Hoppy Easter, You Rascally Rabbit!

Ever wanted to see the Easter Bunny in action, delivering all those goodies? Well "Pops" Pond decided to stay up the night before and catch him on video!



Since Michael was too little for chocolates for his first Easter, the Bunny made up for this time around. He got lots of candy and toys, and even did an egg hunt in the back yard. This is shaping up to be his favorite holiday.

Here he is discovering the basket.



He loved the toys and the candy!




We also hid some eggs out in the back yard for him to find. There will be a separate post those videos so I don't upload too many to a single post.

Surprise, Surprise!

Last weekend we made a special trip out to Arkansas for Grandpa DiMaggio's surprise 60th birthday party. It was great to see so much of the family together! Michael was in it like the rest of us. He even put his finger up to his mouth and said "shh" when we were trying to stay quiet. Here's the big reveal...



Grandpa was nice enough to let Michael have the first taste of cake.



He gave him a balloon, too!



We're really glad Michael got to see a lot of his extended family and we all had a fantastic time visiting the whole weekend.

Christmas in March

Because I am so far behind, here are the videos from Christmas at the Pond house.



Opening our presents...


We were supposed to be singing "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" while Brooke played the music on her keyboard, but we soon realized no one knew the words.

Shout Out

I would just like to call attention to a special event happening today, since someone isn't wanting to acknowledge it at all...

Happy Birthday to my cousin PHIL GILLEN
of Wichita, Kansas
who turns 40 today!

Happy Thanks-Birthday!

We had a great time at Thanksgiving! The trip to Arkansas was about 11 hours long but we managed just fine. It was probably a good thing that Michael didn't drive though.


We also combined Turkey Day with a family birthday party for everyone that couldn't make it down for the party we had in Louisiana. It was a lot of fun! Michael's cousin Mary was there to help him open packages and play with his new toys.

Uncle Joe and Aunt Nattie brought the neat Elmo cake! It was so cool. Michael definitely liked it!

Happy First Birthday!

Michael's first birthday was a success! Everyone at the party here in Louisiana had a great time playing, eating, and laughing (as you can see)...

Here we are singing "Happy Birthday."

Then it was time for the birthday boy to chow down on some cake!


After the party we wrapped up the evening by heading to downtown New Orleans to see some friends.

Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet!

Halloween was a lot of fun! Michael enjoyed the walk around the block and meeting our neighbors and we enjoyed showing him off. Our costumes were a big hit! After we got back from trick-or-treating, we gave him some chocolate. He didn't seem to like it to much unless he was doing this with it...