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Summer Fun @ Grammy Linda's

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Disneyland Adventures

Evelyn LOVES everything Disney and since we have annual passes we've been trying to take the kids quite a bit. Here's just a couple of pictures of her having fun while at California Adventure =)

Maddie's Birthday

Well, every year Maddie's birthday falls amid chaos. It's usually within the last couple days of school or first couple days of summer. This year it was the day after school let out and we actually had closing day ceremonies for baseball/softball on her birthday. So on the last day of school she had cupcakes with her classmates and on her birthday she received the news that she made the All Star Softball Team yet again this year.

Final Lunch of the 5th Grade!

On the last day of 5th grade parents were invited to have a picnic with their students. So we picked up some Subway and joined Joe on his final day of elementary school. Stephen and I are amazed at how fast the time went! Where on earth did the last six years of elementary school go?? Congratulations Joseph!!!


Joseph & Mrs. Coelho....she's laughing because she's finally use to his monkey business!

Talent Show ~2010~

Madison participated in the school talent show again this year. She decided to sing (surprise, surprise) "You belong with me" by Taylor Swift. She did great (I know my opinion is a little biased). It's amazing how she lights up when she's onstage in front of a crowd. She performed at the talent show and in front of the entire school at their final flag ceremony of the year. We are so proud of her =)

Opening Day Ceremonies

Madison with her trophy for Hit-A-Thon Champion, Girls Softball 8 & Under Division


Coach & his girl with her trophy


Joseph & Madison (a rare, no fighting, I'll pretend to like you moment...LOL)


Dad & his ball playing monkeys =)

Beautiful Rainbow

A couple of weeks ago, Steve was able to take a picture of this beautiful rainbow outside of his office as the sun was coming up.

Evelyn turns 2!!!

To celebrate Evelyn's big day we followed our tradition and took her to Disneyland for the 1st time =) We had a wonderful time and she loved every minute of our trip. Here are a few pictures.

Football

Well....it was a long and exhausting season, especially with both older kids playing. Joseph's team made it to the playoffs and did amazing! Unfortunately, they lost the championship game by less than one yard in overtime =( Finishing in Second place was still great!!!!

Legoland

Some of our Best Friends came to California for a visit. We were able to visit for one fun filled day at Legoland. Here are a few pictures from our all to short visit.

Happy Halloween

Joe & Maddie's Football Schedules

Saturday, October 17th
Joe- 1:30pm @ Diamond Valley Lake (Win)(1-0)

Thursday, October 22nd
Maddie- 5:30pm @ Valley-Wide (Win 25-7)(1-0)
Joe- 6:30pm @ Diamond Valley Lake (Win 18-7) (2-0)

Saturday, October 24th
Both teams had games this day but we were unable to attend.
Maddie- (Win) (2-0)
Joe- (Win) (3-0)

Thursday, October 29th
Joe- 6:30pm @ Valley-Wide (Win) (4-0)

Saturday, October 31st
Maddie- 10:00am @ Searl Sports Park (Loss 20-6)(2-1)

Wednesday, November 4th
Joe- 6:30pm @ Valley-Wide (Win 37-0)(5-0)

Thursday, November 5th
Maddie- 5:30pm @ Valley-Wide (Win 20-0)(3-1)

Saturday, November 7th
Joe- 1:00pm @ Diamond Valley Lake (Loss 12-7)(5-1)

Tuesday, November 10th
Maddie- 6:30pm @ Valley-Wide (Loss 21-6)(3-2)

Thursday, November 12th
Joe- 6:30pm @ Valley-Wide (Win 24-0)(6-1)

Saturday, November 14th
Joe- 11:00am @ Searl Sports Park (Loss 12-0)(6-2)

Wednesday, November 18th
Maddie – 5:30pm @ Valley-Wide (Win 6-0)(4-2)
Joe- 6:30pm @ Valley-Wide (Win 18-12)(7-2)

Saturday, November 21st
Maddie- 9:00am @ Searl Sports Park (Loss 38-0)(4-3)
Joe- 12 noon @ Searl Sports Park (Win 24-7)(8-2)

Monday, November 23rd
Maddie- 5:30pm @ Valley-Wide (Loss 18-0)(4-4)

Tuesday, December 1st
Joe- 6:30pm @ Valley-Wide (Win 26-0)(9-2)

Wednesday, December 2nd
Maddie- 5:30pm @ Valley-Wide

Saturday, December 5th
Maddie- 10:00am @ Diamond Valley Lake
Joe- 1:00pm @ Diamond Valley Lake

Flag Football 2009

Well it's that time of the year again. Flag football season is upon us with a vengeance. Both Joseph and Madison are playing this year. Between the two of them we are at football 5 to 6 days a week right now. Joseph's team, Trojans, already played their first game this past Saturday against the Bears and won 25-0. It was a great game and Joe played great! Madison's team has not received their schedules yet so they are still hard at work with practice 3 days a week. Tonight her coach worked her as the team's Quarterback and decided he wants to keep her there for a while since she is currently better than any of the boys on her team =) Here is a short video of her at practice. As soon as I download my pictures from my camera I'll post some from Joseph's game.

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Happy 10th Birthday Joseph

It is so hard to believe that 10 years ago today we were in the hospital welcoming Joseph into the world. When you're a kid and someone tells you that time only goes faster once you become an adult, they weren't kidding! The last 10 years have gone by in almost a blur. I am having a difficult time dealing with the fact that I now have a 10 year old child.....partly because that means that my 30th birthday is 4 months away =( Anyways, Joseph is very excited to no longer be in the single digit birthdays and of course being 10 now puts him 6 years away from driving....LOL!


Here is a picture of Joseph's birthday dinner. His actual party will be on Saturday and I'll try to post those pictures some time next week.

In Loving Memory of an American Hero

On September 7, 2009, my uncle, Robert James Barone, passed away. He served two tours in Viet Nam and was the recipient of two Purple Hearts among many other commendations. There are not sufficient enough words to describe what an amazing person he was or to measure the true amount of loss from his passing. One poem from his Rosary service comes close though......

"God saw you were getting tired and a cure was not to be, so He wrapped his arms around you and whispered "Come home with me." With tearful eyes we watched you suffer, and watched you fade away, although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, a determined spirit was at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us "He only takes the Best." ~Unknown~

BOBBY WILL ALWAYS BE ONE OF THE "LEGENDS" IN OUR LIVES!