Brother time and Baby John

Dominic often insists that I put a blanket down on the ground for the "bebe" and then he lays down with his bear and asks me to put a blanket over all of them. So cute.

He loves using the baby bjorn too, especially during the times that I'm holding John in a sling.

He still loves kissing his baby brother.

The outfits that John is wearing in these next few pictures are from Joe's Mom. I think they are the outfits that Joe wore as a baby...they are just so precious.

Here's to Daniel!

Here is Dominic with his friend, Nate. They both love hugs! So cute....(These are all about 1 month old....)

Lots of love for and from Daniel!

3 new videos!

Here are some videos of John smiling and hanging out in the swing noticing the mirror above him.

Fr. Cassian and Fr. Clement

Fr. Cassian and Fr. Clement from the monastery in Italy (where Joe worked) happened to be in this area for a couple of days! Can you believe it? And they graced us with their presence for dinner. What a special occasion! John Cassian was able to be with the priest he is named after (pictured above with the beard) and the priest who baptized him....both who normally reside in Italy. What a special treat. We were so thankful! Here are a couple pics of them.
Dominic was sleeping during the pics, so he missed out:( But he was pretty nervous around them anyway....I think that beard was a little too different for him.

Inside the House

above: living room from view of dining rm. front door is ahead on left.

view of kitchen from dining rm

view of kitchen and family rm ahead as you walk in from the garage

view of dining room from kitchen

view of kitchen from family room.

family room (next to kitchen), we will use that desk ahead for Joe.

another view of family room, and you can see our 2nd desk. kitchen is to the right.

odd, but spacious bathroom

master bedroom

guest room...i love the windows on both walls:)

Future Dominic's room

Future John's room

View of living room (front room) from entrance.

Fireplace on left and Dominic in the middle:) Dining room is straight ahead, back of room.

Hope you like it. We're open to any suggestions of where things should go!:)

Our new (future) backyard!

There is a pretty good sized patio on the left, but you can't see it all in these pics.

This is the sun room straight ahead, stroller-accessible! :) And fortunately they are going to leave the table and chairs that are already in there!:)