We're Back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know I know...I've said it before, but I'm really going to try this time to keep this blog updated! There is WAY to much to type and catch everyone up on over the past month. But to sum it up Bella is doing FANTASTIC at school and she LOVES IT !!!!!!!!!!!!! We are already seeing major changes. Frankie is doing great as always and his personality is really starting to shine. I think we are going to have our hands full with that one. Mom has been super busy with school for Bella, doctor's appts., playdates, parties, etc. Daddy is working hard as always and we live for the weekend where we can all be together. Our biggest news is much to our surprise we found out that we are expecting baby #3. He or She is due May 5th!! Needless to say that has added to some of the reason for my lack of posting. All day morning sickness has kicked in full speed. Thankfully we have a GREAT daddy that has been Mr. Mom for several weeks.

This week is off to a great start. The kids and I spent the morning at the park and our enjoying the beautiful weather. Bella has school on Tues. & Thurs. Tomorrow Frankie and I will be doing some last minute errands before Halloween and hopefully can squeeze in a story time. Then Friday we are off to Dewberry Farms with our playgroup. I can' wait !!!!!!!!!!!!! Saturday we have a baby shower and Sunday we are celebrating Grandma Bird's birthday. We are busy bees over here at the Trifilio house !!!!

Busy Busy Busy!

Another busy but great week for the Trifilio family! On Monday Bella had her first Ballet/Jazz/Hip Hop class. She LOVED it and did a great job, she was bumped up to the the 3-5yr old class. We are so proud !!! We spent a huge chunk of time waiting on a contractor to replace our shower door...that only came once to measure and we haven't heard from him since. AHHHH !!! We did have Meet the Teacher for Bella, and we were very impressed and enjoyed meeting Bella's new teachers for the year! The whole family went to a FUN FUN FUN birthday party this weekend. The kids had a blast swimming and fun in the sun!

The kids and I spent alot of quality time together playing, coloring, painting etc.! Bella really has surprised me with her sentence formation and has started to use proper terminology etc. She is so smart..too smart for her own good! My little man is just one walking and talking machine! His words of the week are Thank you, dog, and cat!! He has been quite the trooper running errands with us lately so we can get ready for Back to School! I have to admit I'm looking forward to having some one on one time with him, when Bella starts back to school!

This week so far is filled with Back to School, hair cuts, playdates, and more!!!

"To infinity ... and beyond!"

We had another great week and a busy one to say the least. Daddy had to go out of town for work again, so the kids and I did everything possible to stay busy. We went to several playdates, ran a ton of errands, and went to the pool several times. I even squeezed in a mini MNO!! WHOOP!!! We are also trying to get our house squared away and on the market, and of course with that in mind we have been looking at houses for weeks now. Hopefully all of our ducks will line up soon and we will find our dream home and sell our house quickly. One can only hope right??? Our trip to the SplashPad was fantastic on Thurs. and our trip to the pool on Friday was even better. My children are absolutely water babies!!! THEY LOVE IT and aren't afraid at all. I really should look into getting them into lessons. Hmmm I need to add it to my To-Do list. Daddy surprised us and came home early. So we all were able to make it to Zube Park on Saturday to ride the trains. It was baby Frankie's first visit and he LOVED IT!! We will need to make this a regular thing to do. Both Saturday and Sunday were family days and we loved every second of it. The weather in the Atlantic is starting to act up and at any given moment daddy could get activated for work, and that means would potentially don't see him for weeks! Eeek!! So we try and soak it up while we can.

Both kids are doing incredible! I'm happy to report that Bella finally knows her colors or at least is saying them out loud correctly. We've been working on letter sounds this week and talking about school. She is still loves all of her barbies and princesses, and her memory still AMAZES me. She will sing every Disney song from start to finish. Plus the girl LOVES to dance and will make a day of it. Bella is getting quite protective of her little brother and is playing with him more and more every day. She still is testing us on occasion, but I think THANKFULLY our NO phase has passed. Our new battle is bed time routine, but hopefully that too shall pass.

Little man is doing INCREDIBLE!! and has become OBSESSED with Buzz Lightyear he carries around a mini figurine of Buzz EVERYWHERE. He has also become quite the chatter box and has added several new words to his vocabulary. Frankie is still amazing me with his "physical" differences over Bella at this age. He crawls, climbs etc. over everything and Bella never did. WOW! The boy/girl difference is incredible. He still LOVES to eat everything and we haven't found something yet that he has frowned at. I do think it is cute that he has started to chase after the big boys...his time will come! Where does the time go?

Bella will be starting dance and school soon and little man and I will have some quality time together! We have another busy week and weekend ahead of us with playdates, parties, contractors, and more!!

I know I know...

it has been WAY to long since my last post. Honestly it would take to much time to write down every little detail of the past month and a half...but to sum it all up we have had LOTS of birthday parties & playdates, fun with friends, celebrated Frankie's 1st Birthday, fun with family, visit from my cousins in Wisc. (trip to FTW), tossing around the idea of selling the house, getting ready for Bella to go back to school, Bella's trip to the ER, and much much more. I promise to write more and sit down at least once a week. So...until then here are some pics!!

