The worlds cutest kids!

SNOW!!!!

2010-02-09T15:41:00.001-08:00

Well, it's been quite a while since I have updated my blog. Here is a recent pic of all 4 of our kids.

Forgot to post this picture

2009-08-06T18:42:00.001-07:00

Dominic had to go to the ER to get a spot on his thumb lanced and tested for MRSA. Thankfully it was Cellulitus and easily treatable with antibiotics, but it was still scary. I snapped this picture from my camera phone, but it was just too cute. He looks so serious and scared, but this is the face he gets when Sponge Bob is on TV. LOL! He was watching it instead of worrying about what was going on around him. He was content with his "cuppy" and "bear bear".

A little time to play in the spray park

2009-07-31T16:43:00.001-07:00

Panama City Beach, Fl!!!

2009-07-31T16:38:00.000-07:00

We had a nice family vacation in Panama City Beach, Fl this year. Oh, how I would love to go back.

Thomas Live!

2009-06-15T10:49:00.000-07:00

Thanks to my very awesome friend, Ronda, we were able to take Joey to see Thomas Live at the Bank of Kentucky Center. OMG, he was in heaven.

Sweet face!

2009-06-09T13:21:00.000-07:00

I just love this boy's face. His big eyes, his slobbery smile, that little button nose. Ohhhh, I'm so in love!!!

Pimp Nak & a few other shots

2009-06-09T13:17:00.000-07:00

Since we call D Nic Nak, when he is dressed up, he automatically becomes Pimp Nak. LOL!

The other shots are of me and Joey and then one of me and my nephew AJ.

D is a "fancy eater".

2009-06-09T13:14:00.001-07:00

If you have ever seen the Dairy Queen commercial with the people eating and the woman tells her husband he needs to put his pinky up to really enjoy the DQ Blizzard...this is D's version. Joey calls him a "fancy eater" because of that commercial. LOL!

Jessie and D.

2009-06-09T13:11:00.000-07:00

This is my niece Jessie. She just loves babies and can't keep her hands off of Dominic.

Stricker's Grove

2009-06-09T13:06:00.001-07:00

The Mom's board I belong to was hosting a family day at Stricker's Grove. It's a small amusement park not open to the public. They have maybe 15 rides there. It's a great place for the family to go. We all had a blast...even though after driving the 40 minutes to get there, we got out of the car and John asked if I had the tickets. Uhhhh...NO!!! I left them at home, so back home for another 40 minute drive we went. LOL! We still had a blast. Free food, rides, games, family and awesome friends,what more can ya ask for?

The little boy with Hanna is the son of one of my friends. These two rode rides together all day and Hailee and this little boy's older brother rode together all day. It was cute!

Sign Language

2009-05-23T16:42:00.001-07:00

My first video upload. Let's see if it works. It's Joey's song from graduation.

Presidential Academic Award!!!

2009-05-23T16:31:00.001-07:00

Hailee, our big girl!!! How proud of her we are!!!!!! This year, she will 'graduate' from the 5th grade and head off to middle school. OMG, how sad that makes me. Our baby is growing up!!!! Didn't she know she was supposed to stay my little precious baby girl FOREVER? She isn't allowed to grow up!

We received a letter from school letting us know Hailee is being awarded with the Presidential Academic Fitness Award. This is the highest award given to an elementary student. To obtain this award, the student must have maintained an A average in grades 4 and 5 and must have passed all parts of the Ohio Achievement Tests. Well, of course, she is a brain, this award was made for her!!!

She was given her award signed by President Obama and a Presidential Academic Excellence pin. She asked for 2 pins so she could wear them as ear rings. LOL! Only my daughter would ask that!!!

Graduation

2009-05-23T16:26:00.001-07:00

Joey's graduation ceremony. YES, I cried my eyes out during this!!! How big my little man is getting is just insane. They did sign language to one of their songs and he practiced so hard on it. He did fantastic!!! Since it was 'his day', he got to pick the place for dinner. I thought he would have picked Frisch's, but he picked my favorite place...Don Pablos! Gotta love my boy!!!

Thank you to my sister who came to share the day with us. Love ya Kel!!!

