Aiden has decided to get in on the blogging and wanted to share...

That's right, we are expecting #2. I was 12 weeks this past Monday, August 15th (my nephew's bday). I'm due Feb 27th, but will be induced a week early to prevent the complications I had with Aiden and a possible c-section. So far, we had two appointment and ultrasound and all looks good. On Monday, the baby's heartbeat was 160 beat per min. For those wondering, we will be finding out this time (I hear many sighing in relief- LOL), but we will be keeping the name a secret to the big day (although if it's another boy that won't be to hard since it took forever for us to come up with Aiden). Here's Baby Giosa version 2.0 first picture, we'll keep you posted on both our little ones in upcoming blogs.

Vacation, birthdays, and tantrums

THE GANG INFRONT OF THE HOUSE

FAMILY SHOT

Welcome to the end of July- it's been a busy month with 4th of July celebration, our week long vacation to Outer Banks, Keith's birthday, and a month full of terrible 2's.

We're hoping everyone is enjoying their summer and has been trying to beat the heat. We have kept cool by the pool. We spent the forth of July going to the parade and meeting up with Marc, June and their kids Natalie and Marc. Aiden loves hanging out with his cousins and he loved the parade....as long as there was no firetrucks waling on their hornes. It never bothered him in years past, but this year it got to him.

We followed the 4th of July up by ending to the shore that Sat for our week long vacation to Outer Banks, NC. We loved it there and stayed up in Corolla. Unlike last year, we actually had NO hurricanes and made it through the full week- hooray! We went with our good friends Frank & Nicole, and Kevin and Nicole and their two kids Ava and Colin. Aiden loved having friends to play with all week (and so did Mommy and Daddy). He also loved the sand and the ocean this year and had no fears with either. Our week was full of sunshine and was just relaxing and gorgeous. It went by two quick, but we had a lot of fun and grateful for the laughs and time spent with wonderful friends.

Yesterday, (okay really all weekend long) we celebrated Keith's 34th birthday. Sat, Keith and I went to Atlantic City to see a comedian Daniel Tosh and get some great dinner. Then Sunday (his actual birthday) we did a family day going to the movies and Aiden and I made him dinner.

Lastly, it appears we are now learning terrible 2's....hardcore. Our sweet, pretty obedient boy left us somewhere along the way and has turned into a boy who cries or gets mad (sometimes hits or yells) when he doesn't get his way. The last week has been definitely the trying part of parenting. He has never acted like this before so it's getting the best of us and making us exhausted...not to mention he also has learned the art of prolong bedtime. Everyone says it's a phase (as a parent you learn to hate that phrase), this is one I hope passes quickly and our sweet obedient boy comes back soon.

Mini Vacation

We had a mini vacation this past weekend heading to Dutch Wonderland and staying overnight to go to Day Out with Thomas. Aiden loved both and we all had some great family time, laughing and giggling a lot. It made Keith's father's day and we hope all the Dad's out there enjoyed their day as much as he did.

Aiden did great at the rides at Dutch Wonderland, even though we'd ask him if wanted to do a ride and he say no. He would keep saying again, smiling and laughing. And of course, Day out with Thomas was his favorite! We did it once before in November, but it was nice to experience without being bundled up! Below are some pics of Dutch Wonderland and the next post down has Thomas pics. Enjoy!

First picture with Thomas of the weekend


Getting ready for his first spin



Having fun driving with Daddy...we'll see if it's the same in another 14 yrs- LOL

With Mommy

With Daddy

Giddy Up! An Amish at heart

Driving the monster truck...a pro

Working the bulldozzer

Riding the boat with Mommy and Daddy

Aiden is a bit scared we'll crush him

Day Out with Thomas Pics

Pics from Day out with Thomas!

Excited and waiting for Thomas

We see Thomas puffing down the track!

Family Photo with Thomas

Hanging with Sir Topham Hat

Riding Thomas!

Looking out the window!

Trying out the cranky cars...and doing well!

Riding the small Thomas now

Sleeping the way to end the weekend!

It's Summertime...unofficially

May seemed to just blow through without much thought and now I'm looking at my calendar and it's already the 2nd day of June, we have already had a heatwave, and Memorial Day has past. Crazy.

