The Pecore Family

Family Pictures

2010-03-20T10:39:00.000-07:00

I am terrible about keeping up with this blog! So, until I have more time to actually make a post, here are some pictures we had taken back in December. I promise to post more recent pictures next time!

Update

2009-11-12T16:47:00.000-08:00

Not much has been happening around here lately. We spent a day in Bradenton at the Pumpkin Festival at Hunsader Farms. It was fun, but way hot!! Seems like fall festivals should be cool and crisp, not miserably hot and sweaty!! I would have loved to have had a hot chocolate rather than an ice water, just doesn't seem very fallish if you ask me. But, whatever, that's what happens when you live in Florida! For Halloween Mia was Little Bo Peep (costume courtesy of Gram) and Lyla was a sheep (sort of). It was way too hot to really dress Lyla up in the sheep costume, so she wore the sheep head for about 2 houses and then it came off. Mia doesn't care too much to be photographed lately, so I didn't get any really good pictures.

Other than that, not much is going on in the Pecore house. Lyla is now 4 months old and growing like a weed! She was supposed to go in for her well baby visit earlier this week, but she had a little cold (that went around the whole house) so we rescheduled for later in the month. I'm so anxious to see how much she weighs. I feel like lately she's been really filling out. She even has a double chin! Love it!! She still fits in her 0-3 month clothes, but has finally graduated to a size 2 diaper. Mia must have been so much bigger because her Halloween outfits were 6-9 month size and she was only a month older than Lyla was!! Needless to say, Lyla couldn't wear them so I had to buy her some new ones. Good excuse to go shopping!!

Mia is a typical 2 year old. Into everything and very independent. We recently made a half hearted attempt at potty training and it pretty much went nowhere. She's just not interested yet. She loves to sit up on the potty, but has only actually done anything up there one time. And that was an accident. So, as much as I would love to only have one child in diapers, I'm not pushing the issue. I figure when she's ready, she'll do it. She is so darn cute these days. Some of the things that she says are quite hysterical. She loves to watch So You think You Can Dance with me and she tries to imitate the dance moves she sees. It is so stinkin' cute!

Just a few recent pictures:

"You Are My Sunshine"

2009-10-07T14:28:00.000-07:00

Here is a clip of Mia singing "You Are My Sunshine" to Lyla. She is such a great big sister! For those of you who have heard me sing before, you'll see that she gets her beautiful singing talent from me!!

My matching girlies!

2009-08-29T07:59:00.000-07:00

Here you go Megan; here are the twins. This has to be the most fun part of having two girls, dressing them alike!! I always thought it was so cute to see little sisters in matching outfits and now I get to dress mine up alike too! My principal gave me Mia's dress along with Lyla's shower gifts because she didn't want her to feel left out. My friend Megan gave me a bunch of clothes that her little munchkin, Shannen, had outgrown and I was so excited when I pulled out the same little dress in a newborn size!! (Thanks Megan!!) So, here is the first of many matching outfits I'm sure!!

Mia's first haircut

2009-08-23T09:15:00.000-07:00

I gave Mia her first haircut last Sunday. Gone are the baby curls!! She is growing up so fast; makes me a little sad. Anyway, here are the pictures from the big event!

Before...I figured the rat tail look from my elementary school days was not the style my daughter should be sporting!

The big cut!

After...doesn't that look a gazillion times better???

Here is what Mia thought of the situation when she realized what was happening. She asked me to put her hair back on between tears.

Infants should come with warnings!

2009-08-19T17:20:00.000-07:00

Such as, "Do not leave infant alone (even to use the restroom for all of 2 minutes) when there is a 2 year old present!"

(Who knew Mrs. Potato Head's glasses could be so stylish?)

Or, "Do not turn your back on infant when a 2 year old is present!" Mia decided to pick Lyla up out of her swing and carry her a few steps. Luckily I came around the corner and saw her before she got far, and Erik was standing pretty close with his back turned so he was able to get to her pretty quickly. I'm pretty sure I suffered a mild heart attack!

