Alessandro's Thanksgiving ABC Book

At school Alessandro made a Thanksgiving ABC Book. On the page was written "I am thankful for....................................because.................................." He had to go through every letter of the alphabet and pick something he was thankful for and say why. Then he drew a picture of it. Some of my favorites are... "I am thankful for my dad because I like going on date nights with him. I am thankful for grandma and grandpa because I like to play games with them. I am thankful for icecream because i like the taste. I am thankful for my mom because she takes me shopping. I am thankful for nurses because they help us when we have a broken bone. I am thankful for october because I like going trick or treating. I am thankful for rain because I like to splash in the puddles. I am thankful for vacuum's because they clean our house. I am thankful for xbox because it is fun to play."

Fun in the leaves

After working hard to rake all the leaves in a pile we have to have some fun, right? The boys were great helpers. Their help has gotten better every year, I guess age really helps out! :) Diego is still by far our hardest and best worker, Alessandro needs a lot of encouragement, and Luca tries really hard. :)

Luca was told to stop one too many times by his brothers. Diego always getting messy

Girls

After having three boys it is so funny for me to see how different a girl is! Yes, I realize some of it may be personality, but I attribute a lot of it to being a girl. It's great. For example, I was getting Mia dressed and went in the closet to get a plain white sweater for her to wear but she saw this colorful one and kept pointing and crying at it until I put the white one down and put this one on her. hahaha She's only one!! And she already wants certain clothes!! Also, I am beginning to think girls are born with the desire for and like of shoes. :) She is so funny, I have to hide shoes from her if I don't want them on her. Otherwise it is a fit until she gets them on. The second she sees them she'll pick them up and try to plop herself on my lap for me to put them on her. I love it. :)

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

The kids were SO excited that they got something in the mail!! I believe Alessandro's exact words were "Finally we get something good in the mail!! It's always boring stuff for you and Papi" hahaha They each took turns ripping it open and were just so excited they were being thought of. Thanks so much!!

Halloween

Trick or Treat!!
The kids had a blast dressing up and going door to door this year. I was surprised how far Luca made it. Of course he got tired on the way home which meant I had to carry him up all the hills since going was all down. Diego wanted to keep going and Alessandro was tired like Luca. Mia was so sad she couldn't go out with us, but I knew I'd be carrying Luca at some point so I didn't want to have to carry two. So she stayed home with Udine to hand out candy. After trick or treating we went to Ben and Jana's house to hang out for a bit. Good times.




Luca







Alessandro

Diego

I love the squished nose! hahaha

Mia

I thought she looked cute when she walked around.

The gang

Leaving to go trick or treat

Mia crying because we're leaving

Cute girls

I love how Mia looks upset because Cali is grabbing her. hehe

The cousins

carving pumpkins

Alessandro gutting it. Diego just getting started.

Luca is making sure the spider is a nice one. hahaha

Luca coloring his pumpkin. We saved some seeds to try baking. Turned out pretty good but don't think I'll do that again.

The boys creations Udine's creation

This was Alex's first time carving a pumpkin. Lissette hasn't carved one since she was 8.


Finished Product