Golden Leaf

Friday, January 28, 2011

Saying Goodbye!

December 2010!
Winter 2009
She loved going to the lake and swimming.

Showing daddy who is the REAL boss of the house:)

Playing in the snow with the boys.
Playing in the leaves with Vince up north.
Playing with her sticks up north.
Up north in the fall.
She was ready to go home from up north.
playing in the snow.
7 monthes
8 1/2 weeks old

7 1/2 weeks old.
Vince & Montana. 7 weeks old.
All of us up north in 2009.



Me with Montana. She was 4 weeks old in this picture.

Nicolas & Montana
Vince & Montana. She is 7 weeks in this picture.


January 11th, we lost our beloved Montana:(
She was 12 years old. We watched her fight to get better for 2 months. She became sick in early November with liver failure. We did everything to get her better. There were alot of ups and downs, but December came and she acted like a puppy again and she seemed to get better.
It was the best thing we could ask for. But 2 days after Christmas, she became sick again. We did everything again but this time it didn't help. We told her it was okay to go and once we said that, she kissed us. The next day she died in our arms from liver failure.

Our love for her is greater than any words can express. Our sadness is the same. Nicolas is comforted in knowing he has another angel, but it is still painful.

We love & miss you, Montana!!

Montana Lois Bontempo
May 6, 1998 - January 11, 2011

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Christmas 2010!


My family

Vince's family.
Montana enjoying Christmas night snow.
Nico & Montana taking a walk on Christmas night.
My dad, his wife, Bonnie, Nicolas & Mason, our nephew.
Nicolas & Mason
My brother, his wife & Nicolas
The boys opening up their presents.
Christmas morning:)

Montana opening up present.
Montana w/ Santa. Doesn't she look happy?

Merry Christmas everyone:)
We had a great christmas. We got everything we had on our wish list. Nicolas got everything he wanted and more. He got so much stuff that he didn't know what to play with first. Yet, he was "bored" the Tuesday after christmas!! All that Vince & I wanted was happiness for Nicolas
and for Montana to be okay. So, we had a great christmas. We couldn't ask for a better one.

We really didn't do much for New Years. Vince took Nicolas and a friend to play laser tag on new years eve. But the rest of the night, was watching movies and playing games. Vince made a great dinner and we tried to stay up until midnight but it didn't happen. We woke up at midnight & wished each other happy new year and sealed it with a kiss. Does that count??

Our weekend was a little for eventful. Vince had to fix pipes in the basement because a couple of them decided to break. On an holiday weekend @ that. Oh well, there are fixed. So no more complaining.

Nicolas started swim again on Monday. So our days will be filled with school and swim practices/meets. We hope everyone had a great, relaxing christmas and new year.

Happy 2011:)