We had a wonderful holiday season filled with lots of celebration. Mid December- Alison's brother and sister in law came to visit and celebrate and the kids loved spending times with their Aunt and Uncle from the south.
Aiden got to be a part of the story of Christmas through his preschool play. He was Joseph while his cousin was the donkey during their school pageant.
On Christmas Eve we got enjoy time with Keith's parents, brother and sister in law and our niece and nephews. Aiden loved celebrating and giving gifts to his cousins, and Mommy still likes the excitement of watching Natalie and Marc and now Matthew open their gifts! And we always enjoy surprising Nonni and Poppi.
On Christmas Day, we got to enjoy joy the gifts of Santa- Aiden ripped though all his gifts in 5 mins, but JP (who had a nasty cold) took his time and preserved each gift. After Santa's gifts, we had a nice family breakfast before celebrating with Grammy and Pop and Aunt Stacey and her new fiancée Bob.
For dinner we went to Alison's Aunt Debbie and Uncle Bills and celebrated with the rest of our cousins! Always a good time and a bit hectic with so many boys. And then later that week, we got to celebrate with the entire Giosa family which was so fun even with so many (13) cousins and then their kids!
2013 has been an interesting year- we faced many challenges, some we were prepared for and some we weren't. It was the first major surgery JP went thru and while it was a struggle, we now see what an amazing blessing it was and the beginnings of the possibilities for Jonathan. Surgery hasn't slowed him down and has showed us nothing will stop him. While there are a handful of surgeries to come, getting through the first one seems like a major milestone.
We also watched loved ones pass away and other love ones struggle with major health complications.
Going in 2014, we have mixed emotions. We hope our friends and family heal- heal from death of losing someone special, heal from major illness, heal from pain, etc. For us- we get to enjoy the amazing advancement that science has given to our son. While we are faced with the question- do we move forward with the next (major) surgery or take a year off, we know no matter what our decision is we will give JP a wonderful life on his own two feet.
No matter what, we hope 2014 brings a lot of happiness, love, and healing to all our love ones and proves to be the best year ever!
Aiden got to be a part of the story of Christmas through his preschool play. He was Joseph while his cousin was the donkey during their school pageant.
On Christmas Eve we got enjoy time with Keith's parents, brother and sister in law and our niece and nephews. Aiden loved celebrating and giving gifts to his cousins, and Mommy still likes the excitement of watching Natalie and Marc and now Matthew open their gifts! And we always enjoy surprising Nonni and Poppi.
On Christmas Day, we got to enjoy joy the gifts of Santa- Aiden ripped though all his gifts in 5 mins, but JP (who had a nasty cold) took his time and preserved each gift. After Santa's gifts, we had a nice family breakfast before celebrating with Grammy and Pop and Aunt Stacey and her new fiancée Bob.
For dinner we went to Alison's Aunt Debbie and Uncle Bills and celebrated with the rest of our cousins! Always a good time and a bit hectic with so many boys. And then later that week, we got to celebrate with the entire Giosa family which was so fun even with so many (13) cousins and then their kids!
2013 has been an interesting year- we faced many challenges, some we were prepared for and some we weren't. It was the first major surgery JP went thru and while it was a struggle, we now see what an amazing blessing it was and the beginnings of the possibilities for Jonathan. Surgery hasn't slowed him down and has showed us nothing will stop him. While there are a handful of surgeries to come, getting through the first one seems like a major milestone.
Going in 2014, we have mixed emotions. We hope our friends and family heal- heal from death of losing someone special, heal from major illness, heal from pain, etc. For us- we get to enjoy the amazing advancement that science has given to our son. While we are faced with the question- do we move forward with the next (major) surgery or take a year off, we know no matter what our decision is we will give JP a wonderful life on his own two feet.
No matter what, we hope 2014 brings a lot of happiness, love, and healing to all our love ones and proves to be the best year ever!
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