7 Years & Going Strong

Valentine's Day is a special day because it was the day of our very first date. I remember being so prim & proper. I don't believe I even ate off of Brian's plate at all that first date (and that is almost impossible because it's in my blood to do it, ask my Italian family). Thinking back to 2002, who would have thought we would be sitting next to each other again, so prim and proper...7 awesome years. And there was lots of eating off each other's plates - our sushi was served on one plate so I had an excuse.

We shared the night with our good friends Christina & Travis at our favorite sushi place - Blue Fin.

Hanging With Ava & Luke

Last weekend we visited Bob, Mary, Ava & Luke. We have so much fun with them. We spent majority of our time playing with Play-Doh and blocks - which we forgot how much fun they both are. At one point, Brian and I looked at each other and realized we were the only ones still at the table making shapes out of the Play-Doh. And I was secretly trying to build the tallest block structure (although as you can see below Ava had me beat). Enjoy pictures below with captions.Ava & her cute pigtailsAva did this and said it was Val. We believe she was making a paw print - all by herself. Luke enjoying his cookie. Soon after Val snatched it from his tray. Ava & Val - friends forever. Luke chowing down on the block - probably because Val ate his cookie. Ava building the tallest block building. Seconds later it came crashing to the ground.

Yummy In My Tummy

Brian and I went to the Chestnut Hill Hotel for dinner on Saturday. I had a plum bellini and Brian had his signature dirty martini. We were totally happy with our meal - mussels, asian noodle salad, and a salmon club sandwich. We topped the meal off with a banana chocolate bread pudding. A superb night

Celebrating Kelli's 30th

My sorority sister, Kelli (pictured below on the far right) turned 30 today and we celebrated last night. We went to dinner at Estia's in the city and finished up at the Black Sheep. Pictured below are my KKG girls. Happy Birthday Kelli.

Let's Not Forget About Luke

Luke was cool as always this weekend - sitting, laughing, putting things in his mouth, eating, and sleeping. Check out Luke's first video on the blog.

Where's Goldbug

This past Christmas, my Aunt Marilyn brought a book that she uses with the kids she teaches. It is called Cars & Trucks & Things That Go. But along with all the fun cars and trucks, there is a little surprise on every page - a little goldbug that is tucked away for you to find.

Well, when my Aunt Marilyn showed us the book - Brian got really excited. He remembered it from his childhood and when we got home to Philadelphia, he went searching for the book at his dad's house.

So we pulled it out for Ava - and found she really enjoyed searching and finding goldbug. And when we game back to Mr. Kenney's this weekend, Ava remembered searching for goldbug and wanted us to 'find the bug book.'
But it doesn't stop there - this picture was taken on Christmas Eve and is a picture of my cousins Nancy & Harold. But can you find the BrianBug?

A Geography Lesson

Bob, Ava & Luke came down to Mr. Kenney's on Saturday for a visit. With the visit, Ava gave us a geography lesson of the United States. From what Bob tells us, Ava likes to put her United States puzzle together a few times a day. They have helped her associate everyday things she knows & loves with the states - for example, Bob went to Arizona for work so when she places Arizona on the map, she says that is where Daddy goes for work. Some other fun associations are - California & strawberries, because her strawberry container says they are from California; Hawaii & Mommy's sugar, because Mary's sugar packet says from Hawaii; Idaho & potatoes (for obvious reasons); and below you will be able to watch and listen to others.