New pics from the park

Fireman's park is our new favorite place to go after Preschool... so peaceful. Here are some pics:

1st Game Recap

So...what an extreme high and extreme low baseball game today.

Joey started out the game really really shaky...he struck out 3 times. After the third strikeout he literally burst out crying..spent 1/2 an inning in Center field with his back turned crying. He wanted to quit, said his Red Sox Jersey was bad luck...it was not pretty and I have to admit...after I was getting kind of aggravated that he was getting that upset...I understand being upset but the breakdown was a little excessive. I admit, I am harder then most moms.

Anyway..bottom of the 5th inning, his assistant coach convinces him to give it one more try. Joey stepped up to the plate still crying, his breath catching. One Strike, Two Strikes, lets a couple of pitches go by...Finally, the perfect pitch and he hits a single, flies down and is safe at first. His teamates bring him in to score in a few more hits.

Top of the 6th inning, Joey plays 1st base, he gets the first runner out with a perfect catch. The other team though had a rally and ended up tieing the game up. It is down to the bottom of the 6th...either we win or have to settle for a tie game.

Two people get on base, two other kids get thrown out. Joey is up...tie game, runners on 1st and 2nd, 2 outs.

One strike, two strikes THEN.....Line drive down the 3rd base line, double, runner on 2nd scores to win the game! Joey ran in the winning run!!!!!

The coach made a big speech about NEVER giving up...and the person who showed this the most - as well as brought in the winning run was Joey...so he got the Game Ball!!! It was like a freaking movie!!!

I was crying, Robin was crying, Kelly was crying....it was such a great ending!!!! So proud of my boy!!!!

Yesterday

I was telling the twins to get their shoes on.. Of course, Nicky was procrastinating so Jenny came into my room and said "Mommy, Nicky isn't putting his shoes on....I think you should kick him!"

LMAO!

Wow...I sure am raising my children COMPLETELY Different!!!

Jenny and her new love...

So we went to Toniann's house for Easter. My brother-in-law Tony was there with his family. Tony's 3 year old son fell head over heals for my daughter...following her around asking "Where's Jenny? Where's Jenny" It was the cutest thing ever.

This picture will be the very first slide at their wedding 20 years from now....





And inevitably, this will be the picture we refer to when they get divorced 15 years later:

LOL Even the 3 year old gets it!

A day in the life of a fashion Plate!

Outfit #1: Hip Hop Chic:








Outfit #2: Getting a Little Funky:

Outfit #3: Punky Brewster:

That's my girl!!! LOL Love her!

Well Visit

I took the babies for their 4 year well visit today. They are both doing fine.

Nicky: Kick is 38 lbs and 41 inches. He is in the 50th percentile for both height and weight.

Jenny: Jenny is 30 lbs and 38 inches. She is in the 25th percentile for height and 10th percentile for weight...she is my little peanut!

Both of them had to get shots...which they were NOT happy about. I explained what was going to happen and I said "Ok...who is going to go first?" and Jenny immediately said "NICKY!!!!" lol The kid aint stupid!

OK...so I finally uploaded everything!!!

I know it has been along time since I updated everything - even though I have promised a few times now. I spent the day doing this - so STOP yer Bitching people! LOL

Joey: Joey is as brilliant as ever! He just started doing baseball instruction at the MLI in middle island. He absolutely loves it! He got more instruction in a 1/2 hour then he did in the full 3 years of little league. He is going to go every week until the new season starts.

NIcky: Kick's surgery went fabulous! He was eating within two hours of the surgery and only needed to take pain medicine twice. We went to the doctor yesterday and there was absolutely no fluid in either ear! He goes for a follow up in 4 months and then will take a hearing test.

Jenny: Jenny is Jenny - lol. She is a little mother hen but also a tough little cookie. Joe has been working on the playroom and she helped him prime and paint! She is doing really well in school and seems to have made quite a few friends. Her best friend is "Kayla" This afternoon she informed me that some girl called Nicky rude - lol. I am thinking about signing her up for gymnastics this summer.

