The Russo's

I went to New York earlier this month with my sister Jennifer and two of her friends. It was a birthday celebration trip. We stayed with my brother Dillon in Queens. It was snowing in New York on the trip up there. waiting in a coffee shop during the layover in Atlanta Our flight was delayed because of the snow. We sat on the plane for an hour and half waiting to take off.   The snow had stopped by the time we got there, but it was so cold!!   We immediately hit the town for dinner. That's a view of Manhattan from Queens. There were a lot of coffee stops through out the trip! It was cold and we did a lot of walking, so we would stop in to warm up. We went to Time Square that night. I forgot my camera, so all the pictures are with phones :(      This was a big screen in Time Square where you can see yourself and it did funny graphics. We are to the left of the empire state building.   I guess steal...

Gianna went last week for her 18 month well baby check. It seems like she is growing up even faster than Hudson! She amazes me more and more with what she does and says. I can see the differences between a boy and girl already. She is more advanced in her speech than he was, so maybe it makes her feel older.  Weight - 24 lbs 1 oz (50%) Height - 33.5 inches (90%)   Tall enough to reach things off the counter now    She is a big talker and we can understand most of what she says. Here are some of the things she can say:   "Whoah!" "I did it!" or "I got it!" "I don't know?" (and shrugs) "Where's daddy?" or "Where's brother?" "Mama, watch this." "Here you go." (and hands you something) " Mama, I want ______". snack, juice, game,eat, etc. "Dad's at work."    Enjoys being chaffeured by her big brother  She holds hands with Hudson wh...