Nick and Erika

Black Eyes

2010-08-06T16:59:00.001-04:00

Aiden has surgery on his eyes today to remove/drain these bumps that he had. There is some long term for them but all I can remember is that they aren't stys. Here is the after pic...

Family Pictures 2010

2010-08-04T16:45:00.002-04:00

Slacking

2010-04-11T15:11:00.006-04:00

Ok, I've been slacking in the blog department. It's been a rough month. Here are some fun pictures to catch everyone up!

My dad came and suprised me for my birthday! We are bowling on the Wii.
Aiden at the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
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Easter Bunny Picture!

My Boys!

Carmy's 2 teeth!

Bath Time!

I know there are more pics of Carmy then Aiden, but Aiden HATES getting his picture taken!

Carmine

2010-02-23T14:58:00.002-05:00

Picture Update

2010-02-22T18:49:00.002-05:00

Aiden Bowling
Tan Baby!

Getting so big!

Lady killer

Eating Chocolate and playing his DS

Twins!

The best part about having boys is dressing them the same!!

Picture update

2010-01-26T09:31:00.003-05:00

Here are some pics from the past couple of weeks, enjoy!

Carmy sitting up by himself
Twins (:
Aiden and Carmy in Aiden's Toy Story tent
Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!
Cutie (:

We had it all wrong

2010-01-12T15:29:00.003-05:00

I just wanted to let everyone know that we have been doing it wrong all these years. Apparently you are supposed to sit in it SIDEWAYS and swing. Just FYI.

New Years 2010

2010-01-01T11:26:00.003-05:00

Our New Years was very NONEVENTFUL lol. We skyped with my parents for 3 1/2 hours and chatted with the people at their house and played with play-doh while Dick Clark's New Years Eve was on. Aiden and Carmine were both awake for the ball drop! Next year, maybe we'll do something more exciting! What did you do?

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-24T15:42:00.004-05:00

Santa came to our house last night and we celebrated on the 24th. (It's Steve's turn to have Aiden for Christmas this year.) There were a ton of presents under the tree and we had a blast opening them. We went to A Christmas Celebration at Busch Gardens for our Christmas Eve and saw Santa at his Workshop and the North Pole!

Christmas Tree

2009-12-23T17:01:00.003-05:00

Here is our Christmas tree this year. (I must have tilted the camera when I was taking the picture.)

It's a rectangle!

2009-12-14T17:37:00.001-05:00

I made Aiden a sandwich for dinner and cut the crusts off, thus resulting in a rectangle sandwich. Aiden notice an said, "look, a rectangle!" I told him good job and asked for a high-five. He then said, "I can't I'm eating!" maybe it was the facial expression but I laughed pretty hard. Gotta love what 3 yr olds say!

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Aiden's first sleepover

2009-11-21T19:57:00.001-05:00

Aiden has his first sleepover today with his friend Paxton. They played Buzz and Woody, and pirates, and watched Scooby-Doo!

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Going Private

2009-11-20T08:40:00.004-05:00

Please send me your e-mail addresses if you'd like to continue reading out blog! I kinda' got creeped out when someone from Singapore was commenting on my blog, so it's time to go private!
Almost forgot.... my e-mail is thegiannifamily@yahoo.com

Potty training

2009-11-07T15:15:00.001-05:00

Aiden is finally interested in potty training (probably cuz we promised him a big Optimus Prime toy) and its been nice. He only has had a few accidents, and I can't wait until he is fully potty trained because I will only have to buy one size of diapers instead of two!

-- Posted from my iPhone

Excuse me?!

2009-11-05T08:34:00.001-05:00

So the other night I made shake'n bake chicken with stuffing and cooked carrots. I cut everything up into small pieces for Aiden to eat and had everyone sit down for dinner. Aiden takes one look at his plate, sighs with both hands on his face and says, "I'm supposed to eat this?" ...from the mouth of babes...

-- Posted from my iPhone

Catch up!

2009-11-04T09:19:00.004-05:00

So my mom arrived on the 14th of October and left Nov 1st. I was sad to see her go because I really appreciated all of her help. Anyway, here are some pics of the last couple of weeks.

Aiden in the Bumblebee mask and his friend Rowden in the Optimus Prime mask

Nick and I at a Halloween Party

Mom and I playing Scrabble

Elle, Nana, Carmy and Aiden ready for Trick-or-Treating!

