Abigail has arrived!!!!

Our latest addition to the family, Abigail Lally made her debut on Nov. 3 at 1:46A.M.
We are so blessed and she is of course, as the little kids say, "adorable".
She weighed in at 8lbs and 7oz. and was 21 1/2 in. long. Marla did a great job and gave 1 good push and out she came. The doctor and nurses were truly amazed as we all were.
We have tried to help out as much as we can with the little ones. They love their new sister but need some attention too. Marla is tired and needs rest so if we can help a bit we are trying.
I can't think of anything that is more rewarding than having grandchildren. Victor and I when we are not with the kids, all we do is talk about all 4 of them!
I will try and post pix as soon as I can. I need Meredith or Joe to help refresh my memory on getting pix from my camera to this computer.
Happy Thanksgiving to all....I know that I am truly blessed and could not want for 1 thing in my life...I have it all. I've won the lottery 4 times already! It doesn't get any better.

Day Out for Mom's...

It's hard to believe that my baby is 29 and a mother! It seems like yesterday that I was pushing her around in a stroller.
It's Saturday, Oct.6, and Meredith and I went with our good friends Gwen and Emily to the St. James Art Festival. Believe it or not, it was in the high 90's....very humid! We began our day at IHop for breakfast and Danielle joined us. She had to go to class and could not spend the afternoon with us. We finished a good breakfast and headed over the River. The crowd was huge! Although we did not have the "find" of the day, we did get the cutest Christmas ornaments.
It was nice to spend time together with the girls and just hang out. We are blessed to have such good friends and now what a joy to watch them as mom's.
We returned home to find Sam waking up from a good, long nap and happy to see us.
He was ready for his mom to hold him and nurse.
Another day for the memory books and greatful that we recognize the blessings that we have.
Maybe next year it will be cooler! Looking forward to sweatshirt weather and colorful leaves.

A Little R and R for Mamo and Papa!

Hey All,
Came down to sunny Fla. last Sat.. to spend some "quality time" with my hubby.
We've had a good time just hanging out and doing not a lot of anything. We did go into Daytona as we always do to eat and went to Mass at St. Pauls....what a treat. The music there was awesome. Flute, piano and my favorite, the cello. We walked in to the beautiful Bascillica to the heavenly sounds of Amazing Grace. We had a very awesome experience, lit a few candles for special intentions and then off to dinner. We ate at Carraba's and oh, not good for my diet! We had a nice quiet evening, back to the condo to rest and enjoy the rest of the weekend
I'll be ready to get home on Thursday to see my babies. I can't help it, they are addicting! I miss them. Marla and the kids are picking me up at the airport and Meredith and Sam are coming over to have lunch with us at my house. Should be lots of fun.
Victor starts his first day of preschool tomorrow....I can't believe it. sure hope he has a good time. I'm eager to see him in this setting. He tells everyone that he is going to his new school, "Lady"......(Our Lady of Perpetual Help) How sweet.

Papa Returns Home!

Sam loves his Papa...he lights up when he is in the room!

"I'm Not Tired Mamo!"

After some fun time in the yard while Maddie was napping...nothing sweeter!

Snack Time with Maddie Sparkles!

Maddie loves her snacks...and Kitty too!

Bath Time at Mamo's!

Helping out Mommy and Daddy just a bit, and a "flash from the past" for me. I always bathed my kids when they were little in the kitchen sink...Sam loves it!