Family Date Night

I love our Friday Family Date Nights! We enjoyed dinner at Brooklyn's, a walk through Ridgewood, and some delicious ice cream at Ben and Jerry's.

Hanging Around

We've been enjoying lots of afternoon lunches and play dates at Presentation Park. Grace is our very own monkey (she spends lots of time in the trees these days), and she loves pumping herself on the swings. Andrew is such a climber, and he enjoys playing with his karate buddies, Luke and Patrick. Kate is beginning to master the equipment, and she crazy about her little playmates, Ethan and Gavin.

Kate always manages to snag Ethan's Snack Trap.

Buddies! Andrew, Grace, and Luke! I can't believe how big everyone is getting!

She Got the Gi

Grace is an official Little Tiger! Today she received her gi and her second stripe! She's doing a great job, and Andrew enjoys having his big sister in his class!

Don't mess with the Colonna kids!

Mother's Day

I'm feel like the luckiest Mommy in the entire world! I had such an amazing day with my sweethearts! I was spoiled from start to finish, and I loved being fussed over by my favorite people! Danny and the kids surprised me with breakfast in bed! It was delicious, and I was finally allowed to open the Mother's Day gifts that Grace and Andrew made at Lollipop School!!! They have been hiding them from me all week, and they were worth the wait!!! Their beautiful arts projects will be cherished! Grace also pampered me by giving me a "sparkle manicure!" We had a relaxing family day, and we had a fun-filled dinner with our Moms at Restaurant X this evening. I'm very blessed to have such a loving and caring Mom and Mother-in-Law, and I thank God every day for my most precious gifts Danny, Grace, Andrew, and Katherine.

My special gifts from each of my sweethearts!

Team Colonna celebrating at Restaurant X

"Call Me Maybe"

I love that Anita Ehrler's Dance Extensions always schedules their recital to be during Mother's Day Weekend. Watching Grace dancing on the stage was one of the best gifts I could receive! She is a fabulous performer, and she looked adorable in her costume! We had such a wonderful day. During the recital, Uncle Vito watched Andrew and Katherine, and afterwards, we all headed to The Shannon Rose for a celebratory dinner. It was an amazing day from start to finish! 

Our beautiful ballerina

We were so happy that our neighbor, Hadley, performed in the same recital as Grace!

Mommy and Daddy had some special gifts for our sweetheart.

"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes!"

Ballerina crafts!

Andrew graciously walked us out. He had a blast at Rylee, Cayden, and Kelsey's 4th birthday party this morning. He couldn't wait to play with all the fun pirate party favors!

Good luck kisses before the show!

Congratulatory flowers!

Terry gave Grace a beautiful personalized frame.

Grace was so happy to spend time with Grandpa and Uncle Vito at The Shannon Rose.

We were so happy to see Nanny tonight for some pre-Mother's Day festivities.

3 Clean Kiddies

This is how we get the job done! They always have so much fun playing in the tubby together!

Park Playdates

The weather has been beautiful, and we've been enjoying some quality park time with Grace's friend, Kristina. These two little school buddies play so nicely together.

When we arrived at the park today, Kristina surprised Grace with her half of  a BFF pillow!

They enjoyed a picnic lunch in the caboose.