Friday, May 29, 2009

more from santa clara

playing bocce

sharing awesome food and hanging with the babies


so cool!






Luke calls them Nana and Nonno (Italian for Grandpa)


Wednesday, May 27, 2009

visit to santa clara



lots of fun with Amanda and her baby girl! We are three days apart and our babies are about eight months apart ... we sure enjoy each other!!
can't tell who is more excited about Luke's new book... me or him?



obviously we had several attempts to get all four of us looking and smiling ;)
LOVE him!



Wednesday, May 20, 2009

lunch with Emily

We got to have lunch with my high school friend Emily while we were down for the wedding - so much fun!


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

more from cara's

my cousin (aka: the bride)

and Luke... the budding walker


cara's wedding reception

blowing bubbles with Nonna

the goats and donkeys

swinging with Nana


hanging out with his favorite cousin Shaun



eating: chicken, beans, mashed potatoes, grilled zucchini

more coming soon...

Monday, May 11, 2009

shoe shopping

that's right... the kid needs shoes... why?... because he started to walk!!! craziness... well, we couldn't find any good ones, so he's still bare-foot at home (which is best anyway)

pretty good-looking family, aren't we?

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Ok, just for fun, here's some things about me!
Those in bold are what I've had the privilege to do.
Take it for your own blog/Facebook page to show your pals what you've done.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more to charity than you can afford.
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29 Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33 Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41 Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45 Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60 Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64 Donated blood, platelets, or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66 Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67 Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79 Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Monday, April 27, 2009

more from Easter

almost matching shirts :) - Luke & Nonno
Our little Easter bunny... (I did not take this picture, nor did I put the ears on him... I was in another room!)

Luke & Nana


Cooking Frittata


again, not my doing, but awfully cute!!






Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Saturday, April 11, 2009

HAPPY EASTER!

CHRIST IS RISEN!!

INDEED HE IS RISEN!!

post with pictures coming soon!

Friday, March 20, 2009

happy 1st birthday Luke!

everyone singing to him...

blowing out his candle...

digging in (literally!!)...


presents!!...

a day at the park in Oregon...





Tuesday, March 17, 2009

one year...
i am still in awe and completely amazed everyday that God has chosen me worthy to be Luke's mama...

just a little bit of what he's up to these days...
- started cloth diapers at 4 weeks old and we're still going strong
- never had a bottle, only nursing from mama
- started solids around 7 months and has never refused anything we've had him try
- has never had jarred baby food, just real food
- crawls forward mostly now :) (it started out as only backwards)
- no walking yet, but lots of cruising
- still loves to be outside
- seems to know what he is saying when he says "big truck," "baby," "diaper," "mama," "daddy" and lots of other stuff
- raises his arms when asked "how much does Luke love nana?"
- points at things he likes
- not a fan of the car seat (which is convenient because we live at least an hour from anything)
- loves ceiling fans
- still a fan of his shadow
- loves bath time
- spins in circles on the floor when he gets excited
- rocks out/dances to music

... more to come as i think of things and photos coming!!

Friday, March 13, 2009

just cute

on a walk down our driveway

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

hanging out in Oregon

Uncle Dom playing guitar



Tuesday, March 3, 2009

sutter creek

celebrating our two year wedding anniversary in January - Greg took us to Sutter Creek, to a bed-and-breakfast inn where we stayed on our honeymoon :) It was lots of fun - this picture was on a bench in their garden

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main street in sutter creek

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Friday, February 27, 2009

he has joined the ranks of kids everywhere...

Luke loves cheerios :) he's been eating them for a couple weeks now (and i love them too, they are sure handy for the car!!) (in the picture he's eating pieces of carrot)


Thursday, February 26, 2009

last week was my birthday...

... i'm old :) you gotta love Luke's smile in this picture - i think he thought he was going to get some of my bundt cake and chocolate frosting! sorry buddy, not yet - but you got mama's milk later so i bet you got a little taste of it :)


Wednesday, February 25, 2009