Farm fun!

We went to a farm/orchard about 25 minutes from our house on Saturday. They grow all kinds of stuff all year long it'll be great to go back and pick fruit. And it's so close, I can take Gianna anytime we're looking for something to do. It was a pretty cold morning, so we didn't quite enjoy it as much as we might have otherwise, but Gianna still loved seeing all the animals. She especially loved the chickens, who seemed to like her too! She kept trying to kiss them, it was so funny! She also had her first donut (a fresh homemade cider donut)...she couldn't get enough! It'll be nice to go on a warmer day so we can be outside and see the animals more.

Gianna and her favorite chicken, this is the one she tried to kiss!

With Daddy by the sheep, this was the most I could get of her attention while she ate her donut.

Today we went to the park to do some sliding. Enjoy the videos!

Fun weekend

Clearly I am a horrible blogger since it is Thursday and I am just now getting to post about our adventures last weekend. On Saturday we took Gianna to the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia. It was really fun and neat! It took Gianna a little while to get into it, but once she did, she had a really great time. She especially loved all the little slides in the toddler play areas. But here are a few pictures of her enjoying the ducks and the kiddie-sized supermarket (her favorite).

She got soaked and she loved it!

Pardon me! (Apparently she really liked the orange juice.)

This store had self-scan. Very convenient for shoppers who like to press buttons!

On Sunday we took Gianna to the nearby Catholic school playground which has some great slides. And since this day, sliding has been her absolute favorite activity. Luckily, the weather has allowed for this new obsession and we found an indoor play place that has one too. Doug would follow her down the slide and she would squeal with glee at seeing him come down face first! Too funny!

Family ties

It's been a crazy couple of weeks. We started two weeks ago by flying to Atlanta. Where Doug joined us a for a long weekend. We had a great time seeing Nick, Elizabeth and, of course, Isabella. The girls were so cute together, giving hugs and kisses and holding hands. We went to the zoo and the park and music class and Chuck E. Cheese's. We definitely kept those girls busy! And the moms and dads got a chance to have fun too. Nick and Elizabeth were kind enough to get a babysitter for an evening so the four of us could go out to dinner. It was one delicious meal! We ended our trip on a little bit of a bad note when we all got sick the night before we were supposed to leave and then that snow storm came through the east coast and our flight was cancelled. So we had an unexpected extra day in Atlanta, but we were so happy and fortunate to have family who welcomed us back with open arms! We were so grateful! We thought our flight on Monday would be cancelled, but we actually made it home and only an hour late.

Two days later, Elizabeth and Isabella came up to NJ to see us before heading to NY for Doug and Nick's grandmother's birthday. We didn't do much during their short visit, but we were so happy to have them and show them our new-ish home.

Then we had a short visit from my parents after Elizabeth and Bella left Friday morning. They left the next morning when we left for NY, but Gianna was thrilled to spend time with Paca and Gaga. She actually rarely says these words, she mostly uses signs she made up for them.

We had a great time with all of Doug's family in NY. Although, I have to say, Gianna was in a pretty bad mood most of the time. I think she'd had enough of all the unpredictability of her life lately! She still seemed to enjoy seeing Bella and her second cousins.

So things have finally returned to normal. Gianna seems to like being home again and we're all happy to settle back into a routine. Here are a few pics. Elizabeth has some from their house of the girls being nice to each other on her blog www.edeangelo.blogspot.com

Playing at the table together

Watching their favorite: "Little Einsteins"

In her "gagas" from Grandma and Grandpa