jeff, vicky & kira

Catch up

2010-09-25T22:17:00.005-04:00

So...it's been almost a year since we posted. And boy, have our lives changed! On September 16th, we welcomed our darling son Aiden. Our first week at home has been wonderful and Kira is proving to be an awesome big sister.

Things we did during the last year:

Kira completed her first year of preschool and loved it. She participated in dance class last year and was in a recital at the end of the year. Her class performed "Good Ship Lollipop" and was as cute as a class of 3-4 yr olds could be!

We did a lot of traveling last year - Florida, North Carolina, DC (Kira loved the metro!!) and many fun weekends down at the shore.

We welcomed a new brother in law, a niece and two nephews. We are eagerly awaiting our next niece and nephew.

We celebrated joys with our dearest friends and have so many fun memories of this past year. It has been amazing and we hope that the rest of 2010 and years to come are just as wonderful!

What to do on a rainy day?

2009-10-18T20:19:00.004-04:00

The weatherman had threatened a nor'easter (yep, on the 18th of October) . Ended up he was wrong on the snow part, but here is what we did on a rainy day...

and

Hope you all enjoyed your "rainy" day as much as we did.

Sorry about the weird picture order - I don't have the patience to fit this right now.

Easter 2009

2009-04-12T08:32:00.005-04:00

Daniel and Kira hunting for eggs

Wait for me

I didn't do it I swear

Jan 2009

2009-01-17T11:49:00.004-05:00

Jim McKeon and Michael Purdy

Pete Hall and Grandson at his wife's surprise b-day party

Karen Hall and Marie

You did What? I'm not happy about this..

Going to pout now

early christmas present

2008-12-23T19:57:00.003-05:00

We have a whole month to catch up on, pictures to post, things to share...but for now, it's presents to wrap and time with each other to enjoy. From our home to yours - Merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving in NC

2008-11-30T10:53:00.004-05:00

October Catch Up

2008-10-28T19:58:00.012-04:00

October was a busy but fun month for us - at the beginning of the month, we went to Applefest with Tata, Grandpa Nick and the Duker's. The following weekend, Aunt Sa watched Kira while we celebrated our anniversary and had a garage sale. Then it was pumpkin picking with Melody and Amanda and celebrating Jeff's birthday (along with Brooks and Rose (happy day!). Finally, we went to a halloween party last weekend at Sharon & JP's. What a great month! We are all doing well - Kira amuses us every day and exhausts us as she pushes every boundary she can find. She has found some "fun" ways to express herself and is full of challanges but we love every minute of it.

Here are some pictures to enjoy:

Climbing the activity center

It was pretty high - she was scared to go to the bridge when she got to the top but she did it!

The Duker's

face painting!

An artist at work

The final result

Kira and Melody on the hayride

Daddy's costume?

Jeff and Kira at the halloween party

Silly Kira

2008-10-03T21:14:00.003-04:00

Some silly pictures of our darlin'

Kira likes to pretend the space under her high chair is a "car" - she has a spot for her keys, a spot for her purse, etc. Tonight, we brought in the "steering wheel" that came on her new stroller.

Kira with our "red" project.

Kira found the headlamp to be alot of fun.

Checking daddy for nuggets.

Fingerpainting is fun!

Nicky's 60th!

2008-10-03T20:55:00.003-04:00

We ended September with a fun weekend at Tata's to celebrate Grandpa Nick's 60th Birthday.

The Birthday Boy

Nicky with Kira & Kira

Bode is tired from all of the excitement!

Finishing the night off with some Wii bowling

The Terrible Two's !!!

2008-09-23T17:57:00.005-04:00

Well it's been a while since our last post, Things have been pretty busy around here. Kira is growing by leaps and bounds, Physically and Mentally! Probably too fast for us..Everything is always a question followed by "OHH MAN"! She started gymnastics a couple of weeks ago on Saturday's and she loves it. Potty traing is going pretty well although "number 2" is a challege..Vic and I are doing well, she's very happy now that she is not a "Golf Widow" anymore! Until next year lol..

Already gettin some from Daniel Duker!

She's a very good helper when she's in the mood

Her princess slippers that go everywhere with her including bed
She decided to dress up my co-worker Don with her headband and her earrings
In full effect!

This one's for you Aunt Danielle and Uncle Rudy.. Until next time..............................

Kira update & first mani/pedi

2008-08-11T20:40:00.003-04:00

Kira had her 2 yr check up recently and is currently 35 inches tall and almost 28 lbs. She is talking up a storm, developing the 2 yr old attitude and that sense of adventure that is just...scary.

Daddy gave Kira her first mani/pedi this weekend - blue nail polish to match her eyes.

Be sure to keep scrolling down for other fun things we did in July and so far this month!

Trop's 40th Birthday!

