What's missing from 2015 (September-October)

On the 12th of September, Auro had an early birthday party together with 2 other classmates that had recently turned 7.

Three birthdays, three birthday cakes!

Presents!

Some days later, also Auro turned seven. (17/-9/2015)

In October, my dad visited us. We went for a walk in Praglia. (11/10/2015)

We are so lucky to live close to a place like this....

Tired after some hours of walking...

It took my dad several days to put togther these cupboards in the kids' room, but they look perfect!

One day in Albenga (25/10/2015)

Halloween in Campomorone is becoming a yearly tradition (31/10/2015)

Whatt's missing from 2014 (October-November-December)

Warm autumn = lots of walks (mostly in Praglia)

Gymkhana in Cravasco (October 2014)

Halloween!!!

Arrival of Sinterklaas on Lago Maggiore (November 2014)

A warm winter in Liguria (This photo became our New Year's card!)

Christmas recital of Tosca's kindergarten

snowman Tosca

For Christmas and New Year we went to Belgium.

Introducing the kids to some Begian culture ;-)

Spontaneous visit

Last Monday, Han, an old (Belgian) university friend posted a photo on Facebook stating that he was visiting Florence. When I proposed them (he was traveling with his partner Rik) to drop by on the way back to Belgium, I got an immediate answer saying that they would join us for dinner the next evening. And so it happened that they arrived at our house on Tuesday. It was the second time they saw the house, but the first time they visited it since we moved in. Let me explain. In the summer of 2010, looking for a house to buy, we visited several houses in and around Genoa. When we came to look at the house we live in now, Han and Rik just happened to be in Genoa and therefore momentarily joined us in our house hunt. I remember that they liked it as much as we did (and still do), so it was extra nice to be able to host them in it. 

A short drive to Praglia