Dessert at it's finest

Ok so here is Dante eating his first Push-Up Popsicle. It's so freaking cute but I have to mention one thing. Dante is going through this phase where ANYTHING you give him he has to have 2....one for each hand. SO if I give him a spoon...I have to give him 2 spoons....one for each hand, if I give him a cracker it's 2 crackers, if I give him a toy it has to be 2 toys....you get the picture. So in this clip you will see him eating his ice cream but also getting a little frustrated because he wants Gabby's popsicle for his other hand. It's funny.

Enjoy!

Enjoying a little taste of summer

The past couple weeks have been fantastic!!  We've had 80 degree weather and lots of sun, sun, sun!!!!  One of the things we did actually 2 weekends ago was taking a ride on the water taxi to Downtown Seattle.   The kids LOVED it!!  We also went to the zoo (as usual) and got together with our very good friends the Swenddall family that weekend, but the taxi ride was, BY FAR, the most exciting to the kids (oh and playing with Tyler and Jordan too!!!)  Here are just a few pics from a couple weekends ago ....

Dante enjoying some chocolate (my messy boy)

Gabs enjoying her Popsicle (my clean girl)

Dante's first corn on the cob...he LOVED it!!!

Noooo...he didn't eat all that!!!

Here are some pics from our water taxi ride

Our lovely family

Me and my 2 beautiful children

Dante was fascinated by the waves in the water when we were moving

Gabs chillin' with some chips...her favorite treat

AWESOME pic of Bob and Dante....it's a framer....:)

We have been so thankful for this beautiful weather and have been enjoying it so much!!!  Cant wait for more summer fun!!!

Talk soon.....ciao!

Dante's first haircut!!

Dante got his first haircut on Friday.  He stayed perfectly still and did so well!!  I couldn't believe it!!  He was fascinated with Michelle, my hair gal, and the HUGE mirror that was in front of him.  He looks so cute in his new hair-do!!!  My gorgeous boy....

Good job Dante!!!

What a Happy Mother's Day!!!

I had an incredible Mother's Day!!  My husband, once again, outdid himself and let me do whatever I wanted.  I slept in, I worked out, I shopped, I spent time with my family...who could ask for anything more??  It was a busy weekend but SO much fun!!  

On Sat morning we went to Woodland Zoo in Seattle.  They had a big mother's day gig here with a band for the kids, face painting, a bouncy house and, of course, all the animals!!  After the zoo we went shopping at U-Village because it was a GORGEOUS day.  Then home for a nice dinner.  

On Sunday we went to Point Defiance Zoo (big zoo weekend!) Gabby and Dante, as always, loved seeing all the animals.  Then after the kids naps we just hung out in our backyard and BBQ'd some dinner.  It was lovely.  

What a great weekend...but honestly, everyday is mother's day for me.  This was just icing on the cake.  

Thank you Bob, Gabriella and Dante for my wonderful weekend!!  I love you!!!

Breakfast with Dante...look at that face!!! 

Here are some pictures at Point Defiance Zoo.....

The peacock had his feathers up!  Pretty!!

Gabby feeding the sheep!

...and now feeding the goat.

Dante loved the slides!!

Gabs just hanging out with her shades on.  She is so cute.

Dante being Dante!!

AND here are some pics at Woodland Zoo....

The kid band....they were GREAT!!

We were literally this close to the giraffe's!!  I couldn't believe it!!!

Penguins!!

Our happy family!!

Dante's first steps!!!

Well the time has almost come!!  Look at Dante taking off with is walker!!  Over the weekend he took his first 2 STEPS all by himself!!!  Yahooo!!!   I'm SO excited and also SO scared to see him start walking.  Two kids walking and running the same time??  Yikes!!  I better invest in some good running shoes!!  

Listen to Gabby cheering him on in the background...love it!!

Enjoy the video...:)

Dante's First Birthday Party

To celebrate Dante's first birthday we had an amazing party for him with all of his friends, our friends and family (65 people to be exact!)  It was A LOT of work but soooooo worth it in the end!!  Dante and all of us had SO much fun!!  We are so thankful to know and love such wonderful people who care about Dante.  It's incredible.  We are so blessed!!!

Here are some pics at the party (there are too many to post!!)  

Next stop.....walking.  I can wait for that though....:)

How handsome is my boy...really!!!

Dante's smash cake.  I loved it!!

Dante cuddling with Dave...so so so cute!!

  

Dante's birthday cake.  It looked and tasted AMAAAAZING!!!!

Happy Birthday Dante!! The BIG "ONE"!!!!!

My "baby" turned one on April 24th...I still cant believe it.  We really didn't do much on his actual birthday because we were too busy getting ready for his big party the next day (pics to come on my next posting) but of course we had him open his presents and eat cake!!

Happy birthday my handsome boy....WE LOVE YOU!!!!!

I LOVE this picture!!

Shoveling the cake in...love it!!!

I love this picture too!!!

I think he had more fun eating the stick than playing these.

This was one of his favorite gifts!!

His new chair!!!

You think he got enough???