August 2015

On August 5th your mother posted this on Facebook.

Back to school! Normally I'm really excited for this day but today I'm a little sad..... Had a great summer with these two and not ready to give them up to school just yet smile emoticon

One of my all time favorites!! ‪#‎tbt‬ ‪#‎brothers‬ ‪#‎theymeltme‬

On August 10th, Marcus, Uncle Bruce's son came for a visit.  Both he and Uncle Bruce stayed with me and Mr. Bob.  On Wednesday we went to see the DBacks play. 

 

On August 14th we celebrated your father, Uncle Bruce and your cousin Marcus Tantillo's birthdays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 2015

Your mother posted this on July 3rd on Facebook:

Funny convo:
Drew: our Internet is bull crap Dad, when we're in our rooms we only get two bars on our iPad.
Brian : really Drew, there are kids that get no bars because they don't have iPads.
Drew : why do you always have to bring up the poor kids? Mom, dad's talking about the poor kids again.
...

I wasn't sure whether to crack up or be appalled at his spoiled attitude.


Today the 3rd you your family & Uncle Bruce went to Uncle Jeffrey's for the 4th of July weekend.



Your mother posted this on Facebook on June 6th:

Drew "isms" :
Pamperin commercial comes on TV.......
Drew: what's that mom!
Me: ( thinking:, oh God, why is Brian never here for these things) just medicine for bloating and cramps
Drew: it says it's for periods... That's for girls.. Wait, do boys get periods? ...
Me: No, Drew
Drew: Yes they do, boys get Pu Ber Ty( yes, he said each individual syllable), Girls get Pe RI Ods!!!!

Sometimes you just have to laugh!

Last month Uncle Bruce went to Niagara Falls to visit your grandfather.  He sent me these photos:

This was taken of Uncle Jeffrey, Uncle Bruce and your father in about 1968.

 

This is me and your grandfather taken before our 1962 graduation prom.

 

Mr. Bob and I have a new policy in the house.  Every time you don't put down the lid on the toilet you have to put a dollar in the "T" cup.

 

 

 

July 8th your mother posted this on Facebook: 

 

Glow in the dark golf!

— at FatCats Gilbert.

 

 

Beer pong practice for kids... Minus the beer! I should be worried!!

 

 

 

On Wednesday the 15th Mr. Bob and I picked you and your brother up at the Metro Station parking. This is you in the back seat with me. 

 

 

Once at our house you and Zachary started shooting shots of Coke.  The two of you had a riot drinking them.

 

 

Mr. Bob took us to McDonald's for lunch.

 

We watched a movie on the TV and then you and I played Wii bowling.  I had a 257 game and then you beat me the next two games.  I showed you how to take two steps an then release the ball and finish with you arm over your head.  That's why you beat me in those two games.

 

Before we took you back to meet your mother, we had dinner and Zachary made frosting and the two of you dipped  mini marshmallows on tooth picks into the frosting.

 

 

 

On July 16th your mother posted this on Facebook:

 

Sometimes I could just kiss his face off!!

 

 

 

You are looking older and older.  So handsome,.  The girls are going to be after you in the next couple of years.

On July 21st Uncle Bruce and I went to Niagara Falls so he could meet his son and my grandson for the first time.  Marcus is an extremely nice young man.  He is getting married in October.  Your parents will explain all of this to you later.

On July 26th your mother posted this on Facebook: 

Imagine Dragons + good friends + Zack saying "The best thing he's ever done in his life" = one pretty great night!!



On the 28th Uncle Bruce and I returned from a very good visit with Marcus.

On the 31st you and your brother were to come over for a sleepover, but Zachary didn't want to come because he said it was the last weekend before school starts.  So, I took you guys out to lunch at the Olive Garden.  We had a nice visit.






 

June 2015

Mr. Bob and I have been in CO to visit Mr. Bob's daughter and her family.  We arrived home on Sunday the 7th and held a 10th BD party for you, because instead of your parents giving you a BD party, they bought some very expensive for you.  You are now in double digits "10 years old".

 

 

On June 2nd your mother posted this on Facebook:

 

To all my nurse peeps.....It's not nurse's week but this picture made me think about a conversation I recently had with the boys about dead bodies (don't ask), I explained that where I work some die but mostly we help save them....Drew then says "Wow mom, you're like a super hero without any super powers"!......dang, I love that kid!!

