The day to day of Gianna.

BMG Little Love Bug Lunch

2012-02-13T20:05:00.003-05:00

Today we had 11 moms and 19 kids at our house for a Valentine's party. We made mail bags, ate pink popcorn, heart shaped sandwiches and a marshmallow bar!! The kids were great and had a lot of fun. Gianna made her shirt yesterday, she was very proud.

Makin a project

2012-02-12T10:16:00.000-05:00

Valentine's Mail from Auntie

2012-02-11T15:18:00.000-05:00

New lens

2012-02-10T15:39:00.003-05:00

I got my new lens today. Happy V-Day to me! I had a great little model today when I was playing around with different settings and trying to figure out how it works. I am really excited to learn more. I think it will just take time to get used to. So here are a couple of my very first pictures.I used PPA Looking Sharp Baby and M4H Girly Glory to edit.

Cupid...what a tricky little friend

2012-02-09T13:23:00.003-05:00

I took the girls to sky zone this morning because it's a great 1 hour workout for Mommy, the girls LOVE it and it wipes them out! When we got home there was a sweet little surprise in our door. Complete with candy, bubbles, an art project, jewelry, squinkies, and the cutest little heart clips. Mommy even got a nice little handmade jar of brown sugar body scrub. Thank you cupid. This was such a nice surprise and you know we LOVE Valentine's Day!

Minnie Mouse Clubhouse

2012-02-08T07:09:00.000-05:00

Gianna earned her Minnie Mouse House! She had 14 dry nights. NO MORE diapers. She is such a big girl. WAY TO GO Gianna!

Uncie came to visit for the day!

2012-02-07T20:22:00.006-05:00

Monday

2012-02-06T19:28:00.000-05:00

Gianna went to bed last night at 7:15 and slept until 7:25. They were so exhausted from being outside in the fresh air all afternoon on Sunday. We got up and took Mike and Suzanne to IHOP for breakfast and then Suzanne read books to Gianna before they had to go to the airport. When Daddy got back from the airport everyone took a nap. It was a long busy weekend and everyone was worn out.

SUPER BOWL!

2012-02-05T19:14:00.000-05:00

We had a GREAT Super Bowl party. It was a sunny beautiful day in Buffalo! We had a fire, food and good company! Gianna had so much fun running around and playing kick ball with Mike.

Where did the time go?

2012-02-04T14:56:00.003-05:00

This morning we went to an open house/cupcake social at Amherst Nursery School. Gianna will be starting the 3 year old program 3 days a week in September. I was almost in tears watching her play and enjoy the classroom. She is so excited about going to school. She met her teacher Mrs. Monetti and she seems really wonderful. It's a good thing I have 7 months to get used to the idea of her going to school.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!

2012-02-03T20:14:00.000-05:00

One of our youngest little friends turned 1! We had a fun little birthday party this morning including a yummy lunch, cake pops and adopting a new friend!

Another do.

2012-02-02T11:57:00.005-05:00

We attempted another fancy hair do today. Gianna's hair is so fine that it's really hard to keep all the little hairs in. But she's a good sport!

Leaps and Bounce

2012-02-01T16:47:00.003-05:00

Gianna didn't really like the bounce houses too much. She warmed up to it after a while but she still didn't want to go down the slides. She really liked playing in this little house with all of her friends.

1 YEAR!

2012-01-31T14:39:00.003-05:00

1 year ago today Gianna started potty training. It took her only 2 weeks to never have another accident. She learned so quickly and we are so proud of her. Soooo now we have made a new chart. Gianna is working toward 14 dry nights to get her Minnie Mouse play house. She is only 4 days away!

More snow and sledding

2012-01-29T09:02:00.002-05:00

Daddy took the girls out today to shovel and then for a sled ride. Gianna loves to be outside. She was begging to go out at 8:30 this morning.

Crazy day

2012-01-28T21:27:00.000-05:00

Today was a crazy day. The girls had so much fun playing at Nini's. They love all of the Fisher Price toys. Then we packed up and drove home in the blowing snow. When we got home we quickly unpacked and got back in the car. We had a yummy dinner at The Garf's and then drove home again in the blowing snow. It was a late night and a very tiring day.

Busy day!