2008-08-11T20:25:00.005-04:00

On Friday, 8/8 we joined the Tropea family (Jeff's cousins)

to celebrate Michael's 40th birthday. It was amazing :)

Michael and Jansyn

Mark, Susan, Aunt MJ,Jeff, Uncle Bill & Aunt Karen

Aunt Karen, Vicky, Uncle Bill & Jeff

Aunt MJ, Michael and Janet

Singing Happy Birthday to Michael

Cousin Bill & Jeff

Kira and friends - pt. 2

2008-08-11T20:21:00.004-04:00

Jumping on the trampoline with Mark and his friend

Resting!

Kira, Patrice and Daniel - ready for a walk!

Kira and friends

2008-08-11T20:13:00.003-04:00

Kira and Miss Emma - tired out from collecting rocks...
Kira and Laura - Hooray!

Matching Crocs

Playing after the rain

Amazing double rainbow

wedding bells

2008-08-11T20:09:00.002-04:00

Congrats to Mommy and Nick on their engagement! We are so excited for you both and are excited to have Nick as part of our family :)

Lake Eaton July 4th

2008-07-06T14:07:00.009-04:00

Over 4th of July weekend, we went up to Lake Eaton to spend some time at the Fenton family cabin with Aunt Shelley and Uncle Jim. I was a little bit unsure of what to expect as I had been told the cabin was QUITE rustic, however we had a wonderful time! We are all looking forward to going back next year. Thank you again Uncle Jim and Aunt Shelley for letting us bust in on your week away!

Happy 4th of July! Fireworks at Long Lake.

Kira, the birthday princess.

Kira with her mushroom - the cabin is filled with dried mushrooms from family members who have visited in the past.

Kira and Aunt Shelley

I'm King of the Mountain!

Watching as Uncle Jim braves the COLD water

Kira and Uncle Jim at the Long Lake fireworks

Uncle Jim, Kira and Aunt Shelley

Warming up after a swim

Mommy and Kira enjoying the water

Daddy and Kira enjoying fireworks

This picture is after Jeff threw Kira into the water to Uncle Jim. MEAN DADDY!!

Looking at duckies

A picture from our lunch with Aunt Joan and her foreign exchange student from 1976. Alex and his wife were visiting from Brazil and have stayed in touch with Aunt Joan over the past 30 years. I think that is so amazing and it is definitely a tribute to Aunt Joan...

*Love how Jeff's pants are still rolled up from when he helped pull the boat to shore*

Aunt Joan and Kira

Kira and her first fish!

Us and wonder dog Roscoe (Mischief) F.

Ready to Ride!

Judging from her hair...we're flying :)

Birthday Party!

2008-06-29T18:40:00.005-04:00

We had Kira's second birthday party yesterday - just a small barbecue with some friends and family. Thankfully the weather held out and we were able to enjoy some time outside and in the pool. Kira had a great time and was definitely spoiled - thank you to everyone for the lovely gifts!

Here are a few pictures:

Birthday balloons - I would LOVE to know what happened to the ones that were under the gazebo!!

Holding on in the pool

Chilling at her new picnic table

Trying to climb into her new water table (3rd outfit of the day)

smooching Daniel

Enjoying her birthday cupcake

Thanks again!

Carnival

2008-06-29T10:35:00.004-04:00

Kira and I joined Eve and Emma at the Warwick Fire Department Carnival on Wed. It was Kira's first time at a carnival and she LOVED it. Emma and Kira had a ton of fun going on the rides and playing games and they got along wonderfully. Kira "won" at the fishing game and had her choice of prizes - balls, a little pony or a plastic horn. I guess she is choosing to take after daddy since she chose the horn.

Enjoy the pictures!

Daniel's Golf Outing

2008-06-24T16:53:00.003-04:00

The Man of the hour
Kira clapping at the reception

Playing with uncle Rob
Uncle Mike being the celebrity Golfer. Pretty nice swing. We had beautiful weather.

Memorial day weekend

2008-05-27T17:37:00.004-04:00

Just chillin out by the creek at JP and sharon's house

Just had to go in the water, it was very cold but she didn't care
Uncle JP made things worse!It was a beautiful day!

Mother's day

2008-05-23T10:37:00.004-04:00

Happy mommy's day
Love my boots cousin olivia gave me

Love reading Mommy's books
The next American Idol!

Spring!

2008-04-23T19:54:00.006-04:00

Our first park adventure this year:

And one picture of the munchkin enjoying "book".

Embracing the wierd.

2008-04-10T20:06:00.005-04:00

Kira's new "trick"

Being odd w/TaTa

Easter

2008-03-27T17:10:00.002-04:00

Kira had lots of fun with the easter eggs Aunt Rosie brought her

Playing with her new pocketbook. Little Woman already!
All the festivities tired her out

Some more from Vacation

2008-03-19T15:44:00.005-04:00

Uncle Rudy need we say more?

Cool place to hang out on the beach Gotta love the swim up bars

Uncle Greg taught Kira some new funny faces

V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N!

