Adia's TV Debut...

(Adia and Uncle Tony)

My little niece Adia was recently selected from more than 9,000 entrants to compete for top honors in the NASA Mars Rover naming contest. The name she submit was AMELIA, supporting the maiden flight of Amelia Earhart on her travel over the Atlantic Ocean. Adia has delved deep into history and is applying the lessons learned from history to the future--hence, her final essay focus and name. This is such a major deal, that local TV station (Ch. 10 News Now) interviewed Adia and her mom, Beth. Below is the YouTube video of my niece who made the evening news. Syracuse gets into the Sweet16 and my niece makes the evening news. Pretty damn impressive week already-and its only Monday!! Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYyEA5IhA_U

Update 3/24/09: Adia makes national news. Check out MSNBC link below! :)
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/23/1852055.aspx

Update 3/25/09: Yet another media hit...

http://www.wktv.com/news/local/41843732.html

A show of independence...

Need we say more? The video says it all. Here she is...our Princess, on her own. :)

WANTED: Light housekeeping....

...and we get what we ask for, thanks to the incredible tenacity of our first-born son, who has absolutely no issues sweeping up after making a large mess at the dinner table. Whoever said that housework was woman's work, was sadly mistaken. Men in our kingdom understand that all responsibilities must be shared if we are to maintain harmony--and herein lies living proof. :) Well done, my boy!

Playing in puddles...

Temperatures spiked into the mid 50's around town, and with it came snow melt and awesome puddles! Members from our royal crew took advantage of the lovely weather and for the first time ever, all enjoyed the pleasure of puddle play. After about 45 minutes outside, every one of our little ones were filthy, soaking wet and grinning from ear to ear. :)