chef evan

evan is officially a two year old! even though we are extremely tired and worn out, we feel bless and energized to be his parents. GOD sure does work in funny ways. we just got back from our trip, so i will say goodnight. thanking GOD for our extra ordinary boy...evan.
favorite gifts so far, the kitchen set from mima and pipo, and the mega blocks car set from aunt wendy, uncle mark, and aidan...thank you!

Baptism update

Joel's baptism is the Sunday August 23, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Queen of Peace church in Gainesville, FL. it is the same church where Evan was baptized.
Godfather...Peter Ticola (Matt's older brother)
Godmother...Dianne Beruvides (Daphne's cousin)

On a side note...we've done lots of things this summer. Unfortunantly all the photos are saved onto our laptop. Our router isn't working so I haven't been able to update our blog. I need to blog about Aidan's birthday bash, and our trip to meet baby Lauren. There's so much to show you!

Lately everyone but me has been under the weather. We hope to be all in good health this week for our trip to Florida.

meet me in the garden

Several weeks after our 6th wedding anniversary we were able to celebrate the occasion with a day trip to the Biltmore house in Asheville, North Carolina. We arrived in the Biltmore village and ate lunch al fresco at La Paz, a mexican restaurant. The weather was just perfect for that. We then drove to the Biltmore house where we toured the house and grounds. The house is amazing. Something that rivals homes in Europe, but our favorite was the gardens. Everything was blooming. I felt as if I were in the book "The Secret Garden". We had an early dinner on the grounds at the Stable cafe. The dinner was fantastic, and so was the Century wine! We ended our day with a concert under the stars. Mercy Me is one of my favorite christian bands. Praising God at dusk with beautiful mountains as the backdrop. Words can't describe the sensation. God's creation is beautiful!