Mother's Day Dinner

Lilly had a great idea for Mother's Day...taking Mommy to her favorite restaurant! She was totally unpromped when she suggested going for chips and salsa at Don Jose's. We went there with Gene, Jackie, Lou, Jen, Anthony, Kassie, and Louie. And of course the kids had a great time and it was so nice to have childcare!!

Birthday Boy

It's hard to believe that Gage will be ONE on May 2nd. Truly, where has the time gone? Gage has been such a wonderful blessing in our lives. He has brought us so much joy and laughter and our lives wouldn't be the same without him. Of course I am rather sad that my baby is growing up quickly, but at the same time I am also anxious for him to start hitting some milestones!!

Here are a few things that Gage is doing/enjoying these days!

1. He likes to throw his hands up in the air when asked, "How big is Gage?" He even likes to do it at meal time even when not asked (seems he's already an attention getter!).

2. He will blow kisses, but uses the back of his hand and hasn't figured out how to move his hand away from his mouth...still cute though!

3. He is rather independent and enjoys crawling ALL over the house and making messes wherever he goes. Currently he's into beads. He likes to put as many necklaces as he can on and then drags them around the house. If it's something he can put around his neck or over his head, he'll do it!

4. He has just discovered the kitchen cabinets and likes to open and close them. I am sure it's only a matter of time before my pots and pans are his new favorite toys!

5. He also enjoys shutting doors. You'll know where he's at because he'll crawl into a room and immediately shut the door. Usually he'll start to fuss once he wants out. I've started putting towels over the doors so he can't shut them which really aggravates him!

6. He really enjoys the pool and bath. He'll splash the entire time and just laugh.

7. He's very much into electronics and loves the phone and tv remote. You can't talk on the phone and hold him at the same time...the power struggle is just too much!

8. He hasn't caught up to Alivia in the talking department, but does say Momma and Dadda and calls Lilly "Ma" (which she absolute hates and will say to him "I'm NOT your mommy"). He does, however, chat up a storm and it's only a matter of time until I will be wishing for a quiet newborn again!

9. Gage continues to be a Momma's boy which I am learning to enjoy! Thankfully he's doing better going to the nursery, however, the gym nursery is another story.

10. And finally, Gage is about out of the baby food stage (hurray!!!!). He'll eat his veggies, but only if it's blended with regular food. He's enjoyed everything I've given him which is pretty much what we're eating for dinner. It's been a new adventure and I am so excited not be making baby food every week!!!

Here are a few pics of the little guy. I'm uploading from two computers so be patient!!

5 days before becoming a family of four!

Our Little Man only an hour old!


Siblings meeting for the first time:)

More pics to come...shortly!!!

Gage Update

It's hard to believe that our Little Man will be turning ONE on May 2nd. This year has flown by and I wanted to highlight some recent pics of him so that in the coming years I could remember him as the Little Man!!

I just love when he sticks his little feet out of the crib!

Chewing on some pizza crust...he loved it!

Enjoying the swing at the park. He didn't want to get out!

All smiles with Nana!

We went to the park for Lilly's birthday and of course the Nuk had to come along!
I try to only let him have it in the car and in the crib. He snuck it out of the car on this day!

We are working on putting pavers on the back porch and of course it got a little
dirty. On this day Pop Pop wanted Gage to get in the hole Carl created to fix our
pool leak. He wasn't so crazy about the mud, but enjoyed sitting with Pop Pop
and chewing on the brick paver!

Lilly Belle Is FOUR!

It's hard to believe that our little girl is no longer "little." Yesterday Lilly turned 4 and it nearly broke my heart. Where has the time gone?!?! We are currently in West Palm Beach for Spring Break, so Lilly spent her birthday with my family. Over the weekend Lilly went to the Miami Zoo with Poppy and Nana (and even rode the train halfway with Nana). They had a good time, but since she's been to the WPB Zoo so much, she preferred pressing all the buttons! The highlight of the trip was seeing Diego, although Lilly commented that he didn't "talk" to her!!

When it's all said and done, Lilly will have FOUR birthday celebrations this year. It started last week with a mini class party, followed by dinner and a Carvel Ice Cream cake in WPB, next will be the Canevari celebration on the 11th followed by the All Girl Pool Party. Gee, must be nice!!! I think she's taking it all in stride and enjoys all the cake (that's my girl)!!!!

Weekend Guests

Two weekends ago (yes, I know I have been very behind in posting...too busy trying to get all the great deals at the stores!!) Nathan, Amy and Alivia came for a visit. It was so wonderful to have them here. Not only is it rare that we get visitors, but it's been entirely too long since Amy (and Nathan!!) lived in the state of Florida. So it's so nice having them only 1.5 hours away!!

While Nathan, Carl and Lilly headed to the hunting lease for Saturday evening and Sunday, Amy and I tackled my very disorganized, disheveled and completely out of control house!!! Amy is a pro at organizing and pitching and she also has an eye for decorating. So, with little babies in toe we set off to make my house look good! And while we didn't tackle everything, we still managed to get a lot accomplished and wore ourselves out in the process!!

Here are a few pics from the weekend!

Gage and Alivia really enjoyed all the toys and it
kept them distracted...for a little while!

Uncle Awesome (a.k.a. Nathan) caught a gator in our pond and Carl insisted on
having the kids take a pic with him. I was in the background totally distraught.
Please notice how the gator has his head going towards Gage...YIKES!!

Poor Alivia will always think her cousins

are country hicks!!

Carl introduced Amy and I to a wonderful power
tool and we feel in love. Because it was sooo easy
to use, we were able to hang lots of things...including
my favorite old windows that have been down for FOUR years!

Amy had the idea to frame some old material
from my couch pillows. I love all things rustic
and country so these frames worked out well. It's
rather feminine and country, but Carl was okay with it.

Like he had a choice!!

I've Been Tagged

I've seen this fun activity on other blogs, but hadn't been tagged. So when my friend, Rebekah tagged me, I was quite pleased! So, the objective is to find my 6th picture folder and find the 6th picture and post it. Not sure what I will find, but here we go!!


Oh my, if this doesn't scream REDNECK! This is a picture from January 2002. As you can tell Carl was proud of his kill. The sad thing is that if this were today, Lilly would be right next to him!


Alright, I will pass along the fun to my friends Donna & Katie and sister, Amy!

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