Letter to my FIVE year old Addalyn.

To my beautiful five year old,

                WOW.... I cannot believe you are five.  Your first birthday was a tough one and five is another rough one because it marks you getting ready for a new adventure in heading off to school.  It's so funny, when I was in the trenches of those first months that you were a newborn being sleep deprived, learning what it was like to take care of a REAL human.... five seemed like an eternity away.  I remember my co-worker had a son that was going to kindergarten right after you were born and him saying, "this will you before you know it".... but I didn't believe him.  

                Now here we are.  You have grown into the coolest person I know.  You are sassy but not in a bratty way, in a way which shouts your personality and gives way to the confidence within yourself that you have.  YOU.CRACK.ME.UP.  You are so funny, goofy, loving, and caring all wrapped in to one.  I love watching you dance.  Everytime I watch you I get a little teary eyed, not because I'm sad, but SO proud (or your faces are so stinking funny or you are shaking your booty so hard that I'm laughing so hard my eyes tear).  You really still are not to big into school... you have other things you want to see and do.  This is something that we are going to have to work on this year.  Being social and making people laugh is more your thing.  You are so creative, numbers and letters just aren't on your radar!  You also make up the funniest songs.... you are constantly singing... it's a little shaky at the moment but the words are what is the best part!  You sing the randomest things and you sing VERY loud...love it.

             You are beyond caring.  You are very sensitive and make sure to take care of your brother, the dogs, your friends.  You are great about cleaning, using your manners, and (most of the time) doing the right things.

               Right now you have such an interest in heaven and have lots of questions about it.  I love how your catholic preschool has already sparked a spiritual interest in you.  The other day you were asking me about heaven and what people do up there all day.  I told you I was not sure but it was magical what ever it is.... you told me you can't wait to go and that you are going to drink coffee 

alllllll day long!

               Happy 5th Birthday!  I love you so much and cannot wait to see what this year brings.  

Love you most!

              

FIVE YEAR OLD STATS:

Height:

Weight: 46 Pounds

Eyes:  Dark green, just like your dads

Hair: Long, light brown

Favorite Food: Chicken nuggets, fries, sandwiches, eggs, anything sweet, fruits, veggies

Favorite Song: Call Me Maybe- Carly Rae Jepson 

Favorite Movie: Frozen 

Addalyn and Angelo recently celebrated their 1st and 3rd birthday.  To say time flies would be an understatement.  So much has changed in the last year.  Feel so lucky each and every day for our family and amazing friends.

Addalyn has become an actual "kid".  She is funny, goofy, and never fails to amaze me with her heart and old soul.  Just today she said, "Please help me get dressed, baby".  Her favorite dance is her, "I'm shaking my booty dance."  She loves to sing, dance, and entertain us.  She is so good with her brother and they constantly are making each other laugh.  I still can't believe that she hasn't displayed jealousy AT ALL this year.  She is really starting to get into Barbies and babies.  My heart melts watching her get older and wiser.  Love that little girl!

Angelo, Angelo, Angelo.  What can I say!!??!?  We are so happy to have you as a part of our family.  You are the happiest, cheesiest little guy!  It never fails that we walk into your room and you greet us with the biggest smile.  I could just eat your cheeks because you are so stinking cute.  You started to walk right at 1 and have a huge mouthful of teeth!  At your one year appointment you weighed in at 26 lbs (90th Percentile).  You are a big boy to say the least.  You love your sister so much... you laugh at any and everything she does.  I'm guessing that will change this year.... but I love watching her make you laugh!  I still LOVE that your first word was, "Mama".  You still aren't saying, "Dada" tooooo much.  GOOD BOY!  You have grown SOOO much this past year.  We can't wait to watch you grow this year and start to see your personality really come through!  Love love you!

We had a big western birthday party to celebrate filled with LOTS of amazing friends and family!  Uncle Andrew even surprised the kids with two pony's!  What a great uncle!  So much love at the party!  So happy that so many people could help celebrate our two favorite kiddos!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have so much to be thankful this year....between our beautiful new baby boy and our amazing new house.  We have the best friends and family ever.....Love you all!  Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and didn't eat too much!

Addalyn's First Dance Class!

Such a BIG day for Addalyn (OK, MOM).  Addalyn had her very first dance class and did great.  As she was walking off she said, "BYE, MOMMY!"  So adorable!  She got ready with her friend Macy and had class with her other friend Kylee.  She is growing up so fast and it is so darn fun.  Love you Addalyn!  Thanks for making my day!

Angelo's Sip and See Shower

         We were so lucky to have our friends throw us an amazing shower on Saturday, June 18th, 2011.  A HUGE "Thank You" to my friends Jodi, Cari, and Leah for making the day such a huge success.  It was so nice to have my best friend and Angelo's Godmother, Jodi, come into town from New York...we only wish she could have stayed longer!  Even though the day was VERY hot, it was so cool to see so many of our friends and family (and ALL of their kids) and to show off our new little guy.
There was about 25 kids under the age of 4....crazy!
 Another big surprise was seeing Anthony's best friend, Tyler, and his wife, Megan in from Iowa.  They had a little girl one day after Angelo was born so it was fun to have Baby Norah and Angelo meet for the first time.  We are going to have to keep those two separated one day if they are at all like their parents! It was crazy seeing old friends from high school and college with their kids now....the little ones have definitely multiplied since we had Addalyn!

         Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to the shower, we had an amazing time and appreciate you all so much!

He's Here!!! Anthony Angelo Antonucci IV

He's here, he's here!  We are so excited to welcome our new little boy, Anthony Angelo Antonucci IV!  After a long day of moving, I started to feel contractions and pain.  Late in the day (May 21st, Addalyn's birthday) we decided to head to the doctor to check it out.  After monitoring my contractions and running tests, they found out that I was once again passing kidney stones.  Atleast they held off until 38 weeks this time!  The next day we decided to have surgery on May 23rd to deliver our little man.  He was born at 7:55 AM coming in at 7lbs 1oz, 19 inches long. 

He is a great sleeper and little boy so far.  Addalyn loves helping out with her little brother.  She loves to give him kisses, feed him, and put his pacifier in his mouth.  She calls him "Baby" and wakes up and immediately asks where he is.  Not going to lie, we are a little surprised by how good Addalyn has been with him....it will probably be a different story once he starts getting into her things.  We still can't decide who he looks like.  He doesn't really look like Addalyn did when she was born and seems to be a mix between Anthony and I.  Daddy took week off after we returned from the hospital and has been responsible for all feedings while on vaca.  We have had literally a MILLION conversations around what we are going to call the little dude....calling him Anthony has been a little more difficult than we thought it would be.  We are debating between Anthony and Angelo and will be making a decision this weekend.  WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY LITTLE MAN....WE ADORE YOU ALREADY!

Addalyn Turns 2!

I can't believe my little baby is already 2!  It is crazy to see how much she has changed even in the past couple of weeks.  She is developing a mind of her own.  We didn't get to celebrate her birthday on the actual day because it was moving day and Mommy had to go to the hospital due to kidney stones. :(  I am so glad we got to celebrate the next weekend!  At 2, Addalyn is LOVING Minnie Mouse.  I think she received half of all the Minnie stuff at the Disney Store thanks to Grammy, Mommy, and Daddy.  She just had her 2 year check up and was not a fan but I am glad to report that she is in the 75% percentile in height, weight, and head size.  She is also starting to put together sentences (including Stop It!).  It is never a dull moment in our house and I am so proud of the little girl she is growing up to be.  WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!