2nd Annual D-Backs Outing

Here you are with your brother Andrew having fun eating cotton candy.  What a mess.

Both of you with your father.  Look at your blue tongue.

The top photo is you picking up balls for the "pitcher".  The next is you at bat.  You look like a pro.

We missed our photo opportunity with Baxter, but I asked another fan to take this photo.

You took this photo of your mother and Uncle Bruce.  Also the one below of the big screen.

Mr. Bob couldn't make it up and down the stairs, so he waited in his seat until we came back.Uncle Bruce and Nana after the game.  All in all it was a great day.

Last Day of Babysitting

Yesterday was the last day for me to babysit.  Next Wednesday you and Andrew will be in school full time and your mother will be able to sleep.  I will miss not seeing you on a somewhat regular schedule.  Today we went to Ms. Jen's for me to get my toenails "sparkled".  You jumped on the trampoline, played with her dog "Nash" and Wii.  Then we went to PetSmart.  They no longer have birds or rodents, but we looked at the fish and cats.  You really wanted to pet/play with one of the cats, but I didn't think it was a good idea.  Then on to McDonald's for an early lunch.  In this photo you are enjoying Skittles' Fizzl'd Fruits.  They fizzle in your mouth.  You like to let it stay on your tongue.

We went back to your house and I went swimming with you and your brother.  I judged your cannonball jumps and we shot a little water basketball.  I went in to go to the bathroom and get you and Andrew a Popsicle when Mr. Bob called.  He said he was on his way to the hospital because he was having chest pains.  I asked you to wake up your mother.  It was around 1:00. 

Babysitting

Yesterday was the first time for me to see you in almost two months.  I brought back some gifts that Mr. Bob and I bought on our "Grand Tour".  I went on an intensive search in NYC for these hats.  They are very popular and the Frank Sinatra style hats are being worn by lots of people.  Including the Jonas Brothers.  So here you are the "Almost Naked Tantillo Brothers Band".  You liked the black hat because it matched your underwear.  You loved the harmonica we got at Ellis Island in NYC, but I think it's going to drive your father & mother nuts.

We also got you puzzles of Niagara Falls, Mt. Rushmore and the NY Yankees.  We put all of them together while I was there.

Then you went swimming to cool off.  I had to get gas, so we went to Pet Smart and Mc Donald's for lunch while we were out.

SKYPE Rapid City, SD

This was our last SKYPE because we will be home in a few days.  I mentioned to you that we went to Mt. Rushmore and you knew about that also.  You even named the 4 presidents that were carved on the mountain.  You are too smart.  You also showed us your new back pack for school.  I think you are really excided about starting 2nd grade.

SKYPE Buffalo, NY

"Saw" you while we were visiting Uncle Ted and his family.  You could see Uncle Ted with a bird on his shoulder.  The bird proceeded to "poop" on his shoulder.  You thought that was very funny.  Later when I got home and talked to you on the phone, you said "for me to bring Uncle Ted home with us and that you wanted to touch him".  I called Uncle Ted and told him what you said.  He's hoping to be able to visit next year.

We asked if you received the King Tut postcard we sent and you said you already knew about him.  You said he was a king at 9 years old and that they used hooks up his nose  to remove his brains.  I didn't even know that until I went to the exhibit.  You are soo smart.

SKYPE New York City

Talked to you and you told us that Andrew "pooped" in the pool.  I learned later that it was really the "hot Tub".  How funny!

SKYPE Washington DC

Spoke with you from Washington.  Nothing new in Phoenix.  Miss you.

While we were in DC we had this video taken at the Newseum.  Hope you enjoy it.