I promise that today I don't cry... But you have to carry me around all the time! Deal?
Welcome to our family blog. We are a happy family of four: Marco, Martha, Alessandro and Iris - and this is our family journal. You are welcome to adore our wonderful children and enjoy our stories.
27 November 2010
23 November 2010
Help!
Iris managed to climb up while I was busy with something else. Since she loves to cry over nothing I first didn`t pay her any attention. But she kept complaining. Poor girl could not get down again on her own.
Morning coziness
Ready for a new day.
Ehhh mamma its not Christmas yet, why the candles and the raisin-bread? Because mamma love it!
Cutting the bread.
I love cookies.
Papa see... my bread look likes a motorbike.
Iris jumping in the chair
Now when Iris can crawl almost every where she better of entertaining herself. She likes to crawl to her chair and jump in it.
With all that fun she has Alessandro of course have to be part of it even as a inactiv partner
See my 2 teeth!
With all that fun she has Alessandro of course have to be part of it even as a inactiv partner
See my 2 teeth!
Ballgame
As you know Alessandro loves balls, balloon, and every other round object that can easily be played with.
The other day we took a walk to the nearby football field and brought a ball with us. We had a very happy child!
Iris took at the meantime a nice nap.
The other day we took a walk to the nearby football field and brought a ball with us. We had a very happy child!
Iris took at the meantime a nice nap.
13 November 2010
San Martino, the venitian cake (2010)
This year I have prepared the traditional sweet for S. Martin (a typical cookie/cake in Venice).
I've found a nice recipe here but probably next year I'll ask the great source of all recipes: mom!
After my hard work, also extra time (in the oven...), you can see a pretty decent result. Not the best, not the worst.
But you know what? Ale wants to eat the toppings only.... like.... I could have given him a bunch of smarties in one hand and the result would have been pretty much the same in his eyes.... Besides, he made a joyful WOW when he first saw the baked cake with all the decoration. At least.... (you see what a minimun level of satisfaction I have to deal with)!
I've found a nice recipe here but probably next year I'll ask the great source of all recipes: mom!
After my hard work, also extra time (in the oven...), you can see a pretty decent result. Not the best, not the worst.
But you know what? Ale wants to eat the toppings only.... like.... I could have given him a bunch of smarties in one hand and the result would have been pretty much the same in his eyes.... Besides, he made a joyful WOW when he first saw the baked cake with all the decoration. At least.... (you see what a minimun level of satisfaction I have to deal with)!
St. Martin
We celebrated St. Martin in the kindergarten this evening (even though the St. Martin day was yesterday). Its all about socializing and walk though the city with the lantern.
Oh! And about eating.
Iris showed she is very ready to join the club of Kindergarten kids. But she still have to wait 3 month. Patience Iris, patience!
Here the lanterns are hanging waiting to get outside and be lighted.
However we do not take any pictures at the walk BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING CATS AND DOGS AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING. We had a raincover ready for the buggy and an umbrella for Marco and me, and we had covert the latern with a plasticbag.
The latern and Iris was the only thing we managed to get home dry.
Now we have a boy with a deep voice and a running nose.
And a girl that can't wait for the kindergarten life to start.
Oh! And about eating.
Iris showed she is very ready to join the club of Kindergarten kids. But she still have to wait 3 month. Patience Iris, patience!
Here the lanterns are hanging waiting to get outside and be lighted.However we do not take any pictures at the walk BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING CATS AND DOGS AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING. We had a raincover ready for the buggy and an umbrella for Marco and me, and we had covert the latern with a plasticbag.
The latern and Iris was the only thing we managed to get home dry.
Now we have a boy with a deep voice and a running nose.
And a girl that can't wait for the kindergarten life to start.
12 November 2010
Trying to get some nice shots of the family but...
We tried to get some nice shots of the family in our Sundays best, but with tired kids the pictures didn't really became what we wanted. Still want to share with you though.
Iris is wearing a nice dress made by Bedste Vinni, and she looked adorable in it.
Yes the shirt is outside the troussers. He is a boy!
So much love in the family.
Sister, Im in charge here. Understood!?
No more pictures dad. Now the promised DVD.
Iris is wearing a nice dress made by Bedste Vinni, and she looked adorable in it.
Yes the shirt is outside the troussers. He is a boy!
So much love in the family.
Sister, Im in charge here. Understood!?
No more pictures dad. Now the promised DVD.
07 November 2010
Patchwork of pictures, Nov 2010
Hi, this is a collection of pictures we took in these days.
I was in the creative mood, so I did this patchwork. So in one view you can see good moments of our children.
M.
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| November 2010 |
Hi, this is a collection of pictures we took in these days.