2012-01-27T20:51:00.004-05:00

Well today started out with a good hair day! I tried a new hair style on Gianna that I found on Pinterest. It looked really cute. We packed the car and headed to Corbins for a playdate and to meet his new baby brother Calvin. The girls had so much fun and didn't want to leave.
Then we all got in the car and drove to Wayland. Nini and Poppy had no idea we were on our way and Gianna didn't know where we were going either. The girls napped in the car and when they woke up we were here. We surprised Nini at school. Poppy wasn't home when we got here so we hid the car in the garage and waited for him to get home. We had a yummy supper at The Chatterbox and a nice warm bath in Nini's big tub. PHEeeW! Everyone was ready for bed!

The Kiss Box

2012-01-26T15:27:00.004-05:00

For a couple of months now when Kurt travels or when we go out Gianna has a hard time. She worries that we won't come back or she will comment about how much she misses us. She always has a great time with whoever is babysitting and always behaves while we are gone. So I have been looking for a way to ease her concern. I found this book at the library that tells a story about when Mama Bear has to go away. Today we made a Kiss Box. Gianna is so excited and she already filled it with kisses."And whenever they are apart, they keep their kiss box close. Do you know why? So they can send kisses back and forth, no matter where they are. Together or apart, their love goes on and on...just as ours does each time we say I love you with a kiss."

Glow stick tubby time.

2012-01-25T20:22:00.002-05:00

We had a very busy day. It started out at the chiropractors first thing this morning. Then our friends came over to play for a bit and then we all went out to lunch! We had such a nice morning but everyone was ready for bed tonight!Tonight I surprised the girls with a fun tubby time! They had so much fun playing in the dark with their glow sticks. Gianna said, "I've never takin a bath in the dark before!"

2012-01-24T21:08:00.000-05:00

Disney On Ice

2012-01-23T08:17:00.004-05:00

Last night Gianna and I had a girls night out! We went to the First Niagara Center to see Disney On Ice. We sat in Section 121 Row 10. We had such a great time. She was totally amazed and enjoyed the whole show. She said "That was GREAT!" She even got Mickey Mouse ears and cotton candy. And the best part was that we went with all of our friends!

Hot cocoa

2012-01-22T13:53:00.004-05:00

We played outside again this morning and then we had our 1st hot cocoa! Complete with marshmallows and animal crackers.

Silly fun.

2012-01-21T14:37:00.000-05:00

Daddy took both girls to run errands this morning and then IHOP for breakfast. Gianna ate her whole breakfast. She was so hungry and IHOP is her new favorite place to eat.

More snow!

2012-01-21T08:30:00.000-05:00

I have said this before but Gianna is so good at taking care of her little sister. Of course, there are times when it's more of being bossy than helpful. But she really does a great job when she is being kind and they are playing nice. Kenadee has a hard time walking in the snow so Gianna says, "I will help you Ken, hold my hand." Pure sisterly love!

Squinkies kind of day.

2012-01-20T10:45:00.000-05:00

Gianna finally got to paint!

2012-01-19T22:11:00.004-05:00

Gianna was so cute helping Daddy paint. She has been waiting almost a week. Everyday she says, "can we paint today?"

No picture.

2012-01-18T22:12:00.003-05:00

I did not take a single picture of my girls today. We did however go to Katie's for pictures. And I got to play a little with Katie's camera. I was SUPER nervous but I had a great time taking pictures of her with her babes. I even managed to get a couple really good ones. MAN she's talented because now I know what it's like to be behind the camera. I have got A LOT to learn and now I REALLY want the Canon 50mm-F/1.8 lens. Thank you Katie.

SKY ZONE!

2012-01-17T13:46:00.004-05:00

This was just a small part of the whole place. There were 3 other sections and basketball hoops.It's very hard to get pictures of a moving target. Most of which came out in one red blur. This was the best I could do.We had an awesome morning! We went to Sky Zone with our BMG friends and it was so much fun! Gianna had a blast and totally wore herself out. When we got in the car she said, "Can we please go there again sometime, that was GREAT!"

Gianna loves to read!

2012-01-16T19:40:00.000-05:00

New sled

2012-01-15T21:22:00.003-05:00

Nini and Poppy got the girls a new sled this weekend. After supper Nini took the girls for a walk in their new sled. It was a short walk because it was 16 degrees tonight. It's COLD!

Joe's Crab Shack

2012-01-15T18:10:00.000-05:00

Joe's Crab Shack has the COOLEST dessert. You can paint a crab!

Carmel, strawberry or chocolate.

Gianna LOVES the snow!

2012-01-14T10:04:00.000-05:00

It's SNOWING!

