How to have the perfect Sunday

How to have the perfect Sunday

1. Your youngest son must wake up at 6:30 in the morning, in that way you will have breakfast, take a shower and clean the house before 10:00h

2. You will met with friends for lunch in the nicest garden you'd ever seen and you must take good wine and taste 5 different pies without regrets!

3. Your friends will be parents with 6 children so you will not have to worry about your kiddos will be bored!

4. After 4 hours chating you go with the children to the park and breath clean air until get dark

5. You must come back home, give a bath to kids, dinner...and they will go to bed at 08:30pm, yes 08:30pm!!!! You can rest, read, dinner and write a post such as if you had own life!

6. After 1 hour you'll miss them and you'll be thinking about new things for doing with them tomorrow!!!

Dandelions ready for wishing

Some days ago we went to the park and we founded a lot of dandelions ready for whising. Little S. and Little I. were fascinated. While they were picking a bunch of dandelions and blowing them together, I looked at them and thought that really is the simple things in life that bring out the joy in a child.









We met a mastiff puppy named Cairo!

Classic car exhibition

Last Sunday we visited the classic car exhibition 2013. With over 100 wonderful cars from all eras, showcasing a myriad of marques and models, this really was my husband’s paradise and Little S. and Little I. had lots of fun!

Kid-Friendly Recipe - Nashi Pie

While Little I. napped the other day, Little S. and me made a nashi pie. My grandparents gave us some nashies from the fruit trees they plant in their garden. Nashi is also known as the Chinese pear, skin feels slightly rough like a pear, rather than smooth like an apple. I love cooking with her.

She used a kid-friendly knive to cut nashi into tiny pieces, transferred pastry to pie plate, added filling and mascarpone cheese…she was so happy when she put the pie in the oven!







 I think Little S. spent most of her time licking her fingers!



and this was the result...

World's Greatest Dad

My husband works away all week and although it’s hard sometimes, it’s just the way it’s. He comes home on Friday late pm, and when dad walks through the door from work Little S. and Little I. get butterflies when they see him. They have a wonderful relationship with him. The time he has with them is short but precious. He spends as much time as he can with them and makes it quality, loving time. He is a fantastic person, loving caring, understanding, generous, and fun. They think he is the world's greatest dad and I know they are right.

Town Day

The last weekend was the celebration of the Town Day and the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, the protector of the town, every year includes a wide range of religious, entertainment and sports events as well as a traditional fair.

We started the Saturday morning off watching the parade in the main street.



Little S. and Little I. loved forest-themed float which included gnomes and fairies.



Then we watched a free children's magic show in the main street. My children were fascinated with the wide array of tricks. They love magic because the really believe in the probability that magic is real!



We had some friends over for lunch at our home. So many beautiful people, cute babies and lots of fun!



Early evening we took children to a vintage circus spectacle with clown shows, acrobats, jugglers, unicyclist acts and musicians playing musical saw, my kiddos absolutely LOVED this event!



We went to the county fair and we could check out the different rides and attractions until nightfall.



Then we went to the river's shore to watch the fireworks. Little I. was so scared... his grandma picked him up!





Fireworks, it was a great show!

Flowers coming!

I invite some friends over for lunch, they bring flowers. I love them!

Going back to school

Little I.'s first day of school. When I look them with their school uniforms, all I see is how my babies have grown. Weren't they born like yesterday?

Butterfly bush

To anyone still conviced that buddleia is nothing more than an invasive weed... I love it! The familiar common name is "butterfly bush" because attract hordes of butterflies into the garden!

Get back to routine

Get back to routine! Summer is almost finished, back to school is just here, and park is a must!



He did it! Little I. crossed the bridge while he said "look mum, I have nothing to fear"... he was so scared!



Little S. loves monkey bar, well she just loves all park playgrounds!



PlasmaCar race in the park today. My kiddos love it!

Lifelong restaurant

It was Friday night and we went out to dinner. We stumbled into a lifelong restaurant and is immediately transported to my own childhood. I shake my head at all those food tastes or smells (I found tomatoes that taste like tomatoes!). I love you husband. Thanks for a wonderful night out.

Waiting for you

We are waiting to welcome you, Autumn!

A Panna Cotta, please!

Italian dine out! I can't help asking for a panna cotta since I discovered it on our travel to Rome. DOLCE VITA