The best of friends

2009-08-11T17:50:00.000-07:00

Hopefully this is a sign of a great relationship blossoming between sisters!

(I have no idea why this picture is sideways. It wasn't even taken sideways so I'm not sure why it uploaded this way. Regardless, I love it so I still wanted to share it.)

1 Month

2009-08-10T19:52:00.000-07:00

Wow, how time flies!! Lyla is 1 month old today. It seems like just yesterday we were in the hospital having her. She is such a great addition to our family. Mia loves her to pieces as do her mommy and daddy. She is sleeping really well (5-7 hours every night, woo hoo!!), eating like a horse and growing bigger every day, although she still seems so tiny to me. Her newborn clothes are finally fitting well and I'm sure she'll be on to bigger sizes in the near future. I'm pretty sure I got the first smile out of her today, several smiles actually. But nobody believes me because she wouldn't do it around anybody else. But, they were definitely real smiles and not just gas, I promise!! A mom would know, right. Here are a few pictures that I snapped of her today. Not the greatest, but it's what I got.

Pictures

2009-08-05T12:56:00.000-07:00

Just some pictures of recent happenings around the Pecore house...

Mia loves to SHOVE Lyla's binky in her mouth when she's crying. She thinks she's helping, but as you can see it just makes things worse.

She loves her little sister. Lyla gets quite a few kisses each day from her big sis.

Still wearing newborn clothes and diapers. I think she's probably about 7.5 lbs by now.

Don't worry Amber, I won't be getting the Mother of the Year Award either!!
This is Mia at about the same age as Lyla is now, and below is a similar picture of Lyla wrapped up in the same towel.

Lyla with her Papa on her blessing day at church.

Erik took Mia out for a ride on his newly acquired kayak. She LOVED it!

She looks just like her daddy!

Just hanging out in the infant carrier.

Mia showing off her new ballerina pj's from Carter's.
Showing off her newly converted toddler bed. Much less dangerous than climbing out of a crib!

Time to move on

2009-07-24T08:29:00.000-07:00

to a toddler bed. I am so not ready for this!! I was really hoping to keep Mia in her crib until she was 3 (for my own sanity), but apparently she had other plans. I'm so not ready to deal with her climbing out of her bed whenever she's ready to get up yet. Usually she'll wake up and talk for quite a while before I get her up, which is really nice because it gives me time to shower before I get her. I guess those days are over. Ughh!! Yesterday I put her down for a nap and Lyla was sleeping as well, so I decided to get the dishes done. As I was standing at the sink I heard a door open and out she came with a huge grin on her face. She was VERY proud of herself. So, here she is showing me her new trick.

The Big Sister

2009-07-17T12:03:00.000-07:00

So far, Mia loves being a big sister. Yesterday she threw quite the temper tantrum, but other than that she has been doing really well. She wants to help out A LOT and she loves to hold and kiss Lyla every chance she can get. She has also decided that she likes to be treated like a baby. She likes to have you hold her and pretend to feed her with a bottle and then she wants to be burped. Thank goodness she isn't potty trained because I'm pretty sure she would want to wear a diaper if she was! We bought her a new doll that we gave her the day we brought Lyla home from the hospital and she likes to sit next to me and feed her baby while I'm feeding Lyla. It's pretty cute.

Mia feeding "Baby Bella"

Sleeping in Baby Bella's bed

Helping Daddy make a salad for dinner

This is my favorite!! As Mia said, "I'm pumping my boobies." She is too funny!!

And of course, some pics of Lyla. This was after her first bath (which she did NOT enjoy!).

A little small for the swing, but she loves it anyway!

Introducing...

2009-07-13T10:52:00.001-07:00

Lyla Rose Pecore

July 10, 2009

4:17 pm

6 pounds, 10 ounces

19 inches

Our Annual Beach Trip

2009-07-08T22:17:00.000-07:00

Every year, we make our way to Ft. Myers Beach for a week of fun and relaxation. This is actually where Erik and I met many, many years ago as young kids. Our families have changed quite a bit over the years and it's fun to get together and spend time at the pool and at the beach. Being 9 months pregnant and floating around in the pool each day was especially relaxing! Mia loved it. She doesn't like it when you let go of her in the water, but she LOVES going under. She had a blast jumping off the side of the pool and even requested to go under the water all the time. I have a couple of pictures of her jumping to Erik in the water, but they are on my mom's camera, so I'll have to post those later. Here are a few of her at the beach. We would go over in the evening when the crowd was gone and we didn't have to mess with getting all slathered up with sunscreen.