Carving Pumpkins

2009-10-25T20:46:00.004-04:00

We carved pumpkins tonight along with our neighbors, Angie and Mikey. Aiden did not like scooping out the "guts". He painted his pumpkin because him and knives do not mix!

Our Little Pumpkin

My Pumpkin

Aiden's Pumpkin

Fun Pictures

2009-10-24T19:53:00.003-04:00

Rocking out in his sleep!

Matching Pajamas

Nice and clean!

Aiden's 3rd Birthday

2009-10-18T20:33:00.009-04:00

Today is Aiden's 3rd Birthday. Since he loves Halloween just as much as Nick, we chose to have a Halloween Birthday party. There isn't much to write about because the pictures are self-explanatory, but I will say that next year, I am doing it at Chuck E Cheese.

Happy 26th Birthday Nick!

2009-10-18T20:28:00.003-04:00

Saturday was Nick's 26th birthday. Friday night we went out to dinner just the two of us and on Saturday, we had our neighbors over as well as my mom who is in town. We had tuna casserole per Nick's request and since Nick loves Halloween, Angie (neighbor) made him a jello cake from a brain mold. It was awesome. I am glad we have great neighbors to celebrate with!

NANA'S FAVORITE PIX

2009-10-03T13:45:00.001-04:00

CARMINE JAMES-FRANCIS GIANNI

2009-10-03T13:37:00.001-04:00

Proud Daddy

Erika's three boys!

Baby is here!

2009-10-03T07:05:00.002-04:00

Carmine James-Francis Gianni was born Oct 2nd at 11:03am. He weighed in at 7lbs 11oz and 20.25in long

Carmine Gianni

2009-10-01T06:44:00.004-04:00

Tomorrow is my scheduled c-section for the little one to come! I hardly slept last night because of excitement. I have to be at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth at 6:15am so expect pictures to be posted sometime tomorrow! Haven't figured out how to blog from my iPhone, so check my facebook and myspace accounts.
PS April-I need your address again so I can send those maternity clothes!

Tools, Table, and a Belly

2009-09-09T22:30:00.003-04:00

We went to the Thrift Store City today and
found this tool bench for $6.98!
Aiden loves it

We also found this kitchen table that includes a leaf for $24.98. Mismatched chairs but I don't care!

And this is my baby belly. 35 weeks and 5 days

Nesting

2009-09-08T14:03:00.003-04:00

I think I finally hit the nesting stage and have been cleaning house and getting everything ready with Nick. We bought new couches Labor Day and we are loving them!

Close Up Detail

Aiden has wings

2009-09-02T20:35:00.003-04:00

This is what happens when you buy your child Buzz Lightyear pajamas with wings.
"Wook mom! I fwiiii"

Sneaky Aiden

2009-08-30T19:10:00.003-04:00

Aiden got some candy corn earlier today and I put it in a little dish on the counter towards the back. I went to take a shower and when I came back, this is what I saw.I thought how odd because Nick was taking a nap and I was curious as to how Aiden got the candy. When I walked into the kitchen, I saw this!He pushed the chair across the kitchen and climbed up to get his candy! I should start putting candy on top of the fridge from now on lol!

Mr. T

2009-08-28T20:21:00.002-04:00

Aiden has the type of hair that is super curly and nappy thanks to the italian in him and he freaks out if it gets past a certain length. He always liked his hair in a "fohawk" so we decided to cut it into a real mohawk and he loves it!

August

2009-08-27T19:23:00.004-04:00

Here are some picture of us swimming at the water park on base and some family pictures we took when my family was visiting.

Gavin's Birthday

2009-08-06T20:38:00.006-04:00

Happy 7th Birthday Gavin! We celebrated a day early so that the whole family could be here. (Aiden goes to his dad's this weekend.) Gavin got lots of fun things for his birthday and had a good time!

Inside of Cake

2009-08-06T20:37:00.000-04:00

Fun Cupcakes

2009-08-06T13:07:00.005-04:00

I made these cupcakes for Gavin's Birthday. Here are the picture step-by-steps.

So Precious

2009-08-06T13:05:00.000-04:00

I love this picture!