Bella's Dance Recital and lots of fun in the sun!

Last weekend Bella had her first dance recital !! My baby girl ROCKED IT !! She was absolutely amazing. The weekend started off with my parents coming into town, we had lots of fun with Mimi and Papa. (A big thank you to Mimi for continuing to help me clean out the closets). Saturday morning she had her dress rehearsal, and our little princess came out on stage and danced her booty off. By far the best in class ;-) Sunday was the big day and again she ROCKED IT!! She performed her routine perfectly, I think my heart almost burst with all the love and pride I felt for her. Brother enjoyed watching his big sister and clapped away while she was dancing. The kids and I spent a ton of time outside last week and the kids had a great time playing at the pool and splash pad !!! Hopefully next time I will remember my camera every trip and take lots of cute pictures.

Both kiddos are doing fantastic and we are enjoying our summer to the fullest! My little latin babies have gorgeous tans already!! Bella is still dancing and singing away. We have been working quite a bit on colors and letter sounds. I'm hoping by the end of summer we have them down. The negotiation phase has officially started...discussing a magazine on the table "Mommy can I have it? No can I touch it? No can I hold it? No can I hug it? No can I push it? No and it went on and on from there! Little man is doing FANTASTIC! He runs around like an "animal" constantly. He reminds me every day the difference between boys and girls. He is SO DESTRUCTIVE! I save him at least 100x at the pool from drowning. I truly believe he thinks he can swim. He also has officially started standing up to his sister. If she pushes then he pushes back...we have a long road ahead of us. Thankfully they do typically play really well together and I love to just sit back and watch. He is talking more and more every day, I can actually hear momma, daddy, Bella, Ball, Bye-Bye, Baba(bottle), and Hi.

Daddy has been traveling alot lately so we are anxious for him to be home for a few days next week! I'm proud to announce (with the help of my BF's mom) I made my first pair pants for Bella. I'm officially sewing!! VERY EXCITING for me!

Another busy week/month...Lots of birthday parties, pool time, doctor's appts. and playdates!!

12mth Check-up!

My little man has his 12mth well baby exam on Tuesday. He did great !!! His stats are 18lbs 7oz (-3%), 30 1/4in (60%), 17 3/4 (15%). Developmentally he is doing fantastic and is right on target.

I will post again on Sunday after our busy weekend with Bella's first dance recital !!

Happy Birthday Frankie !!!!

I can't believe it has been a month since I posted last? So much has happened and I know I can't even remember it all. Most important my little man has turned 1, his birthday was June 4th. I still can't believe he is one already. Where does the time go? I'm so blessed to the mother of the most precious little boy, he brings so much joy to my life every day. We also were overjoyed to welcome our new precious cousin to our family Zachary Thomas Haun arrived on May 8th.


We have been busy with playdates, a trip to San Antonio, and taking care of two sick babies. The kids and I enjoyed the nice weather and made it to several park playdates. Both loved every second of it !! The Triflio and Curl family also made a trip to San Antonio Memorial Day weekend. We had a FABULOUS time visiting Sea World, The Alamo, and The Children's Museum. I would pay a million dollars just to see Bella's face one more time when she saw Shamu. We all had an amazing time, and the kids loved every second of it. Of course both babies were spoiled rotten by the time we came home ;-). Unfortunately we came home with two sick babies. Both Bella and Frankie were pretty miserable with colds, asthma, etc. the following week. That brings us pretty much up to date...this past week we went to several playdates and celebrated little man's birthday. We were a bit sad that daddy wasn't able to be here, but we took tons of pictures. We also made our first trip to the Splash Pad on Frankie's birthday. We had a wonderful time and are looking forward to several more visits this summer.


My goodness both kids are doing incredible! Bella hasn't had a potty accident in almost two months. She is still having a bit of trouble going alone, but we are working on it. Her imagination surprises me daily. She will sit and play with her dolls/doll house/ figurines for hours, and I could sit and listen to her equally. We are very excited as next weekend is her first dance recital. My little girl is growing up so fast. She is VERY excited for it to be the summer because that means lots of water play !!! Lots of pictures will follow soon!


My son! He is the most precious little boy. Frankie is still quite the animal, and plows through everything. He also has been quite the fan of MUSIC, and loves to dance especially with his sister. They both are playing together more and more every day, and he just loves to be in the same room with her. He is talking more and more everyday, still no baby signs I think he is just being stubborn. Bella at this age had almost 15 signs down. He is eating like a machine, and I'm hoping that the scale will tip our way when we go for his 12mth check-up. Keep your fingers crossed!


Please continue to pray for sweet precious Layla Grace! She needs all of our love, prayers, and support. Follow her story at http://twitter.com/laylagrace and http://www.carepages.com/carepages/LaylaGrace .


We have another busy week planned !!