Jack, Steph, Natalie & Dominic Negro

First Haircut

2012-02-26T04:53:00.004-08:00

Before

After!

Super Bowl Village

2012-02-26T04:45:00.002-08:00

Happy Birthday Dominic!!

2012-02-25T14:43:00.003-08:00

Dominic turned 1 on January 20th! I'm still not sure where this year went and cannot believe my little baby boy is growing up so fast. We had a great day celebrating and my mom was able to fly up from Florida which made it extra special. We took Dominic out to breakfast where he proceeded to charm the whole restaurant and then spent the afternoon at the Children's Museum where his sissy showed him the ropes. We love you so much Dominic and are so grateful for you every day. Can't wait to see what the next year holds!

Christmas 2011

2012-02-25T05:26:00.005-08:00

Making Christmas Cookies with my friends Reese and Lily
Christmas Eve dinner at MaggiannosNatalie's favorite present

Weeee!

I asked Santa for a dog and this is what I got...

Here Dominic let me help you!

BFFs

2011-12-18T10:40:00.001-08:00

My mom made Natalie and her baby doll "Abby" matching nightgowns for Christmas. So cute!

Vrooom!

2011-12-18T10:37:00.000-08:00

I love riding on my new school bus. Thanks Geema and Papa!

Walking

2011-12-18T10:34:00.000-08:00

Dominic is not walking on his own yet but he will walk behind anything that moves. Unfortunately Santa hasn't brought any "boy" walking toys yet so here is a picture of him with his pretty pink stroller courtesy of big sister.

Happy Birthday Natalie!

2011-12-18T10:22:00.000-08:00

Natalie turned 4 on December 2nd! I can hardly believe how fast the time has flied. She enjoyed every minute of her birthday and managed to somehow turn it into a week-long celebration!

Dancing Machine

2011-12-18T10:15:00.000-08:00

Natalie recently started ballet & tap class. Her teacher at school says she dances all day and "has moves she has never seen." So I think she will do just fine!

Little Chef

2011-12-18T10:10:00.000-08:00

Natalie loves to "help" in the kitchen. Here she is preparing lasagna and baking her birthday cake!

Crazy Hair

2011-12-18T09:34:00.000-08:00

Yikes! This is what happens after a messy meal...it all end up in his hair!

Halloween

2011-12-18T06:37:00.000-08:00

Halloween was so fun this year! The kids went as a monkey and a mermaid. Natalie was tricky and took two buckets and at each house she said "I need some for my brother too". So she was eating Halloween candy all the way through November...

So Big!!

2011-10-23T09:22:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin Festival

2011-10-09T12:13:00.001-07:00

This pumpkin looks perfect. It's bigger than my baby brother!

Wee! This is fun!

Having fun on the hay ride

Family fun

A train ride around the farm. I loved it!

Natalie's first pony ride. She did great!

Papa carried me all day. I'm a big boy so I bet he was tired!

Hay maze. I got bored and just climbed over the side instead of finding my way out...

We had a great time at the pumpkin festival at Stoney Creek farms with Gaga and Papa this weekend! We went on a hayride, picked out pumpkins and Natalie rode her first pony. It was a beautiful day for such fun fall activities!

Pulling Up

2011-10-08T16:15:00.000-07:00

Here buddy let me show you how it's done!

Almost there...

Success!

Peek-A-Boo

I see you!

My First Tractor Ride

2011-10-08T16:07:00.001-07:00

Table Food

2011-10-08T15:55:00.000-07:00

Cheese Puffs! My favorite!

My sissy made blueberry muffins with Mommy and she let me try them

They were delicious!

Crawling

2011-10-08T15:44:00.000-07:00

Dominic is crawling! He is getting quick and is into everything! Big sister is going to have to start putting her toys away from now on!

Swinging

2011-10-08T15:37:00.000-07:00

We have been trying to take advantage of the nice weather while we still have it. Dominic wasn't too sure about the swings at first but he has learned to love them!

Sitting Up!

2011-08-20T09:43:00.001-07:00

Dominic has finally mastered sitting up and he's quite proud of himself! He has also started rocking quite a bit on his hands and knees. He will be crawling in no time!