On another note, I am checking into the hospital in the morning. Because I am only dilated 1 cm, the doctor wants me to come in tomorrow so they can give me cervidil to help soften the cervix. Hopefully with this, my labor will be much shorter than it was with Mia (19 hours!!). Then, Friday morning at 5 am, I'll be induced!! We are really excited to meet this little one. Hopefully, by the beginning of next week I'll have some pictures to post.

Mmmm...

2009-06-28T18:48:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to post a couple of pictures of Mia "helping" me make brownies tonight. As you can see, she was a big help; eating as much as possible before I could get them into the oven. And yes, I know that there are raw eggs in there!! My mom reminds me all the time (although she was always more than willing to let us lick the bowl when we were young...hmmm). But seriously, who can pass up licking the brownie batter?? It is so yummy. I even caught Erik taking some!!

Yes, we're still alive...

2009-06-23T12:53:00.001-07:00

Since I haven't posted anything since Christmas, I thought a little update was only necessary. We've been pretty busy around here lately. We've moved into a new house, finally rented the old one, and are patiently awaiting the arrival of the "baby sister." She has yet to be named, so that's what we refer to her as. Mia talks about her all the time, but I am sure that she doesn't quite understand that there will be another human in the house soon. My due date is July 9th and as of right now, nothing is happening so my guess is that she'll be late just like Mia was. I'll try to keep you posted (although we all know how good I am at that!!)

Mia recently turned 2 and is such a big girl now. She talks up a storm, sings, dances, and even thinks that she is the boss most of the time. The other day she very sternly, with a wrinkled brow, told me, "Mommy, don't tell me no!" and proceeded to hit me with a screw driver. Of course, Erik and I laughed pretty hard. She is so darn cute that you can't help but laugh at her when she's being naughty. She'll even tell you, "I'm sassy," and she is so right!! We love her to pieces!! Now that I am off school and my mom is in town, we have been trying to stay cool (which how you do when your 9 months pregnant in the Florida heat is beyond me!!) by going to the pool and the beach. Mia absolutely loves them both. The Florida sunshine definitely suits her.

Here are some recent pictures of Mia. I'll try my hardest to post more often and especially when the baby arrives.

A recent trip to the Tampa Zoo. Mia loved the goats and the carousel.

Mia trying out her baby sister's exersaucer. She is adamant that the baby's things that are appearing around the house are really for her. She could spend a half hour in this thing!!

She loves fruit, especially the messy kinds!

Happy 2nd Birthday!! We celebrated with family on the day of her actual birthday and then had friends over on the Saturday that followed. She loved her birthday hat, otherwise known as the "ta-ra-ra-boom-day" hat (a song from Barney, yes that's right, I said Barney - there's something about that big goofy dinosaur that she LOVES!!)

Although she is a little too small for it, she got a princess bike from her Gram and a princess helmet from her cousin Alex. She's a big fan of the princesses too these days. Hmmm, wonder why? Could it be that she believes she is one??

Christmas Pictures

2008-12-23T20:08:00.000-08:00

After having the most adorable Christmas pictures in the world last year (and no, I'm not biased; many people who are not related to Mia said the same thing) we decided to go back to Portrait Innovations to try for some more great pictures this year. Let me just say that taking an 18 month old is WAY more difficult than taking a 6 month old to get pictures taken. She would not sit still!! We still managed to get some pretty cute pictures though. So, enjoy...

For those of you that didn't get to see last year's pictures, here's a little look back. I can't believe how much she has grown up!!