I was in the creative mood, so I did this patchwork. So in one view you can see good moments of our children.
M.
30 October 2010
Alessandros förste svömmeundervisning
I dag var Alessandros förste svömmeundervisning.
Han har bäde vaeret i svömmehallen flere gange og i havet sä vi vidste at elsker vand. Alligevel var vi spaendte pä hvordan han ville tage det i dag. Han elskede det og ville meget gerne vaere blevet laengere i vandet i der var tid til.
Der blev sunget og danset og leget sä det föltes slet ikke som undervisning, selv om laereren kom og sagde hvad de nu skulle lave.
Alessandro elskede hans svömmevinger der tillod ham at svömme alene men det var nu alligevel betryggende at papa var med i bassinet.
Bagefter blev der köbt vinterstövler og sä fyldte vi lidt fastfood pä vores hungrene kroppe. Tilbage i bilen kunne vandkongen aendelig sove - for traet var han.
Han har bäde vaeret i svömmehallen flere gange og i havet sä vi vidste at elsker vand. Alligevel var vi spaendte pä hvordan han ville tage det i dag. Han elskede det og ville meget gerne vaere blevet laengere i vandet i der var tid til.
Der blev sunget og danset og leget sä det föltes slet ikke som undervisning, selv om laereren kom og sagde hvad de nu skulle lave.
Alessandro elskede hans svömmevinger der tillod ham at svömme alene men det var nu alligevel betryggende at papa var med i bassinet.
Bagefter blev der köbt vinterstövler og sä fyldte vi lidt fastfood pä vores hungrene kroppe. Tilbage i bilen kunne vandkongen aendelig sove - for traet var han.
Ale med köer og heste & Iris over det hele
Vi brugte rigtig MEGET tid i gär da vi gik en tur. Blandt andet mindst 20 minutter med at tale med to heste og ikke mindst plukke deres graes for dem og fodre dem. Alessandro sneg sig ogsä til at ae dem pä mulen inden mor noget at blive bekymret over om de ville se hans fingre som gulerödder. Hestene var sä begejstret for ham at de pä vores tilbagevej kom fra den anden ende af folden for at hilse pä. Sä mätte vi jo lige plukke noget mere graes til dem.
Dette förste billede tilegnes Lene, Samuel og Magnus. Sä kan de se hvor stor den kalv er blevet som vi sä blive födt da de besögte os.
Alessandro brugte ca 15 minuter med at tale med köerne og det var sikkert pä grund af det og alt hans muh -muh -muh at flere af dem kom hen og hilste pä os.
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Iris havde nogle venner pä besög sidste onsdag - det var rigtig hyggeligt.
Hun elsker musik - ogsä det hun selv kan producerer.
Aendelig kan hun kravle ind og ud af legeringen, og det er hun meget stolt over.
Iris elsker at tömme bestikholderen i opvaskemaskinen. Om der er brug for det eller ej.
Men hun elsker ogsä at lege med Alessandros kökken. Havde vi taenkt pä hende da vi köbte det havde vi nok köbt en mere stabil udgave.
Iris har nu laert at komme rundt om - eller over alle de ting der ligger i vejen for hende. Sä nu har vi köbt gitter til trappeopgangen sä jeg ikke skal gä og vaere bekymret over hvor hun leger. Hun har allerede vist mig at det ikke er et problem at kravle op pä det förste trin.
Dette förste billede tilegnes Lene, Samuel og Magnus. Sä kan de se hvor stor den kalv er blevet som vi sä blive födt da de besögte os.
Alessandro brugte ca 15 minuter med at tale med köerne og det var sikkert pä grund af det og alt hans muh -muh -muh at flere af dem kom hen og hilste pä os.
I
Iris havde nogle venner pä besög sidste onsdag - det var rigtig hyggeligt.
Hun elsker musik - ogsä det hun selv kan producerer.
Aendelig kan hun kravle ind og ud af legeringen, og det er hun meget stolt over.
Iris elsker at tömme bestikholderen i opvaskemaskinen. Om der er brug for det eller ej.
Men hun elsker ogsä at lege med Alessandros kökken. Havde vi taenkt pä hende da vi köbte det havde vi nok köbt en mere stabil udgave.
Iris har nu laert at komme rundt om - eller over alle de ting der ligger i vejen for hende. Sä nu har vi köbt gitter til trappeopgangen sä jeg ikke skal gä og vaere bekymret over hvor hun leger. Hun har allerede vist mig at det ikke er et problem at kravle op pä det förste trin.
20 October 2010
Chinese name
Today I've got my Chinese name. According to the person who did it, my name means "famous" and "strong". Probably they were inspired by Marco Polo... LOL!
