What an Awesome Day

...at least from 2 to 8 PM

After kissing and saying goodbye to Annabella and Sofia (who, by the way, was just as interested in hugging and kissing her own "Nittany Lion Shrine"), we set off for our sept-annual (is that a word?) trek to Happy Valley. Joining us were the usual suspects - the Ridenours and the Wagners.


We set up the tailgate area by staking out our territory - and making sure we had all of the important decorations, including the lights that were not bright enough until the sun went down (and we went into the game) and the PSU jack-o-lantern courtesy of the Ridenours.

The menu for this week? King crab legs, Italian spiced shrimp, bacon-wrapped scallops, and homemade freshly baked apple pie. Mmmm......


While the tailgate, when done right, can be an event unto itself, a football game is as well - again, when done right...... Below is the only good picture I got from the game.


... and then it all went downhill from there.....

The Morning After

The morning after trick-or-treat night, sofia and annabella were showing some love and sporting matching jammies. don't they look so comfy, and cute.

Trick or Treat!

Tonight, we got to take two of the cutest ladybugs in the world to visit some family and friends. The night started out looking like it might be a long one, when Sofia seemed to be scared by her own costume. By the end of the night, though, she was a pro - walking right up to the neighbor, taking candy out of the bowl, saying "thank you," and stuffing the candy in her bag. Oh, and she also liked the fact that she got to eat fruit snacks at just about every home we visited.

Enjoy some of the pictures of the cute little ladybugs!



visiting with friends Leah and Abby

Little Girls With Crazy Hair!

Check out our little baby girls crazy hair. no matter what we do, we can't control it. Not that i care much because it adds to her adorableness, but would it mind just laying down every once in awhile.

Practice Makes Perfect!

Yesterday before we it was time to get ready for trick-or-treat, sofia thought she would try out her antenna's to her lady bug costume. some of these were just too cute not to share.

Everybody Does It

We don't totally have the hang of this yet, but at least we're starting the process. (Note: when I say "we" I really just mean Sofia - Tiff and I do have the hang of it by now. You know what I mean.)

Anyway, if you're going to chronicle every milestone on your blog, you have to include this too, don't you?

Big Girl Rolls Over!

Annabella started rolling over and of course with baby reflux she inevitably spits up, and then squawks (and that is not an exaggeration) like some wild bird dying until you roll her back over. lucky for us, this sound isn't just reserved for rolling. it's also her play noise for when she gets up at 4 am to play in her crib in the middle of the night before she goes back to sleep. don't you wish you lived here!

A Walk In The Park

The Fanelli Family had a fun day at the park - Delgrosso's Amusement Park, that is - for Harvestfest. Sofia was not quite sure of the petting zoo, especially when the animals started to press in on her. But she did start to really enjoy the rides. Hopefully, you will enjoy her enjoying the rides as much as we did!