BALLS!!!!!

Do you know that Anthony's favorite thing in the entire world is... Balls! All balls... footballs, baseballs, basketballs, golfballs, cricket balls??? Yes, all balls, all sizes, shapes, colors. And regardless of the actual type of ball, they fit into one of 2 categories in Anthony's little mid... basketball or baseball. And as you can imagine, to as boy with such a facination with balls, a pumpkin patch is ball heaven! Here is Anthony at the pumpkin patch and some other great shots... Anthony as a copper-man, a super hero about to throw a tantrum, playing "sword" with the vaccuum attachment, and little Jake, just hanging out being happy and cute!

Christian Jake

Well, Jake is finally a little christian! He was baptized at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Saturday admist all of his family. It was such a joyful time, and such an honor, to give this precious gift from God back to Him! After the baptism all of the family came to the house to celebrate... and boy do we have alot of kids! We even had 3 cousins missing but still the house was jammed pack full of little ones.

Almost all of the Costanza and Short side were all there with their families. Sitting admist the little yells and squeals, I was talking to Kelly about how boring life was before all of the chaos these littles ones bring... we are so blessed! I am thankful for the chaos, the messes, the little hand prints on every wall and window, and even the bumps and bruises that come along with these little ones. I am thankful for having to sweep the floor daily to get up all of the crumbs launched from the table during meals. And yes, I am even thankful for the melt-downs that my little ones seem to plan simultaneously! It brings so much joy to sit back for a second and take in the noise and excitment that comes with kiddo-s... even if that precious moment lasts only a second, interupted by a tug at your shirt by a little guy asking for more milk.

Here is jacob with his grandparents (Mickey & Don and Mike & Mary) and his God parents Jon and Kelly.