birthday number six

happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you.
happy birthday dear matthew, happy birthday to you!

talk about being a bad girlfriend, but here i am posting this three days late! lol my wonderful boyfriend, matthew turned twenty seven this past sunday (march twenty fifth) the night before, or i suppose early the day of, around one in the morning, i baked cupcakes for him! i set aside four that i frosted and then decorated. i put them in a container, stuck a note on top and left them on his chair in the computer room for him to find when he woke up. once all of that happened, we made our way over to cora, which is a breakfast and lunch restaurant. we met up with the rest of my family, and after an hour wait, our tables were finally ready! the selection was great, and the plates/servings were huge! i would highly recommend it over places like denny's! (and their potatoes that come with the bacon are ah-mah-zing!) after eating, we went into the mall where matthew picked out a new cologne that i bought for him (hugo boss orange man - smells awesome!) we finished his birthday night off with some family time at home, and ordered pizza from boston pizza! so here is too an amazing year.. filled with love, happiness and dreams coming true! happy birthday boo! <3

myself with the birthday boy, back in february <3

seven months old

every month that alessia turns older, i cringe a little inside! haha i just want her to stay a baby and like this forever. i really would love it! (the newborn and baby stage is my favourite!) that being said.. i am a few days late on this post, as alessia turned seven months old on the eighteenth, but late is better then never! at seven months (five and a half adjusted) alessia now weighs 13lbs 6oz! she is growing and getting bigger each day! since her sixth month she has started making new noises and "talking", got into the fake coughing phase to get your attention, found her feet and is always grabbing them and holding them, had her first walk outside and in a maya wrap, and also got to experience her first movie in the theatre, first playgroup and her first time in the exersaucer! and how could i forget! she sat up all on her own today for a good ten seconds! it was the definite highlight of my day =) much love to my baby girl <3

sitting up all on my own!

a new play group

i took the kids out today, to a play group that is located at the huntington hills community association and is sponsored by the parent link centre. because of this, that means that all of the programs that are offered there are free of charge, and they also provide snacks for the kids and parents! i really wish i had known about it a lot sooner, considering it is right by our house and they have the parents and tot program/play group every tuesday from 1:30 to 3:00 (and you can't beat it being free!) i definitely would have been taking matteo there from the time he was a baby! but i'm so glad we finally found out about it and get to attend now! (they also have a baby and me program/play group every thursday from 1:30 to 3:00 that i will probably check out as well!) since it is close by, and the weather has been nicer we took a walk over there. i strapped matteo into the stroller and put alessia into our maya wrap (our first time taking her for a walk outside and using it!) it would have been a lot better walk if it weren't for the damn wind! that made it cold! but luckily we made it there within 10-15 minutes, so it wasn't too bad. and alessia really enjoyed being in the wrap!

once we got there, we signed in and matteo immediately went to work, scoping out all of the toys. he really enjoyed (and spent most of his time) with the wooden building blocks. its a really cute play room that they have, with several different stations, different toys, a reading nook, an arts and crafts table, a changing table/quiet room, and a play mat for the babies. they provided coffee and water for the parents, as well as water and snacks for the kids (today's snack was fruit gummies) when it was time to leave, matteo had a bit of a melt down, as he definitely didn't want to put all the blocks away and leave.. but that just proves that he really enjoyed it. i'm sure after a couple of visits, he will do a lot better when it comes time to leave. it was a great way to spend a few hours and to get out of the house and we will definitely be coming back every tuesday! much love <3

 

 

 

the st. patricks day clover that matteo made!

my favourite boys

my sister-in-law posted this picture tonight on facebook of my little boy, matteo and my boyfriend, matthew. it is by far one of my favourite pictures ever, and after seeing it, it compelled me to write a blog post! these two are two of the most important people in my life, and definitely my two favourite boys! they mean the absolute world to me and i would definitely be lost without then. each and every day they bring a new meaning to the word love and family. i am so proud to have matteo as my son, and matthew as my bestfriend and boyfriend. each and every day is a new adventure with them, in so many different ways. i grow and learn from both of them, and seeing them interact with each other is definitely one of the highlights of my day. this picture was taken at my dad's birthday party, and we definitely didn't even realize that they would be matching until the day of! haha (but it is super cute, nonetheless) i am so blessed to have such a smart, beautiful, funny, sweet and cuddly little man, and just as blessed to have such an even smarter, good looking, funny, caring and loving man in my life. i love you both so much <3

happy birthday dr. seuss

one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish - in honour of dr. seuss' birthday, here are a few of my favourite quotes by the famous author!

“don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”

“you know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” 

“today you are you, that is truer than true. there is no one alive who is youer than you.” 

“sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”