First of all, Keith and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary on May 22nd- very low key with just going out to dinner, but it was nice to get out and spend some time having adult conversations without a 2 1/2 yr old opinion :). We also had a nice (but what turned into VERY BUSY) Memorial Day hanging out with great friends and seeing family. Although months past quickly and we have so much to do, I enjoy the time spent with family and friends in our lives.

Aiden has enjoyed the last month with going to the carnival (he got to ride "Thomas" there) at our local hospital, playing with his water table (again finally!) and having play dates with our friends. He's also had a bit of a rough month with a trip to the doctors for what appears to be some hair loss (we notice his hair has thinned on top, but the doctor isn't concerned although they're running some test to be safe) and a trip to the ER for what is probably a peanut allergy.

Today we stopped by the pool and he is totally going to be my water rat. Even though it was 80 degrees and the water was cool (especially if you weren't moving around) he loved it, laughing, splashing, kicking and dunking his face in. It was great to see him enjoying it so much as last year he looked so unsure. We have now deemed Thursday afternoons/evening family night...hopefully at the pool for the rest of the summer.

We hope every has a wonderful summer with family and friends and enjoy all the moments of sunshine, laughter and love!

Mandy Gets Married...

The Bride and Groom- Henry and Amanda Buchholz

Well now I have no single 1st cousins left- my cousin Amanda got married last week. LOL! The oldest of my 2 first cousins, she married a great guy name Henry....and a CPA no less. The day was beautiful, full of sunshine and warmth and after the "tragedies" leading up the wedding she deserved it! Here are some pics to enjoy as my family continually expands!

The female cousins (minus Lindsay) and their Moms. This would include my Mom and Aunt's first cousins and their girls. My mom's generations were like sisters and we were all raised to be like 1st cousins, very close

Cousins (missing Scott, Ryan, and Lindsay)

My brother, sister in law and Amanda

Us girls (and Rob) chilling on the bus

The bridal party

Sammie and her oldest cutie- Rob

Me and My love- hard to believe it'll be 7 years on May 22nd!

Playdates, Sunshine, and Easter Blessings

First of all hoping everyone had a wonderful Easter filled with blessings and celebrating that Christ has Risen.

So we have been taking advantage of the warm weather and sunshine (which I know it April hasn't been much) the past few weeks. We have spent so much time outside and Aiden is just loving it. In fact he constantly asked to go outside, which we just loving this year. We also have had a few busy weeks.

Last Sunday, Aiden and I got together with one of our great friends Tracy Perillo and her adorable little boy Sam for a playdate. We went to the Please Touch Museum and the boys just had so much fun. I personally think it's great and truly amazing to watch Sam and Aiden play together as they are a 3rd generation of friends. Being that Aiden's Poppi & Nonni (aka Keith's Parents) and Sam's grandparents (aka Dave's parents) have been friends for what seems like forever (I think it might be 35-40 yrs). So of course, Dave and Keith grew up and hanging out together on various occasions...Then the wives met- LOL. Tracy and I met right about the time we both got engage (we were engaged within a week or two) and became friends and experience a lot together. Now the boys are going through the occasional get togethers and seem to be very excited to see each other...both were calling the other's name throughout our date.

Then, Keith and I got to escape away over night the Inner Harbor, kid free. It was the first time, that we had some overnight Mommy and Daddy time since Aiden was born. We had a great time hanging out together and sightseeing. Of course, Friday was a messy and rainy day, so that was a bit of a downer, but didn't slow us down. As much as we loved our alone time, it was nice to come back home to our little boy who completes our family. It's funny how we both missed him.

Our Easter was great too, filled with a day of family and celebrating. We started the day with Aiden finding his Easter Basket...of course our kid was more excited to find toys and fruit in his basket, instead of chocolate. We then had an Easter Egg hunt and Aiden found the eggs that the Bunny hide and more exciting had money in them. We then met up with the Giosa's attending church and then having brunch. Aiden loved hanging out with his big cousins Natalie and Marc. He's just so excited and happy to be with them. We then moved on to my family and Aiden got to play with his Grammie and Aunt Stacey. Of course, Aiden also got spoiled by his grandparents and aunts and uncles.

Here are some pics over the last few days- Enjoy!

Here's some pics to enjoy!