Mother's Day

Mother's Day was very relaxing with all my boys. Gaga and Papa Fine were still here too so it was fun celebrating with them too.

Mommy and her boys.

Mommy got a Giants snuggie!

Nate doesn't want to snuggle like Nick.

Mommy and her boys. How very sweet.

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Mother and son.

Our Natey

No camera can catch our little Nate's expressions, but I just clicked away the other night while he was eating ice cream to try and capture his crazy spirit. Since Nick will be the star of the show on this blog for the next week due to his 5th birthday, here is Nate's time to shine...

Our Butterflies

We had a great time raising our butterflies from larvae to flying away! Here are a few pictures of our science experiment. We hope our butterflies have survived the crazy NJ weather but we plan on doing this next spring too! It is a ton of fun.

Annie's Baby Shower

I am way behind in my posting so I will start daily posts now since Nick's birthday begins Friday at school and that will mean even more pictures!

Two weeks ago, I went to Florida for Annie's Baby Shower. Here are a few pictures from the happy time we had together. Only 8 more weeks left until baby girl comes. Can't wait!

The sweet cookie favors.

The Maresca girls.

Happy Annie.

Lots of Marlins clothes! This one is the cutest!

Daddy and Mommy.

The baby's crib. Ready for her and waiting.... :)

Nate's First Haircut

Nate had his first haircut yesterday. He did not make a peep and sat there nicely on my lap the whole time. Was an absolute angel. I won't say how Nick was for his first haircut, but I am glad two kids can be so different! We love both our boys all the same :)

The Adventures of Nick, Nate, Cole, and Luke!

I am very late on this post. The boys got very sick last weekend and so did Mommy. I must have been having sympathy pains for all of their ear infections, because I had a double ear infection of my own this week along with a sinus infection. Needless to say, I am catching up on my posts before I head to Florida for my sister's baby shower! Yahoo!

After our Easter fun, we anxiously awaited the arrival of our friends from Virginia for Spring Break! Nicholas had been counting down the days until his best buddy Cole and his little brother Luke arrived. The fun began on Easter Monday as they stayed for "three nights and four days" (as Cole was saying--- he made it sound like an all-inclusive resort right here in New Jersey!). We took them to the aquarium and the farm, and of course, Cole and Nick had their very first sleepover! Enjoy the pictures.

The Aquarium...

It was the hippo's birthday at the aquarium so the boys got party hats!

Cole and Nick in the rainforest.

Cole and Nick in a sub :)

Cole and Nick getting ready to touch a starfish!

Touching the starfish.

Nate and Cole outside.

Nick and his very best buddy Cole!

At the farm...

Little boys posing for a picture.

Big boys planted in the greenhouse.

Nick racing...

Cole racing...

Everyone on the hayride!

At home...

Enjoying a cookie.

Luke trying on Nick's shoes.

These two boys have known each other since they were less than a year old. They have been a part of each other's "firsts" since they were little. Now look at them- five years old and having their first sleepovers together. It makes me proud to know our children have formed a lasting friendship (just like their mommies!)

Easter Sunday

Easter morning was a big hit after a nice day in Ocean City the day before. After all the fun left by the Easter Bunny, we went to mass and then north Jersey to Uncle Johnny's for an amazing Italian Easter. Yum-o! The three cousins were again together on Easter and we are blessed to now live by family for the holidays. Here is our day! Enjoy.

Baskets left by the Easter Bunny!

The Easter Bunny's note!
Off we went to the basement!

The hunt begins.
Nick showing Nate what to do and exactly how to do it!

One egg...

... three eggs...

.... four eggs....

... SO MANY EGGS!

Nate's reaction to everything is "Oh!"

Ready to look through our eggs!

Sorting and seeing what the Easter Bunny left.

Nate needed his smoothie break.
(He won't drink plain old milk, I have to make milk smoothies every morning!)

Looking at eggs with our smoothie!

Coffee and smoothie break :)

Nate finally figures out how silly Easter Donald Duck is!

Easter Bunny left a clue in one of the eggs.

A cool new batting set!

Daddy showing Nick how to hit.

The boys before church. How handsome they both are!

Aunt Addy and her buddy Nick!

The three Maresca cousins at the end of a very long day :)

This short video shows how Nick counted his change that the Easter Bunny left in his eggs. :)