Thanksgiving 2015

This was a different thanksgiving holiday for us. For starters, Dillon is a week old  and I am not working on the busiest shopping day of the year! Plus Mom and Dad are here with us instead of in Tampa, which is a special treat for me!

We combined families and vetoed traditional food for an Italian Thanksgiving feast complete with antipasti, raviolis, meatballs, sweet potato casserole, and cannoli desert. Mom and I did some cooking Wednesday and snuck grandma's raspberry salad and mashed potatoes on the menu because I can't remember a thanksgiving without them.

We had a fun day of family, food, football, naps and kids. It was perfect.

Mason's thanksgiving hand from school

Dillon Craig Espinosa

Thursday 11/19/2015 Dillon Craig was born at 7:59am. He's 8.5lbs, 19" long, healthy and happy.

 Mason checking that Dillon has all of his toes 

Mason meeting his baby brother for the first time and gifting him the "flat" bear friend he picked out for him.

Bringing home Dillon for the first time 

Snuggles on the couch 

Fire Academy Family Day

Today the fire academy hosted family day. TJ has one month left in the academy, and he invited us to come and bring Mason to see the demonstrations and have lunch.

TJ in his bunker gear

Practice building at the training site 

We met Megan and Greg at family day too. 

Mason and Anthony climbing on the big ladder truck with one of Anthony's captains

 

Car extrication

School Update

We had our first parent teacher conference last week. We discussed Mason's progress and looked at his work. He is doing really well and loves school.

Learning to trace letters and write his name 

Tracing shapes

Learning to cut shapes

Playing with the rice station 

This week he learned about mail carriers and the post office 

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! We had such a fun weekend starting with a party at school, our last soccer game of the season and then decorating and trick or treating with Bumpa and Grandma.

 Halloween trunk or treat at school 

JETS football player at school 

Decorating the house for Halloween 

Dressed up as a Cowboy with Bumpa and Grandma for trick or treating around the neighborhood

Fun pumpkin and decorations 

Handing out candy to other kids