Fun but Hot July!

Although its sometimes unbearably hot, especially for those pregnant among us, our little family is very busy getting ready for our new little one, and having fun in the sun!

These pics are from a few weeks ago when we met my sister and her family up Butterfield Canyon for a BBQ. Giada was mucho excited to be given free reign in the dirt, and as you can tell, she still likes to give it a taste every once in a while.

Mid-July, we met my family up at Wolf Creek Campground, near Kamas, and had a great time doing the camping thing, although for us (to be safe) it was just an overnight excursion. We drove from one canyon to the other and saw amazing wildflowers (out late this summer, thanks to the extensive June rain) and waded in the north fork of the Provo River. Giada had a lot of fun, as did Dominick who sad down under the water fall--TWICE!

Yes, that is my pregnant belly in the background...

Braces Off!

This is a little belated, but it was a big occasion. Dominick got his braces off, and now tries to eat ribs, caramel and buffalo wings any chance he gets!

Before

After

What a handsome guy!

Fun videos

So, here are a couple of videos from Giada's birthday--one at McDonald's Playplace, and one in her new Red Flyer wagon.

The last video is from a couple weeks ago, when she was introduced to the hose. She was introduced to the hose because it was the first time she discovered dirt, and we figured, 'oh, what the heck!' She found out pretty quickly that the water is cold.

Happy 1st Birthday!

We had such a blast last Saturday with family and friends who came to see our new house and celebrate Giada's birthday. Thanks to everyone who was able to come and make the day special. Here are just a few pictures from the occasion.

She loved her new All-Terrain Red Flyer wagon from Nonna and Pops! So did her cousins, Ivy and Wes!

The day before, on her actual birthday, we took her to McDonald's playplace, and not only did she have a blast watching all the other kids run around, she loved climbing around herself.

Come help us celebrate!

Dear Family and Friends:

Come one, come all--we're throwing a party! Now is your chance to come and see our new home and help us celebrate Giada's first birthday! Please join us for an Open House on Saturday, June 6th from 4-7 pm (we'll have food!), and sometime around 6:00 we'll let Giada have her first taste of cake and ice cream.

If you need an extra incentive to drive all the way out to Tooele, there's also a Rodeo and Carnival going on that weekend at the Deseret Peak Complex: http://www.deseretpeakcomplex.com/stampede.htm. That evening, they'll be having fireworks too!

We hope that ya'll will be able to come and celebrate with us!

Love,
Becky & Dominick & Giada

Tooele House

So Becky, Giada, and I are finally getting a little settled into our new house in Tooele. We have been in the house for about a month now and most of our boxes have disappeared. So, we figured now that our house looks kind of sorta like a normal house we would post a video and some pictures.

We have also posted some new pictures of Giada and the house in our links section in their respective photo albums.

Update on Tooele

For all of you who are not familiar with Utah language, the name "Tooele" is pronounced: "Two-ill-uh," and I know it doesn't make sense, but neither does it make sense calling "Hurricane" "hurr-i-cun" and "Hooper" "huh-per." So, get over it already.

This weekend was fun--we're all moved in to our new home, minus a few of my potted plants and misc. gardening stuff. Friday, we spent the day packing everything left in the whole house, loaded my uncle's trailer, and then headed to the new house by about 4:30/5:00. My mom, brother Tommy and his girlfriend? (Ashley), and our friends Trevor and Laura Garn(who are expecting their first baby in 1 week) all came to help us unpack. Laura mostly focused on putting things away in the kitchen, while Ashley took care of a slightly-grumpy Giada. We moved in what we could, but just focused on finding the basic things in our boxes--clothes, deodorant, toothbrush, (i never did find my makeup that day), because the next day we spent the biggest portion of the day cleaning the Bambrough's house before they came home. I (mostly) scrubbed, bleached, vacuumed, scoured...the whole house. My lower back was killing me by the end, reminding me that I'm pregnant, but it was all finished. Its nice to have it done! Sunday, after church, we got Giada to sleep and then chipped away gradually at the piles around the house. You can see the floor now! We'll send some pictures soon.

Its so fun to see the Bambroughs! Paul and Ann have some hilarious stories of people they met in Indiana--namely, the crazy lady who was addicted to listerine (because it wasn't officially drinking alcohol) and wanted to dedicate the grave of her cat, which was a stray, and had only been in her house for a week or so. Well, she's now in county jail for 5 years on DUI charges, and awaiting more years in another county for DUIs too. Then there was the missionary who got attacked by a pit bull and had plastic surgery, and then they had to drive him back and forth between cities in order to find him some pain meds. Poor kid! Then there was the pastor across the street from their house who came looking for people to attend his congregation, and Brother Bambrough invited the whole lot of them to their church, where they'd all fit just fine. I think the pastor walked away a little confused. :) Good stories... but more than anything we are very grateful for their generosity in letting us stay in their home while they were on their mission. They're the reason we could afford a house!

Pictures of our (box-filled) home, sweet, home soon!

Updates

Here are just a few fun updates for the Bruso Family, in no particular order...

1. The Legislative Session is over! I endured the session with flying colors, and was amazed that they actually ended EARLY on the last night, instead of running until midnight, like usual.

2. I (Becky) endured the last two days of the session, as well as 4 days after the session, ALONE! Dominick took Giada to spend a nice Spring Break vacation in sunny Punta Gorda, Florida. Wouldn't I have loved to go? It was somewhere in the 80's, while those of us in Utah were happy to have mid 50's for a change. The whole Bruso clan was together in Florida, and Giada got to spend some quality time with her Nonna and Pops, as well as her aunts and uncles and her one cousin Brady (he didn't warm up to her much, but he did have 2 ear infections...).

3. We are officially under contract for the house we're trying to buy in Tooele! We've had the inspection done (all is well), and the appraisal and loan will be going through this week. We're hoping to close by April 2nd!

4. Paul and Ann Bambrough, who own the house we currently live in, are coming home from their mission a couple weeks early. They should be home by April 20th! We're excited to see them, and we're excited that we won't be homeless when they get here.

5. Its snowing again. The spring tease this weekend was a wonderful promise of what we will be able to enjoy in a couple weeks!

6. Dominick got to go to his first Temple Dedication yesterday! It was a nice experience. I stayed at my parents house with Giada and got a nice nap in.

7. Giada is sooooo very close to crawling. She has learned how to drag herself forward and kind of gets her legs under her to propel her forward, but its mostly her arms that do the work. It so cute to watch! We caught her on camera, and will try to upload the video soon.

8. My sister Jenny had her middle school musical, Seussical, last week. We took Giada and she absolutely loved it. I think that's where she picked up clapping. She's been doing it for the past few days and its very fun to clap with her!

Well, that is it for now...more pics and videos soon!