Sweet Boy!

Vince is 4 months old!!! He is such a sweet and happy baby boy...I love the way he smiles when someone talks to him and how he squeals and laughs. He is looking more like his Daddy and Sissy as he gets older! His official 4 month pictures will be the kids Easter pictures we are taking on Monday. Stay tuned.

An eventful couple of days....

What started out as a beautiful Wednesday, kinda turned into a wreck. Isabella and I were outside starting to plant when we got a call from Grammy. She had fell and hit her head on the bed post and it was dripping blood. We raced to Villa Park and took her to the emergency room (she refused an ambulance ride but they did come, check her out and stop the bleeding). She had to have stitches and a cat scan to make sure everything was OK. Poor Gram!!!! Of course, it was only five minutes after my Dad had left to catch a plane to Arizona for business. Thank God she is OK.

This afternoon while Bella was at school, I had a great visit with Christie and baby Matthew. He is so little and adorable! He slept in his car seat the whole time so I didn't get to hold him. But I can't wait to do so soon....I am so happy for the Slider family!

And I had to share another really cool purchase I made. This is Isabella's very own Keepsake Portfolio to keep all of school/artwork for years to come!

Beautiful Taylor

Taylor is trying out for High School cheer and she needed some "head shots". I took these pictures this afternoon at Mom and Dad's. She will kill me if she knows I put them on this blog. LOL! But she is so beautiful and has grown so much. Good luck Tay... We love you!

Prayers Needed!

A lifelong friend of my Brother and our family, Wayne and his wife Jen lost their baby boy, Samuel Vincent, right before he was going to be born and brought into this world. This is such a heart wrenching thing. The funeral services are next week and I am just asking that you keep their family in your prayers.... That God might lift some of their remorse and grief, so they can somehow find the strength to make it through....

Library Tote!

I had to share this ADORABLE purchase I made! Isabella's new Library Tote. I just love it! It has a little girl with pig tails holding books and there is even a plastic card holder attached by a pink polka-dot ribbon (for the Library Card). We put it to good use this afternoon after preschool!

Just Because...

I thought this was too cute not to share...Last week Isabella had a "Jammie Party" at preschool. She got to wear her pajamas, bring a pillow and a blankie. They laid on the floor, watched movies and made popcorn. Too cute!

Our Saturday

Here are a few pictures from Popi's birthday on Saturday. He wanted to take Bella to ride the horses at Irvine park. Of course, she wanted to wear her pink "cow-girl" boots and she wouldn't take them off, even for Jacob's T-ball game we went to after...We had a good day despite Pop being sick (he was a trooper) and little monkey Jake was so fun to watch playing ball!

Day 7 - Easy like Sunday Morning

We usually have a relaxing Sunday morning and today was the same (Then late morning, Chris took the kids to visit his parents so I could get work done). Anyhow, every morning I make myself Hot Tea. We still also make a pot of coffee, but I have been trying to drink less caffeine. I sometimes find myself making several cups of tea throughout the day...it's pretty soothing and relaxing. My all-time favorites are Peppermint and Chamomile, but any fruit kind will do. And every morning Isabella is either coloring or painting. We love our crafts! My Mom had this cool little tray that Bella uses to color. I need to give that back and find our own. Hope everyone had a great weekend. T-dog, I am sad our week is over! I had fun doing sharing these pictures with you. And I LOVED all of yours!

Saturday Picture - Popi

Sorry this post is rather late. We just got home from celebrating Popi Guy's birthday. More pictures to come tomorrow, but I wanted to give you just one special one. Bella and her Pop are so attached. They love to be around each other and are always laughing together. It really warms my heart to see and makes me remember the important things in life...How truly blessed I am with this family.

Day 5 Picture

This cracked me up! Wonder who Isabella is imitating?
Multi-tasking is in her blood!