Below are the videos from Joey's holiday concert way back in December. There are also some pics with a link to the rest of them.
Finally I posted video of Jenny and Nicky riding their new bicycles.

AGain, sorry for the delay - the new computer is AWESOME! :) Have a good one!

Celebrate !!!!!!

A dream of Peace....

I smell something yummy

Oh Oh Oh Kwansa!

OK Video

Sorry...I took this with my phone and I had it the wrong way! First bike ride!

Thank you....

Thank you to Grandpa, Aunt To and Daddy's cousin Joe - this is what we bought with our birthday money!!!!!



Hopefully video of riding will be posted by tonight!

I know I know

Just got my new computer...Finally I have uploaded pics from Christmas and the babies' birthday. Click below:

Christmas and Birthday pics

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Just a random shot of Jenny with her short haircut (that she did herself!)

Jenny with her Godfather - She LOVES Uncle PJ!

Joey's Christmas sing - a - long

Well, most of you know the scoop of what's going on ...I don't update this as much as I should - I would make a New Year's Resolution to post more but why set myself up to fail.

Hopefully, before the end of the night I will post videos of Joey's sing a long in school today and Jenny's hair cut - lol.

Joey did so great today! I am so proud of this kid it almost makes me cry. I am writing this post so I will make a point to upload the videos, since I have now committed to it.

See you on the flip side.

Poor Kick

It never ends for this kid! He has had a fever on and off - mostly on - since Monday night. Took him to the doctor today and he has tonsillitis - I feel so bad for him when the fever hits him. He sits on Joe's recliner and just zones out :( He came to me this evening and said "Mom, I need medicine". So now the fever is down and he is playing the Wii - my poor boy!

Halloween Pics

Being Silly:
The four muskateers before the raid of my neighborhood!


Homie G:



Nicky's cute Dino Tail!


Double Trouble:



Here are the four of them together before going out...

Update on Kick

I had a teacher conference for the twins last week - The teachers think Jenny is where she is supposed to be - they are worried about Kick b/c he has trouble with transitions (tantrums) and they also don't think his speech is where it is supposed to be. They started out with that and then told me how smart he is - that he can pick up any task after being shown just once - yeah - I know, maybe they should have started with that but whatever. I told them what was going on with the sleep test - and they said that could be the reason for his speech delay.

Well we had the follow up with the ear nose and throat doctor. Originally we had decided to wait
out the winter to see how he did with ear infections. He does have sleep apnea but it is not severe enough to use that for a reason to take tonsils out. Then I told him about the preschool conference and he said "Well let's take a hearing test today and we will go from there."

So...Kick took the hearing test - he has significant fluid in his ears and he is basically at the maximum level of hearing loss that you can have with the fluid - Wonderful - basically he is hearing what we say - but it sounds far away to him - which would explain why we need to repeat ourselves sometimes and why he may be dropping some sounds in his speech.

SO the new plan is - put him on allergy medicine and nose spray for the next 6 weeks - go back and re-check his hearing. If the fluid doesn't decrease and his hearing improves whe will need to get everything out (tonsils and adnoids) plus get tubes in his ears. It never ends.

Crazy Crazy week! We had the halloween parade today - of course Nick was the ONLY kid who refused to put on his costume! Bood fair yesterday, tomorrow is Joey's class party and Saturday is Halloween - honestly I think I am going to collapse on Sunday!

Pictures to follow!

Kicks Sleep Test

Kick had his sleep test - my poor boy - he was ok until they put the stickers on his face - then he started crying "Take me home Mama - no like the doctor!"

He woke up about 3 times - each time he pulled the tube out of his nose and cried for me to take him home. We were woken up about 5:30 and left about 6am. Home at 6:30am where Kick slept until almost 10.

Day before yesterday I was going to take him for his hair cut and he said "No Mommy - no stickers on my head!"

We should have his results by Next Wed. and then we will know if we have to get his tonsils out or not. Let's hope not!