Anna Grows

Scary Anna Fall is in the air!  Anna has enjoyed some beautiful fall weekends leading up to one of her favorite holidays:  Halloween.  This year she decided to be a witch (minus the hat most of the time).  Theresa also joined in the Halloween festivities with her own costumes.  Once again, Grandma served as costume seamstress for the events.  Joe opted to dress once again as a suburban dad, requiring no special costume. Anna celebrated Halloween over the last two weeks beginning with a Halloween party at her friend Hannah's house on October 18.  Hannah's parents are incredibly brave, having invited ALL of the third grade girls to their house for a costume party and lots of sugary treats.  The Halloween festivities continued on October 24 for Trunk or Treat at school.  This annual event involves pulling into the school parking lot and decorating your car.  At 7 PM, the kids begin trick-or-treating from car to car, resulting in a M...

Old Westbury Gardens Saturday, October 4 was supposed to be the Fagella family reunion in Oyster Bay, New York.  Aunt Mary reserved the venue and the date had been on the calendar for months.  All the Fagellas and cousins were planning to come.  The weather was beautiful....except for on October 4 when a driving rain and wind converged on Oyster Bay.  Sadly, the reunion was postponed indefinitely; however, Anna and family were able to catch up with many family members during the long Columbus Day Weekend. Once again, it was a rainy Saturday.  Anna hopped in the car with her parents for New York where the first stop was Uncle John and Aunt Yvonne's house in Yonkers for lunch.  Aunt Yvonne, knowing Anna's latest fascination with rocks, got her a hand-painted rock for her desk with Anna's name (a big hit).  After the rain stopped, the family decided to take a walk around the neighborhood.  As luck would have it, there was an open house down t...