Happy Father's Day

I don't even know where to begin to convey the love I have for my father. He is simply, my hero! He is my strength, my rock, my everything. My father has taught me about honesty, integrity and most of all, he has made me the person I am today. So, dad, I may not say it often enough, but I love you and I am the luckiest girl in the world to have had you as my father!! I found this poem that speak about dads...I loved it so much, I have posted it here....to all the father's I know, Happy Father's Day!!!

What Makes a Dad

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,

He called it ... Dad

My babies turned 10 the other day....

It seems like yesterday when I was the mother of two very young children when I suspected that I was prego again. I thought to myself, yes, three children would be nice. I think I could handle three. I scheduled my OB appointment for a my first pre-natal visit. I remember sitting back on the exam table and my doctor at the time was doing the first sonogram to determine gestation. It was an internal sonogram...fun!! Dr. Jackson looked at me, then the screen and then back at me again and said, "I have to tell you something". At that moment, my heart sank cause I had a miscarriage a few years back that was absolutely devastating. She then turned the monitor toward me and said those magic words..."there are two babies!!" and I said "what?????!!!!!!" Yes, I was pregnant with TWINS!! Double the blessings!! My original due date was July 12, but John Anthony and Ryan Michael arrived on June 14th at 5:10 and 5:11 a.m. I am truly blessed to be the proud mother of four beautiful boys!!! I am in no way saying that life is easy, but I wouldn't have it any other way!! So to my sweet, sweet boys, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! You are finally in the double digits!!! I love you both very much and I am so proud of the little men you have become!!!!!! Keep reaching for the stars!!! xoxoxoxoxoxox

I am an Aunt Again!!

Meghan Kathleen was born on Friday, June 4th weighing in at 7 lbs, 1 ounce! She is the most beautiful baby! This is #3 for my brother and Trisha. They already have two amazing daughters who will be THE best big sisters. It's times like these that I miss my brother and his family more than words can express. When I got the news that Meghan arrived, I cried both tears of joy and sadness because I knew it would be a long time before I could hold her, kiss her, smell her and just get to know her....I am looking to book a flight some time in August to go visit the family. So, a huge congratulations to my brother and his amazing wife! I love you all and miss you more than you know!!!! Welcome Meghan Kathleen...you cousins in New York cannot wait to meet you!! xoxoxoxox

Sunday morning in Montauk

This past Sunday, Pete and I decided to drive out to Montauk for lunch and a day of relaxing by the beach. When we got out there however, the weather did not want to cooperate. So, we decided to have an early lunch at O'Murphy's. For those of you who have never been, O'Murphy's has the BEST mussels I have ever tasted!!! Seriously!!! They are that good...so good in fact that we drove 1 1/2 hours to get some! We walked the beach some and then we took the ferry over to shelter island and then hopped over to Greenport on the north fork. We ate Oysters on the half shell at Claudios..such a nice relaxing day with my honey!

My karate kids - BLUE BELTS!!!!!!

April 23rd...John and Ryan took their belt tests. They are now officially Blue Belts!!! They did great! They knew all of their combinations and they even broke boards for their test. I have to say that they have the BEST karate instructors...Sensei Chris and Ryan....Thank you for everything! Here's to the upcoming competition in June...Go Shaolin!!!!!

Baseball Season 2010!!!

John, Ryan and Kevin are all playing baseball this year. They love it!!! Not to be bias or anything, but they are pretty darn good! John and Ryan play on the same team, the Dodgers, with the 9 year olds. Kevin, for the first time, wanted to play. He is on the Marlins, the 11 year old. Kevin would not let me take pictures of him....AT ALL...I guess he is just too 'cool' for that. On the other hand, here are some pictures of The Dodgers...who at this point in the season are in 2nd place!!

NYPD's finest!!!!!

Back In October, Pete was involved, for the first time in his career, in a shooting. It was a very scary time for all of us, an emotional time for him. He and his partner came across an armed robbery. So as not to bore you with all the details, just know that he and his partner are ok. Both Pete and his partner were awarded "Cop of the Year" on March 24th. It was a beautiful church ceremony followed by the award ceremony. I am so proud of you Pete!!! Here are a few pictures from that day!