matching shirts

not really a great picture of the boys, but their matching shirts are super-cute!! (thanks nana!!)

sooo much energy these days....

my three-year-old is quite the hand-full lately! -- playing musical instruments -eating the frosting while i try to frost brother's birthday cupcakes (ignore my funny face!)

- trying to go home with nana in her suitcase

-running into everything and everyone with his plane

he's a year old!!

Happy First Birthday John!

working on his laptop

ready for church on John's birthday (last Sunday) fun presents from Nana and Nonno

"party" with neighbors

my cutie - he can make quite a mess in a hurry, but he's a keeper :)

i can't believe he's a year old... i love him so much!! Happy Birthday John! God has richly blessed me with the gift of being his mama!!

we have his 1-year doctor visit on wednesday, so i will know his stats then... but for now:

- has 7 teeth

- says "hi"

- waves hello and goodbye

- HATES diaper changes

- loves his brother

- almost walking on his own, 'cruises' around

- eczema is still around, but way better

- doesn't really like to be held by anyone except mama, daddy, and nana

- eats all foods we have given him (except bananas) but would pretty much just prefer to nurse :)

azure standard

i love me some azure standard :) they've got an awesome giveaway going right now! check it out!

more birthday fun

action shot of cake decorating

still hanging out in sink

happy third birthday to Luke!

pancakes for breakfast - with a candle how to occupy your 11 month old while making your 3 year old's cake -- put him in the sink

Adorable suit from Aunt Angel & Uncle Bob

New shirt from Nana & Nonno - Luke asked for blue & red frosting and starburst to decorate his cake - so that's what he got :)

happy happy birthday big boy - we love you so much!

pics from Christmas..not sure if these were ever posted

mom commissioned me to cook a bit for them over Christmas

my parents' three grandsons

fun in santa clara

you just never know what he's up to... Luke is about to be three!! - in this picture he is just pretty excited to have mac & cheese for dinner (he had it for lunch, too that day!)
Visiting Amanda :) ... I've got baby John on my lap & Mandy has her daughter

the whole fam-damily :)

long time, no post ... here are some pics

he's 11 months!!

sometimes we like to hide in the playpen - upside down - we're fun like that

farm show

sorry about the cell-phone quality of the picture, but here is us at the farm show... yes, Greg was wearing wranglers and Luke was wearing cowboy boots - we love dressing the part!

Some Christmas

my parents' three grandsons!

baking baby Jesus' birthday cake

more from New Year's

i'll post about Christmas at some point... but here is more from New Year's:

Luke being packed up in the travel crib~

sporting the red new year's hat ~

gotta love ringing in the new year with my best friend! ~ ignore the fact that the clock says 9pm - we were on east coast time :)

i can't even think of a caption to sum this one up :)

i love my boys!

happy new year!

attempting to take a Christmas card picture...

interesting observations:
1 - its freezing and i have a short-sleeve shirt and no socks on the baby
2 - not quite sure what dear hubby's vision was for the background... but that is the view from the front of our property
3 - at least we are laughing and having fun

ps - happy anniversary mom and dad, (nana and nonno), we love you!!

recent pics

just hanging out :)