The Mugnaini Family

Storytime

2012-01-25T16:10:00.002-05:00

Siena was telling quite a story to herself (I only captured a few minutes toward the end, but she was telling a story for almost 20 minutes). Every time she caught us listening she would say it was a scary story and that we shouldn't listen or she would get embarrassed. Finally she let us listen in and ask some questions about the story.

Cheese!

2012-01-24T14:47:00.002-05:00

Siena took this picture of Lilli.

Siena's 4th Birthday

2012-01-17T15:49:00.007-05:00

Since we are traveling back and forth to Brunswick, GA every weekend for Stefano to preach, we decided to do a little birthday lunch for Siena at Gramma & Grampa's. Nonna & Papa came up and Nanny was there as well. Siena enjoyed her princess themed afternoon: princess table cloth, cups, plates, pink beads, and a princess ice cream cake. Siena got 3 games for her "I-pad", some Easy Bake Oven mixes, a dress for her Bitty Baby "Samantha Michael", and Gramma made her a Peppa Pig doll.

The Band

2012-01-17T15:19:00.002-05:00

The girls decided to form their own band. They used the lids to the pots and pans to make beautiful music. And when they were tired of that, they discovered that they make great shoes! (Great Grandma here is a visual to what you heard in the background).

Christmas 2011

2011-12-26T19:42:00.008-05:00

We had a good Christmas in the Mugnaini home. Siena got her Easy Bake Oven and Lilli got a tricycle from Santa. They were both spoiled as usual by grandparents on both sides. We enjoyed watching how excited they both were. Siena even enjoyed watching us open presents.

Tyrone the Elf

2011-12-26T15:47:00.007-05:00

Our Elf on the Shelf came to visit again this year. His name is Tyrone. The girls enjoyed getting up and finding him each morning. Sometimes Tyrone just moved to different parts of the living room where the girls couldn't reach him, but he also played with their toys and did funny things around the house. He also joined us on our trip to Gatlinburg. Here are some of the things that Tyrone did: colored a picture for the girls, made ornaments and decorated the felt Christmas tree, made and went fishing in jello, took a shower, had a snowball fight with a doll, cooked, ate some cauliflower and carrots at a little block table that he made, popped out of a decorative present, climbed on top of our rosemary tree, played with Lilli's toy (she was very upset that he was in her toy and playing with the doll because she could not play with those things for a whole day), made a snow angel, got into a stocking, hung Siena's panties on the stockings, and wrote them a Thank You letter that told them he would be back next year.

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

2011-12-26T14:41:00.007-05:00

The Mugnaini's, Hall's,Great-Grandma, & Troxler's vacationed to a cabin in Gatlinburg, TN. We celebrated Christmas a little early, hiked to a waterfall, and toured the town a little bit. Siena and Lilli enjoyed time with Aunt Maggie and her new puppy. We all enjoyed being able to spend time together for the holiday.

Fun Times with Gramma & Grampa

2011-12-26T13:53:00.006-05:00

These pictures are a about a month old. They were from the week that the girls spent time at Gramma & Grampa's before Thanksgiving.

Ring Around the Rosie

2011-12-26T11:45:00.002-05:00

Videos of Siena and Lilli playing "Ring Around the Rosie" around the column at Gramma & Grampa's house.

Santa Photo

2011-12-12T10:51:00.002-05:00

We went to the James Island County Park Holiday Light Show with church. Essex Village always rents a pavilion to have our holiday party and cookout. As we were leaving we decided to take the girls to see Santa. This is the first time the girls have been to see Santa. Siena was so excited - she told Santa that she wanted an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas. Santa told her that if she was a good girl and was nice to her little sister that she would get a lot of surprises on Christmas. Lilli kept pointing to Santa and saying that "It's Santa", "Santa has glove on".