Jumperoo

2011-08-20T09:38:00.000-07:00

Now that Dominic's feet can touch he has a blast bouncing around like crazy in his jumperoo!

I Love an Audience

2011-08-20T09:36:00.000-07:00

Natalie and all of her "kids". She set them up to be her audience for one of her many hysterical dance shows.

Firsat Day of School

2011-08-20T09:34:00.001-07:00

It has been a big adjustment going back to work after having six months off at home with the kids. Fortunately the transition has been made a little easier because they are doing so great at their new school. Natalie loves her classroom and of course Dominic is a big hit with his teachers. Here is a picture of them on their first day!

Keeping it Clean

2011-08-20T09:28:00.001-07:00

Natalie hard at work with the Swiffer again!

Dominic's Baptism

2011-07-31T06:29:00.000-07:00

We were so grateful to our families who traveled to Indianapolis to celebrate Dominic's baptism. We had a great weekend visiting and letting all the kids play together. Thank you to everyone for sharing in such a special day in Dominic's life!

Up North for the 4th

2011-07-31T05:59:00.000-07:00

We had such a great time at Crystal Lake this year. We spent most of our days at the beach and were lucky to have great weather. Natalie had so much fun swimming, playing in the sand, and going on her first boat ride. For the fourth of July we went to a festival at Crystal Mountain and even let Natalie stay up for the fireworks. We always have so much fun there and can't wait to go back again hopefully soon!

It Runs in the Family...

2011-06-02T11:50:00.000-07:00

Dominic's first experience with sweet potatoes

Closely resembles Natalie's first encounter as well!

Tummy Time

2011-06-02T11:46:00.000-07:00

Let me show you how it's done little brother!

Thanks sissy. Think I got this tummy time thing all figured out!

Love

2011-06-02T11:43:00.001-07:00

Awwww :)

First Food

2011-06-02T11:24:00.001-07:00

I've never been in this seat before. This looks fun!

What's this all about? Where is my bottle?

Hmmm...not so sure if I like this...

Actually it's pretty good! More please!

Summer Has Started!

2011-06-02T11:17:00.000-07:00

It isn't warm enough to swim in the lake yet but Natalie still had a blast playing in the sand and "watering her rocks"!

Beauty Shop

2011-06-02T11:11:00.000-07:00

Now just hold still little fella...this won't hurt a bit...

Seriously mom can you make her stop?

You may think this is funny but I'm certainly not amused...

Easter 2011

2011-04-26T06:08:00.000-07:00

Dominic's Easter baskets

He was clearly thrilled about all of his goodies

Natalie was a little more enthusiastic

Best friends

Getting ready to hunt for my Easter eggs!

Look I found one!

Mommy and her little man

Family picture

Florida 2011

2011-04-17T14:19:00.000-07:00

We had SO much fun in Florida visiting Geema and Papa! The weather was perfect and we spent our days swimming, shopping and relaxing. It was a wonderful vacation but ended too soon. We can't wait to go back and hopefully next time Daddy can come with us!

Bed Head Part 2

2011-04-05T14:11:00.001-07:00

OMG Mom I just looked in the mirror...you actually let me go out in public like this?!

Hahaha I look so funny!

Actually the more I look at myself the more I like it...it just adds to my cuteness factor...

Bed Head

2011-04-04T06:35:00.001-07:00

Dominic has some crazy hair. We keep thinking as it gets longer it will start to lay flat on his head but instead it just keeps growing straight up. So funny!

Let's Go Bulldogs!

2011-04-04T06:31:00.000-07:00

Our Butler Bulldogs are playing in the national championship tonight. We are really hoping they can pull off a win this time! Natalie has been showing her support all week. She is their biggest little cheerleader :)

Fashion Statement

2011-03-29T06:52:00.001-07:00

Sometimes Natalie likes to play in Dominic's room. The other day I walked in there to find her trying on his clothes. Here she is in his jean jacket. Size...12 months. She must think the cropped look is in style. Such a little trendsetter.

