Rocco & Phoenix birthday party weekend.

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Happy Birthday Mom

Remembering you....

A new year

We started off this new year with a trip down to LA to see my family. We had lots of fun just relaxing with everyone. Alessandra seemed to really enjoy her cousins and aunties. She also really got a kick out of the dog Java. She got to spend time with her bisnonna just taking in the sun. It was around 80 degrees the entire time. She also really enjoyed her time with her nonno gino & lola ester.

Christmas morning

A couple of pics Christmas morning of Alessandra in her outfit that Lola Ester & Nonno Gino gave her.

Manchester United girl

So...Here is the one time that I am willing to post a picture of Alessandra in a Man Utd outfit...she's actually a juventus fan.

Christmas Eve

Here are a few pics from Christmas eve. We all went to Erik & Leyah's house. Although it was hard for us all without mom, it was hilarious watching the little ones. Rocco was in great form, and Alessandra was her usual happy/flappy self. She has finally figured out how to defend herself against the others with a quick "swatting" of her hands. One particularly funny bit was the ongoing struggle between Nola & Phoenix. We had given Nola a toy vacuum cleaner & broom, but Phoenix was trying to stake his claim (After all, it was his house!). Nola eventually won the struggle when she growled at him like a wild cat...quite entertaining!!!!

The cousins December 2008

Ok, so I had this great idea to get photos of the four little cousins for the "holiday season". While the pics turned out great, it was quite chaotic. The photos were done by my friend Jeneanne Ericsson. (http://www.jeneanne.com/).