My Little 50's Girl

2008-11-04T12:03:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun on Halloween. I'm sure it had something to do with how dang cute Mia looked in her costume. I just wanted to eat her up, she was so cute!!!! My mother-in-law made her costume along with my nephew's costume. She's good isn't she. Hope she's prepared to make costumes every year. I just don't think the store bought ones will do from now on. Anyway, we went to my sister-in-law, Christie's house and went trick-or-treating through her neighborhood. Mia lasted a lot longer than I thought she would. She wouldn't say trick-or-treat but she would walk right up and wait for her candy. If they had a dog, which a lot of houses did, then she was especially happy. She adores dogs and loves it when they give her big kisses right on the mouth!! Here are a few pictures from the night. Unfortunately none of them are really great because she wouldn't look at the camera and actually smile. There was just too much going on to pose for a picture I guess.

Don't you love the way William is looking at her in this picture. I'm not sure he quite knew what to do.

Isn't she the cutest little 50's girl you have ever seen!!

Taking a little break

Look at all that candy. Too bad she won't be enjoying most of it. She does, however, love m&m's and reece's cups.

Pictures!!

2008-11-04T11:46:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since I've posted anything, so here are a few recent pictures of Mia that are pretty cute.

Mia's first ice cream come at Chick-Fil-A

I found Mia sitting at the computer admiring the cute baby on the monitor.

She LOVES sliding these days. We spent the evening playing at the beach and although this isn't a great picture, it definitely captures her love of the slide. She walks around saying, "I side, I side."

I think she was trying to figure out how she could catch one of the many birds on the beach.
Don't you just love this picture! The two greatest loves of my life, walking off into the sunset. It doesn't get much better than this.

Happy 30th Birthday

2008-09-28T18:12:00.001-07:00

It's been awhile since I've given any updates or posted any pictures, so I thought I'd share a little before I head off to bed.

Erik's 30th birthday was Friday. Unfortunately we didn't get to do too much to celebrate. I had been sick all week and still wasn't feeling up to venturing out of the house yet. So, his family came over and we had dinner and cheesecake and key lime pie (which I was sure Erik would be excited about since they are his favorites...apparently he just wanted plain old birthday cake) for dessert. I couldn't pass up the "Over the Hill" candle that I found at Publix. I have been teasing him quite a bit about being OLD now!! No offense to all of you who are in your 30's or older. (I don't really think 30 is old, but don't tell Erik.) I figure I can make fun of him for another year and 2 months before I turn 30 and then 40 will be the new old. He did get to celebrate by heading to Miami this weekend for a fishing trip with his friend Matt. He got all kinds of new fishing gear with the gift cards and cash so hopefully he'll have some success while he's there. Apparently when you hit a big milestone birthday, like 30, you get to buy yourself a NICE gift. He bought himself a new fly rod and reel, which if you're a fisherman/woman, you can appreciate the nice price tag attached. Can't wait until my 30th!!!!

I've also attached some pictures of Mia. She has become quite the monkey as of late. If she can find a way to climb on it, she will! Just the other day, I was in the living room and she wandered into the kitchen. After a few minutes of her being very quiet, I went in to see what she was doing and she was sitting on top of the kitchen table with a very proud grin on her face. She loves the end table, that is her favorite place to be. She loves to climb up there and dive onto the couch. Maybe she'll be a gymnast or an acrobat!! She has also started talking a lot more. She tried to say lots of words, but usually only gets the beginning sound, so it is still really hard to understand anything she is saying. But she will definitely talk your ear off. She loves to pretend everything is a phone and she holds it up to her ear and says, "hewa." I am sure it will only be a matter of months before she's talking up a storm and finally making some sense.

He was thinking about all the fishing gear he was going to buy. It's the only thing that could possibly make him smile so big!

Mia on the end table, playing with the monitor.

Our little "Bucket Head." She likes to put the block bucket on her head and walk around bumping into things. It's pretty funny.

Mia eating blueberry waffles this morning. Don't you love the bedhead?? She refuses to eat anything that she can't eat with a fork. And, it has to be a big person fork, baby forks just won't do.

