Wedding photos..

The photographer at my brother in law's wedding took a lot of candid photos....He took a couple of nice ones of Zach and Bella in black and white, leaning against a glass railing. He captured Zach's reflection against the glass, and it came out nice....

TGIF to everyone......on vacation next week...yeah...!!! Will update the blog with some vacation pictures.....best wishes....

Banner number 17: How Sweet it Is...!!!

Wow......It's over.....Celtics are NBA Champions.....First time since the Larry Bird era.....the new big 3 of Garnett, Allen and Pierce stepped up and got it done.....And in huge fashion, blowing out the Lakers by 39 in Game 6....NOW I can catch up on some sleep (if Bella will just let us...!!)

Sox win last year.....Celts just won....if only the Patriots had completed their perfect season....mmmm, who did they lose to again???? Where is that team from?? Dante...Steven..Michael....you know what team beat the Patriots???

We are ON vacation next week, heading up to Story Land area for some R and R.....should be fun!!!

How can Mommy and Daddy ever get mad at me??? Too cute....

Bella as of late has been 'testing' us with her sleeping..(or lack thereof...)...she used to be such a great sleeper.....Put her to bed, and don't hear a peep out of her until next morning....Now, bed time is turning into a long ordeal....we read some books.....then, off to the crib....a few minutes later, the crying starts...You try and let her cry it out, but it gets louder..and louder and LOUDER...problem is, Zach's bedroom is right...next door....So, more rocking for Bella...more sobbing...whimpering, til she grows tired, and is ready for the crib.....It would be one thing if that was the end of it......Nope.........could be another wake up call LATE night/early morning......Hopefully, it is just...a...phase....It is just a phase, right??? she will grow out of it, right?//

(editors note: the past few nights she has gotten back to normal and have been sleeping much much better, let's hope it carries over...).....But, looking at the 'smirk', you can't stay mad at her for too long!!!

All dressed up.....

As previously stated, Tina's brother Greg got married a few weeks ago. We had a lot of fun at their wedding in Boston, and Zach and Bella got to get dressed up....Zach looked handsome in his khaki pants, blue oxford and blue blazer.....Bella was all dressed up as well, and had a lot of fun 'twirling and dancing' on the dance floor.....!! With yesterday being Father's Day, it gave me time to reflect on things...how truly lucky I am to have a loving, wonderful wife in Tina and two fantastic children in Zachary and Isabella....far too often we take things for granted....But, life IS too short.....sometimes you just need to take a step back, relax and enjoy your life, whatever may be dealt to you...We are healthy and happy.....and I would not trade being a father...a 'dad'...for anything in the world.....Is it tiring...stressful some times? absolutely....but, seeing their smile...hearing that 'luv u dadda'....watching my son wait for the perfect pitch in rookie ball.....it doesn't get better than that....To any dads reading this blog, a very Happy Father's Day to you......Enjoy the time you have with your children and families....Life is too short to stress the small things.....!

Let's Go Celtics....!

No pictures of the kids this time......Just a picture from the game last night......3 games to 1, Boston up over their rivals, the LA Lakers......Was traveling home from Pittsburgh last night, via Philly....supposed to land at 10 in Providence; plenty of time to get home for the second half of the game...ONLY problem is that plane didn't leave Philly until 10 15 PM...ouch...needless to say, 'listened' to one of the greatest comebacks....greatest games...in Celtics (and NBA) history on drive home, instead of watching it...Oh well......One more game.....Can they win banner number 17??

Let's go Celtics!!!