GRIFFIN'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND

BIRTHDAY LUNCH AT LOBSTER SHACK
BIRTHDAY BOY IN PAPA'S GLASSES
GRANDPA MUNDO AND SISSY GIRL
GRIFFIN GIVING SISSY A LIFT
THE BIRTHDAY BOY

WE HAD A FABULOUS BIRTHDAY WEEKEND THIS PAST WEEK. MY MOM AND DAD ARRIVED LAST THURSDAY AND WE ENJOYED THEIR COMPANY AND GOT THINGS READY FOR THE BIG WEEKEND. ON SATURDAY, GRIFFIN HAS SWIMMING AND A BIRTHDAY PARTY TO GO TO THEN THAT AFTERNOON GRANDPA MUNDO AND AUNTIE NINA CAME FOR A VISIT ALL THE WAY FROM CALIFORNIA. GRIFFIN WAS SO EXCITED TO SEE EVERYONE. ON SUNDAY, WE WENT INTO BOSTON WITH THE ENTIRE GANG AND DID THE TOURIST THING AND MONDAY WE HUNG AROUND THE AREA AND CELEBRATED GRIFFIN'S BIRTHDAY. ON TUESDAY WE ALL WENT TO NEWBURYPORT AND HAD LUNCH AND WALKED AROUND. WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME AND I AM SO HAPPY THAT MY FAMILY CAME TO SEE GRIFFIN AND SISSY, IT WAS SUCH A SPECIAL TIME. THEN EVERYONE LEFT ON WEDNESDAY EXCEPT MY MOM. SHE STAYED UNTIL THIS MORNING B/C WE HAD LOTS OF APPOINTMENTS THE PAST 2 DAYS. GRIFFIN ENJOYED HIS COMPANY SO MUCH HE KEEPS SAYING NINA EVERY DAY FOR MY AUNT AND TODAY HE KEEPS LOOKING FOR HIS NONA AND PAPA. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WE ARE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING FOR THEIR NEXT VISIT IN JULY. WE HAD A GREAT BIRTHDAY AND FOR ALL OF YOU THAT SENT GIFTS AND BIRTHDAY WISHES- THANKS SO MUCH! WE MISS YOU ALL AND LOVE YOU!

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GRIFFIN REEL

THOSE ARE JUST A FEW PICS FROM THE FIRST YEAR OF GRIFFIN'S LIFE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HE IS GOING TO BE 2 YEARS OLD ON MONDAY! I AM EXCITED BUT AT THE SAME TIME, MY LITTLE BABY MEATLOAF IS TURNING INTO A TODDLER AND GROWING UP SO FAST. PRETTY SOON HE WILL BE GOING OFF TO SCHOOL, DATING AND SO ON. JUST TODAY THE COUGAR NEXT DOOR WHO IS 4 YEARS OLD ASKED ME IF GRIFFIN COULD COME OVER AND SPEND THE NIGHT WITH HER FOR A SLEEP OVER. IT'S HAPPENING ALREADY- THE GIRLS ARE HOT FOR MY LITTLE MAN!!! ANYWAY, I PROMISE TO POST NEW PICS AFTER THIS WEEKEND. I HAVE BEEN BAD ABOUT BLOGGING LATELY B/C I HAVE BEEN SO TIRED. I AM ACTUALLY WATCHING THE CELTICS GAME AS WE SPEAK AND THEN GOING TO GO TO BED, SINCE I WILL BE UP 3 TIMES TONIGHT WITH SISSY :)

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PEYTEN'S BAPTISM

NONA AND PAPA WITH SISSY

THE WHOLE FAMILY

ME AND SISSY
ME AND JASON WITH SISSY
THE GOD PARENTS


SO AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, WE HAD SISSY'S BAPTISM THIS PAST WEEKEND. MY MOM AND DAD CAME IN FOR THE EVENT AS WELL AS PEYTEN'S GODPARENTS, KIM AND MATT. IT WAS A QUICK WEEKEND BUT LOTS OF FUN. EVERYONE ARRIVED SATURDAY SO WE HUNG OUT THAT AFTERNOON WITH THE KIDDOS THEN MOM AND DAD BABYSAT THAT NIGHT WHILE WE WENT TO DINNER AND HAVE SOME DRINKS. THEN GRIFFIN GOT A LITTLE SICK SO WE HAD TO COME HOME. THEN THE BIG DAY WAS SUNDAY SO WE WENT TO THE BAPTISM, AND SISSY WAS PERFECT. SHE LOOKED LIKE A LITTLE ANGEL! GRIFFIN WAS GOOD TOO. MY DAD WATCHED HIM IN THE CHURCH B/C HE DIDN'T WANT TO SIT STILL. AT ONE POINT HE RAN UP TO THE ALTER- WHAT A CUTIE! THEN WE CAME HOME AND CHILLED AND PLAYED OUTSIDE AND JUST RELAXED. SO ALL IN ALL IT WAS A GOOD WEEKEND. GRIFFIN AND PEYTEN WERE SO HAPPY TO SEE THEIR NONA AND PAPA, AND THEY CAN'T WAIT TILL NEXT WEEK WHEN THEY COME BACK FOR GRIFFIN'S 2ND BIRTHDAY! GRIFFIN ALSO REALLY LIKED MATT ALOT TOO! BOTH KIDS WERE GOOD WITH KIM AND MATT,SO MAYBE WE WILL DROP THEM OFF IN DALLAS SOMETIME AND THEY CAN BABYSIT FOR US- JUST KIDDING!!!

