Tonight

Tonight we had quesadilla for supper.  Recently my rose bush started producing bigger flowers so I cut one to bring inside.  Unfortunately, some quesadilla got on the rose.  Do you think that rose quesadilla tastes good?  I don't know but quesadilla and spinach just tastes like quesadilla.  Maybe its the same with rose petals.  I'll ask Cati about it...

CATI THE CATIPILLAR!!

Hey, Cati, what's up with that spinach leaf?

That's an odd way to eat a spinach leaf.

Uh oh, she got antennae!  Is she a victum of an unknown disease that makes you look and act a bit like a caterpillar?  Maybe we should call the doctor if it gets worse.  Right now it's OK as long as it's not...

CONTAGIOUS!

Oh no, it's a family of catipillars!

Oh no, now they're growing more arms!

AND MORE!

I think this is VERY, VERY serious.

From,
   Maria

(Isn't it surprising how far your imagination can go?) :)

Our Evaluations

Today we went to get our end-of-year homeschool evaluations done.  It was taking place at the park this year.  The park had a lot of cool things but most of us prefer the swings.  I don't know why I like the swings but I took Elena because she wanted to swing too.

Poor Chiara!  She can't swing so she pushed her swing.

We enjoyed our afternoon at the park.

From,
  Maria

Catch up post #4: Citizenship

Last Friday Papa became a US citizen.  We all went to Pittsburgh for the ceremony and we arrived around nine o'clock.

But, the ceremony didn't start until 10!  We thought it would start earlier.  Papa had to do some things in the courtroom first.

The picture in the front of the room is an old picture of Pittsburgh.

This is Papa right after he became a citizen.

After the ceremony we went to the zoo in Pittsburgh.

This time Matteo, Chiara, and I went into the goat pen and petted the goats.  We all petted the goats but we didn't a picture of all of us petting it at the same time.

From,

   Maria

Catch up post #3 - Teo's First Communion

Teo received his First Communion on May 6.  We can't find any good pictures of him actually receiving Communion but we have some good ones afterwards.  First the First Communicants took a group picture with Father.  After that the family can take their own pictures.

After we were finished with pictures we went home and had a party.  It was smaller than Giuseppe's Baptismal party last year but we didn't have many vacant seats in the living room.  After having lunch Teo opened his presents.  He got many presents but I think that the present shown below is the best.  I think you'll agree with me.

Mom made some good cakes which we ate after Teo opened all his presents.  The cupcakes were white and the cake was chocolate.  I thought the chocolate one was the best and I think everyone agreed.

From,
   Maria

Catch-up post #2: Zoo

Written by Cati

This is my first post.

We liked the zoo. We were excited that we finally got to go.

Flamingos eat with their heads upside down. They are funny.

The leopard was laying right by the window!!



The maps showed the whole zoo.



 The ostriches were big and had long necks(but not as long as a giraffes' neck).

Giuseppe wasn't too happy about wearing a hat even though it kept the sun out of his eyes.



Elephants stink!!!



The giraffes looked tiny even though they are really big.



The gorillas had a baby. One of the gorillas was funny when he climbed a big rock and looked at us.

Elena liked the zoo and the animals.



The only bears besides polar bears they had were black bears.



I didn't see the eel but Chiara did!





They had BIG fish!

I didn't want to go through the stingray tank but everyone else did.

Giuseppe liked the fish.

The polar bear danced! He was swinging his head back and forth while walking.

The bridge was wery wobbly! You had to hold onto the edge to walk across it!

Teo actually touched the stingray!



Catch-up Post #1: Easter and April Birthdays

 I know, it's been a LOOOOOOONG time since I last posted.  What can I say?  I'm a homeschooling mom of 6 kids.  I'm busy :)

I've decided to stop promising a renewed habit of posting from me.  It's just not gonna happen.  So, I'm turning over the blog to Maria and Cati.  They are in-training this weekend.  I'm doing this post with them looking over my shoulder, and then they will do some more "Catch-up posts" and take over from there.  Hopefully, it will be enjoyable for them and for any readers of this blog.

In this post, we're looking back at the month of April.  We celebrated Easter and 3 birthdays!  These pictures are in reverse time order.

Elena's 3rd birthday at the end of April... 

Easter Sunday

Giuseppe is enjoying his first egg hunt.

Chiara's birthday was on Easter this year.  She was born on Easter 5 years ago. 

One of her birthday gifts was a family membership to the zoo!  Stay tuned for pictures from our first 2 trips to the zoo.

Family Easter Sunday picture

Giuseppe fell asleep during Mass :)

Papa's Birthday...

So, I am signing off for now!  Good luck, girls!  I look forward to reading your posts :)