Art Project

Well, here we are.  It isn't graceful and it makes me jumpy, but this sure looks like walking to me.  As always, the camera in my hands is her motivation.  I think she would walk over hot coals to get to this thing.

Loyal Soul

Still in love.  This is the same bunny from Gramma that she adored when she was one month old



Here I used it as camera bait.  She is saying hello.



Happy Birthday Sophia!

Happy Birthday to baby cousin Sophia, two years old! 

Some people would claim it is hard to take her kisses personally if she lip locks the shutter switch.  I don't agree.

One Big Step

Driven by her desire to grab the camera, she let herself go and took a step all by herself.

A Nice Welcome

I suppose it was an effort to make her new Pooh bear feel welcome that she had her Pappagallino, a dear old friend, give a few kisses.

Feeding the Gang

Her birthday brought her some new friends including a baby doll that drinks from a bottle.  She has taken to giving each friend a sip of the bottle while taking frequent nips herself.



Yes, this is the cutest dress ever.  Thank you to Zia Eva who never gets one wrong.  And the headband?  A gift from papà and the kids!  A shocking birthday surprise to say the least.

Party Girl

Pixie had her one year birthday bash yesterday and her mother is ashamed for not having taken adequate pictures.  She was the belle of the ball and spent the evening handing out kisses and accepting praise and complements.

She was spoiled rotten with all her gifts and she sends a big thank-you to all her illustrious guests.

Happy Birthday Julia!

One year old today!

3:06 pm came and went with us snuggled under a blanket, smooching and giggling.  Happy Birthday indeed.   Baby girl will have her big festa on Sunday.

Playing on Nonna's bed. 

Her vocabulary is mostly dominated by her love of saying papà, leaving her little room for anything else. Recently she has added a word that she uses to indicate her grandparents and she chirps it whenever she sees them.

Emulation

After waking up with a cold, I spent the morning blowing my nose.  Later that evening, while playng with the boys, she started tearing a stack of post-it notes.  Then suddenly, without any prompting, she began using them to blow her nose.  Loud honking noise included.

Greetings and Salutations

I realized her nap had come to an end when I heard her bidding good morning to her dolls. 

Urban Baby

My little city-dweller seeks out nature where she can find it.

Anarchy

From nice and tidy to this in less than 5 minutes.  And she wasn't even trying her best.

I suppose I should admit that there is someone else who harbors misgivings about the headbands.

Winter Day at the Park

 

Snow Eater

Yes, I actually posted a video of nothing more than her eating snow.  The fact is, 99% of her time in the mountains was in pursuit of this activity.

What an enabler.  Got him so wrapped around her pudgy little finger he's working for her.

Little Daredevil

Doing some solo sledding while her mamma bit her knuckles.





In the mornings we went up the mountain and the afternoons were spent at an indoor water park. She loved it. Her screeches could be heard back in Rome.

Back Home

My little snowflake loved every minute of it.