For Our Mothers

Happy Mother's Day! What better gift could I give to these beautiful women than pictures of the kids they love more than Jon and I? Here they are.

NICO TURNED 1!

Nico took advantage of our distraction while getting ready for the party by doing one of his favorite things...climbing.

Closely examining his book from Grandma and Grandpa Balzotti

All the fuss sort of stunned Nico. He didn't smile much that day. The look on his face in this picture sort of says it all.

Nico's First Cupcake. He mostly just wanted the frosting. That's my boy!

YaYa came to visit and we did lots of fun things including going to Reiman Gardens where there is a beautiful butterfly habitat. Gabe LOVED it.
Nico making his fish face on the butterfly path.

And on Yaya's lap at lunch.
If you are wondering why Nico is only wearing one shoe and sock, please see the pictures below for an explanation.



This is what always happens when we put shoes and socks on him. The kid loves to be barefoot!

YaYa Thank you for coming to see us! We love you!!


We have been taking advantage of the warmer weather to enjoy our beautiful backyard.

Gabe doesn't nap much anymore but occasionally this is how I find him when his quiet time is over.

We love you guys! Happy Mother's Day!

Before we left Utah

In the month before we moved to Iowa, we mostly hung out with our family and friends and soaked up as much of them as we could. I cried a lot. Gabe began to refuse to say good-bye to anyone, even if we were going to see them the next day. BUT we also did some really fun things. Here are a few pictures of those fun things.

Trying to take a photo of all the Balzotti boys. These are all of Gabe's cousins on Jon's side. I stole this from Debbie's blog. I think there are better pictures out there but I haven't seen them yet, hint hint Tyfani! It was hilarious!

We went to the Annual Springville Folkfest. Again, I stole the picture from Debbie. It is the only one any of us took so I am using it but don't believe for a second these boys just sat there. They were up and dancing and running around. Fun was had by all.


Gabe got to ride Will, one of the beautiful horses belonging to our friends Ken and Jane Naylor.



We got to live at my mom's house. This is the only picture I have there but it is a lovely place and we are so grateful for her generosity. These boys are pretty cute!


And of course, one last trip out on Aimee's boat. Gabe now thinks all boats belong to Aimee and is always disappointed when he sees one and Aimee isn't on it.

We love all you Utah folk and miss you terribly.

Oh by the way...

We live in Iowa now.