Joey's last day of Pre-K

2009-05-23T16:14:00.001-07:00

Where has the time gone? It just seems like it was yesterday when I dropped Joey off for Pre-K. His school put on such a huge celebration for the last day of school!!! They were to wear their bathing suits to school because they were having some water fun. The morning started with practice for their graduation ceremony, then a picnic lunch under a huge tree on the front lawn. After that, they went behind the school for all the festivities. A bounce house, snow cones, water fun...what a great day. I wasn't able to stay long, but I did get to show up to take a few pictures.

When I came to pick Joey up from school, the mother's who stayed for the day all were crying and so was his teacher. The one mom informed me they were all crying because of Joey. Well, that can never be good right? LOL! Turns out when Miss Maryann asked if anyone was scared to start Kindergarten, Joey said he was. When she asked him why he said "Because I will miss you Miss Maryann, and you will miss me, so I don't want you to be sad". He just adores his teacher. She is a really wonderful woman, so this was expected from him. I loved that school and I will definitely be sending Dominic there.

After 9 years, it's about time!

2009-05-23T16:08:00.000-07:00

So, we have been in this house for 9 years and we haven't ever done anything to the front yard. This is the year. We have started and are still working, but this is the look so far. We cleared out all of the bushes and for the firs time, I planted flowers in the flower box along the front of the house. I also planted flowers in the area by the front door. This weekend, we are getting a sod cutter to cut out all the grass in a large area to mulch and plant our new bushes. Stay tuned...more pictures to come as we continue the project!

Oh, and look at Joey...he has a WORM in his hand. The first "manly" thing he has done in a while. ROFLMAO!!! He kept telling me "I'm the Man, Mommy"!!! Later I found a whole bunch of dried up worms in the "trunk" of his big wheel. Turns out while we were digging roots, he was stealing the worms and putting them in his bike. LOL! NASTY!

ISpace

2009-05-23T15:54:00.000-07:00

There isn't much I like more than free family events, but when you can attend a free family educational event...it takes the cake! This May, we went to the ISpace exhibit. There was so many crafts for the kids to do, all while learning how things are done in space. We learned how astronauts fix things in space while wearing their "moon gloves". The kids got to cut the bottom out of 2 Styrofoam cups, put them inside of each other and attach 3 pieces of string to the bottoms, connecting the cups. When you want to grab something, you twist the cups in opposite directions and it forces the strings to squeeze your object and pick it up. It was pretty cool. Wish I had pictures of that.

They also had the opportunity to dress in astronaut gear, Hailee was the only one who would do it. We wrote our names on a sign to send off into space on the next shuttle run...it was all pretty cool! We made so many crafts, rode a hover-round...neat stuff to do. So worth going out there!

Oh, and the girls were in their softball uniforms because they were both supposed to have a game later that day. Both games got cancelled because of the rain. LOL!

Crazy Hair Day

2009-04-06T15:55:00.001-07:00

The girls school had Crazy Hair Day and this is what my girls decided to do. They are just so silly.

Horse Play

2009-04-06T15:53:00.000-07:00

There is nothing better to do in the world than to wrestle with Daddy!!! I used to do it as a child and now my kids do too. The minute poor John gets on the floor, the kids come running from all different directions and pile on! I love it! He does too!

Grandma time!!!

2009-04-06T15:43:00.000-07:00

Grandma came over to have dinner with the kids the other night and I couldn't help but snap some pictures. Joey was hanging all over Grandma this night, giving her lots of hugs and kisses. He said he misses her when she isn't here, he loves her.

Entertrainment Junction

2009-04-06T15:38:00.000-07:00

Momlikeme aka Cincymoms had their annual party at Entertrainment Junction this year. Of course, we have been dying to take Joey there, but I wasn't about to pay that price. So, when MLM announced they were hosting the party there and it was free admission, we jumped on it. Joey was in heaven. I was too...I won an awesome MLM diaper bag and t-shirt. I was voted "Most Hilarious" by the Cincy moms! How awesome are they? Love it!

Newport Aquarium

2009-04-06T15:32:00.000-07:00

The Newport Aquarium was running a special that 2 kids get in free for each paying adult. What a deal!!! We went and everyone had a good time...for the most part. That place makes me so sick to my stomach. I can't even see the fish in the tanks at Wal-Mart with out getting sick to my stomach. Not sea sick, just horribly sick because I can't stand fish. Yes, I knew it was full of fish, but the family wanted to go...a Mom will do anything for her kids. This is proof. LOL! All the kids touched the crab...except for Hanna, she was scared to death to even try. Dominic loved it. He kept trying to grab it, I could tell if he got a hold of it, it would end up in his mouth. Ewww!!!

