Happy Birthday, Sweet Boy!

February 10 was Amedeo's Birthday! He has made it to the ripe old age of 2, so we decided to celebrate with an excess of presents. Of them all, my favorite is the easel from IKEA. I LOVE drawing on the chalkboard. I suppose Amedeo thinks it's ok.


Dear Cousin Finn, Uncle Morgan, and Aunt Debbie gave Amedeo this tool set! He can screw and unscrew things to his heart's content. Not pictured is a doctor's set....also very generously given by Auntie D and Uncle MoMo. Like Finn, Amedeo enjoys giving everyone (including the cats) shots. He might be a teensy bit sadistic. Thanks, Finn, for the awesome presents!!!


Here is his Bean Box. He can pour and dump, etc....all day. Cheap and versatile toy. I truly hope that he does not become a Bean Counter when he grows up. If he does, it will be my fault.


Pietro and Amedeo with the cars...of course, more cars and trucks for his special day! You might have noticed that Pietro has grown a goatee. He felt he needed one so he could completely embrace his evil plans.


Amedeo also got a blizzard for his birthday. I think he asked for snowplows, not more snow, so a few wires got crossed. Sorry, folks.

The birthday boy eating his birthday dinner.


Roasted potatoes, salad, beans, and pork tenderloin...all of which was consumed with the help of ketchup. I am considering investing my retirement funds in ketchup stock. We buy it in bulk.



Amedeo's cake...chocolate!


Standard cake-eating shot...

Dear, Amedeo,

You are an awesome little boy. We love you so much. You are sweet and loving and smart. We are lucky to have you in our lives. We wish you much happiness in your life and especially on your future birthdays.

love,
Mama and Poppy.

PS...Happy V-Day! Hope everyone feels the love today...if not, here are some hugs and kisses for you XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO!

A little bit of snow

Last weekend, we had some snow fall. Enough to make a nice snowman! It was tremendous fun, though a little slushy near the end.

I knit a pair of mittens for Amedeo at the beginning of winter. The hassle has always been how to keep the darn things on him. I discovered that tape helps a bunch.


And then...we got a wee bit more snow.

Our cats are NOT pleased. You can see that Zenzero (the far cat) is covering the heating grate with his whole body.

Unlike our cats, who hate the snow, I love it. Pietro loves it. Fortunately, Amedeo loves it too!
This was when it was still snowing on Saturday morning. There was only 25" on the ground then.
It was a good thing that Pietro left the shovel on the porch since we couldn't even get to the garage to start making a path.


Here is after the snow stopped falling...we wound up with about 28" in our yard. Amedeo is examining the structural integrity of the snow walls.



Here is a mountain of snow that's at the end of our driveway. We aren't totally shoveled out yet. The plow hasn't come through, so there isn't much point in doing the last section.

Here is a picture from early this morning. Beautiful blue skies and calm winds. It was totally silent. That's one thing I really like about the snow. I don't hear the car noises. Everyone was stuck! We hope everyone is having fun playing in the snow....Pietro and Amedeo can't stay out of it!