Guiliana's Halloween day at School

Today Guiliana had a day of festivities at her school for Halloween. All the kids were asked to come in costume. I decided that I would send her today in a different costume than what we have planned for her for Halloween night. My thoughts on this is that she is a 2 1/2yr old who is going to be running around all day and eating and sleeping in this costume so I wanted to make sure it was something comfortable and if she happened to ruin it in any way that it would be okay. I ended up stumbling on a cute Butterfly Fairy costume for under $9 bucks at Frys and it worked out perfect!
The kids went trick-or-treating, painted pumpkins, and just enjoyed being dressed up and hanging out with friends. She had a party this afternoon with her class and all the parents were invited. I joined her for her party and her teacher had an activity for the kids and parents to do together. We decorated a mask and then had some yummy Halloween treats. We have such a fun weekend ahead. Out of town visitors, another trip to a little pumpkin patch by the house to pick out a pumpkin for carving, and then for Costume #2 and trick-or-treating!

Pumpkin Patch

Last year we took the trip all the way out to Schnepf's farm but, this year Grandpa did some research and found a Pumpkin Patch on our side of town that we thought we would try. It wasn't far from the house but it certainly didn't compare to Schnepf's. We did have a fun afternoon anyways with Grandma and Grandpa Tortora, Uncle Paulie, and the Paterson family. Guiliana's favorite part (other than hanging out with Violet) was the ride on the Lady Bug Train!! She said "Weeeeeee" and "this is so cool mom" the whole time. We enjoyed some freshly made kettle corn, the amazing weather, and great company. We ended the evening with a yummy dinner at Macayos. It was a fun Saturday afternoon. But it's back to Schnepf's Farm for sure next year!!!
(We did miss our Hoover's though - next year guys!)

Susan G. Komen Walk 2010

Today Guiliana, Grandma, and Grandpa Tortora, and I all participated in a walk for a cure. This marks mine and Grandma's 10th year and Guiliana's 3rd. She kept asking me what we were doing and I told her that we were walking for "Boobies and Ninnies"!! She got a kick out of it and continued to say that throughout the walk. Its so amazing to be apart of such an amazing cause. I plan on sharing this with my daughter for many years to come.








SUSAN G KOMEN 2009





Susan G Komen 2008