2008-03-17T22:24:00.008-04:00

We had a wonderful time in Mexico with:

Nannah and PopPop

Aunts, Uncles, Mommy and Daddy

Cousin Olivia

Exhausted from playing in the pool

Enjoying my OJ

Having a fun night out

Happy face first thing in the morning.

Our Little Girl is growing up too fast!

2008-02-23T13:42:00.002-05:00

First really good snowstorm of the winter

Was very excited about the Giants winning the superbowl!
Cute and cuddly. Has not lost the cheeks!

Bad Hair Day?

2008-01-28T21:00:00.001-05:00

Kira suffering the effects of a very dry winter (and a mean daddy who rubs her head with a fleece blankie).

::Sigh:: Daddyyyyyyyy

That's it - I'm outta here!
Tickle Tickle Daddy! or What grey hair you have daddy (oops mama wasn't supposed to type that!) Make sure you check out the video down below...
Check out these pearly whites!! (yep, still only 4)

Some Recent Videos

2008-01-28T20:52:00.000-05:00

Kira and mama having fun...she made me giggle :)

Kira and daddy playing Kira's favorite game - "tickle tickle".

Mom's away the Kid's will play.. Yippy!!!!!!

2008-01-19T13:50:00.000-05:00

Well Vicky is in Atlanta Georgia on business. So Kira and daddy decided to pitch a tent in the living room and camp out. Pizza,chips,and beer Oh My! . We were having tons of fun! Eventually Kira got just about every toy that she has in the tent with her. If the door was bigger she would have put her four wheeler in there also. Very funny to watch, I wish the batteries in the camera lasted longer. We still miss mommy though!

18 month stats

2008-01-10T21:21:00.000-05:00

Kira had her 18 month appointment tonight. I missed it but apparently she drove Jeff nuts at the Dr's office. Luckily, he survived :) She currently weighs 25lbs, 3oz and is 32 inches long. She received 1 shot and did very well. She refused pictures tonight due to the bruise on her forehead (She fought the couch - the couch won) but hopefully we will have some new ones soon!

Daniel, Mike & Patrice will be coming home from OH soon - we can't wait to see them and hear all about their trip - we have missed you guys!

Love to all!

Happy Belated 2008!

2008-01-09T20:53:00.000-05:00

Our first post of 2008, so we wish a Happy and Healthy year to everyone!

Kira is currently in her 18th month and will have her 18mo dr's visit tomorrow evening. She is doing all of the normal things toddlers do, including driving mommy and daddy nuts with her distaste for the word "No". The tantrums (which we've been told only get better!) are so much fun *g*.

Here is a picture of how Kira celebrated her New Year:

sleeping like the angel we all know she is.

Eating at her table like the big girl she is becoming (a little too fast for us!):

and with a cute hairdo courtesy of Mrs. Janice:

The weekend between Christmas and New Years, Kira and Vicky went to visit Tata in Toms River. Tata was having a holiday party for her boyfriend's family. Kira got to play with another Kira (same spelling, 2 months apart). It was so much fun to see Kira interact with another girl her age (her daycare is all boys) and to see how much patience Kira had (she let the other Kira take food away from her, her sippy cup and "pat" her forehead without a peep). For now, we will consider this a good thing :)

That's all for now - we will update with 18 month stats and hopefully have some new pictures too!

Merry Christmas

2007-12-25T12:08:00.000-05:00

Having her very own tea party with her new table and chairs and new friend Elmo
Feeding her Baby
Her very own Chair she loves it!

Next door neighbor's wife decided to scare her Husband With this scary looking punching bag. Told him someone was at the door. I was outside when this happened Very Funny reaction

Trying out the new four wheeler

Still more from Key West

2007-12-17T17:19:00.000-05:00

Hanging at the Tiki Bar
Poppa

More from the Key West wedding

2007-12-17T11:14:00.000-05:00

Playing with aunt Diane

She was an angel for the whole trip. Always Happy

Key West

2007-12-15T13:13:00.003-05:00

Christmas tree in key west is just plain weird Need Snow!

Kira's trial run with the dress

2007-12-12T10:01:00.000-05:00

She kept tripping over the front of the dress
Gave up and then decided to destroy the kitchen
Opening early christmas present with Emma

Kira

2007-12-09T13:56:00.000-05:00

Don't know which one to pick
Kira's future husband Daniel Duker
Hanging with Aunt Marie
Watching the snow fall

Kira's Flower Girl Dress

2007-12-09T13:14:00.001-05:00

Kira will be a flower girl in Vicky's step-sister's wedding in December. In addition to getting to see our family, we get to enjoy the beautiful Key West weather. Sure to be a relief from the 30 degree weather we are experiencing today!

Kira playing in her first snowfall

2007-12-09T11:55:00.001-05:00

Kira enjoyed her first time out in the snow last weekend.

Right up until she fell into the snow and felt how cold it was!