Where did September go?!?!?

OMG do you realize it is October 1st!!! I haven't been here for like 3 weeks. Things have been so crazy - good crazy though. Let me play catch up for a sec.

OK first we went to the BEACH!!! For those of you that really know us then you know we don't like sand. Well we did like sand a little - we honeymooned in Hawaii for pete's sake - but we had kids and that sealed the deal about not liking sand. With that said the kids LOVE SAND and so with Anthony being the last one left that wants to eat it we decided to give it a shot.





he still ate it:



We have a vacation planned at Easter with nothing but sand so we better get used to it quick:




OK we move on to Vegas baby Vegas! We went for our 10yr anniversary! Lou and Gin came along. We had a great time! Next time YES THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME - more time is needed :) oh and that's a seatbelt and not Steve's belt...lol we were taking a boat ride





Man we've held up pretty well after 10yrs and 5 OMG 5 kids that is just crazy!!!



we visited Pawn Stars pawn shop - Steve loved it!



love you babe!



OK so I am off in the am with Samantha and Steven to Florida. I'm taking the kids to Universal Studios to check out the Harry Potter attraction. The kids know about that but they don't know we are staying at the Nick Hotel. They are gonna FREAK! I am excited for them. They really deserve this treat. They have been such big helpers over this last year. I am really looking forward to just spending some time with them. They are constantly taking a backseat to the younger 3 which they do without complaint.

Oh one last thing - after putting it off for sometime I have finally taken the leap. I'm opening an Etsy store! If you don't know what Etsy is - well then you don't know what you've been missing! I'm excited to get started. It's gonna be a store with a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Ya know something to do in my spare time :)

Here's where you can find me:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BabyLoveChunk

5,256,000 minutes

That is how many minutes we have been married or 10 years - whichever you prefer! You always say "where has the time gone...?" Seriously though - where has the last 10 years gone? This was just me yesterday wasn't it??? I love this picture! I think it is all my emotions for that day. I really did grin ear to ear all day long! Aside from the birth of our kids...all 5 of them :)our wedding day was my MOST PERFECT day. Steve made me feel like a true princess for the day and whenever I see a picture from the day I am instantly brought back to it. I have such a horrible memory and am lucky if I remember a birthday or the weights of my children when they were born but I still remember eating the food at cocktail on my wedding day. I remember tripping out of the limo when I got to the church. Even now when I walk passed the church I can pin point the exact spot. I remember our first dance and the BEST bestman speeches ever given! I remember the last dance of the night with all our friends. It was a perfect ending to the evening. 10 years later and I wouldn't change a thing from that day!




I love this one too because I know we are both crying in this picture and we are just about to say our I do's



So it's been 10 years. It really has been quite a ride. We've had way to many up's to even remember any down's. It's amazing how in sync we are. We really can finish each others sentences.

I can't imagine life without you. You mean everything to me and the kids and you give us the most perfect life! I love you - you murderer or love xoxoxo

One last picture to leave you with. I won't say which kid this is that way when they read this they can think it's each of them. At this moment x5, Steve, I fell in love with you all over again!! This is our perfection!

1st Day of School for 2 of 5

Off to 4th grade Samantha goes and Miss Bella is off on the bus to Kindergarten. Everyone was so excited except for Sophia and Steven. Their mad they are are still home and want to go to school now! Bella was excited to pick out the perfect outfit and of course accessories to match. I hope it's a good day for the kids and I'm excited to hear all about it when they get home.

Happy 1st Birthday to the Chukka's

Can you believe it has been a whole year?!?!?! I seriously have no idea where this year went! Anthony has been an absolute dream! He is perfect in every way! All of our kids were happy babies but he takes the cake! It's a tough call as to who spoils him the most - either Steve or me. You can't help but give him whatever he wants. He has such a great personality.

Enjoy the look back:






























Happy Birthday Anthony Louis! I love you so very much and because of you our family is complete!





I'm sad that the year is over. The 1st year is always my favorite. I look forward to the next few months when the walking and running take full effect. Christmas this year should be a blast but if opening your birthday presents were any indication - you'll be very happy with bags of tissue paper.

Steve,
1 week from today we will be celebrating 10 yrs together. Forget the last year where the hell did the last 10 yrs go?!?! These 5 kids are our greatest accomplishment and I look forward to sharing each and everyone of their milestones with you. I love you!!

Some pictures from our Vermont trip!

OK I know I know I am behind on this but I have alot going on. Today alone Samantha's soccer team is coming over with their familes for a BBQ. 60 of them...oh my! I have 15 min. to spare so lets see how many I can get on here....




Anthony's first paddle boat ride:



Sam and Sophia lovin their ride. Sophia screamed the whole time to go faster while Sam screamed "Slow down!!!"



cute one of Sam and really just here to drive Steve nuts. He hates her wearing these type of suits!



a little mid-day snooze:



cousins!



Sophia getting her speed on with Uncle Louis and Ryan:



first fish of the week!



Anthony's 1st ride on the jetski - he loved it!!



our hike to the waterfalls - with conference calls an all!



Weeeeeeeee



look at this kid!!!



Sophia getting ready to jump:



Steve coming in on the zipline:



Sam and Steven taking the ski lift up for the alpine slide. Sam screaming something at me and Steven clearly not paying attention:




Sophia taking her first ride with Tara on the slide and as you can see she is all business:


just hanging around:





just chillin:




OK there is more to come. Including the rescue and the kite flying.

8/11 - UPDATE

Still no pictures. Really the only reason is that I am too lazy to download any right now. So to add to the list we have had to deal with a bout of Coxsackie with Anthony. Poor little guy - he's all better now though and loving the lake! Steve is growing some crap on his face that just doesn't fit so I see a razor in his near future. Lil Steven is well on his way to becoming wiffle ball champion of the lake. Samantha is kayaking (thanks to Tara's recent purchase) like a pro. Bella still has a broken arm but you'd never know it. She is having a blast. Sophia is a maniac but lovin her days on the lake.

On a high note - Steve surprised me with a wonderful night away at the Equinox Hotel. We spent the day shopping in Manchester. Would you believe that he went in and out of stores without complaint. He carried bags, waited while I tried clothes on. It was a perfect day. After shopping we checked into this beautiful hotel


http://www.equinoxresort.com/

We changed into some fancy clothes :) and were adults. We sat at the bar and had good wine and cheese. Then we had a wonderful dinner and it was delicious. Oh and the biggest thing was we did all this with NO KIDS!!! It was such a nice surprise. Even better the kids were angels for Grandma and Grandpa - so no worries will be had when we leave them for Vegas in a month.

OK that's all for now. I got kids screaming for a ride on the jet ski.

Update 8/7

Shit has hit the fan here on our family vaca - more to come......

it involves:

lost keys
skunks
an ER visit
guns
children being caused bodily harm involving the jet ski

OH boy fun times!