Happy New Year!

Since we are 7 days into the New Year, I figured I should finish up blogging about 2010 and start on 2011.

The Holidays were a bit chaotic for my family, but it was also one of the best yet.  For almost two weeks, I was able to catch up with a lot of friends, family and spent some time with Bry (I love when he is not working, but I guess one of has to!).

We welcomed 2011 in Sea Isle City, NJ and spent the weekend in Avalon in a gorgeous house.  I only have a few good pictures of the honeymoon suite that Jess spent the weekend in with her new boyfriend, but if I find anymore good pictures I will post them too.  Most aren't appropriate for the blog, I think my friends would hate me for posting them!

Happy 2011!!

A day with Barbara, Katie, Mary-Grace, Layla, Mom and Deana....

Jess & Rob got the best room in the house...the Master Suite!  They were welcomed with all the amenities of a honeymoon...an almost heart shaped jacuzzi and towels!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas this year was one of the best ones I could remember.  All day (actually all month), I couldn't wait to see Kaitlyn, Kylie and Finn open their Christmas gifts.  I was particularly excited for Kaitlyn because her awesome Aunts, Ciocis, Uncles, Mom Mom and Poppi got her a Barbie jeep. Unfortunately I wasn't able to capture the expression on her face when she opened her eyes, but after her jaw dropped she had an ear to ear grin.

Another highlight of the night was when Kaitlyn, Kylie and Finn gave their Mom Mom a calendar with all of their pictures in it.  Kylie and Finn loved the ribbons and wrapping paper more than their gifts, but they loved looking at the calendar after it was opened- proof is below!

Kylie was excited that she got to take it for a spin!

Mom Mom showing Finn & Kylie the calendar.

Kylie showing Finn where his picture was...

Yup, that's YOU Finn!

Finn looks like both his Mom & Dad in this one!  

He also looks like Uncle Breal with the rolled sleeves  : ) 

There were 10 adults in the room with her, but Kylie read the book herself.  

What are you thankful for?

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick and if we got sick at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." -Buddha

I love the above quote because it truly makes you think about the things you should be thankful for and shows you that it could always be so much worse.  I am a very lucky person and am so thankful for so many things with the most important being my family and friends.

Here are some pictures of a few of these people, all taken over the course of the Thanksgiving week....