...Greta tried to make 'classy' with a nativity inside using the Happy Family, but Sophia wasn't havin it. She wouldnt let her use the lego cow and sheep inside the house and got mad..
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Cheap-o Christmas
Our potted Xmas tree, that we had since Sophia's first Xmas, got too big and we gave it to the Nonni to plant at their mountain house. This year there was much too do (ie facebook/dlisted), I got a late start decorating the house, plus we leave Saturday for the Cranes, so it hardly seemed worth it to get a tree (that we'd have to keep in the house until waayyyy after xmas, not because we are too lazy to take it down (yes, i know we are tho), but because they are still doing construction outside). At the same time, it's just not Christmas without presents and lights and stuff. In compromise, we present to you the Christmas Treehouse...
...Greta tried to make 'classy' with a nativity inside using the Happy Family, but Sophia wasn't havin it. She wouldnt let her use the lego cow and sheep inside the house and got mad..
...Greta tried to make 'classy' with a nativity inside using the Happy Family, but Sophia wasn't havin it. She wouldnt let her use the lego cow and sheep inside the house and got mad..
Sunday, December 14, 2008
the best time ever!
The kids played in the house for a bit:
Then we went outside and all hell broke loos:
The girls had a lot of fun!
Then we went outside and all hell broke loos:
The girls had a lot of fun!Snow Job
It rained most of yesterday, but it was all snow this morning. Sophia was so excited. It dumped snow in waves, some of it mushy some of it not. Federica had to do her homework still and so we downstairs to go play in the snow, while Max and the Nonno put chains on the car tires in anticipation for the ride home. Sophia was so cute, the first thing she did when she got downstairs was to stick her tongue out and catch snow...i guess it is instinctive, we never taught her that (i would never let her do that in milan, the snow is so nasty and grey and full of smog!)
ahhhhhhh!
Step One: make mound of snow
Step Two: Roll a little snowball into a big one for the head, then hide.
Tahdahhhh! Wait a minute....this guy looks like Daddy!
Sophia's favorite thing was gathering up snow and throwing it at people. She is so small that she can't throw far, so you are lucky if it lands on you. I left her playing in the snow and went to go and get something from the car. The little booger sat on the sidewalk and I thought she was pouting...instead she was hiding her hands behind the wall and waiting in ambush...as soon as I got there she started throwing snowballs at me! I didnt get a pic because I didnt expect that! What a dingdong! By then Max was done and Federica arrived so the girls chased after Max and Sandro.
ps: that horrible blue jacket that max has on does not mean that the 80s are back, he just needed something warm and water proof to put the chains on with. i was so embarassed of that bright thing. Max's dad is like mine, he can't throw away clothes and uses his kids' old stuff. so there are lots of throwbacks from the 80s and 90s there.
ahhhhhhh!
Step One: make mound of snow
Step Two: Roll a little snowball into a big one for the head, then hide.
Tahdahhhh! Wait a minute....this guy looks like Daddy!Sophia's favorite thing was gathering up snow and throwing it at people. She is so small that she can't throw far, so you are lucky if it lands on you. I left her playing in the snow and went to go and get something from the car. The little booger sat on the sidewalk and I thought she was pouting...instead she was hiding her hands behind the wall and waiting in ambush...as soon as I got there she started throwing snowballs at me! I didnt get a pic because I didnt expect that! What a dingdong! By then Max was done and Federica arrived so the girls chased after Max and Sandro.
ps: that horrible blue jacket that max has on does not mean that the 80s are back, he just needed something warm and water proof to put the chains on with. i was so embarassed of that bright thing. Max's dad is like mine, he can't throw away clothes and uses his kids' old stuff. so there are lots of throwbacks from the 80s and 90s there.Saturday, December 13, 2008
pre-christmas in cuneo
We are in Cuneo for the wknd.
(the tiara hasnt come off since friday)
sophia gives nonno a new digital camera for xmas
and a popsicle stick jewelry box for nonna.
it dumped loads of snow recently and there was still some left to play in.
after a pizza with the bosias we went to go play in the park. sophia laughed and screamed and had loads of fun.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
ahhhh, push it!
we went to the fiera artigenato at the new convention center in rho (outside of milan), it is gigantic and much nicer and more organized! greta and i met in the city center called up simo who is working there (but not for the fair). it's like 30 stops on the metro, but very convenient, it drops you off right at the entrance. usually i got to buy christmas presents for everyone, but i end up buying loads of crap for myself-nothing changed this year, but thanks to greta, during the last 10 minutes before the fair closed we actually did buy stuff for other people.
greta and simo grubbin thai.
My favorite acquisition from the fair.
Salt n Peppa!
and they hug! awwwwww.
greta and simo grubbin thai.
My favorite acquisition from the fair.Salt n Peppa!
and they hug! awwwwww.Monday, December 1, 2008
the Christmas Letter
I know I'm totally behind. Max's bday party and Thanksgiving are totally missing. I will post date that stuff. I just wanted put up Sophia's letter to Santa before I forget. What I like most about Christmas are the movies and the cartoons and I've been inundating the poor kid with them! (and then I complain about the commercialism of the whole holiday....how dare I!!!). By the way, A Christmas Story is celebrating it's 25th anniversary and What On Earth has the leg lamp...hint hint, anyone??? all right, all right, I know I digress so here is the scan:
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