Siena as Fancy Nancy

2011-12-08T15:30:00.004-05:00

Siena was playing dress up with everything she could possibly put on. She has on her new Christmas sweater from Great Grandma, Mommy's old black sparkly high heels, her pink skirt, a green necklace, and the cabbage patch that someone made for her dolls as a hat. She thought she was very fancy like Fancy Nancy.

Our Christmas Tree

2011-12-02T11:13:00.004-05:00

I got this idea off of Pinterest. It's a felt Christmas tree with homemade felt ornaments. The girls can rearrange the ornaments whenever they want and they won't break. I used fabric paint and Heat N Bond to decorate the ornaments. Siena and Lilli helped pick out the colors and shapes for the ornaments. The first night that it was up our Elf on the Shelf (Tyrone) made some extra ornaments and decorated the tree for the girls. They were so excited. They have enjoyed redecorating it.

The Museum of Science & History

2011-11-28T10:15:00.004-05:00

Nonna and I took the girls to the Museum of Science & History in Jacksonville, FL. The girls had a really good time looking at the animals and playing in the little play place that had a tree house and water play tank in it. Siena was excited to see a dinosaur. Lilli enjoyed playing in the water. They even got to eat astronaut food on the way home.

The Great Cornholio...

2011-11-09T10:57:00.004-05:00

Lilli has recently begun running around saying "Cornholio" and laughing like "the silly boys". Siena decided to join in the fun also. Stefano is so proud, though we have no idea where this idea originated...

Singing Along

2011-11-09T09:34:00.003-05:00

The girls were watching videos on the laptop with Daddy and started singing and dancing along. Lilli participated more and tried to sing over the videos several times. Siena watched and moved a little bit, but didn't seem to want to sing along. We're amazed at how many songs Lilli knows now and how much she participates with the songs. Lilli calls the owl a "towel" from the Twinkle Little Star video.

Dancing Again

2011-11-08T11:13:00.002-05:00

Here are 2 more videos of our girls dancing. This time Siena had on her ballet slippers and asked for music to dance to. Lilli had on the princess heels and was trying to copy everything that Siena was doing.

Dress Up

2011-11-05T09:46:00.002-04:00

Silly Siena thought it would be fun to be a cowgirl wearing Daddy's pants. She had been pretending that Daddy was a horse. We have no idea where she comes up with some of this stuff.

Comparing Raggedy Ann

2011-11-02T21:37:00.002-04:00

Stefano wanted me to post the comparison pictures of Siena as Raggedy Ann and Lilli as Raggedy Ann.

Halloween 2011 & Trunk-or-Treat

2011-11-01T16:39:00.004-04:00

Siena was princess Cinderella and Lilli was Raggedy Ann. They were able to go to Trunk-or-Treat at church with their friends. Anna Claire & Evie were lady bugs. Mommy had to work on Halloween, so Daddy had to take the girls trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. Here are some of the pictures before Mommy left for work. Lilli kept walking around saying "I Ragga Ann".

Sleepy Girl!

2011-11-01T16:36:00.003-04:00

Lilli fell asleep eating lunch the other day!

Legare Farms Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

2011-10-30T15:44:00.006-04:00

Siena had a field trip to Legare Farms on Johns Island. Mommy, Daddy, & Lilli were able to go also. The girls were able to play on the playground, see pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits, and chickens, there was a hayride to feed the cows, snack time, a maze, and the pumpkin patch. The group picture is some of her class (there were more kids in it than in her class, but they all go to her school). Unfortunately Siena's friend Alexis was sick that day. The video is Siena on the tire swing with a girl from her school. Siena did not like feeding the cows. She thought they were too big. Lilli got slobbered on by one of the cows and she thought it was very funny.

Sweet Sisters

2011-10-30T15:42:00.001-04:00

Lilli and Siena snuggling.

Random Pictures

2011-10-17T09:40:00.004-04:00

Here are some random pictures and a video of the girls recently. The video is of the girls dancing. The group of girls is from the Ladies Retreat (it is all of Siena's big girl friends). Then there are funny face pictures and Lilli with Pebbles hair (she was so proud of the look).

