Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Back to real time - yesterday!!

We plan on getting a lot of use out of hte deck in the nice weather ahead!! The weather report this morning said 80's all week and then 90's all next week!! Thank goodness for central air and swimming pools. The little pool Lina got for her birthday from Grandma and Grandpa Tuscano is all set up on the deck, and the big pool is ready and just waiting for the water to warm up a little more!! This gazebo is the best thing ever!! Is keeps all of us fair skinned ones (not counting daddy of course) out of the sun!!
T shirts and diapers were the order of the day yesterday afternoon for both girls (and we can't forget hats and sunscreen)!! Bell helped water the plants, while all Lina wanted to do was eat them (of course!!).

This is the garden I added when we moved in. Isn't it pretty!!
The new bench went out front with some flowers by the pond, on the greenest grass we have!! We had to rope that off from the dogs for weeks to grow it!! The bench and flowers went in that spot specifically so that the dogs to not short cut across that corner. As you can see, Phoebe would be more than happy to do just that a ruin the grass!! Oh, and you can see her summer buzz cut here - she is such a small dog without all her fir!!
My little monkey! If I sit next to the playyard on the ground, Bell has figured out she can us me as a ladder to get on top of the palyyard. Then she turns around and climbs over the wall to drop down to the bottom and go down the slide! No fear....

The girls were so happy to see daddy!!

The girls were so happy to see daddy!!
And daddy was so happy to see his girls!!! Before daddy went away this time (for 16 days!) we bought webcams. Now we can see and talk to daddy at night and he can see his little girls. Bell has done no fussing for daddy like she did last time since she has been able to see him - it is working out GREAT!
Aust took on the task of putting together the new bench we got from Grandma Barry.
As you can see he suceeded!
We took the cardboard box from teh bench and made a fort house out of it. we painted the inside with flowers, birds, clouds and sun. So when we put it up and Be;ll goes inside, she can see them! She had a great time!!

More party pictures...

Speaking of "what kind of face is that"..... Another person who always looks like that in pictures. Dave (the METS fan - yuck!) and Dan - my twin brothers.
Grandma in her party hat - how styling!!
Danielle, that's a far way to have to look up!! And he is only 13!!!!
The girls and their pink dogs from Katie and Emily. Something was apparently funny!!

Angelina's First Birthday

What kind of face is that???
OK, this girl has the cutest smile and laugh you have EVER seen!!! But can I get it on film?? NO, all I end up with are pictures like this!! UGH....

Grandpa, Lina and mommy.
Bell is such a good big sister!

Gardener, Artist, Musician - what will she be....

Bell planting Mothers Day gifts while Lina tries to eat the dirt!



Bell and Austin hard a work painting party hats for Lina's First Birthday.

Bell concentrating on positioning her thumb just the way daddy taught her to play his banjo!!

Our little girl loves to do things and get involved!! Hopefully she will continue to love all these things as she gets older.

We miss you guys!!!

Don & Brett (and a bunch of alcohol!!). Our old neighbors and FRIENDS Brett and Steph came to visit in May from Guam. It was great to see tehm again - who knows when the next time will be!!
Steph with Jess & Lindsay.
Brett & Steph with the girls. Bell just loved Steph and has been talking about her since!
Steph and Lina among the musical instruments.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Rockin Baby 2

So this time you can see her, but she got distracted half was through the song.... then my battery died....to funny!!!

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Rock a bye baby

So I forgot to turn on the light!! Just listen and I will post another one where you can see her :)

Rocking Baby

Lina and the rocking chair.....

Linas new toy...





Lina loves the little rocking chair we now have in the girls room!! She climbs up, stands up, sits and rocks, climbs back off.... over and over again!!! Today we went to the park and she crawled up 10 steps in the playground. She isn't ready to walk yet, but boy is she crawling, climbing and cruising all over!

Spring has sprung!!!

Bell out riding on her push bike with Austin (of course wearing daddy's colors!!)

We rigged up the porch so the girls could play out htere while Austin and I did yardwork.
Yes Grandma Barry, he is wearing sunscreen!!!! Aust mowed the whole lawn while Don is in Arkansas this week, what a good kid!

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Now if we could only get the grass to look like this all summer.....





What a beautiful day today was!! When Austin came home from school we all headed out to the back yard for some fun in the sun. Lina loves crawling in the grass. We get a lot of use from our hand me down play yard (THANKS Katie and Emily).

Easter pics

Lina and Danielle
So finally after 9.5 months, Lina meets her oldest cousin Brian, and he makes her cry!!
nd then, she just kept on crying....
Bell with her Easter basket.
Lina loved Grandma's morror on the floor!!
Lina and Grandpa on Easter Saturday.
Lina and Grandma laughing it up together!!
Lina and her Easter basket.
Daddy and our beautiful girls.