Sunday, June 29, 2008
Sean's Surprise
The beginning of this month Sean, his dad and I went to the Phillies game. We had a great time at the game supporting the Phillies, but as soon as the Fanatic came out to do his routine Sean automatically demanded for us to get him closer to the Fanatic because, he wanted to hug and talk to him. We left our seats towards the end of the game to see what we could do to meet Sean's request but NO luck! A very nice man was leaving the game early and gave his ticket stubs to us so we could sit closer but we were behind home plate and the Fanatic was up on the dug out by 1st base. Sean was extremely disappointed, he was so upset that he didn't get to hug the Fanatic, he kept telling us on the ride home that he had a horrible time. So a couple of weeks ago my Mom found out that the Fanatic was making a special appearance at my brother's home fields at St. Leonard's near her house in Holland. The field was hosting a special olympics day made for children with special needs. It was really cool they had them playing baseball and doing other activities so they could enjoy the day and play some sports. My Mom wanted it to be a surprise for Sean she knew how disappointed he was that he didn't get to see him at the game. We all kept it a secret and we drove over to the fields. The fire engine sirens were going off and when it got closer there was the Fanatic on top of the Fire Engine doing a little dance to make his grand entrance! He got off the truck to greet the kids and the parents. Sean was so surprised I think he was actually a little shocked at first. He was thrilled, he was following the Fanatic around along with the other kids. At first it was a little hard to grab him for a quick pic but then we finally were able to snap a couple pictures and Sean was a very happy kid! I wanted a picture of Sean and Colin with the Fanatic but, Colin ran scared to my mom he was not having it! But it was a really nice time, and it always makes me happy to see one of my kids so excited and happy. Thanks Mom that really made his day!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Just a little catching up...
Hello All! Hope everybody's had the chance to start enjoying the summer...we have! The boys love to swim, play outside, dig for worms, catch lightening bugs, and ride bikes even if it's 100 degrees out! Sean and Paulie have transformed into water bugs! Anytime we go anywhere with a pool, lake, etc they want to throw on a bathing suit and jump right in! Paulie gives us the hint by getting that index finger going! Colin on the other hand doesn't happen to be a big fan of the water or going swimming. When we go to my Mom and Dad's he'll get in the pool for a while but somebody's got to be holding him at all times even though he has a life vest on. He is terrified to swim by himself and he always shouts, it's cold! Sean still wears a swim tube that keeps him afloat in the water. My parents' pool is a 4 foot deep pool and he can't touch the ground in it yet. My Mom was trying to suggest him taking it off to learn how to swim without needing a tube on but, he just wanted to play and swim. I was thinking that maybe I should've done swim lessons. But there's always next year, right?! The baby is so funny in the water, he kicks his little legs, keeps his arms going, splashes, and always has a smile on his face while in the pool. He really enjoys his new float we just got him to. His float is a mini wave runner, it has a sun shade on the back to keep the sun out of his eyes and it plays twinkle little star and row your boat. He loves it! He even sat in it when we took it out of the pool. Of course to him the best part is that it plays music. But it's great for us to so that my Mom or I don't have to hold him the whole time.
Today was an exciting day for Colin.....he pooped on the potty for the first time ever today!! I was so proud of him. We've been harping and bribing him to poop on the potty for about a month now. Both of his Mommom's and his GG have been doing the same and have been coming up with different prize ideas to buy him for going on the pot. Sean, my brother Kevin, and I all made a big deal out of him going potty and made it very exciting for him. Which I think he absolutely loved being the center of attention and he could tell how happy I was with him. So Mommom Jurewicz promised another trip to Build A Bear to buy more clothes for his monkey that she bought him a few weeks ago. Mommom Fell i'm sure will come up with a gift idea to praise him, as well as his great grandmother Mommom Mayza. I was so glad that we have now officially started the process. I was getting a little worried being his 3rd birthday is around the corner August 8th. Phew Im glad that now I know it's in him to do it!
Anyways, we've been making a lot of day trips to our parents' houses. The boys have been enjoying themselves very much. They are very lucky to have 2 great sets of grandparents' houses to go to that they have a lot of fun at. At Mommom & Pop Fell's they have been catching lightening bugs, digging for worms, riding in the flintstone cars as I call them haha, playing Sesame Street workshop on the computer and Paulie's been enjoying the little slide. At Mommom and Pop Jurewicz's we swim in the pool, Colin and Paul love going on the swings, Sean and Colin like the trampoline, we do sparklers, and we even roasted marshmallows to. They're kept occupied at both grandparents houses and it's been a lot of fun for all of us. It's just what we need after a long winter of being in the house. Im looking forward to having a great summer with the boys and our families. Soon enough we'll be visiting my grandparents in North Wildwood to hit the beach and the rides on the boardwalk. Sean is very excited to take a little trip!