Coastfest, Brunswick, GA

2011-10-06T10:28:00.004-04:00

Gramma & Grampa took Siena & Lilli to a festival in Brunswick. They got to walk on a trail, pet fish, turtles, and alligators, paint and have their faces painted. They really had a good time.

Random Pictures from Gramma

2011-10-06T10:07:00.008-04:00

I finally got the memory card from Gramma's camera. Here is a random sampling from the past year. The girls went to the library with Gramma, they baked cookies, they played in the hammock, they swam in their turtle pool, they went to the playground, etc. There is also a picture of the new dresses that Gramma knit for them.

Siena & Lilli's Room

2011-09-20T11:20:00.003-04:00

Nonna painted mermaids and an octopus on the wall in Siena & Lilli's room. Siena helped paint the bubbles and the sparkly paint. They both put their hand-print on the wall.

More Wedding Photos

2011-09-19T16:28:00.018-04:00

Here are some more pictures. We were having issues with Blogger and had to publish what we had and then try again later. I also had to adjust the size of these photos.

Maggie & Brian Wedding Photos

2011-09-19T10:30:00.039-04:00

The photos from Maggie & Brian's wedding were great. The photographer was Brooke Images in Jacksonville, Florida. As usual Lilli would not smile. The girls did great throughout the whole wedding (even though Siena didn't make it down the aisle). Lilli went home with Gramma & Grampa about an hour in to the reception because she was tired. Siena stayed and played and danced the night away. Siena fell asleep on the dance floor in the arms of Brittany (one of the bridesmaids).

Siena's 1st Day of Preschool

2011-09-13T15:13:00.002-04:00

Today was Siena's first day of preschool. She goes to The Island School on Tuesday & Thursday from 8:45 - 11:45. She was a little shy at first, but she quickly warmed up when the toys were brought out and another little girl started playing. She had a lot of fun and was disappointed when it was time to go home. She's looking forward to going back on Thursday. She got a Kai-Lan backpack to take to school. Her teacher's name is Amanda. She said she got to have a snack, sing, play, do crafts, and play outside. Her only problem is that they don't have any swings on the playground.

Lilli Reading

2011-09-10T16:46:00.002-04:00

Lilli reading the book "A Fly Went By". She did this while I was at work the other night. She turned each page and would tell you what the animal was and what sound it makes. She wasn't as interested in doing that in these 2 videos, but you'll get the idea.

New Haircut

2011-09-02T12:12:00.002-04:00

Siena got her hair cut. She did really well. She's been asking to get it cut for a couple of weeks now. Lilli also got her bangs trimmed and she did really good as well. They both got lollipops for being so good.

Tree Frog

2011-08-31T15:42:00.002-04:00

Occasionally we get tree frogs on the window of our back door. Right now they are baby tree frogs. Siena & Lilli love them. Lilli gets so excited about them that she screams her version of the word frog (you'll hear it on the video). Stefano caught one and brought it into the house to let the girls see it and ever since then they get so excited when the frogs appear. Lilli and Siena were both hopping around the house like frogs.

Siena's Tower

2011-08-31T15:36:00.001-04:00

Siena was playing quietly in her room yesterday (we should have known she was up to something). She built a great tower out of her VCR tapes.

Bee City

2011-08-29T14:09:00.005-04:00

We went to the Bee City petting zoo to get honey and let the girls see the animals. It has a lot of different animals for where it is located. The girls had a good time feeding and petting the animals. They got to see real llamas. Lilli was able to pet an alligator (Siena wouldn't do it). Siena and Lilli both got to pet the free roaming guinea hens (which were pretty tame, Stefano also got to hold one). We also bought some honey.

