A Walk in the Park

Yesterday we took Gianna to a narby park. Not a slides and swings kind of park, just lots of land and paths and a bridge that Gianna fell in love with. She's really into going up and down hills, bridge, etc. She loves being outside and tells us often that she wants to go out by saying "go," "side" (outside), "coat," and "hat." Despite the cold yesterday she had a great time running around the park (note the "weeeeee!" video) and picking up grass and twigs and pebbles. We're getting her in shape for our visit to Atlanta on Tuesday to see her cousin Isabella, who is always on the move!

On the bridge with Daddy

Our little nature guide, "Look Mommy, a twig"

And here's a small tree, Daddy.

Peeking with Mommy at Daddy over the stone wall

And below is a picture from Friday after Gianna did some drawing in her favorite place, the bathroom (her studio, I guess). She asks for "paypay" (paper) and "pen, pen, pen, pen, pen..." until I give them to her and then she heads straight for the bathroom to do her work. Anyway, I took her shirt off so she wouldn't accidentally draw all over her shirt. This is what happened. It's hard to see, but those are pen marks all over her belly. We'll stick to pencils in the future.

Ain't no mountain high enough

Okay, so it's more of a hill than a mountain, but Gianna hasn't had much experience with different terrain, so she's just finally getting good at going up and down hills. This is facilitated by no longer being afraid or let's say wary to walk on grass. Despite the cold, she was loving her time outside today.

We had a great time with Nonna and Pop-pop this weekend. She loved playing with them and if she couldn't see them, she immediately asked where they were. "Nonna? Pop-pop?" She especially loved swinging (aka, "weeeee!") in the sheets that Nonna made into curtains for us. So here's a few pics of that. Plus a few more of her fun on the hill with Daddy today.

A day in the big city

On Monday we decided to leave the 'burbs and take a day trip to Manhattan to visit our dear friends Meghan and Riley. Riley is just a few weeks older than Gianna, so it was great for the girls to get together. Unfortunately, I didn't take too many pics, but here's one of the girls "reading" together. (The other picture is just a super cute, happy picture from this weekend.) Monday was a beautiful day in New York so we made the most of it and went to Riverside Park to swing on the swings and play on the slides. The girls had a great time...despite the aggressive squirrels. We hope to do it again soon!

Superbowl weekend

This post actually has nothing to do with the superbowl, but it is about what we did this weekend. On Friday night we went to my cousin's high school basketball game. Gianna thoroughly enjoyed herself. She loved all the clapping and wanted the boys to give her the ball. She was so excited; it was so cute. Unfortunately I fogot my camera! But here are a few pics from the rest of the weekend and a video of Gianna using a fork to eat her apples. She only likes to eat foods where she can practice using her spoon or fork.

Here she is video-chatting with Bella, Nick and Elizabeth, and Nonna at her new table. And wearing Daddy's belt, one of her favorite things to do.