Our Little Guys

Been a while!

2010-05-03T15:19:00.000-07:00

Brendan is now 5 and tomorrow we go to register him for Kindergarten at Gwin Oaks Elementary. Spencer is a very talkative 2. He learns and says new words everyday. He is also on his way to being potty trained.

Spencer LOVES cars

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Spencer at the Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-20T04:38:00.000-07:00

This is at the Pumpkin Patch near our house. Spencer is 22 months old now. Only 2 months until he is 2, boy how the time flies.

Kim, Aiden and Lauren come to ATL

2009-10-05T04:44:00.000-07:00

Kim and the kids came to visit from Hawaii in Oct. We had a great time. It is so nice to have kids that are just 6 months apart. Who would have thought that it would work out that way. It was great to catch up.

2009-10-03T04:52:00.000-07:00

Well in case any of you actually missed the fact that mom and I now have a website where we sell Little Girl Dresses, Pillowcases for Kids, Quilts, Purses, Bags, Towels, here is a picture or 3. We had our first big show a couple of weeks ago. Check out our site for all your holiday needs. cassiesawesomecrafts.etsy.com

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The Boys. Brendan 4 1/2, Riley 3, Spencer 22 mos., Tyler 1.

Brendan's First Day of Preschool

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More pics!

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It has been a while!

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Here are some current pics of the boys and family.

Brotherly Love

2009-06-03T17:44:00.000-07:00

Cruise

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The cruise was wonderful. We traveled to Grand Cayman, which we loved. We went to Jamaica and did a Canopy Tour thru the rainforest of Jamaica. We got to see a very unique section of Haiti called Labadee.

10 Years together

2009-04-30T10:44:00.001-07:00

Joe and I are celebrating our 10 year anniversary on May 22nd. So to celebrate this wonderful occasion we are going on a 6 night cruise to the Western Caribbean on Royal Caribbean. We are NOT going to Mexico, but we are going to Jamaica and Grand Caymen. We leave on Sunday night (May 3rd) so wish my mother and father luck because they will be watching my 2 angels while we are away. (Steph and Nikki are helping). Thanks to everyone that is helping us celebrate this wonderful milestone.

Brendan's Spring School Picture

2009-04-30T10:30:00.000-07:00

Oh my this is the cutest kid. I'm a little bias though. I hesitated getting pictures done thru the school but these are great and a lot less hassle on my part.

Easter 2009

2009-04-12T10:34:00.000-07:00

We have been going to Nikki and John's house for Easter for the last 3 years. We do a fun easter egg hunt, color easter eggs and eat. Thanks for having us Nikki and John.

Alex is almost 6. Brendan is 4. Riley is almost 3. Spencer is 16 mos.

Serena, Laura and Matthew visit Us

2009-04-06T10:40:00.000-07:00

Brendan's 4th Birthday Party

2009-04-04T05:28:00.000-07:00

For Brendan's 4th Birthday Party we had a Monster Truck Party. We rented a big bounce house and the kids had a great time. Check out the cake mommy made for Brendan. Also that is Tyler and Spencer on the blanket at the party.

The Fusillos in GA

2009-03-30T05:24:00.000-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa Fusillo come for there annual visit for Brendan's Birthday. They got Brendan that cool new bike. He is now for and that is a big boy bike. We also went to the zoo with Grandma and Spencer loved the horsey.

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We had a great snow day compliments of my father who bought a snow maker. We have about 30 people here on Saturday morning at about 9 am. Some even came from an hour away to see the snow. It was so much fun and not something anyone will forget for a while. In the middle picture that is the back of our house from the bottom of the hill.

Key West

2008-12-28T16:46:00.000-08:00

Joe and I got to take a 3 day trip to Key West while in FL thanks to some great friends and family that volunteered to watch both boys while we were gone. We had a great trip and thanks again to everyone that helped.

Christmas in FL

2008-12-27T16:41:00.000-08:00

We spent the whole week after Christmas in FL.

Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

2008-12-25T16:34:00.000-08:00

We had Christmas Eve this year at Mom and Dad's and Christmas Day at Steph & Ryan's. We had a great time. Spencer and Tyler are both getting big.

Brendan's Christmas Pageant at School

2008-12-18T10:53:00.000-08:00

This is Brendan at his school Christmas Pageant. He did very good. He loves to sing.

Spencer's Birthday Party and actual Birthday

2008-12-06T11:03:00.000-08:00

Spencer's Birthday Party was on 12/6.

