Trimming the Tree

We were all so excited to put the tree up this year. Talia was a great helper and even Giana wanted to help too!

Thanksgiving

We had a nice Thanksgiving this year at my parents house. The girls had adorable matching dresses. We had a delicious lunch (thanks, Mom) and then relaxed, shared some laughs, played on Aunt Shirell's I Pad, and created our "secret santa" wish lists. The girls had a great time and just love their cousins Ryan and Payton. It is so cute to see them all together. Here are some pics of the day:

Mario and Shirell and Giana:

My parents with Eugene, David and Payton:

Giana recently enjoys putting her fingers in her nose:

Trying to get the grandkids together to take a picture:

and then tickling each other--I love Giana's face here:My sweet family:

The Children's Museum in Madison

We headed to the Children's Museum in Madison for a day trip to celebrate our friends Alex and Nicholas' birthdays. We picked up Ms. Debbie and Taylor and drove just over 2 hours right to the museum. The museum was great. There are some fun areas:

a baby area:

big riding animals:

paint/spray/clean the windows:

water room:

big slides:

and a big climbing area that Talia was scared to go up at first and then wanted to climb to the top over and over again

After the party was over, we headed to dinner and then drove home. It was a long (but very fun) day!

Playing Together

The girls are playing together so much more now and are so cute! Talia pulled her stool over to the corner, and Giana quickly followed and they were playing "store". They were so cute!

This is what Giana looks like these days--always wanting her paci in her mouth!

Halloween

We had a wonderful Halloween this year! After a lot of thinking and back and forth-ness, Talia finally decided on being bridal Cinderella. We wanted Giana to be a mouse, but she did not want to have anything to do with the costume, so I bought her a Cinderella dress. They both looked beautiful and enjoyed being outside trick or treating.

Giana loved getting all of the candy and would just try to hold it all in her little hands, or eat it right away. She did not want to put any of it in her pumpkin. Talia tried to used her "princess voice" to say "trick or treat" or "thank you." I was proud of both of them for using their manners. They did a great job.

They both seemed to love giving out the candy too, as they both ran to the door every time the door bell rang. It is better to give than to receive, right?

Fun in the Leaves

Giana loved playing in the leaves! Kenny would try to rake the "pile" and Giana loved running through them--it was so cute to see her and hear her little giggles.

Didier Farms

We headed to Didier Farms with our friends this afternoon and had a great time! The girls loved all of the pumpkins and all of the rides. We also enjoyed some apple cider and apple doughnuts--yum!