2012-01-13T20:40:00.000-05:00

Gianna finally got to use her new shovel!! She was so excited to help daddy clear the driveway.

Practice practice practice

2012-01-12T22:25:00.004-05:00

I got the program PSE10 for my birthday and then I got a gift card for actions for Christmas. Needless to say I have been doing a lot of playing around with the camera and the program. I have discovered that I really like the bold bright look. Although it all depends on the photo. Here is a sample of a before and after. I am sure these aren't the best pictures I will ever take but it's amazing how the editing changes the picture.

FUN!

2012-01-11T16:58:00.003-05:00

My settings weren't right on my camera for this picture but Gianna was having fun with the mailbox.Another beautiful January day. It had to be at least 50 this afternoon. We had a great playdate/lunch with our friends and then played outside for a while. It was great to get some fresh air and the sun felt so good!

Is it January?

2012-01-10T15:24:00.000-05:00

Today was 40 degrees and the sun was shining. We had to babysit Rex so his mom could co-op at Malloy's school. He had a little bit of a hard time when his mom left and Gianna was very good at trying to comfort him. She said, "Rex let's have a talk. Such a tizzy, some times mama is very busy". (This is from Llama Llama Red Pajama)Sooo we took a nice long walk and stopped at Dunkin Donuts. Gianna walked the whole way there and back because she is a big girl now. The kids loved being outside and the fresh air aided in a nice long nap time!

Coloring

2012-01-09T20:56:00.002-05:00

And...on to something else

2012-01-08T15:59:00.002-05:00

I knew the excitement of tearing down wallpaper wasn't going to last all day. So I planned ahead and made a make shift water table full of ice. We don't have any "cold weather" animals so we just had to pretend that the elephants and hippos liked the cold water.

Handy Helper

2012-01-08T14:23:00.003-05:00

Gianna is so excited about our home improvement project! She couldn't wait to help Daddy today and she keeps asking when she can paint. She helped me pick out the colors at Lowe's.

Pedicures

2012-01-07T15:11:00.003-05:00

Gianna got it in her head this morning that because the sun was shining that she needed to have her nails painted. So we cut toe nails and picked out nail polish.

Spoke too soon.

2012-01-06T12:59:00.004-05:00

Gianna slept until 7:15 this morning. She woke up in a good mood and wanted to play. She had all of her ZuZu pets stuff set up and was having a great time. Then she had lunch...and got sick. I had hoped since she didn't have any symptoms and slept so well during the night that maybe she would get lucky enough to not get the bug. Hopefully she will be over it in 24 hours and be back to normal tomorrow.

Great big sister!

2012-01-05T11:38:00.006-05:00

Gianna is such a good big sister. Kenadee isn't feeling well today and she is very clingy. Gianna is so concerned. She rubs Kenadee's back and says "I'm sorry you don't feel well Babe" At 4am when I was scrubbing Kenadee's crib and stripping her bed Gianna wanted to know if there was anything she could do to help. When I was all done she snuggled back in bed and slept until 7:25. I am so glad my kids are such great sleepers!

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A cozy day.

2012-01-04T11:36:00.000-05:00

Comfy clothes, a cozy blanket and a new Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. It's going to be a great day!

Nothing to do and no where to go.

2012-01-03T20:16:00.002-05:00

Today we stayed home and just played with all of our new toys. It was 8 degrees outside so we stayed in our comfy clothes.

Strong Museum

2012-01-02T15:39:00.000-05:00

Today we went to the Strong Museum. We had to meet Nini in Rochester to pick up Auntie so we decided to do something fun to make the trip a little more exciting. The girls were so good and had such a great day!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2012-01-01T07:38:00.001-05:00

Gianna got all dressed in her winter hat, scarf blanket, boots and mittens to go on a winter "treasure hunt". She was off to find the buried treasure. She has such a great imagination and so many great little games she makes up. I can't wait to see what this year has in store for us! Happy New Year!

Project 365

2011-12-31T23:59:00.004-05:00

I really do try to keep up on both of the girls blogs but I do admit there are times when I get behind and then I just skip days. So my new years resolution is to try to be disciplined enough to take a picture of my girls everyday (or at the very least, add a post). Good or bad, lazy days or fun days. I would really like to get better at using my "fancy" camera and see how the girls change everyday. If I was really ambitious I would try to print pictures too and get them into albums but I don't see that happening. SOOOoooo, here goes nothing.

Science museum again!

