Portraits 1986

These pictures came out really nice.

We got the 8x10 of this one, love it.

Vito and Mike, December 1986

 For some time I thought this blog had come to it's natural conclusion but recently I've had a change of heart.  There are still some pictures around that haven't made the blog yet and some memories unwritten.  My perfectionist self tried to dissuade me from continuing with the argument that the new posts would be out of order.  My more forgiving self said "So what", the goal of the blog is remembering, not perfection.

So here's some pics of Vito and his Uncle Mike in the tub at my Mom's house.  I promised Mike I wouldn't embarrass him on this blog so I've done some cropping.

Having fun!  "Check out our bubble hats!"

Still having fun.

Oh, that's not nice.

Happy boy!

This is one of my favorite pictures of Vito. It was taken on Christmas day at his Great Aunt's house.  Look at that big, beautiful smile. He is such a bundle of energy. He climbed up a set of shelves that tipped over and gave him a huge goose egg on his forehead. I absolutely can not let him out of my sight for a second. I painted his room a light yellow and he has a big boy bed now. I love to read him bed time stories and tuck him in at night. My friend's daughter that I'm babysitting is very good but she brings out Vito's green eyed monster.

Beautiful blue eyes

Vito's hair is growing and gorgeous. At the grocery store the little old ladies run their hands through it and say "Oh, what I would pay to have that hair color". He's become a real handful and potty training is a challenge. He filled the toilet with toilet tissue and flooded the bathroom. The ceiling below in the kitchen of our house we just moved into was ruined. His babysitter quit and we found another one. After much thought I decide that hairdressing isn't working out for me. My pay barely covered the babysitter and I missed being with Vito. I babysit for a friends daughter to cushion the financial blow.