November

So we started off November with Sean's last soccer game of the fall season. I actually got the game on video for anyone who wants to see it. He scored his usual 3 goals. This time after scoring the 3rd goal he got pushed to the ground by one of the kids on the other team. He came off the field and I asked Sean why he didn't push him back! I was so mad. haha Well kids will be kids. At the end of the game they got snack and trophies. I was sad that soccer was over but Sean will be playing Indoor Soccer in January/February.
He's doing fine with preschool. He has gotten a lot better with writing his name. He was writing his name all in caps and his teacher wanted him to write the e, a, n in lower case. It took some practice but now he's doing much better. He still puts up a fight about going to school sometimes. Last week he faked a stomach ache so he could stay home an hour after I told him he didn't have to go to school he was up running around with Colin. So needless to say he got one over on me but I'll look out for it next time! lol He will be singing Christmas carols at school before he breaks for Christmas and Rich will be playing the school Santa this year! Hopefully Sean won't realize it's him I am a little worried that he'll notice Sean doesn't miss a thing. Unfortunately at school they will only have Santa and a photographer so I won't get to see Rich's Santa performance. I laugh every time I think of it! But I figured it will be one of the many good memories for Rich to have of the boys' childhood.

Colin & Paulie are doing pretty good to. Colin just keeps growing & growing. He isn't to happy that he can't be outside as much but I understand it's not fun having to be inside all the time now. He is going on the potty once a day now which is great. Im not forcing him into it because I tried that last time and it got me no where. I just let them go at their own pace and when he's completely ready he'll cooperate better anyway. We make a fuss over him when he's on the potty to try and make him want to use the bathroom more instead of needing a diaper change. He is talking so much now! He says some things in sentences and the words that he's just learning he doesn't use in sentences as much but he's getting better and better. We are trying to minimize some of the bad words he says as all kids say a curse word or two at some point. What's bad is we laugh at him sometimes which I know is the worst thing a parent could do and we really have gotten it under control. But its not only curse words him & Sean's new favorite is fatty, I asked Colin for a bite of his donut a few weeks ago and he responded with "no fatty". Im not sure where he even picked that up but I know it's just a phase. Anyways, Colin will also be playing Indoor Soccer this year with Sean Im not sure that they'll be on the same team because Sean already played in the fall. Im thrilled that the boys are going to be involved in sports again I love watching them play. Besides the fact it gets them out of the house twice a week!

Paulie is such a great baby. He is teething right now so he's been a little more cranky then usual. But he is getting so big and his personality is really starting to come out a lot now. He sits up and plays with toys and recognizes which ones he likes. If one of the boys take a toy off him he bursts into tears. This morning after Sean got home from school. Him and Colin had their plastic guns out shooting at each other and I hear Seany screaming AHHH at Colin and shortly after I hear Paulie screaming I look over to see what the noise is about and Paulie is half hanging off the couch clenched onto Sean's arm screaming just like Sean is and laughing in between I just started cracking up and thought to myself Paulie is so young to be catching on to what his brothers are doing and repeating it. It was kind of cute that they were all playing together like that. Usually its just Sean and Colin doing things together and I sit with Paulie and put his toys around him. As hard as it is to have them so close together in age it is neat to see them all having the same interest and wanting to play the same things together. Although Seany & Colin are at the age that they fight a lot about everything who sits where, who has which sippy cup, and who gets to do what first. I do spend a lot of time playing referee but when they do play nice its great.

This past weekend we celebrated Giovanna's 2nd birthday (my best friend Linda's daughter) we had a good time and Linda was a great hostess as usual. I can't believe how much time has passed I remember going to see her for the first time when she was just born. Gi was sitting so cute with her cake at the table sticking her fingers in her cake and as soon as we all started singing Happy Birthday she bursted into tears and wanted to leave her cake table! The kids had a good time and it was nice to be with the girls and spend Giovanna's birthday with her. Earlier in the month we celebrated Mom Fell's birthday we had dinner & cake and had a quiet & relaxing night. I hope Mom Fell & Giovanna had good birthdays!

Well the holidays are approaching quickly I can't believe Thanksgiving is this week, it's crazy! We will be keeping our holiday tradition the same we will be going to Mom & Dad Fell's for dinner and this year we will head to my Aunt Sue's for dessert to sing Happy Birthday to my Mom-Mom. I am looking forward to being with our families it is so nice to see everyone. I actually started my Santa shopping Sunday night my girlfriend Christina's husband works for Pepsi so they opened Toys R Us at 7pm for the Pepsi employees and their guests. Every shelf was fully stocked and they raffled off different toys and they did free assemblies if you wanted a toy put together they did all that and they gave us food & drinks. It was really nice and we got a lot of the boys' shopping done which made me feel so much better. Im not a huge fan of Holiday shopping I hate the huge crowds and long lines. But I love giving gifts. I think this year will be a little harder to shop with the baby but the earlier its done the less stressed out over i'll be. Im looking forward to the holidays the boys are older now which will make it fun to see their faces when they open gifts.

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! Remember to count your blessings!

P.S. Christine, Im so glad to hear that Kamryn's surgery turned out so great! We are thinking of her!

