Happy Halloween!

Just a few photos of our Halloweenie!! Doesn't she look cute on her 1st Halloween! :)

Halloween Night

After getting back from the schools we took a quick nap... then it was time to go TRICK or TREATING! A few of Riley's friends from playgroup stopped by to go to Main Street.
We came back from Main Street to do our neighbors and meet up with a few friend. As we came back Mallie was taking all the candy from our house! We ended up leaving a bowl of candy... we were going to just leave an empty bowl and everyone would just assume the people before took the last piece of candy... lol But we were nice and left a bunch of candy!
HAHA! One of our friend's kids was a Soccer Mom! Ha! He used Ryan and Riley as a prop for his costume! Gotta love it!
The party continued back at the Fusaro's NEW house (they have a closet bigger then our living room!!). Riley was up all night having a blast! She LOVES Ed and his nose! Happy Halloween!

A+ for the Halloween skunk

First stop Head O Meadow kindergarten to see GG and her partner in crime Chrissy. GG brought Riley around school to see everyone. We missed snack time! :(


After Riley passed kindergarten she moved right up to 3rd grade! Riley brought daddy lunch and got to meet all of his CRAZY students! She passed 3rd grade with flying color and moved up to 4th grade where she got to have TiTi and Annabanana as her teachers! Unfortunately they thought she was cute... but looks can't keep you in 4th grade in New Fairfield. It was time to move back to good old Bethel!




Riley loved Johnson School! Grampy took her to all his favorite specials... PE, Computers, Media and Art. Unfortunately like her mommy, Riley couldn't hold a tune and Miss Carpentier was sending her back to Rockwell!


Maria and Riley (Big Riley) were there to greet her and take her through the Halloween Parade where Riley did the Monster Mash! She also saw Rocky the Ram and gave him (or was it a her today) a big Rockwell silent cheer that they could hear all the way back... oh well you Rockwell people get the point. lol



One would think with all that craziness the day would be done and we could go home and nap... NO WAY! Its Halloween! We still had trick or treating and a party to go to! :)

Riley's 1st STEPS

On Halloween we were getting ready to go Trick or Treating at all of the schools (GG's, Daddy's, Grampy's and Mommy's). While I was getting ready I saw Riley take a few steps from the music box to her lion. I quickly grabbed the camera and was able to capture it! Now remember she wasn't even 8 months old when she did this! SUPER BABY! :)

Go Riley Go!

future babysitters

We ran into Riley's future babysitters while apple picking and then at the corn maze. I think these girls are pushing us out so they can come play... I mean babysit Riley. These beautiful young ladies were our flower girls at our wedding... and before that I used to babysit them. Now start singing "The Circle of Life" because now it is their turn to start to babysit little Riley.


However I have to let their older sister get a chance first! I started babysitting these families when I was 11 years old. I went over with my little business cards and backpack full of toys ready to be the best babysitter. I may have taught the kids to quickly get into bed when their parents were driving up the driveway. I may have taught them to "fake sleep." I may have made a mess of their house doing craft and baking cookies. But I was the best babysitter and have big shoes to fill when these girls start babysitting Riley! :)

Bethel Trick or Treating

Riley and (one of her many... shh don't tell them) her boyfriend Pike did not let the rain stop them from getting candy as we went Trick or Treating downtown Bethel.

Leah and Justin decided that they were going to be my campaign manager when I run for Selectman of Bethel... after being stopped every few feet by someone I knew. Tina Fahy will be out of her Palin job as soon as Obama is elected :) So... maybe she will be up for my TV appearance. Wait.. first I have to sell my house in Newtown and move back to Bethel.

even Mommies need a night out...

All we need to say about this evening is that Mommies deserve a night out. Mommies love their babies! We have a great time hanging out throughout the week. However sometimes we need a night to let loose. :) We had a blast! This was a great night for the Mommies!

Riley and Dante

You never saw Riley looking sooo big! lol Riley likes feeling big when hanging out with Dante... everywhere else she goes she is the little peanut.

