October 2008

Oct 31, 2008 - Happy Halloween!!! Today we hung out with "Aunt" Joella and had lots of fun! We also went to see "Uncle" Gallo today too (since he was at home, we wanted to check in on him ;)) Then we came home and made dinner b/c Grandma Clare was coming over for dinner and then babysit while we went to a halloween party at "Uncle" Brians.

Oct 29, 2008 - Gallo had surgery yesterday, so we went to the hospital to visit him today. Unfortunately they wouldn't let babies on the floor, so Mommy and Daddy had to take turns visiting and watching Safina. We are glad to see that he is doing so well and that he is feeling better!

Oct 28, 2008 - Safina is getting so good at grabbing things with her hands. She is so much more observant to what is going on around her. She really is the sweetest baby! She is usually so happy and good natured, always giving lots of smiles, and if your lucky you get a laugh. She totally has me wrapped around her finger, she is the sweetest thing! Gosh darn it, I love her so much!

Oct 27, 2008 - We had another Mommy and Me activity today. We went to a nursing home and had a halloween parade. So Safina got dressed up in her halloween costume (she was a ballerina!) and we paraded around the nursing home talking to all the folks! It was so nice and you could tell they really appreciated it!

Oct 26, 2008 - Our Annual Pumpkin Carving Party was held today. Everyone had a great time and it was so fun to visit and hang out with everyone. Not too many people carved pumpkins, but we all had fun!

Oct 23, 2008 - Safina and I joined a mommy and me play group and there are all kinds of activities going on and you just pick which ones you would like to attend. Today was our first activity, and we met at a Barnes and Noble for Storytime. It was nice to meet the other kids and their moms, even though Safina was by far the youngest, so she was mostly observing. It was nice to get out and interact with other moms and their kids.

Oct 23, 2008 - Today we met Great Aunt Annette and the kids at the zoo. We wanted to check out the new Amazon exhibit! Very cool, we had lots of fun and the day was just beautiful!

Oct 22, 2008 - We went to visit Great Grandma and Grandpa Root today. It was so nice to see them, even though you were a little fussy. After that we met up with Grandma Clare for lunch, then off to Great Uncle Ron and Aunt Judy. We had a very busy day visiting people but it was so nice to catch up with them!

Oct 18, 2008 - Daddy's business opened today! Daddy had 6 patients. Everything went pretty smoothly and he is totally excited! Now just have to work on building up the client base and figure out all the paperwork/billing.

Oct 17, 2008 - We have gotten at least one laugh from Safina every day this week! I just love the laughs!!! Mommy got a much needed massage today. Daddy was on baby duty for the first time alone! Unfortunately Miss Safina was not very cooperative. She cried the whole time. Poor daddy!

Oct 12, 2008 - Today was Safina's first pumpkin picking! Of course she slept through the whole thing! We went with "Uncle" Sam and "Aunt" Laurel! After some errand running, we went back to our house for dinner and a dip in the hot tub. Today was also Safina's first laugh! It was so amazing. She is freaking adorable! I love her more and more every day! (which I didn't think was possible to love her anymore.)

Oct 11, 2008 - Such a beautiful day we went to Beaver Island State Park (Also where we had our wedding pictures done) and walked around a bit and took some pictures. Then we were off to a Birthday party for Elyssa and Zachary, so we went over to Great Aunt Annette's house for a party! We enjoyed spending time with everyone!

Oct 6, 2008 - Today was Safina's first professional photo shoot. It was very interesting to see how that works with a little baby. The guy was a little odd. I went back a week later to look at the proofs, and I wasn't really excited about any of the shots. They were cute, but he didn't capture anything I can't get at home... so more photoshoots at home! (This also convinced Tony to buy us an awesome camera which we did today, I am still learning how to use it, but it is so nice!)

Oct 4/5, 2008 - We ventured to Rochester to visit St. John Fisher College for Alumni weekend. We stayed with "Uncle" Mike and "Aunt" Jen and little Ryan. We didn't get to see too many people b/c after we got there we realized we forgot to call everyone and tell them we were going... OOPPS!!! Sunday we went to an Apple Festival with craft fair. We ran into Krista and Jeff and Krista's mom, also saw Sabrina and a couple of her friends! So nice to see friends we haven't seen in a while.