Ferrone-Smith Family: All About Catherine

Hi! I am Catherine Ferrone, mom and domestic engineer of the family. I have a degree in Marketing, but I have stayed home since Elliot was born, 18 years ago! I like to read and play the piano. I really enjoy teaching Isabella and Anastasia, and now that little Catherine is five, she gets to be homeschooled too!

Here is a little more about me:

This is Victoria and me at Grand Central station in New York City. What an adventure that was.

I also love animals. I used to work for an animal rescue and we would often foster dogs who had come from a shelter.

We seem to have fun whenever we go! We are at a park here.

Love the beach!

Travis and I have a very strong marriage. We talk to each other about everything. He is my best friend.

This is the swimming pool in our neighborhood.

I encourage my children to be creative, kind and responsible. Here they are pretending they are on a train. We try to emphasize to our children the importance of thinking of others.

I like to make time for each child to have special time everyday.

This is me and Francesca and Victoria in the orphanage in Ukraine. I was there for 6 weeks until I could bring them home. Travis went home after 3 weeks to be with the other kids.

Flying home with two babies on a 15 hour flight was tough, but it really made me strong. If I can do that, I can do anything! The babies didn't sleep at all!

This is Victoria in her cast from her hip surgery. Poor Victoria didn't sleep very well while she was in the cast, so we had lots of snuggle time.

Even though Elliot is grown up, we are still very close. I really miss him now that he has gone away to school, but we visit often.

For everyone of my children's birthday, I bake a special cake the reflects their personality. Francesca got a hamburger cake because she loves to eat! I used kiwi's for the pickles and brownies were the meat.