Also this month was Father's Day, we had a great day. Unfortunately Rich had to work in the morning but he was done by 2:30 which was nice. We spent our afternoon at Mom and Dad Fell's for some lunch, Pop Fell made a couple creek trips with the boys, and we did some outside activities too. Dad Fell mentioned his Father's Day was a great day just by being with his 3 grandsons. Then when our visit came to an end we headed to my Dad's to have dinner with my Dad (Pop J) and my grandfather. We swam in the pool, enjoyed a nice dinner, and did sparklers when it got dark out. The sparklers were a big hit with Sean and Colin they loved doing them. They were so funny with them and they thought it was so cool. But I could tell that my Dad and my Pop were happy to be with us and enjoyed our company on Father's Day. I was happy that all of the very important men in our lives had a great Father's day as well as Rich. Rich just wanted to be with the boys and have a beer in his hand and he was happy lol!
The week after Father's Day Sean, Colin, and Paul got to meet their new cousin Colbie Shea! We visited Moll and Dan, the new baby, and the house. It was so great to visit with our cuddies and their new addition! Mollie is already back to her normal size, lucky girl! I've never seen a Mom look better than she did right after having a baby! :) During our visit we could feel the joy they were experiencing seeing them with their new daughter. The baby was so adorable, her eyes were a beautiful blue and her hair was so blonde! She was so tiny, you really do forget how tiny they really were. I do have to say she reminded me a little of Kam when Kam was a newborn. Colbie has a tiny little face and tiny features just like Kamryn did when she was born, just different coloring and their features aren't exactly alike but they did remind me of each other in some way, both babies are adorable! She was awake most of the time we were there and seemed like a very pleasant baby. Both Colbie and their new house are beautiful! Congrats Mollie and Dan!
Moving on I found out that I most likely got that job that I mentioned in my last post. At Salon Metro. I will find out this week for sure so cross your fingers, pray for me, etc. Whatever it is that you do to wish people luck please do that for me this week! I will be very happy if I get the job I'm very ready to go back to work and start a career that I will love. We'll see what happens, Im hoping for the best. We're also looking to move out of the city now. Our neighbors aren't exactly what we've wished for and Sean's starting school in September and thought it'd be a better idea to get him in a better district without worrying about tuition for catholic school because once Colin and Paulie start chool that will be more than a mortgage in itself. So we figured we'd try and get ourselves where we ultimately want to be anyway. Wish us luck! I'll keep you all posted! I want to congratulate Jessica on graduating from Highschool. Im sorry we couldn't be there to celebrate but we were certainly thinking of you!
That's all for now and hope you are all having a good summer! :)
Today was an exciting day for Colin.....he pooped on the potty for the first time ever today!! I was so proud of him. We've been harping and bribing him to poop on the potty for about a month now. Both of his Mommom's and his GG have been doing the same and have been coming up with different prize ideas to buy him for going on the pot. Sean, my brother Kevin, and I all made a big deal out of him going potty and made it very exciting for him. Which I think he absolutely loved being the center of attention and he could tell how happy I was with him. So Mommom Jurewicz promised another trip to Build A Bear to buy more clothes for his monkey that she bought him a few weeks ago. Mommom Fell i'm sure will come up with a gift idea to praise him, as well as his great grandmother Mommom Mayza. I was so glad that we have now officially started the process. I was getting a little worried being his 3rd birthday is around the corner August 8th. Phew Im glad that now I know it's in him to do it!
Anyways, we've been making a lot of day trips to our parents' houses. The boys have been enjoying themselves very much. They are very lucky to have 2 great sets of grandparents' houses to go to that they have a lot of fun at. At Mommom & Pop Fell's they have been catching lightening bugs, digging for worms, riding in the flintstone cars as I call them haha, playing Sesame Street workshop on the computer and Paulie's been enjoying the little slide. At Mommom and Pop Jurewicz's we swim in the pool, Colin and Paul love going on the swings, Sean and Colin like the trampoline, we do sparklers, and we even roasted marshmallows to. They're kept occupied at both grandparents houses and it's been a lot of fun for all of us. It's just what we need after a long winter of being in the house. Im looking forward to having a great summer with the boys and our families. Soon enough we'll be visiting my grandparents in North Wildwood to hit the beach and the rides on the boardwalk. Sean is very excited to take a little trip!
