THE PAGNOZZI FAMILY

Sunday, September 22, 2013

A CHILD OF GOD

Vincent became a child of God today through baptism. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran at the 9:30 service by Pastor Courdrey.
We chose Mike and Liz, to be his God Parents and we were honored when they accepted. Vincent is blessed to have such amazing people in his life that will keep him on the right path if he ever strays.
Unfortunately, Uncle Marco could not be there for the celebration because Liam was sick. Aunt Vlady surprised us by making it. Babi and Deda were able to be there to witness it. Which made it more special.
Vincent had on this beautiful white Christening gown. He looked just like a sweet little angel. Of course this was one service where he did not want to sleep. Though a little restless he did great.
We are so proud of our little guy and can not wait to see how God leads him through life and all the exciting adventures he will encounter.

VINCENT'S 1ST FOOD

A little after Vincent's 4 month birthday we introduced real food. Peas. He wasn't too thrilled. The next day I introduced sweet potatoes and carrots. He really had no interest in foods. We will wait and try again when he's a little older.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

1ST DAY OF SCHOOL - 1ST AND 3RD GRADES!!

After a fun and long summer my babies were ready to start 1st and 3rd grade. I say this every year, but I can't believe how fast they are growing. =(

The day before, daddy took Hana shopping to pick out her first day of school outfit. I think they did a pretty good job. She looked very stylish.

A few days before school started we had "meet the teacher". This is where we found out who their teacher was going to be. They did not send out postcards this year, which was very hard for me.

Hana got Ms. McAllister. She made a great 1st impression and even sent Hana a postcard, how excited she is to have her in class. We also found out that the boy Hana had a small crush on last year is in her class this year and he's even at her table. She had a few other kids in her class from Kinder. I felt a lot better knowing she will have some kind of familiarity. Unlike last year she was ready to meet her teacher and walked around with such confidence. I even had her lead me to her class room so I had piece of mind she won't get emotional. She was such a pro. Wow! What a difference a year makes.

So far Hana loves school/her teacher and says she is having a lot of fun.

Hana weighs: 48.5 lbs and is 47" tall.

On the 1st day of school she walked in with out any issues and put everything up herself and went straight to her seat. She gave me a quick kiss and hug. I know I shed a little tear because she has come so far and is getting so independent.

We found out Ricky has Ms. Tiffany-Stewart as his homeroom teacher and Ms. Cook as his switch teacher. He is a little worried about Ms. Cook. It's the one teacher he was afraid of getting. I think it's because she is strict. I know Ricky will do good in any setting. Ricky is enjoying Ms. Stewart so far.

It seems like in 3rd grade the bar is raised a little higher. So far he has had a lot of homework and it just seems tougher. I know he's smart and will be able to get through it with out much problem.

Weighs: 69 lbs and is 56" tall.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

SUMMER VACATION 2013 - DESTIN, FLORIDA

We decided to visit Destin, Florida again for our family vacation. I was a little afraid making the 9 hour drive with a 3 month old.
On the way to Florida we stopped in Slidell, LA to visit big Ricky's family. Barry and Darla. It helped break the trip up, and spending time with them is always a good time. Thankfully we were able to break it up because Vincent was raising hell on the drive. He definitely let us know he was not a fan of his car seat.
Saturday lunch time we made the other 5 hours drive to Destin. We stayed at the same place as last year. Holiday Surf and Racquet Club. It's perfect, because it's right on the beach and best of all affordable. The kids loved it!! They always request the top floor. We had 7 days on the beach!! Although the forecast predicted rain, we were really lucky and missed it. If it rained it was usually during the night or super early morning. The only disappointing thing about this trip is the water was not a "Caribbean" look a like as last year. I have heard many theories as to why not, but I am sure it has something to do with the huge amounts of rain they got this year. It was still clear though and still super fun and exciting.
The vacation was super relaxed. Our morning was spent on the beach, we would go up to the room to eat and usually we would come back down to the beach. In the evening we would go to the board walk or out for ice cream.
Vincent did amazing on the trip. He slept a lot by the beach, he was able to swim in the beach and loved it.
I was excited because I was able to read a book!!!! Since I was reading my book and/or tending to Vincent big Ricky picked up my slack. What an amazing guy he is. He unpacked, did laundry 2x, went grocery shopping, re-packed and loaded the car, and he drove the entire trip.
I know. I'm super lucky to have found such a rare gem.
Our last day we decided to leave at 5:30am to make the 9 hour trip back. We stopped for 1 bathroom/snack break. Vincent did great for the ride home.
Even though we had a great vacation, after 9 days we were all ready to be back at home and in our own beds.