World....This is Simon

We are so happy to announce that Simon Nino Bonfiglio was born happy and healthy this afternoon at 2:30pm at Meridian Park Hospital (room #5 for those who want to come by). He is 20 inches long and weighing in at 7lbs 12oz. Raina is doing awesome, she was an absolute star!!

Still waiting...

I can't believe this little guy hasn't made his official appearance yet! I'm still hoping with the full moon.... some walks on this brisk sunny day, and.... a little... ya know, we could still have this thing tonight! If not, I go in first thing tomorrow morning to be induced. I'll keep you all posted. I'm off to go do some jumping jacks.

Europe video

Nesting? Maybe it's nesting, but I'm so glad I could finally finish up a video from the most awesome trip to Europe ever!!! We went in October, and here a synopsis of a memorable and packed 2 1/2 weeks through Tunisia North Africa and Italy.

Warning: This video is 15 minutes long, and all about our trip. It is completely exciting to me and those involved. If you watch it... hope you enjoy.

October 2007

38 weeks prego

Ok.. so I don't love the photo, but it works. Here I am. Ready to have this baby! In fact, we had a bit of a false alarm this weekend. After some back pain starting Friday night, and nasty contractions on Saturday, we packed our bags and put family and friends on alert for Sunday. Sunday rolled around and with absolutely NO sleep and a long difficult night... I still wasn't having CONSISTENT contractions. By late Sunday, I was taking long walks to get this rolling, and the only thing the walks did was give me some fresh air. So, here I am, Monday morning, still no baby, and no more contractions.
I guess I'm glad I didn't end up in the hospital for them to send me home with a nice bill to follow.
Now I'm more anxious than ever! Trenton came 9 days early, so I'm a little on edge.

Weird weather!

So... they say snow... we get none. They say rain, we get sunshine. They say sunshine, we get rain. I imagine it's a tough job, but... who would have thought they could actually predicted the wind?

So, as a result, we got a nice branch on the back of our car. Thank goodness the damage wasn't worse, or that we were hanging out underneath it.


You can see the back wiper hanging out all crumpled on the ground and the edge of the big ol branch just looking innocent. Then... I looked closer... It's definitely at dent.

The "shed"

Ok.... so I can't believe I didn't take a picture of the inside of the house before we did all this "remodeling". So, I dug up some older pictures that kindof show what we used to live like. You can see that our Bedroom was part of the living room, and we were basically in a studio.









Now... Here's all the changes! I think it is a significant difference! Kudos Emile!!! I finally can call this place a home. It feels better already and we're not 100% done. I am so in love with the changes that I am actually settling into the idea of having a family here.

So, we if you can't tell, we moved our living room back to where the bedroom was, and we gave ourselves a real room. We will soon have a door and everything!!!

And... this is my picture from the outside but mostly showing that I am most thankful for a dump! What would we do without a place to put all of our trash? We have managed to come up with a lot to dump in the last few weeks, and I'm just glad it doesn't have to stay here.

A baby name.....

Ok.. most of you know that we are struggling to find a name for our baby. So, out of desperation I found a baby name generator online and it came up with the PERFECT name. Thanks goodness for the internet. (you can click the image to see the name much clearer).

Merry Christmas

Thomas was the hit for Christmas! We had a wonderful time watching Trenton enjoy all of his new toys and really found the holiday to be all about him. We are so thankful this season for how thoroughly blessed we are especially as we look at adding on to our family. It has certainly made the meaning of Christmas a little more special as I am pregnant and reading the beautiful story of our Saviour's birth. I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday's and we look forward to an eventful 2008!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Santa Claus is coming to town!

Santa really stepped it up this year!! We went to his totally sweet crib built by Renaissance Homes down at Bridgeport Village. In fact, it was so cool that they had snow machines blowing snow from the rooftops. You felt like you were in the North Pole... except for all the outdoor heaters.

All by myself!

I am pretty excited about my tree skirt! I have always wanted a nice skirt, and can never justify buying those really cool ones from the store, so I decided to copy Crate and Barrel and make my own. Personally.. I'm much more excited that I made it myself.

Hard work!

