Sunday, March 30, 2008
Ocean Beach!!!
Our Harley Date!!!




Friday, March 28, 2008
Madi's 3rd Quarter Honor Roll Ceremony!!!
Seth has been working very hard at school as well, so we recognized his effort at home prior to their departure. We are very proud of his individual talents and he was happy for his sister.
And finally, this was Madi getting up to receive her award. Afterwards she said that Seth even gave her an undercover thumbs up as she was exiting the stage! That made her very happy because Seth typically doesn't want to do anything that isn't "cool" at school, especially related to his sister or his parents. We may "humiliate" him in front of his friends, although he did tell his dad and I "hi" on our way out as well.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Todd's TAT!!!
It's official, my husband has lost it!!! He's been telling me that he wanted to get a new tattoo of my name on his wrist. He came home from work tonight and said that he had an appointment and he had to leave, at that point I was thinking "whatever" (to myself, of course). I was spending some time on my space uploading photos when I heard his VERY LOUD motorcycle coming up the street. He came in with a bandage on his wrist and I was pretty surprised to say the least. When he took it off I almost died. Enjoy the pics, he's crazy but we have all known that for many years, right!!!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Our Relaxing Easter Sunday!!!
We had a very relaxing and lazy Easter Sunday. We had planned to go out to dinner so that we didn't have to spend the day cooking since it was just Todd, Seth, Madi and I. However, we all got pretty relaxed at home and ended up cooking out in the back yard. After eating we had a fire and roasted marshmallows. Millie loved it and is getting huge as you can see. She isn't even a year old yet and still has a lot of growing to do, but like Bruiser she spends her time chewing a variety of items not meant for dogs. She is awesome and really loves Seth, Madi and Aiden. We have to restrain her around Aiden because she gets so excited, wanting to lick and play with him.
Melissa and Aiden spent Easter in Boston with Christopher, Julie, Max and other family members. I talked to them and the baby is doing great. According to reports he never cries, is eating and sleeping well and is a great baby! Aiden on the other hand has not been feeling very well and has a doctors visit scheduled this Thursday. I'm sure he will be fine, but I feel badly for the little guy.
We hope you all had a wonderful Easter and I will post some pictures of the Boston celebrations when Melissa gets home tomorrow!!!
Spring Has Arrived!!!
The temperature here in the Valley of the Sun today is forecast to reach 90 degrees for the first time this year! All of the flowers, orange trees and other fragrant plants are blooming and making the air smell so good. I decided to go out into our yard and take a few photos yesterday. I am practicing some photography skills with a new camera, so I thought that I would post some of the beautiful flowers that we have outside. I hope you enjoy!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Max Is Home!!!
As you can see we have great team work when it comes to dressing Max for his departure from the hospital. It took some work to get his little guy ready to go home, but here he is and in my opinion he looks great. I loved watching the team work that Julie and Chris utilized while dressing Max, they are so cute and are going to be wonderful parents.
All bundled up and ready to feel the brisk New England outdoors for the first time. He seems to be a very calm child and I think slept in the car on the way home.
Here are the new parents preparing to put little Max into the car for the first time. The whole car seat situation has gotten very complicated since I have had a baby, so they instruct parents on how to install the base and other pertinent information prior to their departure.
Christopher and Julie have a dog named Bruiser (or "Bruisa" if you are from the Boston area) who they have been preparing to meet the new addition to their family. Chris took him various items that the baby had at the hospital in order to introduce him to the baby's scent. After they arrived at home he took him to the park across the street to play with him and allow him to release some energy prior to the introduction. I arrived (after getting lost) while he was playing with the dog and took a few shots of them together.
While Christopher and Julie were in Arizona Bruiser stayed at our house for awhile and loved our pool. He became an expert swimmer while here and loved to jump in every time he went to the back yard. We love him and think he looks and acts just like "Hooch" from Turner and Hooch with Tom Hanks. Trust me he drools at least as much and definitely loves to chew a variety of household items not meant for dogs like the furniture or anything else left in his path. He is awesome and I think will be Max's best friend in the near future. When they took him into the house he was fine around the baby and has since adjusted very well.
Finally, I just love this picture. Max never cried while I was there, so when I heard him crying I snapped this picture very quickly. I think that he looks a lot like Julie, but he definitely has my son's forehead and when I saw it I immediately remembered Christopher as a little baby. It was so cute, look at those wrinkles.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!! (From Max)
Sunday, March 16, 2008
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