Sunday Outing to the Park!

...Until the fire men showed up and started putting it out!

Just warmin up by the fire...no big deal...

So we found a fire and freaked out because it was just in this field. But then people kept walking by saying "oooo Che bella...guarda....che bella" Soo when nobody freaked out we figured it was a "controlled" fire!

Sari is so proud of her "low-crotch" pants!

Milano

Soooo...they were handing out free choclate all day, everywhere you walked...and of course I ate free chocolate. Until I found out that they had alcohol in them! That could have been why everything was so funny that day!! :]

In front of Duomo (a HUGE cathedral that is old, old, old...i forgot how old...) The balloons were for Valentines day!

Don't worry dad, I'm just posing for all the Italian men on the train;)

Me and Sari on the train to Milano...the wrong train might I add! haha we got so lost, missed our other train, got home really late...It was a fun day!!!

Tex Mex Night!!!!!!!

Pizza for the kids...again fuzzy...sorry.

I don't know why my camera was fuzzy :( but I HAD to put this up! Laura's Canadian Au Pair, Andrea, showed her pictures of Dolly parton online and that was her insperation!!!! I would definately say that she and Mierco won the "best dressed" award.

Some of the cowboys and cowgirls! I couldn't even stop laughing when Mierco and Laura walked in the house!! They were hoopin and hollerin and please just look at Mierco's hat!!!...and shirt...It was perfect--And if you only saw him in his normal dress. ALWAYS perfect from head to toe in beautiful gucci or dolce and Gabbana, it was hysterical!

YEEE HAAAWW! Tex Mex night was a Blast. Simona and I cooked ALL afternoon on Saturday and decorated to make things as Texan as we could. We had 12 adults and 8 kids, so it was a full house! And EVERYBODY was was dressed like a Texan. That's right, Italians in boots, hats, plaid shirts, bandanas, the works! Barbara even were spurs!!! The food was delicious and the whole night was spent laughing with friends!! GRAZIE GRAZIE GRAZIE to Granny and Becca for helping me with the DELICIOUS recipes!!! It all turned out amazing. And of course Simona for helping me cook and put this whole thing together!

More fun

Me and Andrea trying to pass the time while waiting for Simona and laura to be done tryin on their 400 euro shoes! haha

How cute is he?? VERY!

My first Italian ice cream! :]

Giacomo

Me and Giorgia....I watch her brother, Giacomo, two days a week and she had stayed home from school this day because she was sick.

Medesimo

Me and Simona at dinner. It was this DELICIOUS restaurant with really homemade Italian food. SO yummy...and they just keep bringing you food. I was stuffed! And at the end....they bring out lots of different alcohols to help you "digest" and one of them had a dead snake in it!!!!! A WHOLE ONE...eyes and everything...and people actually drink it. I have no clue why...it was so disgusting!

Ricci trying to get me out of bed so we could play!

The boys were so excited to ski that they snuck in my room super early on Saturday morning and woke me up while everyone else was still sleeping :]

On Saturday morning Marco and the boys went out skiing (I went skiing that afternoon with Marco, but I forgot to take my camera...so I'll get pics next time we come!)and me Simona, and Lalla walked around town and she showed me all the shops and places she likes to go! We took turns pushing Lalla because it was uphill and so tiring!! We definately got our work-out in for the day. And the weather was perfect..blue clear skies, SUNNY...wonderful.

This is the view from the balcony of the house...the ski lift is on the opposite side and to the left is the mountain where you ski!!

So this is the living room in the cute little mountain house in Medesimo. The house was really tiny, the living room, a dining room, TINY kitchen, like a closet, two bedrooms and a bathroom. It was so Italian! ha Medesimo is a tiny little town all in the valley of a mountain. It was BEAUTIFUL! And the location of the house was PERFECT. You walk right out the door and take ten steps and you're at the ski lift. It was such a fun, relaxing weekend of skiing, eating amazing food, reading, playing hide-and-seek with the kids, walking around the shops, and just laughing and having fun!

Haha...so I normally don't wake up to anything, but for some ODD reason I woke up to the boys SILENTLY tip-toeing (how do you spell that??) into my room. As soon as they saw me open my eyes they started laughing and jumped under the covers with me!

Justin....Check it!

Videos of the kids

I was trying to teach Ricci how to blow a bubble! SO FUNNY. He eventually did it a couple of times, but I never caught it on video. Just listen to how cute his voice is...spencer I think of you everytime he says "like dis...." hahahahhaa

Lalla wanted to sing a song...It's an Italian song she learned at the kindergarten.

Fedde LOVES to dance and be crazy with music. haha He and Ricci seriously did this for almost an hour one day.

My Kiddos!

Fedde (Federrico) is 8 and definately the older brother of the group. He likes to be in charge and call all the shots! Anything makes him happy, as long as you are with him playing he will have a good time. He loves, break dancing, playing the drums (sambo, he thinks it's so cool that you play drums!), playing sports, ANYTHING! Oh...and now that he has cowboy boots, he loves playing cowboys vs. indians....or sometime cowboys vs. pirates or police. hahahaha

How can you not LOVE this face!?? ha ha the leftover face paint was from a birthday party

Ricci (Riccardo) is my little cuddle bug! He loves, hugs, sitting in your lap, and just knowing that you love him too. He is so funny to talk to because he gets really excited and his high little voice gets even higher and louder and he talks really fast! haha I love it. He ALWAYS brightens my day with a hug, a kiss, a smile or just by telling me a story. His birthday is in 3 weeks and he is turning 5. We're planning a costume party and going all out!

Dance Party!!! Lalla is always the announcer :]

Lalla (Mariavittoria) is 3 and probably the cutest girl I have seen. She understands english, but she usually answers in Italian. haha So I have to remind her to say things in English. But now she will start to say something and then stop and say it over in English for me! She is also Miss Independent! She likes to do things her way, but as long as you are there to watch. Most of all she just wants to be loved and have fun!