The Journey of Our Little Man

On June 17, 2009 at 11:30 in the morning a healthy MAX JAY SCATTON made his grand debut into this wacky world. He was born 7 lbs 2oz to Ri...

JUNE 16 - Ric turned 30-something today and as a little surprise I arranged for our good friends (l-r: Rob & Stephanie Clark, and Tim ...

SURPRISE! Happy Birthday Tita Jojo Indulging in some yummy carrot cake birthday cake. Ice cream & carousel ride at Ella's Deli. Ta...

MEMORIAL DAY 2009- We got up and got out to see the downtown Plymouth Memorial Day Parade, which we were told was pretty short. How short...

MAY 17 - When I ask Tato, "What's your favorite?" He answers with "Bagel Day." His teacher told me that the kids l...

MAY 15 - This afternoon's activity involved taking an old toy and reusing it in another way. In this case, Tato chose to go up, when th...

Ric down in Florida visiting his Mama for Mother's Day Weekend. Me and Tato celebrating Mother's Day Weekend with mi familia in Mich...

Mateo's vocabulary and sentence formation seems to be improving more and more each day. I'm amazed that at 27 months old, he knows ...

05|02|09 - The Greenfield Village in Dearborn was hosting two weekends of " A Day Out With Thomas ." Yes, THE Thomas! I don'...

03|13|2009 - Today was Tato's 2-year check up with Dr. Newcombe. I was very eager to find out how much he had grown from his previous c...

03|22|09 - I wish that this picture didn't come out blurry but it still cracks me up. When Ric left for his Sunday bike ride/race, I p...

03|21|09 - Today we went to the IKEA close to our house to look for new office furniture. Since we were there around lunch time we decided ...

1. The clenched fists of excitement. 1. The facial expression of excitment. 3. The physical response of excitement. What does Tato like t...

03|15|09 - What a wonderful surprise! Beautiful mid-March weather in Michigan : ) It was an absolute must to take advantage of it and head...

This the photo Ric texted over to me on my birthday. It brought tears to my eyes. Trevi Fountain - Rome, Italy Parc Guell by Antoni Gaudi - ...

02|26|2009 - Later that night we had our own little family celebration with a Hokey Pokey Cake from Whole Foods. It was yummy. If we could...

FEBRUARY 26, 2009 - It was 2 years ago this day that Mateo Valeriano Orca Lung came into this world. Every day since then has been a true b...

Yes, yes! I know that I deserve a tongue lashing from some of you. I'd even deserve to have my blogging license revoked if there were ...

I'm so proud that Tato has mastered his ABCs, 123s, and colors before the age of 2. Ric and I don't know what the average age of a...

Tato is nearing the end of his 3rd session of Bilingual Fun classes. It's been such a joy to see and hear the progress he has made. He...

Jan. 23 - After the Hands-On Museum, we went to Chipotle for an early dinner. We were so early in fact that we were the only customers ther...

My little engineer in the making. Buttons and wheels... enough said! Even with the smock, he was soaked! Jan. 23 - I wanted to take Tato ...