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THE SWING SET IS FINALLY DONE!!!!

GETTING READY TO SLIDE
GOING TO DO IT AGAIN
BACK VIEW

HGHER DAD, HIGHER


SO AS MY FRIEND "M" STATED IN ONE OF HER POSTS IT TOOK THEM 2 DAYS WITH 3 PEOPLE TO GET THIS PUT TOGETHER. THAT WAS NO EXAGGERATION. FOR OUR SWING SET FIRST WE HAD TO HIRE EXCAVATORS TO COME LEVEL OUT THE AREA SINCE THERE IS A SLOPE IN OUR BACKYARD. THEN WE HAD TO REARRANGE THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM, THAT MY DAD AND JASON PUT IN, YEP MY DAD AND JASON PUT IN A SPRINKLER SYSTEM BY HAND. THEN WE HAD TO BRING IN DIRT TO LEVEL IT OFF AGAIN. THEN THEY HAD TO PUT THE THING TOGETHER. THAT TOOK 3 DAYS WITH 2 GUYS WORKING ON IT. THAT'S NOT ALL. THEN THEY HAD TO BRING IN THE SAND FOR THE PLAY AREA AND RAKE IT OUT, THEN THEY HAD TO FILL THE HOLES IN THE GRASS WITH DIRT AND GRASS SEED SINCE THEY DROVE THEIR HUGE TRACTORS THROUGH OUT FRONT YARD. I BET MY DAD WILL HAVE A FIELD DAY WITH THAT THIS WEEKEND, BUT IT WAS SOOOOOOOOOO WORTH IT. THEY FINISHED UP YESTERDAY AROUND 5:30, AND GRIFFIN WAS OUT THERE UNTIL 8PM. TOO BAD IT IS RAINING TODAY, BUT WE ALREADY HAVE A PLAYDATE SET UP FOR FRIDAY OVER HERE IF IT DOESN'T RAIN. SO MOM AND DAD, THANKS FOR THE GREAT BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR GRIFFIN!!!! HE LOVES IT, AND SISSY CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY ON IT TOO!

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BUSY MAY

SO REALLY QUICK I JUST WANTED TO POST A PIC OF GRIFFIN LOVING ON SISSY. HE HAS GOTTEN SO GOOD WITH HER. WE HAD THOSE ROUGH WEEKS IN THE BEGINNING BUT IT HAS GOTTEN SO MUCH BETTER- THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!

SO ANYWAY, MAY IS FINALLY UPON US, AND I AM SO GLAD!!!! WARM WEATHER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND LOTS OF FUN STUFF THIS MONTH. PEYTEN'S BAPTISM IS THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND SO GOT TO GET THE HOUSE READY AND FOOD READY FOR OUR WEEKEND. MOM AND DAD WILL WILL BE HERE AND SO WILL KIM AND MATT. I FORESEE LOTS OF BEER DRINKING THIS WEEKEND. THEN WE HAVE MOTHERS DAY- I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM A MOM OF TWO- WOW- I MUST BE GETTING OLD!! THEN WE HAVE MY FABULOUS BIRTHDAY- THE BIG 29!!!!! SO THEN WE HAVE A FREE WEEKEND TO GET EVERYTHING READY FOR GRIFFIN'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND, IT IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN. WE AREN'T HAVING A BIG PARTY OR ANYTHING THIS YEAR B/C HE WON'T REMEMBER BUT NEXT YEAR WE WILL- SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS. THIS YEAR MY MOM AND DAD WILL BE HERE (OF COURSE) AND MY GRANDPA AND MY AUNT NINA ARE COMING. I THINK GRIFFIN WILL REALLY GET A KICK OUT OF THAT. MY DAD HAS A BIRTHDAY TOO THIS MONTH SO WE WILL CELEBRATE HIM AS WELL. ALSO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DANIELLE AND HEATHER!!!! WELL, HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH EVERYONE, AND I WILL POST PICS THIS WEEKEND FROM THE BAPTISM.

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