Family

Fun with the cousins

Neve

Giacomo is 3!

Giacomo is growing up SO fast! my sweet little monkey is already 3.

Here is what he loves:
-TRUCKS any type, shape or color
-Spiderman
-mac and cheese
-his new bike
-the word: WHAT! and unfortunally Caca
-go potty in the toilette
-count until 10 in both languages
-drive his sister crazy
-bath and swimming
-croccodiles

The Snake

A few weeks ago, the kids and I (mom) were eating an ice cream in the front porch, when I stood up to go back to the garage, I saw a BIG snake in hte garage..Of course I freaked out...Nate wasn't home, and just looking at it, I was getting sick in my stomach (no joke) so I called my dad, who of course (cause he HATES snakes) said: " I am not coming..". So I ended up calling my friend accross the street who came and killed it. My mom and dad eventually came as well, and they were super freaked out. my dad made me called the police who send the Wild Life guy here and assured us it wasn't a bad snake..just a garden snake.

The kids LOVED watching the entire thing going on and they were making fun of me for how scared I was...we all had a good laugh in the end of the day, but I sure look around my garage way to often now to make sure no other creature live in it.



Un paio di settimane fa, I bimbi e io stavamo mangiando un gelato davanti a casa, quando mi sono alzata e ho visto un serpente dentro al garage. Sono scappata via..Nate non era a casa e ovviamente quando ho chiamato mio papa' mi ha detto: "io non vengo". Ovviamente perche lui e' terrorizato piu di me dei serpenti. Allora ho chiamato il vicino di casa, che e' venuto e l'ha ussiso. Poi il mio papi mi ha fatto chiamare la polizia per far sicuro che non fosse uno pericoloso, e la protezione civile e' venuta e ci ha assicurato che era solo un serpente da giardini..si di un metro!

I bimbi erano divertiti da tutta la situazione e mi prendevano in giro che avevo cosi paura. Alla fine ci siamo fatti tutti una bella risata, ma vi garantisco che guardo piu di una volta dentro al garage per far sicuro ceh non ci siano piu creature cosi!

A sunday dinner

Nothing is better than some good family time.

Taco Salad


Caramel Cinnamon Rolls


A big Tent


and most of of sweet kids, laughs, and some good stories.



A perfect time for a rainy day! :)

Corn!

Here is a trailer full of corn. They picked it and process it to make take the cob out. In these pictures we were storing it. It will be the food for the chickens for a full year.
The kids LOVED rolling around the corn and just playing in the back of the tractor.
It was a great activity we did as a family. We talked and laughed while working.

ITALY 2010

Our trip to Italy started on the 22nd. We took an overnight fligh. It went so fast and it was a wonderful ride. We got to Paris in 9 hours and the kids slept for 5 of them. Once we got there they had cancelled our flight to venice so we stayed in the airport for about 9 hours!!! We were tired but managed to stay happy and have a good time. We made it in the 7.30 pm flight out to venice and got there at 9. They lost our bags so we had to wait in the airoport until midnight. No news of our bags util 2 days later. It was pretty frustrating being there and no be able to change and be comfortable for days.
Anyway, now all is well and our vacation has began.
It is pretty weird to be home. it almost feels like everything is so tiny and close together it is going to fall on you.
We have lots of family and friends that were waiting for us and that were anxious to hang out after so many years. We are keeping ourselves busy.
Grandpa is doing so much better since we are here. He gain weight and he looks like the grandpa I left.
It is so good to see him happy. He loves the kids and he is really having a good time with little Giacomo who is SO sweet with him!
We are eating lots of gelato and great food.
We are also doing some house (farm) work like making grape into wine and storing corn for the winter for the animals.
I'm taking lots of pictures but the computer is pretty slow at uploading them.
Here some, more to come.
As much fun as we are having fun, Utah is our home. We love and miss all there too and can't wait to be back! now enjoy "il dolce far niente" the sweetness of doing nothing.

Love, DK

What a shot!

 

Pioneer Jubilee, Stansbury Park

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Fun @ Home

 

When Mom & dad take a nap, the kids..../Quando la Mamma e Papa' fanno un riposino, i bimbi...

Sunday afternoon, we decided to take a nap. Giacomo was laying on his bed, and Neve was watching a movie. We were up a lot the night before so it only took seconds before we were out. We woke up an hour later to this:

Domenica pomeriggio abbiamo deciso di fare un riposino. Giacomo stava disteso sul suo letto e Neve stava guardando un film. Eravamo svegli fino a tarda notte la sera prima cosi ci sono solo voluti secondi per addormentarsi. Ci siamo svegliati un ora dopo trovando questo:






When we came out Neve said: "We are making a cake for your birthday!"
Ingredients: 1 bottle of syrup, 1 bottle of chocolate syrup, pasta, peaches, olive oil, shredded potatos, and pancake mix.
Lession learned. We will NEVER take another nap while the kids are up.
ps. It only took 2 hours to clean!

Quando siamo usciti Neve ha esclamato: "stiamo facendo una torta per il tuo compleanno!"
Ingredienti: sciroppo di mielie, sciroppo di cioccolato, pasta, pesche, olio d' oliva, patate grattuggiate, e tipo farina da torta.
Lezione imparata. Non faremo MAI piu un pisolino assieme mentre i bimbi sono ancora svegli.
ps. C'e' solo voluto 2 ore per pulire tutto.

Just another fun day with toddlers / Un altro giorno con i tatti

 

Fun finding the kids in precarious places. / Che divertimento a trovare i bambini in luoghi precarie.

Lake Shot

 

I'm generally not a morning person but I find the most beautiful scenery in the "wee" hours so I love to be out. I was still in my car for this one. Nate