It was a Construction theme. We had lots of fun.

On his actually Birthday which was the 17th daddy made him another cake, which he loved.

Our Christmas Tree!

2008-12-04T12:20:00.000-08:00

We got the tree at Lowe's. We decorated it last night. Brendan really enjoyed helping decorate this year. Spencer was napping when we decorated. We also have up a very nice gate to keep him from pulling down the tree.

Nicole & Todd came to Visit

2008-11-29T12:16:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T12:10:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving was at my parents' house this year. We had a great time. Steph and Ryan couldn't be with us but it was a nice small event. We actually didn't have anyone visiting either boy that is rare. Come visit!!!

Since it was just the 6 of us, since Jim and Amy also left to go to FL that day, we went and saw the lights in Downtown Lawrenceville.

Spencer Walks at 11 months old

2008-11-16T17:19:00.000-08:00

He turns 11 mos. old tomorrow and walked about 6 or 7 steps in a row today. He did it a bunch of times. Sorry Video is sideways if anyone knows how to fix it please let me know.

Spencer's 1st Haircut

2008-11-13T17:13:00.000-08:00

He did so good. Now his hair doesn't stick out his helmet.

Spencer at almost 11 mos.

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Spencer gets his 5th tooth

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Cassiesawesomecrafts.etsy.com

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Check out our new website link on the side of the page, this is where we are selling homemade items including pillowcases, little girl dresses, purses, totes, quilts, etc.

Check back often because we are trying to add items daily.

Halloween Pics

2008-10-31T14:18:00.000-07:00

These are from the Pumpkin Patch and the Boo at the Zoo.

The 4 boys

2008-10-17T10:10:00.000-07:00

Boy are they getting so big. Brendan is 3.5 yrs old, Riley is almost 2.5 years old, Spencer is 10 mos. today and little Tyler is 3 mos. old.

Spencer stands on his own

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Granny Smith Apple Tree

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We planted a Granny Smith Apple Tree in the front yard. Watch how it grows.

Pumpkin Festival at Stone Mountain Park

2008-10-05T15:45:00.000-07:00

We took the boys to see all the festivities at the Pumpkin Festival. They did a Scavengar Hunt, a circus, a Science show about CO2, the Sky Hike (Brendan did the zip line all by himself for the first time, see the pic) and we went on the train.

Current Pictures

2008-09-16T19:56:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics on top of Stone Mountain Labor Day weekend. Brendan's pic in the green shirt is the first day of Preschool at Cannon United Methodist.

Hippity Hop

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New Pictures

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Cute Pics! They are getting so big.

Spencer at 8 months

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Spencer is 8 months old. He is pulling up to his feet and cruising. He has one tooth on the bottom. He is such a cutie and so lovable.

The Isham's Visit

2008-08-05T07:49:00.000-07:00

We went to the zoo and Brendan and Laura (4 years old) really enjoyed some Cotton Candy.

Our New Nephew is Here!

2008-07-24T11:46:00.000-07:00

Baby Tyler James was born June 23, 2008 at 8:21 am. He was 8 lbs. 15.7 oz with a full head of dark hair.

Spencer's Room is "published" on a Website

2008-07-20T05:58:00.000-07:00

http://www.olivekids.com/showcase9.html

Check it out on this website. Mom and I finally finished the quilt on the one end of the crib.

Denise

Spencer Crawls July 12

2008-07-15T07:00:00.000-07:00

Spencer will be 7 months on Thursday. On July 12 he started to crawl and each day he is getting faster and better at it. He is into everything.

Brendan at Soccer Class

2008-07-08T13:54:00.000-07:00

We are doing a class over the summer. I say we because I think I do more running than Brendan does. It is a good workout for Brendan and I. He loves running around with his buddies. Coach Steve is their coach and he does a great job with them.

Des, Rob, Frank and Sam came to visit for the 4th

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Boys' Monkey Bathroom

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Creative artwork by Brendan. Toothbrush holder is the cutest.

Spencer is on his way to Crawl and is Sitting up

2008-06-13T06:57:00.000-07:00

Spencer does the push up stance. He also gets in a crawling position already.

He is also sitting up which he started on 6/15.

Spencer's 5 month old pictures

2008-06-05T09:31:00.000-07:00

These are some of the pictures from Spencer's 5 month pictures. I will upload more later. He was such a good sport.

