Happy Mother's Day! It was nice to be able to reach out and talk to so many of you mother's today, from my own mom, to the text I received from Ami Bunch, lettting us know she was thinking of us and Kim...and, of course, having my family here, take time out of their Mother's Day, to spend it with us...
Tonio was excited and anxious for his First Holy Communion ceremony today! He looked so handsome and was so proud. He was so happy to be wearing the special angel that Andrea had given him for Kimmy's Celebration and the tie bar that Lupe had given him for this big day. Although, I must say, it was somewhat of a comedy act - I wish I would have been allowed to video tape it...
We actually made it to Our Mother of Sorrows on time!! And, I noticed, that we all were wearing white shirts and black pants...eerie...The bambini all looked so nice and were proud of their little brother...who could not keep his hands out of his pockets...and I had to constantly remind to get off of the ground and to tuck his shirt back in!
They did a nice group shot in the parish hall, prior to parading to the church. Tonio is first on left, holding his hands in prayer, like a little angel...
Tonio and his great friend, Monsi, are all smiles...it was a long Mass, and the children held up well...one time, I'm looking for Antonio and can't see him...suddenly, he pops up, having been under his chair and he looked over his shoulder to see if I had noticed...After receiving Communion, Tonio told me it tasted bad! Overall, it was a beautiful Mass and Monsignor Tom, who had given so much comfort to Kimmy, presided over the ceremony. After Mass, we went over to Viro's to celebrate!
We had the place to oursevles, thanks to Vito! Here, we have wisely segregated the bambini to their own, huge table. Mitch, Tonio, Alex, Cody, Brendon, Autumn, Hadley, Lexy, Bryson and Breanna dig into bread and beverages!
Breanna enjoys some lasagna and salad - she looked so cute in her fedora and sun dress!!
Autumn, Hadley and Lexy also dig the lasagna and salad!!
Alex, Cody and Brendon not only enjoyed the lasagna, but also filled in their plates with some chicken marsala, as well!
Here's my fam from the 'hood. Brian, Tom, Amy and Betsey...
Holy sh#t!! Look how gray my hair has gotten!!! It was jet black before Kimmy got sick...Anyways, here's the rest of the fam who joined us; Angie (Mark next to her, but obscured), Brad, Janene (Kim, Rashon and Mariah getting food), Kason, Bryson and Andrea...
Ahhh...Vito's dad, Giuseppe, pays us a visit and congratulates Antonio!!! He and his wife, Enza, are so sweet. Giuseppe is 88 years old and sharp!
My second favorite photo of the day! Sweet little Breanna and Tonio...what a cute couple they make and they are so fun to watch together, enjoying each other's company!!
Rosa made Tonio the most beautiful cake! It was a white cake, with a strawberry filling, made from fresh strawberries!! I was unable to cut it, having been traumatized as a child by my sister, Sherri, who needed me to cut a perfect slice...I was unable to deliver and have since sworn off cake cutting...so enter my half-sister Janene...
Mark is eyeballing the perfectly proportioned slice of cake that Janene is cutting, only about a foot away from where she once gave Kimmy a beautiful and perfect hair cut...
Brian, Amy, Tom, Betsey and Janene enjoy the cake!! All of the kids played so nicely...the big boys rode scooters and then played DJ something or other on the Wii. The rest of the kids had a Nerf war, ran Bella ragged outside (as if. She is insatiable.), played on the playground and built with blocks.
During the day, I reminded the bambini of the blessings we have...the friends and family, our health, the memories of their wonderful Mama. I assured them that she was with us today...and we talked about going to Agua Caliente park last year for Mother's Day, bringing Subway and taking a hike. Kimmy loved to do stuff like that. Of course we missed Kimmy today, but, she left us with so much...so much tradition, memories and encouragement...it could have been worse...
This year, Angie and her family, our family in the 'hood, and Vito and Rosa's family, made us feel included, special, cuz there's nothing worse than feeling like a ghost...
Happy Mother's Day!!
Love,
Dave
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