"My Pay Hide Daddy"

One of Sofia's favorite "games" to play (or pay as she says it) is hide and seek under a big gray blanket we have with no one else but her dad. patrick showed her how to play this game, so now she will only play it with him and she likes to play it often, so one night while they were hiding on the floor in the living room, and sofia was giggling like i have never heard her giggle before, i had to get the camera out to capture photos of the two of them. they are too funny, two of a kind, and to her, there is no one better than her daddy!!

Girls Go Sledding!

We took the girls to Baker Mansion sledding and to play in the snow a few weeks ago. it was really a first experience for both of them. We had a pretty mild winter last year and not a lot of opportunities for sofia to get out and play in the snow. They both really enjoyed sledding. Well, sofia liked it as long as the sled was moving, but as soon as it stopped she wanted out, and wanted to run up the hill - i know you all find that hard to believe coming from sofia. annabella had a lot of fun being pulled around in her sled and really enjoyed picking up speed when i took her down a little hill, she giggling, it was so cute. hopefully the pictures will capture how much fun we had introducing the girls to the snow and to sled riding.










sofia upset because her sled is not moving

Picking Up Dickinson

Well, it's official - we now have another dog. Dickinson is now a part of the Fanelli Family. We went to North Carolina to pick him up, and the girls got to meet and play with him for the first time. Needless to say, they loved him, and he loved them (except when Sofia picked him up - she's still working on how to do that correctly).

Here are some pictures of their first few days together.

Meet Dickinson!

Meet the new addition to our family. Dickinson is a coton de tulear and so not planned to be a new addition to the fanelli family, but it just happened. We go to pick him up next friday in North Carolina, and i just can't wait to get my hands on him. At least Nana and Papa have him until then. We can't wait until you all can meet him to.

Annabella 7 months

I can't believe that 7 months has passed since little miss annabella was added to our family. It seems as though she was never missing. Recently she has been expressing much independence and really showing her personality. She sits up without much assitance, and squeals at the top of her lungs most of the day. She makes the sounds of n's, d's, and m's, and is such a joy every day! and as you can see in the pictures, she definatly tips the cute meter to about 1million.

Preparing for Pagents, Maybe?

I know that there have been a few post now of sofia in dress up gear, but this day she was cracking me up. I swear the girl thought she was in a pageant photo shoot. she would move hands and reposition her body every time i snapped a shot. I can only imagine her daddy's face if she told him that a pageant life was a life for her. Blood pressure medicine and a direct line to 911!

Can Somebody Say Upgrade!

Well we went from shoes and tiara in and earlier post to skirt, shoes, tiara, wings, and a wand. Didn't take long for her to decide dress up was her thing. Pat loves it when he comes home for lunch and is greeted in full princess attire. I had to add this first picture because she looks like an angry fairy princess ruling over her minions. And apparently the only way to cook is in full get up.

Learning Dress-Up!

Sofia got dress-up clothes for christmas and this particular day she decided to try them out, she is just starting to get the hang of it in these pictures. But I think i am in for some interesting days ahead.

Rid'em Cowboy!

As you can see the Horse is a big hit. Nolan wouldn't get off this thing. And everytime he started bouncing he would say, tiffy take my picture! Gotta love kids!