Meeting Mailo (Day 3 and 4)

Day 3
On Sunday morning I woke up to find this pretty view out of Eddie's upstairs window. We only got about 4 or 5 inches but it still made me smile :o) Till I tried later in the day to make a quick run to the store and realized as I tried to get in the car that I would need to brush off all the snow first lol :o) I wasn't prepared for that and had no gloves or mittens on so it wasn't fun :o)



Anyways... after I said goodmorning to my toothbrush I went into Megans room and this is what I found.... Isn't it so sweet the way they're holding hands? :o) I really want to do a scrapbook page with this picture :o)



After I took that shot, I put the camera away and spent the majority of the day holding Mailo :o) Megan went out for a little while and let me babysit and Mailo was a perfect baby boy for his momsmom (that's what he's gonna call me... Megan made it up lol) :o) When Megan got home I ran out to store for a few groceries and then to Bertucci's to pick up a pizza for our dinner and then we just hung out for the rest of the night... while I of course held Mailo... I love holding him... he's so dang sweet!


Day 4
Monday, I hung out with Megan and Mailo in the morning then went to my Mom and Dad's. I recorded a song with my dad... I think it was called Marshmellow World... Id never heard it before but it was easy enough to pick up. This is my dad in his happy place... where he plays and records music for our family's enjoyment :o) He's so cute!!!


After recording the song with my dad , my parents brought me back to Eddie's so they could visit Mailo too :o) This next picture is them adoring him :o)

Eddie and Danielle adored him too :o) afterall... he is pretty adorable!!! :o)

Then I took a few shots of mailo with his great grandparents :o) This one came out best :o)

After my parents left it was my turn to hold Mailo again... so I put the camera down and stopped taking pictures for the night :o)

Meetiing Mailo ( Day 2)

Saturday morning, I walked into Megans room and found her singing to Mailo... she had this really pretty song on... a Dave Matthews Band song of course :o) And she was just swayin back and forth singing it softly to Mailo and it was just such a sweet sight so I grabbed my camera and started snapping pictures :o)

Ok...in this next picture, she's still singing... but notice the flat tummy... she does NOT look like she just had a baby 10 days ago, does she? LOL Well... she did :o) I guess that's what happens when you take care of yourself when your pregnant LOL :o) I'm so proud of her :o)
Anyways... as she's singing and I'm snappin pictures... it dawned on me that my camera takes videos :o) I took a little video so you could hear one of my new favorite songs. :o) And I was gonna post it next but I can't figure out how to do it so after several attempts I've decided that you'll just have to scroll down to the end of this post to see it :o) K? Thanks :o)

After that photo session was over LOL Megan got Mailo bundled up to go out... we went to the mall so she could pick up her paycheck and then we went to get Aubri (my 18 yr old daughter) and bring her back to Eddie's for the afternoon :o) So these pictures are of him all bundled up... isn't he so adorable!!!

And this next picture I took when we got back... Aubri was in her glory as Mailo slept peacefully on her chest :o) I LOVE this picture :o)

At around 5 pm Eddie and Danielle left to go to a party and it had just started snowing so I snapped a picture of them leaving to show what things looked like before the big storm they said we were about to have... they were predicting 8 - 12 inches and I was so bummed that Trevor and Kaylee weren't there with me to see it and play in it.

And this last picture is one I took at around 11pm... Megan was getting some much needed sleep while I sat in the chair with Mailo... he smelled so good :o) Just like a baby should :o) And as he slept, and I enjoyed my time bonding with him,I could see outside the window that the snow was still falling... it was such a cozy and peaceful feeling. I was in my happy place :o) Well... one of them :o)

And here's the video I was telling you about :o)

Meeting Mailo (Day 1)

Arriving at Tampa International Airport 1/9/08... Notice the green trees, green grass and clear blue sky... ya gotta love Florida in the winter time :o)




As I'm waiting to board the plane to I hear the song Where are you going? by Dave Matthews Band... I couldn't think of a more appropriate song to hear as I'm waiting to see my Megan... who just happens to be Dave's biggest fan. In the past few years she's traveled to Washington, California, Arizona, Colorado, New York, Georgia, Virginia, Florida, Connecticut, Las Vegas and several other states I can't think of right now, just to see his concerts. She's a huge fan! :o)



Getting ready to land at Bradley international Airport In Hartford 3 hours later... notice the snow, and bare brown tree's? Ya gotta love Florida in the winter time :o)



Eddie picked me up at the airport and took me straight to Mailo... isn't he the sweetest!!!!



And here's a closer look at his precious little face :o) I LOVE him :o)



And here's is my Megan and her Mailo :o) She is such an awesome Mommy.. it really really warmed my heart so much to see her taking care of him. My baby has a baby now.



and while Eddie was holding him I just couldn't resist snapping a picture of his tiny little toes :o)




I love how he fell asleep like this... with his arms above his head ... he looks so comfy I think I'm gonna try this position tonight when I go to bed LOL :o)



Of course he didn't stay that way for long once Eddie got near him LOL :o) Eddie really loves his new little nephew... he's gonna be such an awesome uncle :)


after I took this picture my camera went nite nite and I went to visit my parents and my sister Laura... I didn't stay too long though cuz I just couldn't wait to get back to Megan and Mailo.

Stay tuned for more pictures from day 2, 3 , 4 and 5 of my visit.... or don't... I'm not the boss of you LOL but if you want to see more picture check back in a day or 2 :o) I even have a video that I'm going to post that makes me say "awwwwwwwww" everytime I watch it :o) I bet you will too :o)

Not so Happy Holidays

I did this layout today using the sketch at 52sketches52weeks.com for inspiration :o) I think I either need a new camera or I need to learn how to use the one I have cuz it seems like most pictures I take are either blurry or grainey looking this one included... the layout really looks so much better in person :o)

Oh well...
I'm off to fold some clothes and pack my suitcase now... I'm leaving in the morning to go meet my grandson... I'm soooooooooooo excited!!!

I finished this layout today and thought I'd share.

Sorry the picture is a little blurry... it looks so much better in person :o)

It's 2009

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season :o) We did :o)

I spent practically all day yesterday and the day before putting together a movie to showcase our family's year in review but I can't get the dang thing uploaded to my blog... it's so frustrating! So to all those friends and family members who I told to check my blog for it, I want to apoligize and tell you my intentions were good... my skill level at making movies... not so good LOL I think I'll stick with scrapbooking :o)

Did you make any resolutions? I'd love to hear about them :o) Here's what I resolve to do in 2009 :o)

Walk daily
Lose at least 1 pound a week
Create at least one layout per week
Send happy mail to a family member or friend at least once a week
Update my blog at least once a week

And with that being said... I leave you with a great quote I just read at creativescrappers.com

May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions. ~Joey Adams