Dominic's ear surgery

2009-02-25T07:02:00.000-08:00

Dominic had to have tubes in both ears. Poor baby has had 8 ear infections in just 11 months. Of course, I had to take my camera and get lots of picturs of the "big day". He did just fabulous, but I didn't hold up so well. It was harder on me and John than it was on poor little D.

More pictures of D's surgery

2009-02-25T07:00:00.000-08:00

Snow Day

2009-01-27T11:08:00.001-08:00

More pictures from the first snow day of 2009! I guess it's time to invest in some boys snow gear now that we have 2. I just can't see paying for it when they use it so little. Poor Joey, girls pants, girls scarf...Ugh, the torture I put him through! Heee heee!

January 27, 2009

2009-01-27T10:54:00.000-08:00

Our first real snow day in Cincinnati! Hailee measured the snow with her ruler. The results? 5 inches!!! More to come tonight too. YAY!

GIMMEE the Pan BUCKEYES Daddy!

2009-01-01T19:19:00.000-08:00

Thanks to my GOOD friend Tonya, I have the recipe for Pan Buckeyes. OMG...to die for!!!! I had never heard of these until she made them.

So, I made them for our New Years Party. Everyone loved them. And, by that, I mean EVERYONE!!! Dominic was drooling over these. Good thing there are no peanut allergies in our family!!! If you had one in your hand, he was squealing until he had a bite. He doesn't eat table food yet...although, our ped said he can start. He has no teeth yet and no signs of getting them either. LOL!

On a side note: My baby is going to be 1 in February! ONE...already!!! February 26th. I can't believe it!

Ringing in 2009

2009-01-01T19:15:00.000-08:00

This year was no different from other New Year's Eve celebrations. We go to my sister's house and spend the evening there. Her sister-in-law and her family come as well.

My brother-in-law, Chris, put a hat on their old dog. He didn't seem to mind. LOL!

Dominic just really wanted Kelly's hat. He was grabbing for it all night long!

The kids had a blast with the noise makers. I still have a headache!

I'm in a few shots now...

2009-01-01T19:10:00.000-08:00

I really hate to have my picture taken. Maybe this will give me the courage to drop some mega weight now. I am actually posting pictures of myself on the net. Ewwww.

Oh well...here are some from New Year's Eve.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

2008-12-26T21:11:00.001-08:00

OK, I am a day late on my post, but come on!!! Better late than pregnant right? LOL! We've had a very busy 2 days, so please excuse my late post.

Here are a couple pictures of the kids. I'm so bummed I didn't get one of the 4 of them together all dressed up. Heck, I'm mad that we still haven't had a family picture taken. SOON...hopefully soon!

I hope you all got what you wanted this year! John surprised me with some wonderful gifts! The most awesome was a little note he wrote to me telling me how much I deserve the gifts and how much I mean to him and the family. I married the most awesome man ever!!! He's the best!!! I just love him! When I told him how much I loved the note, he smiled from ear to ear and said "I knew you would". Yeah, he knows me! :D

Hanna and Dominic

2008-12-09T07:44:00.000-08:00

Hanna just loves her baby brother!!! This one anyway. I can't say the same about her and Joey. LOL!

Happy St. Nick's day!

2008-12-09T07:40:00.000-08:00

We woke up on December 6th to find that St. Nick came and left goodies for everyone! It was Dominic's first St. Nick's day and he looked like he knew what he was doing. I love the way the pictures turned out! LOL! Gotta love my kids!

Happy Birthday honey!!!!

2008-12-09T07:29:00.000-08:00

December 1st, John's 37th birthday.

OK, OK, so this cake is going to end up on the world's WORST looking cake list, but come on, it was a last minute decision and I never claimed to be a cake decorator. LOL! Blue and Orange are John's favorite colors...the colors of the Denver Broncos.

The best part of this cake was how it turned every one's teeth and tongue blue! We really had a good laugh about that...it doesn't take much to amuse us I guess.

Happy birthday Hanna!!!!

2008-12-01T06:46:00.000-08:00

November 28, 2008. Hanna's 8th birthday. My baby girl is 8! Where is time going? Why do they have to grow up? Every year, Hanna asks me to make the same cake for her. A round chocolate cake...this year, she asked for chocolate icing and rainbow sprinkles. She changed it up a bit. LOL!

