Happy Birthday 1st Birthday Griffin!

This past Saturday was Griffin's 1st Birthday! I cannot believe that all of our kids are growing up so fast! Here are a few pics of the party and of our little Olivia with Griffin and Ella.

More pictures of CJ

Here are a few more pictures of our little CJ! He is soooooo cute, that I just want to bite him! LOL

Olivia was totally in love with him and not jealous at all! She even gave him a little kiss.

WELCOME C.J.

We welcomed the newest member of our family on Friday, July 20th. My sister-in-law gave birth to a healthy and beautiful little boy ....



Craig Jonathon {CJ}
Weight: 7lbs 9 Oz
Height: 20 1/2 Inches
Arrival: 4: 32 PM

I've been tagged...

My best friend sent me this a couple of weeks ago...I am finally getting down to responding.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? No
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Sunday…
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Sometimes
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Ham
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes! A very beautiful and energetic 2 year old daughter.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I hope so.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Not really
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? No
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? NO WAY – I am terrified of heights.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL? I don’t like cereal…
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Sometimes
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? When I need to be
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM? Vanilla
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their smile
15. RED OR PINK? Pink
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My insecurity about my body…
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My Best Friend who passed away
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Yes
19. WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Khaki Capri's and Brown Shoes
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Special K Protein Bar
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Dora the Explorer
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE? An exotic green
23. FAVOURITE SMELLS? Lavender
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My Hubby
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes
26. FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH? I hate sports
27. HAIR COLOUR? Brown with blonde & Copper Hightlights
28. EYE COLOUR? Brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No
30. FAVOURITE FOOD? Braised Short Ribs w/polenta
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Definitely Happy Endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Don’t laugh….Little Mermaid {with a 2yr old you don’t usually get to watch what you want.}
33. WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Teal
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs from my Hubby… Kisses from my Dautghter
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Hopefully everyone
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?-
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? The Fourth by James Paterson
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I have a Laptop so no Mouse pad
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? CSI Miami
42. FAVOURITE SOUND? The Ocean
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Rolling Stones
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Egypt
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? umm…well I think that I am a great cook. {At least my Hubby says I am}
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Lisbon, Portugal
47. WHAT SUPERPOWER WOULD YOU LIKE? I want to be Samantha on "Bewitched". I want to just twinkle my nose to clean the house, water the plants, cook, and to be able to go anywhere without having to drive. {Especially now in the summer…traffic here is killer}

Oh....I could just....

...seriously shoot myself. Somehow instead of downloading my pics from this weekend, I deleted them. I lost every single shot from Sunday to Wednesday. I am so upset with myself...I coudl I do that. :(

At least I was smart enough to download all my old pics on Sunday morning, otherwise I would have lost all my pictures from the last month. OH welllllll you live and learn, right????

So here are two pics from late last week...my sweet little Olivia and my beautiful niece, Megan, {Can you believe she is ten?}, and of course my handsome nephew Lou.

My new "LOOK"....

After 3 weeks of debating whether or not I should get my haircut, I finally did it and am totally in LOVE with it! I am not going to lie, the first pieces of hair to fall around my feet scared me half to death, but after that it was fine. I cannot believe how liberating it felt to chop all of my hair off. I feel like a NEW PERSON...and can't stop touching it. And my hubby, well it too loves it and I love seeing that twinkle in his eyes when he looks at me.

And here we are later that evening at a Wedding...love this pic of us together. Isn't he handsome????

We are going to Hershey Park...

Hubby and I decided to take Olivia to Hershey Park this Sunday and Monday. I am super excited and can't wait to enjoy it with my little girl.

Happy 4th!!!