Cars shirt

Funny story about this shirt.....



if you recall Matteo went to a birthday party on Wednesday of this week and wore this shirt (shorts too, but the shirt is the important part of the story). So, that night he wanted to wear the shirt to bed..okay, no problem. So today, I knew we were going to a birthday party later (next door - other side of property) and to make him feel extra special and exicted (really to get him out of his pjs and avoid him wanting to wear them), i enticed him with his lightening shirt. Okay he's all set..one problem the shirt was STILL dirty as I forgot to wash it. Quick thinking Mommy throws it in the dryer with a dryer sheet and the birthday boy was none the wiser........... yes I recommend this approach. So next time you see Matteo at a birthday party, perhaps you want to stand back 10 feet and not hug him :-) But really, in the end, he felt special, the birthday boy turned one and Mommy got some cake.....everyone waas happy.

BATH TIME!

A busy day here on Tall Tree --

first we started with Chloe May's FIRST bath!

Certainly you didn't think Matteo would miss such a momentous occasion did you?

And two pairs of hands to help out - Daddy and Matteo.

And the finished product - a clean baby and a happy Mommy :-)



but that was only the start of our day........

Our Saturday Continues..

OUR COUSINS JAY J AND ANDREW CAME TO VISIT (with Grandma and Gramps of course!!!)

Now tell me, the below picture, what kind of brotherly love are you feeling? I'm not seeing Jay J (taller one) as saying to Andrew "let me help you out of the deep end", more so I"m seeing Jay J goiing to PUSH Andrew and yes I captured it all on film :-)
Oh yes Brotherly Love.

And when Chloe isn't being carried around in her pouch, she enjoyed a little (very little as she is almost always in my pouch) one on one time with Grandma.



With all that excitement for a Saturday, i'm ready for a nap :-)

Goodbye August

Augh yes Dear Readers, August certainly was a busy month here on Tall Tree :-)



And sadly, before you know it August 2010 will be here - - so cherish each day and moment.

Something to think about.

Change Your Thinking

It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking.

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.

One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.

His bed was next to the room's only window.

The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end.

They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation..

Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.

Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.

Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days, weeks and months passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep.

She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.
He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.

It faced a blank wall.

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.

She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.'

Epilogue:

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.

Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.

'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present.'

Early Risers

On Wednesday Matteo and Daddy were off to our local park for an 8:30 AM birthday party!!!!!



What a great idea :-) pancakes, waffles, cupcakes and singing happy birthday by 11 AM - can't beat it.

Big Boy!

What a big boy Matteo is -



learning to pull up his own pants............ aren't I proud (let me get back to you - - haha).