Palm Sunday

The Miceli's came over this morning for breakfast to celebrate Palm Sunday. After breakfast we went outside to do an Easter Egg Hunt. Looks like they all had a great time!

Easter Egg Hunt

Dominic went to his very first Easter Egg Hunt yesterday at a local park. He got to meet the Easter Bunny and find some eggs with all the other kids. Besides the fact that we had to dress more like it was Thanksgiving than Easter since it was so cold out, it was a fun morning out!

Just like Nonno

Vinny has been saying for a while how much Dominic reminds him of his father in the way that he always stands and walks around with his hands clasped behind his back. If you know Vinny's Dad, he's very often in this same pose. I was finally able to catch it on camera. I guess it's one of those things that's just in the genes...

A Day at the Farm

We took Dominic to one of the farms at NC State today. They were hosting a program called "Farm Days" held especially for kids to be able to get up close with many of their animals. We saw cows, goats, pigs, sheep, turkeys, bunny rabbits, chicks and horses. Dominic correctly identified all of the animals he knows well by their sounds - Mooooo, Baaaaa and Neigh Neigh. My favorite part was that I got to hold a teeny tiny baby chick. I was in love. Dominic did very well in petting the chick very gently as I held it. I think it was a toss up for Dominic's favorite part between seeing the big cows and talking to them and the chocolate ice cream he got to eat at the end, which they make right there at the NC State dairy farm. We followed up our little adventure with a stop at a great playground on Lake Wheeler and then lunch out. Dominic must have had fun as he came home and slept for 3 hours! What a great day!

With the Stio's

Last Sunday afternoon, Dominic got to play with all of his cousins on the Stio side of the family at Mom and Dad's house. Jack, Vincent, Devan, Billy, Jacquelyn, and Matthew along with all of his Aunt and Uncles were there. It was so much fun seeing them all play together. Thankfully, it looks like Jack liked the first birthday present we brought him. Devan and Dominic got to raid Grandma's Tupperware cabinet and all the kids, big and small, had fun with the toys in the den. And finally, there were many many kisses to end the evening.

We had a great time visiting with everyone in New York and can't wait for our next set of visitors to come down here to NC!

March 13, 2010

Last Saturday was a very busy day for us in New York. We started off by having breakfast with Aunt Angela, Cary, and Aunt Catherine and at old favorite place of ours - the Candlelight diner. Since we don't have real Greek diners in NC, Vinny and I always make sure to have at least one meal on our trips to NY. Dominic fully enjoyed his chocolate milk and diner pancakes, along with the company of some of his favorite Aunts!

After breakfast and a nap, we got ready to go over to Louie and Lisa's house to celebrate Julianna's 13th birthday. You can see Dominic with Nonno waiting to leave for the party. While in NY, this was one of Dominic's favorite spots - up on the couch watching what was going on outside Nonna's front window. At ZiZi Louie and ZiZi Lisa's house, Dominic had another night of fun playing with all of his cousins, singing songs and dancing around. We also found him imitating their dog Milo going "night night." He was such a good boy for his ZiZi Frankie and ZiZi Denise and even waved good bye to Mommy and Daddy when we left for our next desitation of the evening.

Our final stop for this day and the main reason for our trip to NY was for my niece, Jacquelyn's Sweet 16 party. As you can see, Jacquelyn looked so beautiful that night. It was a great party and all the work that they did to prepare for it really showed. It was an honor to help light one of the candles on her cake. Dominic even got an honorary one even though he wasn't there - so sweet!

Nonna's 75th Birthday

We got to celebrate Nonna's birthday with the Novello family while on our trip to New York last week. It was a very fun evening. Dominic LOVED being surrounded by his cousins and had a blast playing with them all night.

Molars!

While brushing Dominic's teeth this morning, I noticed that his top two molars have finally cut through! They've been bulging and swollen for a long time, but nothing showed up until now. Now we wait for the bottom ones. So, as of 16 months, Dominic has a total of 10 teeth.