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Being Number 4

Being Number 4

Being baby #4 means you have to easy going.  I am really grateful that Gianluca is good at going with the flow of our crazy family.  Some days we spend a lot of time in the car and running errands.  Some naps have to be taken in his car seat.  The other day he was struggling to fall asleep while… Read more →

Alpha and Omega

Alpha and Omega

We watched a really cheesy kid movie called Alpha and Omega a few months back.  Fast forward to this month and we were playing a game in the car with the kids to see how many animals they could name with the letter A, then B…… When we got to O Curtis said Omega.  I didn’t quite understand and he… Read more →

Lazy Afternoons

Lazy Afternoons

Most days after we pick up Alessia from Kindergarten we have lunch and then the kids watch a little t.v..  Usually Micah ends up falling asleep.  I really wish he wouldn’t because on the days he naps he doesn’t fall asleep until really late at night.  However, his poor little body still needs a nap about half way through the… Read more →

Making Valentines

Making Valentines

Last week I took the kids to Target so they could look at stuff so we could make some really cool valentines like we had seen on Pintrest.  But once we got there and the kids saw the boxes of Valentines, all thoughts of making something went right out the window.  They wanted the boxes of valentines.  In the end… Read more →

Bike Rodeo

Bike Rodeo

I absolutely love the kid’s elementary school.  They have tons of family fitness events that my kids love to attend.  This month they had their annual bike rodeo.  My kids were excited for weeks.  The morning of was a little crazy making sure all their bikes were ready to go.  Why I wait until the morning of to make sure… Read more →

Micah is Driving

Micah is Driving

For Christmas John and I got each kid a really big gift.  Alessia got a bunk bed, Curtis a basketball hoop and Micah a ride on vehicle. Really, the older kids wanted a ride on car but they seemed too big for one.  John and I both thought they were cool as kids and wished we had one so we… Read more →

Our Window Washer

Our Window Washer

One day I asked Alessia if she wanted to clean the windows for me.  This is like asking her to go to Disneyland.  She absolutely loves cleaning the windows. In fact all my kids love it and fight over who can do this chore. I took pictures of her doing it one day because her cute little face while doing… Read more →

January Instagram

January Instagram

  Alessia with her homemade earrings Curtis got treasure box at school and got his very first whoppy cushion.  He didn’t know what it did so these are his genuine reaction to the toy. John being watch dog (dad of great students) at the kid’s school Snowy Utah roads This was really december but here is John paying the towing… Read more →

My Kitchen Helper

My Kitchen Helper

Micah is my little helper in the kitchen.  If I am in there making any meal he has to be in there with me.  He loves to sit on the counter and help me measure the ingredients and dump them in.  He will help me cook or bake anything.  Of course his favorite is when it is a dessert and… Read more →