Sunday, September 4, 2011

Lyla's First Birthday Party!

On September 21st 2010 an ANGEL was born! Lyla Rose Granshaw came into this world and Eddie and I didn't know what the future would hold for our family. I have to say that this beautiful baby is the BEST thing that has ever happened to us! This has been the greatest year and Lyla has brought so much joy to our hearts! Anyone who is reading this blog right now just know that I feel like the luckiest woman in the world. Thank you God for this PERFECT life!!!!!!!!!!!

We celebrated Lyla's First Birthday on September 3, 2010! We had a huge birthday bash at the beautiful Lombardi's On the Sound! The weather was sunny and gorgeous! All our friends and family were there. We invited our new friends from the LPA and it was so nice they came to support Lyla! I was so happy the way everything turned out! Here are pics from this wonderful celebration!

We all wore purple in honor of Lyla. Here is Emma in her purple outfit!

Me and the birthday girl!


My two beautiful girls and me right before we left. Eddie left before us to make sure everything was going well at Lombardi's before we got there.

Lyla in the car on the way to the party!

The ballroom decorated in purple and lavendar!

Table centerpieces

Eddie and me


Our family
The birthday princess!

My goddaughter Katie and Emma

Uncle Brucie, Aunt Weezie and Katie

Our LPA friends!


People dancing!

Party people!

Our friends ROCK!!!!


My dad and his sister....Aunt Weezie!

Cha Cha slide

My good friend Lisa and Lyla

Grandma and Lyla

me and my 3 beautiful friends....Lisa, Stacy and Dina

Me and my gorgeous sister!

My best friend Randi since kindergarten!!!

Musical Chairs

Cindy and Lyla

Jessica and Lyla

Getting Ready to sing Happy Birthday! Lyla was passed out!



Birthday girl was sleeping through her song!


A sleeping beauty!




Limbo time


My mom and dad with Lyla

My goddaughter Katie danced the entire time!!!

My sweet girl Emma and me

My sister with her goddaughter!


Thank you to all our family and friends for celebrating with us and for your generosity! You all went overboard!!!! Lyla is one spoiled girl!

Sunday, August 21, 2011

11 month update, Family photo shoot, and Bronx Zoo with Camenga's

11 months old today!

  Lyla truly is perfect in every way! She still has the best personality and is always so happy! She still sleeps great (2 naps and 12 hours at night). She is army crawling EVERYWHERE and it is just the cutest thing to watch as she gets around. She recently got her ears pierced and didn't even cry! She can sit up now but with assistance (not on her own yet). She also learned how to clap her hands which melts our hearts to see!
Lastly, this girl loves to EAT!!! She would eat all day if I let her. The girl loves her CARBS!!!! Bread, Muffins, Pizza Crust...She loves it! Here is our sweet Lyla Rose!



Family Photo Shoot!

We had family photos taken of us this past week and let me just say it didn't go as smooth as we would've liked. Our girls were not cooperating. Lyla wasn't looking at the camera at all and Emma didn't want to get her white dress dirty. I only have 2 photos right now and the photographer is sending the rest to us in 10 days. Here they are.....What does everybody think?





Bronx Zoo With the Camenga's

We finally got to meet the Camenga family today! It was so nice to meet everyone! Seamus is even cuter in person then in pics Emily posts of him. He was just great! Grace and Emma hit it off right away. They were holding hands and talking with each other. It was so adorable to see and Liam was even chubbier in person! LOL! I just love chubbyness!!! There was only one set back.....my niece Katie! Towards the middle of our visit she was not very happy and wouldn't stop crying. We had to cut our visit with the Camenga's short because of the situation( Sorry Camenga's ). So by 2:30 we had to leave the Bronx Zoo. During our trip home we were stuck in "bumper to bumper" traffic. We were not moving at all. Apparently, a tree hit a moving vehicle and caused a big accident! Katie was not happy but then Aunt Leslie saved the day.....I always have yummy treats on hand! Here are some pics of the "GRACELLI" Bronx Zoo Adventure! (Granshaw and Porcelli put together!)



Uncle Bruce drove

On our way to the Bronx Zoo!

Everyone Happy!







We met up with the Camenga's at 10:30 am

The kids in the butterfly garden. One was right on Grace's head!




That Lion was made of Legos

The Granshaw and Camenga Families



At this point it was 2:30 and Katie had enough! She couldn't handle not taking her nap! So we had to leave!

Here is Katie still crying! (Keep in mind we all thought this was pretty funny now)

Oh! NO! Traffic at a stand still!


People are now getting out of their cars to see what the problem was! Eddie and Lyla getting fresh air!

Uncle Bruce....eating!!!

There she is...........still crying!!!!! Aunt Leslie can't take it anymore and comes up with an idea!!!!

Fruit Roll-Ups!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!! Happy Again!

Still Happy!

Emma is so happy!

Lyla is happy too with her Munchkins!

Everyone is happy again once the traffic starts moving!

Oh my goodness! Could this be.......yes it could! Katie is sleeping! Victorious!!!!

Then Emma fell asleep!

Next Aunt Michelle

daddy was after that!

Emma is still Happy but very Messy!!!!

Here I am so happy we have peace and quite!!!!! This concludes the "GRACELLI" Adventures! This is Granshaw and Porcelli put together!!!! THE END!!!!!!!