This year, on her birthday, I was babysitting my niece Jessica and my nephew A.J., so we celebrated her birthday with them. Of course, in true Hanna fashion, we had Frisch's for dinner. LOL!

Hanna, you are such a beautiful little girl. You will always be my little cuttle bug. You have a personality just like me and I love it. You find humor in most things in life and you are always positive. You are very energetic and always put forth great effort in all you do. You are smart and caring. I love you baby girl!!!

Donuts with Dad

2008-11-17T06:13:00.001-08:00

Thursday was Donuts with Dad at Joey's school. Dad was invited for breakfast and a tour of school. They made a craft together too, which I find hysterical!!! If you know John, the only crafting he does is with wood and heavy tools involved. They made this cute little felt tie and decorated it with foamies. Then, each child and their Dad got their picture taken with the tie on!

John had a great time. He enjoyed reading the facts about him as Joey sees it. John is 60 years old and is 4 feet tall. ROFLMAO! I love it. I always tell Joey Daddy is ancient (hey...he's older than I am), so I guess that is where 60 came into play. And, John is short...shorter than I am anyway. Joey had to draw a portrait of his Daddy. Turns out John doesn't have feet, he has wheels!!! I just lost it at that! It cracks me up!!! And, of all the things we do with our kids, the best part is when Daddy takes Joey to "The Man Store". Home Depot. You mean we went to see Thomas, we go on vacations and little drives all over the place, and do all sorts of stuff with these kids and his favorite is 'The Man Store'??? Ohhhh, I could be saving so much money!!!!

2nd place CHAMPS!

2008-11-05T17:27:00.000-08:00

Hailee's volleyball team had a super season! They came in 2nd place. It was an upsetting loss tonight. 3 girls on the team were puking their guts out, but if they didn't show up, they would have had to forfeit the game. They pushed through it and played their hearts out. Their team this year was great. They supported each other and cheered each other. It was great seeing that! What a great group of kids!!! Congrats ladies!!!

THe cutest lion EVER!

2008-10-30T17:55:00.000-07:00

Need I say more? Dominic will be a lion this year for his very first Halloween!!! He is the cutest little lion ever!!! All I want to do is kiss those adorable cheeks!!! I can't get enough of my baby boy!!!

Yep, it's a LIVE chicken on his head!

2008-10-30T17:48:00.000-07:00

LMAO! Today at school, Joey was able to visit a petting zoo. Actually, the petting zoo came to Joey's school for their Halloween party. Ms. Marryann, Joey's teacher, sent me this picture. It is hilarious!!!! The title of her e-mail was "Yes, that is a chicken on his head". ROFL. It just cracks me up. Look at his beautiful eyes in this picture. Ohhhh...I love em!

We all know how I am deathly afraid of birds...or any type of animal with wings, so this really makes me laugh!

There is also a picture of the pumpkin he SCARVED (Joey's way of saying carved) at school. The 8th graders at school came to help the Pre-K class scarve pumpkins. Joey drew the picture on the pumpkin and the bigger kids scooped the guts out according to Joey.

Hailee is 11!!!!!!

2008-10-30T17:39:00.001-07:00

Ahhh...my big girl!!! My Lee Lee turned 11 today. It kills me to think how "old" she is. Gone are the days of her asking for cute little toys, and innocent "kids" music. Now it's MP3 players, Johnas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, make-up and everything else that is "almost grown up". I see her innocence slipping away more and more each day. WHY can't we put them in a bubble and make them stay young and innocent forever???

Hailee, we are so very proud of you! You are such a good girl, with a very good head on your shoulders. Not only do you succeed in school, but at everything you do. You set your goals and you are very determined to reach each one of them. You have a heart of gold and will give the shirt off of your back to help anyone who needs it. I hope you keep these fine qualities all of your life. You are beautiful, kind, loving, smart, and very sympathetic to others. You make sure everyone else is taken care of before you worry about yourself. You are extremely giving.

You will always be my baby girl...no matter how old you are. I love you baby!!!!!

Oh...by the way...notice the cake. 3 5 3. That equals 11. I totally fogot the candle. So, you have to add the numbers up. That's was John's bright idea! ROFL!

Hanna

2008-10-30T17:37:00.001-07:00

Poor Hanna Banana, she hardly ever makes it to the blog. She's my princess. I finally got her to sit still long enough tonight to get a picture of her!!! She was all smiles waiting for a piece of Hailee's birthday cake!

