First 4th of July

Happy first Fourth of July to our little firecracker!

Decked out in red, white, and blue.....you were delicious as ever!
And Mama appreciates how much you enjoyed all of the decorations :)

What a crew!

BEST 4TH PICTURE EVER!

Cruisin through the Fulton Chain

Pontoon cruisin is just your style!

 Captain Bob and his crew were VERY happy!

He was in a trance with the sound of the waves and the motor!

Open mouth, insert foot, Mama. All those years you scoffed at pontoon boats and in reality they are AWESOME rides! It was SO fantastic to boat to Old Forge this way!!

Now we just need to remind Jonathan that he can't chew on the bumpers! :)

MAN MAKE FIRE

Mimi and I just laughed at how you jumped right in to being a part of the crew - grillin with the  boys and loving every minute of it! :)

You will quickly learn to love Ga's version of grilled hot dogs too....good job Bob! :)

Three Little Duckies....

Sitting in a row

Their very first bath together!! :) Another great memory made in the ADK!
And it was quite the hit...if you can't already tell by the smiles (and next, the joyous splashing!)

First Northern Lights

No ice cream just yet....but that didn't stop you from enjoying your first visit to Northern Lights.

There's nothing better than ice cream to cap off a beautiful summer day in the mountains!

And your brothers had their first "twist with a cherry dip"...their Mama's favorite! :) I think they were fans!

First Visit to our Beloved Adirondacks and Fourth Lake

You are finally here! What a joy it is to introduce you to your Mama's most favorite place on earth! You will have so many memories here over the years!

For now, I think your favorite part was eating sand :) and watching your brothers bound fearlessly in to the water :)

Here's to many more wonderful years on Fourth Lake! (And the many more blog posts of firsts to come :))

Blessed Baptism

Our sweet little angel was baptized on June 28, 2015 at St. Anthony's of Padua in Inlet, NY.

The beauty of honor!

 It was such a beautiful and perfect ceremony by Fr. Shane. He baptized Christian three years ago and now all of our angels have been welcomed in to their family of faith at St. Anthony's - a small chapel in the mountains that is near and dear to our hearts and souls.

Happy baptism brother!

Baptism selfie :)

 

 

I'm wondering if anyone will notice if I eat my own child right here, right now?! He's too delicious in this bonnet!

  

Baptism #7 = VERY happy grandparents! :)

Surrounded by SO much love and happiness!

Jonathan Joseph with his Great Grandpa Joseph.

Godfadda

Godmudda

Surrounded by his amazing godparents Thomas Piciulo and Jennifer Messmer and his wonderful and loving family our little buggaboo basked in all of the attention and festivities. He was particularly curious about the annointing and the early afternoon "bath" :).
We feel so truly blessed that so many of our family traveled long distances to be with us on this special day.
What an amazing feeling to have Great-Grandpa with his namesake - a fourth generation beginning his new life journey!
We love you all. And we love you my little angel Jonathan!