Thanksgiving x4

celebrating our 4th consecutive thanksgiving in italia and especially thankful.

killing time

what to do when mamma's cleaning the kitchen, making dinner, spying on the neighbors or taking a break? so many possibilities, as long as i don't get caught.....

dolcetto scherzetto!!

"sweet or joke" is what's yelled on halloween when large groups of witches and princesses enter the shops in pecetto. We made the rounds with Luca, but it was obvious that the enjoyment was all ours, as well as whatever candy we managed to get. We tried hard to get fresh ravioli instead of chocolates, and cannoli instead of lollipops, but even Luca dressed as tigger didn't work. We did enjoy a 3 day weekend and for our 'treat' went to wine country for hazelnut gnocchi and pears poached in red wine, bathing in cream gelato......mmmmm.

baby beLuca!

he's just a little white whale on the go.....this video is dedicated to Luca's cousins; Sophia, Isabella & Sabatino.

Luca under the tuscan sun

just another weekend of fun.

the UN moms & tots

Today, Luca and I joined the mom & tots group for the first time. For Luca, this meant an eternal rug that he could crawl all over and all new, never seen before objects he could put in his mouth. For me, it meant a cup of half drunken tea, and a bite of whatever was left on the table before i had to rush back to take Luca out from under a towering two year old.

Luca and his new pal Jack (it's hard to get good photos of babies)

today's moms were representing Holland, Canada, France, Norway, England, Ireland, and the USA.

the melon can crawl

Life as we know it, is over at 6 months and 2 weeks.