Us

Okay, I have decided that I need a new camera, but in the meantime, I am going to have to start taking more photos with the one I have. Here are some photos of US (The Marottas'). Macy who just turned 7 (wowzers!) and instead of her precious gap-toothed smile, has recently lost her two top teeth and now looks like the typical goofy seven year old. I love that gap! Jason and Dave Letterman and Madonna all have it and I hope she grows to appreciate the different look instead of insisting on oral surgery to remove it! She is my artist, my animal lover, my genius, my jester (I have never met a girl who cracks up so hard at burps and toots...sometimes I feel like I am living with a Beavis or Butthead!). Colors, words, nature, and quick learning sum up this very independant child of mine. She is in second grade now and this past year was full of triumphants for her (she got her ears pierced for her birthday, she learned how to ride a two-wheeler, she can now swim and do handstands in the pool, she placed 2nd in a huge karate tournament, and she sold the most boxes of cookies in Brownies (232 to be exact!). I just cannot get over the concept that I am the mother of a seven year old!!

The next photo is Vincent (who mostly goes by Vincey or Vince). He is my lovebird. Has a hug or kiss for everyone. He will turn three in November. Always in a great mood, very mellow, is proving that as laid back as he is, he is absorbing so much from his surroundings. Raising a boy is mind boggling to me, as I grew up with all sisters. I am amazed that boys have a natural born sense of how boys act (how did he know what a car sounds like down-shifting at 12 months, when I drive an automatic?). Girls and boys are very different and whereas Macy knew everything by this age, I am realizing that Vince learns better through play. We are starting potty training now, and he is slowly getting it. His favorite toys are the play kitchen (loves making me dinner....could be that daddy is a chef), and his little guys (action figures) in which he creates the greatest stories for them to act out, and a lover of books. Hugs, pasta (his favorite thing to eat), books, and laughs (when he laughs, it is the sound of pure happiness) describe my little bugaboo.

Next photo is Jason, best friend for 16 years now!! We have been married for 5 years, but have been in a relationship for 16 years (he went to the neighboring high school, Groves). My great guy is a chef at The College of William & Mary, here in Williamsburg, VA. We moved down to Virginia about six years ago and really like it...especially the weather! We have all four seasons, though winter only lasts from the middle of December to the middle of February and it might snow only once or twice. Williamsburg is such a smaller town than what we had in Michigan, though it is very pretty and we feel we have the best of both worlds....the mountains on one side and ocean on the other.

The next photo is the most recent family photo I have. It was on Memorial Day at Buckroe Beach (did I mention I need to take my camera out more?).

I also need to find one of Claire, our Airedale Terrier (my third kid!).

Okay, excuse the order of the photos, as I haven't figured out how to post them the way I want to.