Thank you

Today I woke up feeling very thankful ... I normally don't like to brag about my husband as I don't think it is fair to do this with my friends ... but since this is my bragging blog :-), I just wanted to remember how special he is for me and for the kids.

Julianna and Alessandra, you are very lucky to have such a caring, loving and most of all fun dad. Jason is an amazing father figure... He is the guy who helps with everything around the house and at the same time, he has so much fun playing with you girls...playing his games, making up stories and playing tickle monster. 

I had to work these last 2 days and he stayed home with you... I get home, you guys are playing games, the food is ready , all the Xmas decoration is put away and the laundry is done. 

I was very lucky to fall in love with the most amazing guy and you girls are very lucky to have the most amazing dad.

1st Day of School - Julianna 3rd Grade and Alessandra Kindergarten

Great big sister

Julianna is an amazing big sister...Alessandra is very lucky to have a carrying and patient sister.

Alessandra started summer camp with Julianna and when I drop them at school, Julianna takes over and hold Alessandra hand and take care of her sister. A few teacher told me that they are very cute together and hoe they get along.
 

Julianna told me that Alessandra only wants to play with her and that sometimes she does want to play with her friends also. I talked with Alessandra and explained that she needs to try to make more friends and let Nana play with the kids from her own class.
 

At the end of another camp day I asked Julianna how did it go and Julianna told me 

- I told Alessandra to go play with her friends but when she started walking towards her class, she looked very said so I called her again :-) 

They play at home all the time ... If one wakes up before the other, they nned to wake the other up so they can play together. 

I hope they continue this way and that they became amazing friends like me and my sister 

Out of control

Out of Control OMG !!  Alessandra will not go to gymnastics.

It looked like she was going to the place she hate the most. I was so loosing my patience and I was so tired that I set down at the door of her bedroom and started to cry. 

The only amazing thing about this situation was Julianna ... Jules saw how upset that I was and decided to clean her whole room just to make me happier. She sat down next to me and said that she understand how hard it is for me but that it was good for Alessandra and that she will soon learn. At that moment, I looked at my 7 years old and saw how grown up she is now and how she is starting to understand the other side of tantrums.  I can't wait for Alessandra to understand that hurt me more than it hurt them when I need to yell or punish them...   I love them more than anything in the world

Magical jelly beans

Alessandra - Pledge of Allegiance

Not sure how to get out of this

Alessandra is too cute and she knows that ...she uses all this cuteness to make me do things that I am not supposed to do ...but how I can resist? She is growing up so fast and I don't want to miss any minute of it.  For the last few weeks, she is sleeping with me on my bed.

Everything started with her coming in the morning for a few minutes before I woke up, after that, she started coming in the middle of the night ... And now, she waits for Julianna to go to sleep and run to my bed.
One of the problems is that she kicks me the whole night, when she not kicking me, she is hugging me and waking me up with every little move. This morning I told her that she needed to go to stay at her bed and that I was not sleeping well with all the kicking. Alessandra looked at me , very offended and told me : Mama, but I did not know ... I am just 4 years ald :( OMG ... She is too cute and I can't resist !!!!