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Our Mission

This website was created so that we can share what's happening in our lives with the friends and family across the country who we don't see nearly as often as we would like.  It's generally updated weekly by Dina, our resident Disneyholic, but don't be surprised if sometimes it's more like once every two weeks or once every month.

Our Adventures

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Generally we try to take a family vacation at least once a year, even if it's a short trip to the beach.  Our biggest trip happens about once every other year, and that's our trip to Walt Disney World.  Dina first introduced Frank to "the world" in February of 1997.  They have been back every other year, and sometimes a little more often than that, ever since.  Nicolas first trip there was in September of 2001 when he was almost 18 months old.  Noelle took her first trip to Disney when she was about a month shy of one year old in September of 2003.  Noah's first trip was in January of 2006, when he was just over 18 months old.  Each trip has been an adventure and seeing Disney through the eyes of our kids, at every single age, has been magical.

 
 
Our History

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Dina and Frank were in a class in college in the mid nineteen-nineties and even worked in the same department on campus but never really formally met.  It all started with an email from Dina to Frank, sent after Dina had graduated from college, to request some information.  That email turned into some follow-up emails and eventually turned into a date for dinner.  Fast forward to sometime in 1997 where Frank proposed to Dina in Las Vegas and they were united in marriage in October of 1998.  Nicolas arrived just a few years later in March of 2000, and his little sister joined the family in October of 2002.  Noah rounded out the crew of five in July of 2004.  
 
Our lives can sometimes be challenging and even frustrating as we navigate through this parenting adventure, but I think we can both agree that we still wouldn't change a thing.

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Dina and Frank 10-Year Anniversary Oct. 2008