2011-12-30T22:44:00.000-05:00

We have a family membership to the museum so we took Daddy with us today. The girls couldn't wait to show him the buffalo. Which turns out is actually a bison. We had a great family morning and then had Friendly's for lunch!

Playdate

2011-12-28T10:51:00.000-05:00

Today we went to Safina's to play with our friends. We were hoping to see our friends William and Madelyn because they were in Buffalo visiting from VA but it didn't work out. We had fun anyway. The girls were whipped from all of the Christmas excitement so we came home and had some good naps.

SPOILED

2011-12-26T22:35:00.000-05:00

Nini and Poppy got the girls a playhouse and teeter totter for Christmas. They LOVE it and even talked Aunt Laura into playing inside too.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2011-12-25T08:12:00.000-05:00

Christmas Magic

2011-12-24T23:38:00.001-05:00

Santa sent Gianna and Kenadee a letter telling them they were on the nice list. In that letter was a baggie full of Christmas magic. Santa told the girls to sprinkle it in the yard so he could find their house from way up in the sky. We didn't have any snow for Christmas so it didn't show up very well in the grass hopefully Santa came to our house!

Christmas Eve

2011-12-24T23:07:00.000-05:00

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DAY 24/25

2011-12-24T18:53:00.001-05:00

We put cookies and carrots on our special plate for Santa and then said good-bye to Henrietta. We put him right where Santa would see him so he could go back to the North Pole until next year. We'll miss you Henrietta!

Wolfanger Christmas

2011-12-23T23:36:00.000-05:00

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DAY 23

2011-12-23T07:48:00.001-05:00

Henrietta was practicing Frosty The Snowman on the "kuitar". Singin his little heart out trying to make it snow in Buffalo!

Recap of the week.

2011-12-22T15:49:00.004-05:00

Monday we had to do some errands and rush home for naps. We picked Auntie up at the airport at 3:09. YEAH!! AUNTIE'S HERE! Then we had supper and decorated Christmas cookies. Tuesday the girls and Auntie had a "jamma" day. I had a hair appt in the morning and then we went to Friday's for supper. Wednesday we packed everyone up and braved the Wednesday before Christmas crowds. It wasn't so bad. Auntie didn't want to ship/pack all of her shopping so she had a couple places she needed to go. During nap time we wrapped everything for Christmas!!
Today we went to the museum!! So fun and the girls really love it. It's the perfect size for toddlers to spend a couple of hours.

Making shadows.

DAY 22

2011-12-22T07:25:00.000-05:00

Henrietta is enjoying a nice cup of hot cocoa with marshmallows!

2011-12-21T10:50:00.000-05:00

DAY 21

2011-12-21T07:32:00.000-05:00

Henrietta made my "ugly Christmas shirt" for the Wolfanger party on Friday. He used scissors, glue, sequins, buttons and felt. He made a pretty big mess right on the living room floor.

Day 20

2011-12-20T07:18:00.003-05:00

We've been waiting for Auntie to decorate our Christmas cookies. We did all but a few last night. Henrietta wanted to get in on the action!

DAY 19

2011-12-19T07:33:00.002-05:00

Last night before bed Gianna was asking why we don't have any snow. She said, "I hope we have snow in time for Christmas". Well I think Henrietta must have heard her because he made a big mess making some snowflakes just for her!

Busy day

2011-12-18T21:08:00.003-05:00

The big Santa and the house were her favorite cookies.This morning Daddy got up with the girls and baked cookies. Then we drove to Rochester and met Nini and Poppy for lunch. Happy Anniversary Nini and Poppy!
When we got home we frosted and decorated Daddy's cookies. Gianna only did about 6 because she took her time and made sure that every last dot of frosting was covered in sprinkles!

DAY 18

2011-12-18T07:33:00.000-05:00

This morning Kenadee found Henrietta in the pak n play reading to the baby dolls. He was reading about Rudolph. She said, "I find him, I find him!"

DAY 17

2011-12-17T07:35:00.000-05:00

Henrietta is getting so excited for Christmas! He was sitting in our advent calendar this morning!

Another Family Memory

2011-12-16T20:38:00.004-05:00

Tonight after dinner we bundled all up in our snow suits and took a walk to see all of the Christmas lights in our neighborhood. We walked 2 blocks and the girls loved it. Then we decided to do some caroling. We knocked on Sally, Mr. Don and Debbie's doors and sang Jingle Bells and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town! Gianna wanted to go to more houses! When we got back in the house she said "that was GREAT!" She LOVED caroling and was so happy about doing it.