Joey's class

2008-10-28T14:34:00.001-07:00

This is Joey and his entire PreK class. He can only name 3 kids in this picture. WHY doesn't this boy even TRY to remember names???? Today they made spider hats. I love his school. His teacher e-mailed this picture to all of us. How awesome is that???

More Halloween Pictures

2008-10-27T17:33:00.000-07:00

The group picture is Vince & Leah (Expecting baby girl #4 Jan 2nd), Tony (Joker) and Amy (Fat Bat). Vince is Angie's older brother and Tony is Angie's little brother. The next picture is Angie and Doug...I picked the right people to be Dominic's God Parents didn't I? LOL! Angie and Doug are expecting baby #5 ANY DAY NOW...a baby girl, their 2nd girl) Doug was the bar tender, so I blame him for any and ALL trouble I got into that night!!!!

A close up of me and John.

2008-10-27T10:07:00.001-07:00

Halloween 2008

2008-10-27T09:55:00.000-07:00

John was obviously an old lady. I was a Harlem Fat Girl. ROFLMAO!

Here are lots of pictures from the event. Angie was just a pregnant lady (already in costume) and painted her eye black like Doug hit her. Doug was a thug. Cindy and Chris were Batman and Robin. More pictures to come...I'm waiting on Angie to send me some.

Time to make the pretzels!

2008-10-23T13:48:00.000-07:00

Joey's preschool class was taking a trip to Germany this month. So, on Thursday, they made pretzels. It looks like it was a lot of fun and Joey couldn't wait until I came to pick him up to tell me he had a cinnamon pretzel. He then explained that the pretzel didn't taste like our dog Cinnamon, but a dessert cinnamon. Uhhhhh, when does this boy lick my dog to find out what she tastes like? No more good night kisses for him...I'll just shake his hand or something. LOL!

Joey's teacher, Miss Maryann, e-mailed this picture to me. It really does look like he had a great time!

Happy Birthday Joey!

2008-10-13T19:25:00.001-07:00

Joey turned 5 on Saturday. October 11th. He thanked me for giving him a birthday. Not a party...he didn't really have one...he thanked me for the BIRTH DAY! I had to laugh out loud at that. I gave him a big hug and said I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

Here is Joey with Frisbee. Frisbee is Ms. Maryann's birthday puppy at school. Ms. Maryann is Joey's teacher. She gives the students a puppy to pick from (she has 2) and a big birthday bag full of birthday books for the child to keep for the weekend of his or her birthday. It's such a great idea! Joey was sooooo surprised and excited to find a Thomas book in the bag. Who woulda thunk it?

Since his birthday fell on a Saturday that we bowl in our league, I got a Thomas cake (4th one in a row now) and we sang happy birthday to him there. We bowl with Angie and Doug and a whole bunch of people from their neighborhood, so Joey was surrounded by his friends. Kelly, Chris, Jessie and A.J. came too and we all bowled a game after our league was over to celebrate. Joey said it was the best birthday party ever. LOL!

Sweet little face

2008-09-22T18:11:00.000-07:00

Isn't this the sweetest little face you have ever seen?

Dominic and his God Parents

2008-08-13T12:01:00.000-07:00

My best friend Angie and her husband Doug are Dominic's God Parents. I've been best friends with Angie since we were 14. She is more like a sister to me than a friend. I just love her and Doug to death! Angie and Doug have 4 kids and a baby girl on the way!!!

Dominic's baptism

2008-08-13T12:00:00.000-07:00

Meijer Indy 300

2008-08-13T11:17:00.001-07:00

My sister-in-law Holly gave me and John tickets to the Meijer 300 Indy race. It was our FIRST time EVER going to a race! If you look at the blur in the back ground...you'll see the cars flying by.

John was so excited at this race because Danica Patrick drives Indy...and when we got there...we discovered we were sitting RIGHT IN FRONT of her pit crew. CLOSE as can be too! I never laughed so hard in my life. When she pulled into the pit, John and my cousin Robb both jumped up to their feet and busted out the binoculars! HELLO! She had a helmet on! This dude who looked like he steeped right out of the movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High had a bag from the gift shop with her picture on it. I have NEVER seen anyone look so "lovingly" or "Longingly" at a bag before!!!! ROFLMAO! He made all of us crack up. He was in his last 30's/early 40's and the dude kept staring at the bag and would pick it up during the race and stare at it too. OMG, funny stuff!!!