2 Big sisters, his mom and dad and visiting Aunt all get a chance to cuddle with this little guy... but there better be time for all of the others that are waiting in line for a piece of this cutie! Riley gets so excited to crawl up to Dante and see how tiny he is. She can't wait for a few months to they can run around driving everyone crazy.

It is funny looking at the both of them and seeing what a difference a few months is at this moment. It won't be long before we won't be able to tell who is a few months older... but right now... Riley look at the little baby Dante!

pimp my ride

MTV is going to be calling us to be part of their show Pimp My Ride because Riley has the best set of wheels around! We got so many honks and waves as we walked to the grocery store today. I told Riley they were honking at her in her new snazzy wheels but I like to think they were honking at her hot mommy.

Good Bye Ice Cream Shop

It was a sad sad day... the Newtown Ice Cream Shop hung up their "Gone Fishing" sign today. We will miss our favorite little Ice Cream Shop.

Remember when a large soft serve was bigger then Riley. We will miss walking to get ice cream. We will miss friendly conversations with the owners who we became friends with. We will miss seeing Riley's 1st trip to get ice cream photo hanging in the shop. Remember Andrew's ice cream cone sent to the hospital. Remember Mia Cote dragging us to the ice cream shop down the sandy road? We will miss you Newtown Ice Cream Shop. Thank you for all the delicious Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Avalanches.

Now that the Ice Cream Shop is closed... watch this pregnancy weight really melt away... haha!

GG!!

Can we saw GG spoils Riley?!?!

We went to visit Grammy in Bridgeport today. It was soo funny... I never seen Riley like this. All she wanted was GG! Whenever she walked out of the room she would cry. Whenever she put her down she would reach back up for her. She would crawl across the whole room just to get to her. Brady, Grammy and even me (until she was hungery) were nothing compared to GG. GG spoils her Riley!

Big Sister in training

Kaelyn loves Riley! She wants to hold her. She wants to treat her like her baby doll. Kaelyn doesn't understand that Riley doesn't think of herself as a baby... she wants to be up and running around with Kaelyn. But lucky for Kaelyn, she is bigger then Riley and hugs her and loves her just like she will her new baby brother or sister! :)

Children of the Corn

We really do have the best baby play group!

Today we went to Mclaughlin Vineyards to go wine tasting as part of our play group. HAHA! Are we a Connecticut playgroup or what! But seriously it is a beautiful vineyard in Sandy Hook... yes Sandy Hook as in Newtown... as in it took less then 5 mins. to get to this Vineyard. There are so many amazing opportunities in this area that sometimes we forget to enjoy our local resources. This was a great chance to fully enjoy Fall with the babies!


After a few samples of wine... we ventured to a local corn maze with the babies. Did we really think that getting lost in a corn maze was going to be a good idea? We ended up finding clue 9 (out of 30) and using the emergency exit. We were afraid of making the sequel to the movie Children of the Corn. It was slowly becoming a horror movie... the small corn maze paths with strollers filled with hungry babies who needed naps. Yeah that sounds likes like a horror movie to me! haha! We had a great time at play group this week!

Pizza and Wings

As a teacher... Friday nights becomes a pizza and relaxation night. We need a chance to unwind after a crazy week in the classroom. Some of our favorite New Fairfield teachers joined us for yummy Pizza and Wings. At the end of the night





Liz and I ran out to get Ice Cream to finish off the evening the right way! There is only a few more nights of the Ice Cream shop!

Blue Jay Orchards

After a long weekend of weddings... we decided Monday is all about Riley! She had a great time with GG and Grampy all weekend. But we were excited to have our time with the Riley again! We meet up with Riley's friends at Blue Jay's to go apple picking.


We had a great day! All the mommies and daddies enjoyed apple picking and playing in the pumpkin patch.



We decided going to Blue Jays was soo much more fun with Riley. We have been going to Blue Jays for years... since we were kids. But going with Riley was defiantly the best! She loved chewing on the apples and touching everything. Awww... Riley's first fall! :)




WE LOVE BLUE JAY ORCHARDS!