THE PAGNOZZI FAMILY: August 2012

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THE 2012/2013 SCHOOL YEAR

After an amazing summer it was time to go back to school!!
Ricky is entering the 2nd grade. He has Ms. Scotts for his teacher. Ricky weighs 64lb and is _____ tall.
He had a great 1st day of school and loves his teacher.
Hana, my little baby girl entered kindergarten this year. I can't believe it. She was just a little baby girl. She has co teachers Ms. Sealy and Ms. Bratner. Hana loves them and they seem really sweet and warm. Her first day So her desk and sat down and started coloring. Not really paying much attention to me. She was even chosen to be queen for the day.
The second day we had a little set back. I think the morning got a little confusing for her and she cried when she was walked to her room. It broke my heart leaving her there crying as I had to walk away. The teacher was not in the room yet, but I know she is a big girl and I had to leave. When I picked her up she had a great day. Hana weighs 42.5lb and she is _______ tall.

Excited to be going to school.

His "looking cool" pose.

Hana is ready to get the day started

Ms. Sealy

Ms. Scotts and Ricky showing us #2 for second grade!!

Monday, August 20, 2012

SUMMER 2012 VACATION

We were able to take a vacation this year!! Yay!!! I was so excited!! We decided to visit family in Louisiana and visit Destin. I have heard such great things about Destin so I had to check it out. Ricky has family in Louisiana he has not seen for over 20 years!! Thanks to facebook we were able to get reconnected. We spent 3 night in LA with Ricky's brother Barry and sister-in-law Darla. They were incredible hosts. On Sat we went to New Orleans. I have never been and really wanted to see it. I love the city and am looking forward to going back and exploring some more of it. Including the night life and plantations. So much history. Sunday we went on a swamp tour in Slidell. It was very informative and fun. What a neat experience seeing the alligators close up. Our tour guide, Melvin was a hoot. We still imitate/talk about him to this day. We really enjoyed meeting the family and just fell in love with them.
Monday - Fri afternoon was spent in Destin Fl. It is only a 4 hour drive from Slidell. How awesome is that! We truly enjoyed Destin. I was not disappointed. The water was gorgeous!!! We had a little surf couple of those days, but my favorite were the days of no surf. We snorkeled, boogie board, ate on the boardwalk, went on a sunset cruise and watched dolphins play in the wild and swam some more. Such a beautiful place. I would love to retire there or get a little condo now!!
Fri - Sun was spent at Barry and Darla's campsite in Louisiana. They gave this little place in the middle of no where, right on the river. So peaceful. Ricky even got to fish. According to Darla he caught the biggest fish that has been caught of the dock.
We had an incredible 9 days of vacation!!
(warning lots of pictures)