Halloween 07

Paul's Christening Day

Paul's Christening/Halloween

Paul's christening went really well. We had the baptismal ceremony on October 28th at Our Lady of Calvary church by Rev John Paul. Aunt Jaime and Uncle Kevin are Paulie's godparents. The mass was really nice and Rev John Paul had such a great personality, he was so nice and cracked a few jokes during Mass which made it pleasant. Sean and Colin got to stay seated with us which was different. The boys liked sitting with us and they got to interact with the baptism. They got to stand around us for the actual baptism and they also got to come up on the altar for the blessing. After the ceremony was over we headed to our house for some dinner and drinks. The food was great and everyone seemed to have a good time. It was much easier doing a smaller party this time. We really did miss having our Aunts, Uncles & Cousins with us but, having a smaller party was more personal and a little easier for me to prepare. I want to Thank our families for helping us out and making Paul's Christening such a special day.

Moving onto Halloween. The boys LOVE halloween! Sean could not wait to get dressed in his costume. We started the day off by going to Sean's school and watching his class parade around in their costumes. We came home and got our things together then headed off to Mom & Dad Fell's. We had dinner, Mommom gave the boys their treats and then we got everybody ready to trick or treat. We got Sean Patrick dressed as a Police Officer, Colin was Dennis the Menace, and Paulie was a scarecrow. They all looked so cute and Sean & Colin liked being dressed up. After we got situated we then headed to my Mom & Dad's to trick or treat. The boys got a ton of candy, after we did most of the neighborhood we headed back to the house and I had some of my grandmother's beef stew, it's everybody's favorite winter dinner! I was glad the boys enjoyed Halloween but I was sad it was over because now comes the craziness of Christmas! It'll be here before we know it!

P.S. We just heard the exciting news that we're going to have a new cuddy!! :)

A trip down memory lane

Fall Days

Fall Days

Well..now that Fall is here the kids & I have been doing some festive activities to prepare for Halloween. We closed September by celebrating my Mom's birthday on the 30th. Hope you had a great birthday, Mom! We celebrated with a small family get together and some delicious ice cream cake! We also celebrated my Uncle Jerry's hall of fame induction into DeSales University where he attended which was Allentown College at the time. He got inducted for his Basketball records and achievements. We enjoyed getting together and having a nice dinner. Uncle Jerry gave a great speech when they announced his induction. It was really heart warming for us all to hear how much he appreciated the honor and how he appreciated all of us. He mentioned how I used to attend his games and cheer on the sideline. When I was 2 years old, I was put in his yearbook doing a split with a coke can in my hand! lol It made us laugh when he said my Aunt Sue came to his games so she could join the post game festivities! We really all had a good time and lots of laughs.

As for approaching October, it has been fun but very busy. Friday we went to Styer Orchards in Langhorne with my girlfriend Christina and her 2 kids to pick pumpkins. Sean got 1, Colin picked out a white one, which is really cool and different...i've never seen a white pumpkin before. We also got a few little ones..Sean picked those out for Paulie. Our weekend was filled with a lot of birthday parties. Saturday afternoon we celebrated Gabby's birthday at Windsor Farms. I was really glad that Mom Fell & I didn't get lost going somewhere for once! haha... My brother Kevin came with us so Sean was really excited..they all dressed up as Football players. We went on a Hayride, picked pumpkins then painted them, and the boys fed the goats. The following day we had Kleio's birthday at the same place. They really did enjoy both parties. It was a really cute idea for the kids. I always like doing different things with them. We ended the weekend with my cousin Connor & Nicole's birthday Sunday night. We celebrated at my Mom-mom's the kids played ball out front and we had some good desserts.

Sean's still doing well at soccer. He has been practicing at home, and when Wednesdays come around he's always excited to go to practice and he is thrilled to play in his games on Saturdays. I am hoping this is something that he will stick with. If not then Im sure he'll find another activity he really likes. As long as they are all apart of an after school activity that involves physical work I'm happy. I figure the busier I keep them the less time they have to get in trouble.

Colin is doing so much better at talking now to. He is saying everything, right now he's parroting us a lot but, that's okay he's starting to form sentences a little bit now to. I feel relieved that he has expanded the words he's using. He hasn't been feeling to good this week he had a fever Monday and has been really cranky this week. I'm hoping he'll start feeling better over the weekend.

Paulie is growing and growing. He is so big, and he's definitely outgrown the new baby stages. He is 6 months now which happens to be my favorite age! He shows his personality in different ways. I think this age is great he's starting to do things on his own like holding his bottle, grabbing at toys, and sleeping through the night. I look back and think how did I ever function sleeping 2 hours a night! I'm so glad all of that is over with. I am enjoying him so much more now! He loves to try and talk to us...the other day he said Da-Da and Ba-Ba. He loves the jumperoo, it is a stationery seat with springs in the sides so when he pushes off the bottom of his feet it makes him bounce. It is his favorite thing right now! (Thanks Linda!) I can put him in that thing and he'll be happy in it for at least 20 mins. He also likes his walker to we put him in that and he is into honking the horn. Colin came up to the walker and pushed on the horn and ever since he's been doing that. Paul is such a good baby I am really lucky. Tomorrow I take him and Colin to the doctors for wellness check ups. Paulie was running a fever of 101.5 tonight so I'm hoping him & Colin start feeling better soon! I'll keep everybody updated! Thanks for taking time to read my blog posts.

Happy Birthday this month to; Aunt Sue, Nicole, Connor, Erica, Coley, Baby Kamryn, Gabby and Kleio! Hope you all enjoy your birthdays!!