Also this month was Father's Day, we had a great day. Unfortunately Rich had to work in the morning but he was done by 2:30 which was nice. We spent our afternoon at Mom and Dad Fell's for some lunch, Pop Fell made a couple creek trips with the boys, and we did some outside activities too. Dad Fell mentioned his Father's Day was a great day just by being with his 3 grandsons. Then when our visit came to an end we headed to my Dad's to have dinner with my Dad (Pop J) and my grandfather. We swam in the pool, enjoyed a nice dinner, and did sparklers when it got dark out. The sparklers were a big hit with Sean and Colin they loved doing them. They were so funny with them and they thought it was so cool. But I could tell that my Dad and my Pop were happy to be with us and enjoyed our company on Father's Day. I was happy that all of the very important men in our lives had a great Father's day as well as Rich. Rich just wanted to be with the boys and have a beer in his hand and he was happy lol!
The week after Father's Day Sean, Colin, and Paul got to meet their new cousin Colbie Shea! We visited Moll and Dan, the new baby, and the house. It was so great to visit with our cuddies and their new addition! Mollie is already back to her normal size, lucky girl! I've never seen a Mom look better than she did right after having a baby! :) During our visit we could feel the joy they were experiencing seeing them with their new daughter. The baby was so adorable, her eyes were a beautiful blue and her hair was so blonde! She was so tiny, you really do forget how tiny they really were. I do have to say she reminded me a little of Kam when Kam was a newborn. Colbie has a tiny little face and tiny features just like Kamryn did when she was born, just different coloring and their features aren't exactly alike but they did remind me of each other in some way, both babies are adorable! She was awake most of the time we were there and seemed like a very pleasant baby. Both Colbie and their new house are beautiful! Congrats Mollie and Dan!
Moving on I found out that I most likely got that job that I mentioned in my last post. At Salon Metro. I will find out this week for sure so cross your fingers, pray for me, etc. Whatever it is that you do to wish people luck please do that for me this week! I will be very happy if I get the job I'm very ready to go back to work and start a career that I will love. We'll see what happens, Im hoping for the best. We're also looking to move out of the city now. Our neighbors aren't exactly what we've wished for and Sean's starting school in September and thought it'd be a better idea to get him in a better district without worrying about tuition for catholic school because once Colin and Paulie start chool that will be more than a mortgage in itself. So we figured we'd try and get ourselves where we ultimately want to be anyway. Wish us luck! I'll keep you all posted! I want to congratulate Jessica on graduating from Highschool. Im sorry we couldn't be there to celebrate but we were certainly thinking of you!
That's all for now and hope you are all having a good summer! :)
Monday, June 2, 2008
Jumping into June
Jumping Into June
June is now here, I don't know where May went. But, we're all happy to see summer coming so quickly. We celebrated my Grandparents 50th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, May 31st. My Mom, Aunt Sue, Uncle John & Jerry, hosted the party at my Mom & Dad's house. Party started at 4:00, Mommom and Pop made their grand entrance around 4:30. Why do I say Grand Entrance? Mommom suggested she come "fashionably late" to the party, so we were teasing her asking her if she was planning on making a Grand Entrance! Originally my Mom and Aunt Sue thought up an arch way idea for Mommom & Pop's "Grand Entrance" haha. They still did decorate an arch way for the happy couple to stand under which they did for a couple pictures, a toast and the presentation of our gift. The party turned out really great. Everything was set up really well. We had tents, tables, chairs, and good food. We had two tri fold poster collages of my Grandparents wedding day and the other was filled with funny random pictures along with a cake displayed with my grandparents wedding picture on it. Uncle Jerry started "The Toast" he talked about family memories and good times we've had, Aunt Sue spoke about how Mommom and Pop are the glue that keep our family together, which left Uncle John lost for words haha. But, I shouldn't be laughing I was supposed to toast as the oldest grandchild and couldn't I was to teary eyed by the touching words Uncle Jerry and Aunt Sue said. Thinking back on it I wish I was able to do it. MomMom and Pop are probably the best grandparents any grandchild could ever ask for. What's amazing about