Our New Addition

Gianna Linda Varckette finally arrived on February 9th at 11:19pm. She weighed 6lb. 10oz. She was definitely worth wait after being 13 days late!

Anthony has been spoiling her like crazy. He loves to give her kisses and even tries to snuggle with her!

Mr. Sweet Tooth

Anthony has the biggest sweet tooth. I had some cookies next to the stove that I guess he knew about. As I was trying to rest on the sofa (waiting for the baby to come), I heard some noise in the kitchen. I went in and found him on top of the stove with the bag in his hand! I have to constantly keep an eye on him. I guess I have to start putting the sweets up higher!

Becky and David's Visit

Becky and David came to visit us and the new baby. Unfortunately, the baby wasn't here yet! They booked their flights, hoping that the baby would be here by the time they got here. They had to return to Georgia before the arrival.

While they were here, we had a big snow storm.

Anthony and Daddy were in heaven. They went out and built a snowman together.

Aunt Becky and Uncle David walking with Anthony in the snow.

We went out to dinner with them. I got something spicy to kick in the labor. It didn't work!

Anthony helped Uncle David with his work.

Movie night with Chris. We rented Up for them and they had a blast laying on the floor watching it.

December Pictures

There are lots of pictures on this post. If you can't see them all, just click on the link to the right that says "December". Sorry it has taken me so long to post. I hope you enjoy the photos. Happy Holidays to everyone!!


Here are some pictures that were taken recently. We went to Easton to visit the reindeers for the holidays.

My sister, Kathy, gave Anthony this astronaut outfit. He loves it!!! He wears it everyday. It has a countdown so when it goes off, he runs around the house. It's so funny to watch him.

Thanks for the outfit, Kathy!

Anthony Visits Santa

We went to the mall the other night so Anthony could visit Santa. He lasted enough time to get a lollipop from him. We were able to get a few photos before he had a melt down! He told Santa that all he wanted was candy for Christmas. That should be easy! :)

The Varckette Christmas Party at the Skaates' House

We celebrated our annual Christmas party at Laura and Cal's house this year. Everybody was able to come in town except for Mike. We had a wonderful time celebrating the holidays with everyone! The party will be at our house next year. I'm not sure how we will top the Skaates' party!

Thanksgiving in Georgia

We went down to Georgia this year for Thanksgiving. We had a really nice time visiting with everyone and eating lots of good food. Thanks, Mom, for all of your hard work in preparing everything. It was delicious!


We got some good card games in while we were there.

My Dad with his full belly!

My Mom finally gets off her feet! She cooked all week for us!

All of the kids love Aaron! He spoils them all!

The amazing Thanksgiving dinner that my Mom cooked for 70 people!

The Two Pregnant Mamas!

We threw my sister, Amy, a baby shower while we were in Georgia. This is her first and she is due 3 weeks before me. Who knows, maybe we will have them on the same day!

Anthony Being Sweet to His Cousin

We went home to Georgia for Thanksgiving. Anthony got to see his little cousin, Lauren. He was so sweet to her. Hopefully, this is how he will act when the new baby comes!

Happy Birthday, Pop!

Marc's Dad celebrated his 80th Birthday. Laura organized everything to have a wonderful party at one of the local restaurants in Ashtabula. Thanks, Laura, for all of your hard work and thanks, Lisa, for getting all of the t-shirts made. The party was a success!

Anthony Found His New Car

We stopped at the dealership to get Marc's car washed. As we were waiting, we walked around to see the new cars in the showroom. We thought Anthony was walking around but then found him in this car. He got in and shut the door all by himself and had this big grin on his face. Scary to think that he was able to do all of this without any help!

Georgia Tech vs. Wake Forest

We went down to Georgia for the Georgia Tech vs. Wake Forest game to see my nephew play. It's his last year at Wake Forest so we wanted to see him play before he graduates. We tailgated before the game, which was alot of fun. The game went into overtime and was very intense. Wake Forest ended up losing, which was disappointing for Geoff. The game fell on his Birthday so it would have been a nice present for him, if they won. It was still a good game and he had a couple of really good plays. Great job, Geoff!