My cousin Bryson comes to visit and I get a new pair of shoes.....

My parents brought my Nephew and Nico's cousin Bryson down for the weekend. Here are a few pictures of the boys together........Bryson is 5 months old.

They are so precious when they sleep..........
Getting ready to go watch Uncle Lucas play basketball with Grandpa.........

In the car and ready to go......WOW it takes so much to get two babies in the car!

We went to Tahoe to go skiing with Rob and Lexi......we had a blast and enjoyed a great day of fresh snow and fun! Here are a few pics of the day. I think I'm most excited to get Nico on the slopes! It won't be long!

So the next big news is...........Nico started walking a couple of weeks ago....so we got him a new pair of walking shoes but..........after we purchased the shoes he decided he prefers to crawl! I know its strange...........he was walking about 10 to 12 steps and preferred walking as his mode of transportation however we bought him new shoes and now he refuses to walk.........obviously I didn't put them on him anymore and he still prefers to crawl. Did this happen to anyone else? So strange.......so well see....he may be back to walking any day now!


Check out those cute shoes!

We traveled to Hawaii for 10 days in February with Marc's family. We had such a fun trip and we made so many great memories. Enjoy pictures below...........

SFO airport before we board the plane
Nico did great on the 5 1/2 hour flight! We are so lucky to have such a great traveler.....

Mom and Dad I can see the island of Kauai......

We received our leis when we arrived......

The whole gang.......you wouldn't believe the amount of luggage we had and how many car seats it was amazing!

Nico with his cousins Braden, and Jordan in the outfits that Marc, Carla and Paul all wore in Hawaii. Marc was 6 months when he wore it....Nico 11 months...

At the beach in front of our Resort

Alright Mom ready to head to the pool in my first pair of flip flops!

Nico having a taste of coconut ice cream......wasn't so sure!

Heading to the "secret beach" had a wonderful afternoon.

Hiking to the lava pools........a beautiful waterfall.

Every morning Nico couldn't wait to either go to the beach or the pool! He spent all day in the water......we have a water dog on our hands.

Trying fish for the first time......he loved it!

Going down the water slide with Dad!

We went to a Luau one evening and Nico was mesmerized.........he stared for the entire hour and half show!

I told you......

The gang after the show.....

Every morning at the resort the kids went down to feed the Koi......

He loved the sand and only ate it a few times (which made Mama happy!)

He loved spending time with his cousins......giving Marco a hug in the morning.

The view of the pool from our room.........it was so beautiful.

The view of the ocean from our room........

The cousins at the beach.......

Having fun in the ocean

and with his cousin Marco.....

Here's a time he ate the sand.......

Nico turned 11 months the day we left Hawaii so we left his mark in the sand.......notice the foot prints and hand prints.......

What a fun time Nonna and Nonno.........can't wait for more family trips!

Fun in January

Once again we have had a very busy month! On top of some fun highlighted below I chased a very busy boy around the house, took him to my gym and had some play dates with Hannah (Meghan I need to get the pictures from you), and packed for our family vacation which we left for the beginning of Feb. So once again another month has passed. We started the month with my high school girlfriends coming to have a very fun weekend of the usual wine tasting, shopping, eating, dancing, reminiscing and laughing until our stomach's hurt. The crew below

I headed to Stockton to get my hair done and for Nico to get his 2nd haircut. Nico has a ton of hair for 10 months!

That night we went to see Katrina's beautiful new home for dinner. This was too funny not to share. I went to change Nico's diaper on the floor and her dog Nellie came over and laid beside Nico......like he wanted his diaper changed! Katrina is going to be very busy in a few months with two babies to take care of.

On January 15th Marc and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary. Its hard to believe we have been married for 5 years. My aunt kept Nico and I surprised Marc with an evening at the Kenwood Inn and Spa. We had a super relaxing evening and enjoyed dinner and each other's company. We were so ready to see Nico the next morning however. Would highly reccomend this Inn! So romantic and beautiful!

In January you could find us at least twice a week at Lucas's basketball games. Nico loves going to the game and is entertained by both the game and the cheerleaders! Here is a picture of Lucas with Nico after his game.

Nico loves his basketball hoop at his Aunties so I decided to try and take his 10 month picture in front of his hoop. Nico's latest developments over the past few months.

-Has taken a few steps (prefers crawling because he can get where he wants to go faster)

-Says a few words/sayings ......What does a cow say? Mooooooo...............Como fa Indian (what does an Indian do? In Italian) What does the fire say? Hot! and Mama Dada........

-Still isn't much of eater.........but likes Cheese and Yogurt!

-Sleeps almost 12 hours at night but we are lucky if we get an hour and half nap during the day (makes for a long day for mom)

-Is fascinated with other kids and Vino!

-Plays fetch with Vino's duck

-Loves opening any drawer or cupboard and emptying it!

- Has four front teeth on the bottom and top as well as a molar!

This is all I can think of right now!

Loves to pull down my shoes from the shelf!

Giada Coldani turned one so we attended her 1st birthday party! Its hard to believe she is one! This means Nico will be one before I know it!

Nico with Mike.............

We are in Hawaii currently so look for some fun pictures next week!