Memorial day

Today was such a beautiful day! the kids got to play outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. As you may notice in some of the pictures that the car Brady is driving is different. the one he got at Christmas never worked right and Toys R Us was nice enough to work with us to give us another one. Also you may notice that Cameron got a hair cut, I came home the other day to find Brian had cut his hair. I was quite stunned to say the leaste. He looks like such a big boy to me now! Anyhow, Memorial day was wonderful, the kids got to see their babcia and dziadziu and auntie, Brian made some great food and babcia made a wonderful dessert. A nice day had by all.









Cameron Playing peek a boo











Brady taking Cameron for a drive











Cameron enjoying his dessert

One Year Ago

One year ago we had been getting ready to celebrate for memorial day, My sister, parents and I were deciding who was going to bring what to the cookout, and what time the festivities would begin. Little did we know that things were going to take such a sudden turn when my dad went in for a heart catheterization. He was told he wasn't going home, but to another hospital to have a quadruple bypass, the next day. Well a year has passed and he is doing great! We are happy that this year he is healthy and able to reflect back on that dark time and look at the positives that came out of it, because had it not been caught he wouldn't be here today. We love you dad/Pappa!

summer is here!!!

Well according to the temperature summer is here. We opened our pool extra early this year and although it was cold Brady jumped right in and even Cameron enjoyed it.

Like father, like son

Tonight Brian took Brady to the band concert at Sanborn. Do you like how they dressed?

Mother's Day

Well I have to say I had a wonderful Mother's day, Thanks to my wonderful Hubby! He let me sleep in, I slept until 8:30. I can't tell you the last time that happened was. Then he made his mother and me a wonderful Brunch. Of course just being able to spend the day with my boys was good enough for me, but I also got a gift certificate to be able to go and have my hair and nails done. Later in the day after the boys woke from their naps we went to Brian's Grandparents house and got to see the whole family! I think it is so great that my boys are able to be apart of such a big family. I looked out the window at one point and saw brian and Brady standing there with his father and Grandfather, how wonderful to have 4 generation together!

Seeing as my mom had to work at the flower shop during mother's day we'll be celebrating it with her this comming weekend. hope all the moms out there had a wonderful day!

The Boston Children's museum

During Brian's April vacation we took the kids to the children's museum. Both the boys had a blast!!!

The boys in the car watching Nemo for the ride

Brady and Ryan racing golf balls

Cameron posing!

Cameron asleep on the way home!

Sun, Sprinklers and Sleep

Today was a perfect day to let the kids run through the sprinkler. They also got to watch Finding Nemo and then we even had an ice cream party. Needless to say the kids all took a great nap!

Enjoying the summer like weather

This weekend it was so gorgeous we decided to hit some parks and have some fun with the boys. It is so nice that Cameron can now walk and like to play at the park. He enjoys being outside just as much as Brady does. You can see how warm is was by Cameron's pink cheeks. He takes after his mommy in the respect.

18 Month Stats

Cameron went for his 18 month appointment today and the Doctor was happy with his growth and development. he weighed in at 24.6 lbs putting him in the 25% and his height was 32.75 inches putting him in the 50%. He will be going on Thursday for surgery to get his tubes in his ears. We are hoping this will stop the rampant ear infections. Wish him luck!

The Infamous Banana Dog

The other day we decided to do something different for lunch. So we made banana dogs! It's really just a hotdog roll with a banana and I gave them bags with peanutbutter and jelly so they could squeeze it onto their 'hotdog' and then were given a few chocolate chips to sprinkle on top! All the kids loved them, even our picky eaters ate them. As you can see from Brady's picture he really liked them!

Easter!

Easter started early for the boys on Thursday when we did an easter egg hunt with the daycare kids.

On saturday Pam and Charlie came over with the boys and Pam cooked us dinner because they missed Brian's 30th Bday party. On Sunday, we were up bright and early as Brady has been getting up at 6:00am. The boys came downstairs to find their Easter basket and did another Easter egg hunt. Later we went to Brian's parents house for Brunch and they got another easter basket. It was a very nice relaxing morning. We came home to let the boys take a nap and then headed to my parents house for dinner, where they get yet another Easter present. It was a nice day to spend with family! The boys looked so handsome in their Easter outfits.

The boys playing with their Easter presents

Brady posing at babcia's house

Spring is here!

Today turned out to be a beautiful day, Brian actually got home at a decent hour so we decided to take the boys to the park. After all their playing at the park they came home took a bath had dinner and went to bed. Here are some pictures of our night!

18 months already!

Cameron turned 18 months old on March 25th. He has certainly grown up alot. He is walking EVERYWHERE. Even when we go to a store he doesn't want to sit in the carriage. He's very good about staying with us when he walks around, although he won't let us hold his hand he stays with us. Cameron is now talking alot. He has even started saying Brady's name. Other words he says are ball, more, mama, dada, cookie, cracker, banana, night night, wiggles, go, pizza, pooh.
Cameron is able to hold his own with the bigger kids, he runs and plays with them as if he were two or three. He loves going outside and begs us to put his shoes on and always wants to put his coat on. Cameron and Brady are so different, It's wonderful to see them each come into their own.

