Our Newest Addition to the Mongiovi Family

We have a NEW Addition to the Mongiovi Family!

We got this little fur ball on Craigslist...

His name is Jackson and he is 4 years old.

He was cover in flea's and very neglected!

He is underweight and his nails were WAY overgrown.

We brought him home, gave him a bath, and the next morning we took him to the vet!

We were told that Jackson is a poodle... but, I think he is a poodle/bichon Mix!

So after the trip to the vet we headed over to see Aunt Amy at Petco!

This is his before Aunt Amy picture...

Poor thing looks so scruffy.

While Jackson was getting pampered by Aunt Amy, the girls went to the Nail Salon to get a little attention of their own.

Sissy and Amara were loving every minute of it!

Doesn't this look like fun??

Alyssa wanted her eyebrows waxed. She has been asking and asking. I warned her that it hurts, but she said it would be worth it!

She said "It HURT, but it was not too bad."

So here is Alyssa with her new eyebrows!!

Then we went to see our Boy with his makeover!

Here is our new Fur-Baby Jackson!!

The kids are happy with the new addition!

Isn't he adorable??

Here is Jackson before his reindeer audition...

Sadly, Santa said the sleigh is full!

So he decided that maybe he could be an Elf...

He has the height part down!

We love our newest fur-baby!

Me & Abby

I was told that I dont post enough pictures of me! So here ya go...

These are a few of my favorite things... Dunkin Donuts Vanilla Chai Tea & a Reduced Fat Blueberry Muffin!! Yummy!

Because our house has been in such a state of chaos, we haven't been able to put up the Christmas Tree yet. This has been bother Alyssa, so...

I bought her a small potted Christmas tree.

This way we could decorate something to hold us over until the living room floors were done!

Even though she doesn't look happy in this photo, she really was THRILLED!!

Here is a picture of the Finished Tree...

Abby is one of my favorite people in the whole world! She is just so darn cute!!

I am bessed to be able to watch her every once in awhile!

I had to share some of my latest pictures of her!

Look what I caught her doing...

Abby LOVES raisins. She went in the pantry, got them down, and went to town. All in less than 2 mins! Kids are FAST!!!

I love this picture of Abby and Sissy on the swing on the backporch! She loves this swing.

Whenever she comes over she tries to open the door and says "Weesa, Abby Wing" translation "Aunt Lisa, Abby wants to swing!" I love her little voice and the way she say's Weesa! She is sooo cute!

She loves to play on the backporch. She tries to look in the glass doors and see who's in each of the rooms! It will keep her busy for quite awhile! On and off the swing, running back and forth on the porch, smelling all of the flowers, and of course yelling at any birds in the backyard!

Another of Abby's favorite things to do at Weesa's house is play the piano!! Now isn't that a GREAT smile?

I just love my little Abby!

The House.... Part 5

The kitchen has been very disfunctional lately!

Notice in the picture I have no "toe kicks" under the cabinets.

Dont you love my Island??

Well, here is the new one!

And the diswasher is no longer exposed!

It is much quieter to do dishes!

And my drawer cabinet is back!

 I dont really think that you can tell the difference. The drawers are not new, just the actual cabinet is new!

Here is a before of the dining room...

And this is the "in process"!

I just love the wood!

It is sooo pretty!

The Villages Flooring is doing a GREAT JOB!!

They were almost $2,000 less then Lowes for the same thing!!

Hopefull, we will be able to put up the Christmas Tree tomorrow!

The House.... Part 4

First on my list of updates are these beautys!!

I got a new Washer and Dryer!!

Detto ordered them online on Black Friday, so they were cheaper then the top loaders I was looking at! They were on back order until this week!

I am soooo happy!!

This is the dining rooms before picture!

Here is the progress in Detto's office!

This is the start of the wood in the formal living room!

The living room is coming along!

Doesn't it look GREAT!?!?!?!

So far things seem to be moving pretty quickly!

I will be posting more soon!

Band Christmas Concert

Stephen played in the Jazz Band and...

This is the principal

This is Mr. Porter the band teacher!

Here is Justin Aka. Pickle

This was Alyssa's First Performance!

She played in the beginner band!

I love that they let my homeschooler participate in the Middle School Band!

Check out their video's here!

If you click on watch video's by dettonlisas, you should be able to see all of them!

There are several on YouTube!

Stephen also played in advanced band!

I am sooo proud of my kids!

The kids were so happy that their grandparents came out to watch them play!

after wards we went out for Hot Cocoa!!

Abby's 2nd Birthday At Sea World

The kids and I went to Sea World earlier that day to ride some rides and check out some stuff they wanted to see before Abby's birthday fun!

Alyssa loves Nutcrackers. She wants to add this one to her collection! LOL

She was in heaven looking at all of these!

I liked this one!

I'm not sure why, but I just LOVE this picture of Dad and Abby checking out the candy store!

The BIG HIGHLIGHT was the Sesame Street Christmas SHOW!!

Abby is a Sesame Street Junkie!

Doesn't she look like she was LOVIN' IT?

Abby wiggled and Danced through the whole show!

I uploaded some video's here and here!

They are dark, but she is sooo cute!

We also went to another show.

While we were waiting in line the kids were working on their "Pirate Argh's"!

Abby even got her hook down!

She was really focusing on her "Argh"!

She loves playing with her cousins!

The Show was "The Greatest Story Never Told"! It was about Jesus' Birth in Bethlehem. It was AWESOME!!

Look at the Camels!

It was my all time favorite Christmas Show!

Then we went to check out the lights!

Aren't my kids CUTE??

Family Photo!

This is my New All Time Favorite Shot of Sissy and Abby!

After Sea World we headed out to have Abby's "official" Birthday Party!

I love the look on her face, a mix of excitement and ???

She "blew" out the candle!

Then she got serious with eating her cake!

This was a GREAT way to celebrate Abby's 2nd Birthday!

She is soooo adorable and so much fun to be around!