Introducing Olivia!!!

Meet the newest addition to our family!

Olivia Rose Mariano

born Sunday, March 28, 2010

at 4:32 p.m.

8lbs, 7oz 20.5 inches long her proud Nana

1st day at home... the easy life!

Nana's Garden Helper

Auntie Corinne will be very proud... Natalie loves to work in the gardens!

Nana's Day at Preschool

Nana got to go to preschool with Natalie for Grandparent's Day. They got to do crafts together & play outside. Nana really enjoyed visiting Natalie's preschool & seeing what her day there is like. the kids blowing bubbles outside...

Natalie & her friends going down the slide...

apparently the kids get very excited when the garbage truck comes down the alley.

Her Favorite Spot

Mommy's Garden Helper

We decided to keep ourselves busy since this baby doesn't seem to be ready to come anytime soon. We headed out to get some flowers to fill up our pots in the backyard. Who wouldn't be motivated with a cheerful little helper like this?!?!?

Soaking Up the Sun

We have loved all of the nice, sunny days lately and have been spending lots of time outside. This is Natalie with her friend, our next door neighbor Bryana, who is also expecting a baby sister any day now. Fun coincidence!

A Present for the Baby

We went to build-a-bear for the first time so Natalie could make a present for her baby sister. We picked a really cute flowery bunny & stuffed her. This was the first time she had done this so she was pretty amazed by the process. She got to hold the button to put the stuffing in. Then she chose a heart and rubbed it on her nose, on her heart, on her head, etc. to give it lots of love before she put it into the bunny. Then they sealed the bunny up and now she present is ready for Natalie to give to her sister when she comes!

After that we let her run arond the mall playground for a while. You can see how happy this made her.

Baby's Room

We are finally done with the baby's room. We are very happy with how it turned out!