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Father's Day 2009

Dominic and Giana on Father's Day.

Dominic and his Dad on Father's Day.

Gone too soon, my Dad...love and miss you. Happy Father's Day!

May 2009

Oh so much to catch up on! I have several posts so keep scrolling! May was so much fun! Playdates, swimming, my sister, Julie and her family came to visit and Memorial Day weekend in Cleveland with the Vitale's. Giana rode her first carnival ride and roasted marsh mellows for the first time...although she wouldn't eat it. I don't blame her, though!

More Family in Town

My sister, Wendy and my niece, Katie came to town for a few days this past week. We had a great time visiting with them. There was a lot of playtime that included lacrosse, swimming and a trip to the zoo. And we fit shopping in there, too! Wendy and I love to shop together! My niece plays lacrosse in Maryland and she brought Giana a toy lacrosse set with pink and purple sticks. Giana loves the purple one! Aunt Wendy came with a lot of cute clothes and toys for Giana (as usual) so I think we are all set with cute dresses for a while! We are planning a trip to see them in July and Giana can't wait to ride Katie's horse! We're looking forward to our visit and we'll get to see Uncle Chris since he couldn't make it to Ohio on this trip.

Show Day at Little Gym

Giana "graduated" from her Superbeastie class at Little Gym and they held an award ceremony for the kids. It was so cute and she was so proud of herself and her medal! She's actually still in the same class until she turns 3 but it was the end of the semester and she just started back up the following week. In September, she will move to the Funnybugs class and she will be alone in the class without me. I'm sort of sad about this because we've had so much fun together. But don't worry, the overprotective Mom will be watching through the glass!

Las Vegas!

Dominic and I went to Las Vegas for a few days in late May/early June. We had so much fun and it was a great vacation! The weather was great and there was a ton to do. We didn't win any money but the time we spent alone together was priceless. Dominic works in the hotel industry so we enjoyed seeing all the beautiful hotels. We ran into M&M World on the last day and I made Dominic pose for a picture and hold the bag. He wasn't too pleased with me here but oh what a trooper! Check out that goatie that he grew for me! He hates facial hair but he "did it for me." It was shaved off within an hour of being home.

Remembering Andrew Stithem

My friend, Jessica and her husband Scott lost their 6 month old baby boy suddenly to bacterial meningitis. Dominic and I are so incredibly sad and heart broken for them right now. I can't imagine what they must be going through and I pray we never will. Please keep Jessica and Scott in your prayers as they bury their baby today.