Uncle DJ

We had a quick and fun visit from Uncle DJ. We say a big "thank-you" to Aunt Heather for letting us have him at the tail-end of a whole week away from home during her first week back from maternity leave for baby Kaitlyn.

Sister visit

A couple of weeks ago, my sister Rachel visited big 'ole Peachtree City during her spring break. It's a far stretch from Cancun, but I'm hoping she had fun anyway. Among other things, we spent a good amount of the week making fun St. Patty's day treats for Evan's class. Oh, and Rachel was lucky enough to be a part of my first (and hopefully only) golfcart fender bender. No injuries, but we did lose a wheel.

Cousins come to visit

Last week we had a unique opportunity to spend a whole week with two of Evan & Grant's cousins-- Sebastian and Declan, oh and Aunt Kim & Uncle Shane too. The boys got to know each other better (by the end of the week, Evan stopped asking, "Which one is Declan?") and the adults got a chance to catch up.

Mid-week, G&G Terreri stopped in to visit and we celebrated a couple of February birthdays in the family.

Many popsicles were consumed.

The pantry-- a favorite spot for all kids who visit our house.

Oh looky what I caught on camera-- Evan stabbing his brother, yippee!



Grant and the bear face off at Noah's Ark.



Celebrating Aunt Kim & Grandma Soon's birthdays, not to mention the 4 other family birthdays in February!



Thumb-sucking cousins.



Family visit

Last weekend, we were treated to a visit from brother/brother-in-law DJ, sister-in-law Heather and nephew Connor. We spent most of the weekend gallivanting around town in the golf cart, hopping from park to house and back, along with an afternoon at the Georgia Air Show. Can you see the family resemblance in Connor? Reminds me a little of this kid.

Updates & such: Visitors

Long break from blogging. So busy. Lots of work. Lots of kids. Little sleep. But alas, my public needs an update.

We were treated with some awesome visitors a couple of weeks ago, beginning with an overnight stay from my sister Amanda, bro-in-law Clint and nephew Ethan. It had a been a year since we saw them last so it was great for the kids to get together and learn about each other. We had a blast touring PTC in the golf cart and spending time catching up.

After the family visit, our good friends Chris, Misty and their kids Cole & Caia visited for four days. The boys loved having new live-in playmates and it was great to catch up with old friends. Jason and Chris also raced in a local triathlon during their visit. Unfortunately I took a big-fat ZERO pictures... oh well, next time!

In case you didn't get enough...

Here are more pictures of Grant's birthday saga.

The train cake (yes, those are trains). Mary-- thank you and curses to you. While it turned out ok, the cake was a PAIN to make! ;)

New picnic table to enjoy in the back yard -- thanks Grandma Soon & Papa!

And, last but certainly not least... pictured below is a gift from a certain Aunt & Uncle (you know who you are) who thought it might be ha-ha-larious to bestow upon Grant (and in turn, Evan) the Little Tykes Mud Pie Makin' table. Oh yes, it's everything you would ever imagine it could be. Am thinking of the perfect gift for my sweet little nephews in NYC... ant farms are fun!

Christmas: Act II

Here are a few of the pictures from our Christmas adventure in Virginia. Unfortunately I failed to take even one picture while we were there, so I'm at the mercy of other family members' photos. Thankfully we have lots of skilled photogs in the family!

Sister-in-Law Heather's parents had special pjs made for all of the cousins.

 

If we all look a little sleepy here, it's because we were!

Grandma Soon & baby Connor (doesn't she take great photos?).

Baby Sebastian getting his thumb and mommy fix.

Don't believe this innocent look.

Special time with Papa.

I just love, love this photo of Evan. If it weren't for my ever-guiding hand that snuck its way into the frame, it would be just perfect. A reminder that sometimes I need to just relax.

The Terreri family cousins, in order by age -- Evan, Grant, Sebastian and Connor. Can you spot which one does NOT look like a Terreri?

Where have we been?

I know, I know, it's been a super-long-time since my last post. But that's because we were gone! So stop your complaining and enjoy the pics from our trip to Indiana. (PS: if you want to see different pictures of the same trip, visit Amanda's blog.)


Evan & Papaw in the pool on the only day that it was warm enough. Can you believe that it dipped into the 50s while we were there?!



Grant was nicknamed Grant-zilla during this trip. Something about eating wheels off of cars.

Aunt Alex smooching on Grant.

What's so funny about this picture is what happened just before the shot. The boys were in an all-out-brawl over the ball. It was Evan's first. *Sniff.*

I'm pretty sure there's something that says that children shouldn't handle explosives. Ah well, it was the Fourth of July after all.

Uncle "Clem" and cousin Ethan on our fishing trip.

Evan's first catch! Can you see it? You may have to squint.

Evan and cousin Brydan (sporting his summer mohawk).

Welcome Baby Connor!

Just a quick note to say, welcome to the world to baby Connor Joseph, who was born early in the morning on Saturday. Congratulations to DJ & Heather... we're so excited to have another boy in our group of cousins (4 and counting....)! We can't wait to meet him.

Uncle Shane would be so proud...

...of Evan's clean hands.