SpRiNg BrEaK!

We had the opportunity to go to Arizona to see my parents and my sis (and her family) for spring break! Here are some photos of our fabulous trip (I will post more soon):

Baby Gianna in Uncle Ed's Arms
The boys go swimming...

All the cousins together for a pic (crazy):

L to R: Ben holding Gianna, Tyler, Theo, Owen, Jack

Monica & Me (holding baby Gia)

Me and Gia:

New Camera

For my Birthday Ed bought me this camera! It's smaller and more compact than our other camera. It's also easy to carry, so I am able to capture special moments without lugging out the big camera. Needless to say, I can't wait to put it to good use (I am planning on carrying it with me EVERYWHERE)........Thanks Ed!

Gianna Marietta Lelakowski

My niece was born March 6th at 11:50 am! She was 5 lbs 12 0z. and 16 1/2 inches long....she was 5 weeks early and has some feeding issues as well as jaundice but we are so thankful for her safe arrival...
We had quite the scare as my sister had a life threatening pregnancy complication called placenta procreta, we are so thankful that she is going to make a full recovery!
Welcome to the family Gianna!

An afternoon at the park.........

We actually caught a nice break in the weather Thursday of last week, so off to the park we went and I remembered to bring the camera:

Jack's 2nd Grade Music Program

Below are photos and a video from Jack's music program 2 weeks ago:

Jack concentrating:
Jack and friend Charlie:

Part of his class:

Mom and Jack (Ben too):

Dad and Jack:

Check out the video (watch it to the very end...Jack accidently hits a note after they are finished and his look is priceless after he realizes what happened):

More painting.....

This time the kitchen got a little color....I really like how it turned out....check it out:

Owen's Haircut

Last week I gave Owen a haircut and managed to turn my baby into a little boy in doing so....

The sucker was a BEFORE the haircut bribe to get him to sit still...it really didn't work!

The Boo boo under his eye is from when he ran into a coffee table four days prior to these pics! He was fine and we glued the cut closed. It has healed so well and is almost gone now as you can see in the pics below....
And here is our big boy with his new 'Do':