Dario had a wonderful time on Easter getting a nice big basket full of toys. He was very excited that the Easter bunny came to visit his house! Sorry these pictures are so late. We are a little behind these days trying to get ready for baby number 2 while Claire has been exhausted and not sleeping much these days.
When we arrived at Nanny and Papa house Dario screamed "It's Bumble Bee Transformer! Transform!" We have a 74 VW beetle and Dario thought it was the coolest thing. He had so much fun sitting in the car and pretending to drive.
These are a few of the pictures from Dario's birthday! He LOVED the cake I made and had so much fun opening up all the gifts that he got. Dario really enjoyed his special day!
Dario talked all the way home about playing with Play Doh when he got home. As soon as he walked in the house he asked again to play. Dario wanted to make pasta (or as he says it ss...pasta) with his play doh for dinner. He enjoyed playing while his real dinner was cooking.
Vince is away for a few days so when we were about to eat dinner tonight Dario said, " Daddy not here Optimus eat with us!" He went over grabbed Optimus and set him up in Vince's spot at the table. Dario shared with Optimus about his day and what he was eating for dinner.
After I picked Dario up from school today my friend Michelle stopped by the car to say hello to Dario and I. We were talking about Dario being a big brother, and for a few months now Dario has been able to say his soon to be siblings name. He practices saying the name a lot and enjoys kissing my belly. We are not sharing the name with anyone, except Dario. So, my friend Michelle said to Dario, "What is the baby's name?" Dario yells, "MEGATRON!" We laughed so hard!
Vince and I headed on a hospital tour today as we are delivering at a different hospital then with Dario. No kids are allowed on the tour so Dario headed to GiGi and Alisa's house. When we were driving over there Dario said, "I so excited to go to GiGi's house!" It was really cute. He had a blast hanging out with his friends, and enjoying pizza, he didn't want to leave.
This time we tried a new recipe! Oatmeal, chocolate chip cookies, and they were amazing! One of those cookies we might never make again because we just could not stop eating them. We had so much fun, putting the ingredients in, and using the mixer. What is even more fun is watching them bake.
We had a wonderful weekend and one stop we made was to our favorite pizza place. Dario is growing up so fast before our eyes! Look how cute he is here enjoying his pizza !
Vince introduced Dario to the Transformer toys he had as a kid, and Dario went crazy! He loves trying to transform them to the "robot". We are now obsessed with the toys and like to talk about them all the time, and bring them everywhere.
Grandma came this weekend to visit and just in time, because Dario's hair was out of control. He enjoyed the haircut, especially since grandma cut it!
We took a nice drive west through the country towards Winchester to a Science Museum. It was in Old Town Winchester which was very nice and quiet. There were so many things to discover in the museum but Dario's favorite was the simple machines area for the apples. He was able to use pulley's to move the apples around, a conveyor belt, and wagon with a ramp and he loved every minute of it.
Our King Cake has arrived! Every year Claire's aunt sends her a King Cake from New Orleans and every year we really enjoy it! We get one small cake to eat ourselves and another one for Claire to take to work. Claire shares the history of the King Cake with her students and then they each get a piece. We all enjoyed the King Cake tonight, can't wait to see how gets the baby this year.