 

On June 11th your mother posted this on Facebook:

 

TBT.....in honor of Drew's birthday....5 years ago......sniff sniff, just too fast

On June 14th your mother posted this on Facebook:

 

***Kid plug*** I promised Drew I would tell all my friends, so here goes.....
To my peeps who have kids that watch the game videos on you tube. Drew has his own channel...it's called Drewdoesgaming ( it's all one word). He's posting like crazy so please tell your kids to check out it smile emoticon

On Wednesday the 17th I fell and fractured my ulna in my left arm.  You and your  brother  were going to spend the night, but I could not deal with having you guys over with me having a new cast.  First time in my whole life to  have a cast.  So on June 20th you and your bother came over for the day.

We watched a movie. 

We talked about starting school.  Classes start Wednesday, August 4th.

We went to Barro's for an early dinner.  We ordered cinnamon sticks.  When they arrived they looked burnt.   They gave us a new batch.

You and your brother signed my cast.

 

On June 26th your mother posted this  on Facebook:

 

 

Funny convo:
I get back in the car from pumping gas...
Drew: who were you talking to?
Me: a guy who saw the nicu sticker abs wanted to say thank you
Drew: oh, i got worried...
Me: why?
Drew: cuz i thought he was trying to pick you up
Me: (laughing) why were you worried, did you think I'd go with him
Drew: yeah
Zack: Drew, he was way younger than mom

Heyyyyyyyyyyyy.......

Mr. Bob and I are in Seattle.  See ya in July!

 

 

 

 

May 2015

On Saturday the 2nd I went to see Zachary play flag football.  Your mother forgot the umbrella, but I had a small one in my car.  You went with me to get it.  It was big enough for us to stay out of the sun.  I let you use my phone to play some games.  You were really bored.  Since this was an early game, and I had several things to do, I said that we would go out to lunch after Zachary's game next week. 

On Saturday the 9th we went to lunch after Zachary's game.  I bought a Mother's Day gift for your mother along with a card for her from you and your brother.  I got her a floating chair for the pool.  On Mother's Day you and your family and Uncle Bruce came over.  This is the card you father and uncles gave me. 

And the one you and your brother gave me. 

During lunch I asked you when your graduation was scheduled.  You said  "In two years".

 

 

On Tuesday the 12th there was a talent show at school and you and your brother bounced on pogo sticks, holding hands and playing catch with a football.  Your mother sent me the video and I just loved it.

 

 

On the 14th some workers at our house found this  helamonster in our pool.

 

 

They used our pool net to get it out.  Apparently it's an endangered species. 

 

Throwing up pool water.

 

After Zachary's graduation ceremony I went over to your house.  You wanted to show me your posters in your room.

 

 

On Memorial Day you, your father and Uncle Bruce came over for a BBQ.

 

 

 

I had put 2 bags of popcorn on two of the seats.  One for you and one for Zachary.  However, Zachary didn't come, because he was being punished for something.  Your dad had called me earlier to tell me he was just bringing you and that you could not find the $200.00 head set he bought for you.  He said he was going to sell Xbox things to recoup the money.  On the driver to our house he changed his mind.

 

 

Family Room before.

 

 Family Room After

 

So,  Mr. Bob made signs for the seats. 

 

You picked this seat which is all yours when you visit.  Except when Bob's grandchildren are here.

 

 

Before and after photos of our kitchen.

 

 

You just loved the new kitchen.  The induction stove, the high tech looking hood with blue lighting around the glass and the trash and recycle cabinet.  My old recliner is now in my office and you enjoyed sitting in it while we talked about stuff.

 

And then in my new rocking chair.

 

Mr. Bob said you could have bubbles in the hot tub.

 

 

I asked you if you were still saying your prayers and your said "Yes, but you forgot one night and had a scary dream.

 

We had a putting contest and your father came in 1st place, you in 2nd, Uncle Bruce in 3rd and Nana in last place.  You and I had a play off of 5 holes and we tied. 

 

I made you some pasta on the new stove top in a pan we had just gotten at BB & Beyond.  It has holes in the lid and a spout so you can drain pasta right in the pan.  I explained to you about how induction works.  It's all about magnets.

 

Here's come thing for you to think about.