Ice Skating

We went Ice Skating with the young women in our ward. I think Courtney had fun. I, however, did not try it. I was still trying to calm down from the drive over. It was on many highways and plenty of traffic. So I decided to take a couple of pics. She is putting her skates on getting ready for fun on the ice.

She was holding on to the wall, but I did get a pic of her waving as she goes by.

All finished and taking a breather before we head out to dinner.

I think it was a great time to get out together with the girls from our church. We had a great time. I got to know a couple of sisters better. We we out for dinner at Arby's. We look forward to another event. Just as long as there is no traffic or highways involved.

Christmas 2009

Christmas Morning was alittle overwhelming for Dominic. He did not want to peek. He wanted everyone to just leave him alone. I am hoping next year he will be more excited about the whole process. The night before, we were trying to get him to go to sleep, all he would say is "no Santa, No presents, he would close the door". I tried to tell him that Santa would bring him some presents if he would go to sleep, but he keep saying No Santa.

Once he realized he had somthing new he really wanted to see what it was. He started to get excited slowly. He loves his CandyLand Game. He can match all the color and shapes on his own.

He loves his talking Wubzy. He loves this little guy. I think if we did not control the TV he would watch this show all day long. Good thing there are fun things to do outside.

Like riding his new Big Truck. He broke his old truck before Christmas. We thought this little one was cute, but he keeps saying it is too big. I think he is talking about it being wide. He cannot take quick turns in the house like he used too. He is getting used to it.

Courtney enjoys her new shirt. She said she loved the scarf that went with it better than the shirt itself. I guess we could have just given her a scarf. Small things make her happy.

Like this new camera. She is taking lots of pictures and enjoying taking videos of Dominic.

The smallest of all got the biggest smile. She was really excited to get a phone. She has a small phone that you pay as you go. She has to be good to keep getting minutes on it.

Michele wanted this book from the TV show Castle. It think it will be fun to read it.

Mom got some earrings that she really wanted. But when she took a shower, she forgot to take them out. One went down the drain. Talk about not holding on to something for 24 hours. Oh well, I guess she will have to wait til her birthday or next christmas. Not many pictures of me since I was the one taking the pictures. But I love all my presents this year. I got a pink New York Yankees watch, the Vampire Diaries series books, a chopper and some money. I enjoyed this Christmas will the family. With us moving down to Georgia, I was not able to visit my Aunt. I really miss her big spread she has. Her vegetables and cookies are the best. I guess we will have to start something down here. We are thankful for all we have, our family, friends, health, and the gospel. We are truly blessed.

Feeding the Ducks

We had some left over bread and decided to go feed the ducks. We were really excited to go see them and play on the playground. We were really bummed when we got to the park to find to find the pond drained.

We could see the ducks on the other side, but we were blocked all around by this orange fence. We were really bummed that we could not get any food to them. Well, while were were here, we decided to go play on the playground. We needed to find some fun in this trip. Oh No!! Another gate!!

We couldn't catch a break. We were not having any luck at feeding the ducks or playing at the park. Oh well the only thing to do here was get on the train. Dominic was really excited about the train, but once we tried to put him on it, he said it was too big. Mom got up there with him, but he was still a little overwhelmed by the big train.

We had our little fun and it was time to go. There was not much more we could do. We packed up in the car and headed out. On our way out we found some ducks on the side of the road. We stopped and got excited we finally found some ducks. We got out of the car and they were really happy to see us. Dominic had a great time feeding the ducks.

We ended the day with a smile. No matter how rough it began, we found a way to have some fun. Just found out that the reason the pond is drained and the park is closed is coyote sightings. I guess we are lucky we didn't run into anything while we were feeding the ducks.

Our Little Elf

With all the Christmas traditions we tried to visit Santa. Dominic was not going to get too close to him. He was able to talk to him, but he was not going to sit on his lap. We could not get a picture of him with Santa. However, Santa was making sure he had plenty of elves. He was handing out hats and coupon books for the mall. We happened to take one of his elves home. Do you think he would miss him.

