February 2011 Winter Storm!

Prince of the mountain!

Right side of the alley.

left side of the alley.

Our alley.

The side of our house.

A car parked in front of our house.

So, the BIG storm was crazy!!!! We got 20 inches. Vince used both the snowblower and the shovel from 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Our heat stopped working because of the storm. so I had candles lit everywhere. Plus we made Nicolas put an extra layer of clothes on. Luckily, Vince fixed it by mid-afternoon. Also, by then Nicolas was outside w/ Vince helping him out. We wanted to share some of our photos from the storm.

The above picture is the front of our house. Believe it or not we had our unusual squirrels in our front yard. They were looking for food but they were also playing with each other.

We're ready for summer. We hope everyone made it through the storm all right. Sending love and warm thoughts to all of you:)

Sharks vs Tidal Wave

Nicolas had a swim meet last Thursday ( 10th ). He did pretty good. A little bit of a off night.

He wasn't feeling good and he was pretty tired. Plus the meet was unexpected. So

everyone was having a crummy night. His strokes were:

50 Backstroke 51.00 1st place

50 Butterfly 1:06.00 3rd place

50 Freestyle 49.92 4th place

He also did 2 relays, but his team didn't do good. But regardless what kind of night he was having, he still did really well. We are proud of him!!

Until next time, take care:)

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

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:)

A Boy and his Dog Playing in the Snow!

Our first snowfall, so Montana wanted to play. She found the bread I threw out for the birds.

Nico and Montana plotting something.....

They are waiting for the right time.

They had alot of fun playing in the snow.

Our Snow Angel:)

I just had to share these pictures w/ you. Nicolas taking Montana for a walk. When Nicolas was younger, we have a picture of Nicolas walking Montana. Montana is doing great!!!!!

This will be the best christmas, now that our family is together again:)