Doing things take awhile since the baby keeps setting new rules!
Well, here is a long recap:
After some quite intense few days everything is settling down in preparation for the new year. Settling down includes Vivi having a cold and is pretty much unable to poop, daddy having a sore throat and chronically tired and cranky and the mommy bossy and stressed (though this is actually normal).
Christmas eve was celebrated at "Nonna" Sesa's and "Nonno" Sandro's place. There was only 14½ of us so not so many (for an Italian gathering). It was nice with lots of new, interesting and some actually good tasting dishes. Actually most of it was really good. Some of the food wasn't so baby friendly, even second hand, so this is when the belly of poor Vivi started acting up. I missed some of the swedish dishes though. The teachings that I was spreading this year was the Glögg, Snaps and Christmas stars (the lamp thingies you put in the window during winter/xmas). Daddy got a bit jealous though when Vivi got more presents than him. Well, after all the excitement Vivi didn't want to sleep so much so it was a looooooong night.
A few minutes after getting up on christmas day it was time for lunch at Nonno Mauro's place. This time only the two families of the Lattanzi brothers, so there was only the 8½ of us. More food but whereas christmas eve was about fish, today was about pork. More good food, bigger belly! Being tired ( all of us) the day really flew by.
Second day christmas was supposed to be a lunch at Sesa and Sandro's place but it got cancelled in the last minute, or at least this is when we where told. We got told online by Sara's cousin that it was cancelled half an hour before we were going to leave. How did people survive before the Internet? We could have gone out and frozen to death.... not so likely, but still possible. We had a good lunch though, leftovers to satiate the craving for the tastiest things.
27th was a lazy day, Sara's aunt Sylva and husband Roberto came by for lunch and then leaving "Le Tiny" at home me and Sara went with Sylva and Roberto downtown for awhile. Not a problem to leave Tiny at home since she now prefers to sleep durig the day instead of night...
Today was lunch at home (downstairs) with friends of the family. Il Pablito and Annemarie was supposed to come but due to the fact that it was snowing all the way from here to Tuscany this was cancelled. Italians and snow don't work so well together so any smart person stays off the road if it snows. Surprising amount of people on the roads though ;) Hopefully Pablo+Marie will be able to get here soon though, since the snow is more or less gone already.
Ok, after trying to upload a certain picture 6 times now and it keeps ending up sideways you'll have to settle with the ones below!
Before Vivi decided that she was a nocturnal being!
Sleeping during the day is way more fun!
You excited about the fact that Santa Claus is coming?
A very coulourful christmas tree and an impressive handmade panorama in front.Copyright "Nonno" Sandro
La famiglia mia!
Another pic of the family to help you recognise us when you see us!
Isa, Arianna and Sara!
"Nonna" Sesa mesmerizing the small one, and "Zia" Annalisa and "Zia" Silvia, with a small merry-go-round. Vivi didn't fall asleep though, and rarely does ever since!
"Zia" Silvia and Isa, they like eachother...Silvia pops up at home basically everyday, and it's not me or Sara she comes for :(
Happy new year Redmond family! Hope to see you all very soon, which should be doable now that you move a whole lot closer. We have had a cosy Xmas and New Year's, but then a nasty stomach flu got the better of us and our ongoing kitchen renovation. Hugs from Jenny, Magnus and Viggo.
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