A Django is born!

He's here!!!

Django Timothy Petrignani

21 August, 2017

5:02am

3.5 kg (7.8 lbs.)

50 cm (19.7")

His name means "I awake" to "honor God" - we pray he grows into a man that honors God with his whole heart and his life.  We are in love.  (Lots of hearts emojis and smiley faces with heart eyes...hehe)

 

Just after the birth.  He was all slimy, but so cute!!!

The birthplace.

View from the birthing room.

View from my room in the maternity ward.

Not a bad day to start life... just look at that Mediterranean sunrise!

Our little man.

Smiles from the beginning.

Proud Papa - this guy coached me through a pretty intense birth.  He's my hero!

Meanwhile, with Mamie and Papi, our little doll is not having any fun.

And she proceeded to tell Mamie that Mama lets her stand on top of her dresser...hmmm... little stinker!

A bit smeared, but this was on Django's little bed.

My sweet boy.

Absolute perfection.

Love buggles.

Smile selfie.

Our first dinner together.

And he was born right after the lunar eclipse.

Pretty cool!

Maybe that's what started my contractions =)

Django - we got the name from the famous gypsy jazz musician Django Reinhardt.

Timothy - we got from my dad's name - keeping it in the family.

We thank God for this second treasure from Heaven!

Love Linz

Happy Birthday Cricri!

Daphné's middle name, Christiane, comes from a very special lady, her Tata Cricri (Christiane, aka "Kikik")!!! And this is how we celebrated 75 years of her life! [side note : Cricri is Papi Pierre's older sister.]

January 24, 2017

First Daphné and I did some crafts to create her birthday card.

Coloring the "7."

Distracted by outlining our feet.

Now distracted by playing with crayons in our toes.

Seventy-...

...5!

A little bday sign.

Daphné is such a great picture-poser.

 

And voilà, the card.

A pop-out card.

Who wouldn't love a Daphné pop-out card?!

Decorations at Pierre and Nancy's.  [Note: Tonio and Pierre were gone in Austria this week.]

Hanging the signs.

Fun flags!

Me with the birthday girl!

Mamie, Rob, Cricri and me.

Rob helping Daphné with a project... she's always got one up her sleeve.

Rob, the bubble machine man.

Weeeeeeeeeee!!!!

 She plowed right through the wall of bubbles.

  

Enjoying a bit of January sunshine.

Drawing with Robi.

 The birthday princess with Mamie Nancy.

Daphné thought these candles were for her.

A very yummy cake from a local bakery.

Daphné is quite excited!

And Cricri let her blow out the candles for her!!!  What a joy!

Another angle of the decorations.

Watching some French nursery rhyme cartoons.  Cricri was singing right along ;).

We love you Tata Kikik!!!

We are so blessed by your life and your presence in ours.

Love Linz (&Daphné)

Celebrating Daphné again =)

Here are some miscellaneous pictures plus a second 

celebration for Daphné in Antibes with Rob and Cricri.

Enjoy!

Walking in town with papa.

Mama's gloves.

She has a pair her size but prefers mine =).

Joyeux Anniversaire Daphné!!!  Love Kikik and Robi.

Galette des Rois.

Singing to her.

She's got the candle blowing thing down.

Playing with stickers at church.

Her fan club of boys.

Such a little lady.

Speaking of lady... hmmm... this is how she eats dissects her pain au chocolat.

Ear phones with papa.

Trying to figure out how to do thumbs up.

Almost.  Not quite.

A cold morning at the park.

Spying on her.  This is a common position.  The half effort to napping.  She sits up then gets tired and leans on her stuffed animals.  Then she falls asleep... eventually.  She's such a cute little sleepy girl.

Love Linz