Yay for family togetherness!!!

I feel like I get a little preview of what Amedeo will be doing soon whenever I see Finn. And a preview of what I'll be doing when I see Morgan and Debbie. Mom had lots of little projects to keep Finn occupied. To quote Frazz by Jef Mallett, "[Children]...who have the attention span of fruit flies...And the impulse control of squirrels."

Finn made (with the help of grandma and his parents) playdoh, marshmallow snowmen, little graham cracker sculptures with icing and M&Ms, among other things. I can see how much fun it will be when we can do little craft projects together. And it will make our mommies meetings more challenging and messy (well, and fun too.)

We took him to the gymboree playtime and he had a blast. Debbie said it was great at holding his not-very-long attention span. I forgot to bring my camera.

Another view of the M&Ms in Finn's mouth. He was so wound up after this!


Finn spent lots of time running in circles around the house. He really really wants Amedeo to chase him. He will....eventually.


I asked Debbie, "Should I give Amedeo a cinnimon roll?" She emphatically said, "YES!" Amedeo was really pleased.


We all went to Mass on Christmas Eve. Here's the chili eating party afterwards.



Pietro believes in corrupting the young.


Here's Christmas morning at our house. Amedeo is heading for the loot.


It's important to taste all of your presents.


Amedeo caught on to the idea of bowling pretty fast.



At Grandma and Grandpa's house, we opened presents too! It's easy to see why Finn is so expressive...since mom is too!!!


Amedeo now is a veteran at removing bows from presents.



Here's a special present from Grandma...she spent a long time making these giant frog-chairs.


Amedeo likes to sit on it facing the frog's head.


And the only present that Amedeo still doesn't show a lot of enthusiasm for...the ball pit!


Here's one of Santa's Reindeer off duty in my parents' backyard.



I know I posted this pic before, but the cuddling moments are so rare and so cute...



One of the last things we did together was take a walk and play on the swings.



Uncle Morgan did an excellent job demonstrating his swinging abilities.


Amedeo and Finn had a race.


We miss you Morgan, Debbie and Finn! Amedeo misses the chaos.

Next...Amedeo is crawling like a real baby!