Massimo hops on his new scooter from Santa!
Dante & Abrianna check out their new rides from Santa.
Massimo got lots of goodies in his stocking.
Abi got Elmo slippers in her stocking.
Dante likes his new ride...even if his feet don't touch the pedals!
Dante likes Massimo's new horse.
Abi got a doll set and she seems pretty excited.
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Our 3 little angels
We spent Christmas Eve with Donavan's parents at our house. We had a nice dinner and a parade of presents afterwards. The kids got a taste of what Christmas was going to be like, us, too!
We took a trip downtown to Sharkey's after Thanksgiving to get all the kids a hair cut and the first for the twins. It all started out fine with Dante until she sprayed the water on his head and then it was all over and mama had to come to the rescue. Just give Dante a balloon and he'll be so happy!
I didn't like the water!
Mama to the rescue
Just as we thought Abrianna would be just fine...she did the same thing over the water but she seemed to calm down much quicker and didn't need to sit with mama.
Abrianna is very intent on watching the movie
Look how pretty I look...mom told her NOT to touch the curls!
And last but not least, it's Massimo's turn...piece of cake since he had his first hair cut...and being in the jeep made it so much more fun than a regular hair cut!
We took the kids to a breakfast with Santa here in Livermore. It was quite an eventful morning! The kids loved every minute of it...especially being able to run around the room! Dante was especially challenging, as usual because he just takes off!
No Dante did not like Santa and Abrianna was fine next to him, just not on his lap. Massimo, finally after 3 1/2 years is happy to be around Santa...YEAH! His smile is goofy but I'm happy he's finally cool with him! He keeps asking for everything to be green...what is up with green!
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Dante is coloring a reindeer he
is making, well with Selena's help Massimo is proud of the reindeer he made with a little help from Mommy.
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At breakfast Nonna & Selena joined us.
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Massimo and Abrianna love to dance and run around!
Dante stood still for a moment for a picture with his "mama"
Massimo and Abrianna make music with bells to "Jingle Bells"
Massimo, my handsome little guy.
Fun at the SF Aquarium by the Bay
We took a trip to the SF Aquarium by the Bay today to satisfy Massimo's constant wish to "see the ocean and fishies". At the end of the day we asked Massimo if he had fun (yes, of course he says) and his most favorite thing was the...scuba diver! Yes, that's all he talked about when we asked him what he saw. Of course when we jogged his memory and talked about the fish and what we did he enjoyed "finding Nemo" (one of his favorite movies - and where the fascination of scuba divers all started...don't be surprised if that's what he ends up being for Halloween!) and touching the Stingray and sharks...and outside of the aquarium he got to see trains (Bart), trolleys, buses, and of course the ocean! It was all very exciting for him to be in a big city like that with so much variety around him...so many things to see. The twins loved it, too. Abrianna got to interact a lot more since she is walking and more able, it was a little hard to let Dante crawl so he got to snack and check it all out from stroller view. He did get out at the end in the toddler area and got to touch the sea urchins and he loved that so much! He got really excited watching all the fish swim by. It was a fun day (and tiring chasing after at least 2 and sometimes 3).
Dante & Abrianna check out their new rides from Santa.
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Our 3 little angels
We spent Christmas Eve with Donavan's parents at our house. We had a nice dinner and a parade of presents afterwards. The kids got a taste of what Christmas was going to be like, us, too!
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Who says a girl can't like tools?!
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We took a trip downtown to Sharkey's after Thanksgiving to get all the kids a hair cut and the first for the twins. It all started out fine with Dante until she sprayed the water on his head and then it was all over and mama had to come to the rescue. Just give Dante a balloon and he'll be so happy!
Look how pretty I look...mom told her NOT to touch the curls!
We took the kids to a breakfast with Santa here in Livermore. It was quite an eventful morning! The kids loved every minute of it...especially being able to run around the room! Dante was especially challenging, as usual because he just takes off!.jpg)
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Massimo and Abrianna love to dance and run around!
Dante stood still for a moment for a picture with his "mama"
