Merry Christmas to us! Paul and his dad completed the kitchen backsplash last week, just in time for our New Year's Party. I LOVE it - what a difference it makes! Now I get to see this beautiful background every time I cook.
Long view - we did the whole length of the counter.
And this is what the hard workers did when they were done. =)
The boys had so much fun playing in the hammock the other day. Adorable. My new favorite picture of both of them together.
True smiles.
Sebastian pushing Mami in the hammock.
Teo being silly with his brother's glasses.
Playing with Papa.
Matteo loves playing with Papa's phone! They even called Nana in the next room.
Smiles!
After more than 3 years since our last reunion, it was great to meet up with Lauren (my childhood best friend) and her boyfriend Brian. She got to meet the kids (last time I saw her I was pregnant with Sebastian) and we had a nice time catching up.
Like so many other pictures of us throughout the years!
I also got to meet up with another childhood friend, Melody and meet her two adorable boys. They all played and we got to catch up too. So nice to reconnect with old friends!
The boys sharing a snack.
Sometimes, everyone just wants Mami. Although lately everyone REALLY wants Daddy, which is a nice change! Three should be interesting!
I think we need to get Matteo a helmet too for when he wants to ride the tricycle. He is always putting on his brother's new helmet.
Even though it was really, really cold, Sebastian wanted to go outside and ride his new scooter.
He did really good with it right away. Although about 3 houses down, he said his hands were too cold and he wanted to go back inside. =) Ah, Florida children!
After a low key Mother's Day, Paul, Matteo and I went to Melbourne early Monday morning to sign all the final papers for the house. Here is Matteo signing for his first mortgage. =) (Pictures of the house to come in another post!)
Then we went and bought all new appliances. Cha-ching!!! I got my dream fridge - the biggest you can get!
Matteo had a ball running around the completely empty house. That afternoon, we left and Paul stayed in Melbourne. For the rest of the week, him and his friend Matt worked everyday on getting the interiors painted. They accomplished SO much! The house now looks amazing. They managed to paint the huge master, two back bedrooms, kitchen, nook, family and living rooms. WOWOWW!!!! We also got new laminate flooring put into two rooms, new blinds and lots and lots of cleaning done thanks to help from our family.
Our first meal on the evening I came back to Melbourne with Sebastian and Angelica to pick out paint colors.
The rest of the week, I got to have some fun with my mom and one day Emily and Logan came to spend the day with us. It is almost impossible to get a decent picture of these three stinkers!!
Another day our good friends Jen and Finn came over and we went to the Splash Pad at Avalon. This is the only shot with all three of them and it was taken the minute we got there. The next 2 hours they spend running all over the place!
Matteo LOVED the water and was so brave...
Finn and Sebastian ran around in circles....
Matteo took a break on the swings...
This kid loves to tempt fate! This is the BIG, jet that is in the center of the fountain. The first time he stood there to play with the water I was worried he'd get really scared and upset when he got blasted by the stream of huge water. But no. He LOVED it. The first time he was a little concerned, but then he went back, over and over again!!!
Check out this cute video of him in the middle of the fountain! (Click here if the video does not appear below.)
Another day Nana and Papa came to visit, we went to dinner and then played at the park. Sebastian and Papa were buddies.
Merry Christmas to us! Paul and his dad completed the kitchen backsplash last week, just in time for our New Year's Party. I LOVE it - what a difference it makes! Now I get to see this beautiful background every time I cook.
Long view - we did the whole length of the counter.
And this is what the hard workers did when they were done. =)
The boys had so much fun playing in the hammock the other day. Adorable. My new favorite picture of both of them together.
True smiles.
Sebastian pushing Mami in the hammock.
Teo being silly with his brother's glasses.
Playing with Papa.
Matteo loves playing with Papa's phone! They even called Nana in the next room.
Smiles!
After more than 3 years since our last reunion, it was great to meet up with Lauren (my childhood best friend) and her boyfriend Brian. She got to meet the kids (last time I saw her I was pregnant with Sebastian) and we had a nice time catching up.
Like so many other pictures of us throughout the years!
I also got to meet up with another childhood friend, Melody and meet her two adorable boys. They all played and we got to catch up too. So nice to reconnect with old friends!
The boys sharing a snack.
Sometimes, everyone just wants Mami. Although lately everyone REALLY wants Daddy, which is a nice change! Three should be interesting!
I think we need to get Matteo a helmet too for when he wants to ride the tricycle. He is always putting on his brother's new helmet.
Even though it was really, really cold, Sebastian wanted to go outside and ride his new scooter.
He did really good with it right away. Although about 3 houses down, he said his hands were too cold and he wanted to go back inside. =) Ah, Florida children!
