Our Star, Andrew!

This was a very exciting week for our little man at Lollipop School! He was "Star of the Week," and he enjoyed every moment! On Tuesday, he brought in his poster, which contained lots of fun facts and photos all about him. We had lots of fun making it together! When he walked into his classroom, Miss Victoria gave him a "Star Student" crown. On Wednesday, he brought in Scooby-Doo fruit snacks as a special treat to share with his friends, and on Thursday, LuLu and I went into his classroom to read his two favorite books Good Night Gorilla and It's the Bear. I've never seen him as excited as he was during the read aloud! I wish I was able to capture that moment on video, but it will be forever ingrained in my memory. Upon leaving the class Thursday morning, Miss Victoria gave Andrew a certificate, which we have hanging on our refrigerator. Uncle Vito said it best, "He's our star of every week!"

He was very proud of his artwork! 

Silly Kiddies

The King!

Look how excited he was when LuLu was reading to him and his classmates!

His poster was on display for all to see!

Andrew and his teacher, Miss Victoria

Disney on Ice ~ Rockin' Ever After

We had a ROCKIN' day at Disney on Ice! Grace and Andrew were so excited to spend the day with Olivia, Aunt Maylene, LuLu, and Mommy:-) We enjoyed the 11:00 show at Izod Center. Our little sweethearts were happy to see Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel, and Merida up close! Each number was fantastic. We loved the music, and we loved the hosts and hostess... Donald, Goofy, Micky, and Minnie! It was a great show, and afterward, we topped off our day with a delicious lunch at The Shannon Rose (compliments of LuLu). It is a day that we'll remember for EVER AFTER!

Grace wanted to wear a princess dress to Disney on Ice. Snow White, Olivia, and Andrew each brought a buddy with them. Grace's doll was also dressed as Snow White, and Andrew brought Woody along for the ride.

Prince Eric and Ariel

Flynn Rider and Rapunzel

During the intermission, Grace and Andrew enjoyed looking through their program and Disney on Ice coloring book.

Merida and Queen Elinor

Belle!

Andrew fell asleep during the car ride. After we brought him home,  the girls had an enjoyable afternoon at The Shannon Rose.

A Very Colonna Thanksgiving

Today we enjoyed another amazing Thanksgiving meal. This time we celebrated Colonna style! We are very blessed to have such an amazing chef in the family! Nana makes Sundays and the holidays special with her delicious meals. We loved spending time with the family and we shared lots of laughs. I'm very thankful that we had two Thanksgiving feasts this year!

Grace and Andrew had so much fun playing with their cousins James and Jenna.

Daddy helped Nana cut the bird.

Kate loved Aunt Dana's corn bread! 

Daddy and Andrew couldn't wait for the dessert!

"Nana Rose" and Katherine Rose

Kate was so excited to have a "Nanny cookie" that she started fist pumping.

Cheese!

James was quite the comedian tonight!

J.J's 5th at Powerhouse Studios

We had a SUPERhero FUN morning celebrating Joey Jr.'s 5th birthday at Powerhouse Studios in Paramus. It was the ideal venue for such a huge superhero fan! Not only the guests meet Spiderman, but they also had the opportunity to play an Incredible Hulk game, shoot silly string webs, and learn superhero moves. There were countless activities for the children, and the parents enjoyed watching them as they limboed, crab walked, and relay raced! Grace was so happy that Joey picked her to be the captain during one of the games! It was a great party, and all 3 of the Colonna kiddoodles had a wonderful time!

The captains and Spiderman

Andrew loved playing all of the games, too! He was dressed in his Batman shirt for the occasion;-)

POW!

Thanksgiving Reunion

We had a nice afternoon visiting with some of our closest friends! The Fritz family is in town for Thanksgiving, and we were so happy to have the Fritz and Miner families over for lunch. We enjoyed catching up and watching all of our little ones play together so nicely. 

Sean, Evan, Ryan, Andrew, Kate, Grace, Maggie, Jack (and the newest Miner will be making her debut next month!)

Maggie and Andrew enjoyed every bite of their chocolate lollipops!

Duane and Dan

Buddy Returns

Hooray! Buddy the Elf has returned from the North Pole! He arrived this morning with a letter and gifts. Grace and Andrew were so excited to find him hiding on top of our round mirror. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!

"We found him!"

Buddy brought an ornament for each of our angels! Grace loved her Princess Tiara, Andrew enjoyed playing his woody guitar, and Kate is anxious to hang her Scooby ornament on the tree!

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays! It's nice to stop and think about our many blessings. We had a memorable day filled with family, football, and food! We were happy to watch SJR defeat Don Bosco Prep this morning, and we enjoyed spending the remainder of the day at Denis and Mary's Thanksgiving Feast. 

Our little sweethearts had so much fun at the game this morning! Grace even had her face painted! Future SJR cheerleader?

I loved dressing my babies in their matching Hanna Anderson Thanksgiving outfits!

Dan enjoyed teaching the little guys how to throw a spiral this afternoon.

We were thankful to have such beautiful weather today!

Thankful for cupcakes and kisses from LuLu

Thankful for our little Cookie Monster

Thankful for football
We were especially happy to see Dan, Grace, and Andrew on the MSG channel this evening when they reported the highlights from this mornings St. Joe's victory!

Thankful for cousins

Thankful that Buddy the Elf returns tomorrow
The children were so happy to listen to LuLu read them The Elf on the Shelf.

Kate had so much fun playing with her cousin's toys and watching Dora the Explorer.