them is they some how were able to grow with us and our needs through the years. As young children they watched every one of our games, attended and helped at every birthday party, and came to see us at every graduation, school dance, or award ceremony. Pop always joined in physical activities with us I remember him jumping in the ocean with us and setting us up on our boogie boards to catch good waves, he'd also take us on the scary roller coasters at Morey's Pier in Wildwood, and never missed a wiffle ball game. Of course you can't forget the occasional teasing calling Jaime, Megan, and I "Sara Snodgrass" anytime we were being brats he created this really ugly name that would make us so mad! He got a kick out of it. Mommom was always there to give us great advice whether or not we wanted to hear it always varied haha but she knew when we needed a kick in the ass. She must have made over a ton of dresses for us to wear. She made from my communion dress to putting the finishing touches on my senior prom dress. She came to see every one of us before leaving for any school dance or prom. There are 15 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren that's a lot to keep up with. But, they amazingly never miss anything that goes on in any of our lives. We all really do recognize how blessed we really are to have them as our grandparents. Now they are "Great Grandparents" to my 3 sons. The way they treat Sean, Colin, and Paul you would never know they were just great grandchildren. The boys love Mommom & Pop very much. Mommom and Pop take the boys and I to lunch at Chuck E Cheese, Mommom walks the mall with us once a week, and she always makes sure she sees the kids. Colin gets the biggest kick out of Mommom. He knows she won't put up with his crap so he does things to get a rise out of her, but for as much as she corrects him, he's always asking for her. Along with Paulie that puts his arms out for her everytime he spots her. I know that there have been plenty of times that I don't know what I'd do without either one of them and Im sure Im not the only one. Aunt Sue was right, they really do keep this family together so well. So Mommom & Pop, there are the words I wanted to say for my toast. Im sorry that I was unable at the time to actually say it. Back to the party the toast was followed by the presentation of their gift that my parents, aunts, and uncles gave my grandparents which was a professional portrait of all 18 grandchildren. Everybody really had a good time at the party, it was nice to see everyone and Im pretty sure my grandparents had a wonderful memorable anniversary! :)
After the anniversary party we celebrated my sister Jaime's 21st birthday. Jaime and her friends planned a night of drinking down on Delaware Ave. I went down there with Megan and her boyfriend Jim. We didn't even get to go in, I forgot my ID at home so we didn't get to party with my sister :( but she still had a great day anyway! Happy Birthday Jaim!
Sean also had his last soccer game of the season this weekend. He played great as usual, he has scored at least 2 goals every game. The game ended and was followed by a trophy presentation and the team all got together for some pictures. Sean was sad that soccers over but I told him i'd look into a new activity for him. We also went to the Phillies game yesterday with his Dad. The Phillies played great they were losing at first then came back and won the game. It was a great game to watch. It was my first time at the new stadium, it was so nice and set up so awesome. Sean Patrick was disappointed because, he wanted to see the Phillie Fanatic. He was dancing on the dug out and there was no way we could get him close enough to the Fanatic. We left our seats at the bottom of the 6th to try and get him a closer look and it turned out a couple guys had to leave the game they were sitting in the 200s section which are great seats and he actually turned around and handed us his tickets so we got to sit much closer to the field behind home plate. On the ride home I asked Sean, "did you have a good time?" He said "No! I didnt get to talk to the Fanatic". So we googled the Fanatic to see if there was a way for us to go and take him to a place that he was doing a promotion at and there was nothing if anyone knows a way we could arrange for him to see the Fanatic please let me know, he keeps asking even today he brought it up again.
Another exciting thing that happen this week. We all welcomed a new little cuddy Pagnotta Family member. Danny & Mollie (my cousin in laws) just welcomed their new daughter Colbie Shea into the world on May 27th. I believe she was 6lbs 5 oz. I can't wait to see her in person but, I did get to see some pictures and she's beautiful. Congrats Moll & Dan!! Enjoy her now it goes by to fast!
