The Mamminas

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Anthony's First Big-Boy Haircut

We've been attempting to cut Anthony's hair for many months now, but lately, it's grown so long so quickly that we have trouble keeping up with it...and we don't know exactly what we're doing, either!!! So, Mario gave Anthony's hair a good once-over while he was watching Curious George one day right before Christmas.

He sat very still

Wet hair mohawk!

It just didn't turn out quite right! It seemed that we needed to take even more off, but it was starting to look a little "Dumb and Dumber"ish, or bowl-ish, or girl-ish! We just didn't know where to go from there. So, we opted for a splurge--taking Anthony to get his first "big-boy" haircut at an actual salon. Mario took some mental notes (for next time) as the lady was cutting Anthony's hair.

Anthony got to sit in the "hot-wheels" car chair!

He even got to pick out a video to watch on their flat-screen TV! He picked Elmo, of course!

What a great customer he is!!! Not a peep! The lady was super quick (about 10 minutes) and did a fantastic job!!!

Anthony got to color a little bit before we left

"Check out my big-boy style!" I can't believe how much older it makes him look!!! Where did my baby boy go???

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

December 17th was my 29th birthday. Anthony was not feeling well, and I was babysitting another friends' little girl who was also not feeling well. We ended up having a very smooth day, surprisingly enough. Mario brought home a birthday surprise for me after lunchtime--a piece of strawberry cheesecake from Del Frisco's--my new favorite cheesecake in all the world!!! Just looking at the picture right now makes me want another piece! And no, for all wondering, I did not eat it all in one sitting!!! I practiced self-control!!! Both kiddos happened to be napping right when Mario walked in the door, so it was perfect timing! I made myself some decaf coffee and ate my special treat!

We had a change of plans since Anthony was sick. I'm not sure what we were originally going to do since it was a surprise, but we ended up grabbing Starbucks and going out to see some Christmas lights...another one of my favorites!

Me and my presents

(Mario's parents shipped a few gifts down, so I could open them on my birthday. My parents waited with gifts in Memphis in the hopes we could make it there over Christmas and celebrate in person. It's always fun celebrating with my twin sister, Mandy).

Soooooooooo excited about the new "professional" hairdryer Mario got me...

You should see the old one....Haha! It had gotten pretty rough!

A new black sweater from Ma...and the best part is--It fits my belly now too!

(Although I think it will be even cuter once it can lay flat over my stomach!)

Here's a little movie of Anthony's expression seeing the Christmas lights. We knew he would like them this year, but what we didn't realize is just HOW MUCH he'd love them. So, I didn't have my camera ready when we first drove into this neighborhood. The first thing he saw was just rows of trees decked out in white lights. He got sooooooo excited and just kept saying "WOW!" Of course, by the time I got my camera ready, much of the excitement had died down, but he still thoroughly enjoyed it!!! This one is much darker on the blog than on my computer for some reason!!! Sorry!

Pregnancy Progress

36 weeks!

Getting Ready for Christmas

This is the first year we decorated for Christmas in our home! Last year we closed on the house on December 2, so when Christmas rolled around, we were still partially in boxes!!! It's so much fun to pull out the decorations...especially when you haven't seen them in two years! We got a real Christmas tree for the first time, so that smell brought back so many memories of our years growing up. Our newest addition are the stockings hanging from the mantel--yes, another first! We've been married over 4 years, and we've never put up stockings! It's my stubbornness, really. I didn't want to spend money on stockings that I didn't really like, plus, I wanted to buy enough for our growing family--potentially even more kiddos in the years to come. So, I waited until I could buy some that I loved (Pottery Barn--dirt cheap xmas stockings in the summertime!), and our dear friend Nylsa monogrammed all our names on them--we even have one for Lucas! We have two more that aren't pictured for the potential little ones in our future that God sees fit to bless us with!

Here's Anthony checking out the ornaments on the tree...(sorry it's so dark!)

We went to get the tree one morning, and then came back home and put Anthony down for his nap. Amazingly enough, when he woke up, the tree had lights and decorations on it!!! HOW did THAT happen??? The movie below is Anthony's first sight of the tree in our house. Sorry the first part is kinda shaky...I wasn't really standing in the right place to capture his initial expression as he ran in the room! Enjoy!!!