Sixteen Months Old!

Dommie is 16 months old today! I can't believe he's so old and so big! I swear we just had his first birthday party. But we didn't. That was four months ago. It's just insane how fast time flies in certain aspects of life. I think days go so slow at work, but then I look at how old my son is and the time is flying again.

I took a ton of pictures last night but until we get that darn cord, I can't post them. So instead, just believe that Dommie is cute and big and grown up!

Happy Sixteen Month Birthday Dom!

Beat Up

I'm in a basketball league on Wednesday nights and I'm getting beat up. I've come to the realization that I'm not as strong as I used to be. I get knocked around like you wouldn't believe. I might need to start lifting weights again!

Here is a picture of my 'good knee' from the game Wednesday:


Now here is what my knee looked like Wednesday night after bball:


You can kind of see the bruising I think. I could definitely feel it that night!!

And finally, here is a picture of what my knee looks like right now:



And before anyone comments that I should wear knee pads, I can't wear knee pads. I never will wear knee pads. No offense to anyone who does wear knee pads, but I'll take the bruises any day. I just can't play in knee pads!

A Few Pictures

I don't have the camera working yet, but I do have some pictures left on my phone that I haven't posted yet, so here they are.

I have no order to them, they're just the pictures I had still on my phone.
This is a picture of Dommie with his favorite Teddy Bear. He got it from his Great-Grandpa and he LOVES it. He sleeps with him and loves to cuddle him in the morning.


Here is a picture of Ruby and Brady right before bed. Even though Ruby drives me crazy, she's a sweet puppy and Brady loves her.


This is a picture of Dommie in his Nani's backyard. He loves the little swingset and slide she has and he loves to climb. I love this picture because he looks so grown up, doesn't he??


I found the camera cord online, I think. Now I just have to double check that it's the right one and we'll order it.

I can't wait to have REAL pictures from the camera! No more camera phone!

Dancing Fool!

Like I mentioned in my last post, Dommie is a dancing fool! He loves it. As soon as he hears music, he starts "rocking out".

Here is a video I took of him with my phone one night while helping Abbie paint her new bedroom!



Isn't he hilarious!!??

No news

I feel like I haven't blogged in a really long time. But I don't have anything new to blog about! Especially since I still don't have a camera cord. I'm looking at them right now though. Hopefully I will get one soon.

I have a wedding to go to tomorrow and Dommie is invited. He's going to the reception with us until dancing starts and then my mom is going to come get him. I'm so excited because Dom LOVES to dance. He loves music and he loves dancing. He even likes to sing. We watch American Idol together and he's so cute because when songs end, he immediately starts clapping and yelling, "YAY!". He's so precious.

I'll try to take lots of pictures and get that new camera cord.

Hoping to have more to update soon!

WOW

I just noticed that my blog count has reached over 10,000!! How fun!!

I'm planning on getting a new cord for my camera ASAP so I'll start posting pics again soon too.

Thanks for visiting everyone!!

Ferguson 5K

My family is really getting into running! This past Saturday was the Ferguson 5K. Originally, my mom registered herself, my sister, Nick and me for the 5K. Angela and I were each going to push a jogging stroller and bring the kids along. However, so many people registered for the 5K that no strollers were allowed on the course. So we had to make a new plan.

There was also a 1 mile 'fun run' starting an hour before the 5K. So instead, my friend, Michelle, and I ran the 1 mile run and then we took the kids while the others did the 5K. This was a great plan!

Michelle and I got up to the race a little early so she could register and then we took our positions at the starting line. To be perfectly honest, we didn't think we were going to run the whole thing. But we did! When the race started, we started talking and running and before we knew it, we were at the half mile marker. Now, there's no way I could have done the 5K. I'm just not in that good of shape anymore. But the 1 mile race was perfect! A TON of kids beat us but only 1 adult beat us, so that was pretty cool. We came in 2nd/3rd for people over 10 or so. :-)

After we were done, we went to Ray Hill's Brewing Co. Restaurant for a much needed beer and relaxation. We weren't there for long when my sister, Momma, and Nick showed up with the kiddos. It was their turn to run and our turn to watch the kids. I took Cecilia and Michelle took Dominick.

At first Cecilia was really upset that her Mommy was leaving so we ordered some food for a distraction. That was the best idea ever. As soon as their dinner came (cheese pizza and french fries) they dug right in!! They were chattering and eating and having a good old time.

And our 5K runners did great!!

Angela: 52nd place overall Chip Time: 24:29 Pace per mile: 7:53
Nick: 57th place overall Chip Time: 25:01 Pace per mile: 8:03
Momma: 333rd place overall Chip Time: 38:06 Pace per mile: 12:16

There were 579 people overall who did the 5K so our runners did amazing!!

It was a great time. After they came back, we got a big table and we all had dinner together (Adam came up and joined us too). The food was amazing and we had a blast!

I'm loving all these things my family is getting into doing together! We have so much fun. Now if we could just get my Dad to come too....