The Mansolillo Family

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Happy New Year!!

Yea, yea, I'm a little late! It's been a long time since I posted an entire months worth of fun photos in 1 post - what can I say....I've been a busy mama lately! Between work, having the slowest computer known to man (daddy is taking his sweet time buying me a new one), celebrating and recovering from New Years, tons of birthday parties, playoff parties, getting together with friends and family, there has just been no time!

casino night on NYE - what a great action shot!

Daddy clearly had way to much to drink and he'd probably not be too happy I posted this picture but he rarely reads the blog so get a laugh while you can :)

We celebrated grandmom's 60th birthday - mama, grandmom and Aunt Dana enjoyed a morning at the spa, then we went to the Japanese Steak House for dinner, then back home for yummy cupcakes made especially by Kayla

We celebrated Charlie's birthday at Jump Zone

Ravens couldn't quite pull it off to go to the Superbowl

but we had a great time hosting playoff parties!

Gia having her first taste of Winter Abbey Ale! she, of course, loved it!

Rocco loved Stephanie (but who doesn't :)

Gia LOVES sitting up!

goofing off with Daddy

We had lots of fun at Todd and Jess's - even the adults were making butterfly crafts.

as always, Todd had the fire going. This time it was inside the house instead of out

Twister!

We celebrated Molly's 4th birthday!

daddy teaching Jack how to play the ATV video game

Gia hanging out playing her piano

loving mama's homemade sweet potatoes. It was fun making and freezing food for her but very time consuming...we'll see how long it lasts :)

Jack loves holding Gia

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Gia - 4 Months

Gia is getting so big - 15lbs (85%) and 26 inches long (off the chart!) and loves to sit up and be involved in what everyone else is doing. As I've said before, she is quite the little babbler. If she talks half as much as she babbles now, we are in serious trouble. She loves to blow bubbles, take baths, taking walks/being outside, sitting in her high chair and exersaucer. She hasn't quite mastered rolling over or sitting up but she can sit up by herself for about 30 seconds. She LOVES her big brother - she will follow him all over the room with her eyes and give him a huge smile when he talks and sings to her :)

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Santa Clause Came to Town!

Whew! It's been a whirlwind holiday season for us! Sorry for the lag is postings, mama and daddy took a 'bad timing' trip to San Diego! The trip was great despite the Ravens horrible performance and the really bad timing the week before Christmas! We managed to get everything done just in time for Santa!

This year was so much fun! Jack BELIEVES! I forgot how much fun it is to really Believe in Santa. We also had an Elf named Elvis come stay with us - he would report back to Santa every night that Jack was being a good boy :)

We spent Christmas Eve morning/afternoon with the Mansolillo's and McNeece's and then dinner with the Williams clan. The Christmas day we spent the morning enjoying Jack and Gia playing with their new toys and then off to the Schwab's for Christmas dinner.