Santa!
This year we visited Santa early. Kyle was so excited, Taylor...not so much! She loves to wave to him, but anything closer, no thank you. I sat her on his lap and ran, screaming and all, I couldn't just have a pic with Kyle. At least this year we got a man that actually looks like Santa!
The Night Before...
What a great book, in fact, we even have 2 copies. But for some reason I cannot get myself to open it up tonight.
Tomorrow is Kyle's first day of Kindergarten. I'm excited, scared, overwhelmed, and he is perfectly fine. He keeps telling me "I'm not going to cry Mama." Just looking at the cover of this book makes me want to burst into tears, which is why I will be wearing the biggest pair of sunglasses known to man at drop-off.
When he started preschool 2 years ago he hardly spoke, now he won't stop, so it is exciting to see how much he will flourish in a new school. My old school in fact...St. Gregory's.
Kyle,
You are so tall now, finally filling out, we've had a wonderful summer hanging out every day. We've been to Disneyland, Lake Tahoe, paddle boating, jet skiing, beaches, zoo's, and my favorite place, hanging out in the backyard with our water toys and popsicles.
We've shared a million laughs, some tears, and have had some new adventures such as learning to ride a glider bike, a motorcycle, swim school, and discovering Legos. Wishing you the best year ever, Taylor and I will miss having you at home every second of the day. Love, Mama
Last Day of Summer 2012
14 months old
Dear Taylor,
Your 14 months old now, and so much has changed...
You love to fake laugh,
your very ticklish,
you'd rather be outside playing with scooters, motorcycles, and running away from us then being stuck indoors,
you would rather ride your brothers ATV then your own...such a daredevil,
you love to be held and you think your Papa is your personal chariot,
you know how to wave and say "hi" and "bye"(with a Texan accent),
you like to fake talk on the phone,
you adore your brother eventhough he has problems sharing his toys,
you know how to point your finger and say "no, no, no, no",
you love strangers and people watching and are always ready with a big smile on request,
you love milk more then food,
you would rather steal food from someone elses plate then eat from your own,
you know how to draw,
you can't sit still in one spot for more then 30 seconds,
you follow Mama around the house all day long,
you haven't quite mastered how to blow a kiss but know how to hold your hand up to your mouth and make a kissing sound,
you know how to open your mouth on demand to show us your new teeth,
you don't know what a crib is (ughhh),
you do not like to sleep and miss anything exciting!
You are just so smart and funny, I love you so much.
Love, Mama
So Grown Up
Saturday we took the kids to that dreaded place known as Picture People. It actually ended up being a great experience but it definitely reminded me how fast time is flying bye. Here is Kyle at 4 1/2 years and Taylor at 9 1/2 months.
Crafty
I was feeling a little crafty one day...ok fine, I was feeling a little desperate one day when I saw that my friend was thoughtful enough to order month old stickers for her little boy. We had a photographer coming three days later and I desperately went on the search for those cute stickers, apparently they aren't available anywhere but online, so I decided to improvise.
Did you know "improvise" also means "ghetto"?
Taylor Grace Filippi a.k.a Mini Dom
The little girl that stole our heart.
Your already two months old, and have almost doubled your weight since the day you were born. We are amazed about how much you look like your Papa. You keep us on our toes by taking only 20 minute naps during the day, but we are thankful you enjoy sleeping at night! Your smile brightens up the room, and you have the biggest eyes ever.
We cannot wait until we can introduce you to the world, and show you all the fun it has to offer.
You are blessing!
Marine One
So cool to see and hear President Obamas helicopter above our house.
Kyle: "Those helicopters are carrying presents?"
Me: "No, they are carrying the President"
Washing Grandmas Fire Truck
What better way to bring the rain then to wash one of our cars. Firefighter Filippi decided he would help Grandma, and what a good job he did!
Yes I Tweet
Not sure if more then two people actually read them, but thats ok! I especially like this one today!
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Welcome to the World!
We had a wonderful surprise on Saturday January 22, 2011. Our baby daughter Taylor graced us with her presence 2 weeks early at 4:02 pm, she was 5 lbs 15 oz and 18 1/2 inches long. She looks just like her big brother did when he was born, and we have all been on cloud 9 since. My heart has grown twice as big since the day you were born! I love you baby girl!
Operation Big Boy Room
We decided that Kyles room needed a makeover. The baby stripes had to go (especially in case we have to put his baby sister in there for a little bit).
When makeover day arrived I wasn't the only excited one, Kyle was so excited that he used a crayon to start the job. When I informed him that a crayon will take way too long, he grabbed his finger paints and decided orange would be the best color.
Discussing the best strategy to tackle the prepping (or talking about monster trucks).
Very anxious to help.
He even dressed up for the occassion.
Being the control freak that I am, it was very hard to stay away while the paint went up, but when your 9 months pregnant, you have no choice, wah! I am the painter in the family, but Dom did an awesome job and everything was finished in 2 days (way faster then me).
Putting the furniture back together, Ky's such a good helper.
We still have some transportation themed accessories to buy, but the room looks great. Yay for house projects, on to the next!
Gingerbread Train
For the first time ever in my life I made a gingerbread house. Well when you have a 3 year old boy, you make a gingerbread train :) and let me tell you Target makes it sooooo easy (love you Target!)
Now lets just hope it holds up over night!
It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas
This street in San Carlos does an amazing job decorating their houses, one time when we went they even had fake snow. Such a great way to get into the Christmas spirit. One day our house will look like this!
Now if only I can convince Kyle to take a picture with Santa!
Kyle Quote of the Day
Kyle and I were playing Monster Trucks (of course) and he got up to go and get some more...
"Be rightttt back...stay there Mama, your having a lot of fun!"
"Be rightttt back...stay there Mama, your having a lot of fun!"
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