Christmas this year was wonderful. The boys are at that "perfect" age when the anticipation for Christmas morning is so intense that sometimes they cry. Every day for weeks prior to the big day they asked to open one small present. And each time we told them tears would flow.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Our house got a facelift
Before....
We finally had the tree in the front of our house removed, and then added some grass. These pictures do not do the house any justice. We used to have 2 trees in the front yard and with them there you could barely see the house. A few years ago we had one tree removed (not seen in any pics here), then a few months ago we had the other tree removed. Then for about 6 weeks we had a pile of dirt in our front yard. Finally last week the sod was put in. It wasn't neccessarily just the trees that I hated (who hates trees?), but the hideous planters that the trees were growing from. Not to mention the disgusting ground covering that housed plenty of critters.
Gone. All GONE!
And after...
Halloween 2007
It's that time of year again! This is the first year that the boys (Ethan, at least) wanted to be something spooky. So Ethan chose being a phantom and Dominic was a commando.
Nanny turns 97!
We had a wonderful time in Hereford, TX. We all stayed in Nanny's iddy biddy house that the boys loved. The played outside so much. There were a litter of kittens that Dominic wanted to watch even at night with his flashlight. They climbed trees and made spaghetti (??) with the grass. Dominic also lost another tooth during the visit. Good thing the toothfairy likes to travel.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Dexter Volini
Meet Dexter Volini.
The newest member of the Volini house, and Sugars nemesis.
We still love you Sug.
Stupid Wal-Mart and their stupid free animal vendors. Who can resist free kittens? Well, me usually, but look at his face? He was so sweet. It was only a matter of hours before he was running all over the house chasing dust bunnies and earplugs. He even hung around the boys.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Ethan starts kindergarten and Dom enters 1st grade
Class of 2019 & 2020
How scary is that?
More important than the fact of it being the first day of school, the boys finally got to wear their new Skechers. It was the first time that Dom had ever requested a particular brand of anything. So then of course Ethan had to have them too. To see the Skechers, and some cute boys on their first day of school, watch the video.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Our trip to California
The anticipated trip to California was awesome. The boys had a blast playing with their cousins and seeing everything. Disney, beach, and the zoo. We wanted to get them down to the San Diego Zoo, but the Santa Ana Zoo was about 90 miles closer, and about $100 cheaper. Dominic asked me several times, can we move to California? And when can we move to California?
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Hello Toothfairy!!
While we were visitng our family in California, Dominic lost his first tooth! Neither mom or dad were there to witness the event, but Grandma, Papa, and Ethan were there and took notes for us. It was painless and (pretty much) bloodless.
He's growing up!! (Waah! Boo-Hoo!)
Monday, June 25, 2007
New Umbrellas
Grandma got the boys new Sponge Bob umbrellas (umlellelas) yesterday. They just couldn't wait for it to rain so they could go outside and use them. Luckily for them, today it did rain. It rained a lot. Notice how one of the umbrellas is already broken?
Monday, June 18, 2007
Our Tribute to Daddy
We had a quiet Father's Day this year. We were looking forward to swimming in the pool, but the rain wouldn't allow. Actually, the boys did manage a few minutes before they got too cold. Here's our tribute to the best daddy ever!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Swimming Lessons
The boys are improving on their strokes this year. Dominic has began to demonstrate the backstroke, while Ethan has developed a good strong kick! Click to view their latest. It's clear in the video how much fun the boys have swimming.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Mother's Day 2007
"Happy Mother's Day Mommy!" Dominic yells at me. While he's hugging me he says "It's Mother's Day Mommy, are you exkited?!" Yes, of course. Mother's Day was great! Not only did Dominic tell me that I was the best mommy, but Jean came up Saturday night and watched the boys so Brad and I could go out to eat and see Spiderman 3. Mother's Day itself was relaxing. The boys swam in the pool with dad and we grilled some steaks!
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Monday, May 07, 2007
A visit from Grandma and Papa California
Grandma and Papa from California came out for a visit over Dominic's 6th birthday. We took my them into Fort Worth to see the rodeo and other sites. The weather was a little warm, but hey, it's Texas, we had to deal with it.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Tony Stewart
Who's Tony Stewart? We don't know either. But he races this car in a sport called Nascar. Here is Tony's car in front of Home Depot. The boys thought it was pretty neat.
Dom Runs Away
He didn't want to clean up his toy room. It didn't need his attention (can you tell from the picture?) A few toys, a shirt, and about 7 pairs of underwear into his backpack and he was threatening to run away. I offered him some money for a hotel room and daddy asked if he needed a ride. Lost for words, his response was that he was only going to go outside for a while. When we didn't respond he ran upstairs hurt that we weren't falling over ourselves to keep him home.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Superbowl XLI
Allthough it did seem too good to be true, we enjoyed every minute of the excitement and hype leading up to Superbowl XLI. It was amazing how many Chicago fans came out of the woodworks here in Dallas. Brad, proving not to be on any bandwagon, wore his sun dried, crusty Bears bumper stickers proudly on his truck. The boys wore their Bears shirts every day that they were clean (and some that they weren't). What was this?? We were about to watch the most anticipated sporting event of the year, and what? The Bears were in it? We had a superbowl party.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Ethan's turn in the ER
Mom always said not to jump on the couch.
Or from the coffee table to the couch to the coffee ta-- OUCH! This Amazing Volini Brother didn't quite make it back to the coffee table. This photo was taken the day after the accident. He developed quite a shiner over the next few days to come. What a bruiser!
Or from the coffee table to the couch to the coffee ta-- OUCH! This Amazing Volini Brother didn't quite make it back to the coffee table. This photo was taken the day after the accident. He developed quite a shiner over the next few days to come. What a bruiser!
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