C-section

2009-07-31T14:45:00.003-04:00

Baby Carmine is scheduled to come via c-section October 2nd! Knowing my luck, he will come earlier than that, but I am glad to finally have a date! Unfortunately Nick and I will be spending our 1 year anniversary in the hospital (10/3) but oh well :)

Big and Hot

2009-07-28T19:25:00.002-04:00

29 Weeks 4 days

Summer Time

2009-07-28T15:54:00.002-04:00

Can I just tell you that being 30 weeks pregnant, and living in the south where it's 95 degrees plus the humidity, is not my idea of fun. I am ready to move to Alaska. I am dying. I love the fact that we have a 1,600 sq. ft. home, but I hate my electric bill every month. It's nice living 10 miles from the beach, but the summers are killing me. . .yes I am whining, get over it.

Apple iPhone

2009-07-10T22:39:00.003-04:00

Let me just say that I absolutely LOVE my iPhone! I was leary at first because I heard it was complicated, but it is the best $99 I have ever spent!

4th of July

2009-07-06T16:23:00.002-04:00

We had a blast this past holiday weekend! We attended the Harborfest in Downtown Norfolk, VA as well as the Nauticus Museum and then watched the fireworks from across the water at Hospital Point on base. There are too many cute pictures so I made slides for them all!

26 weeks

2009-07-03T18:25:00.001-04:00

Homemade Cards

2009-07-01T14:47:00.001-04:00

Too hot to go outside + bored = make homemade cards

Strawberries and Aiden

2009-06-29T13:51:00.002-04:00

So I washed up a container of strawberries and put them on the counter to cut up for lunch for my daycare kids. Aiden noticed them on the counter and started eating them. I wasn't really paying attention but I noticed he was really enjoying them because every minute or so, he had a new one in his hand. Until I noticed that all of the strawberries in the container had bites taken out of them....

Family Dinner

2009-06-24T21:58:00.002-04:00

The other night we ate dinner outside and played in the backyard. It was fun!

Transformers 2

2009-06-24T20:47:00.006-04:00

Aiden is absolutely obsessed with Transformers (he calls them "row-wrots" [robots]) and had been counting down the days until the 2nd movie came out. Nick took him to see the midnight showing last night and he was so excited! He was decked out in his Transformers shirt, Transformers toy and the first in line! But... before they made it to the line Nick bought him an optimus prime toy from walmart. When Aiden got out of the car he saw the theatre in the distance and made a B-line across the parking lot yelling back at Nick "Come on daddy!!! dare eet eez!! row-wrots over dare daddy!! wun daddy wun!! my me gotta get dis row-wrot woowee daddy wun wun!!" After Nick chased him through the parking lot they comensed to getting his toy. After that they drove over to the theatre where Aiden sat patiently for almost 2 hours in line. but while waiting patiently he every five minutes turned to Nick with his quote of the night, [Aiden]"Daddy..." [Nick]"what Aiden?" [Aiden]"my me gonna see row-wrot woowee!!" [Nick]"i know buddy." this lasted every five minutes until those 2 went into the theatre. It then changed to "Daddy... dis my row-wrot woowee." The manager of the theatre gave him the only Transformers movie poster and he only slept for 20 minutes through out the whole 3 hour movie! Nick said he had tons of fun and was super excited. Here are some pictures.
Aiden with his tickets

2009 Navy Corpsman Ball

2009-06-20T12:41:00.002-04:00

Nick and I attended the Navy Corpsman Ball last night and had a lot of fun. After the ceremony, dinner, and door prizes, we walked across the street and went to Bar Norfolk so that Nick and Spencer could ride the mechanical bull. Pretty hilarious!!

Bike Riding

2009-06-15T14:36:00.005-04:00

With Nick's kids coming to visit for the summer, we decided it would be fun (and cheap!) for the whole family to have bikes and go on bike rides together. Yesterday we got a bike for me and a carrier that goes on the back for Aiden. (He is still in the learning process of riding. Unfortunately his legs are not long enough to reach the pedals!) We went on a bike ride for about 2 hours yesterday and I felt like I was going into labor. My bum hurts so bad!!! We had fun though and Aiden could have kept going forever! (Must be nice to be pedaled around all over town!)

7 hours without power

2009-06-12T15:35:00.003-04:00

You never realize how awesome electricity is until you don't have it...for 7 hours! We played games in the dark to pass the time. The storm started about 2:45pm and raged for about 3 hours. Trees were knocked down, lightening hit right in front of us, and it poured the whole time. It was very scary!
This is how dark it really was!

