Father's Day

This weekend was Father's Day Weekend. Notice the use of the Weekend term :-) I used this time to do some items like mow the lawn, work on the Jeep, go to the "dump" and clean the house among other things. We spent Sunday at Grammy and Granpy's house hanging out and had a nice dinner. If I can be half the dad that my Dad is to me then Isabelle is a lucky girl. I am lucky enough to have a wonderful family, a great wife and a spectacular daughter that enables me to now "officially" celebrate Father's Day :-)

It's hot.......

The summer is starting to sizzle!! As a result, it was time to give Isabelle an "up do". Isabelle got a new summer hair style and seems to really love it. Our little "cave girl" became "pebbles like" over night as she tries to stay "cool". Isabelle also spent time in her kiddie pool - we learned she doesn't like to be splashed :-) and she made her first "official" trip to the beach. The water was really cold but Isabelle played with the sand and watched her cousins get into lots of trouble :-). We got to catch up with Danielle, Christina and Pete while relaxing at our little piece of heaven. The weekend also brought a time to celebrate Grammy's birthday (yes it was a big one). Happy Birthday to Grammy and we all love you! Enjoy the week and "stay cool!"

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a jam packed weekend full of friends, family and fun while never forgetting the real importance of this weekend. We received a visit from Paolo and Cecile and can't want to visit "Baby Paolo" in October. On Saturday we celebrated with Mark and Lisa at their wedding. It was fun to catch up with a lot of old friends from growing up. A special thanks to Nana and Papa for watching the "little one" while we partied it up. Our Sunday consisted of a trip west to visit our favorite "army" of kids :-). We had beers, burgers and brownie ice cream sundaes while listening to the neighbors parrot named Larry. Isabelle now wants two brothers, a sister and a parrot. On Memorial Day Isabelle watched her first parade and visted Grammy and Grampy. The weather was spectacular all weekend and we can now unofficially welcome summer :-) We thank everyone currently serving and who have served in our armed forces for giving us the opportunity to create memories like these - thank you for you service and dedication to our country.

Catching up....

We have been a bit delinquent with our blog posts but it has been for a variety of reasons. Last Sunday was Mother's Day as you all know and my wife spent it praying to the toilet! Following Mary's sickness, Isabelle got sick, then me, then my Mom then my Dad. So lets just say it has been a long week. A special thanks to Grammy and Nana for babysitting throughout the week - Isabelle had a great time. Mary and I attended our friends Tim and Sarah's wedding where Mary enjoyed seeing her college friends. We have attached a few of our favorite picks from the past week. Isabelle is really getting her unique personality and it is so much fun watching her grow up!!

We headed West!!

Last week, the family headed West for our first vacation. We spent time in AZ and CO visiting friends, relaxing and of course learning about time zone changes :-).

While in Phoenix we went to the zoo where Isabelle loved the giraffes, monkeys and rhinos! At the zoo, Isabelle had the opportunity to ride her first carousel and loved it!! Isabelle's had so much fun with her friends Bethany, Amelia and Juliana. They four of them spent hours playing and laughing. One of the hi-lites was our trip to Oregano's where the girls split the largest ice-cream cookie sundae in the world - yummmy!! In addition, we headed to Scottsdale for lunch and a nice tour through "old" Arizona. If the aforementioned wasn't enough, we were all witnessess to Juliana losing her first tooth!! We would like to thank Bethany for her out of this world generousity and thoughtfulness - it truely was a great AZ visit!

After AZ we jetted up to CO for a mixture of work and play. We hung out with Roger and Ricki at the ESPN sports zone as Isabelle caught up on some slept while Mommy worked.

We concluded our busy week by celebrating the marriage of James and Julia. Congrats and we had a great time celebrating your joyous day!

With all the action from last week, I think we all need a vacation to recover from our vacation :-)

Busy Weekend

Another busy weekend for us but tons of fun. Isabelle had lots of fun this weekend hanging out with her friends on Saturday. Mom and Dad hosted Fern, Kelly, Andrea and Rob and had a nice lunch. Believe it out not, Andrea and Rob were early (Rob, thanks for the help). Although a good time was had by all it was bittersweet as we wished Andrea and Rob good luck as they move to Italy - yes you read that correctly :-)

On Sunday, we went North as Dad and Isabelle cheered on Mommy as she ran in her first post-baby road race. Not only did Mary beat her goal time she annihilated it by more than 4 minutes!! We were so proud of her!!

Opening Day !!

Happy Opening Day !! Isabelle had all of her Red Sox gear on today and she is looking forward to her first full Red Sox season. Go Sox !!!