Matthew's 4th Birthday!

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Happy Birthday to Me! Happy Birthday to Me! Happy Birthday to Matthew! Happy Birthday to MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Tooooooooooooo Matthew! ~ Matthew


This was the first ride I went on at Chuck E. Cheese!

I rode the train with Barney!


Ammie went crazy trying to hit ground hogs


And then I tried


Here is Chiara with with a new friend, Kathryn

My Spiderman Birthday Cake


The family singing Happy Birthday to ME!


Cutting the cake



Mmm, it was real good

Chiara thought so too!

New Year's Eve 2008

December 31st, 2008

Our New Year's Celebration was fun: first we opened up gifts from our Achie and Seeya (there were a ton of gifts to open), then we went out for lunch for some Indian food, and then we relaxed at the Plainfield house until bedime! ~ Chiara



Matthew was really excited to tear open this gift...

....especially when he saw it was a Hot Wheels Race Ramp


I was trying to open this gift one handed


It was a baby doll! And I wanted to open it right away!



Here is Matthew opening up another gift; I can't tell if it is his gift or Daddy's




Here I am posing with Achie


Here is Achie and Matthew


While we were waiting for our food, I got restless



In the evening, instead of tea time, we had hot cocoa and cappucino time!


Achie gave Matthew a new apron, "Kiss the Cook!"

Arriving in Plainfield

December 30th, 2008

After visiting with Grandma and Grandpa we drove back to Plainfield to celebrate New Year's and my birthday at Achie and Seeya's house. Because of the long drive, we were kind of silly that evening! ~ Matthew


Since Ammie & Daddy only have cell phones, Chiara was really interested in Achie's home phone




When Seeya came home, he decided to dance to some Christmas music


Chiara, not shy at all, started her groove thing!


I love my Seeya!

Winter Days & Nights in Alliance

December 25th - December 27th, 2008

While in Ohio, we got to visit with family and friends. Unfortunately, Ammie forgot her Powershot camera, so we don't have too many pictures to share. Thank you Aunt Emily for sharing your kodak moments with Ammie! ~ Chiara



Here you can see Daddy and Matthew taking a walk around the property

Three generations of Torma Men!

Uncle Dave is throwing me in the air; I LOVE it!


At night, since we share a room, Matthew climbed into my playpen and fell asleep!



I love him sooooo much!

Christmas 2008

December 25th, 2008

Today is Christmas! We spent Christmas in Alliance with Grandma and Grandpa and my Torma Uncles. Daddy was the elf and I got to help him pass out the gifts ~ Matthew



This was what the tree looked like with gifts


Chiara Nangi definitely did not look her best that morning with her lopsided pig tails. Ammie still thinks she looks cute.



We just got a big book of Dr. Seuss stories and Daddy is skimming it...Nangi is taking the bows off the presents




Aunt Emily cleaned out her closet and Nangi now has some dress clothes

Christmas Eve Dinner

December 24, 2008

Mmm, I really enjoyed our Christmas Eve dinner. Matthew aiya wasn't too interested in it, but once he tasted the food, he enjoyed it as well ~ Chiara





Don't I look cute?



Daddy is helping Matthew with his dinner


When it comes to food, I do not need any help!

Trimming the Christmas Tree

December 23rd, 2008

This year, we spent Christmas in Alliance, OH with Grandma and Grandpa and all the Uncles (and Aunt Emily). We arrived early enough that I was able to help Grandma and Grandpa trim the tree. ~ Matthew



Some of the ornaments were too difficult for me to hang, so I cuddled with Daddy while he did the trimming.


Grandma helped me find spots for the ornaments I did hang on the tree


Wow, I can't believe how much work it takes to trim a tree!


The Christmas Tree

Thanksgiving in St. Louis

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

For Thanksgiving this year, we flew to St. Louis to celebrate Thanksgiving with Chutie Ammie, Bahopy, Achie and Seeya. I was very excited to eat some Turkey and Gobble for everyone ~ Chiara



Here is Matthew Aiya cuddling with Achie



Chutie Ammie took a second to take a picture with me


While Chutie Ammie is cooking and preparing dinner, Achie was doing dishes



I wanted to help do dishes, and was trying to get the gloves on


Mmm, look at all that yummy food!



The host and hostess of the evening; they weren't stressed out at all (Ammie would have been)



This is Aiya's and my dessert, a turkey cookie



Aiya quickly gobbled his up!

I, on the other hand, ate it slowly and savored every bite.


Achie and Seeya enjoying the Thanksgiving spread.