I would like to introduce the newest member of our family. And the only boy besides my dad. My new nephew....Mr. Tyler Michael Cooper. Born Aug. 12, 2008 1:20 am 6lb 13oz 19inches long. He is a blondie and from what I hear, loves to eat!!

We just got back from our trip to Michigan. Gabbi was the flower girl in Romina & Fredi's wedding. It was FABULOUS! I was happy to be there and share in their special day. Now everyone else needs to have special events before we move again so we can go!!! Kiley was behind the camera most of the time or on the dance floor having a blast.

April has been pretty busy. We went to Aunt Amy's to help her with her garage sale. And my friend Donota met us over there and brought her new puppy Pacino. He's a cia-poo. He was a cutie!

Gabriella had her school concert. She sang and danced. It was really cute.

We also added a new member to the family. His name is Uno. (only 1 of his testicles dropped. Don't worry he's getting neutered) He's a poodle mix. He looks a little rough. We found Uno at the animal shelter I volunteer at. He was a stray that was badly matted so he had to be completely shaved. When he's wet he looks naked. I can't wait until his fur fills out. He gets along great with Vinnie and the girls. When he's tired he just hops up into our laps and goes to sleep. Vinnie's still excited to have a new brother that we have to calm him down.

The new house is coming along. I got the downstairs bathroom painted a smokey blue color. I'm doing a beach theme in the bathroom. I've pretty much picked out the paint for family room and kitchen. Kiley's doing an Ipod theme in her room (like the commercials with the blocks of color and the black shadow people) and Gabriella's room is going to be a light sky blue. She found a poster with white horses running on a beach. We're going to frame it and use that in her room. So it's going. The weather's finally getting nice (except the rain this week).

Steve's still working hard. He got home around 10:30 last night and had to be at work at 4 this morning. He did take a break and came to Gabbi's concert.

The picture thing isn't working so I'll add pictures when it's back up.

So on April Fools day I told the girls we were have a strawberry chocolate pie. Little did they know it was meatloaf with a mashed potato topping. It was really good. Thanks to Family Fun Magazine. Kiley wasn't to thrilled to find out that her pie was dinner and not dessert. I did get a cake for dessert. But before they dug into it they asked if it was really cake.

It has been freezing cold and lots of snow! That my friends is my neighbors mailbox! The snow is pretty but when the wind starts blowing and drops the temp to -24, you kind of start asking yourself "Why did you move here?" The kids are loving it and the dog is loving it!



New news: We bought a house!!! We're closing on the 25th. I can't wait! It's a forclosure and needs some updating and love. Which means A LOT of paint. The plumber that dewinterized the house so we could check the plumbing didn't realize the laundry faucet was on and left. So 2 days later when we got to go in the house to inspect the plumbing it was raining in the basement! So I get to do new flooring in the laundry room, kitchen and dining room. So I get to add tiling to my list. I am excited though. More to come....