Christmas Pictures!

Here we are on Christmas Eve before church. It was a lovely night!


My handsome boy -
Dear, Santa,
I have had straight A's an S's all year. I help Mom with Bella, I hold the door for people and I try to be kind wherever I go. If I see someone drop something, I rush to grab it, especially if they are holding a baby. I would like WeSki for my Wii.
Sincerely,
AJ Cali


Miss Isabella looked so beautiful in her Christmas Dress!



OH my - Anthony bought AJ a fake grill and "bling" as a joke present. He looked like a fool - but got some laughs on Christmas Day.



Good Morning! It's Christmas Day said AJ at 5:30 am! :)



Mommy, I know you love this present from Grandpa and Grandma.....



...but I'm just a little too small for it yet.



I'm growing everyday and will be able to play in this cool exer~saucer in no time!

Merry (almost) Christmas!

So Sleepy...

YAWN.... SIGH..... S-T-R-E-T-C-H.....

Doesn't take long.....

From smiling to screaming in 26 seconds....but isn't she so cute?

We are thankful for our family!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! All dressed up and ready to go! SO PRETTY!! We all went over to Anthony's Grandparents house to enjoy an insane amount of food! AJ (not a huge fan of turkey) enjoyed a plate of ziti quickly followed by a plate of brownies! Anthony tried a little of everything and I stuck with turkey and rolls. Bella did well for the most part. She was a little stressed out after we came home, but only had one little crying spell while we were gone. This is Anthony's cousin, Kelly, her husband Sean and their 6 month old daughter Katelyn. I can't wait until our girls can play together! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well! This morning we finished putting the Christmas decorations up and I took a little video of Bella... check it out~

Grandpa Ron and Grandma Sharon, Thank you for my beautiful Christmas dresses! I look BEAUTIFUL!

Fair this weekend...

We met up with Dad and Sharon at the Renaissance Fair in Sarasota today. It was a blast! We saw so many cool and unique things, including Dad in this crazy hat! AJ was so intrigued by the jousting match and the knights! There was also this crazy comic (sort of) who kept jumping into a mud puddle, a human chess match...so many random little shows where ever we walked. It was really cold today (65 was the high) and we were all bundled up. No one was more bundled than Miss Bella. She was snug as a bug in a rug! Actually she had so many blankets on her that one of the knights said "Wow! How ugly must this baby be to have to be so covered up?" Lucky for him we all found it funny! She slept most of the time and was quite content. Anthony was happy because of all the wonderful food and I was just glad to be out and about with the family. AJ asked Grandpa if he could go on the big bungee bouncy thing....and we all know Grandpa doesn't say no.

Puppies and Babies

Ever since that baby came along....we're so neglected.



How do you like my new outfit?
My stylist had it flown in from Cow Country, MD!



You know, Anthony and I thought we were in the clear as far as the whole "sibling regression" thing.....


Well, I guess we were wrong!

Just hanging around!

Cat nap.....


Snuggling Daddy on a Sunday Morning!





This is my first time sleeping in my bassinet.


Handsome AJ Cali.....


Such a cute outfit!



My great protectors.....


Hanging out with Grandma!

Bella's Slideshow

Halloween Pictures!

We went out Trick-Or-Treating with "Joe Jonas" and our friendly little ghost. We went to a neighborhood haunted house and then went around trick or treating. AJ had a big bag of candy and a huge smile when we came home!

This is the Jonas Brothers emblem on the back of AJ's vest.



Here he is as JOE JONAS!!



Crazy Hair....Check


Tight Pants...Check


Rock and Roll Style....Check!


Here is our friendly little (not-so-happy) ghost!


Maybe she's crying because of the crazy clown biker that is holding her!


Halloween morning she was dressed up as a kitty....


But, she decided to pee all over that idea (literally!)


Happy Halloween!

Our favorite Cousin was here!

Look at these pictures from our favorite cousin, Cecelia's trip! It was so nice to have her here. Isabella is changing everyday and Cecelia was able to witness that first hand. I hope she will be able to come back soon...and bring Eamon with her!



So Pretty!



Poor Bella...the burps can be so mean to a little tummy!



Cecelia's shirt reads: He hunts, I shop! So cute!!



Look at this amazing blanket my Aunt Celie made for Isabella! It is so perfect because the purple reminds me of Grandmom and the pink is so Bella - it's so sweet to see them incorporated together! Aunt Celie is the best!



Snugglin' the cousin....



Bella's shirt reads: This is my little black dress" :)



Big time loving during a (frequent) diaper change



If Isabella doesn't want to hear what you have to say.... talk to the hand....

A gift from Grandpa!

So, I went to visit my Grandpa today and I quickly learned that he doesn't actually work at his office...he just goes around and talks about me and my brother! It was like I had my own fan club! Plus, he was nice enough to warn everyone not to get too close to me because I'm too little to fight off yucky germs now. We visited about 100 people and went to lunch. I was a little bored of the conversation between Mom, Grandpa and Cousin Cecelia ~ so I just slept through lunch. It was a lovely day and Grandpa even brought me presents that he and Grandma Sharon had picked out. Very Cool!


Oh My! You're a big fellow aren't you?



Grandpa Ron bought ME this Pooh Bear? WOW!



Oh ~ AJ says Grandpa Ron bought this Pooh Bear for US.....



"Pooh?" said Piglet
"Yes" said Pooh
"Nothing," said Piglet...
"I just wanted to be sure of you"



Good thing he's big enough to share!

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