Endings…..create special memories….

Well we've had a few busy days….last week we went to Matteo's daycare's summer potluck and Matteo finally got his face painted. He had been asking me to do this for sometime, though there were no opportunities to do this….and finally at this event, he got his chance. He chose a cat of course and the photo is actually a selfie, (though he didn't push the button)…but as you can see he was very proud of what he saw.

The second was taken during a fabulous family picnic to Silver lake. We had been trying to do this for a few weeks but the weather did not oblige. It was to be Matteo's first boat outing and he went twice with zio Tony, and wanted to go again. He loved it and is becoming more and more adventurous in the water which is great.

So while daycare time for Matteo is really over, (though if all goes well we'll be returning to the same daycare for Malio) and the summer is coming to a close, we have tried to enjoy each and every event and moment.  There have been many good memories for the summer of 2014 with the exception of the one bad memory of losing our beloved cat Micio.

Life is fleeting, moments will never come again, so we try to always be grateful for the blessings that we have, pray for strength and courage when challenges come our way, and always embrace the joy of special moments like the first face painting and the first boat ride.