Maggie & Brian's Wedding Weekend

2011-08-19T11:05:00.004-04:00

The girls were allowed to join us during our manicures/pedicures. Lilli & Siena were both able to get their nails painted. Siena was allowed to wear lipstick for the wedding. Siena was very good the whole day of the wedding. She played in the children's area of the Cummer Art Museum while we were all getting ready. We stayed an extra day with Nonna & Poppa after the wedding. I'll post more wedding photos when I get them.

Siena & Lilli Singing

2011-08-03T10:50:00.002-04:00

These are videos of Lilli singing while reading a book. She had been doing this for about 20 minutes before we thought about getting a video of it. She does this all of the time now. Siena was also singing while playing with a puzzle. You can hear her on the first video so I thought I better get one of her also.

Big Greeting

2011-08-02T14:27:00.001-04:00

Poppa got quite the greeting from the girls and boys!

Park in Lineville, AL

2011-08-01T17:59:00.004-04:00

While we were visiting Great Grandma we went to the park in Lineville, AL to feed the ducks and geese. Stefano was able to get a couple of them to eat from his hand. Lilli fell asleep on the way there and slept for the first part of the visit (we did wait to feed the ducks until after she woke up). Siena had fun playing at the playground. Lilli loved feeding the ducks (until they bit her hand thinking that she had food - she wasn't hurt, just scared).

Comparison Pictures

2011-08-01T17:53:00.002-04:00

This is a picture of Siena at this park in 2009 and then pictures of Lilli and Siena at the same place in the park in 2011.

Montgomery Zoo

2011-08-01T17:42:00.004-04:00

After Stefano finished his test we went to the zoo in Montgomery. Lilli recognized the monkeys and call them "monk-monk".

Shakespeare Park in Montgomery, AL

2011-08-01T17:05:00.005-04:00

We went to the Shakespeare park in Montgomery, AL. This is the park that we visit every time we go out there. Lilli & Siena wanted to play with the ducks and geese. I'll post comparison pictures in another post.

Park in Montgomery, AL

2011-08-01T16:53:00.003-04:00

Stefano had to go to Montgomery, AL to take his final exam. I took the girls to the park while we were there. Lilli got to swing on a big swing for the first time. Siena finally got to play on a see-saw.

Sleepy Girl!

2011-07-18T12:00:00.001-04:00

Lilli was playing and entertaining herself since Siena went to the office with Daddy. This is the result.

Lilli's Haircut

2011-07-04T13:44:00.002-04:00

Lilli won't keep a hair clip in her hair and it is always falling in her face. Stefano finally got tired of it and decided to go ahead and cut bangs for her. She looks so much older now, but we can see her face now. She also has an ugly bug bite on her cheek that she won't keep scratching.

Lilli The Giant

2011-06-29T13:17:00.002-04:00

Lilli likes to pretend to be a giant. She leans side to side and takes steps (imitating the way Daddy pretends to be a giant). She's close to saying "fee, fi, fo, fum".

Silly Lilli

2011-06-24T16:45:00.001-04:00

Lilli peeked around the corner at Stefano while he was cooking to see if he was paying attention to the fact that she was about to pick up the dog bowls. She brought them out to the living room and stepped into them. She was so proud of her "new shoes".

The Angel Oak, Johns Island, SC

2011-06-19T13:37:00.004-04:00

We took Nonna & Papa to visit the Angel Oak. Siena, Lilli, & Nonna had fun playing hide-&-seek.

Vacation Bible School Fun Day

2011-06-11T16:33:00.004-04:00

We had a Fun Day the last day of Vacation Bible School. There was a jump castle slide, pony ride, and cow train. The girls had fun playing with their friends.

At Folly Beach

2011-06-10T17:23:00.002-04:00

We took the girls to Folly Beach, SC today. Stefano's cousin Joey and his wife were staying out there and invited us to come out for the afternoon. Siena was a little timid at first, but she quickly warmed up to swimming and jumping in the waves with Daddy. Then she got to make several sand castles with cousin Joey. Lilli enjoyed her experience as well. She was too young to truly enjoy it last year. She had fun bouncing in the waves with Mommy, sitting in the sand and having the waves wash up on us, and sitting in the sand and playing with it. She covered herself with sand and kept picking it up and squeezing it in her hands.

