Photo Story

I've been quiet. Too quiet. So quiet that I feel guilty. Guilty that I have not been sharing our adventures with friends and family. But even more guilty that I have not been keeping a family record to look back on 10-15-20 years from now. There are excuses (of course there are!!). For one, finding the time has proven to be difficult. But more importantly, finding the energy to put the words together is even harder. Being the mom of two very active little boys is absolutely amazing and absolutely exhausting. And because our almost 8 month old has decided to enter the world of sleep regression, the words are still not here.

So I'm going to let the photos tell the story.

I last left off with Andrew's first meal back in August.  Since then, there have been many more messy moments as he worked through the fruits and vegetable list.  There has also been baseball and clapping and weddings and sitting and pumpkins and crawling and trick or treating and teeth! It certainly has been an exciting Fall and we are looking forward to a fun and busy holiday season.

Family Fun at Burke Lake Park

Frying Pan Park Play Date

Nats Game with Grandpa

Pool Days with Friends

Birthday Party Fun

Happy Birthday, Grandma M.

Port Discovery in Baltimore, MD

Uncle Joe & Aunt LeeAnn Get Hitched!

Cox Farms Play Date

Fairfax Fall Festival with Grandma and Grandpa Q.

Pumpkin Picking at Ticonderoga Farm

Andrew's First Haircut

Lazy Saturday Photo Shoot

Andrew Milestones: Sitting, Jumping, Crawling, Teeth!

Brotherly Love

I'm going to try really, really hard to keep up with things from now on. And Andrew is going to try really, really hard to go to sleep and stay asleep so that my Mommy brain can put the words together to be able to keep up with things. Happy Tuesday! 

These Moments

Sometimes, the best moments happen when there is no plan.  When there are no entrance fees and no packed diaper bags and no melt downs from being over stimulated.

Sometimes all it takes is a rake and a pile of leaves to create a special moment.

These are the heartwarming moments that make being parents the best job in the entire world. :)

An Apple a Day...

The Mangiaracina's kicked off the fall season this past weekend with some good old fashioned apple picking at Hartland Orchards.  The orchard was beautiful as was the drive and even though James uttered the words "let's go home" the moment we arrived, he rallied and had some fun picking the apples.  He especially loved the picking stick.

I think my favorite moment of the trip was when he tried an apple right there in the middle of the orchard.  This kid is used to apples that have been peeled and cut and are sweet.  The yellow delicious he bit into was none of those things hence the face.

We have lots of fall activities planned, but this was a great way to kick off our favorite season.  Bring on the apple crisp!!