Little Duck

2011-03-29T06:47:00.001-07:00

Bath time is one of my favorite parts of the day. Dominic usually loves his bath (except when he is hungry and screams his head off!) and he is so cute afterwards all squeaky clean!

Soccer Star

2011-03-29T06:39:00.000-07:00

Natalie has started taking soccer lessons through a program called "Lil Kickers". She is still a little intimidated at times and sometimes forgets you are supposed to kick the ball and not throw it. But overall I think she is having fun and it's a great way to get all of that energy out!

Bumbo

2011-03-15T06:30:00.001-07:00

Jack calls Dominic "Mr Button" because sometimes he looks like an old man in a baby's body just like Benjamin Button...this picture definitely shows him giving his best old man face!

This is fun!

Sitting up like such a big boy

Natalie can never let more than a few minutes go by without kissing me. How's a baby supposed to get any "me time" with a big sister that won't leave him alone?!

Cheese!

2011-03-15T06:29:00.001-07:00

Diaper Duty

2011-03-15T06:21:00.000-07:00

Dominic is a pukey puppy and always spits up when I lay him flat or do tummy time. Solution to that is diaper only for play time!

Happy!

2011-03-03T12:40:00.001-08:00

Baby Love

2011-03-03T12:36:00.000-08:00

I love my baby brother so much!

Little Man

2011-02-25T06:32:00.001-08:00

I didn't think it would be as fun to dress a little boy but some of the clothes we have for him make him look like such a little man. I love it! Look at his hiking boots...so necessary for a 1 month old don't you think?

My Living Doll

2011-02-25T04:52:00.001-08:00

My New Bouncy

2011-02-25T04:48:00.000-08:00

Dominic loves his new giraffe bouncy seat. So much so that he has been sleeping in it at night! Eventually we will get the little guy in his crib but these days we'll do whatever works. Last night he slept for over 4 hours and that was a rare treat!

Older...But Maybe Not Wiser...

2011-02-25T04:40:00.000-08:00

2011 - Natalie mistakes her goggles for 3D glasses. She insists on wearing them all day. Here she is watching her evening cartoons with them on. I was lucky to get them off of her before bed!

2008 - Natalie shows her Team USA spirit while watching Michael Phelps in the Summer Olympics!

Stir Crazy

2011-02-25T04:34:00.000-08:00

We have had quite a few days of being snowed in this past month. Natalie has to find an outlet for all that energy and on this particular day she thought a good dose of dress-up was in order. Check out her fairy princess shoes and Elmo trucker hat. She's clearly ready for the runway. Letting her dress herself is pure entertainment!

Cutie Pie

2011-02-01T09:14:00.001-08:00

Just thought I'd share some cute pictures of Dominic with his eyes open. He still sleeps the majority of the day but every once in a while he's ready to party :)

First Bath

2011-02-01T09:06:00.000-08:00

Dominic was not very excited about his first bath. Poor little guy hates to be cold! But he sure did look cute afterwards all snuggled up in his blue bear towel!

Touchdown

2011-01-27T09:38:00.000-08:00

Balloon

2011-01-27T09:33:00.001-08:00

Natalie hijacked one of the balloons we received with some flowers for Dominic. When I went to check on her before I went to bed last night this is what I found...

Big Sissy

2011-01-27T09:27:00.001-08:00

Heading Home

2011-01-27T09:18:00.001-08:00

All bundled up and ready to head home!

Snuggle Bugs

2011-01-27T09:11:00.000-08:00

Natalie loves her new baby brother so much. She has taken to calling him "her little fella" and snuggles and kisses him every chance she gets!

Dominic James Negro

2011-01-27T09:03:00.001-08:00

Welcome to the world little man! Dominic James was born Thursday, January 20th at 7:07PM. 8 lbs, 20.75 inches and perfect as can be!!

Christmas 2010

2011-01-16T09:54:00.000-08:00

Santa was good to us this year! We had a wonderful Christmas weekend with Geema, Papa, Uncle Kyle, Aunt Kara, Aunt Stacey and Rob. And then we got to do it all over again a week later with Gaga and Papa on New Years Eve! Natalie got everything she wanted and more! But the best Christmas gift is still yet to come...baby boy will be here in just two more weeks! YAY!