Fishing with my Husband

2009-06-08T13:36:00.002-04:00

Aiden went to visit his Dad on Sunday, so Nick and I took advantage of the quite time and the No Fishing License Required weekend, and went fishing at Lake Meade in Suffolk, VA.

We rented a Jon boat with a motor. We loaded everything into the boat and Nick told me to get in so he could push us off. I noticed that water was coming into the boat...fast. (You can laugh at this next part.) I figured it would just flow back out once we started the motor and got going. Well I guess the spark plug looking thing the guy handed to me was a plug for the hole and that I was supposed to put it in the hole BEFORE getting into the boat and having Nick push us off the shore. Nobody told me this. So here we are sinking in the lake off of the shore with old men laughing at us and Nick telling me how much of a blonde I am. So we got back to shore before we sunk. Somehow I managed to get my shorts soaked. We put our stuff in the new boat and I got a lesson on how to plug a boat BEFORE getting in it. We ended the trip 6 hours later with Nick catching 4 fish, and me catching sunburned knees because Nick didn't tell me that wearing shorts when you go fishing is a bad idea. Oh well! We survived and had a lot of fun.

As much as I missed Aiden, I do enjoy the times he goes and visits with his dad because Nick and I get alone time without having to pay for a sitter! It's funny because we act like kids when we don't have any kids to watch haha! I am grateful for him!

Pirate Festival

2009-06-08T13:32:00.003-04:00

We took Aiden to the Pirate Festival in Downtown Hampton on Saturday. He had a blast!

Memorial BBQ

2009-05-25T18:16:00.002-04:00

We had some friends over for a BBQ yesterday and had a blast!

He's Here!

2009-05-23T21:10:00.003-04:00

Bet you thought baby huh?! Aiden filled up his potty chart so we got him a kitty. He OF COURSE named him (drum roll please) Batman!

Half way there!!

2009-05-22T13:02:00.000-04:00

20 Weeks

Jelly Belly Boozled

2009-05-18T20:18:00.002-04:00

We were at Farm Fresh (awesome grocery store on east coast) and we saw the bulk Jelly Belly candy. As Aiden proceeded to stuff his pockets with candy that I found later, Nick and I saw the new Bean Boozled box. It's like a knock off of the Harry Potter Bertie Botts. Anyway, Nick and I were sitting in the car and we thought we got a peach one. It turned out to be vomit and we both opened the doors and puked out the car. Ha ha we were laughing so hard. Nick gave Aiden a black one. Turned out to be skunk and Aiden almost cried.

Oatmeal Ice Cream Cookies

2009-05-17T20:48:00.002-04:00

Aiden helped me make some Oatmeal Ice Cream Cookies. He was very good at eating dough!

So they aren't super pretty but they were tasty!

Another Boy on the way!

2009-05-15T16:45:00.005-04:00

Today I had the ultrasound to check on the baby and find out the sex. He (Carmine Nunzio after Nick's great-grandfather from Italy) weighs 11oz and is quite the wiggle worm! Here are some pics from today.

Front View

Side View

Foot

Attempt at a profile

BOY PARTS! :)

Today I decided I was pregnant

2009-05-14T12:26:00.002-04:00

Today is the day that I decided I was no longer just getting fat and that I am actually pregnant. Ladies you all know what I am talking about. Sex ultrasound tomorrow!

The best time

2009-05-12T15:51:00.002-04:00

Sometimes these moments are the best! [And yes...those are his Superman underwear he is sleeping with. Thank goodness they are clean :) ]

Venting

2009-05-07T19:40:00.004-04:00

I just need to vent and give praise to all other parents who are divorced and have to share custody of their kids. It is HARD and I HATE it! I have custody of Aiden and his father has visitation rights and it is just so stressful dealing with him. Not to burden others, but he was almost 2 hours late dropping Aiden off today! We go to court in June to finalize everything and I am just wanting everything to be over and done with. Attorney Fees are ridiculous. Granting I have an AWESOME attorney, I think everything will go great, I am just tired of stressing over this. Especially being pregnant.
Ok thanks for letting me vent. LOL.

