Aaaand, We're back!

We're back from our 3-week vacation in sunny San Diego (80°f), Arizona desert, mountains & Grand Canyon and the wonderful coastline of So-Cal!

Time, is never enough when you are visiting family & dear friends from far away, but I was sure grateful to have been able to spend the X-mas holidays with them.

Baby Preston Blake Jones is just so precious. Just wished I could have seen him a little more...

I got to spend time with my forever friend Cecily. I love it that we can not see each other for 2 years, but pickup like time has never passed!

We had a wonderful time up at Nancy's sister's AMAZING cabin in the Arizona mountains!

And we got a lot of surf & sun in!

I just that my Hubby surfs!

@ Swami's

@ Wind & Sea La Jolla

More to come .........

Baby Boy Jones Update

My Papà sent me this update and photos, He's already taking this Grandpa thing seriously! ;-))) GO GRANDPA!

Baby Boy Jones is off the ventilator and is eating mother's milk through a feeding tube. They are going to try to bottle feed him tomorrow. The photo is a little dark because there is no flash allowed in the NICK-U and they had the lights turned down. He is so precious and soft. We love him so much. They are saying that he may have to stay 3 maybe 4 weeks in the hospital. Please pray that he doesn't have to stay that long.

Sweet Grandma Nancy and BBJ

♥ CUTE! ♥

L♥VE!!!!

A baby is born!

Soooo, my little nephew decided it was a good idea to come into this world about 7 weeks early! Poor thing has to be in ICU and in the incubator for a few weeks, but I am happy to report that so far he is doing fine! We haven't got a name yet, since of course Nick and Katie thought they still had 7 weeks to decide! I was told that there are two names in the running which are Preston and Decker, but I by far, prefer Preston!

Baby Jones

Enrico and I had planned our Christmas vacation around this little bugger's due date which originally was December 18th. We had bought our tickets for Dec. 17th hoping to be in San Diego for the birth! Oh well! Some things just can't wait! So we are looking forward to holding this precious little gift when we get there in December!

Proud Grandpa!

(Grand) Papà & Nancy

Look at all that blonde hair! He reminds me of Nick when he was born!

Easter

We didn't do much this Easter. The weather was reaaaallly bad! :-( boo hoo.

My Mom had us over for lunch at her house, along with Enrico's Mom & Sister Simona. It was nice to be together!

Nonna Maria

Enrico found this funny swim cap in his Winnie-the-Pooh chocolate easter egg!

Simona & Marinella

Enrico & The Dog

Charlie-Bruno

We've got puppies!

Early Sunday moring (at about 5:00am), after about 36 hours, 2 trips to the vet, 1 ultrasound and 1EKG to make sure everything was all right, Penny FINALLY decided to get these pups out into the world!! In one of the first ultrasounds, only 3 puppies could be seen, so it was a great surprise when she gave us SEVEN!!!!

Poor tired Penelope

They're just too cute!!!

This picture says it all! (what did I get myself into!!?)

Just look at how tiny the paws are!

On Saturday night my sister in law called us for some emergency babysitting! So we had our niece and nephew over for dinner along with some friends! They stayed up untill 11pm!!! WOW!

Gabe was so funny, we would tell him to smile and this is what he would do!

Enrico & sweer Carlotta (missing some teeth)

On Sunday, Cristiana invited us to lunch at her house

Gabe really loves Enrico and worships the ground he walks on! ahahah

This time we got him to smile !

December Re-Cap

We spent Christmas Eve with Enrico's family at his Mother's house and this year I didn't get many pictures; for some reason Xmas came and went very quietly this year.....

Fortunately, these chipmunks were with us to make Christmas Eve a little more magical!

(Chiara, Carlotta, Gabe & Camilla)

Enrico got me this beautiful painting of the city of Cagliari. It's symbolic because when I was little and would come and spend the summers in Italy, I had one of those colorful cabanas you can see on the beach (called "casotti" p. cas-oh-tee) , a true symbol of the city until they were taken down in 1986. It was very sad for me to come back the summer of '87 and not find them there anymore... lots of good memories running around the beach with my friends, hiding and playing amongst the cabanas.

For New Year's my friend Stefy & I organized a a buffet dinner party at a local cafè called Dulcis

Stefy & I

Enrico & Friends

Friends

I also lost my Mother's 50th B-day party pictures..... I dunno where I put them in my computer... I am so mad at myself.