Our Christmas Tree

Well with it being that time of year, we put up our tree. With help from Courtney and Dominc we were able to get it decorated. They put the ornaments on the tree. We are now ready for plenty of presents.

Catch up

Ok so it has been a long time since I blogged. My computer was having issues when loading pics. I am going to try and catch up.

This is Dominic's favorite hiding spot. It is in the kitchen cabinet. We cannot keep too much down there, because it will either end up on the floor. It is funny, he runs while saying he has to run and hide.

This is when you say where is Dominic??

There he is!!

We are very thankful for our neighbor who keeps our yard looking nice and clean. Sometimes we can get out before he has a chance to pick up all the leaves and have our fun with them. Here is Courtney and Dominic playing in the leaves. He just loved running and jumping in the pile of leaves. This does not happen often, since Bo (our neighbor) mows our lawn everyday.

Here is Courtney just posing for a pic.

Here is Dominic enjoying the tire swing. He just loved it.

Shake You Booty

Dominic loves to shake his booty. Here is a video of him doing just that. We thought it was really cute. He is so crazy sometimes.

Dominic's School

Dominic loves school. He loves to play with his friends. Although there aren't many kids at his school, he has fun. Here is a picture of his school. We could not get him to get down so we could include him in the pictures. We will try again later. But it is a really nice school for him. They are learning about the God and creation. He is supposed to be bringing home is book he has been making on Monday. We love to see his pictures.

Daycare for Dominic

Well the time has come and the little man is going to daycare. He went today for just an hour to see how he liked it. He did great and everyone loves him. His big day will be on Friday with he has to spend the whole day at daycare. We were a little scared but the place is great. It is a nice friendly church daycare. They have bible stories, song and dance, playtime, and lesson. Today he learning about red, circle and the number 1. We are excited for the little guy. He might just have to go a couple days a week, but he will get to play with other kids. Although he is the only boy in his class (total of 4 kids). We love to watch him become such a big boy. Pictures will come later.

Scary Wake Up Call

Well just had to share with you our scary event this morning. Michele and I were sitting in the living room this morning enjoying some quiet time while watching TV. Dominic woke up like he always did and came around the corner to be with us. When he came around the corner I wondered what he was into to be such a mess. After looking a little closer he had a bloody nose and had blood all over his face and hands. Michele immediately freaked out and rushed him to the bathroom while telling me to fix him. I had to be the calm one and clean the little guy up. I am not sure he knew what was happening. This was a scary sight and got our hearts racing so early in the morning. Everything is fine now and once cleaned up he went back to his playful self.

My Birthday

For my birthday we went to the local Seafood restaurant. It was really nice to enjoy shrimp on my birthday. The waitress even put aside the embarrassing singing and just brought the cheesecake. Yum!!

Tour of our New Home

Let me take you through our home. It is nice and we just have a few more boxes left to unpack. The pictures are alittle out of order but you get the picture and you can see our new home in GA. We are excited about our move.

This is my room. The door goes outside. It has it's own entrance outside. This room is located off the kitchen. It was a garage that they turned into a room. It is nice and roomy for me.

This is our nice big deck off the kitchen.
This is Courtney's room. It is a little bigger than it looks.

This is the master bedroom. Yes it is yellow and mom is really excited. Michele and Dominic will be sharing this room.

This is Mom's room.
This is the dining room off of the kitchen.

This is the kitchen.

Living Room

Moving Day

Moving Day!! Our first really big move. Our stuff was delivered and that is when the fun began. Our neighbors helped in moving the big stuff in the house. As for the boxes it was up to us and we had a fun time doing so.

Our shock in the move was actually seeing Courtney helping out. She was really good about moving things in without much fuss.

The following is Dominic's way of helping out. We were using a dolley to move out boxes in the house. He thought he would use is own to help out. What a big helper he was.

This is Dominic loading the box into his stroller.

This is him strolling the box into the house.

This is him unloading the box into the house.

This is Coutney and Dominic in her room tending to the stuffed animals.

Dominic found a Nemo hat and decided to show it off. He is one crazy boy.