cold front

Lottie and I are chilling (literally) in Utah for a few weeks before heading back to Italy. Costa Rica was amazing.. check out all of the family updates to the side with many pictures... who knows maybe soon I will get to posting some pictures as well. In the mean time we are trying to avoid colds and play as much as possible with family and friends! We love to visit!

i'm a slacker

I am have really been slacking on my blog updates, but I can't really promise that I will be much better- so, here we go!
Giovanni joined us last week- and we have been so glad that he is here! There is a lot of fun to be had so many friends and family to visit! There are many things that we want to do and hope to get to it all!
Here are a few pictures to go with the fun of summer, BBQ (good USA steaks! and burgers), what is summer without boating, a diaper that somehow got on backwards (it's okay Gio, it has been a few weeks) and a sweet smile to carry you through til the next update!

utah

Charlotte and I arrived last week in SLC, she did GREAT on the flight! By the end of our international leg everyone seated around us had held her! She really knows how to draw a crowd! After a few days of adjusting to the time we have been non stop hanging out with family and enjoying every minute of it! We look forward to Giovanni joining us next week, and to seeing friends and family we miss while over seas!

Time for Sleep

There is a saying in Italian about April- April is for sweet sleeping, and since Charlotte and I have been back in Milan for 2 full days now(the last few days of the month)- we have not done much other then sleep.
Over the past few weeks it has been so fun to watch Charlotte learn and develop new skills as well as try her hand or feet at many "firsts"! On Easter she rolled over for the first time (from tummy to back), her smiles are getting bigger for longer! She is now blowing her tongue to make funny noises and she is really starting to giggle and squeal! If you talk to her she is a captive audience! What more could we ask for?!?!?!

After hanging out in NYC for nearly a week we went on to Utah where we played with family nearly everyday! Giovanni only had a few days with us before he flew back to Italy and we made the most of his time. Ping-pong games, a joint birthday celebration (Gio in March, Dad 10 April and Jennine 20 April), going to movies and dining out to satisfy our cravings for all the foods we cant get in Italy.
When Gio left us we spent a few days sewing kids stuff and planning for Rebekah's baby shower. There was a great turn out and Bex really got showered with gifts for the little motor baby boy that will be arriving in July!

Into the Woods (Dad and JR) were working on a house in La Jolla, CA so mom, Kristi, Emerson, Lottie and I drove out to visit them. Stopping in Vegas to sleep and dip in the pool. What fun we had!!! Shopping, hanging out on the beach, seeing cousins, going to the aquarium and swap meet- of course we hit Costco at every opportunity and just being with family was all GREAT! Before we knew it we were in the car driving back to Utah and packing for the return to Italy!

Our trip was exciting and fun! Charlotte met so many of our friends and family for the first time! We missed many of you and look forward to seeing you in a few months when we plan to come out again.