We have GREAT friends!!! The best thing happened, two AMAZING friends came over bright and early in the morning and helped us put our ceiling up. We could not have done it without them. Here they are looking like real contractors. Thanks guys!

Emile has been working so hard to get this addition done. We are both sick of living in a construction zone, but with the sacrifice of time, his raw hands, sore arms, and late nights with no sleep, we are almost there.

Here is Emile finally blasting through the wall that used to go outside. It now opens nicely to our future bedroom.

Tagged?

I have never been "tagged" before, and as I was blogging this morning... i noticed... there it was. Plain as day, my name... tagged! So, here's to you Seth!

7 interesting things about myself.

7. I have a public bathroom phobia! I would rather find a nice quite hidden spot than sit on a yucky toilet! AHHH!!

6. I have this heart condition that I use to my advantage at times in my life when I don't feel like over exerting myself. This works well because no one can really question if it is really bothering me or not.

5. I am scared to death to have 2 kids! Why you might ask? Dunno... just freaked!

4. I have broken my nose 3 times, and had it surgically fixed twice. Once while playing baseball, once while rafting, and the final time... i got kneed in the face during a friendly tickling match with a flirtatious fiance! (yes... it was Emile)

3. I was on a high school varsity ski team

2. I am a terrible arguer! I don't like arguing, I can not think fast enough to bring up good points to win a darn thing! I usually loose, and for the next several days I run the argument over and over in my head and think of all the great things i SHOULD have said. I failed my debate class!

1. I'm going to have elective surgery someday to clip this little vein in my neck that makes me stop blushing! I turn beat red in the face even if I'm not completely embarrassed! The worse thing is when someone MENTIONS it too! Don't tell me what I already know... yes... i look like a tomato, my face is pulsing, and no I am NOT hitting on your husband, or that cute guy in the corner. (i can't wait to clip this stupid thing!)

We're getting there!

We are so excited and thankful for the help we've received on the "shed" raising! Emile's brother and dad came over to help us before the rain, and we got tons done! Even Trenton got in on the act. Thanks boys!!!

Prego pictures!

I can't believe that I allowed pictures to be taken of myself. But.... I did, so I'm dying for a little feedback, and I'm sure Shonda is too. Thanks to my talented sister, I'm not too embarrassed to tell you to go and check them out.
What do you think?
Shonda's blog: http://barlowphotog.blogspot.com

Cement is down!

We are so excited to have the cement laid! It came on Monday, and Emile and his Dad got it all flat and beautiful. Emile has been loosing sleep wondering how it would all come together, and here it is. Finally! Great Job Emile and Dad!!!




I thought this was the cutest.... Trenton couldn't get enough of the big truck! He was so excited he had to show his cow and his ducks all the action.

Cupcake gamboree

Gobble gobble!! I can't wait to make these crazy little guys for Thanksgiving. I had to give them a test run to see if I could actually do this.... and I think they turned out pretty cute.
Really? Who would have thought that I would be making cupcakes, sewing, and being so domestic a few years ago? I never would have thought it was SO MUCH FUN!

I did it again!!!

So, I'm stoked! I made another banner for a friend having a birthday. I am pleased with the way it turned out, and I just had to share it with everyone. Happy Birthday Jen!!!

So we broke ground....

... but not without some help.
Emile broke his back all morning (hence the back brace), and after a few hours, finally let Trenton help. Eventually he called his dad to help with the rest of the shoveling. Thanks for your help!!!

Plans change...

Our dream addition.....

So, we have been dreaming and scheming for quite some time. We hired an architect and sent the city on a run for its money with us. They are the most difficult city to work with and with a few tears, and sad realizations that our big addition just isn't going to happen, we are settling for a new plan of attack. From nearly 800 additional SF to a little over 100 SF, we figure a bedroom will suffice for now.

To reality...

Potty time!!!

What I was really hoping to show you was Trenton sitting on his new bean bag chair that Mommy made for him. But instead, you get to see the real joy of him sitting on the most important seat in the house. The POTTY!!! Yesterday we had our first success! I know Trenton might kill me later for showing this picture, but what mother isn't a little proud of potty time?

Ok... so here is my little pride and joy. I can't believe I MADE IT!!!! Trenton loves jumping and laying on it most of the time, so I'm pleased.