which Daddy got me for our anniversary this coming weekend - 7 years - but more about that Sunday.

PS - I think Danny would be proud, what do you think Amy?

leaves leaves leaves

from today until ......

6-8 weeks from now....

it's leaves leaves leaves.