Tooth Fairy Visits Giana!

I can't believe my baby is growing up! She lost he first tooth a few days ago and this morning she lost a second tooth. Both were the bottom two middle teeth. It's hard to tell in the pictures because her adult teeth were already in and waiting for the baby teeth to fall out. The tooth fairy left her $1.50 for her first tooth and will probably leave her $1.00 for her second tooth. (That tooth fairy is so cheap!) Honestly, she doesn't quite understand the difference between $1.50 and $5.00. She was so excited to get the coins that she woke us at 4:15am to let us know that she had come. I love the imagination. Tooth fairy, get your wings ready because you need to come back again tonight. Tooth #1 (6/25/12)

Tooth #2 (6/28/12)

Father's Day 2012

Once again, I failed to take pictures on Father's Day. I'm really trying to enjoy the moment more but boy do I wish I would have just pulled out my camera a few more times. Here are the kiddos enjoying father's day in the baby pool in Cleveland. Happy Father's Day, Dominic. I love you so much and so do our kids. I'm thankful we have you. And Happy Father's day to Papa. We love you, too!

Happy Father's Day, Dad. It's hard to believe you've been gone for almost 9 years. I miss you. I wish your life wasn't cut short at such a young age. Hard for me to understand but I trust that God had better plans for you. I wish so much that you were able to meet our kids. Dominic looks so much like you. As much as I would love to have you back, I know that heaven is a better place. Rest in peace. I love you. (My sister sent me this picture on Father's Day of her and my Dad. He was probably about 30 years old. Kinda cute, huh?)

Safety City

What a fun two weeks! Giana and my nephew, Luke, were in the same Safety City class offered by the city. They learned so much about fire, stranger, gun, car, etc. safety and had a blast! This class is offered to kids entering kindergarten in the fall and I'm so glad we signed her up. They had a graduation ceremony for the kids at the end of the two weeks. The kids sang songs and received their diplomas. Dominic loved Frankie the fire hydrant!

Strawberry Picking

We (Cindy and I) took the kids to pick some strawberries at a farm in Plain City. It was a fun morning and well worth the 30 minute drive. The strawberries are delicious and the kids had a great time. Dominic's first time but it won't be his last! Now I'm in search for a great strawberry pie recipe. YUM!

Katie's Graduation

My niece, Kathleen, graduated from high school so we spent Memorial Day weekend in Maryland. I can't believe it...where does the time go? I'm so proud of her! She's off to East Carolina Univeristy in August.

Gardening 101

We planted a garden and I'm so excited to see how it grows this summer! Giana has been wanting to plant a garden for a couple of years and we finally did. So, with a little watering, a little sun and a little prayer...maybe we'll have some fruits and vegetables soon! Dominic did the hard part and took out all the big weeds and put new soil down.

G and I planted the seeds.

And in G's eyes, this is what our garden should look like at some point this summer. (Corn, cucumbers, cantelope and tomatoes.)The blue streaks that look like rainbows are the spinkler system watering our garden.

LemonaVe For Sale

We had a community garage sale (which was a big success!) and Giana and her friend, Sarah wanted to sell lemonade and cookies. They made $22! They only charged 25 cents for a glass of lemonade and 25 cents for two cookies. They sold a lot of lemonade and cookies! Giana made the sign and spelled lemonade with a "v". I thought it was so cute that I didn't correct it. Baby Dominic was our little helper for the weekend.