DAY 16

2011-12-16T07:35:00.000-05:00

Henrietta thought it was nice enough today to play outside. Of course he is from the North Pole so it feels like the tropics here for him. No snow and 40 degrees on December 16th.

Christmas traditions

2011-12-15T16:32:00.001-05:00

I was so proud of Gianna today. She made her first batch of Christmas cut outs all on her own. I helped her roll them out and then she cut them out and put them on the tray. She baked 3 dozed cookies and then she said, "I think I'm gonna go read a book". She worked very carefully and did such a great job!

DAY 15

2011-12-15T07:36:00.000-05:00

Looks like Henrietta is trying to tell us it's time to bake some Christmas cookies! 10 DAYS til Christmas so enough dilly dallying. Get some cookies made!

DAY 14

2011-12-14T07:38:00.001-05:00

Henrietta was very proud of Gianna for having a better day yesterday. So she got 2 new Squinkies. Looks like he had fun with the Squinkies Zoo!

DAY 13

2011-12-13T07:32:00.001-05:00

FRIENDS!

2011-12-12T12:46:00.002-05:00

Today we had a great little Christmas party with our friends. Presents are so exciting at this age! Thank you Ben for Minnie's Bowtique. Gianna absolutely loves it and played with it all day!

DAY 12

2011-12-12T07:29:00.000-05:00

Henrietta had a bunch of errands to run on his way back from the North Pole so he took the little people car. Good thing he made it home before morning!

DAY 11

2011-12-11T07:30:00.001-05:00

Looks like Henrietta was practicing his acrobatics. Crazy guy!

Festival of Lights

2011-12-10T22:26:00.002-05:00

Tonight we went to the Hamburg Fairgrounds for the Festival of Lights. We drove through the park to see all of the lights and Gianna loved it. She was so excited. Then we walked through the park. We saw Santa's reindeer but not Rudolph. The girls couldn't wait to ride the train. Gianna had such a great night and went to bed without a peep.

DAY 10

2011-12-10T07:35:00.001-05:00

Gianna and Kenadee had a sleepover at Papa Tom and Hope's last night! And it looks like Henrietta missed the girls. Gianna found him snuggled up in her bed with her blanket waiting for her to get home.

IT'S SNOWING!

2011-12-09T09:49:00.000-05:00

The first snow baby of the season. Gianna started begging to go outside at 7:40. I held her off until 8:45 but then we were outside for an hour. She loved it!

DAY 9

2011-12-09T07:34:00.000-05:00

Henrietta was outside making snow angels in our first snow of the season! We had to bring him in because it was too cold.

DAY 8

2011-12-08T07:32:00.000-05:00

Dress up and dance shows

2011-12-07T22:38:00.005-05:00

Gianna is totally into dress up and dance shows. She sets up an imaginary stage and then it's "watch me"! "I am a beautiful dancer". (Notice the shoes:)

Buffalo Science Museum

2011-12-07T14:58:00.000-05:00

DAY 7

2011-12-07T07:30:00.001-05:00

Nini ordered the Nativity scene for the girls this Christmas. Apparently Henrietta couldn't resist snuggling with baby Cheesis.

DAY 6

2011-12-05T07:36:00.001-05:00

Reading some Jan Brett classics.

DAY 5

2011-12-05T07:32:00.000-05:00

Henrietta was in the diaper shack this morning! He was watching Gianna sleep in her big girl bed. We didn't get a picture because we had to move him to change Kenadee's diaper.

Another busy weekend!

2011-12-04T21:37:00.003-05:00

We went to Nini and Poppy's yesterday to do our gingerbread house, decorate Christmas cookies, see Poppy's lights and eat pizza. Then today we went to the Averill Family Christmas party. The girls had fun running around and playing with Leigha. There was tons of great food and of course all kinds of wonderful desserts. Gianna sat on Santa's lap and told him she wants shiny shoes and Minnie's Bowtique.

Gingerbread house at Nini's

2011-12-03T20:13:00.000-05:00

Gianna ate just about as much candy as what she put on the house. She had to see if she liked everything.

Day 3

2011-12-03T07:30:00.000-05:00

Doing some puzzles and riding the horse.

Playdate at Brooke's

2011-12-02T13:58:00.003-05:00

Today we went to Brooke's house and the girls had fun running and playing hide and seek. Then the big girls did a gingerbread house project. The kids all did a really nice job decorating their houses.