I had a great time people watching too. What I saw coming out of the men's bathroom was enough for me! ROFL! Some man came walking out with his...Ummm...well...JUNK in his hand trying to stuff it back into his jean shorts. Oh, fun stuff. I turned to my cousin to ask if he saw what I just did...didn't want to think I was the only one and he was rolling laughing. Of course, I turned to watch him and I saw this girl with her husband or boyfriend and she is smiling from ear to ear and watching this guy. She almost tripped over her tongue. All of a sudden, I saw her partner's elbow come across her chest! She got busted!!! It was soo funny!

We had a good time for sure!

2008-08-13T11:16:00.000-07:00

Ohhh, I'm getting in trouble!!!

2008-08-13T11:11:00.001-07:00

Got in trouble for not updating! ROFL! Sorry Cyd! Lets see what I got for ya...

4 months old

2008-07-01T08:19:00.000-07:00

Just some new photos.

Awww, he's so cute!

2008-06-11T17:03:00.001-07:00

3 other kids? Who has them? Me? Ohhh, I better start taking pictures them huh?

Can you say...CHEESE!

2008-06-11T17:00:00.001-07:00

This picture cracks me up! Dominic looks like one of those babies in the commercial where they talk but only because his lips were cut out and the other person is holding the picture up to their own lips!!! He's so freaking cute!

Don't let the picture fool you...he has gray eyes like ME, not brown like John. I wasn't lucky enough to have a brown eyed baby! :0( But don't get me wrong, I love all of their little eye balls! LOL!

Growing like a TREE TRUNK!

2008-06-11T16:59:00.001-07:00

Little D's 3 month picture.

Me want Harley

2008-05-24T08:32:00.001-07:00

This is how happy Dominic was when we put on his Harley shirt he got from his Cyber Harley Auntie, Lori from Vermont. He loves it!

The 2nd picture is Dominic when I told him he's not allowed to have a Harley until he's 98 years old and I'm dead!

Diamond and the kids!

2008-05-16T20:12:00.001-07:00

Here is our bully Diamond. She's an English Bulldog.

HEY...look! The girls made it on to this blog too! ROFL! My girls, they are just the light of my life! When they are QUIET! LOL!

My boys!

2008-05-16T20:11:00.001-07:00

You just gotta love em!

Mother's day

2008-05-16T20:07:00.001-07:00

These are gifts from my family for Mother's day. I got roses from John and the boys along with a DVD of The Wedding Planner...one of my favorite movies and I lost that DVD. I got a flower that we are waiting to grow from Hanna and a very beautiful broach/pin from Hailee. She made this out of shrinky dinks in school. It's such a cool idea. Hailee was so excited to see me wearing it out all day long on Mother's Day. Now, I'm saving it for her wedding day!

Safety first!

2008-05-09T06:20:00.000-07:00

Well, Joey got a big boy bike from Angie. It's one she doesn't need anymore and Joey just could not wait to go out and get his helmet. Of course, it had to be Thomas.

I woke up one morning to find him sitting on the couch in his Thomas p.j's and all ready to go ride his bike. He had on his helmet, elbow pads and knee pads. I had to take a picture. He looked too damn funny!

Hummm...

2008-05-09T06:18:00.000-07:00

Guess it's time I get some pictures of the girls on here huh? I actually need to take them somewhere to get some photo's. Here is Hanna in the tree in our front yard. That girl is just like a monkey.

My Niece Karlee

2008-04-28T08:01:00.000-07:00

This is my niece Karlee going to Prom this weekend. OMG, does she look beautiful or what? This can not be the same girl I know...the LITTLE GIRL I know! No way! Karlee can't be this grown up. Talk about making you feel old...she was just 2 months old when John and I started dating...we were hanging out at the time she was born. I used to babysit her...I used to change her diapers and watch Barney with her. Now she's driving and going to proms? NO WAY!

Kar Kar, you are absolutely beautiful!!! I hope you had a great time!

Zoo blooms at the Cincinnati Zoo (4/17/08)

2008-04-18T05:36:00.000-07:00

Dominic, 8 weeks

2008-04-17T16:17:00.000-07:00

Here is the newest picture of Dominic! He's getting so incredibly big. He is wearing a new outfit from one of his cyber aunties. What a sweetie she is! She is one of my stamping friends from Inkstainers. Thank you Michelle!!! YOU ROCK!

Will I start the race?

