A Few More Holiday Pictures

I guess I took a lot of pictures while we were away! Here are some more...


This is Dominic and Kyle.

This is Dominic, Uncle Andy and Grandma G at the airport in Toronto.
This is Dominic and Nana Linda.
This is Dominic trying to play with his "cousin" Kitty....she wasn't interested.
This is Dominic and Grandma G at the airport.

Merry Christmas!

Hello Everyone! We hope you had a wonderful and safe holiday. We are back from our trip to Ontario to visit Grandmama G and the rest of the family. We had a busy time but we enjoyed it too. While we were away Dominic learned lots of new things. He's talking up a storm now including; doggy (and woof woof), kitty (and meow meow), knock knock (while banging on a door), pointing at everything and asking "Dat?", he's giving high fives and much more. I can't believe how quickly he catches onto things now. He tries to repeat everything you say and is always trying to learn more. He seemed to enjoy the "present opening" experience even if he didn't really understand what it was all about. We would give him a present and he would rip off a piece of the paper and then think that was the gift and go away with the paper. It took him quite a while to open a gift but we had a great time watching him. He got a lot of great thing for Christmas, his baptism and his birthday. Thank you everyone!!!




Dominic and Aunt Vicky
Dominic and Aunt Kayla

Dominic and Uncle Andy cheering on the FSU Seminoles.

Dominic's Baptism

On December 23 we had Dominic baptised. It was a very nice ceremony and although we didn't have many people attending it was still special. Dominic wore the Rathy family Christening Gown that was made in 1951 for his great uncle Rick and has been worn by every child in the past 3 generations. We felt very luck for him to be able to continue the tradition. Here are some pictures for you to look at, we hope you like them.



This is Grandma G and Aunt Vicky with the special boy.

This is Dominic with his God Parents; Uncle Andy and Aunt Vicky. Just what we needed in the Birthday/Christmas Season....MORE PRESENTS! He sure didn't seem to mind.

Happy Birthday Dominic!

Well as most of you know Dominic turned one last week; December 7. We had a lovely cake the night of his actual birthday (thank you Grandmamma G) and then we had his party yesterday. He had a great time mingling with everyone who came to see him and share in the good times. Dominic had no interest in opening his presents while everyone was there but his friends and family were very generous to him. He got a wooden table and chairs from his Mommy and Daddy and his Aunt Kristy did a wonderful job painting it all the colours of the rainbow. Granna and Pa got him a big-boy swing set for next summer, Grandmamma G got him a gorgeous new coat, hat and mits and he got new blocks, bath toys, some new clothes, and other great learning toys. He also got a couple of very special gifts; a cereamic plate for his bedroom wall and a picture mat that everyone at the party signed for him. Thank you everyone for making Dommy's first birthday so fantastic!!! Love and kisses to all of you.

'Tis the Season to be Busy!

Hello! Seasons Greetings to everyone. We're in full swing over here with all the festivities that December brings. All of the parties have begun. We have 4 birthdays in just this week alone and today Dominic went to his friend Olivia's birthday party. She turned 1 and we had a great time sharing it with her.








After we went to Olivia's party we went to the Shaw Kids Christmas party. It was out at Spruce Meadows and boy did we have a great time! There was so much fun to be had. Dominic had his picture taken with Santa twice (sorry we don't have those pictures on our camera), he saw Reindeer, he touched the Magicians dove, he got a balloon hat, he received a great present from Santa's Work Shop, and he had a few yummy snacks too.







This is Dominic opening his first present ever! He didn't open the whole thing by himself but he made a good effort.


















This is a good picture of Dommy petting the Dove.

Other Cute Moments to Share

Here are a few other pictures taken recently that are super cute and I know you'll enjoy.


This is some fun time with Daddy.












This is Dominic and his cousin sharing the bathtub. We all know that these pictures will show up again one day....like maybe at his wedding!












This is a picture of Dominic having his first real experience with soup. I let him try to drink it from the side of the bowl. Needless to say we had quite a mess on our hands...and face!

Over the weekend...

We had a very busy weekend. We went to Tracy and Ian's wedding and had a lovely time. Dominic only went to the ceremony part and then the gift opening on Sunday. He had a great time and always had a lot to say...even when it wasn't the most appropriate time to speak!

At the gift opening Dominic kept himself quite busy and happily amused with the balloons. By the end of the party all the balloons were on the floor around him and he couldn't decide which one to chase after.









He looks a little unkept in this picture with his shirt hanging out, but isn't he so cute? I couldn't believe they make ties so small.

Too handsome for words if you ask me!!!!!

What's New

Well, I guess we are a little over due when it comes to updating you on Dominic. So, within the next week he will be 11 months old....holy moly! He's walking like a pro now. He trucks all over the place in no time. He has all 8 of his front teeth and I think he's getting close to cutting his first I-tooth. He can call his "ba-ba" by name and also says Mom, Dada, Ya and Yay! Most of the time I think he knows what he's talking about when he uses these words. Especially when I tell him "No!" and then he says "YA!" lol
I baby sit 2 kids during the week; Amber and Jacob and he loves them to death. Every morning when they arrive he lights up and squeals with delight. They have a lot of fun together.
Take a look at the new pictures and make sure you leave us some messages because we love to read them.
Tata for now!

More Halloween Pictures

We took Dominic's friends Amber and Jacob with us to the mall and we met up with his cousins, Hayden and Madisyn.

Our First Halloween

Hello Everyone. Dominic had his first Halloween today and we took him Trick-or-Treating at a local mall. He had a lot of fun and we had even more fun showing him off! LOL
Take a look at some of these cute pictures.

Have you ever seen a cuter chili pepper?

I hope to have some pictures of his friends; the carrot, the corn and the pea, on here in a couple of days.

Family Pictures

These are Dominic's "adoptive" Grandparents; Norena and Marc Larouche. This is Dominic with his "Grandma" Evelyn.
This is Dominic and his Nana Linda in the pool.

This is Dominic and his Aunt Kayla. This is the four generations on my dad's side of the family. Great Grandma Culham, Grandpa Jim, Mommy and Dominic.


This is the four generations on my mom's side of the family. Great Grandpa and Grandma Jiggins, Grandma Gail, Mommy and Dominic.

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