Happy 1st Birthday Brayden

Little Brayden turned ONE on July 7th! Here are a few photos from his birthday party :)

Baby Pool Fun!

I had one of these little pools when I was little! Its the perfect size to fit inside the lanai so the kids don't make mud in the grass! This summer has been SO hot, so when we are not able to be in the big pool, this little one sure does the trick! The little cousins always have so much fun together!

Wordless Wednesday

School Stuff!

Last week we went shopping for [[most]] of Antonio's school supplies... our baby is going into 1st grade!! We are almost done, we have to get a few small things and of course school shoes but today I am organizing and labeling all the stuff we do have and that's a big chore checked off my list! Antonio was excited to pick out all of his supplies, he picked alot of "super hero" stuff this year :)

He loved this backpack that was at JCP... he thinks the "one shoulder backpacks" are so cool! LOL and of course he loved the colors, black with orange and white pirate skulls!

Some of his new school shirts ^^^ (Wish the colors showed up a little better, some of them are really sharp!)

and a bin of new pants/shorts/undershirts and socks :) We decided to try "Izod" brand this year because I was not really happy with the way the Old Navy uniforms wore :-\

Giovanni at 22 Months Old!

I forgot to post Giovanni's 22 month old photos so here they are!!

Busch Gardens!

Tuesday we took the boys to Busch Gardens. They had so much fun with their cousin Joey, Aunt Jen, Nani and Pop-Pop! Gio was having the time of his life at Sesame Street Safari of Fun. We got to meet a lot of the characters and sit down for a great show. All of the boys loved it... Gio tried to take Elmo's hand and lead him out of the door so he could take him with him haha.. he could not stop kissing and hugging these characters! Daddy won Antonio a HUGE stuffed frog playing the basketball game, and Antonio also conquered his first big roller coaster ride, "Gwazi"... he LOVED it and was so excited and proud! Take your time to look through ALL of our photos on the slideshow at the bottom, some of the faces on the kids are priceless!

Gio kissing Bert's hand aww

Gio kissing Zoey on the cheek

hugs for Elmo!

Our Disney Vacation is BOOKED!

Our "Disney" Jar!! We always set up a Disney Jar before our trips to Disney World... the whole family gets involved & throws extra change in there for spending money when we are in DISNEY!! Antonio was so excited he put some of "his" money in there!

I am so incredibly excited that we booked our Walt Disney World vacation today!! We are going for three days in December for the Christmas season! Nothing is more beautiful to me then a Disney World Christmas and I can not WAIT to experience it through my children's eyes!! We are going to be staying at one of our favorite hotels, Disney's Wilderness Lodge. It was so exciting for the boy's and I to watch Josh book our hotel room and dining plans and getting our tickets to "Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party" ... it reminded me of me when I was little, watching my dad book our yearly Florida Disney trips... so exciting! Family vacations are very important to Josh and I because our parents did it for us growing up and we want to be able to do the same for our boys... Plus we LOVE DISNEY!

YAY! Let the countdown begin!!!

Happy 4th of July 2011!

Today was a WONDERFUL and BLESSED 4th! Hope everyone had a great, safe day! My In-Law's are in from NY and the whole family was able to come together this year. I wish my entire NY family could have been with us too! The kids had a blast! The food was great and it was beautiful out! God Bless America!

Our Little Super "Star"

Baby boy picked out his own haircut and since it's the summer, mommy and daddy let him haha :)