13 October 2010

Friends visiting.

My friend Lene came visiting us for some days with her husband Mike and her cute kids. Well actually they didn't come to visit us only. Mike is originally from around here so they had a lot of family and friends to see. But luckily they stayed with us so I got to see them a lot.

The kids played well together. With Magnus just being 1 month older then Iris and Samuel being 8 month older then Alessandro it just was perfect.

Iris trying to make contact with Samuel.

I can't understand how he can ignore my cute little girl. (We will remember that in 18 years when he comes hanging around our door to catch her attention!!!)



Two cuties.


The first Saturday they were visiting us we had invited a Börn, Dagmar and their daughter Ann-Sophie for ,brunch. Björn and Mike is longtime friends and Dagmar and I also know each other well (actually I matched Björn and Dagmar... and Im so happy it worked out well :-)).

Here Iris is jamming with Ann-Sophie. They know each other well since they have baby-swimming-classes together.




Dagmar and Björn feeding Ann-Sophie.


Check out Iris knee-rubber-band. It should help her keep steady when crawling on a smooth surface. We are however still working on the crawling technic.


Im "proud" to announce that Samuel now know a new word. Teletubbies. He doesn't have a TV at home and since he is on vacation he has to learn new things. So Ale introduced him to`the world of videos. You can see Ale is a pro. He has already learned to get cozy with a blanket.


But they can also play together.

Building high towers is something both of them enjoys.


Ale is mostly very good to his sister. Sometimes he find her bottle and help her drink.


However it is often not without a hint of self interest. Because experience have learned him that mamma is getting angry with him if he steals the bottle. Instead he feed her a little and get her so interesting in him that she loose interest in the bottle and instead want to interact with him. He knows when Iris doesn't wants anymore mamma will say he can drink the rest. Clever little boy he is.


Marco and Iris. Oh, I love them so much.


Iris just love to play with her brothers toys.


Mike with Magnus.


Here is a little boy who is very much loved by his mom.


Iris ready for the challenge.

Learning new skills - September

Dear God let this nice chair grow just as fast as I do.


Mom, I hate you keep stuffing my face with food. Please stop, Please!!!


Iris wants control of everything. And she can now take the cup herself and drink from it without dripping (at least sometimes).


Just love eating grissini's,


and to babble away if she gets a little attention.


Going for a walk in our nice neighborhood.


Just love solve this puzzle...again and again and again and ...


Gansterdad marking his territory.


Learing to eat with a spoon.


Learning to eat with knife (fork and knife that be).

Vacation in Italy - September

At the beach with Nonna, Zia Cri and Emanuele.

Iris and Emanuele had a good time but of course when the camera came along is was ending.



Mmmh Icecreame.


Sun, sand and nice soft waves. So much to enjoy and discover.





Visiting Cristina

Exploring the floor.


Baking with Nonna.



At the playground with cousin Emanuele.




Going for a walk.




With Emanuele and Camilla




While we were in Italy Nonna Lina celebrated her 80 years birthday.

The kids had a very nice playground at the restaurant area but it turned out that the knob here was what they all wanted to play with.


Nonna Lina got some nice presents. Here is her familytree, not the root but the fruit. So if you look close of the picture you will find us all 4 on the branch in the middle.


And here a couple in love :-)


Birthday cake. All lights out in one blow.


And then the new flatscreen came along. Ready for a lot of TV.

05 October 2010

At the park

This time our lazy weekend has turned into a very pleasant walk at Bad Homburg central park.
I had the chance to take some pictures of my babies and my wife. Also Martha enjoyed a lot shooting around... until Alessandro smashed his hand to the lens!

Here's a selection of new pictures... What a lovely babies we have!!!

29 September 2010

August 2010 - At home and vacation in Italy

 Iris wants to feed herself. August 17.
 Ale love our "pool". August 20.
 Iris and the Lego clown. August 20.

Iris and Ale play in the pool. August 20.

 Iris check the etiket in order to find out if it is eatable. August 20.


 Iris in the garden. August 20.
 Ale climbs the bridge. August 21.
 Iris play in the sofa. August 23.

 White flowers in our garden. August 23.
 Ale "the Biker". August 24.