Snow Day

2010-12-23T06:38:00.001-08:00

All suited up

Come on Daddy let's go!

Making snow balls

Let me in Mom! It's cold out here!

Working hard

Gingerbread House

2010-12-23T06:33:00.000-08:00

Natalie had a great time building her first gingerbread house. She quickly discovered that the decorations were actually edible but I managed to convince her we can't eat them until Christmas!

American Girl Store

2010-12-12T04:53:00.001-08:00

For Natalie's birthday we took her to the American Girl store in Chicago. She has been admiring the dolls in the catalogs for a few months now and she was so excited when she got her very own Julie doll. We had a great time exploring the store (although Natalie did not understand why she could not have everything...especially Julie's $90 bike). We also had a fun lunch with Gaga and Papa! This store is a little girl's dream. I am sure we will be going back there for years to come!

Happy Birthday Natalie!

2010-12-12T04:39:00.001-08:00

Natalie turned 3 on December 2nd! We cannot believe our baby has become this funny, sweet, smart little girl! We love you Natalie Bean!

Trimming the Tree

2010-11-28T16:49:00.001-08:00

Natalie had a great time decorating the tree this weekend. She was very thoughtful about where each and every ornament should go. When Jack successfully placed the star on top of the tree she gave him a big hug and said "Good Boy Daddy!" Christmas is going to be so fun this year!

Thanksgiving 2010

2010-11-28T16:31:00.000-08:00

We're hungry!

Yummy! This is delicious!

And now time for dessert...chocolate covered rice krispie turkeys!!

Watching the Thanksgiving parade...Brrrr it was COLD outside

Luckily it went right by Papa's office so we decided to watch the end of it indoors. Much better!

Go Pacers

2010-11-28T16:26:00.000-08:00

We took Natalie to her first Pacers game a few weeks ago. She doesn't quite understand the rules of the game yet but she sure had fun cheering!

Halloween 2010

2010-11-03T15:40:00.000-07:00

Even though I told mom I wanted to be Cinderella this year for Halloween, when I got to the store and saw all my options I could not resist this puppy dog costume! I had so much fun at my school Halloween party and trick or treating with my friends Reese and Lily!

Fall Fun

2010-11-03T15:32:00.000-07:00

When my mom was out of town visiting Geema Daddy took me to Butler to let me run around and enjoy the awesome fall weather. My baby doll and I had so much fun exploring and playing in all the leaves!

Daddy's Helper

2010-09-26T15:21:00.000-07:00

This weekend I helped Daddy sand down a dresser to paint for my new baby brother's room

The shirt says it all...

I'm going to be such a good big sister!

Swim Lessons

2010-09-26T15:15:00.001-07:00

Swimming all by myself!

Make sure you catch me Miss Kristin

Bringing the baby ducks back to their Mommy

Fun!

My post swim milk shake

Soccer

2010-09-26T15:06:00.000-07:00

I love my shiny pink soccer ball that Daddy bought me. I'll be ready for the World Cup in no time!

Weeee!

2010-09-26T15:02:00.000-07:00

Sand & Sun

2010-08-22T14:58:00.000-07:00

We had a great vacation at Crystal Lake this year. Unlike last year we actually had good weather. Yay! We spent a lot of time at the beach. Natalie loved to play in the sand and splash in the water. Wish we could have stayed longer!

Picking Blueberries

2010-08-22T14:51:00.001-07:00

I had so much fun picking blueberries up north. The best part was the blueberry pie Geema made when we got home. Yum!

Little Girl, Big City

2010-08-22T14:48:00.000-07:00

Checking out the views on Lake Michigan. I love Chicago!

Shower Cap

2010-08-03T16:37:00.001-07:00

Natalie asked me for a "hat" after her shower tonight. I finally figured out this is what she was talking about...

Happy Birthday!

2010-08-03T16:30:00.000-07:00

Dorie and Lou turned 9 this past weekend! We celebrated with some special treats from the 3 Dog Bakery. They were in heaven!

Thanks Aunt Stacey!