Day 2

2011-12-02T07:51:00.001-05:00

Henrietta must have gotten caught up in the fan on his way back from the North Pole.

3 year old appt.

2011-12-01T15:01:00.004-05:00

Gianna did wonderful at her appt today. She talked Dr. Trasks ear off and did everything she was asked. She weighs 27 lbs. and is 36 inches tall. She is growing just fine and doing great.

Elf on The Shelf

2011-12-01T07:39:00.003-05:00

Our Elf has landed...in Gianna's stocking.And she named it Henrietta. Henry for short.

Christmas Tree

2011-11-27T21:12:00.000-05:00

Today we all went to Jurek's Tree Farm to get out tree! It was unseasonably warm (62) and it rained all the way there and then stopped for us. It wasn't quite the same not having the snow on the ground and being bundled up but that's ok, we made a memory. We had fun and then we came home and made a big brunch and took naps. When the girls got up we attempted to put the lights on the tree. Unfortunately, with the size of our tree and 3 strings of lights not working, it only got half decorated.

Thanksgiving #2

2011-11-26T16:08:00.000-05:00

We had a great day today! Yummy yummy food and good company. Daddy made the turkey and most of the whole meal. He's one mean cook! We made a couple of projects and did art after nap time.

FRIDAY

2011-11-25T22:58:00.001-05:00

We did a lot of cleaning, running errands and getting ready for the weekend today. Nini and Poppy came after nap time and played until we had to leave. Papa Tom and Hope had their annual "after Thanksgiving party" tonight. The girls always love to see them. Gianna had a great time playing with Sophie.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

2011-11-24T21:46:00.000-05:00

I did not take 1 picture today. Booo what was I thinking?
Anyway, we had a great day at Grandma Rosie's. Everything was delicious. Gianna had a great time playing with anyone she could drag onto the front porch. She asked everyone "will you play with me?" Then we made a visit to Grandma Speers' and Gianna had a great time playing on her front porch! Back to Grandma Rosie's for pie and a little more playing. She slept all the way home and went right to bed from the car. All that fun wiped her right out!

She is so excited to put up the Christmas tree. She keeps asking when we can get our tree!

TUESDAY

2011-11-22T21:53:00.000-05:00

Today we are trying to play catch up. Unpacking, cleaning, laundry, all the everyday things that haven't been done in 12 days. Daddy had a crazy work schedule today so we were on our own for bed time. We even snuck in an art project!

MONDAY

2011-11-21T21:51:00.000-05:00

Today we stayed home. Everyone is really exhausted from our trip. Gianna was so excited to sleep in her own bed and all of her toys were like brand new again. Nothing planned and no one asked to go anywhere.

SUNDAY

2011-11-20T21:01:00.002-05:00

We made it back to Buffalo! The girls did great on the plane. We didn't have anyone in the window seat so we had some extra room. And we got in 20 minutes early. The girls were so excited to be home. Gianna couldn't wait to get into her own bed. Thanks Auntie for a great vacation! Can't wait to see you in a month.

SATURDAY

2011-11-19T19:49:00.007-05:00

Today we stayed home but we were busy all day! We made projects and finished some special secret presents. We decorated Auntie's tree and played with playdoh again.Gianna made this ornament all by herself. She was so proud of her work!This is a pine cone we found on our walk at Swan Lake. It will forever have a special memory on Auntie's tree!Gianna hung every single ornament on Auntie's tree. Auntie had to lift her up for the higher ones but she was very serious about her job.Gianna finished all of her work with a great big TA DA!! She was so proud of herself!!She put up 10 sheets of window clings for Auntie all over the house. She was all business.The evening ended with popcorn and The Polar Express. She watched the WHOLE movie and loved every minute of it. Her eyes lit up when she saw Santa. I can't wait for Christmas this year!

FRIDAY

2011-11-17T21:27:00.003-05:00

We had an INCREDIBLE day! We left the house at 9:30 am and didn't get home until 7:30 pm. The kids held up great without naps and went right from the car to bed. They were whipped. It was only 52 degrees today, it was a little chilly but no one was at the zoo so we didn't have to wait in line or fight the crowds. We got to feed the giraffes, see the gorilla presentation, rode a pony, fed the lorikeets, played on the playground, saw almost all of the animals and then rode the trolly up to the gardens.

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NOTE: picture heavy! Then we went to Friday's for dinner. Gianna ate A LOT. She said, "this is my favorite meal!"