A Surprise 30th Birthday Party!

On Saturday I surprised Brian with a 30th Birthday party. Thanks to Dustin for keeping Brian busy, and thanks to Elizabeth, Shanna and Dave for all their help getting things ready. A special thanks to Dan for making us some fabulous meatballs and kielbasa. A great time was had by all, and it really was a surprise! thanks to everyone who came!

The first day of spring!

Today was officially the first day of spring! We decided even though it was cold, we would brave it and got to the park for a picnic. This was Cameron's first trip to the park being able to walk. he was a little tentative at first, but finally went down the slide and through the tunnel.

spring has sprung!

As you can see the boys are enjoying the nice weather! You can also see the boys in their green shirts from St. Patricks Day!

A woman of strength.

On Monday my mother entered the hospital to have a full knee replacement. Unfortunately the OR got backed up and she was told at 5:00pm that they would admit her and have to do the surgery in the morning. What a complete let down. She hadn't eaten all day and was in a lot of pain because they had taken her off of her arthritis medication. They took her up to her room and She was finally able to have something to eat, and get some sleep. She was taken into surgery at 7:30am the next morning and was done in 2 hours.
My mother has always been the face of strength in our family, the peace keeper, the strong one! Seeing her laid up in a bed was not easy, but it only took minutes to realize that she hadn't lost her caring nature. She was already asking us if we'd eaten, she didn't want us to leave to late etc. The day after the surgery (wednesday) She got up and was walking! All the nurses and physical therapists were amazed at how well she was doing. Although she was sore and tired she kept a smile on her face and tried to do everything they told her to do. Thursday was a little tougher for her as was today, but although she has her moments as anyone would she has shown such strength to comethrough this as quickly as she has.
My mother is the most amazing, loving, sensative, selfless person I have ever known. She truly is an inspiration to me everyday of my life. I only hope to be as giving of myself as she is. So here's to you mom!!! I love and admire the person that you are! I can't wait for you to be home.

Fun in the Snow

The other day when it wasn't too cold out we decided to let the kids go play in the snow on the deck. Cameron was quite mad that he couldn't go though. We thought since he still had the stent in it wasn't a good idea.

2 Days post surgery

This is the position Cameron has been in since we got home Friday at 5:00pm. We arrived at MGH at 8:00 am. Cameron was taken back and put on a small pair of hospital pants and a johnny. They took his vitals and asked us all the usuaul questions, they let him go back out into the waiting room where all th etoys were. By this point he knew something was up and didn't want to play anymore, They called us back into a room where brian and I put on hospital gowns, booties, and hair nets. We were then taken back to a room where we met the anestesiologist. we signed all the consent forms and the anestesiologist decided to give Cameron some meds by mouth to help him calm down. within about 5 minutes cameron was smiling and laughing. you could see that his eyes weren't focusing on anything, they walked us across the hall to the operating room where they had me lay him on the table. They put a mask on his face and within a few breaths he was asleep. By far this is the worst part, you have to leave your child in the hands of other people all the while having the image of your child with his eyes rolled back in his headand for all intents and purposes looking dead. we were allowed to take our masks down to give him a kiss and then were escorted out of the room. Yes this is when I broke down, this wasn't a huge surgery but all the bad thoughts go through your head like, what if he doesn't wake up, or his heart stops. Pushing all the emotions aside Brian and I went to the cafeteria, they had our cell phone number and told us they would be in touch with us during the surgery (something they never did) He went in for surgery at 10:00 and at 1:30 the doctor took us into the family room where he told us the surgery went well. about 45 minutes later we were taken back to see him. He was still asleep and still had all the monitors on him. Not an image I liked seeing. about 5 minutes after we were there he woke quite suddenly trying to stand up in the crib. he sat with me for a while, while the anesthesia wore off. He had a spinal block so he wouldn;t feel any pain in the area. we were given the home care instructions, which included the care for the stent that was left in place and won't come out until Thursday, changing his diaper hasn't been fun! We came home gave him some tylenol with Codine and he went to bed early. he woke up every couple of hours, I finally took him into bed with us he slept a little better.
Saturday he was pretty miserable. My sister and Dave took Brady for the day which was a big help. by saturday night he seemed much better. Today (sunday) he seemed a little worse again, we have been monitorin a fever that has gotten up to 100.5. we're supposed to call the doctor if goes up to 101. We are praying that the fever stays at bay and that nothing is wrong. This has been tough on both of us but we are glad that we are having it fixed now, We couldn't imagine having this done at the age of three!
We want to thank everyone for all the well wishes and a big thank you to Brian's parents for taking Brady over night the day before the surgery, and thank you to Shanna and dave for taking brady the day after the surgery. You all made our lives alot easier!

Cameron is Walking

"Better late than never!" Cameron has now started walking this week....yeah! Then again, should we be happy or not? Not sure!!!