Happy New Year 2012

Wishing all our Family and Friends

a Very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year

We Hope Everyone had as much fun as we did Celebrating

The New Year!!

We spent New Years Weekend with the Kids in Orlando

and it was Awesome!!!

Here are the pictures from our trip

The Lobby was all decorated

Outside by the pool and patio bar

The Main Pool with waterfalls and slide

Can you see Nate & Megan behind the waterfall?

The hotel had waterfalls all over - this was right outside our room

New Years Day started out with Lunch at our

Favorite Orlando Lunch Spot

Burgers at Fudd Ruckers!!!

 Then it was off to Down Town Disney

 The Boys waiting for Megan and I to finish shopping!!

 The Sports Store that even made baseball bats!!!

 Waiting for the to take us to the other side of Downtown Disney

 Not sure what was happening here....LOL

 Cuteness!!!

The Giant Boat Restaurant has been there ever since I can
remember and no one ever seems to go in....LOL

 The Giant Balloon Ride....Rob always wants to go up
but no one will go with him!!!

 Safety Instructions on the Boat
instructed by Mickey of course

The kids unders the Evil Eye!!

 Lots of cool stuff in the wall

 Here's a close up

 The Boys at the House of Blues

 Lots of Singing and dancing going on

Taking a break in the Candy Store

Megan showing us her blue Brothers Stuff Animal

she's addicted to stuffed animals!!

 Nate showing us his drum sticks from the House of Blues

 We just had to do it!!!

 New Years Eve Dinner by the pool
Take Out from Carrbara's thanks to Gift Cards
from my Cousins Len & Bernie - Thanks Guys!!

 Ian is ready for the Party

The Lobby getting ready for the big ball drop

 Having Fun at the Hotel

The Pool Bar was very festive

 Its hard to see but this was giant checkers and chess games

 Megan spent most of the night in the pool

 Ian & Rob dipped their feet in...

 Happy New YEAR!!!

It was Super Fun Weekend with the Kids
Wishing Everyone a Very Happy New Year!!
XOXOXO

Christmas Day 2011

Christmas morning found me with the worst soar throat and stuffy head and Nathan feeling just as bad, poor baby was up all night tossing his cookies and he never made it all the way to the bathroom a few times, so that means Daddy Rob was up all night too taking care of Nathan and cleaning up. We had to drag Nate out of bed to open his stuff, he was a trooper and went back to bed pretty quick and so did I.

It was still a GREAT Christmas!!!

Looks like Santa came...

 Open the Stockings first.....

 Poor Nate, he was not feeling well at all

 He started feeling better when he saw his Sports Illustrated Swim Suite Calender ..LOL

 Megan checking out her new Toms shows

Ian loves his new Polo Jacket!!

 Nate just wants to go back to bed...what is this another shirt?

 Looks like a shirt...but wait...what's this? Something under the shirt???

 It's a Cell Phone!! Yeah

 Megan is VERY Excited to finally get a Cell phone!!

 Rob showing off his goodies...Camera to use while Biking and other sports

His yearly Maxim Calendar (am I a great wife or what!!!)

 Loving his Slipknot Coffee Mug Rob's Sister sent him

Look what Santa brought me!!! Total Surprise

Thanks Babe, I love it!! 

 Dad with his new Captains Hat ....for his new boat

 Life Jackets for his boat!!

 Gina's new Coach Purse!!

Merry Christmas!!!

We hope everyone had a Christmas as GREAT as ours was!!

XOXOXO

Christmas Eve 2011

This Christmas was Extra Special because we had all the kids with us this year at  our house!! They all went on a Cruise with their Grandmother the week before and then spent Christmas and New Years with us!!

Ever since I can remember I've spent Christmas Eve at My Aunt Dot & Uncle Lenny's house and it's always been my fondest memory of the Holidays. We also would stop by Grandma DeMello's on Christmas Eve and see what Santa left at their house when we were kids but we always ended up at Aunt Dot & Uncle Lenny's house....Over the years the family has grown and some have moved away, there were times when all my local cousins would be there and my Aunt Jean  & Uncle Ronnie, My Mom and My Dad , our current boyfriends and girlfriends at the time but it was always a Special Night and lots of Good Food, and Family Fun. It has been our Tradition for my whole life and to me, Tradition is something I love and is so important!! We've tried to start a few Traditions of our own with the kids, we always celebrate Christmas with them a week early at a Cabin in GA, and sometimes Rob's family joins us at the Cabin...but this year we were lucky enough to have them home with us...and

For the First Time, we hosted Christmas Eve at our house (I wanted to give Aunt Dot a break) and it was so much fun!! It was a tight squeeze but we made it work.....I tried to live up to Aunt Dot's standards because she goes all out for the meal and the gifts...Our Menu was, Honey Baked Ham, Beef Tenderloin, Mashed Potatoes (homemade gravy Thx to Aunt Dot), Green Beans, Broccoli Casserole, Corn Casserole, Cream Carrot's, Rolls and lots of yummy desserts!! here's a few pix from Christmas Eve

The Table - All Set

 Sugar Rimmed Champagne Flutes for our Toast

The Kids loved it!! We used Sparkling Grape Juice

 The Beautiful Center Piece My Sister sent me!!

She sent me 2 this one one of them

We had two tables...Adult and Kids Table

Gina peeling potatoes

 Appetizers..pickle wraps, Buffalo Chicken Dip and Cheese & Crackers

 Time for Presents!!!

It was lots of Fun!!!

I was exhausted and fighting a cold....and by Christmas Morning

Nathan had been up all night tossing his cookies and I could barely get out of bed.

So we spent Christmas Day, laying around being sick....

and we Missed Christmas Dinner at My Cousin Jen & Franks house and I was very Sad about that!!! Another tradition I look forward to....Christmas Dinner at My Jen's house. I love seeing all the goodies that Santa brought to the kids and getting to see all Frank's Family.

Merry Christmas to My Awesome Family!!!

Thanks for Always being there and making me feel special

 and for always making Rob & the Kids Feel Just as Special!!!!

WE LOVE YOU!!!!

XOXOXO