Sunday, November 9, 2008

Lorenzo's First Birthday!!


Saturday, Nov 8th we gathered in Maplewood, NJ to celebrate Lorenzo's FIRST Birthday!! The party had an election day theme as he was born on election day last year...& we happily celebrated a VERY GOOD election this year!! Francesco, Katherine & Gabriella came up for the event. I just wish you could have been there to see the two babies meet. It was everything I expected!! Gabriella was VERY EXCITED to see Lorenzo & she threw her arms up & squeeled. Lorenzo was not quite so excited to see her. I think we got some of it on the video (to be attached soon). They are both walking now..but have very different styles!! Lorenzo is quick with his head up and falls down often. Gabriella is more slow, with her head down, & calculated...as if she is determined NOT to fall!! Both are SO cute. The first photo shows Gabriella's glee at seeing him.You can see by the second photo that he totally understood that it was HIS day!! What Joy!!
The third picture is with Zia Valentina.
The last picture was taken the next day.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

The Election

One of the Best images I saw during the election..was this response to the choice of Sarah Palin for VP.
Thank you John for making the decision so much easier for everyone!!

THE ELECTION!!@@

"Democracy is…the conviction that there
are extraordinary possibilities
in ordinary people
.
"

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

We did it!! This is BIG... this is REALLY BIG!! I equate it to: our astronauts walking on the moon, to when Kennedy was elected, to the female Vote in America & the Civil Rights movement. YES WE CAN!!

Am I over-reacting??