more Aaronisms and Jordanisms

The other day Aaron was very, very insistent about wanting to watch cartoons before going to school.  Generally we don't watch the TV on school mornings.  He kept insisting and asking and I kept saying no.  Aaron doesn't know how to take "no" for answer.

Aaron on about the 50th request, "mom!  Look!  My body is waiting to watch cartoons!"

Jordan from the table where he was eating breakfast, "but my skeleton can wait until after school to watch cartoons."

I just laughed out loud.  So glad that your skeleton can wait. :)

My brother...

This is a very touching message about kids with autism.  It obviously touches a chord with us.  To all parents that share our struggle, our joy, our trust to take care of these special ones, I give my encouragement, my hope that you continue strong, and my love and admiration.

Some days life is hard, but we don't have to do this alone!  These little ones are also in the hands of their creator.  We have each other and we can put our arms around each other too.

La mia fattoria

 There's a farm (fattoria) that Jordan calls his farm.  This is because when he was in nursery school last year they went on a trip.  We went not too long ago.  It was a nice day.

 And we went on our first family hike.  I haven't dared before because it's too easy to lose a kid or have one get hurt.  It was a very modest walk, not too long.  We didn't lose any kids, and Aaron walked through a lot of stinging neddle, and Isabel only got a good bonk on her forehead, so no major injuries.

 During our walk the kids got thirsty, and thanks to Aaron walking through some stinging neddle, I had to cover his legs in mud.  The result was that we had a good drink and a wash at the little fountain.  The side effect was that Izzy played A LOT in the water, and got soaking wet.

 Aaron took our picture.  Not too bad, just kids that didn't want to hold still to get a family picture.

And I can't get them to put on a real smile for the camera.  :)

Happy Birthday Zio Daniele

 Uncle Daniele had a birthday and the boys decided the he needed a gecko birthday cake.  I got the idea from spoonful.com, and it's totally easy to make.  I made a weight watcher's brownie recipe and it was a really good cake!

 Buon compleanno Zio!!!!!

 As an aside, this is what our bath water looks like most days.  Totally gross.

 And as another aside, the little principessa's hair is growing and when I'm actually able to tie her down get her to hold still so that I can put them in, she likes like quite the little girl!

Also, we've taken away her binky.  She did fine.  I'm still totally missing it!

I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them Sam-I-Am

 This is a favorite Italian dish for many- a red sauce with these little octopus-looking things.  I've never been able to put one in my mouth before.  Just looking at it and thinking of it wriggle down my gullet has always been too strong for me.  Has always made me gag actually.  Paolo has tried to get me to try and like Dr. Seuss's character, I would turn up my nose and say "I do not like them Sam-I-Am."

Well yesterday we were invited to eat dinner at a friend's house and this is what was for dinner.  Unfortunately I was too embarrassed to say no without ever having tried it before.  So I tried it.

And guess what...  I totally liked it.  I didn't just like it, I loved it!  It's really, really good.  So good in fact that I'd do my best to try and get everyone else to try it too.

So here's another thing to add to my list of things that I should never have put on my "never ever" list.

As and FYI, on mission I swore on my life that I'd never marry an Italian!  Never ever.  They're all mamma's boys and don't know how to lift a finger around the house... or so I thought.  I'm glad that I did marry an Italian, and he sure does help a whole lot around the house!

I guess I should take off the "never ever" list:

• the one object in my house that I hate cleaning is the toilet
• jump off high heights (like even the high dive at the swimming pool)
• pet snakes
• sea food in general, at least the really fishy stuff.  I can handle mild things just fine

I might end up loving cleaning toilets or go for a career change and become a stunt double, or a food critic for sea food.

gelato for breakfast

 Our good friends, Robert and Giulianna, came to visit with gelato yesterday.  In order to get them to eat dinner after they had a small ice cream cone, with the promise for more at breakfast if they ate a good dinner.  They did eat a good dinner.  Lucky them.

 We didn't have cones so we had pancakes with gelato.  Mmmmmmmmm!

It was so good that he had to lick the pancake clean!

Jordan-isms

Jordan said a few funny things yesterday:

In the car on the way to a birthday party:

Jordan:  "Mom, look my hair's growing!"

I wasn't sure I heard right so I asked:  "What did you say?"

Jordan:  "My hair is growing."

Me:  "where Jordan?"

Jordan: "on my legs and on my knee. (In a very proud-of-himself voice) I'm becoming a Dad!"


On the way home from the birthday party the boys were sharing gummy worms that are two colors.  Before eating one, they would announce what flavor they were about to eat.  The first ones were strawberries & lemon, pear & apple... the Jordan announced "salad and orange!"



In macchina andando a una festa di compleanno:

Jordan:  "Mamma, guarda! Mi stanno crescendo i peli"

Non ero sicura di aver sentito bene quindi ho chiesto:  "Cos'hai detto?"

Jordan:  "Mi stanno crescendo i peli."

Io:  "dove Jordan?"

Jordan: "sulle mie gambe, e anche sul ginocchio. (Poi in a voce fiero di se`) Sto diventando un Papa`!"



Tornando a casa dalla stessa festa i bimbi mangiavano delle caramelle gomose di due colori.  Prima di mangiare quelle caramelle annunciavano i gusti che stavanno per mangiare. All'inizio sentivo: fragola e limone, pera e mela...  Poi Jordan ha detto "insalata e arancia!"