The Mariano Family

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Halloween

We had a very fun Halloween day. We made jack-o-lantern cupcakes, homemade pizza & then went trick or treating.

Getting ready to decorate cupcakes

She was pretty excited about these lanterns that I found at the dollar store. They worked really well.

Our cute Cowboys Cheerleader

Our adorable pink leopard

Olivia got to ride around in the wagon while Natalie trick-or-treated.

Pumpkin Patch

We had bad timing for the pumpkin patch this year. Right when we got there it started to rain. But we got out our umbrellas & made it fun anyway. It was just a shorter visit than we would have liked.

Natalie always loves Papa to pull her around in the pumpkin wagons.

The group & the umbrellas :)

Olivia's first trip to the pumpkin patch

Natalie & Nana checking out the new baby cow

Mommy, Olivia & Grandma Virginia

Natalie really wanted little pumpkins.

So that's what she got :)

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Playing

Thanks to the really mild weather we have been having, we have been playing outside a lot.

I know this one is blurry, but I love the expression on her face. Having so much fun!

Monday, November 1, 2010

Standing Up

Olivia has been pulling herself up for a while. Here is one of the first times we caught her standing up in her crib...

Lots of times when I have to go back to work in the evenings for leadership events, I take Natalie with me. We had a leadership party this week to celebrate that homecoming went well. Natalie had fun with my students playing red light, green light, eating pizza & ice cream, and watching the Giants game on the big screen. Natalie made friends with Rita, one of my students, and they drew each others pictures on the white board.