Ezra Robert - number 8

Introducing the latest addition to the clan... Ezra Robert was born on Wednesday February 20th around 6:00 am. These pics are from his sixth day on the outside. Sophia and Vincenzo are so sweet with him as you'll see in the photos, and Rachel is looking fantastic. Nammie was there this morning too... she too looks wonderful... she's a hot grandma :)

The d'Amboise Family Christmas...

The Christmas season for me was extremely busy so it was great to relax a few days with the family. Christmas Day was a little quieter than usual... only a few of us. This year the whole fam-damily celebrated Christmas on Boxing Day. The more my crazy family grows, the harder it is to get us all together on the same day. It's awesome when we do... I love to see everyone together, and all the kids have a blast!! Here are a few highlights from the two days...

This is how the day began... sleeping Nathan, and Grumpy Father. Dad was actually not grumpy at all. He looked up at the camera, made this very quick annoyed face, and with my fast shutter finger I caught it.... YEAH!

Beautiful scarf purchased at 'Rustic Roots' in Beeton. I got a red one, but I doubt we'll ever get to see it up here...unless I take the picture myself :(

Oscar anticipating the arrival of Children. Thankfully for him, that day there were only two.

Sophia came in so pround of her new nails from her uncle Laeo (sp??). They lasted about 20 minutes. Bobba was not impressed.

Do these look like a four year olds hands??

Lovely moment with Sophia and Nannie. I sometimes have to hide to get a shot of Nannie... she is like me, not a fan of being in front of the camera.

Vincenzo was surprisingly very cool with me and the camera. He usually bolts as soon as he sees it.

Day two! Little does Oscar know... all SEVEN children will soon be arriving. Poor dog. He is so patient with them though.

Grampie Oscar with Julia. Such a beautiful, crazy little girl.

Marcello, Rachel, and baby boy Fracassi in front of the tree. I meant to take all the couples this way but totally forgot.

Sophia giving me a mediocre pirate face... she can do much better :)

Now this was an exciting moment. It was said that Chuck and Mel found the perfect gift for Jacob. I have been waiting all week to see what it was...

Here's Chuck waiting for the reaction...

SUCCESS!!! Jacob loved it!! It was the perfect gift...

Just what he's always dreamed of... a motorized Chimp-head? WTF??

The kids LOVED it!!! Except for Vincenzo. He quietly backed up right into the livingroom behind the tree. He was terrified!!

Now this is what I call a perfect gift for a four year old. Thanks to Jasper and his new camera there is proof out there that I am also a member of this crazy family. But can you trust a four year old to get them printed??

Just a nice shot of Chuck.

The lovely Melanie arriving late as usual. :)

Sophia and her new pink gee-tar. She is a natural perfomer and was totally willing to pose for her first album cover.

ROCKSTAR!

Ben playing with Jesse's toy.

Ben loves his bow ties... he'll wear 'em with anything.

Vincenzo not running away from the camera.

Vincenzo is even smiling at the camera. CRAZY!

Not sure what the laughter is about here but I am glad I got the shot of the ladies in Red.

Racel had Jen's name and gave her a beautiful shirt with three pairs of earings that she made herself. You can find 'Rachel Annah Jewellery' at Rustic Roots in Beeton. Such beautiful stuff.

Grammie Oscar with the lovely Julia. Two beauties!

Grampie Oscar with the lovely Julia. Two more beauties!

Now nothing beats this reaction. Not even when I got the Moncheechee (sp?) a few years ago. A few of us went in on some dishes for my mom. Everytime we get together she says "all I want is some nice dishes to feed all of my kids and my grandkids". So for Boxing Day brunch, Meghan used her Ninja skills to remove the paper plates that were set out. I used my super avoiding the question skills when my mom screamed "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PAPER PLATES?!?!" and we all pulled together to make the switch. When she finally noticed, this was her reaction.... PRICELESS!!! Click on it to enlarge... it's much better bigger.

The beautiful Jen & Julia lookin lovely!

Jake sampling coffee in the new mugs. But what's that in his hand??? A PAPER PLATE!?! WHAT?!?!

Andrew had a rough start in the morning... I have never seen this kid pass up food before. It took him a bit but he was eventully back to his crazy self.

Sweet Boy!

One of my favorites of Meghan just sitting back and enjoying.