The Mamminas

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Aunt Michelle and Uncle Josh Visit

My little sis Michelle and her husband Josh came to visit us around Valentine's weekend. We had so much fun hanging out with them, and we even got a date night out of the deal! ;) I'm still getting used to them being married! (They've been married for about 7 months, but Josh has been a part of our family for a really long time!) They even got to experience our HUGE Texas snow!!! Thanks, guys, for making the trip to see us! It means so much!

peaceful

Anthony about to venture in

Uncle Josh helping Anthony with his mitten...I think it fell off every 5 minutes while they were out there!

All bundled up

We borrowed a snowsuit a few months ago from our friends the Kims...I guess it's more of a bunting suit (not waterproof, but really warm). I laughed at Kristin when she suggested we take it home "just in case". Well, sure enough, "just in case" happened in the form of several feet of snow! Imagine that!

Uncle Josh and Anthony showing off the base of their snowman

Big helper Anthony

How do you resist a face like that???

Daddy comes out to join the fun!

Well, Mr. Snowman wasn't perfect, but at least they can say they built one!

The front of our street

Out back in the grove

Our alleyway...the tree limbs were so heavy and weighted down

Uncle Josh feeds Anthony dinner while Mommy and Daddy are out

Aunt Michelle loving on Lucas

Here's a little clip of Anthony waking up the morning of the big snow. It wasn't the best reaction in the world (we thought it would be better), but he's still pretty cute nonetheless!

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Aunt Mandy and James Visit!

My twin sister Mandy and her sweet 8 month old baby James came to visit and to meet Lucas! We had so much fun hanging out. They live in Memphis, and whenever we talk on the phone in the mornings, we always say how we wish we lived near each other so we could enjoy a morning cup of coffee and sisterly chat together! Well, needless to say, with these three little ones, that never exactly happened while she was here! We just had a goal for both of us to eat lunch by 2 o'clock!!! (That didn't happen on some days, either!!! Haha!). We didn't manage to get any pictures of us together, but we got lots of the sweet boys! When are we going to get some little girl babies in this family??? ;)

sweet cousins hanging out in their pj's

Anthony (with his goofy grin) and Lucas

Anthony was being such a ham for the camera that we had to protect Lucas from his flailing arms!!!

Mario with nephew James

Anthony showing James how to do puzzles

Anthony "reading" James a story

sweet smiles!!!

James showing off his love for his aunt!

Aunt Melanie with nephew James

James looking so cute!

He recently started crawling, and he was really getting around fast while they were here!

Playing together so well!

Making plans to start a rock band

In their coordinating gymboree outfits

Sweet cousin hugs

Bubble bath mohawks!

(I guess you can tell Anthony has a little more hair than James!!!)

Thanks for making the trip down to see us, and thanks for all your help, Aunt Mandy!!! We are looking forward to many more fun times together soon!!!

Monday, February 22, 2010

Our Week with Nonno and Nonna

Okay, well, I've taken a month or so off, and I'm ready to get back into the blogosphere! About a week after Lucas was born, Mario's parents came in town to help us get adjusted. Here are some highlights of our time with them...(Thanks, Ma, for sending most of the pictures!)

sweet baby boy