Halloween

For Gianna's first Halloween we took her to Disneyland for Mickey's Halloween Party to do some Trick or Treating.

Gianna was a little Black Kitty.

On Main Street we found some Chargers just in time to catch a parade with them.

Then it was off to do some Trick or Treating. There was a route set up in each land with differnt candy spots. Gianna would even hold her bag out to collect the treats. She got quite a bit of candy, which we are still enjoying.

Ghost Mickey

Yum! Reces Pieces Peanut Butter Cups!!!!

Indiana Jones getting a good spot to wait for Mickey's Halloween Parade

Monsters, Inc.

Gianna and Ethan discussing what a great time they had at Micky's Halloween Party! They can't wait til' next year!

LA Rock N Roll 1/2 Marathon

Saturday morning Liz and I went to the Expo to pick up our race numbers.

Sunday morning we left at 4:30am to head downtown and catch the shuttle to the starting line in Griffith Park. Amongst the 15,000 participants we found Liz's friend Mandi and we all rode the shuttle together.
Happy Feet before the race!!!

Here we go!!!!

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Running(even though it looks like we are walking) through the streets of LA

Coming back into Downtown!!!! Almost done!!!

YAY!!! We did it!!!! We finished in 2:29:15!!! It was my goal to finish in under 2:30 so I was very excited to have made it!

Running buddies!!!!

Pumpkin Patch

Today we went to the Pumpkin Patch with the Stroller Strides Group. It was the first time Gianna had been around a large group of kids. She has so much fun!

Gianna loved petting all the animals in the petting zoo. She even held out the hay for them to eat. The lama was very persistant with the food. He would try to take the whole food cup right out of your hand. But he was very gentle, just very hungry!

Gianna got to pick out a pumpkin to take home.

Day Hike

Krista and I decided to take the babies for a hike up Runyon Canyon. It was a lot tougher than I thought it would be.
Ethan was so happy the whole trip! He loved looking at all the other hikers and all the dogs.

It was cloudy out so the view wasn't the greatest.

There were 2 different trails that were connected by some stairs in the rocks. We couldn't make it with the stroller so we went up one and back down and then up the other trail. From the top of the 2nd trail we could see the Hollywood sign.

What a great day! We can't wait to find more trails to hike!

Happy Friday

Today Krista and Ethan came up for our usual Friday play date. We took the kids to see the Easter Bunny and then we had lunch. Gianna had such a fun day that by the end of it Krista had her giggling for the very first time.

Fun Days

Krista and Ethan came over for a play date with Gianna and I. We look forward to Fridays to hang out with our BFF's!

They brought their stroller so we could enjoy a walk in the nice, warm sunshine.

Ready to go!

My Buddy

Daddy's Little Girl. Gianna lights up with the biggest smiles when Rob walks in the front door.

Showing Daddy how we play Patty Cakes!

Gianna is getting so strong! She always wants to stand! I'm afraid she's going to skip the crawling and just start walking!

This past Sunday was the LA Marathon, and with the new course the finish line was on Ocean Ave just before the pier, so we decided to go for a walk to watch the runners cross the finish line. It made me want to do another marathon!

Time to relax in the swing with Sofie after spending a fun Sunday outdoors!

A little "tummy time" which Gianna does not usually enjoy. The other day I put her on her tummy, she begun to fuss, and she promptly rolled right over, for the first time, onto her back and then gave me a big smile! It made me laugh like she knew exactly what she was doing!

This time she stopped halfway over and decided to watch a little TV! It's amazing to watch how she is growing and learning so many new things everyday!