Dani & Adam's Wedding

We headed out the Berkshires to go to Dani & Adam's wedding, it was a small but beautiful event. We wish them a long life of happiness!!! Congratulations! It was also nice to have an excuse to have everyone get together before Christmas.

Thanksgiving 2008

We hosted Thanksgiving again as we usually do. It is only my family, so it isn't too big. Although now that it is over I am all turkeyed out, it was actually our 3rd thanksgiving dinner this month!! The Belsito's had their annual party, then since my Mom was in town we had a pre-thanksgiving dinner at Christine's. Then Christine came to our house on Wednesday after watching JP for us for the day since he wasn't feeling well and helped me get ready and cook. Maddie helped too, she is becoming a great helper in the kitchen, she helped make the Sweet Potato Gnocchi for the Belsito party and Christine's house. She helped Christine make Pumpkin Cheesecake.

Baby Francesca's Christening

Chucko and Adrienne's beautiful daughter Francesca had her Christening. Jamie was honored to be asked to be the Godfather. It was a busy day at St. Agatha's (where I was christened). Good thing it was loud because JP just yelled and waved "Hi Da-da" the whole time since Jamie was sitting with Francesca and gang at the front of the church. He is such a Daddy's boy! Although he did sit with me long enough for Maddie to take one picture of us, she loves playing photographer and sometimes she actually takes a good picture.

Tracy's Pumpkin Carving Contest

At work we had a Pumpkin Carving Contest and although we didn't win, I thought we did a great job considering it was only Leslie (my Asst HR Manager and myself). It was a fun day with lots of great pumpkins.

You can tell I am a child of the 80's :-)

Madeline's First Homework

Now that Maddie is in a preschool she has actual homewrk, although it took Jamie and I a couple of weeks to remember to actually help her do it. This weeks assignment was for the letter G so she drew a picture of her grandparents (the troiano's) and told a story about them. Here are the pictures she drew. The story she told was the they love her and she loves them, they also love cupcakes, and she wants to give them a hug and a kiss, she loves to visit them so she can play with her "friends" Amber, Evan, Alexa, Vanessa, Tyler, Kevin, Ryan and Baby Ashley.

Madeline's self portrait

I guess this is what happens when you tell your kids they are beautiful and great, they believe you!! Madeline certianly is on her way to be a very confident girls with a lot of self esteem (which is a very good thing for little girls). She has started drawing self portraits, not one here and there, several every day. On Monday, she showed the first one to the teacher at school and the teacher said it was good to which Maddie responded, "yes it certianly is, I should make another one" she is very funny. Here are some examples of her work.

JP is talking up a storm...

So much for worrying that Maddie might do all the talking, I think there is going to be some competition for who can talk the most! JP has started repeating everything, he is really starting to be able to pick up and repeat a lot of words. Although Mama & Dada are the favorites which are fine with us :-)