A Hodge-Podge Post

I'm a little behind in my family blogging thanks to some computer issues.

Isaac's 10 month birthday came and went. 

Here are a few of his 9 month highlights.

 You love to walk along the walls and furniture.

Tooth number 7 emerged.

You started using some sign language by signing "more".

You started to be better at sleeping for long periods during the night.

You eat what ever we have for dinner, I no longer make you special food, unless of course our dinner happens to be something really spicy.  You aren't really hip on spicy food.  

You finally graduated Physical Therapy!

And last but certainly not least, I gave Isaac his first haircut. It was growing really long in patches, so I buzzed it all to one length

And while we are on the subject of haircuts....

Miss Alivia's hair style went from this..

to this.

All thanks to a pair of kids scissors and a distracted mother who was doing dishes. 

9 inches of length, almost all of her curls and a huge chunk out of the center of her bangs, as well as her golden hair color are all gone now.

The other day Alivia innocently asked if Jesus lived in the sky.  

I answered her question by saying, "well sort of....I told her He was where ever we needed him to be".

She then replied, "When do we get to go on a plane, so we can be in the sky and ask Jesus when we are going to move". 

For family home evening on Valentines Day we made Love Floats. 

Thanks Heidi for sharing the idea.  They turned out really cute. 

 

When I Grow Up

Dylan has decided to do many things with his life.  I love hearing his latest career choices.  I support him in his aspirations, because as long as he's contributing to society and doing something he loves, I'm okay with that. 
At one time he wanted to race cars for a living.
Then there was the time he wanted to be a police officer.
He's always wanted to be a dad.
And just last week he came home with a paper that stated that he wanted to grow up and become a paleontologist.
But after a Saturday at work with his Dad.  Dylan has decided that Working at Sysco is the best job ever.  He matter-of-factly told me when he grows up that's where he's going to work.  When I asked him why?  This was his reply, "Mom they have Mango drinks in the break room"!

Nine Months

17 months ago I looked at two little pink lines just like this.

And I was so excited.

I grew a baby for nine months, and they were a very long nine months.

Nine months and a few days to be exact.

Big-Little Isaac entered this world and I loved a little deeper,

prayed a little harder, and tried to be a little better.

As I sit here this very moment I can honestly say I have no idea where the past 9 months have gone, they just flew by.  And my baby isn't so much of a baby any more. 

And I'm sort of in mourning over that fact.
He's been out a long as he was in, but I really can't believe it.

8 month highlights
Your top 2 front teeth came in.
You crawl all over the place, and as if that wasn't enough
Now you stand up to everything.
I catch you letting go (of the things you stand up to) and testing out your balance.
You are accident prone.  I think you will be my child that will get to know the ER really well.
There isn't a day that goes by that your curiosity and balance testing doesn't end in screaming and bodily injury.
You still think that sleep isn't really necessary at least not for long periods of time that is.
You love to beat on your daddy's laptop keyboard. The glowing screen seems to attracts you like a moth to a flame. 
You love your daddy especially when he tickles and tosses you around.
If you are feed and have had plenty to drink, you are an absolute angel.
You love to clap and play patta-cake, and you figured out how to click your tongue.
You love to terrorize, tearing papers and emptying everything in sight keeps you (and mom) busy all day.

I love you Isaac.  After nine months of holding and loving you.  I just can't get enough of you.

Little Toy Train

I love listening to children sing it's heavenly music to my ears.  

Mr. Giovannoni and I put Dylan in an after school choir this year.  We thought it would be something fun for him to do.  He has loved it so far.  

We got to hear his first choir performance this past Saturday.  

This little number was my favorite from the choir concert.

Dylan can be found on the second row (from the bottom). 

First person on the (your) left.
 He is wearing a long sleeved white shirt under his choir T-shirt,

First Annual Giovannoni Thanksgiving Thanks 2010

I asked each member of my family to think about three things they were glad (thankful) that they had. These are their answers.

Mr. Giovannoni:
Warm Clothing
Transportation
Employment

Me:
Good Health
Derik being a good provider, husband and father. Dylan for being so sweet and kind. Alivia for being my girl and my work horse. Isaac for the joy he brings to everyone in our family.
The Gospel

Dylan:
Family
House
Protection

Alivia:
A bed
Goggles
A house

Always have to steal my kisses from you

Isaac is 8 months old!

Photo by a4gpa

7 month highlights:
You still only have your 2 bottom teeth.
You are showing more and more of your feisty little personality.
You think you only need a few hours of sleep and that sleeping through the night is for lazy people.
Your eyes can't make up their mind yet, so one day they are gray, one day they are blue, one day they are brown, and one day they are green. I'm excited to see what they finally will be when they stop changing colors.
You still love to eat! Surprisingly one of your favorites is a cauliflower and broccoli mix.
You started to babble "dada" and "nana".
The day before your 8th month birthday you decided you wanted to crawl and off you went.
You can now make huge messes just like your siblings because you get into everything! Throwing the dirt out of my potted plants has become your favorite thing to do.
You also learned that when your siblings want attention they scream in a very high pitch. You quickly learned that the high pitched scream works well for you too!
You officially grew out of anything smaller than 12-18 month sized clothing.

Ms. Alivia Turns 4

Last year we were in DC for Alivia's 3rd Birthday and we didn't do much as far as celebrating is concerned. So we tried to make this year a little more exciting for her.
Mr.Giovannoni took the day off and treated Livie to lunch. After wards we all went as a family to the Murray Recreational Center swimming pool. The water was warm and the kids had a blast!
She requested Noodles and Macaroni for her birthday dinner as well as a "Belle" birthday cake.
She received lots and lots of birthday phone calls. Her Grandma and Grandpa Ward and her Aunt Cozy even came to see her.
I'm pretty sure besides the fact that she didn't get everything in the WalMart toy catalog, that she had a terrific Birthday!

Happy Birthday Princess Alivia! I'm so glad you came to our family!