Fourth of July, 2007

Here are some photos from the night of the Fourth of July. Paulie surprised us and stayed awake during the fireworks show! He loved every minute of it. His eyes were the size of huge saucers. This was the first year William was able to see the fireworks. His first year he slept through the show, the second year we missed the show, and this year he was in amazement! It was too cute watching my two boys enjoying the lights and Ka-Booms!

Paulie and his Daddy.

A photo of us waiting for the show.

Some of the fireworks.

Photos of the boys watching the show. William covered his ears because the Ka-Boom was so loud!

Babies, Boys, Friends and Randon Photos

Playing catch up is hard sometimes..... When you have a 3 year-old and an 8 month-old is it sometimes difficult to get to all the photos and posts everyday:)!!! I did find some time this morning....and my Internet connection cooperated. I was able to upload several photos of William, Paul, and their new friends. Enjoy the baby/big boy show.

We went to Troy, AL to visit with Kevin's parents and grandmother, Clara, for the Fourth of July. Paul had his first bath in the kitchen sink. Here are some photos of the ever smiling Paulie.

Paulie just loves bath time.

Just too cute for Mommy!

A black and white photo that Daddy took the other day.

Baby toes of all sizes. Look at the difference between the Paulie and the Wee feet.

Paulie and his new friend, Jack. Jack is 6 months and moved in next door. He learned to sit up by himself while we were in Troy. Go Jack!!!!

Another pic of Jack.

William and his new friend, Parker. As you now know, Parker moved in last week. William has been so excited to have a friend....and so has Mommy.

Murano and motoring around Venice

Finally....a post about Italy with pictures! It has been some time, but I did manage to get some pics up for ya!

On our second day in Venice we went to Murano, the island outside of Venice that is known for their decorative glass. It was a cute, quaint little island with glass making as the only industry. We walked the island, found a glass making demonstration, and had an excellent lunch. I, unfortunately, forgot to take a picture of the food. Oh well.... Here are some pics of Murano and Venice's water taxi system. Enjoy!

A water taxi.

The island of Murano.

Scenes from walking around Murano.

A glass blowing demonstration.

It is a new day....a new year!

A new family moved in across the circle. I have been waiting for this family to make their appearance since March/April. I have been on a mental countdown and NOW......THEY ARE HERE! You are probably wondering why I am so obsessed with this family.....why would Tracy act this way? Because they hold the secret that is needed for our family......what could that secret be?! They have a FOUR-YEAR OLD BOY!!!!!!!!!! This is a vital, vital element that has been missing from William's life.....a playmate. He has friends from school that he talks about and really likes to play with the big girls here at the Camp. Unfortunately, the girls don't always like playing with William. I can't imagine why girls would want a three-year old boy around. One that wants to play in puddles, mud, with cars, and frogs. Especially when they have their barbies out and are getting them dressed for tea. (Please note though.....not every girl on Camp is this way....there are some that do love William and enjoy playing with him.) See the problem is that there are not alot of boys William's age living at the Camp. We are "girl rich" as they say at William's school.

Back to the wonderful discovery that has moved into the circle......the FOUR-YEAR OLD BOY! Yes, this boy has a name....it is Parker. Mommy heard that they were here yesterday...and well, I staked out the home. I waited and waited and waited for the car to return....and when it did.......I ran into the house and told William, " William, they're home! Get your shoes on! We are going over to introduce ourselves and say hi!" Those that know me, know this part of my behavior is normal.....but the fierceness in my desire to meet this is NOT! That means the staking out of the home part......or the mental countdown part, too.

We walked across the circle and met them. When William and Parker locked eyes....it was little boy talk to little boy talk and they were gone!!!! YAY!!!!!!!! They were off in the back bedroom jumping off a step ladder onto a blow-up mattress. This is the greatest thing to happen to our family.......William has a friend! We stayed for a bit. The mommies chatted and the boys...well, they played. I invited her boys over to the house while their furniture is being delivered tomorrow. I also gave them a frozen pizza for dinner.

This is a good thing.....as Martha Stewart would say. This is a needed thing......as I have already said!

What a wonderful year we have ahead of us!!!!!

Eye round, #2

It is time for an update about the eye. Since Friday I have seen the doctor every 48 hours. I am still continuing with the drops, but have graduate from every hour to every 2 hours. After my appointment yesterday, I can now sleep for 4 hours and then put in the drops. She says I will have a scar on my eye....though it should not be visible and I will need to be fitted for new contacts. Today is the first day that I do not feel the ulcer. This experience has made me even more ready for Lasik surgery! Kevin and the kids have been wonderful. William and Paul went with me yesterday to the doctor. William wanted to help Mommy and kept my medicine for my "sick eye" safe. We met a nice man in the elevator and when he asked William how old he was, William replied "We had to come to the doctor cause Mommy has a sick eye and I have to hold the medicine." Too cute.........

I know you all just log on to see the Italy pictures...so I promise to post some more soon.

Bye bye gumless smile....hello teeth! Oh, and the eye doctor.

Yesterday was a BIG day in the Capozzoli household. It was a crazy day...filled with joy and excitement. Isn't everyday that way though?!

So, here is the scoop. Wednesday night I took my contact out of my right eye and felt like I had scratched my eye. I thought "No big deal. It will get better overnight." Well, the next day came....and I put my contacts on. I know, I know, I know.....you should never put your contacts back on when you think you scratched your eye. But, I had some big work things to do that day and really could not go with just my glasses. That night when I took my contacts off I had the most excruciating pain in my right eye and thought "Oh, I hope this gets better." Well, it didn't and yesterday we went to the doctor. Of course I can't drive so Kevin has to come with me to the appointment and bring the kids. I won't blog about waiting to see the doctor....that is a post by itself!

So, when I get in to see the doctor she of course can't find a scratch....great! But, I am still in major pain and have an eye the color of a fire truck! They send me to the Opthomology Department....of course they had to call the doctor back in because it is Friday past 3PM. For those of you not affiliated with the military, the base and all services close down at 3:00PM exactly for the weekend. Getting services over the weekend is pretty much a bear. So, back to the saga. The doctor and tech come in. I meet with them, have loads of drops put in my eyes and have several exams consisting of blue lights and bright, white lights. Diagnosis.....I have an ulcer on my right eye! Good thing we caught it early because it is not that close to my cornea and is not effecting my vision...YET!!! Treatment....I have to put drops in my eye every hour, even during the night, until Sunday when I go back to see the doctor. She says I will still experience the pain, pressure, and sensitivity to light until then....and I mean even end up with a scar on my eye from where the ulcer was. HOW FUN! And how did I get this....probably from my contacts and when my little scratch got infected! So, the learning lesson is no matter how clean you are with your contacts, you can NEVER BE CLEAN ENOUGH! Let's hope this gets resolved quickly.

On a good note, Paulie has cut his first tooth! My adorable gumless smiling boy is no more....sad! He will soon be able to start eating more table food and enjoying Mommy's cooking. He still remains the sweetest, most laid-back baby ever created! I am truly blessed.

A tree dies in Eglin Air Force Base

Our tree in the backyard has died. It was a beautiful Sweet Gum tree that was the center of yard. it provided lovely shade for all of us. Sadly, it was removed last week. The removal process was quite long with several different machines. William was glowed to the window for hours. Here is some pictures. The are uploaded in reverse order....sorry about that. You may want to scroll from the bottom up of this blog to see the tree in various stages of removal.

Here are some of the tree from last summer.

A photo of the same tree a year later.....it was ready to go.

This is how William spent the morning hours.

A picture of me and my boys.

This is all that is left of our tree.

An adorable picture of Paulie.