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Ariella goes to Preschool

Derek — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:24:21 +0000

Monday was Ariella’s preschool open house/orientation. Of course I snapped a few photos…

Today was the first official day of preschool – no parents! You can see how concerned Ariella was about this…

Of course she was fine with the whole experience. And now she can finally tell people that she does something other than gymnastics!

Cambree Anne

Derek — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:22:13 +0000

Today, our second daughter was born. Meet Cambree Anne!

Look Back – 2010

Amanda — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:01:26 +0000

2010 was an incredible year for us. It started with an amazing trip to Europe, which I never quite finished blogging about and Derek never quite finished post-processing pictures of. We had such a wonderful time, but were very happy to come home to our beautiful daughter.

On my trip in June to see my Best Friend Amy in Fulton, NY I realized that I may be pregnant. When I came home that assumption was undeniably confirmed. After more morning sickness and lots of growing, I am still growing and we are patiently waiting for our Cambree to arrive next month. It is going to take a while to get used to not only saying we are having the baby this year, but next MONTH!

Over the summer, Derek and the Fathers were busy bees getting our shed re-built. They literally took it all the way down to the studs, put up new walls and even windows! We now have a beautiful red shed with white trim in our backyard. It still needs a new roof, but that is coming in the new year.

Ariella also turned 2 years old in 2010. THAT time went by extremely quickly! We all celebrated while having bad colds, but it was a great party and she got many lovely things. She continues to amaze us with her vocabulary and ability to learn music at light speed. This Christmas she actually stood on the risers and sang ‘Hark, the Herald Angels Sing’ with us. All three verses, on pitch and in time. Her favorite Christmas show was ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ and she recognizes it no matter where she hears the music. She is such a joy to have in our lives!

We ended the year by having a Contractor friend of Derek’s come by and look at our “projects” that have been on the back burner since we moved in. He gave us lots of great ideas and hope that one of those projects will be attainable in the near future! Not the near future, but closer than I think we were expecting.

So far 2011 has been very relaxing! And by that I mean today I have done nothing but sit on the couch. We are looking forward to possibly leasing a new car to make getting around for a family of four easier (stretching the budget a bit to do it, but we think its possible), having the baby in February, Derek’s Sister’s Graduation from St. John Fisher in May, Derek’s Cousin Matt’s Wedding in August, Ariella beginning Pre-School in September and whatever else may come our way!

We hope your 2011 brings you peace, joy and lots of love! Happy New Year!!

Merry Christmas!

Derek — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:27:18 +0000

From all of us here at the Punaro.com worldwide headquarters (and those soon to be here) have a very Merry Christmas!

At the park

Derek — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:30:37 +0000

Amanda and Ariella decided we were going to Emery Park for dinner last night. After dinner, we headed right to Ariella’s favorite slide.

Dancing Queen

Derek — Sun, 30 May 2010 12:02:03 +0000

She dances, she crowd surfs, she adds a little more cowbell… and wait until you see the big ending!

Coloring eggs

Derek — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:26:07 +0000

I have over 1000 photos from Europe to process, but to remain timely here are some photos from Easter egg coloring. Happy Easter!

Snow Queen

Derek — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:47:37 +0000

The weather was just right for babies today, so outside we went…

Sick and Sleepy

Derek — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:13:03 +0000

Ariella caught a cold and didn’t have much of an appetite yesterday. She was so pooped by the end of the day, that she almost didn’t make it through bathtime.

She’s electric!

Derek — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:33:57 +0000

Baby with soft, fine hair + electrostatically charging plastic/vinyl kitchen = hair raising experience!

I’m thankful for… pie!

Derek — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:36:53 +0000

Happy Halloween!

Derek — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:26:23 +0000

Ariella at Grandma and Grandpa’s

Derek — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:39:08 +0000

We were at Amanda’s parents’ house today for her Dad’s birthday, and of course, there were some good photo moments…

Ariella turns 1

Derek — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:27:43 +0000

Here’s a couple photos from Ariella’s birthday party. I took close to 200, so there very well may be a few more posted in the future.

Ariella walks!

Derek — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:09:56 +0000

Ariella finally figured out walking today! Until now she only would take a step or two at a time. Now, she’s on a tear!

Ariella, around

Derek — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:18:20 +0000

Ariella gets her mouth on the ice cream cake

Derek — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:32:05 +0000

A grandma who will remain unnamed let Ariella get her little fingers in our ice cream cake the other night at Amanda and my combined birthday celebration.

A big thank you to everyone for your generous gifts!

Birthday Trip

Derek — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:04:08 +0000

For my birthday this year we decided to take a drive down to Watkins Glen. The trip ended up being three parks – we stopped at Stony Brook for lunch on the way down, then to Watkins Glen, then at Letchworth on the way back. We dodged a lot of rain, but stayed dry and had a really good time.

I’ve got a lot of great photos (and video) but I still need to go through them. So here’s the quick family snapshots.

My First Father’s Day

Derek — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:31:42 +0000

Amanda snapped a couple of shots of Ariella and I playing.

Ariella meets pool

Derek — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:46:27 +0000

We happened to be at a friend’s house with a pool over the weekend, and Ariella loved it! She splashed with great zeal. Here’s a few cute photos: