Tarzan

Last weekend Udine, Diego, Alessandro and I went to St. George to see Tarzan.  We left Fri afternoon and came back Saturday so it was a quick trip but it was great!  When we got there the boys wanted to go swimming.  The weather was great for that and the pool water was warm so I didn't even mind going in.  We timed eachother to see who could hold their breath the longest, who could swim across the pool and stay at the bottom while doing it, chicken fights, it was fun.  Then we went to the Tuacahn amphitheatre to see Tarzan.  It was pretty amazing.  The theatre itself is pretty impressive.  It was neat to be able to look up into the sky and see shooting stars!!  It was a great show.  It did get a little long in the second half, but overall it was great.  The boys really enjoyed it as did we.  I think we will definitely go back another year.  Here are some pictures we took after the show.

Brothers

Yesterday I had the chance to go out to eat with my four older brothers.  It was just so great.  I honestly don't remember the last time I was with just them.  As I was sitting at the table looking around I just felt so special...there I was with my big brothers.  They are the best brothers anyone could ever ask for.  They have always looked out for me and taken care of me.  I have always loved having so many older brothers.  And yesterday as I looked from one to the next it just made me happy.  It's a reminder to me that there is really nothing more important and nothing better than family.  And I feel so blessed and lucky to have such special relationships with my siblings.   Then as I thought of my own family I felt so happy that Mia has three older brothers and I just hope and pray that they take care of her like my brothers have always taken care of me.  It was a good day.

Simple pleasures

Mia was so cute eating away at this cookie dough beater.  My camera ran out of batteries so I couldn't get a picture of her smashing her face against it to try and get as much as she possibly could.  I remember loving it when my mom gave me the beater to lick off.  :)



BYU Fall Kickoff

I'm trying to catch up on my blogging....At the end of August we went to the BYU fall kickoff.  We had no idea what to expect, but the kids ended up having a lot of fun.  These are some of the things they did while there. 
RACES

AUTOGRAPHS

Udine made the boys get an autograph from the cheerleaders.  hahaha  Diego's face says it all.  They enjoyed getting them from the football players though!

CHEERLEADERS

The cheerleaders were lifting girls and taking pictures with them.  Mia couldn't keep her eyes off them so we had her do a lift.  She loved it, but when she realized how high she was she got a little nervous.  :)

BALLOONS

Mia's started out as a sword but ended up in a hat which she liked a lot more.

HELMETS

And who doesn't want a picture with the football helmet on?  :)

Bridal Veil Falls

We biked to this waterfall in the provo canyon.  It was a great ride and a lot of fun.  Alessandro rode his little heart out!!  You could tell when it would get difficult for him going up hill but then once he reached the top he'd have so much fun going down.  It was fun to ride behind him and listen to all his comments.  Diego stayed ahead with Udine.  He's a go getter!!  And the younger two didn't enjoy the way up as much as they enjoyed the way down.  Apparently I was too slow going up.  :)  Anyway, here are some pictures once we got there.

After taking this picture I tried moving Mia a little closer to Alessandro but she got angry that I picked her up to move her and this is what she did for the next picture.  What a little stink!!!

School Starts

August 25th was the first day of school.  I tried to get a good picture of the boys, but they're impossible...this is the best I got.

Diego was not excited at all, Alessandro was but didn't want to show it.  It is only day 5 of school now and the battles have already begun.  That is why I hate school.  It's always a fight with my oldest and he gets such an attitude!!  I understand that it's hard for him and that is probably why he hates it so much, but come on!!!  Stop giving me so much grief!!  It always takes a while to get into the groove of things, so we are still in the painful part right now when he just is not easy to deal with.  I sure hope it gets better.  If not, we are in for a long year!

Two Years Old!!

Happy Birthday Mia!!

We FINALLY celebrated Mia's birthday!!  She turned 2 on August 20th, but we were leaving town that day so we decided we'd celebrate later since she is still young and has no clue which day is her real birthday.  She loved all the attention, the cake and of course the gifts. 

Yes, I realize this is a star wars tent, but I really wanted to get her one of these because she LOVES her cousins, but the girly ones were twice as much and I just couldn't bring myself to pay so much so I went the cheaper route even though it is boyish.  :)

Luckily Grandparents and cousins got her the girly stuff.  ;)

She got these shoes from her cousins and they crack me up!  She absolutely loves them.  She would not part with them for the first 24 hours.  And I'm amazed at how well she walks with heels!!!

After all her cousins left she was dancing around and "singing" into the microphone she got.  It was cute.  This video doesn't really show her moves, but it's the best I could get...it took too long to get the camera out.  :)

Birthday girls

Mia is such a funny girl.  She definitely brings a lot of spunk into this family!!  She loves, loves, loves to dance.  I love watching her as we drive when we have music blasting.  She totally gets down to it.  My favorite move is when she shakes her shoulders.  She is very independent and wants to do things on her own.  She loves to follow her brothers around and try to do what they do.  One of her favorite things is to wrestle them...go figure.  She may love to wrestle, but she has a lot of "princess" in her too.  She loves anything girly or wearing "pretty" dresses.  She will let me do her hair once in the morning but if I try to fix it anytime during the day it is a no go. She doesn't talk much but some of the words she will say are.."Mommy, Poppy, Luca, Pickles, doggie, bye bye, Diego, Lalo, baby, sippy (but it sounds a lot like when she says baby), no (but it sounds like mo).  She is definitely a daddy's little girl.  She prefers to go to him and just squeals with delight when she hears the garage door open because she knows that means he's home.  She knows how to bug Luca and will do it often to get a reaction.  She is loud and loves to "talk" or scream for that matter.  She is such a joy in our lives.  I love how she shakes things up a little bit for us...girls are so different than boys!!  Not sure which is easier, but they are definitely different!!  I could just hug and kiss her all day...she's such a sweetheart. 

We love you Mia!!