Morning Conversations with a 5 Year Old

Mommy:  "Good Morning Nico, did you sleep good?"

Nico:  "I had a dream"

Mommy:  "What did you dream about Baby?"

Nico:  "There was a shirt with a butterfly on it and first it was his wing and then it grew into a butterfly"

Mommy:  "What happened to the butterfly?"

Nico:  "It was on the shirt"

Not really sure what all that means, but surely did give me a chuckle which is exactly what I needed this cold wintry morning!

Love you Nico!!!

Until our next "butterfly" adventure.....



The Countdown Has Officially Begun!!!!

Until our next "countdown" adventure.....

Our Great Wolf Lodge Adventures

Sandusky, Ohio

Great Wolf Lodge

Violet & Nico

It's raining inside Mommy!!!

Watch out below!!!

Right before the "BIG" Slide with Daddy



Once was enough, but it was fun!!!

It was a great time swimming, sliding and being lazy....Great Wolf is a great indoor waterpark that is age appropriate for toddlers to pre-teens and for us "old" folk who want to have some water fun!  Although Nico went down the big slides only three times it was well worth the fun without the sun because it's always 84 degrees at Great Wolf WaterPark!

Until our next "Great Wolf" adventures.......



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Best Friends:  Twenty Years Later

This is the only picture I was approved to post

Flashback to 1991......going to band thinking is it time to go home yet, and getting to sit next to a new girl who would forever change my life....I mean at 13 we all know what life is about, right??   It was the days of boys, makeup, clothes, football games and dances.....how those were the days and if only we could go back in time and slap ourselves for being over dramatic over nothing....but I regress....

How many people can say they have had the same best friend for over twenty years....and it all began with the slamming of the door....remember Ter, so many years ago that seems like yesterday....

You see Ter and I have been through it all....and even had rough patches throughout the years but no matter the reason we have always stuck it out because it seems that this is a once in a lifetime shot someone who will always pick me up when I fall and be there even if I call her at 3am and need a ride.....

There are so many memories and not enough blog entries to cover it but from starting HS, boyfriends,HS graduation, to our College years, to marriage, me moving away, kids on the way, houses bought, kids recitals and plays, loss of loved ones, trips taken, holidays celebrated and so much more......

No matter how long we have gone from seeing each other or talking or new friends are made...we will always be there for each other and no matter how crazy it sounds we will always be Best Friends Forever....like our necklaces said so many years ago.

Happy 20 years Terri....can't wait to see what trouble we can get into the next 50 years or more.......

'Tis the Season to be Thankful

As Thanksgiving approaches us, I was sitting here thinking how Thankful I really should be for all the blessings God has given us over this past year and years past.  

I am truly thankful for my boys.....both who I love and adore more than life itself.  We have had so many opportunities this year to spend so much time together....living, loving and laughing. 

 

Nico has been a joy in our lives and we are so thankful for the years we have had with him and can't wait to see what the rest of his life holds.  We are definitely thankful we have been blessed with him in our lives.

Daddy is the best Daddy in the world, I am so thankful and blessed he loves us more than anything in this world.  The last 15 years, almost 16 years together has been the best of my life and I can't imagine raising our almost "perfect" son with anyone else. 

Our family is next on my list....so many of you and you can't imagine how grateful we are to have each and everyone of you in our lives.  Although sometimes life is a challenge we are all bound to each other in one way or another, and without all of you, our lives would not be complete.  We love you all unconditionally and are grateful to go through our lives adventures with you.

Our Friends....so many of you who have been near and dear to us and have gotten us through the roughest times in our lives....we love you more than just friends, but family.   No words can explain how near and dear to our hearts all of you are.

Athena, our puppy....I know it may sound silly to some of you, but she has been with us for almost 12 years and has been through our rough ride and no matter the day we have had we come home to unconditional love.....that's something that always puts a smile on our faces.

Our Health....we all take advantage of it, but until you have face a problem you don't realize how lucky we all are.  Although it's been a challenge these past years.....we are definitely grateful in the end of how healthy we really are.

Our list could go on and on, but simply we are thankful for all those people in our lives and if it seems we don't say we love you enough, we do and you are always in our hearts no matter how far you live.

Until our next "thankful" adventure....

 My Little Burrito!

Until our next "little burrito" moment......