Happy All Saints Eve!

We took the boys out "Trick-or-Treating" for just a little bit this year. We went to Pete's workplace and showed off their costumes (see pictures). We then went to visit Pete's school and after that stopped by some of the neighbors'.




Louis has officially decided that walking is the way to get around. He still gets pushed down, but that no longer stops him from getting back up and waddling around.


Theresa earned this piano from Mary Kay (hence it's pink)... the boys both love it.

Happy Birthday Louis!!

Louis' Birthday present... both Gregory and Louis enjoy the new "house".



Louis celebrated his birthday with a little cake and a lot of cuteness!



This is just an adorable video of our two motorcyclists... Louis' even dressed for the occasion!

Walking, talking, happy Louis!!

Maybe this is not a good sign, but one of Louis' first feats was to say "No".


OK, so this is not a shot of his first steps, but close. He doesn't care for walking much, but I suppose if a bigger guy (i.e. Gregory) was there to push us down all the time, we may stick to crawling too!

If you look behind Louis you will see his crib "boxed" up. This was the only way to keep Gregory from crawling into the crib. He found all sorts of ways of getting in, so now Louis sleeps in his little castle. The cardboard doubles as a great surface to put stickers on and to color on.



Here's a cute shot of Louis saying "Mama".


Finally, here's a shot of our happy little guy praising life...

Gregory the Great

Gregory is definitely two... he gets into all sorts of mischief:


But, he's so cute, it's hard to stay upset with him for long. Here's a minute-long video of an unscheduled and unplugged concert that Gregory put on for us in the living room. Enjoy!

Louis!

Many of you want to see more of Louis. This post is dedicated to the cute little guy (who's not so little...) Here he is "winking" at the camera. He only does it twice in this video, but he can bring tears to the eyes of those behind us in Church with his cuteness!


We still have to get a video of him walking, but here he is showing us how big he is:

Congratulations Theresa!!

This is Theresa's Professional photo as a New Independent Sales Director.

Many of you know that Theresa became an Independent Sales Director this summer. This is the culmination of much hard work and dedication on her part and a little baby-sitting and patience on mine. We celebrated her Directorship this weekend both with other Mary Kay Directors and Consultants and with our friends here in the DC Area. We had a wonderful day for a BBQ and many of the parishioners from our Church came to congratulate Theresa and to enjoy our back yard. The many children who joined us were a joy for Gregory as he was able to show them around his stomping ground. It was a good time had by all.

Gregory's Song

Gregory has a song that he wrote for his uncle John and Kristen:

Summer Vacation with the Slatterys

Sorry that it has been two months since we have updated this. We took two trips to Texas this summer. One to San Antonio where we vacationed with the Slatterys and another when we went to Dallas for the Mary Kay Seminar. Both trips were very enjoyable. We've added two videos of our time in San Antonio. More on the Mary Kay Seminar next time!

God Bless,

Pete & Theresa



"He wants to Rock!"

New Toys!!

Gregory shows off his new toys in these two short videos:

Our Sweet Boys

It's been awhile since we've put anything on here... the boys have grown up so much! For your enjoyment, we have a video of sweet little Louis smiling and an impressive display of our child prodigy (who turns two at the end of June) counting to 10... Ok, so he has a little help...

Gregory's new ride.

A couple of weeks ago, Theresa and I were coming home from Mass when I noticed this red wagon sitting at the curb waiting to be thrown out... I grabbed it, threw it in the trunk and took it home. A week later, some elbow grease, new paint and a little love, and Gregory has himself a brand new ride!

It was the perfect situation, really. The price was right, it kept me out of trouble for a week, and Gregory (and Louis) have a new wagon! The weather has changed here in DC, so we've already put some miles on it... the big tires help us to go anywhere!

Here's a video of Gregory's first ride... he wasn't too sure what it was all about. As it is with everything, Gregory had to warm up to it first.

Bath Time!

Bath time for the boys! This post is one of three recent ones. We also updated Our Photos Page with a folder of more recent photos.

Peek a boo, Louis!

Even though the video is a little dark, it is still cute! Our little laughing Louis is not so little these days... he's 22lbs! (at only five months!)

Free Ride

Here's a cute video (in three parts) of Gregory giving Louis a ride... this video is a little over one minute, but we felt that we had to include the wardrobe malfunction.



Make sure you visit Our Photos Page, or you might miss out on more cool pictures of this rock star:

Louis and Gregory Updates

We felt that we should first show you the little blessings that make our new house so wonderful!

Our new home!

The following is a series of videos of our new house! Enjoy!

First, Theresa walks you through the entrance and the living room:


Then you can see the bathroom and our unique bedroom:


Gregory's room:


The lovely kitchen and dining room...


The play room/ laundry room... Gregory enjoys going "down"; he'll love it even more when his little brother can join him!


Theresa's work space includes a nice little bathroom for her clients:


We are very excited that Theresa gets her own work space. She has done so much to make this place look good!


OK, this might be Pete's favorite room, even though he hides his enthusiasm.


Finally, the sunroom. This would have looked better in the day time, but we just wanted to get these videos uploaded so that you could see our new home, so you'll have to use your imagination.

Sledding

A lot of people ask me, now that I'm unemployed:
"What the heck do you do all day?"....



Yes, that is our back yard. We were sledding on a cookie sheet which worked pretty well... it rained after the snow; making it fun to go down, but very difficult getting back up! Due to the added extracurricular activities, videos of the rest of the house are experiencing delays.

Below are pictures looking out of our bedroom window. Gregory spotted the squirrel rummaging for nuts on top of the sunroom.

Louis laughing

Gregory in the snow

Peek-a-boo

Just a Quick Note

We were finally able to upload some new photos on our Photos Page. Take a look if you wish... the newest album is the last (33- December, 2006 - January, 2007)

Some new videos from Christmas Vacation

Gregory enjoyed playing Guitar with his Uncle John (who has two albums available at JohnSlattery.com).


Gregory learned how to climb up on the step stool and take whatever he wanted from the kitchen counters. He was truly intrigued by the water dispenser in the refridgerator, but luckily we got to him before he got things too messy!


Gregory shows his love to Jesus... we received the crucifix as a gift for Christmas.