HELLO HOUSE! HELLOOOOOOO UNPACKING!!!!!!!

We closed on our new house July13, and moved in on the 14TH.  We've been soooo busy, hopefully we'll be unpacked soon!  The kids love their new house and Olivia has informed us that she never wants to move EVER AGAIN.  Hopefully, I'll have more time to get more posts on this blog....

GOOD-BYE HOUSE!!! You've been a great house. We'll miss you!

Some Videos to Share!

We are having so much fun with the kids.  They are constantly cracking us up with their antics.  We can see Olivia on a stage somewhere, and Nathan is having so much fun trying to do EVERYTHING his older sister does.  Here are some special moments of our lives from the last month...

Singing Miley Cyrus' "The Climb"


Olivia is a HUGE Avatar fan.  Here, she's speaking "Nav'i"



Olivia sings "Hot and Cold" (Chipmunk Version)

CATCH UP!!!

OK, so I guess it's time to update my poor neglected blog...Let's do a quick recap of what has happened in the Ciabattari household since November 2009! 

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  Nathan turned one!  He had his B-day party in Spokane over Thanksgiving weekend.
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  We decided to put our house on the market.  (It was quite a project de-cluttering)
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  Olivia turned FIVE and chose "Avatar" as the theme for her party at the Seattle Children's Museum.
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  We surprised the kids and our niece Emily with a trip to Disneyland.
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  The kids continue to entertain and annoy each other. (Sometimes at the same time!)
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  Mary turned 34.
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  Andre turned 39!
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  The kids are growing up fast!!

What?  You want pictures too???  OK... here they are:

Nathan's first birthday! He had fun with the cake!

We got some good pictures in December!

The House Project!  We NEVER want to do this again!

Before.... 

After! 

 Wow!  We got a long way to go!

 A few sleepless nights later.

 New paint, and moving just about everything we owned into a storage unit...

 ...results in a pretty spacious looking living room!

Happy 60th dad!!

Happy Birthday to our FIVE YEAR OLD!!

Zip a dee do da!  Nathan happily runs along Main Street Disney!                                                                         Cousins love being "goofy".                                 Princess Dinner!!

We celebrated TET 2010 at Mary's cousin's house.  Time to start another year!OOhhh, blackmail picture of Nathan and Morrigan!

Ready for the Daddy Daughter Dance!Olivia wanted nothing to do with the Easter Bunny, but Nathan walked right up to him.

Happy 39th Birthday Andre!!Olivia performs at her Mother Daughter Tea!

Nathan Walks!!!!!

Our friend David was commenting on how well Nathan stands by himself.  He was surprised when I told him he had never stood that long alone before.  Elizabeth told me to take a video, which I almost didn't do because I was convinced he would sit down before I could get the camera on.  That's when I caught Nathan taking his first steps!  He walked right into our friend Alan's arms.  Boy, Andre was jealous!

Olivia's Glasses

Olivia has taken to wearing glasses.  No, they're not prescription.  These particular ones are from her Build-a-Bear "Clark Kent".  She decided she couldn't see without them and had to borrow the pair from her trusty bear.  She will walk around squinting and telling us she can't see without her glasses.  She'll breathe a sigh of relief when she puts them on and "can see".  We found a different pair for her at Claire's.  They have pink wire frames and she wears them EVERYWHERE.  Can you believe they sell fake glasses for little girls?  They're called "attitude glasses".  Who knew!

Olivia sings onstage in B-ham 9-27-09 (try to ignore her Uncle Truong's goofy laughter in the background)