Camera

2009-05-07T19:40:00.001-04:00

Pictures

2009-05-03T20:56:00.004-04:00

Aiden "typing" on his laptop like mama.

Aiden blowing bubbles

Aiden reading the paper with the help of Nick's glasses!

Aiden Joe Dirt

2009-04-30T20:08:00.000-04:00

Bread

2009-04-30T19:58:00.004-04:00

My mom e-mailed me a bread recipe. Here is my first attempt. Not bad!

Flirting away

2009-04-28T20:56:00.000-04:00

Aiden shoved a whole Fruit Roll up in his mouth lol.

Hello World!

2009-04-23T13:29:00.000-04:00

Just curious if anyone actually reads my blog? I am going to get better at leaving comments on others' blogs, so please do the same!!!

I think it's here!

2009-04-17T18:00:00.002-04:00

Summer here?! Let's hope it stays this nice!

The Best Husband in the world--Sneak Preview of Baby Gianni!

2009-04-15T21:53:00.003-04:00

We went to the Portsmouth Naval Hospital where Nick works because he left something at work. When we got there, he surprised me and took me into one of the ultrasound rooms that he uses. He did an ultrasound on the baby and we are 80% sure it is a boy!! Here are some videos from the ultrasound.

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T19:08:00.002-04:00

Here are some fun photos from our Easter Day Celebration!

Chalk, Ice Cream, and Eggs

2009-04-11T15:11:00.004-04:00

Aiden got a huge thing of Chalk for Easter from our neighbor, Angie.
He had a blast today with it!Aiden got a Batman Ice Cream from the Ice Cream Truck.

Today we colored eggs for the first time. Aiden loved it!

New Blog

2009-04-07T15:13:00.002-04:00

I started a new blog to write about whatever I wanted. I got the idea from Heather It's mostly about motherhood and I am sure that half of you can relate! Enjoy!!

http://blogs4you2read.blogspot.com

Craigslist

2009-04-01T15:34:00.002-04:00

I must say that Craigslist is my new best friend. Nick and I have made close to almost $1000 off of this website. Most of the money has been made from people giving away free tv's that won't turn on. Nick picks them up, fixes them, and turns around and sells them. People put things out on the street and we pick it up and sell it on Craigslist. Totally legal and totally fun! Maybe it's because I live in a HUGE area with 90% military. Thank goodness for this site and for the military who are always moving and giving away furniture for free!

I could not resist

2009-03-29T18:53:00.002-04:00

Today it was almost 80 degrees outside. I am trying to conserve energy and refused to turn my a/c on. I opened all the windows and let Aiden just wear a diaper today. The first picture he is wearing his Spongebob towel and helping me make cupcakes. He thought I wasn't looking, I caught him red-handed. The next pictures, he didn't want to wear anything...not even a diaper...silly boy!

Scrabble Night & Australia

2009-03-28T14:54:00.001-04:00

Nick and I watched Australia last night and played Scrabble. It was lots of fun, even though I lost...terribly!

When it's raining outside...

2009-03-27T21:31:00.000-04:00

Aiden and his "wings" (rings).
Aiden shooting back at Nick
Nick with his Princess Crown, shoot out with Aiden

Update on Baby Gianni & Aiden eating corn

2009-03-24T21:56:00.000-04:00

I had my first OB appointment today. The baby's heartbeat is in the 160's (totally a girl!) and my due date is October 9th. I will most likely have the baby between Sept 17-24 because cesareans are scheduled starting at 39 weeks. (Yay!) I like being able to plan!! Aiden had cheetos today and corn. I love how cute kids are when they are eating!

City Park

2009-03-22T17:38:00.000-04:00

Today was such a nice day. We went to the park for a BBQ and some fun!

ER visit #2

2009-03-10T09:47:00.001-04:00

Nick took me to the ER about 7:30pm last night because I was having severe abdominal cramps and vomiting. 8 hours later, I was released. I have 2 infections and possible a kidney infection. I am headed to my follow-up appointment here in a few minutes to make sure everything is ok. Nick and I got to see our little peanut on the ultrasound. Nick took the picture with his cellphone because they wouldn't let us keep the print outs so it's not the best quality!

Happy Birthday!

