Uncle Mikey!

Hey blog readers! Sorry it's been so long. I was on vacation at my Grandma and Grandpa's house and I forgot to back the camera!!

Here I am just a minute ago with Uncle Mikey. He brought lunch as well as some hockey sticks and street balls. We took a break for a snack so Mommy snapped a pic.

Off To The Races!

Yesterday, I went to see the horses at Arlington International Race Track. Lewis' Alumin Assocation sponsored the event. Grandma and Grandma came too! Grandma took me to see the horsies in the back. It was so exciting!

We Are Busy!

Wow! Long time no blogging! We are here, just really busy. Today Mommy brought the camera with us to Grandma's house, but silly Mommy forgot the battery on the charger! I saw my cousins Peter, Mark, and Rose and had a good time. My cousins tried Shakeology and were glad that 5 servings of a salad bar tasted like chocolate pudding!

Tomorrow, we will have pictures. Promise.

In the meantime, if you don't mind...will you help me help my Mommy's school? On the side toolbar there you'll see an icon for Kohl's Cares. Mommy's alma mater where she is now the Marketing Director is hoping to earn the most votes so they can earn $500,000 for their school. They really could use it. Those teachers and students work really hard with what they have to make it the best school around. This could really boost them up! Thank you!

Ciao for now!

A Visit from "Auntie Chrissy"

This morning, I found yet another "Mimi" in our house. Mommy has the Pieta that Grandma brought back from Italy on our china cabinet, and I never realized it. I gave her kisses today. I really do love "Mimi".

Later on, I helped do some laundry for the week. I separate the colors and then help load. Do you need help with your laundry? I'm looking for work! :)

Then, my mom's friend came in for their reunion over the weekend,but she stopped to see me yesterday here at LU before she went back home to Orlando. Mommy and her friends call her Stena, but she told me to call her Auntie Chrissy. Well, she did enough and more to earn that title. I had a big mess in my diaper...and it was all over. She tossed me in the bath tub, listened to me scream, etc.

We had lunch, took a walk, played inside and outside, and she even had one of Mommy's Shakeology shakes, which she really liked a lot.

What a fun day. Thanks for visiting Auntie Chrissy! We hope to see you again real soon!

Our Lady of Mount Carmel (AKA, "Mimi")

Today I went with Mommy, Auntie Mary Faith, and Grandma C to Melrose Park for the Italian mass and feast honoring Our Lady of Mount Carmel. I was a good boy in church and waved to Mimi a lot on the altar.

After the mass, Our Lady comes out and processes around the neighborhood while the bells ring at the church. We watched her come out and start to go around. Then we had some lunch and headed back home.

What a wonderful day. Last year I was just a baby. Today, I'm a boy! Movin' and groovin'!

Biking at Gram's

Today I'm spending the day at Grandma and Grandpa's. I get to have a sleepover too. Yay! Here I am with Grandpa outside on my bike.

Happy Birthday, America

Yesterday we celebrated the birthday of our great country by having dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house. They grilled some chicken breasts, and made some mushrooms, spinach, and a delicious dessert treat that I could actually eat! Grandma found a recipe for Chocolate Ice. Four ingredients: water, simple sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract. She scraped the bowl every half hour or so to keep it from hardening completely.

Oh boy...as you can tell from the picture, it was de-licious!

Happy 4th Wedding Anniversary Mom and Dad!

4 years ago today, Mommy and Daddy got married. I was simply a twinkle in their eyes at that point. From what they were saying today, that was a really nice day.

We celebrated well today. We went to the Outlet Mall since it started out to be quite a rainy day here in central Florida. Mommy decided we should celebrate with a nice dinner at a place Mr. DiMatteo took her softball team back when she played for Lewis, Angel's Diner. Angel's is an all you can eat lobster/seafood buffet. Mommy and Daddy don't eat big meals anymore, so this was a shock to their systems. But, I think it was worth it.

Angel's has an old 50's diner theme. There were statues of old characters all over the place. Daddy thought it would be fun for Mommy and me to take pictures with them. I didn't think it was such a good idea! I screamed and punched Mommy at each character.

I had so much fun, that I was not into going to sleep tonight. I'm stubborn (a chip off of my two ol' blocks) and did not want to go to sleep by myself like I always do. So, it was a 90 minutes ordeal tonight. See me happily laying on my mom? That was after round 1 of screaming...hence, my red cheeks. I finally gave in after two more rounds and hit the sack.

Well, Florida, it has been a mighty fine week. I saw the Science Museum, airplanes, the Rainforest Cafe, ESPN Zone, Mickey and his gang, a splash pad, the beach along with the Atlantic Ocean, and a really nice condo. What a fantastic first vacation this has been. Thank you God for a nice trip and please return us safely to LU in the morning.

I hope to visit again real soon!

Relaxing On Cocoa Beach Today

Today we took a little road trip to the east coast of Florida to Cocoa Beach. We had a fantastic time. Daddy rented a big umbrella and two beach chairs for us. Daddy and Mommy had some beverages and I ate everything that we brought in our cooler. I went in the Atlantic Ocean with my Daddy a few times too. That felt so cool on my feet! The sand was so hot! We had a late lunch at Coconuts on the Beach and then headed home just in time for the storm to hit Orlando. We raced inside and watched the rest of it from our sliding doors.