Our Wonderful Family: As Another Summer Ends....

Well, August came & went pretty fast! Here it is September already!

Let me recap the month.....

A year ago we were blessed with an amazing baby girl weighing in at 8lbs 4oz & 18in long & who is now 24lbs 7oz & 2ft 5in tall & has two teeth! My how much can change in just one year.

Carmen turned ONE and had a FUN FUN party!!! She received SO many wonderful gifts (THANK YOU ALL!!!) and had so much fun celebrating with friends & family.

She really enjoyed her yummy cupcakes too!!

She got her 1st purse, 1st baby doll, 1st pair of shiny silver shoes, 1st princess chair & 1st 4-Wheeler!!!

What a lucky little girl she is =)

She is walking ALL over the place & "talking" up a storm, though we're not always sure what she is saying. Andy says when she can really talk he's in trouble. When he comes home from work she gets SO very excited to see him & follows him around (we assume) telling him about her day. She even uses her hands while she explains (very Italian of her).

She's changing & learning so many new things everyday! I can't believe how quickly this year has gone. We just love her to pieces & feel so very blessed to get to enjoy life with all three of our kids... even when things get crazy around here (& they do often)

She is right at home on her own little 4-wheeler...

she still loves to ride the RZR & on Dominic & Gino's 4-wheelers.

AND after all the fun of Birthdays & summer...... it all must end & school begins.

Dominic is now in the 3rd grade & is doing very well, already bringing home A's & A+'s on all his work.

Gino also started Kindergarten this year.... He did great at first, than decided he didn't want to go. We had some rough mornings, but he always came home smiling & telling us how much fun he had & how many new friends he was making.

And than finally on Friday, NO TEARS!!! I think he's going to do great!

He even enjoys riding the bus home with Dominic.

It's very different at home with just Carmen.... much quieter. I think I will get used to it pretty quickly though, don't worry. She gets really excited when her brother's get home, I'm pretty sure she misses them.