2009-03-03T20:11:00.003-05:00

So today I hit the 21 mark! Here are some pictures! Nick made me a Princess cake! I got tickets to a Shinedown concert, a Michael's gift card, and $$ for developing pictures for scrabooking from my brothers. Thanks for all of the birthday wishes!

Shoot Out!

2009-03-02T19:03:00.001-05:00

Nick, Aiden and I had a shoot out with fake guns. What a blast!!

Smokey Bones

2009-02-22T15:54:00.000-05:00

Nick and I went out to dinner last night at Smokey Bones with my friend and her new husband. Tasarah and her husband, Chris, are both from Walla Walla. They just got married and are stationed out here in VA at Langley AFB. We also learned that you have to be 18+years to order steak because of the raw-consumption laws. VA is weird...

Pay it forward

2009-02-20T16:27:00.000-05:00

So, here's how this game works-the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going (or be lazy and copy and paste like I did). Then come back, let me know you're going to play and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! Send me an email with your address, to: thegiannifamily@yahoo.com

Remember only the first three get a gift....so be quick!

My son who I love so much

2009-02-18T19:52:00.000-05:00

Lately, Aiden has been testing my patience a whole lot. Today for instance, we were in the WIC office. He would freak out and scream every time someone came near him. He had to have a new piece of paper to color on every 30 seconds and nobody in the office really wanted to help me out. He also wouldn't let me put him down. Mind you, I had Elle with us too. (Another 2 yr old I watch.) When they pricked his finger to test his iron, and he saw the blood, it was GAME OVER. He proceeded to scream bloody murder for 20 minutes after that. We left with blood all over both of us. Needless to say, he has been really testing my patience.
It surprises me how he can completely ruin my day sometimes, but at the end of the day, he always manages to make me smile.

Chocolate Mug Cake

2009-02-17T21:00:00.000-05:00

So I have gotten a lot of e-mails about making chocolate cake in the microwave. Well I FINALLY decided to try it out. Here are the pics and recipe for those brave enough to try it!!!

5 Minute Chocolate Mug...

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 tablespoons flour

4 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa

1 egg

3 tablespoons milk

3 tablespoons oil

3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)

A small splash of vanilla extract

1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.

Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.

Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.

Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.

The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!

Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.

EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).

Date Night

2009-02-12T21:49:00.001-05:00

I took Aiden out on a date tonight. He fell asleep on the way! We went to the Disney store where Aiden picked out 2 stuffed animals. Woody & Buzz. He thought he was so cool carrying around his own shopping bag! We then went to Johnny Rockets for dinner. He had ketchup to eat and milk & coke to drink. What a cheap date!

Taco Bell Tacos in a child's eyes

2009-02-04T18:56:00.000-05:00

This is how Aiden reacted to his first Taco Bell soft taco.

Erika: "Aiden, wanna eat?"
Aiden: "Ma, baby wanna eat."
Erika: "Here is your taco."
Aiden proceeds to look inside of it...
Aiden: "Maaaameee, don't want dis poopy taco."

Apparently Taco Bell's ground beef looks like poop to a child. Ever since this incident, he won't eat anything brown, for example, m&m's, and chocolate chip cookies...HAHAHAHA

Autobots, roll out!

2009-02-04T13:11:00.000-05:00

Nick has been mentioning that he would love an old car to restore. When he was little, his dad and him restored a 1979 Camaro. When Nick found one on Craigslist for $300, he begged on his knees (just kidding) for me to buy it for him. I figured $300 was a steal because there are the same year Camaros online that are in worse condition, selling for $5000. Here is the start of Nick's project.

This is what happens when your husband watches the children...

2009-02-03T15:19:00.000-05:00

I was at the mall and when I pulled in the driveway, Nick was on the front porch. He told me Aiden was in the living room watching Batman. When I opened the door, this is what I found....

Aiden with his Batman pajama top on backwards, and both of his legs through one of the holes in his Superman pajama shorts!

Our New Home

2009-02-02T20:43:00.000-05:00

We moved into a house closer to Nick's work. It's 1,600 square feet and was built in 1939. It has been upgraded of course! The thing I love the most is that whenever any door or window leading to the outside is opening, the alarm beeps! I can keep track of the kiddos this way. I starting watching another 2 year old named Elle. Aiden and her get along really well. Here are some pictures for everyone to enjoy!

