Mother's Day 2013

 Mommy got her favorite Mom's Day buffet lunch at Karavalli Indian restaurant...

 Later, she also got a surprise (lite!) dinner at home, hosted by Mira, Sam, and hubby...

 Chef, right, and left...bouncer?

Cards, gift, middle-eastern food, pino grigio...what could be bad?!

Easter 2013

Easter 2013, with a visit to the Ramsey Fire Dept for some face painting and breakfast.

 Mira is her parents' little ckick-e-dee.

 Sam's all about tigers right now.

The sanctuary at Michael's church.  Lilies and hydrangeas made things beautiful.

Mira's 1st Holy Communion

 Mira celebrated her First Holy Communion on April 28, 2012.

 Family pic

 Mira in the middle of a bunch of silly kids...

 Mira's beautiful dress

 Mira and her grandparents

 Mira's class

 Processing in at the beginning of the service

Mira's brother Sammy was a big support all weekend.

Mira turns Eight!!

Happy Birthday, Mira!

No more childseat!

Sam got a jester hat. It fits, in more ways than one!

Mira with a new buddy.

Harry and Hermione discuss the Scar

Christmas Eve fun

Seafood on an Italian Christmas Eve!!

The fam at church

Be my ornament...

Mira and Sam go to Hogwarts!

Mira and Sam partying at the Cozy in Thurmont, MD

Mira with cousin Frankie

Sam with his Grandmas

Sam with Uncle Artie

Sam and Mira with their grandparents

Mira and Sam with most of their Vento cousins (minus two), and grandparents