Brendan's Little Gym Graduation

2008-06-04T12:22:00.000-07:00

Brendan and Landon have become such good friends. We are taking a break from Little Gym so that Brendan can take a Soccer Class over the summer. Soccer Class started yesterday and Brendan did great.

Donica's Baby Adia, Brendan & Spencer in FL

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Kim in FL

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Kim and Paul were in FL staying with her parents while we were also in FL. We spent the day at Chris and Richard's pool with the kids. We had a lot of fun and Chris made us Egg Salad sandwiches and Lemonade. It was great to see Kim and the family again. Aidan is 3 1/2 and Lauren is 14 months old.

Frankie's Graduation from High School

2008-06-01T09:53:00.000-07:00

Frankie is Serena's (Joe's Sister's oldest son). He graduated as the Valedictorian of Clark Advanced Learning Center in Stuart. He will be attending University of FL to become a Vet. He goes into college with most of his AA already finished.

We are so proud of him.

More Pics from our trip to FL

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Sex and the City

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It was a great movie. I went with Elizabeth and Nicole while I was in WPB on opening night. We had Cosmopolitans and Sushi. It was a great Girls' Night and I wish we could do it more often.

Pantene Beautiful Lengths

2008-05-18T16:57:00.000-07:00

Steph and I cut off 8 inches of hair yesterday to be donated to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths campaign. It will be donated to create free wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatments. They have had 10170 people donate since it began with Hilary Swank cutting off her hair on Oprah. It takes 6 donations to make one wig which is a lot of hair. Check out their website below if you are interested in donating.

www.beautifullengths.com

Thanks to Steph C. for coming and supporting us. Last year Steph cut off 12 inches to be donated.

Spencer's First Food and Just being Cute

2008-04-29T11:44:00.000-07:00

What a cutie. He is now 19 weeks old. He eats just a little once a day and lots of bottles. He is still sleeping through the night and is really good at holding his head up. He is such a good baby.

Zoo Atlanta

2008-04-25T11:28:00.000-07:00

We went to the zoo in Atlanta. We now have Annual Passes. We went with Amy, Jim, Riley, Jan, Jeremy, Kellie, and Landon. We had a great time.

Day at the Masters Par 3 Tournament

2008-04-10T08:47:00.000-07:00

Joe and I spent the day at Augusta National. It was beautiful just like I expected. There were a lot of people there, one guy said probably 120,000. We were there for the practice rounds and the Par 3 Tournament where most of the guys had their kids or grandkids as their Caddies. We did get to see Tiger (in the pic above) but he does not play in the Par 3. We also saw Zach Johnson (last year's winner), Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus (now 68 in pic above in green shirt), and a bunch more.

Brendan's 3rd Birthday Party

2008-04-06T17:49:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone for coming. Brendan had a great time. Grandma and Grandpa Fusillo were also able to join us for Brendan's Birthday Party for the 3rd year in a row.

Brendan loves the Park

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Updates

2008-03-03T06:05:00.001-08:00

Well Spencer is officially sleeping through the night. He is getting so big. He is kicking, grapping and smiling like crazy.

Brendan can spell the word CAR and read it.

Last weekend we went to Blairsville and stayed in a cabin there, while the boys stayed with Nikki and John. They are very sweet to have done that for our Birthdays. Thanks so much to them.

Second set of Pics from South FL

2008-02-21T10:27:00.001-08:00

Well here are a couple more pics. Included here are the famous Fusillo photo and Adia (Donica and Harold's baby).

Trip to South FL Feb. 9th-17th

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As you can see we saw a lot of people while in FL. We had a great time celebrating our Birthdays down there. Thanks to everyone that helped us celebrate.

We picked oranges in Ft. Pierce with Roland. We stayed at Nicole & Todd's place while they were out of town, it was great to have all that space and have to stay in a hotel.

Just another day

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Here is a current picture of Brendan and Spencer from this week. Brendan fed Spencer that

entire bottle all by himself. What a big boy and Brendan has also gone on the potty a few times. Good boy.

Almost 6 weeks

2008-01-24T10:11:00.000-08:00

Spencer is almost six weeks and today he had a Doctor's appt. He weighed 10 lbs. 5.5 oz. and was 21 3/4" long. He is getting so big so fast. He also had to get a shot, he screamed for a minute and then was just fine.

Let it Snow

2008-01-16T16:41:00.000-08:00

It is snowing in Atlanta. We have accumulation on the ground. If it is there tomorrow we will be sledding down the hill in the backyard. Maybe Joe won't have to go to work. I will upload pictures and video when it is all done. Well it didn't last until morning, but we got more snow on Saturday.