2008-04-09T15:44:00.000-07:00

Here is Joey holding up his flag to wave as the fire trucks roll through the cemetery carrying the bodies. An old retired Army Vet pulled the flag out of the ground and gave it to Joey. He told Joey "Make sure you wave this frantically as the fire trucks roll past you little man". Joey was so excited, he asked..."Will I start the race"? Uhhh, do you think Daddy watches a lot of Nascar? OMG, I laughed so hard and so did the people around us!

Fire Fighters Funeral

2008-04-09T15:41:00.000-07:00

Today was the funeral for 2 Cincinnati Fire Fighters. Capt. Robin Broxterman and FF Brian Schira. I took Joey and Dominic to the cemetery to pay our respects. People were lined up EVERY WHERE! It was nice to see. Here are some pictures of it. It was just so sad.

Trip to the zoo

2008-04-09T06:24:00.000-07:00

This Sunday was such a beautiful day. All 6 of us went to the zoo and I actually let my Dh take my picture! It's the first picture of me in quite some time. I thouht it was cute.

WHY OH WHY???

2008-04-01T07:51:00.000-07:00

So, I wanted Joey's hair cut for pictures. The boy hasn't had pictures taken since he was 18 months old. I was finally going to do it since the girls just got school pictures and Nic got newborn pictures. I wanted his hair cut like his daddy's. I've always kept his hair shaved and only recently decided to let it grow. I always said I didn't like it "long". Well, now I'm crying. I want his hair back!!!

Oh well, he's still a cutie pie!!!

Ahhh, nice and warm!

2008-03-29T22:53:00.001-07:00

Look at Nic in this picture looking right at Daddy. I so wish I would have gotten Daddy on this too, because he was talking to Dominic and he was just hanging on every word that Daddy had to say.

The 2nd picture is our little Nic Nak when he's all nice and cozy in his warm towel. He was 100% happier in that towel than he was in the tub!

Bath time!

2008-03-29T22:50:00.000-07:00

And Dominic is NOT happy about that...until he gets all wrapped up in his nice warm towel that is! Today was his first 'real' bath in his little tub that goes in the sink. He didn't like it too much. LOL!

Hot Dog fingers!

2008-03-29T22:49:00.001-07:00

What do you do with your hot dogs? Well, if you are Joey, you put your fingers thru them and chase Mommy and the girls around with "weenie fingers". Ahhh, I so loving having boys!!! :0)

My girls...

2008-03-22T18:26:00.000-07:00

Here is this year's school pictures for the girls. Their picture day came when I was in the hospital. I was so worried how they would look...considering I didn't get to buy them a new outfit. The only complaint...John put Hanna in a sweat shirt. Oh well, I still think the pictures come out good!

Take one more picture...

2008-03-22T18:13:00.001-07:00

And I'm gonna punch you in the nose! By the way, you are boring me, time for a nap!

Time to color the eggs!!!

2008-03-22T18:10:00.000-07:00

HE'S HOME!

2008-03-22T18:06:00.000-07:00

March 12, 2008!!! That's the day we were able to bring our baby boy home! WOOO HOOO! We didn't tell the kids that he was coming home. We took them to Grandma's house and told them we were going to visit him. Then, John dropped me and the baby off at home, went and picked up the kids and when they walked in and saw him...oh, they were in heaven!

Do you see him smiling? Yep, he's excited to be home with us too! ;0)

Sleeping like daddy and our big news!

2008-03-22T18:02:00.000-07:00

See the picture of Nic with his hand over his face? That is how every ultra sound picture I have of him is. Every one. That is EXACTLY how John sleeps too. I love it. How cute!

Do you see him drinking that bottle? Oh yes you do! He is taking it. Now, if he just keeps it up, he'll be home with us any day now!

Finally...

2008-03-22T17:58:00.000-07:00

On day 4, I was finally able to go see my little man and meet him for the first time! John took me down just in time too! Right when he was about to eat. The nurse let me try his bottle. Oh, and look...no oxygen on him. He only has a feeding tube because he is doing so well!

It took 2 major surgeries in a 4 hour time period to get these beautiful flowers! LOL! I think they are all so beautiful!!!!

3 days...what a difference

2008-03-22T17:54:00.000-07:00

On day 3, Nic was taken off of the oxygen and the other tubes came out the day before. He still has an IV in his head, but it will come out soon.

