What's missing from 2015 (February-March-April)

Carnival party (February 2015)

Carnival in Pontedecimo with giant pinata

Tosca turns 4! (27/02/2015)

with her birthday present

Invitation to Tosca's birthday party

Birthday cake (01/03/2015)

Tosca and the other girls of Movia Kids

Easter Bells dropped their eggs in Cesenatico (05/04/2015)

My two Easter Bunnies

While Tosca went to Movida kids once a week, Auro practiced volleyball twice a week. This photo was taken during his first (and only) tournament. His team didn't actually win the tournament, but they felt like winners nevertheless! (19/04/2015)

What's missing from 2014 (September)

Starting the month of September with a big birthday. Remo's grandmother (nonna Tina) turns 98!

Cesenatico beach

Aquarium in Cattolica

Unexpected historical parade in Pontedecimo

Auro's first day at elementary school

Tosca's first day at the kindergarten (in Italy)

Auro turns 6!

Carnival

Last Sunday, we took the kids to see the carnival parade in Pontedecimo, a neigbouring town, less than 10 minutes drive from here. Even if it wasn't quite what I had expected, it was still quite spectacular. Auro didn't want to wear a costume at first, but when I showed him the Japanese happi coat I had been saving for him, he changed his mind immediately! I got the happi coat in Japan many years ago. I can't even remember the exact place nor the occasion, but I have always kept it neatly tucked away in some cupboard, hoping that one day I'd have a child that could wear it. Dream fulfilled ;-)

Auro in his Japanese happi coat

Tractors pulling the carnival floats

The grand finale (for the kids): a huge pentolaccia filled with candy!

Auro waiting for the candy to fall (Unfortunately, we couldn't get to any of the candy that had fallen on the ground because of the many people, but a nice lady saw Auro's disapointed face, opened her purse and gave him a bag of chocolate coins!)