Halloween Party Bust How did we spend our Halloween 2013… uh, at the supermarket? ha ha. Okay, so originally, we tried to go to the Ludoteca Il Castoro’s Halloween party, but it was packed full
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Chestnut Season in Italy
we heart Chestnuts October is chestnut season in Italy and even though in Florence we don’t have apples to pick in the fall, we do have chestnuts! It has become a tradition that after we
How to get Julienne to sleep soundly at nap-time
Play Soccer and Sleep well Living in Italy, it’s hard not to own a soccer ball. I would say that Julienne doesn’t really play soccer…she rolls, semi-kicks, bounces, tosses and walks around with the ball.
Beep beep, Julienne and her new truck
Pretty please, promise I will be good Auntie Jenny and I found this toy truck in the garage, must have been used by one of Davide’s nieces growing up – we cleaned it off and
On the way to nonna’s house
1-2-3 Jump Today, on our way to visit nonna (grandma), we had fun jumping on and over the metal grates by the Alghero port. At first, she was weary of these weird holes in the
Julienne hearts the Sea & the Sand
Sand is Dirty…oh, how I love it! In the early summer days, it took us forever to get Julienne to touch the sand…it was too dirty for this little one to fully enjoy it. Fast
Sporting Club BorgoNuovo Pool Playdate with David and Matteo
The three musketeers David, Julienne and Matteo hung out for the first time together at the Sporting Club Borgonuovo pool in San Piero a Sieve. Pool Time with Friends We played in and out of
Biblioteca Oblate the library with amazing views of the Duomo
Biblioteca (Library) Oblate The Biblioteca Oblate (Via dell’Oriuolo, 26) is my favorite library in Florence, it is located right in the middle of town across the street from the Santa Maria Nuova hospital. There is
We Love Italian Pine Cones
Collecting Italian pine cones At the park Julienne picked up her first Italian pine cone and it was love at first sight. ha. She started going around collecting them all and gathering them under a
Birthday at Giardini Campo di Marte
Happy 1st Birthday Matteo This past Saturday we celebrated Matteo’s 1st birthday at the Giardini Campo di Marte, entrance at Viale Fanti. Decadent chocolate cupcakes, fresh watermelon and homemade chocolate chip cookies were the highlight