DECEMBER 13, 2012

Introducing Fiona Joy Licata!

The new Licata Family

The boys welcome their new sister, Fiona, to the world!

Born at 1:16pm on December 11, 2012, Fiona was 7lbs. 14oz.

She started stretching right away!

Grandma Pizzorno was there to welcome Fiona

The boys have been practicing how to hold a baby, and they did a pretty good job!

Granny was there too, handing out pink chocolate cigars

"Why is she so wrinkley?"

Up close

Mikey peeks into the bassinet to see his sister

Torturing their sister already

Fiona grabs a hold of Daddy's finger

Snoozing

Proud Daddy

Fiona's Popeye impression ... opening one eye

The boys gave Fiona gifts ... a giraffe and "Boo" from Monsters, Inc.

They love touching Fiona's soft skin

Granny gets a smile!

Channy comes back on day two for more

The new co-star of Twin Peeks

Showing off her dark hair

Sleeping like a baby

Another close-up

That night, Mikey celebrated a little too hard at dinner 

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Happy Halloween!

Sully and Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Inc. get ready for trick-or-treating!

Next door pirates Jack and Sean join us for the walk

Candy at Marianne's house

Making sure they got enough

Taking a break at the neighbor's house

We made it back in one piece!

Earlier in the day the boys showed up to school in style

Chandler was the center of attention ... and he loved it!

Mikey lets one of his classmates pet him

Channy sings "put that thing back where it came from, or so help me"

Mikey got a little hot under the hood

Signing their autographs

We visited the pumpkin patch earlier this month

Mikey surveys the field

Daddy helps Chandler pick one up

Mikey didn't like the "yucky" ones

Taking a break from searching for the perfect pumpkin

Super Channy rolls this one with his foot

Everyone get on the pumpkin train

Twin pumpkins

Too heavy

Helping Daddy with the wheelbarrow

Once Chandler's pumpkin was cleaned out, he wanted to smell it

Daddy sketches pumpkin faces as dictated by the boys

Making the first cut

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Catching up on photos taken throughout the Summer...

Sliding down the hill on the way back from the playground

Walking the trails

Playing on Grandma and Grandpa's deck

Pool time!

Swimming by themselves

Riding the croc

Story time with Grandma

Bar hopping in the Hamptons with Uncle Jamie

It didn't take long before the boys were tower building with the seat cushions

Enjoying cousin Rylie's birthday party

3-year check up

Nature walk

Clothes shopping for Mommy

Scoping out the wetlands

Cooking dinner?

Picnic on a park bench

Meeting farm animals

Mikey at the playground

Trip to Morses Pond with their buddy Davin

Drying off after a dip

Mikey rides his horse "Pumpkin" at the LVIS Fair in East Hampton

Channy rides "Cupcake"

These horses weren't as scary

Mikey and Mommy at the LVIS Fair

Celebrating Nani's 90th Birthday!

Picking blueberries with Davin

Feeding goats

Day trip to the Cape

Jack teaches the boys a new iPad game

Channy enjoys a slice at their favorite lunch spot

Whole Foods!

We can't go to the mall without stopping at the Lego store

Channy was hospitalized this summer with a pretty bad stomach virus

It hit Mikey a week later ... and back to the hospital we went!

Intimidated by the bigger kids, the boys stuck together on this trip to the playground

First day of Preschool!

Holding hands on the way in

Mikey listens to a story from one of the "big" kids

Superman and Batman at school

Favorite color day at school

Channy playing dress-up in his classroom

Ready to see Finding Nemo in 3D

Breaking in Daddy's new convertible!

Enjoying another trip to Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier in Maine to see Uncle Bevon's parents

Playing with lobster claws

Mommy and Channy

Mikey protects his bro

Mikey picking "flowers" on the way to school

New robes after bath time

Mikey close-up

Waving to a Gorilla at the Zoo

Identical sleepers

First trip to the Boston Garden for the Circus

Channy models some lobster-wear

Walking to school in the rain