Christmas 2014
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE MARINOS! Well, here we are, wrapping up another year in the Marino Household. A quick update on the kids (OK, there are 7 of them, so maybe not so quick). We did manage to get them to all look at the camera, so that's something. Jared, 11, is still drawing. A lot. He has also taken up writing stories to the delight of his younger siblings. He can make anything he wants out of anything he can find lying around the house. An engineer in the making. Imaginative, creative, cheerful, day dreamer. Natty, 6, keeps us laughing and well stocked with hugs and snuggles. He is just starting to learn to read and loves fractions, but other than that, he is pretty busy fighting dragons and monsters, building space ships with Legos, and enjoying his childhood. Brave, funny, loving, mischievous. Ellie, 3, is growing up too quickly but not so much that she can't indulge in reading stories with mom under a blanket. She is becoming quit