Tropical Storms and Binkies

2008-08-21T18:31:00.000-07:00

Well after one day back to school, we got a day off!! Even Erik had the day off as well. Tropical Storm Fay decided to visit southwest Florida, leaving us a bit drenched. Luckily the storm was minor, although we live in one of the areas that got the worst of the storm. We chose not to put our hurricane shutters up and I'm glad we didn't. They are such a pain! The windows rattled and the lights flickered a few times but luckily we never lost power. There were about 3,000 homes in out area who weren't so lucky. We spent the day at home and never even got out of our pajamas!! What a great day!! Here are some pictures from our lazy day.

Mia having her first bite of an Oreo cookie. Just like her mommy and daddy, she enjoyed them quite a bit!! Good thing we went shopping for some tropical storm treats!!

When she was all finished, there was chocolate everywhere!!

Mia loves to steal things out of her changing table, hence the wipes refill. She also LOVES her princess chair. She carries it all around the house and then has a nice little place to take a rest when she feels the need.

Playing peek-a-boo through the door of her discovery home.

A full day with Daddy is rare, and she definitely enjoyed his company!

Mia is way into the dogs these days. We are so thankful that Sophia will let her climb and love all over her (actually, I'm pretty sure she enjoys the attention). Stewart isn't quite as cooperative, although he is getting better. Here is a cute picture of Mia giving Sophia a big hug.

Another thing Mia LOVES, LOVES, LOVES are her binkies!! I have no idea how in the world we are ever going to break the habit. I'm not too concerned with it yet though. I know some people take them away by the time they turn 1, but I figure I still need my sanity, so I'll wait a while. She normally only has one in the car or in bed, but she managed to steal these out of her crib. Of course, one is not enough, so she has one in her mouth, and 3 in her hands. We keep a gazillion in her bed because she likes to throw them out at night and then wake us up crying because she doesn't have a binky.

Playing peek-a-boo behind the glider (with all 4 binkies of course). By the way, she is missing her shirt because she had pasta for dinner and rather than try to get spaghetti sauce stains out, Gram was smart enough to just ditch the shirt.

1 year pictures

2008-08-08T12:11:00.000-07:00

I forgot to add any of Mia's 1 year pictures to the slideshow. So, here are a few of my favorites.

So cute...

2008-08-08T12:00:00.000-07:00

Well, I officially head back to work on Monday and I am soooooooo dreading it!! I have had so much fun with Mia this summer that I wish there was some way I could stay home full time. However, since neither Erik or myself make enough money for that to happen, it's back to the classroom for another long year. I was looking back at some of the pictures from this summer and decided that some were definitely blog worthy. Mia has taken a liking to her stuffed animals lately, particularly her ducky, bear, and bunny. She carries tham all around the house and gives them hugs and kisses all day. She especially likes to hand them to Mommy and Daddy for an occassional hug and kiss. Last week Mia discovered her bag of swim diapers in her changing table and decided to get into them. She brought one to me and started whining (I'll be so glad when she can tell me what she wants, right now she assumes whining will get the job done). I couldn't figure out what she wanted, so I treid several different things before finally putting it on over her pajamas. She got the biggest grin on her face and off she went. A few minutes later she came back with another swim diaper, whining again. So, for about 2 hours, until her next diaper change, she walked, no waddled around with 2 swim diapers on. Too cute!!

Here goes....

2008-07-30T11:54:00.000-07:00

Okay, I am officially entering the world of the bloggers. I have kept up on several blogs of friends and family and have decided, after much nagging, that it is time to start one of my own. This isn't really my type of thing, but I figure with family and friends far away, it would be nice to give them the opportunity to see pictures of Mia and find out what's new in her little life on a more regular basis. I know some of you post quite frequently; I can't promise that I will be that diligent, but I will do my best to post all of the important and exciting things that we are experiencing down here in Ft. Myers. So, to start, I am just going to add a slide show of pictures (it is super long, but trying to narrow down a year's worth of pictutres was really tough!!!) to catch everybody up on our life since Mia has entered our family and to show you how much she has grown. I can't believe she's already 1!! Click on the slideshow to make the pictures larger.