Headed Back to South Bend

1453560_10152106710814853_674609731_nHeaded back to South Bend, but had a blast visiting family and friends in Pittsburgh and Johnstown. We’ll do this all over again in 3 weeks!.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Look Who’s Four Months Old!

IMG_1809They grow up so fast. She’s already blowing out her own candles..

Trick or Treat!

IMG_1773We dressed Gia in a pumpkin outfit for her first Halloween. We didn’t take her out for trick or treating of course, however, our apartment complex had a small party for all the kids in the building. Great fun was had by all!.

Three Months!

IMG_1635Gia turned three months today!.

Off to Work

AmandaMommy returned to work today, leaving Daddy as Mr. Mom for the time being. We’ll keep you posted as to how things go. As of 9:15 this morning, so far, so good. Grandma was also here to help during this transition.

 

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Gia’s Baptism

Screen Shot 2013-09-16 at 10.26.27 PMGia was baptized today in Pittsburgh at St. Pius X church in Brookline, the parish Mommy and Daddy still belong to.  Uncle Nick and Aunt Sue were Gia’s godparents. It was a beautiful ceremony. Check out the photos! Gia was calm throughout the ceremony — didn’t cry until the very end. Good timing!  A luncheon followed at Moonlite Cafe on Brookline Boulevard —the go-to place for our family!

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Here We Go Steelers!

Gia gearing up for her first ever regular season Steelers’ game. Unfortunately, the Steelers lost to Tennessee (the #$%& Titans!!!!) which means she cannot wear this outfit again.

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Turning Two (Months)

Another milestone for Gia. Amanda’s former colleague, Linda Dickerson, held a little party for Gia which happened to coincide on her two month birthdate. Much fun and merriment was had. Gia was just a little hesitant about posing for this photo, otherwise she was the life of the party!

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First Pirates’ Game

Amanda and I took advantage of our trip back home to see the 1st place Buccos play (yes, first place). We wanted Gia to meet my former co-workers as well. She was in disbelief when we told her I had worked there for 23 years:

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She was a trooper… she made it through 7 full innings. We left right after the 7th inning stretch since it was way past her bed time as you can tell:

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Although the Buccos ended up losing to the Brewers, we still had a blast. We hope to make it back for more games next summer!

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