See here...
See here...
17 October 2010
15 October 2010
Alessandro's 2 years birthday weekend 8 -10 Oct.
Marcos sisters had announced their visit for the birthday so the house got cleaned well and the frig stuffed with food.
Friday: Catching up
Chiara and Gianluca with Camilla arrived midday Friday. Last time Chiara saw Iris she was only around 6 weeks old, so she had a lot to catch up with her.
We picked up Ale from kindergarten just after nap time, and while he played with Camilla I went to the airport to pick up Cristina, Guerrino (Im sure I spelled it wrong - lets call him Jerry instead ;-) ) and Emanuele.
Oh what a noisy joy with 4 kids playing along in our living room.
Chiara also had to cuddle with Ale since it was half a year since she saw him last time. He enjoyed it very much.
Camilla equipped herself with false nails with the help of Lego. Preparing to make competition with zia Cri in the future?
Emanuele was happy to play with all the toys.
Saturday: The birthday!
Alessandro woke up happy on his sunshining birthday morning. After getting dressed we went down and found a living room full of balloons. Alessandro love balloons!
However cousin Camilla didn't feel safe with the long worm-balloons even after some counselling from zia Cri. So the worms was send to the garden were they died in the afternoon when Camilla went there to play.
I just couldn't think to serve a birthday cake early in the morning or to postpone the giftgiving to the afternoon, so I made a birthday-rolls-boy to go along with the brunch we had planed. Two things had to be said here. 1) According to Italian rules (or Frittajon rules - Im not sure), you can't give gift without serving the cake first (so in this case birthday-rolls). 2) Italians are not used to breakfast so in order to get people to eat we went for the brunch instead (which they are not use to either but I though at least they must be more hungry by then ).
Notice the birthday train on the table. He got that from Bedstemor Vinni on his 1 years birthday.
The kids got birthday hats which they loved.
Both Camilla and Emanuele had practiced at home on the birthday song and were ready.
Hhmm no pictures of the opening of the gift. Anyway it went well.
Ale got a tunnel and a nice carpet from his two zias. A three-wheel-bike from his nonna and nonno (whom we missed! - but they gave us a call), and a kitchen from his parents.
As a small present he also got a airplane while Camilla and Emanuele also each got a small present.
Since we served brunch we hadn't planned for lunch but those Italians.... they got hungry anyway so a quick lunch was served as well.
And then we played and played and played. Bedstefar called to congratulate Ale with his birthday but Ale was too busy playing to want to talk in the phone. However we appreciate the call.
Here Jerry are having fun with Emanauele on the Pilate-ball
And the same had Gianluca with Camilla.
Iris just had a great day with a lot of attention and kids to play with.
In the afternoon we went for a walk.
The fathers introduced the big kids to the horse. And they loved it.
Alessandro loved it so much that I already starts to worry about expenses for horse-ridding-classes in the future.
Here you see the three-well-bike Ale got for his birthday. There was a fight to use it and Camilla won it for most of the tour.
We had planned for homemade pizza for dinner, but because we did a late visit to Bad Homburg in the afternoon the votes went for ordering pizza instead.
This is Iris first pizza (or a least the first pizzabread), and she loved it and the fact that she was eating the same as everyone else.
Sunday: Going for a walk in the forest
We have access to the forest within walking distance from our home. We are very lucky because just at the beginning of the forest the "forest-kindergarten" have made a lot of things for the kids to play with and to discover the forest with.
So after breakfast we went there. The weather was sonny and the temperature nice (in the sun) but a little chilly in the shadow.
There was time to play and to watch.
There were time to be 100% with the family (Here Camilla with Gianluca and Chiara).
And it gave a little exercise as well.
Sunday: At the playground
We have a very nice playground only a few minutes walk away from our home. A nice way to get there is to bring a ball along. Then Alessandro have no problems walking all the way on his own.
Here he and Camilla are playing with the ball.
Of course there are swings at the playground. Iris love to be swung.
But so do the other kids as well.
This is the first time Ale tries to walk on the robe alone and succeeded with it. How proud not just he was but me as well.
Here is the carousel-stick (or what ever they are called). Im getting motion-sick just by watching but both Alessandro and Emanuele loved it.
Iris also loved this swing. Especially the part were she can crawl around on it and get it to move. Ale and Emanuele saw all the fun she had and came to do her company.
The rest of the day the kids played at home while the grown-ups prepared for departure during the evening (Marco), night ( Camilla+parents) and morning (Emanuele+parents).
What a nice birthday weekend we all had!
This is Iris enjoying the peace after the weekend.
