Christmas 2017

Merry Christmas! We are so very thankful for the time we've had as a family to celebrate the birth of Jesus! We had a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!

Opening gifts from family.

Milo even posed for this one.

Love them!

 **Christmas Morning!!!**

He came!

New bedding and room decorations for the older two girls.

Christina asked for a stuffed animal that looks like Milo and that's what she got.

Merry Christmas! Can you spot the real Persian?

We went to the Thunder game Christmas night. These three wearing their new Rockettes hats from Nonnie and G-Pa standing outside of Chesapeake Arena.

Thunder Up! And they gave us all a Christmas victory.

More Christmas Fun!

Special memories....

Mother-Daughter Tea

The Nutcracker Ballet.

Adriana did a great job at her Christmas recital. She is doing so well on the piano.

Gabby sounded great. It's hard to believe she has been playing the violin for 5 1/2 years. 

Christina's PreK Christmas Program

Oh so adorable! This Christmas program stole our hearts and it's our last one to attend. The time goes by so quickly! Christina did a great job!

Before the program. She is such a big girl.

She spoke clearly and loudly.

Sing your heart out, baby girl!

Supportive big sisters!

St. Nicholas visited!

 Another fun visit on the feast of St. Nicholas!

Christmas Memories

We visited with Santa this weekend and the girls loved it as usual! They each told him one thing they want and I'm pretty sure he's going to be able to follow through on all requests. :)

Thanksgiving 2017

We spent Thanksgiving with the Manginos in Lexington. We had a great time visiting with family and meeting our newest family member - Roman Alexander Mangino! He's a doll just like his big brothers!

All 6 grandchildren. Love them so much! 

My baby holding the littlest cousin. They grow up fast...it's so bittersweet!

In their Christmas jammies.

Before the Kentucky- Louisville game. So fun to be on the field! 

The gang (Roman was sleeping in the stroller.)

During the game -- the resemblance is strong in this pic. 

Love them!

My mini me!

Thank you to Unc and Aunt Danielle for hosting us all this weekend. We had a great time!

Halloween 2017

Halloween 2017 was a great one! We had the gang from Oz!

Before the annual CK School/Church Trunk or Treat.

Our beautiful Lion.

Our adorable Scarecrow.

Our sweet Dorothy.

And they're off to the OKCGCC Halloween party!

Trick-or-treating in our neighborhood.

Adriana's Birthday Party!

We celebrated Adriana's birthday with emojis...it's was emojional! 

Gabby decorated the cakes - they turned out great!

They decorated cookies to look like emojis. So fun!

Adriana's turned out awesome!

Playing emoji bingo! It got pretty intensive. Prizes were on the line.

Birthday girl enjoying her birthday cake.

Happy Birthday, Adriana! We love you!

Christina's Pumpkin Patch Field Trip!

Christina's PreK class went to Parkhurst Farm and Pumpkin Patch today. We had a fun time. The kids got to run around, swing from ropes, explore a sunflower field and enjoy a hayride...definitely a great fall activity.

My big girl.

An outtake. 

Swinging - weeee!!!

Running on the hay bales.

The crew with their pumpkins.

Happy 8th Birthday, Adriana!

I can't quite wrap my head around the fact that our middle is 8 years old! Wow! Adriana is so smart, funny and inquisitive. We love her spirit and her beauty -- both inside and out!

The marquee at school - so fun!

Eight is great!

The big cake reveal! David and the girls made a chocolate and vanilla checkered cake...

It turned out awesome! 

Opening up presents from family. 

Happy Birthday, sweet girl! We love you and we are so proud of the young girl you are becoming. Your wit, insight and humor adds so much to our family. Keep working hard, asking questions and searching for answers!