I just love the picture of John holding Dominic. You can see just how small our little man was and the funny thing, he was the biggest baby in the NICU at the time! Daddy was the first person able to hold our new little man!

February 26, 2008. 9:21 p.m.

2008-03-22T17:49:00.000-07:00

Dominic Jordan entered our lives! 7 weeks early and not at all looking good. He weighed 5lbs, 4oz and was 18 1/2 inches long. He was our longest baby and our only baby born with hair!

He was in so much danger...We are so thankful for my wonderful Dr. I had to have my gall bladder out...it was completely gangrene and filling my body and Dominic's with poison. 4 hours after the gall bladder surgery, I was rushed in for a c-section!

He was in the NICU for 2 weeks. Thankfully, Nic was only on the breathing machines for 2 days.

OUCH!

2008-03-22T17:44:00.000-07:00

Well, later after Joey's big brother class, I had to have John take me to the hospital. I thought I was going to die...turned out I was having a gall bladder attack. This is what my arms (both of them) and my hand looked like after 14 sticks for an IV. Not sure which hurt more, my gall bladder problems or the IV sticks!

Truly rotten!

2008-03-22T17:42:00.000-07:00

Joey is truly rotten! No doubt about it. Here is is the day we came home from taking his big brother class. Dominic is due in April, so we took the class on Feb. 18th. Joey learned how to hold his new baby brother and different ways he can help Mommy and Daddy out! He is soooo excited!

Innocent MY FOOT!

2008-03-22T17:40:00.001-07:00

Don't they look so innocent? Don't let em fool you! This is from Christmas 2007.

December birthday!

2008-03-22T17:39:00.000-07:00

Do you think Daddy liked his hunting blind? I know the kids loved it!

November birthday!

2008-03-22T17:37:00.000-07:00

Hanna turned 7!!! The thing she likes the most? Mommy's home made chocolate cake with white icing and sprinkles! That's my girl!!! Check out the ears from her hat. ROFL!

October Birthday's!

2008-03-22T17:33:00.000-07:00

Joey turned 4...notice the backwards 4 on his cake? Yep, I'm just that smart!

Hailee turned 10...my baby girl turned 10!!!! Ohhhh, she's growing up too fast!

Joey's first time at soccer.

2008-03-22T17:27:00.000-07:00

This was Joey's first time playing soccer. He started in the fall. We thought he would be sooo good since he was practically born on the field. Well, this is what he did the best...picked grass. The entire time. All 2 or 3 months of the season...he picked grass! How funny was that!!!

A day out with Thomas!

2008-03-22T17:22:00.000-07:00

Joey was just in Heaven! We took him up to see Thomas this summer and oh my gosh, the boy is STILL talking about it!

My Diva's

2008-03-22T17:16:00.000-07:00

Hanna is striking her pose!

Hailee and Joey

2008-03-22T17:12:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite picture EVER. This is Hailee and Joey from the summer of '07

T.R.O.U.B.L.E

2008-03-22T17:09:00.000-07:00

If these 5 kids don't scare you...nothing will! This is my 3 with my niece and nephew.

Poor Hailee

2008-03-22T17:06:00.000-07:00

And her broken toe. This was from 2007 as well. Hailee was running in our bedroom and kicked the corner of our dresser. This was right before her softball game. The game she decided to be the catcher in. She never told us she had gotten hurt. We had no idea. She was the catcher that game, stayed squatted down in position the entire time. When we got home, she took off her sock and started crying hysterically. When she showed us, I about died! It looked much worse in real life than it did in this picture. My poor baby girl!

The Pirate Party

2008-03-22T17:01:00.000-07:00

This was the last day of school 2007. I threw a little "Pirate Party" for the kids since we didn't leave for vacation this year. In years past, we always left for vacation the minute the school bus dropped off the kids. Not any more though!

Last year....

2008-03-22T16:58:00.000-07:00

But I just love this picture. A.J. (my nephew) broke his thumb and just a couple of days later, I brok Joey's hand. YES, I did it. How terrible do you think I was feeling? I didn't see that he had his hand in my recliner and the doorbell rang. I kicked my chair closed to get up and I heard a "pop" and Joey scream! I don't know who cried harder, me or Joey. Thankfully it wasn't that bad. It wasn't bad enough for a "real cast" and he had to keep it on for 6 weeks, so it wasn't that bad. He was still able to take it off for his bath, but not at night. He got a new Thomas train out of me for that!