Summer Shower, Softball, & Kiddo Updates!

Wow,  am I behind. Summer is already married and this shower sign says 41 days! 

Great day celebrating the soon to be Mrs!

 Beautiful job on the flowers Linds!

Gino is a busy boy from 6AM-10PM on most days. A few things he loves in the pictures below.
- Getting dirty
- Making banana bread or "nana bread" as he used to call it
- Being read to or reading to his brother
- Dress up! This particular day he told me "you may not recognize me with the glasses on, but you should know it's me because of my shirt"

Giada loves chickens! These new chicks at Nana and Pops, she must visit daily!

 Earth Day I finally got my act together and let Giada take the walk all around our neighborhood to pick up trash. She always wants to do it but we are usually on a bike ride or run and it hasn't worked out. I was shocked at the amount we collected.  She has been so excited when we walk now and it is all cleaned up!

Giada's sweet friend, Adelaide got to come home with us from school before softball; both girls were SO excited.

 Of course we had to go show her the chicks!

 I can't get this photo to flip, but Deacon Yeager told Giada at the baptism that she could bless her dolls when she got home with the Holy Water he gave her.  She took him seriously, and they have all had a ceremony and been blessed!

 Dub meets Lorenzo!

2 Months - Big boy is growing up! Smiling, cooing and continuing to be his easy going self!

 Lots of snuggles all day long from sister!

 Loves baths now. He will sit in there as long as we let him.

 My first ever paint project.  It was so much fun. It is very interesting to see how they all turn out given the fact that we are all getting the same direction.  I can't even draw a stick figure so I was happy with the end result. (Even if Megan told me it looked bad the whole time!) We all laughed so hard the whole time. Alyson is quite the painter! In the morning I showed Giada my painting and she was quite impressed, but then when I showed her this photo she said, "well they all look the same." Suddenly, mine was no longer cool.

This year Giada wanted to try softball. I have to admit, it has been painful to watch!! Every kid gets 4 chances to hit the pitching machine, then they go to the tee. I have to say most of them can hit it, which was a surprise, but that is about the only thing she has learned.  She is so bored out in the field, and I don't blame her!  But hopefully it will get better each year. Up next soccer, which I think may be more enjoyable for all.

Lady Bruins 2015

September Upate

Well the word is out by now. Gino and Giada will have another sibling.  

Gino is dead set on it being a boy and naming it King Kong.

 Chickens are still a big thing around here...they are drawn, held and loved.

 When Giada is at school on Tuesday's Gino has lots of fun with Nana.  We try not to tell Giada all the things that happen without her. Although she loves school, she surely doesn't want to miss out.

 Congratulations to cousin Emily. Looking forward to the big day next year! Love from Lodi!!

 Birthday donuts for Pops, and Birthday dessert with Matt. Lots of September birthday's in our family.

 Pickle time! We finally made them this year. Usually it is in August, but the crop wasn't ready.  We even tried some bread and butter ones this time.

Our days with Stella are always full of adventure. Gino and Stella ask me 100x when it is time to get Giada from school, and she is equally excited to see them at pick up!

 Grape Festival! This year Nonni took all her grandchildren and we were so happy to make memories with Cole.  Watching Cole get so excited when he pet the animals was certainly a highlight of the day.

 

Giada of course wanted to pet the snake. She wondered if it was the same one from the birthday and learned how to tell if it is a boy or a girl from this back dew claw thing by the tail. Claw means boy!

Gino was displaying his new signature move. Smile and eyes closed...hope this phase passes quick!

 

Brave Giada of course wanted to do every big ride. This one she loved. 

The Lorikeets have been here all summer. Giada wants to go see them everyday.  They went one last time before they fly back to Australia.

 Happy 8 years to us. Mike and I had a nice dinner out at Biba. We hadn't been there in awhile, and it never disappoints.  Always fun to eat somewhere that uses our oil as well.

 I hadn't been to the Stockton Children's Museum in a long time. It was a great morning. So much to do, and lucky for us field trips hadn't started yet, so the kids had run of the whole place. 

Yippee! We finally got to meet Max. Marina and Max came to visit the West Coast for a couple weeks and it was so fun to visit with him throughout the week.  He is the BEST sleeper. I had to force Marina to wake him up from his LONG naps after he had slept all night so I could hold him. Can't wait to see you both again in November Neps!

 Where did the time go! All of a sudden she is all grown up!