Movember

Well, it is that time of year again.  Udine is bringing awareness to mens health by growing a mustache.  Last year I made the mistake of scheduling family pictures in November and he refused to shave for it, so this is what we got.  A nice picture, but every time I look at it I just can't help but shake my head because that thing sticks out soo much!!  Here was last years family picture. 

 

Here are some family photos of this year.  (much better!!)  ;)  I was smart and got them in at the end of October before his mustache was here!!  :)

(I will post a picture of his mustache later, I don't have one right now.  Besides, it's just beginning so it's not super thick yet.  eww) 

Pumpkins

This was the first time in a few years that we had to buy pumpkins.  We didn't do a garden this year, so we had none to pick.  :(  So we only had four pumpkins on our porch.  I have to admit, I missed all my pumpkins!!  That's ok though, next year hopefully we'll have good luck and be able to grow lots!!  Anyway...here is our pumpkin fun this year.

These two cleaned out their whole pumpkins by themselves this year.  Hooray!!  They also made up their own designs and were pretty proud of themselves. 

Luca could not handle the nastiness of the insides.  He was done with cleaning after only a few short minutes.  But I guess that is better than Mia!  She took one look inside and refused to even go near it until it was cleaned out.   

Udine helped carve Luca's....he did Pickles, or what looks like Pickles (our dog) 

Udine made the last pumpkin look like it was throwing up when the boys weren't looking and Luca was so concerned about it when he saw it for the first time.  I had to explain to him that Udine did it.  :) 

I know these have nothing to do with pumpkins, but we also made these "scary eyes" for halloween.  The boys had a blast doing it.

Happy Halloween!!!

Mia the witch 

Luca as Spiderman 

Diego the spy 

Alessandro the spy 

People often ask if these two are twins....they have similarities, but I never thought they looked that much a like.  But with these costumes on I really had to look to see who I was talking to...I kept mixing them up.  :) 

Trick or Treat!! 

We met up with the cousins at Peter's house after trick or treating to see costumes and all that good stuff. 

Pinewood Derby

The event we dread but the boys LOVE!!!  :)  This was Diego's last year doing the derby and it was Alessandro's first.  They picked the style of car they wanted and went to work with Udine.  They did pretty well in the race and had a great time.  Udine has a great picture of the two of them at the derby on his phone that I need to get, but I'll post that later.  For now, here is what I have.

Soccer

The soccer season has just ended and we had a ton of fun going to games for Luca and Diego.  This was Luca's first year playing and he had an absolute blast.  You can tell it's his first year, but hey, he had fun and that is all that matters.  He even scored a few goals!!  I think he's going to be a left footed kicker.  He always kicked with his left, but he uses his right hand for everything.  Interesting.  Anyway, he was on the same team as his cousins Sam and Packer, and Uncle Ben was the coach.  That made it even more fun for him.

First goal ever!! 

Soo happy about the goal!! 

Sam, Packer and Luca.  Three good little buddies.  Sammy is definitely the superstar of the team.  Watching him play is incredible!!  He scores a ton of goals every game and can dribble better than some kids twice his age.  It's fun to watch.   

Diego went to competitive soccer this year and has really enjoyed it.  They didn't win that many games, but for their first year together I think they did really well.  It is so fun for me to watch him play.  Unfortunately I get too into the game so when I take pictures they don't turn out well because I move too much; that is why they are blurry.  And I am so into the game that I forget to take pictures, so I don't have many this time.  I'll do better next season!! He is on the same team as his cousin Cody and he loves that!  They have been playing together for years now and it has been so fun to watch them progress together, and I know Diego loves playing with him.