Cousins & Christmas

It has become a new tradition (2nd year now) that we take the cousins for pics and give them as gifts for Nonny & Opa and Aunt Mandy. This year was not so painful...I did not leave there a sweaty mess so that is always a good sign!

Hey, not everyone is smiling but everyone IS looking at the camera!

Percy

The girls continue to enjoy Percy (dont EVER ask Gwen what his name is!)!


Bella and her lil' man

hangin' in Noah's ark

holding him after a bath

Fondue Party!

We had an impromptu fondue dinner at our house after Paul got us a new Melting Pot cookbook so we wanted to use it. So we had Nonny, Aunt Mandy, Papa & Grama over. It was alot of work but dee-lish!!!

We opened with a cheese course served with bread, apples and veggies.
We had chicken (Marinated a few ways), steak (marinated a few ways), shrimp and lobster as the main course!
Then dessert was chocolate fondue with strawberries, bananas, marshmallows, graham crackers......(did i forget anything?)


Gwen & her Aunt Mandy

and Percy now

November park day

We had a beautiful November weekend a few weeks ago so we took advantage of it and took Gwen to the park while Bella had a sleepover at Nonny's. BEAUTIFUL, CAREFREE DAY!

Michelle's going away dinner

The Upchurchs moved to Omaha, Nebraska a few weeks ago and so a few friends took her out to dinner at Melting Pot (my fave!). Then we went to a local wine bar (where Jen's sister worked) for some more fun!



Jennifer Tedeschi, Kristy Dubsky, me, Michelle

Michelle & I

Jennifer & Kristy

Halloween 2009

My girls loved the Mancuso's house as usual. It was awesome! Gwen went back 3 times and Bella I think only twice!

Gwen & her cheetah tail

kids at neighbors house (Gwen, Aaron, Aidan)

girls and Papa & Mama

Bella as Little Mermaid

Pumpkin carving

Following tradition, we carved two pumpkins this year. Bella picked them both out this year and I think we had already done them in years past but it was her choice!

Dora Uniqua