Easter at home.....

Happy Easter!!!

Happy Easter everyone!

Today is Easter! The Easter Bunny visited our flat again! We don't have a garden so the Easter Bunny hides eggs for us inside! Good thing he knows we are here and how to get inside. Marco and I got LOTS of eggs and LOTS of chocolate. We must've been really good this year!!!

We also went to church and made Chocolate Chip pancakes with Daddy!!! Tomorrow we get on an airplane and go to Italy.... it should be fun!!!

Making chocolate chip pancakes with daddy!

Julia found an egg!! (there are more hidden....)

Marco found one too!

Easter Hat Parade at St. Christina's!!!

My school, St. Christina's, had a very special day before the Spring Holidays! We had an Easter Hat Parade. EVERYONE decorated a hat and wore it to school. Then each class went up on stage, did a twirl, and showed off their hats!! EVERYONE wore a hat! Even Father Rudolph wore one!!! Some hats were big, some small, some had flowers on them, some had animals!! We put flowers and chickees on mine. Next year, I'm going ALL OUT. I'm going to put a life sized bunny on it!!! ;)

Julia's class on stage showing off their hats!

Maria, Julia & Beatrice!

Olivia, Julia and Brenna showing off their wares on the high street!

Marco and Julia getting ready for school!

Easter Party '09!

We've had a lot of happenings around here for Easter!!! It's been very exciting!!!

First, we went to a party at Mommy's friend Gretchen's house. There were TONS of kids - about 20!!! We did crafts and had a huge Easter Egg hunt! It was really fun. Mom says that Gretchen is very brave to have a party in her flat.... We all had a great time... even the mommies!!

Julia on the hunt!

Marco hunting for eggs!

Julia decorating eggs!

Marco, Kate and Olivia decorating eggs!

Top O' the Mornin'!

Julia O'Milani participated in the Irish Dance Exhibit at her school (St. Christina's) on St. Patrick's Day!! After several months of Irish lessons she and the many other girls at her school put on a stellar performance! The dressed in green, they kicked up their heals, they kept their arms straight and stiff....

Julia Ingram, Julia O'Milani and Isabella H. were in the same group! Here they are ready to perform!

Dancing their little hearts out!

Olivia, the Irish Dance Champ of Great Britain also performed for the school!

The girls were IN AWE of Olivia!! (Julia O'milani will surly follow in Olivia's footsteps!)

The whole dance troupe and their teacher, Katie!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DADDY!!!

My daddy's birthday is this week so we (or mommy, nonno, nonna, lala and 20 others) celebrated last night while Marco and I went to Gretchen's with Sherlynn (the babysitter). I hear they had a great time. There was lots of food. WE were lucky because we got to eat the left-overs -- the cupcakes were my favorites!!

the cupcake tree!!!

Mommy and daddy!

Mommy and daddy's friends: Allyson, Gretchen, Mommy, Kelly, Katrina & Colleen... and Andre in the back! He's so silly!!!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

Ho Ho SNOW!!!

Snow Bunny.

Olivia, Julia, Brenna & Brooke!

Heading to the Beyers

Our front yard!

Well, it's happened yet again: It's snowed in London!!! Unlike Easter 2008 when it snowed and stopped, it has not let up all day! There are probably 6 inches on the ground. We woke up to a nice dusting (probably a couple of inches) and it's stayed and kept on staying.... It makes us realize that if we lived in Chicago, Albany, or elsewhere where this is the norm that we'd probably not survive (or we'd just be used to it). BUT since we are from sunny California, we aren't quite used to this weather!!!

We did venture outside with our friends the McCarthy's. WE had a great time playing in the Beyer's backyard. BUT we spent our requisite hour plus outside and then came in to de-thaw! It's probably a movie day for the Milani's!!! (Especially since school was canceled!!!)

OUCH!!!!

Well, Marco had a busy morning! Before school he fell out the front door and got a huge shiner!! Mommy and I were standing right there watching the whole thing... he just kind of fell down the stairs. We couldn't tell if he hit the railing or the the corner of the stair! Even Miss Kim (his teacher who has her own 3 boys) said it looked bad. I hope Marco stops falling around. It's not fun for any of us

Side view of the shiner!

In all it's glory!

Here's a look at all the purple! (which is actually much better!)

FOOTBALL, FUTBOL, SOCCER...

Marco started his futbol class. Mommy says it's good because he has LOTS of energy. He runs around in circles most of the time but he seems to like it (so does mommy). His buddy Ben is in the class with him! They do all sorts of things with Coach Shona and Coach Chris. They run drills, they dribble and they kick the ball really high in the air.

Mom think Marco might be a mathlete (like me) but daddy says he could, quite possibly, bend it like Beckham!

The budding athlete!




All he does is run!

Marco and Ben listening!

Running drills!

Coach Shona giving the Big M a lift!

The Hols in California!!!

Happy Holidays from California!!!

(nana's tree)

The Milani's have arrived (and we've brought the London rain)!!!

We've been busy since we arrived! We spent a week with nana, where we played with the our cousies, the Fiske's - Freddie, Calvie & Drew; we went to a holiday breakfast, where we saw Santa; and, we made cookies and basically destroyed nana's house! It was fun!!!

Nana smooching Marco!

Me and Drewsie in the tub!

All the cousies!

Now we are in the Bay Area with our Nonno and Nonna. We've been busy here too! Yesterday, we went to the new aquarium in Golden Gate Park with our friends the DeVries (Linda, Robbert, Sebastian and Laurence). Unfortunately, we were there with 100,000 other people. Despite the crowds it was fun! After we went to Unkie Paul and Aunt Michelle's for dinner. We had a GREAT time with Alex and JP. Daddy and Nonno had a great time dressing up like someone named Ali G. Mommy thought it was hilarious.

Marco, Me, Alex and JP in the tub!

Daddy as Ali G!?

Now Nonno's turn!

The Milani's and the DeVries at the Aquarium!

Soooo cool!!!

Me, Sebastian & Marco checking things out!

Happy Holidays all!!!!