June is now here, I don't know where May went. But, we're all happy to see summer coming so quickly. We celebrated my Grandparents 50th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday, May 31st. My Mom, Aunt Sue, Uncle John & Jerry, hosted the party at my Mom & Dad's house. Party started at 4:00, Mommom and Pop made their grand entrance around 4:30. Why do I say Grand Entrance? Mommom suggested she come "fashionably late" to the party, so we were teasing her asking her if she was planning on making a Grand Entrance! Originally my Mom and Aunt Sue thought up an arch way idea for Mommom & Pop's "Grand Entrance" haha. They still did decorate an arch way for the happy couple to stand under which they did for a couple pictures, a toast and the presentation of our gift. The party turned out really great. Everything was set up really well. We had tents, tables, chairs, and good food. We had two tri fold poster collages of my Grandparents wedding day and the other was filled with funny random pictures along with a cake displayed with my grandparents wedding picture on it. Uncle Jerry started "The Toast" he talked about family memories and good times we've had, Aunt Sue spoke about how Mommom and Pop are the glue that keep our family together, which left Uncle John lost for words haha. But, I shouldn't be laughing I was supposed to toast as the oldest grandchild and couldn't I was to teary eyed by the touching words Uncle Jerry and Aunt Sue said. Thinking back on it I wish I was able to do it. MomMom and Pop are probably the best grandparents any grandchild could ever ask for. What's amazing about them is they some how were able to grow with us and our needs through the years. As young children they watched every one of our games, attended and helped at every birthday party, and came to see us at every graduation, school dance, or award ceremony. Pop always joined in physical activities with us I remember him jumping in the ocean with us and setting us up on our boogie boards to catch good waves, he'd also take us on the scary roller coasters at Morey's Pier in Wildwood, and never missed a wiffle ball game. Of course you can't forget the occasional teasing calling Jaime, Megan, and I "Sara Snodgrass" anytime we were being brats he created this really ugly name that would make us so mad! He got a kick out of it. Mommom was always there to give us great advice whether or not we wanted to hear it always varied haha but she knew when we needed a kick in the ass. She must have made over a ton of dresses for us to wear. She made from my communion dress to putting the finishing touches on my senior prom dress. She came to see every one of us before leaving for any school dance or prom. There are 15 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren that's a lot to keep up with. But, they amazingly never miss anything that goes on in any of our lives. We all really do recognize how blessed we really are to have them as our grandparents. Now they are "Great Grandparents" to my 3 sons. The way they treat Sean, Colin, and Paul you would never know they were just great grandchildren. The boys love Mommom & Pop very much. Mommom and Pop take the boys and I to lunch at Chuck E Cheese, Mommom walks the mall with us once a week, and she always makes sure she sees the kids. Colin gets the biggest kick out of Mommom. He knows she won't put up with his crap so he does things to get a rise out of her, but for as much as she corrects him, he's always asking for her. Along with Paulie that puts his arms out for her everytime he spots her. I know that there have been plenty of times that I don't know what I'd do without either one of them and Im sure Im not the only one. Aunt Sue was right, they really do keep this family together so well. So Mommom & Pop, there are the words I wanted to say for my toast. Im sorry that I was unable at the time to actually say it. Back to the party the toast was followed by the presentation of their gift that my parents, aunts, and uncles gave my grandparents which was a professional portrait of all 18 grandchildren. Everybody really had a good time at the party, it was nice to see everyone and Im pretty sure my grandparents had a wonderful memorable anniversary! :)
After the anniversary party we celebrated my sister Jaime's 21st birthday. Jaime and her friends planned a night of drinking down on Delaware Ave. I went down there with Megan and her boyfriend Jim. We didn't even get to go in, I forgot my ID at home so we didn't get to party with my sister :( but she still had a great day anyway! Happy Birthday Jaim!
Sean also had his last soccer game of the season this weekend. He played great as usual, he has scored at least 2 goals every game. The game ended and was followed by a trophy presentation and the team all got together for some pictures. Sean was sad that soccers over but I told him i'd look into a new activity for him. We also went to the Phillies game yesterday with his Dad. The Phillies played great they were losing at first then came back and won the game. It was a great game to watch. It was my first time at the new stadium, it was so nice and set up so awesome. Sean Patrick was disappointed because, he wanted to see the Phillie Fanatic. He was dancing on the dug out and there was no way we could get him close enough to the Fanatic. We left our seats at the bottom of the 6th to try and get him a closer look and it turned out a couple guys had to leave the game they were sitting in the 200s section which are great seats and he actually turned around and handed us his tickets so we got to sit much closer to the field behind home plate. On the ride home I asked Sean, "did you have a good time?" He said "No! I didnt get to talk to the Fanatic". So we googled the Fanatic to see if there was a way for us to go and take him to a place that he was doing a promotion at and there was nothing if anyone knows a way we could arrange for him to see the Fanatic please let me know, he keeps asking even today he brought it up again.
Another exciting thing that happen this week. We all welcomed a new little cuddy Pagnotta Family member. Danny & Mollie (my cousin in laws) just welcomed their new daughter Colbie Shea into the world on May 27th. I believe she was 6lbs 5 oz. I can't wait to see her in person but, I did get to see some pictures and she's beautiful. Congrats Moll & Dan!! Enjoy her now it goes by to fast!
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