Happy Mother's Day!!!

Wishing all the moms a very Happy Mother's Day!
Especially to my Wonderful Mother!!!

Here's a picture of my Mother's Day Gift!!

Happy Birthday Antonio!!!!

Today is Antonio's 11th Birthday!!! WOW!!
11 years ago at 4:32 p.m. a beautiful, 6 lbs. 15 ounce baby boy was born!
Antonio was sooo cute and he had hair on his arms, legs,and back...! He was soo fuzzy!! Antonio was a great baby :) It just is so amazing how the past 11 years has flown by. Antonio has grown from a shy, reserved little boy into an outgoing, amazing 11 year old youngman! As he says... 11 teen!!!! It seems like just yesterday he was nursing every 2 hours and wouldn't sleep unless he was in my bed! Now... it takes a lot of begging to even get him to sit by me to watch a movie!
We are looking forward to his b-day party on Saturday!

Where does the time go??

Here I am, on a Saturday Night, enjoying looking at pictures of my wonderful boys. I just don't understand how time seems to go by soo fast. I had planned on having the Easter part 2 post up by last week, but I have a problem with the pics. (i can't find them in the files.) Anyways, then I realized, if I wait to do that post the boys will keep growing and getting older. So while I am still looking for those Easter pics, I had some others I have been wanting to post.
About how fast time flies, Antonio is turning 11 on Wednesday! This is unbelievable!!! He was my little 6 lb 15 ounce baby boy... when and how did he turn into an amazing, independent almost 11 year old young man???? He and Shane both are dynamic and amaze me each day. These pics are from a cool park we found on vacation in KY during spring break!

Happy Easter! (part 1)

I haven't blogged in a while... but I promise I have been thinking about it!
Easter came early for us this year! Well we celebrated it early because we all wouldn't be together today. When we were in Kentucky for spring break, the four of us enjoyed our family time together and celebrated life! Of course, the Easter Bunny made an early arrival! The boys had a great time hunting for eggs in the house. (In Kentucky, it was still cold... brrrrr.... too cold for an outdoor egg hunt.) Shane quickly grasped the concept that those little eggs meant CANDY!

Antonio and I created this slide show shortly after we were back in Florida, but I didn't have time to post it. I do have to give Antonio ALL THE CREDIT he created the slideshow and ALL the captions. He did a GREAT JOB!! After viewing the slide show, you too will notice that he LOVES CANDY!

We also celebrated Easter today and enjoyed the Jelly Bean Fling yesterday and those pics and post will be coming soon... so stay tuned for part 2..

Antonio says it best... the best part of any holiday is being with family! We missed Sidney today, but are excited that he is coming in on Tuesday!

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Oh What A Wonderful Life!!!

We have been very busy since our last post. Sidney and Mandy flew in last Saturday, Sid was able to stay a few days and Mandy was on spring break all week!! We had a wonderful visit and were very sad to see them leave. We did some touristy things with Mandy, like eating at Bubba Gumps and going to John's Pass.

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Today we met up with our friends, Jenna, Ryan, and the Nuggets; Charlotte, Ryan, and Santi; and Jen, Dave, and their soon to be boy, "Gator Bob!" We had a wonderful day! I think we were there for over 5 hours! Shane and Antonio really enjoyed playing with the babies and Santi! Antonio, as usual, was a BIG help with all of the babies (yes, I still consider Shane a baby... ) Antonio also had fun playing football with the adults and digging a huge hole in the sand. Shane and Santi enjoyed chasing the seagulls! Shane was also great with the younger babies... he especially was affectionate to Jillian ;) He held her hand and gently touched her face while she was sleeping. (Guess he is already following in his Dad's footsteps) We look forward to meeting up at the beach again soon!!


So with 7 adults, 1 ten year old, 2 toddlers, and 4 babies.... this is the stuff we all brought to enjoy our day. I have to give a HUGE shout out to Jenna and Ryan; they are sooooo calm and organized with their four beautiful babies!!!



When watching the slideshow, after the first picture appears, you can click on it and then a forward arrow will appear. (It is a really cool wave show, but it is slower than I had expected, so I use the arrows to click through the pictures!)

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Wordless Wednesday!!

This is why we are called the Dynamic Duo Brothers!!!

This slideshow captures the love the boys have for each other and how much fun they have together. This morning, (pretty early for us) we were just hanging out at the house, dancing, laughing, and just enjoying being together. These truly are the best moments!

This slide show was a perfect fit, Antonio loves "hoops and yo yo" and the title is smile air. (Pretty good fit for us! )

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