Faith's Baptism

On June 22, 2008 we gathered to witness the Baptism of my niece,

Faith Marie Capano.

Chillaxin' with Uncle Steve the morning of the Baptism.

The Bennett - Capano Family

Waiting for the big event to begin

Cousins


It was a Mass baptism - 8 babies!

Sign of the Cross

An interpreter for Brian

Baptism

Tripp started to get antsy, so we started the routine of how to make your infant happy when your in a place where it would be inappropriate to make a bunch of noise.

He was cranky and tired so we tried the baby carrier....worked for a cat nap....

With his second wind, Tripp discovers the fun of standing over an air vent!

Godparents

My Brother - Brian Capano

Sherri's Sister - Sheleen Bennett

Grandparents

3 Mamas & babes
(Marisa, Sherri & Terri - Sherri's sister)Faith and her cousins

(Tripp, Faith & Ethan - Terri's son)
Me & my bro with babe


Grandma's first granddaughter

Photo-Ops with Grandpa


Dad is great...give us some chocolate cake!
Playing with cousin Faith

Playing with Grandpa
Grands cheesing with their grandbabes

Uncle Brian

Present time!

The pretty yellow dress we gave Faith.

She will look so cute in it! We can't wait to see her wearing it on the beautiful beaches of Mexico this summer!

Plum Good

Tripp surprised me the other day. We were in the food store and he started reaching for the plums. I gave him one figuring it would keep him busy for the rest of our supermarket excursion and there was no way he would be able to break through the skin....I was wrong! Not only did he get that first bite, he ate the whole thing! I had to take the plum away from him before he got too close to the pit. It's amazing what he can do with only 6 teeth!

Tripp likes plums.

Little Jack Horner sat in a corner

Eating his Christmas pie,

He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum

And said "What a good boy am I!"

Father's Day Fun

Sunday June 15, was not only Father's Day...it was also

Anna & Emma White's 1st Birthday!

Jess & I with our babes;

Emma, Tripp & Anna

I decided to make their gift. I must admit, I am not as motivated as you might think.....A fellow blogger has inspired me to become more crafty. She makes all sorts of lovely items. So I decided to try my hand at dyeing. Tie Dyeing to be specific. I took the time, spent the money and got real textile dyes and fixative chemicals. I decided that I would dye cute little dresses to resemble Strawberries or Watermelons...and I threw in a couple of tank tops for fun.

The results!

Unfortunately I did not get a chance to paint the seeds on the dresses...

looks like I'll be busy at our next play date!

It was a cloudy sky, but we didn't let that damper our day!

The girl's first birthday party was held at a pavilion in a local park in Cromwell, CT. It was great! We could play baseball, basketball, Frisbee, you name it and there was a playground only a short stroll away!

Tripp & Anna

Tripp & Emma

Tripp & Matteo

Tripp & Francesco

Tripp & Mommy

Jay, Jess, Emma & Anna White

Happy Family :-)

Tripp loved watching the big kids play.

Yummy! Cake!

Then off to the playground to burn off some of that ice cream cake energy!

1 more wagon ride before we go

We had a great time but, Tripp was anxious to get home for some Daddy time!

Cowboys

As you all know Tripp is a G-Man. However, when the Giants are not playing he is allowed to humor his daddy and route for the Cowboys. For months I have been able to disguise the truth to all of my husband's southern family by pointing out that my brother, Chris -Tripp's Uncle and Godfather, has showered Tripp in Giants gear; not I. Therefor allowing the Cowboy fans to believe that there was a chance that Tripp could ever love their team. This false hope, my NY pride and Bob's whining to his sister, Goldie -Tripp's Aunt and Godmother, inspired her to send Tripp his very own Dallas Cowboys jersey. Bob was so excited to see his son in his favorite team's colors he put the jersey on him as soon as it got here! Finally Tripp has a Cowboys jersey to wear on game days. It was clear, this was truly a proud moment.

So I am using this post as my opportunity to apologize to my southern in-laws.

I should've been honest with them from the beginning......the truth is, you don't have a chance.....

The NY Giants are Tripp's true blue team!

No matter what shade...my boy looks good in blue

Last summer....

I have started a filing system that is by date to help me archive my precious pictures. Sometimes I find myself with the same date from last year.

Here are the results from the June 7th folder.

2007

2008

2007

2008