3 Little Monkeys

Our prophet counsels us to, "find joy in the journey" and "make memories for tomorrow," so I have been making a more concerted effort to do that. These guys make that a pretty easy job, and a fun one too!
Enzo was getting into the Christmas spirit and enjoying egg nog with us after decorating the tree and he said, "I like 'egg knock', Daddy do you want 'egg knock'?"
Then, when I told him that Mary was the figurine from the nativity that was in blue he questioned, "Mom, is this 'Barry'?" as he held up Mary. He's learning!
Then Arianna pulled needles from the tree and began scattering them around the house...why? She was 'decorating'. So we had pine needles on the window sills, on the counter, the table, the speakers, the entry table...you get the picture. She has loved getting the house ready for Christmas though! She loves the music and the tree and the lights and the books etc.
Then there was Daddy's homecoming! Everyone was thrilled to have him back, but Massimo just couldn't take his eyes off him. It was the funniest thing! And he wouldn't let Daddy take his eyes off of him either.

Thanksgiving Goodies

I should have posted this BEFORE Thanksgiving had passed, but these are some fun Thanksgiving goodies we made to share:
Cornucopia w/ a sweet n salty mix inside held together w/ a little honey. (pretzels represent folded arms giving thanks to God, seeds and fruit for the bountiful harvest, candy corns reminding us of the pilgrims' scarce winter before the indians taught them how to use the land)

These simple pilgrim hats were such fun for the kids to dip and eat! Chocolate covered cookie, marshmallow, chocolate to melt and white or yellow frosting.
We worked dilligently to fill our Grateful Jar, Arianna was the #1 contributor! So much to be grateful for, for sure!

Happy Birthday to the Big Man!

So, this is what you get when you are far, far away on your birthday. Hurry on home, huh?! Hope your 32nd is a happy one! I love you to PIECES, and here are just 32 reasons why (WARNING: if you are NOT Marco this will be very mushy and may cause nausea and vomiting, escape while you still can!)

1. You love me unconditionally
2. You are always willing to serve another
3. You are faithful
4. You make me LAUGH!!
5. You are such a hard worker
6. And so dedicated
7. You're easy going
8. You are gentle
9. And kind
10.You bring such joy to the children.
11.You are SEXXXY!
12.And strong
13.You can fix any computer problems I ever have.
14.You are warm.
15.You are silly.
16.You keep your covenants.
17.You always surprise me.
18.You pretend to sing spanish songs to Enzo at night.
19.You can watch football AND converse with me...kind of.
20.You know any fact about any sport from any time.
21.You are never pretentious.
22.You're unassuming
23.And humble.
24.You have the scriptures engrained in your mind.
25.You are a great leader.
26.Always desirous to help someone in need.
27.You bless our family when we're sick or needy.
28.You honor your priesthood.
29.You want to drive your Audi into the ground!
30.You never go without me.
31.You're a quick and diligent learner.
32.You are You and that is everything I could EVER want, and more!

Happy Birthday Babe! Wish you were here!
Love,
Me

BASKETBALL!!!

This has been going on for some time now and it just cracks me up! If you say "Basketball" this guy just lights up! He starts squirming and even giggles aloud! His favorite place to be is at the net.

It is quite intriguing to see their preferences so early on in life. Who knows if this love affair will last, but for now, he is hooked!

Couldn't resist

Just a few more photos from the fall fun we enjoyed...

He loves things that go! I could hardly pull him off these tractors to head for home, and I literally had to pull him off.

Love it!
Our ward had a playgroup activity at the local pumpkin patch which turned out to be quite a hit! .

The kids enjoyed a wheel barrow ride together...I think
Our little bag o' bones, happy as usual.

Archaic, aren't they?? From the looks of it our little one doesn't want to go back in time quite that far.

They LOVED trick-or-treating! The haunted houses, the hot dogs, the aliens, the popcorn, the friends, the rain, the costumes; and most certainly, the candy!