2010-08-03T16:23:00.000-07:00

Thanks for my presents Aunt Stacey! I love my books! And I love my orange monster too. I'm usually scared of monsters but this one is pretty cute :)

Painting Pottery

2010-08-03T16:15:00.000-07:00

We had a great time painting our own pottery last weekend. Natalie didn't quite follow the instructions about not mixing colors or always using a clean brush...but we sure had fun!

Dressed for Success

2010-07-25T05:21:00.000-07:00

When I asked Natalie to get dressed this morning this is the outfit she chose, complete with her sparkly pink shoes of course. Guess we will be staying in for breakfast today...

Bootilicious

2010-07-25T05:16:00.000-07:00

Natalie loves all things Hello Kitty right now and is especially smitten with these boots that GaGa and MarMar found while they were babysitting last weekend. Here she is wearing them with her pjs!

Pool Time

2010-07-20T16:38:00.001-07:00

My Comfy Robe

2010-06-13T09:58:00.000-07:00

Posing with my Dolls

2010-06-13T09:51:00.000-07:00

Playing at the Park

2010-06-06T05:25:00.000-07:00

I had fun Saturday afternoon playing at the park. It was hot but that didn't stop me from running wild for hours. I love summer time!

Spring Musical

2010-06-06T05:06:00.000-07:00

For my first number I was a bumble bee. Notice how I am the only one with PINK shoes on. No black for this diva. My favorite part is when she starts playing peek a boo with us in the audience.

For the second dance I was a little hula girl. I wasn't super thrilled with the choreography so I gave it my own personal twist.

Sprinkler

2010-06-06T04:44:00.000-07:00

I love running through the sprinkler on a hot sunny day. My swim baby comes with me too.

She's my new best friend!

Water Table

2010-05-27T15:02:00.001-07:00

Did I blink and miss spring? It's been HOT here! Water table time!

Tricycle

2010-05-27T14:57:00.000-07:00

Natalie loves her new trike! Still trying to master pedaling but she is having fun trying!

Pony

2010-05-27T14:51:00.000-07:00

She's looking so grown up lately! Check out her high pony!

Silly

2010-05-03T17:12:00.000-07:00

Natalie loves to get all dolled up in her sunglasses and necklaces even when it's bed time. Check out her cute new night gown! Such a girly-girl. I love it!

Doughnut Face

2010-05-03T17:06:00.000-07:00

Mmmm...I love doughnuts! Especially pink with sprinkles!

Spring

2010-04-18T18:22:00.000-07:00

We love being outside enjoying the spring weather lately! Let's hope it is here to stay!

Easter 2010

2010-04-07T17:40:00.000-07:00

Look at all my presents!

Look Mom & Dad I found an egg!

This one has chocolate in it. Yum.

I love my new Hello Kitty lip gloss

All dressed up

It's windy out here!

An Easter stroll at Traders Point Creamery & Farm

And now it's time for brunch! Waffles please!

Beach

2010-03-20T06:31:00.001-07:00

Florida

2010-03-20T06:10:00.000-07:00

We have arrived! I did so great on the plane!

I love my Papa

Playing at the park

And with my Dora doll at the pool

I got my hair cut

And Mommy painted my piggies!

Movie star

Always smiling!

Out to dinner

I love ice cream!

We had such a great time visiting with Geema and Papa in Ft Myers. Natalie did awesome on the plane and loved being at the pool and playing outside. It was a much needed break from the cold Midwest winter. Just wish we could have stayed longer!

Twinkle Twinkle

2010-03-20T06:05:00.000-07:00

Natalie has become quite the little performer. She loves to sing!

Keeping Cool

2010-03-04T14:44:00.000-08:00

Yes, I'm standing in the refrigerator...but you can't be mad because I'm so darn cute!

Making Pizza

2010-03-04T14:34:00.000-08:00

First things first...lots of sauce...

Lily is a pizza pro

Kinda messy

Say Cheese Reese!

Yum! Can't wait to bake it so we can eat!

Art

2010-02-01T15:03:00.001-08:00

When Natalie and I were at the store this weekend I told her she could pick out a present for being such a good girl. She picked out a new set of watercolor paints and some colored pencils. The girl loves her art time! Takes after her Aunt Stacey!