The Mercurio Family

Family Hike to Rip Rap Falls!

chrisandfaith — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:46:23 +0000

Success! This past Saturday, Faith and I decided to go for it! We took both boys on our first family hike since Joshua was born! It wasn’t a really long hike (3 miles round trip) but we felt it was quite an accomplishment for us all! Aiden even walked most of the hike himself =). He was a little nervous about the stream crossings but we just grabbed his hand and pulled him in haha! He did great! We went up to Rip Rap falls from a trailhead in Crimora, VA. The plan was to go swimming since it had been in the 90′s the day before, but once we were up in the mountains, it was quite a bit cooler!? Swimming will have to wait til summer!

Josh, one of our friends from church, also came with us. After eating an early lunch, Faith and the boys headed back to the car and Josh and I hike up further to fish for some native brook trout. Fun day!

Aiden’s first time fishing!

chrisandfaith — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:35:00 +0000

If you’ve seen my facebook page in the past few weeks, you know that I’ve been doing a bit of fishing. I’ve definitely rediscovered how much fun it can be! The more I’ve been fishing, the more I’ve been thinking about taking Aiden out. He’s definitely young but today I decided to go for it =). He absolutely loved it! He still doesn’t understand that the hooks are sharp and dangerous, but thankfully there were no injuries today. For most of the day, I would hook a fish and then have Aiden help reel it in, but at the pond, Aiden actually caught two completely on his own! Having a fish on the line freaked him out a little though =). One of them is in the video, the other isn’t because Aiden caught the fish without us watching! Tyler and I were casting while Aiden walked off a bit. All of a sudden he shouted, “Daddy, that’s a big fish!” I turned around just as he was throwing the rod into the water! Fortunately I was able to grab it and sure enough, he had a 12″ smallmouth! It was bigger than any of the fish I caught!

Aiden the Cook!

chrisandfaith — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:23:40 +0000

Aiden goes Bowling!

chrisandfaith — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:05:54 +0000

Joshua is three months old!

chrisandfaith — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:05:00 +0000

Joshua is three months old! He’s growing too fast! Thanks to Faith’s no-dairy diet, he’s been a pleasant baby. When he’s not sleeping or eating, he’s almost always smiling =). He’s definitely not a deep sleeper, so Faith is still having to get up a bunch, but overall he’s much more manageable than he used to be! As much as we want him to stop getting so big, he’s getting a lot more interactive and responsive with us and with his big brother! He does really well on his belly and his neck is getting really strong! He hasn’t rolled over yet, but I’m sure it’ll happen soon! Click either of the pictures to get to the full album!

New Camera…New Videos =)

chrisandfaith — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:23:55 +0000

Joshua Smiling and Laughing

chrisandfaith — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:36:18 +0000

Despite the fact that Joshua’s been a difficult baby, he’s incredibly smiley! A month ago, Faith tried going off all dairy and surprise, surprise, we have a new baby! It’s amazing how big a difference it has made for the whole family. If Joshua’s awake and not hungry, you can almost always get him to smile. Seeing his happy face so regularly now is certainly helping to make up for his first month of fussiness.

Old but New Videos…

chrisandfaith — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:19:30 +0000

These are a bit old now but I wanted to make sure they got up!

Joshua’s First Month!

chrisandfaith — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:47:35 +0000

Its hard to believe, but Joshua has been with us for a month already. We absolutely love having him in the family! Aiden is doing so well with him (after a bit of a rocky start)! He loves to give his little brother kisses and he even helps put the pacifier in Joshua’s mouth when he cries. Click on any pictures to see the whole album!

Great Gram and Gramps with Joshua!

The Downstairs is Finished!

chrisandfaith — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:25:33 +0000

A few weeks ago, I finally finished our two downstairs rooms! We don’t have wall decorations up, but we’ve really been enjoying the space! I still need to put a final coat of white on the built in shelving but I’ll get there =).