Halloween 2009

This is little Lorenzo dresses as a monkey. We went to the local mall where there were tons of activities for the kids, music, balloons, etc... it was a crazy zoo. We decided never again.

Thank you Francesca for taking this photo of Veronica and I. Most of the time I am behind he camera and not in front of it.

Here are are as a family, both kids were happy to dress up in their costumes. On the downside, today we found out Veronica has a phobia of masks and painted faces. She was very nervous the entire night until we got to the kids' play area, then she relaxed.

This is Veronica with her good friend Matilda. They are both going skiing this winter together.

2 and 3 year old Check-ups

Today the kids went to the pediatrician for their 2 and 3 year check ups. Both were fully vaccinated but still needed flu shots for this season. Lorenzo saw the needle coming and looked straight at it while saying 'pokey, pokey'. The nurses assistant was super quick and all he did was take a breath and it was over. I turned Veronica's face away from the injection but she felt the prick and cried a bit but was quick to compose herself after a hug and kiss.

After the shots, we got the kids dressed and Lorenzo had to have his finger pricked and bled for a small blood sample to test his platelets. When they pricked his finger with the lancet, he said 'pokey, pokey' again but did not complain at all when they bled is finger, which took about 2 minutes. I wonder if he is the type of kid who will end up walking around with broken bones from sports accidents and not even know it.

My strange son, has a total obsession with scrub brushes, pine cones, leaves, brooms and mops. Either he loves the rough texture of these items or he will grow up to be one helluva great maintenance man.

Whenever Demetrio comes home early he puts Lorenzo to bed. The little guy is getting so tall, 34 inches, 86 cm, that he is almost too long for the changing table and our laps. He is 30 pounds and 13.6 kilos.

Veronica weighed in at 35 pounds, 16 kilos, and 39 inches, 99 cm. She is growing well and above average in height and weight. No wonder I have to go to the chiropractor every week.

Lorenzo as a Chicken Little

No, this is not Lorenzo's Halloween costume. It is much too small for him. We were graciously invited to to Karen's and Sophia's house for a play date last week and Karen happened to have some costumes for the kids to try on. Lorenzo loved this one and makes a very fine chicken if I do say so myself. The kids played, danced around and had a great time. His real costume will be that of a monkey, more photos to follow in a week or so.

I guess this is the little guy being a shy or coy chicken, too cute for words!

Indie's Birthday

Veronica and Lorenzo were invited to a friends' birthday this past w-e. Indie is an old friend of Veronica, she just adores him. They had a race car themed party with all the works. Both kids painted race cars and got to race them on a real hobby track.

Here Veronica is waiting to see if her car finishes first.

Just look at those cars go!!!!

Of all the fun things Lorenzo could have been doing at the party, he fixated himself on a piece of sandpaper that we used to sand the toy cars. He carried it around with him for two hours before taking it home. Such a boy.

I adore this photo of Veronica, she is having so much fun with the balloons that is oblivious to me taking her photo. She is too cute for words here!

More Cute Videos

Veronica asked for steak, mushroom, broccoli and spaghetti for her birthday dinner. Here she is eating it. Listen to Lorenzo ask for 'more vino and more popcorn' at the end of the video.


Veronica asks for spaghetti for her birthday dinner and she shares it with Lorenzo, what cute kids I have.


Vero sings hey diddle the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such sport and the dish ran away with the spoon. Super cute!

Crib Tent

Lorenzo has crawled out of this bed two times in the past two days. I was not about to let him do it again the third time and so I ran, not walked, to a local kids' store to pick up this crib tent. It has a very sturdy and intelligent design. Lorenzo took to it right away with no fussing at all. He calls his bed his 'tent' and heads right to bed at night. Naps however are becoming more and more scarce.

Lorenzo's Art

Lorenzo is an artsy type of guy. He sings, he dances and loves to draw. When we are stuck inside, I tape a large piece of paper to the floor and let the kids draw, stamp and color away.

Lorenzo is ambidextrous like his mamma and can draw and color with both hands.

He loves copying Veronica and plays with her big girl color pencils when he can.

These triangular crayons are great for chubby little fingers. So far the little guy only scribbles but they are beautiful nonetheless.

V's Birthday!!!

Veronica woke up on October 8th and was very excited. She knew it was her birthday. We decorated the house with Elmo streamers, balloons and "Happy Birthday" banner.

She got a new Elmo helmet and a little cooking set from mom and dad. All her aunties called her to say "Happy Birthday" as well.

Lorenzo got a baking set too and he started to use it right away. He placed little scoops of his breakfast (oatmeal) into the little mini muffin cups.

Deme came home extra early so we could all have dinner together. Vero was super excited to sit at the table with mom and dad. I prepared all her favorite foods ala carte.

Yummy, a primi of spaghetti!

Secondi was steamed broccoli, sauteed mushrooms and rib eye steak.

We ended the night with cupcakes and candles. yummy!

Lorenzo clearly likes his cupcake.

Veronica loved her birthday and got a free book at school too. I really cannot believe I have a 3 year old! Time really flies.

Kids on Cell Phones

This is a super cute 2 minute video of the kids. Veronica and Lorenzo love chatting on the cell phone. Listen closely and for these gems:
Veronica says "I don't want to talk about that." when asked what she wants for her birthday meal. Lorenzo can't say Lorenzo but he can say "D'Ambrosi bye." I think he is just imitating Veronica when she says "This is Veronica Chiu D'Ambrosi, bye." They crack me up, ha ha.

Little Monkeys

Both kids now freely crawl in and out of one another's beds. They actually love to play in there and hang out by themselves once in a while.