Ethan Looses Another Tooth

I love the jack-o-lantern look that Ethan has now. Believe it or not, his second top middle tooth is very loose also. I cannot wait for it to pop out. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it comes out before the other top one grows in. He sounds so cute right now with his lisp.

Cool zombie mouth .......................................... Cute crooked smile ......................

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Ethan in A Hamster Ball

We were invited to Lizzy and Walter's school block party. It was a free party that their elementary school was having for the kids and their families. There was food (that was not free), a book fair, a puppet show, karaoke, games, and two gigantic hamster balls for the kids to try. Even Christian got inside one. Ethan loved it so much he did it twice.

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Carmine's 1 Year Pictures

Our Baby is 1

No way. Yes way!! It doesn't seem possible, but it's true, Carmine has turned 1. It's freaky to Brad and I how fast this year has flown by. Carmine has been such a blessing to our family. No matter how hard the day is going, Carmine always has a big smile on his face for all of us. When the boys come home from school they always run over to their little brother to give him hugs. And when Brad comes home from a brutal day at work, Carmine's hugs and sloppy kisses even make his daddy forget about all his stress. We love our little Ragu.

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We had an early birthday celebration the weekend before Carmine's birthday. It was Mother's Day and we figured we could have two celebrations in one at Grandma's house. Currently his favorite thing is Elmo (big surprise), so Grandma picked him up a luscious cake with Elmo, Dorothy, and Mr. Noodle on it. When it came time to smash the cake he really got into it. Unfortunately it was late and Carmine was super tired. By the time he was done he looked like one of the guys from Blue Man Group, or Avatar, or Sleepy Smurf.

Carmine Enjoying Dancing With the Stars

Last night while watching Team Gaga perform on DWTS I happen to notice Carmine holding on to the coffee table and feeling the music. He swayed from side to side then after a few seconds he would change things up by bending his knees and bopping up and down. It was so cute. Occassionally he would do it one handed and wave his arm around.

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Camping With Pack 233

Our first weekend in our camper with the whole family. Yes, even Carmine. I don't think I will ever sleep in a tent again. Camper camping is like cheating, I know. But if loving campers is wrong, I don't want to be right.

Friday night we did a little dutch oven cooking. Each of us made a personal size pizza. They were delicious. Here is a picture of mine. Cheese, pepperoni, olives and pineapple.

The pack had a fishing derby so Dominic and Ethan took their first real shot at fishing. Actually casting their lines and baiting their hooks. Ethan had a lot more patience with the whole experience, but Dom seemed to genuinely enjoy it too. This was also a new location for the pack. It was a lot more scenic, but the bathrooms were not so great. Everyone got to camp right on the lake. It was so cool. Lots of wildlife. Frogs, ducks, snakes and tons of bugs (this is Texas). One sibling found a snake skin of what she was sure was a water moccasin. It sent the kids into a tizzy. They also had a playground located right in the middle of everything. Ethan spent most of his time there and has an awesome bruise on his knee to prove it.

Brad has recently taken over one of the grub master roles so he was busy spending most of his time cooking for the next meal. It takes a long time to cook for 100+ people. This left me pushing Carmine around the campground in his stroller. It was overall a nice weekend for weather. A little muggy during the day but the night was gorgeous.