Saturday, October 31, 2009
The Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch 2009
We almost didn't make it to the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch this year. But I knew later that I would be kicking myself for not taking Carmine there for his very first Halloween. He just had to have his picture taken in that little pot (see pic). We went with some neighbors. The boys had a blast and PLAYED HARD. Needless to say, they will sleep well tonight. I noticed this year for the first time that Dominic and Ethan are almost the older annoying kids. You know the kids I'm talking about. The boys which all the moms glare at. The ones who are constantly being reminded by the employees that they need to slow down. That you aren't supposed to climb up the slide. I can't take my eyes off of them because I'm afraid they are not going to see the sweet little 3 year old Tinkerbell below them as they topple down the slide rolling and flopping around obvivious to their surroundings. I'm sorry mommies. But soon it will be your turn. A few years ago I was the skiddish mom giving the evil eye to the kids who I thought were too old to be in the jumphouses bonking into my precious babies (in which Dom is still 8 and technically still old enough to jump in them). So there!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Eager
Last week we started noticing that Carmine would reach out for our cups when we took drinks. So Daddy thought what the heck, and tested Carmine to see if he could drink from the cup. He did pretty good. Messy of course, but better than we thought. So I made a trip to Babies R Us to pick him up a beginning sippy cup. He gets so excited to drink out of it. He sees it coming and squeals. It's a riot. He still has a ways to go before he can drink all by himself. But it's so darn cute.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Carmine's New Trick
About a week ago, when he turned 5 months old, Carmine started to sit up. He does what is called the "tripod sit" which means he uses his two hands like legs on a tripod to support himself and keep him from falling over. After a minute of the tripod he eventualy tips over (see bottom picture). It's funny, it's like he doesn't even notice when he starts to topple. He sort of does a slo-mo fall and lands on his side still in tripod mode.
And, timberrrr...
Yes that is another drool drop on his chin. He hasn't cut a tooth yet!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
A Weekend With Grandma
This weekend Grandma came up to spend the night with us. It's been a while since she has seen Carmine and she couldn't wait to see how much he had grown. Within minutes of arriving Dominic and Ethan had her cornered and they were off to Wal-Mart to get their rewards for good report cards. Dominic picked out a Star Wars blaster to add to his toy gun collection. Ethan picked out a Star Wars Lego set (big shocker!) It was nice for Carmine to have some real bonding time with Grandma. She read him stories while he sucked on the pages.
The big hit was the set of finely crafted fake teeth that the boys couldn't wait to show their friends. Dominic's set looks almost too real. Scary.
The big hit was the set of finely crafted fake teeth that the boys couldn't wait to show their friends. Dominic's set looks almost too real. Scary.Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Los Tres Amigos!
Lately I realized that I barely have any pictures of all 3 boys together. So after a healthy dinner of chili dogs and goldfish crackers, I mananged to get them all together for a mini photo shoot. You can still see some chili on Ethan's face. You can also get a good idea of how much Carmine is drooling these days. Uncle Tom knows. He always has a drop of saliva barely hanging on the bottom of his chin. This is why he is wearing bibs in every picture (thank goodness for all those bibs I got at my shower, they are really coming in handy these past few months). I cannot wait for him to cut some darn teeth!
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Ear Candy
I realize that what I've downloaded for everyone to "watch" is ridiculous because it's nothing but darkness. It was early when I took the video and our bedroom was still dark. This morning Carmine was laying in bed, his usual routine, while Brad and I got the boys out the door for school. He does this most mornings. He is so happy. Fully rested, full tummy, clean diaper. After the boys are on the bus Brad and I usually lay on the bed staring down on him with big grins on our faces. "How did we get such cute kids?" we ask. This morning I thought I better capture the moment because right now he doesn't want me out of his sight, and next week he'll be going to college and ripping my heart out.
If you look carefully you can sort of see his greyish colored outline in the dark. I wanted to get closer, and one time I did, but when he sees me he immediately stops and just stares at the camera. So this is actually taken from the doorway of our bedroom. So excuse the grain.
I have no idea who he's talking to. God? Doesn't matter. It's like candy for my ears.
If you look carefully you can sort of see his greyish colored outline in the dark. I wanted to get closer, and one time I did, but when he sees me he immediately stops and just stares at the camera. So this is actually taken from the doorway of our bedroom. So excuse the grain.
I have no idea who he's talking to. God? Doesn't matter. It's like candy for my ears.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Holy Grasshoppers Batman!
Wow. During lunch today Ethan cried out, "look at that bug!!" Over Dominic's left shoulder on the screen was a pretty darn big grasshopper. I mean, I know they say things are bigger in Texas, but now everyone can see for themselves that they aren't lying. This bad boy had at least a 6 inch wing span.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Carmine's very own bed!
Thank you Grandma & Papa Colorado for Carmine's new bed! We slapped on the boys' old bedding and it looks gorgeous!
For the past two weekends Brad has been working diligently in the garage making room for the guestroom furniture so we could fit Carmine's crib in his new guestroom/nursery. Now the big question is, when will he start sleeping in it? Until he starts sleeping through the night I'm not near ready for the 2AM trek upstairs... so until he gives us more nights with more sleep, the crib will ber used for his short-lived, few and far between naps.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
A Developmental Milestone for the Ragu
Today Carmine started reaching for things that interest him. It was so sweet looking at the determined look on his face.
It's hard to believe that it's already going by so fast.
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Carmine's First Chuckle
Monsters Shmonsters! Cookie Monster got the first giggle out of Carmine... Or was it Uncle Daryl's funny face?? Who knows. The point is everyone loves to hear a baby laugh so watch the video and smile.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Halloween Warm Up
The boys are anxious for Halloween this year. Especially since they've discovered Batman. Suddenly, thanks to Lego Batman DS, they know more about the caped cruisader than I ever thought I'd know. One day they decided they wanted to make their own costumes and role play. Dom = Joker, Ethan = Scarecrow.
Too bad they want to be Boba Fett and Jango Fett for Halloween. Go figure.
Too bad they want to be Boba Fett and Jango Fett for Halloween. Go figure.
Good times. Guess you had to be there!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Monday, July 06, 2009
Ethan is 7!!
Ethan turned 7 last week. We had an Indiana Jones party at the park. It was a sweltering 100 that day. The first day of the year for 3 digits. I was so thankful to the parents that actually brought their kids. It's a good thing that Ethan's friends were a bit more resilant than their parents in these situations. We had to freeze the cupcakes before the party that way they would last until we sang Happy Birthday (last year his cake melted in the sun after only 5 minutes).
On Ethan's birthday Grandma Jean came over so we could all go out to eat at the restaraunt of Ethan's choice (CiCi's all you can eat pizza buffet) and cake and ice cream (or rainbow sherbert).
One of Ethan's favorite gifts were these Mario Kart toys that Daddy found on the internet. Half of them are missing wheels and heads now, but, boy were they fun for the next day or two!!
Ethan no longer has to wait in the wings and watch over his brother's shoulder as he played his DS. He FINALLY has one of his own. I don't think we heard a peep out of the boys for 2 days after this photo.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Our Visitors
We had a lot of guests come to visit and meet Carmine. Grandma and Papa from California were here first, then Auntie Julie with Christian, a week after they left Auntie Samantha came out with Jeremy. The day that they left Grandma and Papa from Colorado drove up and Auntie Dawn made it in the next day. We had such a great time with our friends and family. And even though our house was filled with people and things were crazy, we were sad to see everyone leave, and believe it or not the house felt empty and quiet with everyone gone and it was just the five of us.
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