Easter 2010

Easter 2010 is complete. I am exhausted....we had spent easter with my side of the family last weekend in Lebanon so this weekend we hung at home a little more and had dinner with the Bellenghi's. Luca wanted to play outside most of the day and it was pretty cold so we layered him up and let him play outside all morning. Gia is cutting a few teeth and fighting a cold so she is very grouchy and tried to sleep for a good part of the day. Here a couple pics.

Luca wearing the winter coat with faux fur I got him for next winter.

Us at dinner with a runny nose little lady

Daddy teaching Luc how to make an "Eggy in the window" it is both

Rob and Luca's favorite breakfast :)

Fun with Bubbles

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Took the day off and got to hang with the kids! Made green milk and green jello....

Fun at the Park

A few weekends ago Grandpa, Poppi, Aunt Traci, Uncle Jordon, Jack, and Charli came to town to visit, it was a gorgeous day so we headed to the park. Here are some pics from the day....

Little update

As much as I think Gia looks like Rob this picture above totally reminds me of a picture my mom has of me in her home at this age. I will see about getting that photo up here to compare.

Now that I am working I haven't quite figured out how to keep up with my blogs/pictures/laundry. We spent last weekend at the beach and had a nice time, here are some pictures of the weekend, most aren't edited since I haven't had time to do that yet.

Nanny Aimee is doing awesome, totally the right person for our family, Luca LOVES her and has so much fun all day with her and Gia seems to be doing great with her aside from the first five minutes I leave the house. All is good here in the Bellenghi Home.

Happy Valentine's Day

Working Mama

Gianna Rhys 10 months old

Playing Ball with Pops

Watching the boys play

Last morning home with Mama

Last morning home with mama.

Well our family has just made a gigantic change in our lives. Today was my first day as a working mom. I accepted a recruiter position with my old employer Randstad. I worked there for the two years prior to having Luca and deciding to be a stay at home mom. My last week or so has been an emotional one. Thanks to my WONDERFUL in laws the transition for all of us will be a bit easier as they have volunteered to watch the kids for a while until we find the perfect nanny to fit our family! I really thought today would so hard and I would be fighting back tears all day but it really a great day for me. Rob and I dropped the kids off at the Bellenghi's early and although I faught tears on the way to my car I was really excited to enjoy a drive to work ALONE in the car. Work was great, a little strange going back to my old office but it was nice to know what I was getting into and not having to worry about learning a whole new job, company, and employees. I rushed home to see my babies and just hugged them up as much as possible. We are still working on getting dinner and bed time routines done in a timely manner while still having time to play but I think this working mom thing will really be a good fit for us. I am just SOOOO beyond thankful that I was able to have 3 years with Luca and nearly a year with Gianna. Hopefully now we will just find the right nanny for our family!

My last few days at home with the kids was bittersweet. As much as I wanted to savior every moment of every last hour I found myself crying at the thought of missing so much of their lives. I didn't want to spend my last days home crying so I tried to just stay busy. We had a play date, went to the zoo, went out to eat, I let Luca have ice cream for dinner and not take a nap (HUGE MISTAKE) I literally spoiled the crap out of them and I was exhausted.

All and all I feel we made the right decision but lets see how day 2 goes :)