Alessandro however still had some celebration left. Because he was first celebrated in the kindergarten the Tuesday after, where he brought a chocolate cake looking like a clown (candy make-up) and some juice along. Forgot to take pictures but it all went well.
Friday: Catching up
Chiara and Gianluca with Camilla arrived midday Friday. Last time Chiara saw Iris she was only around 6 weeks old, so she had a lot to catch up with her.
We picked up Ale from kindergarten just after nap time, and while he played with Camilla I went to the airport to pick up Cristina, Guerrino (Im sure I spelled it wrong - lets call him Jerry instead ;-) ) and Emanuele.
Oh what a noisy joy with 4 kids playing along in our living room.
Chiara also had to cuddle with Ale since it was half a year since she saw him last time. He enjoyed it very much.
Camilla equipped herself with false nails with the help of Lego. Preparing to make competition with zia Cri in the future?
Emanuele was happy to play with all the toys.
Saturday: The birthday!
Alessandro woke up happy on his sunshining birthday morning. After getting dressed we went down and found a living room full of balloons. Alessandro love balloons!
However cousin Camilla didn't feel safe with the long worm-balloons even after some counselling from zia Cri. So the worms was send to the garden were they died in the afternoon when Camilla went there to play.
I just couldn't think to serve a birthday cake early in the morning or to postpone the giftgiving to the afternoon, so I made a birthday-rolls-boy to go along with the brunch we had planed. Two things had to be said here. 1) According to Italian rules (or Frittajon rules - Im not sure), you can't give gift without serving the cake first (so in this case birthday-rolls). 2) Italians are not used to breakfast so in order to get people to eat we went for the brunch instead (which they are not use to either but I though at least they must be more hungry by then ).
Notice the birthday train on the table. He got that from Bedstemor Vinni on his 1 years birthday.The kids got birthday hats which they loved.
Both Camilla and Emanuele had practiced at home on the birthday song and were ready.
Hhmm no pictures of the opening of the gift. Anyway it went well.
Ale got a tunnel and a nice carpet from his two zias. A three-wheel-bike from his nonna and nonno (whom we missed! - but they gave us a call), and a kitchen from his parents.
As a small present he also got a airplane while Camilla and Emanuele also each got a small present.
Since we served brunch we hadn't planned for lunch but those Italians.... they got hungry anyway so a quick lunch was served as well.
And then we played and played and played. Bedstefar called to congratulate Ale with his birthday but Ale was too busy playing to want to talk in the phone. However we appreciate the call.
Here Jerry are having fun with Emanauele on the Pilate-ball
And the same had Gianluca with Camilla.
Iris just had a great day with a lot of attention and kids to play with.
In the afternoon we went for a walk.
The fathers introduced the big kids to the horse. And they loved it.
Alessandro loved it so much that I already starts to worry about expenses for horse-ridding-classes in the future.
Here you see the three-well-bike Ale got for his birthday. There was a fight to use it and Camilla won it for most of the tour.
We had planned for homemade pizza for dinner, but because we did a late visit to Bad Homburg in the afternoon the votes went for ordering pizza instead.
This is Iris first pizza (or a least the first pizzabread), and she loved it and the fact that she was eating the same as everyone else.
Sunday: Going for a walk in the forest
We have access to the forest within walking distance from our home. We are very lucky because just at the beginning of the forest the "forest-kindergarten" have made a lot of things for the kids to play with and to discover the forest with.
So after breakfast we went there. The weather was sonny and the temperature nice (in the sun) but a little chilly in the shadow.
There was time to play and to watch.
There were time to be 100% with the family (Here Camilla with Gianluca and Chiara).
And it gave a little exercise as well.
Sunday: At the playground
We have a very nice playground only a few minutes walk away from our home. A nice way to get there is to bring a ball along. Then Alessandro have no problems walking all the way on his own.
Here he and Camilla are playing with the ball.
Of course there are swings at the playground. Iris love to be swung.
But so do the other kids as well.
This is the first time Ale tries to walk on the robe alone and succeeded with it. How proud not just he was but me as well.
Here is the carousel-stick (or what ever they are called). Im getting motion-sick just by watching but both Alessandro and Emanuele loved it.
Iris also loved this swing. Especially the part were she can crawl around on it and get it to move. Ale and Emanuele saw all the fun she had and came to do her company.
The rest of the day the kids played at home while the grown-ups prepared for departure during the evening (Marco), night ( Camilla+parents) and morning (Emanuele+parents).
What a nice birthday weekend we all had!
This is Iris enjoying the peace after the weekend.
Alessandro however still had some celebration left. Because he was first celebrated in the kindergarten the Tuesday after, where he brought a chocolate cake looking like a clown (candy make-up) and some juice along. Forgot to take pictures but it all went well.
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