Grandpa Frank and Grandma Martha

It is always such a blessing to have my parents come and visit. Baby Michael loves to see them! Here they are getting him ready for bed with a story. Bedtime is one of our favorite times of day, so it's a great feeling to watch them share in our evening activities!

God Bless Our Little Lamb...

Our child of God....


Waving to the crowd.


We are so proud of you Michael! God bless you and our little family!!!


Michael is so lucky to have two sets of God Parents! Here we are with my sisters Kimberly and Stephanie, and my brothers-in-law Gary and Sonny (left to right).


Here is baby Michael with his Grandpa Michael and Grandma Deanne (Nana)



After months of trying to pull things together, I finally organized our son's baptism. I should have done it a long time ago, but their always seemed to be something else going on! Finally, on April 18 we presented Michael to the Church. I have always dreamed of this day. I had a vision of how it should be and I did everything in my power to see it through! With a lot of love and amazing family, Michael was baptized at Mission San Diego de Alcala. Everyone was so supportive and filled his day with blessings! He did an amazing job staying calm and happy through a VERY LONG ceremony. He waved at friends in the crowd and removed his shoes multiple times! We could not have done it without his God Parents (my sisters and brothers-in-law, Sonny and Steph & Kim and Gary) and all of Michael's grandparents! It was a beautiful, blessed day!

Is that Nana, or is that...?

We were enjoying our day at the park when we suddenly realized that one of our family members looked a bit suspicious....Is that Nana, or is that.....? Hmmmm, scary!

Happy Birthday Jonathan!

Michael's cousin Jonathan turned one! Here he is sitting with his mama at his birthday party. Happy Birthday Jonathan!

Baby Michael made the rounds with family at his cousin Jonathan's birthday picnic. Here he is with his Great Aunt Chris.

I love black and white....

With Papa...

There is something extra special about black and white photos...just a different emotion. I took the first pic of my two men and Michael took the second pic. This is before he started crawling, so it was easy to capture some precious pics.