Aiden and Elle, the little girl I watch
Aiden and Elle
Nick, Aiden, Elle
Aiden helping Nick plant some bushes
Aiden and Elle using sidewalk Chalk
Nick and Aiden
Nick
Aiden
The massive bunny that lives in our yard
My huge kitchen!
Lots of Cupboards!
I love it!

I've been Tagged!

2009-01-29T18:32:00.000-05:00

This is the 6th picture and it was taken in Syracuse, NY this past December. Nick was taking me on a tour of Syracuse. I think this was just a random picture because I liked the snow on the trees.
I tag April M., Amber B., Linda J., Lara M., and Sarah R. Take your sixth pix from your sixth folder and post on your blog. Tell us all about the pix. Then tag six more people. Leave a message on their blog or email them to let them know they were tagged.

Baby, here we come!

2009-01-26T23:05:00.000-05:00

Nick and I have been trying to have a child of our own for about 4 months now and we just found out that we are expecting! Due date is October 9, which puts me at about 4 weeks pregnant. We will know more when I have my first doctors appointment! Here are some pictures...yes I do have some left-over "chub" from Aiden :-)

Spicy Chili and Biscuits

2009-01-26T19:45:00.000-05:00

So I have noticed that I have been posting a lot about food items I make. Maybe it's because I love FOOD :) Tonight I made chili (really spicy on accident) with cheese biscuits. Aiden loved the chili! I was surprised because my mouth was on fire every time I took a bite!!! It doesn't look as good as it tasted in the picture, but here it is!

Sugar Cookies

2009-01-14T18:54:00.000-05:00

First off, I must apologize for my picture taking skills. My camera was ran over by a beach cruiser this past summer and luckily it stills works, but I am unable to see what I am taking.
Aiden helped me make sugar cookies tonight and while they were cooking, proceeded to take all of his letter/number magnets off the fridge and toss them all over the floor.

Peanut Brittle

2009-01-13T19:45:00.000-05:00

I found this recipe for microwavable peanut brittle. It's awesome!!!
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 1/2 cups dry roasted peanuts
1 tablespoon butter
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
Directions
* Butter baking sheet.
* Combine corn syrup and sugar in mixing bowl. Microwave on high for 3 minutes, stir and place back in the microwave for an additional 2 minutes on high.
* Stir in peanuts and microwave on high for 4 minutes or until mixture becomes a golden brown.
* Add vanilla and butter, stirring until butter is completely melted. Microwave for 1 minute.
* Remove from microwave and stir in baking soda.
* Quickly spread out evenly on greased baking sheet.
* Let cool completely and then break into small pieces to serve.

Just like Daddy!

2009-01-13T17:21:00.001-05:00

I was cooking dinner and it hit me how quite it was in my house, so I looked around the corner and this is what I saw!

Happy 2009!

2009-01-04T21:13:00.000-05:00

Aiden celebrating!

Me trying to get Aiden to take a picture with me.

New Years KISS!

My little buddy!

Christmas 2008

2008-12-28T23:52:00.000-05:00

Here a just some of the many pictures that were taken on Christmas morning!Alisia with her new pajamas from Papa and NanaNick opening his American Eagle Gift CardAiden helping mama open her IpodAiden eating candy while looking at the VTech Game that all the grandkids got from Nick's ParentsGavin with his Iron Man carAiden with his Iron Man coloring/sticker bookGavin opening a present from Nick's ParentsAlisia playing with her bracelets and Aiden eating candy from his stockingAlisia playing with her babydoll from Uncle Jackson

Santa Clause is coming to town

2008-12-20T21:55:00.000-05:00

Nick dressed up as Santa and surprised the kids tonight. Alisia saw him, went up to him and said "you're not Santa! You're my daddy!" Here are some pictures. Aiden hated Santa!

Christmas in New York

2008-12-20T00:15:00.000-05:00

Nick, Aiden and I headed up to New York for Christmas to spend with Nick's two children and his family. It snowed 12 inches today! Here are some pictures of the trip so far.

Haircut Time!

2008-12-14T18:26:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures from Aiden's haircut. He hated it lol!!

Marker Boy

2008-12-13T11:25:00.001-05:00

Aiden decided to color himself some tattoos just like his Dada.

Spaghetti Boy!

2008-12-10T18:21:00.000-05:00

Tonight we had spaghetti and beans for dinner. Aiden had a little too much fun!