1967 Volkswagen Bug/Jasper!

We normally don't publish posts that aren't about Dean but this is a special post. You see, back in 1966/1967 my Father, Dean's Nonno, bought a brand new 1967 Volkswagen Bug. This bug has been loyal to our family and we have been loyal to this bug. It was, after all, my first car. Nonno taught me to drive in this car. Nonna was pregnant with all three of us in this car. Scary to think we were tossed around in the back since it didn't come with seat belts. Interesting how times have changed. I really loved this car. So much that I gave it a name. Jasper. It suits it.
Well, back in 2004 Nonno and I came to realize that we needed to say goodbye to this wonderful car. Enter the kind gentleman shaking hands with Nonno, Mr. Barger. Now Nonno wanted to make sure that when we sold Jasper that the new owner would take good care of him. Mr. Barger gave us a promise that he had planned on restoring Jasper to the way he was when Nonno bought him. 5 years later we get a wonderful visit from Mr. Barger. He was so excited to let us know that not only did he keep his promise but he invited us to visit Jasper in a car show! Most of the parts are the originals. Mr. Barger even managed to find the exact body paint that Jasper came with when Nonno bought him! How amazing is this?! Ahhh, what wonderful memories we have of this car! Notice the original jack, tool kit (barely visible), bumpers and console. Just a few things that sparkle with new life from the hard work of Mr. Barger and his friend!
Thank you Mr. Barger for keeping your promise to me and most importantly to my Father! You have worked hard on this car and it shows. Beautiful! Thank you!

Our Big Boy!

Well, the time has come when we think Dean is enough of a big boy to wear his big boy undies! So I went out and bought him some Sesame Street undies. Now Dean is mostly potty trained. He just hasn't quite learned that #1 needs to be done in the potty as well. So I'm hoping that this will help him get fully potty trained. Keep your fingers crossed! Our "Baby" Dean is now our Little Boy Dean!!!!!!

Sleepyhead!

Dean has been doing a great job sleeping in his crib all night (knock on wood, salt over the left shoulder, etc...). Nap times are a different story. Sometimes he will take a nap. Other times, well, he would rather be hyper all day. This week he has been a little off with the time change. He does go down for a nap but it usually takes us a while to get him there. Nap times are my favorite times because I get to snuggle with him! One morning we both took a wonderful nap. So wonderful that little Dean didn't want to get up. Usually he is the one to wake me up and get me going for the day. Not this time! He just didn't want to get out of bed and kept pulling the covers over him. How could I NOT take pictures of this?!

Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Halloween everyone! Dean really enjoyed this years trick-or-treating! His first stop was at the Nonno's house. As you can see Dean was a purple wizard this year. Of course a purple wizard needs his trusty dragon basket to help catch all of those treats! Cousin Kalina stopped by to trick or treat as well! Dean loves his Cousin Kalina and kept chasing her around the house. I'm loving the pictures of the family together, Uncle Ivan and Kalina, and of Uncle Ivan and Dean trick or treating together! Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful night!

Pumpkin Carving!

Dean helped with carving his two pumpkins this year. He and DaDa removed the seeds while I carved. We tried to carve Elmo and Bert. Unfortunately Bert lost one of his eyes during the carving. They look great though!