Here comes the HOLIDAYS!

I feel good about Christmas coming up in 46 or so days, even though it will be a smaller Christmas for gifts this year. We went on a fabulous vacation/cruise recently (which I will blog about later), so this Christmas we will be excited to open a few presents and spend time with family and friends. I am putting together some handmade gifts also and have got a great start on them. I try to come up with a new idea every year and I found a good idea for this year. Can't wait to see if everyone likes them! I am looking forward to decorating our Christmas tree on Thanksgiving weekend with Hannah and Cayden.....I am adding a splash of color to our usually all silver tree this year...should be beautiful! Enough about Christmas....I am not ready for the snow and cold weather that come along with winter yet.....still wondering what it would be like to decorate a palm tree for Christmas...wish our family would move south with us!

She is Beautiful

My little sister and I are so different in so many ways, but I do know some similarities and if we hung out more, they would definitely show....besides the fact we are both happily married. She is adorable, into fashion (that I would look like a complete loser in, but she pulls it off), into music (she would laugh at my iPod tunes), can sing like a rock star, creative, has no kids (yet), beautiful, and is extremely talented...I on the other hand am creative with crafts, can cook (when I want to) and ummmm...yeah, that is it. Geesh, she is making me look bad! Miss you, Tieka and want to see you soon!

Almost 13!

My little girl is not so little anymore. She is going to be 13 on September 12 and going into 8th. grade. I will say this again.....Where did all that time go? She is just so beautiful. I am not going to sugarcoat this part....these years are challenging, stressful, and really tough to put it mildly! I can't say as though anything about her age is easy, but I guess what goes around comes around for me! =) Sorry, Dad and Cheryl! =) I now know what you went through when I was that age, but Hannah seems to be going through it a couple years sooner than I did. YIKES! On the flip side, I know she is going to have a FABULOUS 13th. birthday for sure! ;-)

Cayden Turns 3

Cayden had a great 3rd. Birthday Party at Snug Harbor. The weather was beautiful and we are so lucky to have so many wonderful family members and friends that could join us. The Blues Clues cake from Goobers turned out fabulous, as always! Cayden got so many nice gifts. He loves all of them and we enjoy playing them with him. We get such a kick out of watching him cruise around on his Power Wheels Harley. So cute! I pointed to the logo on his new Harley outfit and said, "What does this say?", he replied with, "Papa." I loved that! I cannot believe he is 3 already and such a little man. I love him to pieces.

First Ball Game!

Cayden was so fun to watch at the baseball game. This was Hannah's, Cayden's and my first Whitecaps game, ever! I was bored out of my mind, but I got some great pictures and the kids had fun, so that is all that matters. Cayden tried to catch foul balls (in the picture) and Hannah was excited to get a hat! I am not sure we will become minor league baseball fans anytime soon, but it was still a fun early summer experience!

My Tween Girl Hannah

I cannot believe what a lady Hannah is. She is so grown up (looking). Come September, she will be 13! Where did all that time go? Oh my! I took her to get "grown up" looking highlights in her hair today. She looks even older now. I was so happy to see her so excited sitting there seeing how they turned out when the towel came off her head. Her face lit up! It is so funny how that just made her day and the Dum Dum sucker at the hair salon made Cayden's day! The difference in age with them brings so many different "adventures" in our daily lives! I am so glad Hannah is turning out to be so beautiful and that she full of spunk and sarcasm...well, most of the time. I won't get into the moody days with her! I just love that girl!

Cayden's Growing Up

Just a little thought I had to blog. My baby is growing up way too fast. Cayden will be 3 on July 10 and I cannot believe it. He is such a big boy and I am so sad he is not a baby anymore, but then again, he is so fun and a big helper. I love all the super cute things he says and games he comes up with. He just recently started saying "Cayden Robert Boggiano" and that is so sweet! He made the cutest Froot Loop rainbow at daycare to for his weekly playtime with friends. He even told me all the colors he used. I love it, but again, it is bittersweet that he is growing up so fast.

Our Cruise 2009

I found a good starting point for this new blog experiment I am attempting!
Dan and I enjoyed a fabulous and much needed cruise on April 30 for 5 whole days without kids. We had an amazing time together and it was refreshing being a couple and acting like adults for 5 WHOLE DAYS. Our families stepped in and helped with the kids, which was incredible and much appreciated. Dan had never been on a cruise and my only experience was a Disney Cruise I took Hannah on when she was 6, so needless to say, we were excited and ready for fun and sun on the Carnival Destiny. We left from Miami and headed to Key West. We took part in a Pub Crawl in Key West and met a fun couple and enjoyed some great Pubs, very yummy cocktails and shopping. We took a few incriminating photos and had some BIG fun. I would take part in that again in a heartbeat! We then spent a day at Sea, had some great meals, some time on the decks in the sun, more yummy cocktails and played a little Blackjack. (Oh, and Dan took part in a very funny contest on the ship, but you need to ask him about that). It was off to Nassau Bahamas by default. The Swine Flu kept us from going to Cozumel. We were rerouted and it all worked out. We spent the day at Atlantis Resort. It was beautiful! We rode some great water rides and saw some amazing views. The Aquariums were incredible. After our Atlantis excursion was over, we took the shuttle bus back to Nassau and did some very brief shopping. Not a big fan of the streets of Nassau and I will leave it at that. Our last day at Sea was fun. I tried to drag Dan to a towel animal class (ha, ha), but at least we got to watch it for a bit. I talked him into buying me the book on how to make 60+ towel animals. He told me I will never use it and guess what? I haven't used it yet, but I will! :-) We enjoyed even more yummy meals and this delicious Chocolate Melting cake after just about every meal. That night ended with a show. A juggling guy who actually quite entertaining and a comedian who was a riot. I was ready to come home to see the kids, but not wanting to come back to Michigan for sure. We saw some beautiful places and if it wasn't for family here, we would move for sure. Maybe someday.....
For now, back to work to save up for the next trip and dream of where we could be living. Our picture album of this trip in on our Facebook! Good Night all!

A Good Effort

I guess I have to start somewhere! Be patient as I give this blogging a really good effort. I am hoping I can be disciplined enough to take a few minutes out every now and then to post new happenings with our family and pictures. I have been inspired by an old friend who does a great job with her family blog....so thank you for the inspiration.