Fathers Day 2011

What a wonderful weekend the Rs had together this weekend!! It's the first weekend since we brought Fiona home that we haven't had any visitors and had no other obligations, which is VERY rare!!  I only had one client on Saturday morning and aside from that, we were free to just spend time together, which is so nice!!

On Saturday afternoon we decided to go to the Waterfront and have dinner at Bravo and then walk around and do some shopping.  We happened to get caught in a torrential downpour but we did not let that dampen our spirits!! ;)  It was quite funny, actually.  It was one of those trips where everything seems to be going wrong.  We got caught in major traffic (thank you construction and Taylor Swift) on the way there (did I mention that the air conditioning is broken in the Jeep?!) and then my husband may or may not have not stopped completely at a stop sign after waiting for a train and a crazy yinzer may or may not have gotten into a screaming match with him over it as we tried to drive peacefully away.  So, basically, the rain was just the perfect ending.  We joked that we had commented while melting in the traffic jam that we both could have used another shower and that the universe must have been listening.  :)

Sunday we just hung out and played with Fiona and vegged with eachother on the couch for most of the day, which we rarely do.  Dave got some nice Play Station time in, and all in all we just enjoyed each other's company.    We did dress Fiona up in a nice little outfit for all of her Grandfather figures to show some love.  You can see that below.  There is also a video of Dave and Fiona having a nice time together.

Chatting with Daddy on Fathers Day

I would just like to take this time to express my appreciation for all the wonderful Dads in my life, starting with my husband.  I'm so thankful that he's my baby daddy ;)   I'm also quite lucky to have as many Dads as I do, and I appreciate all of you for all of your unique qualities that make you the amazing men that you are.  I love you on Fathers Day and every day.   All my love.  Xoxo.  

Fifi Ona

Soooo,  things have been crazy around here lately!!  I feel like I'm running a part time bed and breakfast as well (if coffee constitutes breakfast) from all the visitors we've had lately.  Our friend Ann Vierkorn and her daughter Mia (who is a twin and will be 2 on August 14th) came for a little visit.  Ann is currently prego with baby #3 (Jon Jr- due Sept 9th) and since they will be done having little ones after him and they know he's a boy, she so graciously gave Fiona all of Mia's clothes that don't fit anymore!  This girl has got some clothes!!!!!! Let me tell ya!  It was amazing visiting with Annie, as she is one of my very best friends in the world and I LOVE HER and miss her dearly.  We didn't get any pictures of the girls together because Mia is quite shy these days and I didn't want to make her uncomfortable, but it was a very nice visit.  Here are some of the pictures of Fiona in her newly acquired wardrobe courtesy of Mia Grace.  First is a super cute bathrobe that everyone seems to think she looks like a prize fighter in.  Second is a little hippy outfit and contrary to the look on her face, we really like this outfit :)  Had to document the pouty face-- it's a classic. 

Right after that, our friends Paul and Martha DeSante from MN came for a visit as well.  They were on their way to Erie and decided to stay the night with us for a night.  This was equally as amazing because they are also dear friends of ours that we rarely get to see these days.  Fiona was quite enamoured with both of them, which does not surprise me because they are two of the nicest people I've ever met in my life.  Truly good people!! 

We also recently took Fiona for her first shopping outing.  She slept through the majority of the trip, but we did buy her these amazing shades at Janie and Jack.  I could not resist them.  What I also could not resist were the teeny tiny bathing suits, but Dave R was the voice of reason and would not allow me to get one just yet.  Next summer......  but they were SOOOO CUTE!!!!   We settled for a nice sundress... pics to follow, as she hasn't worn it yet.    Here are some pics of her in her shades from that day.  The first is in her stroller, and the second was her totally passed out when I first took her out of the carseat when we got back home.  Too funny!!



As I said in the last post, Fiona is just really coming out of her shell.  We can see that  she's so much more vocal and alert these days.  You can see her interacting with her toys in a more alert and purposeful way.  Here's a video of her in her swing and you can see that she's totally enthralled with the mobile and the mirror above now.  She smiles and talks to herself in it all the time now, which is adorable. 

Here's a video of her during tummy time.  It's basically a small miracle that I got this video because let's just say Fiona is no longer a fan of tummy time.  We usually have a window of about oh 5-35 seconds before she completely loses her mind.  You can see that she's getting close to rolling over at times.

Well, that's the latest with the Rs!!!  :) 



Monkeying Around

:)  Thought I'd share this video and picture that I took of Fiona this morning.  Her personality is coming out more and more every day!!  I love it!!! Click on "A Chat with Fiona" to view the video, please :)

A Chat with Fiona

Fiona just had a very nice first time visit with Liam Halulko, the son of our friends Sarah and Justin.  We are hoping they will be friends :)  She also had a nice visit with her Aunt Mandy Mangano and is looking forward to visiting with Annie and Mia this weekend.  She's quite popular!!!!