Soccer girls :)

Thank you Lori for the big sister soccer darling outfits!

Family Fun day at GE

This was such a nice start to a fun weekend! Lots of healthy snacks and dinner, fun games, and especially the inflatable bouncy World Cup field (the girls' favorites!). There were also health screenings, yeah! ...only I would be excited about this :)

Lounging around

Morning Snuggles

Children's Museum

We couldn't have picked a better day to visit! We got to see Clifford! Carla was was scared when she first saw him, then she wanted him to come back and was asking for a week "where's cwifford? in his house? restin'? eatin"? i want see him!" Also Anna got to go to a science class! Very exciting, especially with all the excited anticipation of school! She got to learn about density and build a boat and even test if it would float in the water!

Father-Son Snuggling

Tea Party

We got this cute tea set from Erin's shower and boy did they eat lunch nicely when it was served with menus and tea!

New Babies!

Sweet, precious Lyla Rose Nardi

Almost the whole gang - thanks for taking a quick pic Pas!
(And Billy, we missed you!)

Baby Ben met his Aunt Ashley, Uncle Michael, and Cousin Lyla!
Baby Lyla met lots of loved ones in Cleveland! What a very fun visit!!!!
So great that you guys could come!!!!
Happy belated birthday Ashley!!!!

Benjamin is One Month Old!

He had to get a shot today, and oh how he wailed! It was really sad; he was still crying when we headed out into the hall to leave (I don't remember the girls ever crying that long). He's a big boy :) Already 11.5 pounds and 22.5 inches -- around the 80th percentile for each. Healthy as can be. Next assignment from our pediatrician -- help him to fall asleep on his own. He never cries, so letting him cry at all in his crib will be hard. He got to pick out a sticker for each of his sisters since they didn't come along this time. Today, he gets to celebrate by meeting his new cousin, Lyla Rose!

AND we visited Geneva!

Ben loved being with everybody, even Giuseppe's nose!

Daddy's out-of-town...

So we visited Westlake!

Grandpa Nardi and bonded with his first grandson :) He even made Ben smile :)

Anna is wearing my 32 yr-old dress again! It is SO cute on her!

And that silly squirrel stole Carla's lunch!

Erin's Wedding Shower

Such a lovely Irish tea luncheon for Erin! Anna enjoyed helping Erin open gifts (a proud flower girl duty), Carla enjoyed the punch (spiked!) and cake!, and Ben very much enjoyed spending a few hours sleeping in Aunt Ali's arms! Ben also got to meet lots of other people, like, Uncle Lee, Aunt Patti, Cousins Laura and Megan, Aunt Maribeth's high school friends, and Gramma M's high school best friend!


Then we hung out (literally outside all day -- such an awesome summer!!) with Mom, Pas, Michelle, Tony, Ty, and Joey :) Later Anna and Joey had lots of fun in the sprinkler and had a sleep over! Thanks for the darling booties Aunt Michelle!

Anna (who doesn't nap) conked out beside me this afternoon -- too many days of lots of excitement and not enough sleep.

Carla CANNOT wait for her own swim lessons!

The picture of Ben is after Anna was taking care of him and he fell asleep -- so cute (both the baby and the little mama!)!

Carla decided to move in to our "pony castle" :)

Anna's Swim Camp

We really enjoyed the routine of "swim camp" (our special name for daily swim lessons); good practice for preschool this fall!

Ben meets Mischelle, Maddie, and Ben

Maddie thought Ben Grossner could be "Ben 1" and Ben Goldner could be "Ben 2" (since he is 2). Maddie and Anna enjoyed playing dress-up and "getting pretty" with body crayons -- I made Maddie's cool doggy (from the book!).

AnnMarie's Birthday Luau

Fiscus Family Visit

So fun! Thank you for the DELICIOUS meal AND dessertSSS! Time together always goes by so quickly! We can't wait to see all of you again soon!

Ben's Godmother :)

Ben was excited to see Elizabeth and Aunt Maribeth again, and we were excited to ask Elizabeth to be Benjamin's Godmother (she said yes :). Brendan will be sharing the God-parenting, and there don't have to be any more secrets (about this) in the Wagner home. Thank you Elizabeth AND Brendan for loving our Benjamin :)

Out shopping!

Ben was chilled out as usual as we were finding deals with Grandma M and Uncle Nick!

Dionisio's Day!

2 Weeks Old!

Only 2 weeks, but none of us could imagine life without our sweet little Benjamin! Over night, his umbilical cord fell off, so this morning, Ben, Carla, and I had a shower together :) He was so comfortable that he fell asleep!


