O is for Onward (and Upward!)...

Hey there Cutie Pies!

Onward and upward here at Daddioso's, sorry its been so long since we've posted...

Where have we been you ask?

Perhaps hangin out with Hannibal (at Baltimore's Great Blacks in Wax Museum)?

Or off in outer space (at the NASA Goddard Anniversary Event)...

Or Live in concert (At Uncle J's and Auntie SueSue's)...

Or finding some green space (at Patterson Park)...

Getting ready for the majors (or at least the neighborhood softball league)...

or going Presidential? (this was actually the only wax figure that the kids would come within 10 feet of without near tears)

Actually what we've really been up to around here is feedin' and waterin' them babies--and they sure are growing!

Guess who found their thumb?

Angel's sporting the birthday dress her big sister modified and sewed up for her...

Angel handling business as the police commissioner in the wire (at the Baltimore Museum of Industry)

And she's handling business elsewhere too! (well o.k., most of the time!)...

Izaia wrapping up her last art class in Baltimore (a homeschool pottery class she enjoyed with her brother)...


That's all for now. Time to rest up before our big move to Minnesota!!! Thanks for all of your love and support (and help in getting us moved out there)!

What? (You looking at me?)

N is for New BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone....Guess who's arrived?

Its new baby Willa!!!

She and Meg are doing well and our whole family is so excited they are both now home...

CHILDBIRTH is unbelievable and children are such blessings.

To celebrate their homecoming, let's do a before and after lesson, shall we?

Before....

After....

Yeah.

Much love, peace, and pie to you all.

Daddioso

M is for makin' it happen...

Despite the reports, we here at Daddioso's home(made) school and pie shop haven't fallen off the face of the earth...we are in fact, still makin' it happen. Thank you all once again for your love and support!

While the holidays this year may have sidetracked our blogging efforts a bit, they sure were beautiful...

With our new homeschool holiday schedule, we were able to do some traveling for Halloween this year with a visit to Minnesota:

Here are momma Bee, daddy Packer and baby Yoda getting ready for some trick or treatin' fun...

The young'uns went with a Star Wars theme this year, with Luke, Laia, and Yoda representing to their fullest.

Note the tag team light saber beat down of the pirate (no one was actually hurt in filming)...

And baby did ponder a move to the dark side when we told her it was time to take a nap...

but we used the force to make it through with candy bags in hand.

Although we were tuckered out by all of the Halloween excitement, we still had enough energy for some lite tennis and a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with Mo to the Mo, Nate, Sarah, Tish and Jim.

And let's not forget our tracking of the state by state election results and the electoral college in early November! (anyone ready for inauguration?)

Speaking of the presidency, Indy went to the White House for his birthday this year!

Interestingly enough, a large picture of Hillary was one of the first things on display in the White House...(I bet that George said, 'heh, heh, that's Hillary at her best...quiet...heh, heh....)

George actually flew in, as the tour was underway!

Also on that day we went for a visit at the Air and Space Museum...

"You think we'd all fit?"

Christmas this year began with a great visit with Gammie, followed by a trip to the hospital to pass out goodies...

Other Fall Holiday festivities included:

Farming and Indian Corn fun with New Friends...

A visit to Babe Ruth's birthplace (in Baltimore, no less)...

Some Archaeology adventures with our lady scientists...

The beginning of Daddy and Me Baby Gymnastics...

A CW girls' gymnastics visit to Philadelphia...

and some boat racing action (to celebrate the end of our Treasure Island reading adventures)!

And oh yeah, did I mention that Indy and big Zaia were in their first theatrical production at the Fell's Point Corner Theatre (fpct.org for cast photos of the Best Christmas Pageant Ever). Zay played Ollie Herdman (remember those Herdman kids?) and Indy played David...

And of course, not everyone needs a stage for their best performances...

'Monkey Lips'...

Go ahead beatmaster...

Hey guys, that's all for now, but stay tuned for more frequent postings and more exciting news...

(N may just be for NEWBORN!!!)