Siena & Lilli singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

2011-06-06T09:59:00.002-04:00

Siena has always liked to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to Lilli. Lilli has recently started singing it herself. While watching Dora the Explorer she learned to make the twinkling star hand motion. As usual they quit participating when the camera comes out, but I was able to catch a little bit between the 2 videos.

Aunt Maggie's Shower

2011-05-24T11:00:00.002-04:00

Siena & Lilli enjoyed helping Aunt Maggie open presents at her bridal shower. Siena played with her friend and made cookies out of the tissue paper. Lilli just wandered around and greeted everyone. We enjoyed our trip to Jacksonville to see family.

Fun in the Hamper

2011-05-24T10:46:00.002-04:00

Siena discovered that it's fun to hide in the hamper when it's empty. Lilli always wants to do whatever Siena is doing.

Lilli Feeding Herself

2011-05-13T16:06:00.002-04:00

Lilli insisted on feeding herself a can of spaghetti and meatballs. As you can see, she thoroughly enjoyed it.

Easter 2011

2011-04-28T10:35:00.008-04:00

The Easter Bunny was very good to my girls this year. He left lots of candy. Siena & Lilli enjoyed coloring eggs with Gramma & Grampa. Both girls had fun on the egg hunt. Siena wore the dress that I wore when I was 2 years old. Lilli wore the dress that Siena wore for her 2nd Easter.

Yo Gabba Gabba

2011-04-28T10:31:00.002-04:00

These are the Yo Gabba Gabba shirts that Gramma made for Siena.

Mugnaini Family Pictures

2011-04-08T17:30:00.021-04:00

A sample of family photos taken on April 4, 2011. Studio Caesura is the company owned by one of my coworkers and his wife here in Summerville, SC. They did an excellent job. They will soon have some of these photos on their website: www.studiocaesura.com

Riverbanks Zoo Trip

2011-03-28T11:14:00.008-04:00

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A group from Essex Village Church of Christ went to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. Siena & Lilli enjoyed being carried around by their friends Grace, Jordan, & Stephanie. Siena got to see her favorite animals, the giraffes. Lilli sometimes pointed at stuff and gave us her own guided tour. It was a little chilly and rainy, but overall we had a good time. The brown bears gave us a show - they were wrestling when we first walked up, I didn't get a picture because there were so many people around. Siena also got to see the penguins being fed. She also got to ride the merry-go-round.

Patriot's Point, Mount Pleasant, SC

2011-03-15T11:22:00.004-04:00

We got a Groupon to go to Patriot's Point in Mount Pleasant, SC. We got to inside a submarine and visit the USS Yorktown and the Medal of Honor Museum. The girls seemed to enjoy it. Stefano & Siena got to do a flight simulation, but Lilli was too young to go on it. One of the pictures is Lilli standing in one of the doorways in the submarine (so you can see how small they are) and another is Stefano, Siena, & Lilli sitting at a table in the dining area of the submarine. We finally did a tourist activity and we've only been here about 4 years.

Nonna & Girls

2011-02-28T11:55:00.001-05:00

Pretty Dress

2011-02-28T11:21:00.004-05:00

This is the dress that a lady from church made for Siena. Siena got to wear it on her 1st birthday and Lilli did too.

More Bath Photos

2011-02-28T10:49:00.006-05:00

Lilli & Siena took a bath after the party. Lilli wasn't too messy after enjoying her cake, but it was easier to put her straight into the bathtub to get wiped off.

Lilli's 1st Birthday!

