New happenings

Abby earned a silver medal for the first grade spelling bee.

She was very pleased and so are we.

Sarah ready for a smoocher.

Now, she is really getting into it.

Abby turned Seven

I can hardly believe Abby is seven years old.

She is such a joy to our family. She always has a hug or a kiss waiting for us. She can't get enough of them. She loves her little brother and baby sister. She loves for people to be happy and will do what she can to help them be so. She can really help out mother a lot now, especially with Sarah and her needs. She loves to make Sarah and Daniel laugh, and well, just about anyone she can make laugh brings her delight.

She is doing very well in school and was student of the month last month. Her name was in the paper and everything. She really likes math and her reading has really taken off.

She got a new bike from Meme and Paca.

I think she had a pretty good day.

We love you, Abby. We are ever so happy you are part of our family.

Spring Break

We took a two day vacation during Abby's spring break. We went to the Jacksonville Zoo about an hour away for the first day. Then went to our hotel to stay in a suite. We went across the street to eat pizza. And then the pool was not heated, so we just used the hot tub. It all worked out. Oh, Frank got to stay in the room with Sarah so she could sleep. So he missed some of the fun, but I think he liked it that way.

The kids waiting for their pizza. Dan got a toy truck from the zoo.

The Dinosaur "Dino-A-Live" attraction at the zoo. The dinosaurs moved and made sounds like real ones.

Daniel and Abby got to feed the giraffes.

The next day we went shopping for a short while then headed to the beach. If Sarah wasn't so tired, we would have stayed all day.

Sarah liked the sand, even if it was in her mouth.

Look at the face! So handsome.

A little bit of Sarah lately.

Don't you just love the leg warmers?

Sometimes she just doesn't want to sit up straight.

Sarah isn't very quiet when she gets tired. In fact she can be louder than Daniel at times, and that is saying a lot. She squeals really high and loud when she gets excited. This isn't her loudest, but it is a normal sound from her.

We finally got a short clip of her clapping. This is her big feat as late. She won't crawl. She has decided there is no need since all she has to do is look at Meme or Paca and hold her arms out to them and she gets picked up. But she is getting a little closer to crawling. I saw her use her toes today to move a half inch forward on the floor today, but then she got upset because she just couldn't reach what she wanted. All and all, she is happy and healthy. She is so fun to have around because she smiles at everything. Oh, and she is adorable too.

The Adventure of Dan II

No, this wasn't just a funny moment of Dan wearing a box on his head. It was actually stuck. Makes a dad proud.
This is Dan's alter persona-Super Dan! He's loud. He's messy. He's near impossible to get to settle down. Come to think of it, that's his regular persona as well. So much for his secret identity

Look what I found

The 2010 balloon festival raised nearly $8 for the Chapped Lips Prevention Foundation. Another successful year.

Alas, Christmas at the Gingerbread house ended in tragedy.

The Aiello children Christmas 2010. This may be the last year my kids do not talk like hicks.

Sarah in Christmas Pj's. I think she out grew them by the end of the day.

Roe's birthday cake. Each candle represents 13.2 years. Don't ask.

We are in need of an update, please.

Hello, All. I haven't updated for a while, but our camera has been on the frits and Frank's job opportunities have been dragging out a while. So I wanted to have it all settled before I wrote again. Having explained a little, here is our update:

Frank now has a job and we are so grateful. It is not his dream job, but a decent paying job for now. He works for a Target distribution frozen food center. Unfortunately, he does not get a Target discount because he is actually working for a contracted company. He is working the shipping shift which is noon until 8 pm. They are open on Sunday and so he currently has to leave church early for work. The hardest part is that he is young men's president in our ward, so he has to leave at the beginning of young men's class on this current shift. Please everyone pray for him to get a better schedule or better yet a better job all together. However, we are not complaining. He is just happy to have a job and be busy all week again.

And me? I am busy too. I have made myself at home in our new ward. I am a Relief Society instructor, I work on the small activity committee and I just started an exercise class that meets three times a week. And if that isn't enough, I decided to be a consultant for a really fun company called Thirty-One. The company's name is based on Proverbs 31, the virtuous woman. I am really excited.

A friend told me I should take a picture with my new consultant box, so I decided it sounded fun. It was even more fun to open it.

Here is to my new adventure.

www.mythirtyone.com/kristin76

Abby is loving her first grade class and teacher. She is at the top of her class. She actually enjoys reading now. It started around Christmas time when she got a younger girl's version of Anne of Green Gables (one of my favorites).

Our little Sarah May isn't so little anymore. She is growing faster than our other two did by the time they were seven months old. She sits up like a champ now. She wants to crawl, but can't quite get it yet. She still smiles a lot and talks quite a bit too. The way things are going, she might be loud like Daniel. Well, nothing is as loud as Daniel.

This is a current picture of Daniel. What a character.