Happy New Year! Spencer is 3 weeks old!

2008-01-07T18:12:00.000-08:00

Well here are some current pictures of the boys. Yes the boys that sounds so weird to me.

Elizabeth came to Atlanta for a 5 day visit. We had a good time, but boy was it cold.

Spencer Joseph is Here

2007-12-20T11:57:00.000-08:00

Well it looks like 11 of you were right on the poll that the baby would come before 12/18.

As many of you know on 12/17 I had yet another doc appt and they found my blood pressure to be high again. So this time they admitted us to the hospital to have the baby. And on....

December 17, 2008 at 7:10 pm

Spencer Joseph Fusillo was brought into the world via c section.

7 lbs. 3.3 oz. 19 1/4 inches long

What a great gift for the holidays. We are all doing fine. Brendan is not 100 % sure about the baby but seems to be hyper to have Spencer home and Daddy home from work.

Adventures with Grandma

2007-12-14T13:55:00.000-08:00

Only 4 days to go. Today we went to see Santa at the mall, since the other day we couldn't go because I was in the hospital. We were there for 3 hours on my feet. We stood in line for Santa and Brendan did ok. (See pic) Brendan rode on the train with Grandma. We also took some pics at Bass Pro Shop with the moose.

False Alarm Yesterday

2007-12-13T09:45:00.000-08:00

Only 5 days to go. Yesterday I had my 38 week check up and they discovered that my blood pressure was very elevated so they sent me to the Labor & Delivery at the hospital which happens to be next store to do some tests. They finally after bloodwork, an ultrasound (they confirmed it is a BOY), etc. they came back and said everything was fine and that I could go home and come back on Tuesday for my scheduled C Section.

So for now we are just trying to relax. (I was not put on bedrest)

Only 6 days left

2007-12-12T05:05:00.000-08:00

Today is my 38 week appt. My feet are very large and unattractive besides that I'm feeling pretty good.

We are taking Brendan to see Santa at the Mall today. I think that Grandma is crazy but that is what she wants to do.

Brendan's ABC Video

2007-12-09T14:54:00.000-08:00

Brendan's version of the ABCs.

Only 9 more days. We are trying to get packed and get all the baby items into the correct rooms. It is amazing how one so small could need so many things.

Stone Mountain Park

2007-12-09T14:35:00.000-08:00

Well this was one of our Christmas adventures before the baby comes. Brendan loves to ride the train at Stone Mountain and he loved the Christmas lights. He also got to see Santa.

Brendan as Santa

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This is Brendan's race car bed and his favorite teddy. The pjs look like Freddy Krueger's shirt, so I had to keep them.

14 Days to Go

2007-12-03T07:03:00.000-08:00

I think this is time for the FINAL COUNTDOWN. I have picked out the take home outfits, hopefully he is big enough to fit in one of them. I'm making out my Christmas cards that everyone will receive after the baby is born on 12/18. Other than that I'm feeling pretty good just trying to get the decorations up and finish packing, cleaning, etc.

Next appt. 12/7. I will let you all know how it goes.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

34 Weeks today

2007-11-13T08:37:00.000-08:00

Next appt is next week. Nothing new to report. Just trying to get the nursery organized and prepare for Thanksgiving at our house.

33 Week Appt. Today

2007-11-05T15:33:00.000-08:00

Today we had our 33 week appt to check on the baby. Everything is fine and no signs of PreEclampsia. We scheduled the C Section for Dec. 18th at 10 am. So not much longer now. Still no name for the baby but I'm sure we will decide soon.

Halloween and 8 weeks to go

2007-11-02T15:45:00.000-07:00

Well I thought maybe we should set up one of these blogs to keep you all informed of things that are going on around here. Brendan is getting big. He is about 29 lbs. now and 2 1/2 years old.

The new baby boy, which we still don't really have a name for, is set to arrive on 12/18/07 if he doesn't come before that. We will be keeping you posted.

Other than all that we had a fun Halloween. Brendan really enjoyed going to the pumpkin patches, winning his first costume contest at Kroger, and trick or treating.

Baby Shower in Atlanta

2007-10-27T16:08:00.000-07:00

These are some pics from the great baby shower that Nikki threw for me at her house. Thanks Nikki and everyone else for coming and helping me celebrate this great occasion.