2011-02-28T09:33:00.011-05:00

Lilli is 1 year old. Time sure has flown. Nonna & Papa & Gramma & Grampa came up to help Lilli celebrate her 1st birthday. Some of the pictures are the day of the party while grandparents enjoyed time with the girls. Lilli's favorite Miss Terri came over for the party. Nonna & Siena made Lilli's cake. Lilli enjoyed her cake and all of the attention. Siena is enjoying all of Lilli's new toys and is having a little trouble sharing them.

Similarities!

2011-02-24T13:30:00.002-05:00

Here is a comparison of similar poses that the girls have done. Siena was 8 months old in these pictures and Lilli was almost 1 year. Both are trouble makers by climbing up on the little table to get into things on the table between our chairs. Both have gone to the door and looked outside: Siena was looking for the dogs and Lilli was looking for the chickens.

Magic Act

2011-02-17T13:08:00.003-05:00

This is Siena's magic act. We have no idea where she comes up with some of this stuff. She says "Ladies & Gentlemen" and then "Avra Kadavra".

Lilli Walking

2011-02-16T15:33:00.002-05:00

Lilli is finally trying to walk on her own. We knew it was coming soon. She waits until she is pretty sure that she can do it on her own before she tries to take a step. It won't be long before she's running around after Siena.

Alabama to see Great-Grandma

2011-02-13T14:03:00.002-05:00

We stopped by in Alabama to stay with Great-Grandma on the way home from Tennessee. It was so nice to visit again. Aunt Sara & Uncle Robert came to spend part of the day with us also. Siena didn't want to leave, she was having too much fun helping feed the birds and watching the armadillo. We're pretty sure that Lilli said "Grandma" the last night there.

Snow in Tennessee

2011-02-13T13:50:00.004-05:00

It snowed 2 days when were in Tennessee. The second day was enough to go out and play in. Siena loved it: she made a snow angel, stomped around, and had a snowball fight with Wyatt, Daddy, & Taft. Lilli was not a big fan. Lilli sat in it for a minute but then decided to pick some up and realized that it was really cold and she started to cry.

Trip to Tennessee

2011-02-13T13:41:00.003-05:00

We went to the Freed-Hardeman lectureship in Tennessee. We stayed with Taft & Meleia. Here are some of the pictures of Siena, Wyatt, Marley, & Lilli. They got along pretty well for the most part. As is typical for that age Siena & Wyatt had issues with sharing and Marley & Lilli were content to just play near each other and pay attention to the other one every once in a while. Siena & Wyatt enjoyed playing on the stairs together - I unfortunately didn't get a picture of Wyatt sitting in Siena's lap on the stairs. Siena enjoys being the "bossy little mommy": she made Wyatt lay down in bed while she read him a story, she made him brush his teeth several times a day (mostly because it is one of her new obsessions) and tried to help him with potty training (also one of her new skills). We had a good time. It was nice to catch up with Taft & Meleia.

Sweet Sleeping Sisters

2011-02-13T13:39:00.001-05:00

This was after the girls Daddy up at midnight to play for an hour & a half. They finally fell back asleep and this is how they ended up.

Rocking Babies

2011-02-13T13:33:00.001-05:00

Lilli & Siena in their rocking chairs. Lilli loves to rock the rocking chair herself - I think she feels like a big girl.

Bath Time Fun

2011-02-02T15:34:00.002-05:00

Siena & Lilli taking a bath together. Lilli kept wanting to stand up.

Rocking Lilli

2011-01-24T12:00:00.002-05:00

Siena likes to rock Lilli & Daddy when they are sitting in the recliner. Lilli just squeals with laughter. Unfortunately the videos aren't too clear because there was too much movement, but you can still get the idea and hear Lilli's laughter.

Siena Feeding Lilli

2011-01-23T17:04:00.004-05:00

I know that this video is a little old, but we had to reformat it before we could post it. Lilli loves it when Siena feeds her (although she loves it when anyone feeds her, but especially Siena). We also lost the sound part of the way through the video, but you can still see how excited Lilli is.