Believe in the Fairies
Who make dreams come true.
Believe in the wonder,
The stars and the moon.
Believe in the magic,
From Fairies above.
They dance on the flowers,
And sing songs of love.
And if you just believe,
And always stay true,
The Fairies will be there,
To watch over you!

We have been working on this house for 5, yes that's right 5 years. The first dig was Oct 5th 2001. I actually have a photo some where to document the day. Not much happened there for a while. Once Ed dug the dirt away from the house the basement stopped flooding. He has been working on the house daily for the last couple of months or so. My dream is that the babies will be moved out of the dining room before they move on to twin beds. Any thing after that will be a bonus. I always wonder how my mother in law raised five kids in this house. BUT then she didn't have Harley. - Harley is a good dog. She's just BIG!

Here are some photos of Michael and Nicole helping Daddy.

Michael is just so curious. He has to check out every little thing. Oh, I don't know if you can tell he's holding onto a spoon. I don't know why. He's been walking around with a spoon for the last week or so. He's got them hidden all over the house. Go figure! I'm off to see what to make for dinner. Patti

New Family member

Meet the Newest member of our family. This is Faith.

My great niece. I think that's what she would be called.

My niece Junes daughter.

Faith Aponte

April 24, 2006 3:11 pm

7 lbs 3 oz. 19 in.

Patti

af·fir·ma·tion

n. Something declared to be true; a positive statement or judgment.

The first time I realized that we were parents and that everything was going to be different now.
Oddly enough it wasn’t the nightly feedings, or the lack of sleep. I remember the first time it hit me. The babies were nine months old. Daddy had a interview coming up for a new job. Money was tight and we couldn’t afford to get his hair cut. A hair cut was only $15. That was a days worth of formula. We just couldn’t spend any money on ourselves. Everything went to the babies.
So, for the first time in 13 years Daddy was going to let me cut his hair. I’ve asked him to let me cut it a few times. I’ve been cutting my own for years. He’s always said, “No, you need a licence to cut cut hair, and a drivers licence doesn't count.” It really didn’t bother me. I’ve only cut a mans hair once and that was at least 15 years ago. And to tell you the truth Uncle Roberts hair looked dreadful. I very excitedly went to get the scissors and comb.
This is when it hit. This was when I realized that our life has changed. The only comb I could find was the babies comb. Not just any comb, but a caterpillar comb. I don’t know why I found it so funny. But let me tell you I have never laughed so hard is all my life. You know, that pee your pants, hiccups for hours after kind of laugh. It felt so good. I should also say that it was the best damn hair cut I’ve ever given.



This was part of a digital scrapbooking page I did.
Patti

Well Hello Everyone.
Here we are with our first post on our first blog. What to say? Oh, what to say? I hope that we can keep up with the posting. Maybe Ed and I can take turns keeping you updated on the babies and the house.
The babies are doing great. They are just so amazing. Look forward to tons of pictures.
Ed is finally making progress on the house. He's been laying a lot of block. He's trying to do a few every night, if possible. Those things are heavy! I just wanted to say thank you Uncle Ray for all your help. I don't know what we would do with out you.
Here is a picture of us on Easter. I know it's not a great picture, but it's the only one I have with all of us together.
I'm looking forward to writing some more later. I have to go and figure out what to make the babies for lunch.
Patti