Don't Ben and Carla look sharp, all dressed up?!


Carla won't stop climbing!!!!! Yikes!

Check out the Parents-to-Be!

Tonight, Benjamin was enjoying meeting and cuddling in the arms of Uncle Dan and Aunt Sara!

New booster seat!

Anna and Carla had fun playing with Anna's pretty new booster seat -- thank you Grandma J!

Ben likes his frog and turtles!

We survived our first outing with just me and all 3 kiddos! It went surprisingly well :) We went to "swim camp" and the store.

Almost 2 weeks old!

Anna and Ben enjoy time together :) And Ben is loving his Nemo blanket -- thank you Zia Tanya!

Fine - Ward - Grossner family fun!

Thanks for coming to meet Ben before you headed back to Albuquerque Jon! We can't wait to see you again soon Robin, Zack, Aaron, and Hacina! Have fun in Las Vegas Big Ben and Lisa! Anna and Carla want to play together again soon with you David and Erica!


ALL the kiddos!


Of course Carla and Ben had their daily snuggles!

Ben slept 7.5 hours IN A ROW last night!

This morning Mike, Anna, Carla, and I were all just staring at Ben waiting for him to wake up! Our little man deserves most of the credit for being a great sleeper, but his bouncy seat (where he does most of his sleeping) AND this cool fleecy swaddling sort of bag with Velcro straps also require a shout out :)

Today Elizabeth came to play with the girls, and they had so much fun with her, as always, and ended their fun with some sand and sprinkler fun! We made it inside just as a big storm came in! It was one of those cool ones when it's really sunny and really rainy -- I'm certain there were some beautiful rainbows, though we didn't see any. Good times.

Ben is 10 days old!

He has been sleeping 6 hrs at night for a few nights! I am beside myself with gratefulness! Let's see, we went for our first walk with Ben. He loved being in his carrier. Anna and Carla both improved their biking skills -- Carla started actually pedaling her tricycle, instead of just pushing her feet on the ground. Anna can now right up the driveway; it's a slight incline and she used to have to walk her bike up. Carla can now walk her tricycle up the driveway on her own (she used to need help with that). Then Aunt Maribeth came and spent the day with us. We all had lots of fun and the girls especially enjoyed a trip to the park with Aunt Maribeth! Thank you for all of your help Aunt Maribeth! Ben got his first package from Aunt Jenny and everyone enjoyed Big Sister gifts, including matching swimsuits - yeah! Thank you for all the sweet cards and surprises Fiscus family :) We're so excited for your visit! The night ended with Ben and Mommy taking a trip to the store together, Ben's first shopping trip. We got some cloth diaper covers - and tried out a cloth diaper tonight - very comfy and easy - thank you Michael and Ashley!

Day 9

Today Benjamin and Brendan met; they're old pals now :) We also went out to eat to celebrate Ben -- his first time out on the town (besides to the doctor's)!

By the way, Ben doesn't have to return to the doctor's until he is a month old! This is because he is so healthy and growing so well. He was almost to his birth weight on Saturday at 8 lb 11.2 oz, and on Monday he was already 9 lb 2 oz!

Benjamin is One Week Old!

Grandma J brought Violetta for the day, so it was Ben and the girls today! Anna and Carla had so much fun with their cousin Violetta!

Day 7

Grandma J and Giuseppe came to play!

AND Ben was really waking up today!

Day 6

Today Benjamin went to mass for the first time. He also met "Uncle" Ben, Aunt Lisa, David, and Erica, and Aunt Terese and Erin, and Pas! We got our first family photo, well at least it has all five of us... As you can see the girls are still perfectly enamored with our sweet Benjamin :)

Uncle Nick and AnnMarie meet Ben!

Thanks for visiting, helping, and playing guys! The girls really enjoyed their stroll to the park Uncle Nick, and they both had fun with you AnnMarie too, especially eating the Edible Arrangement, and eating dinner on the deck!

As you can see, the girls are head-over-heals for their brother!

Slide Show!

These are photos of Ben and his first few days. Wow--I still can't believe he is finally here (out)! Thanks for visiting everybody!

Welcome Home Ben!

Thank you everybody for all of your sweet words! We are so blessed! Ben is just perfect in every way! And look at the awesome surprise we just came home to! Thank you ...Aunt Maribeth and Elizabeth?!!

Big sisters!

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All bathed and sucking fingers