October and November

The months of October and November have been so full of love. We've enjoyed the change of seasons, the time spent with family, the extra learning at school, the projects at work, and the view of farmland from our windows. 

At the beginning of October we were able to spend a day up in Michigan to celebrate the coming of Ezra David, my brother and sister-in-law's son due in December.

The sister-in-law's now outnumber the original four sisters! So cool that there are 9 of us Mangione girls now!

Newlyweds Nate and Yoonju came all the way from California to visit us along with our Florida brother Tony, Marissa, and their two children Reyna and Louie!

At the beginning of November Missi and I met our friend Steph in Fort Lauderdale for a couple of days on the beach to celebrate Stephanie's wedding! Stephanie was a bridesmaid in both Missi's and my wedding, and since Stephanie is having a very small, parent/sibling only wedding, Missi and I decided to whisk her away to make sure we got to celebrate her wedding too!

The weekend after that was Grandpa's funeral, but then we celebrated Thanksgiving at home in Ohio with our Ohio family. Thanksgiving was full of amazing and more-than-we-could-possibly-eat food, lots of laughter, giggles from kids, naps, and games centered around a beautiful table set by my mother-in-law, Linda. 

(Thanksgiving pictures stolen from my mother-in-law's Facebook page - haha!)

We're only missing pictures of Aunt Vicki and Aunt Chelsea (Aunt Vicki took the picture and Chelsea came later after work). 

Our Thanksgiving Day family photo:

After Black Friday shopping on Friday, we spent Saturday morning before the Michigan vs. Ohio game picking out a tree at the local tree farm and then after watching the game with our Ohio family, came home to decorate the tree and the house.

December is right around the corner and we can't wait for Christmas at the farmhouse!