an easter sunday, our style…..

2 Apr

funny bunny

holidays for our family means a house full of family and friends

and easter is no exception.

so there was 20+ of us around the table sunday.

i love this holiday cuz the weather is always beautiful,

flowers are blooming, don’t forget about the easter egg hunt,

and of course…. the food!!!

my mom has her specialties that we wait all year for.

so delicious!!!

^^^^^

kind of crazy to think this was the last easter with out a child.

next year our little one will be egg hunting too!!!

if you could see me you’d know i’m blushing♥

^^^^^

the littles

^^posing for their easter pic^^

bunnies

^^bunny cake pops^^

practice

^^he looks good with a baby in his arms^^

sweets

^^dessert table^^

lilly

frank

comedian

go team

^^banana passing game, too hilarious for words^^

golden egg

^^look who found the golden egg for the 2nd year in a row^^

cake

^^yum^^

entertainment

^^they coud have done this all day^^

play

^^tummy time turned into a party^^

bunny baby

^^cutest bunny baby ever^^

^^she liked the easter card more than anything else in her easter basket!^^

hope you all had as much fun on easter as we did!!!

and 100….

30 Mar

100th post

 here it is, the 100th post!

can you believe it?… i can’t.

 to celebrate this milestone, i decided to blog about my top 10 favorite blogs!

and here they are….

10. a not so sunny day, made bright…..

9. getaway…..

8. soiree …..

7. the first of many years to come…..

6. a birthdays… oh yeah, and a wedding thrown in too, surprise!

5. road trip: part 2…..

4. head of the table…..

3. in the anniversary clouds…..

2. americano…..

1. shhh, we’ve got a secret…..

hope you guys stick around for 100 more!!!

have an egg-cellent easter everyone!!!

(i’m such a dork)

the best part of easter…

27 Mar

easter is right around the corner!

besides celebrating with family and

eating my moms traditional easter dishes that we wait all year for,

my favorite part of the whole holiday

is decorating eggs!!!

this year we changed it up and dyed brown eggs

as well as sharpied traditional white eggs. (thanks to pinterest for that idea)

i love how they came out!!!

what do you guys think?!

ps matt and genevieve, i saved you the embarrassment by not posting the pics of you guys blowing the guts out of our eggs. so your welcome! i had so much fun making pretty eggs with you guys and vivi of course!!!

boiled

colors

eggs

black n white

brown eggs

sharpie=amazing

pretty

here and there…..

21 Mar

hey guys! sorry i’ve been a little m.i.a

work has been busy, pregnancy has been consuming but lovely

and we have a house guest.

my father in-law is here from italy to visit and help with the

♥ baby room ♥

so stick around cuz there will be much to blog about.

for now, here’s a little look at life lately

here, there and everywhere we go.

dough

pizza

^^pizza night at nonna’s^^

sunny

bloom

^^enjoying this amazing weather and all that’s in bloom^^

cactus

succulents

potting

^^making my pots pretty again^^

bloodmary

^^don’t worry, it’s virgin^^

lake las vegas

smile

dinner date

^^a little day trip to lake las vegas^^

goodies

^^straight from italy^^

yum

^^zeppole^^

capped

protected

^^bread tour at bon breads^^

figuring this stuff out….

7 Mar

confused

so i’m into my 14th week of pregnancy over here,

and feeling pretty great!

by the way, i was always annoyed when people used weeks to describe

how far along they were in their pregnancy, but now i get it.

a lot changes in a week.

 forgive me if i ever criticized you.

just don’t expect me to say my little one is 28 months old!

you get up to a year and that’s about it.

(don’t quote me on this, i’ve been know to change my mind. hehe)

anyways, i’m feeling very fortunate for how wonderful i’ve been feeling.

i might even go as far to say that this pregnancy stuff is kinda easy.

(again, don’t quote me on that, or hate me for it)

i’m just saying all these extra hormones have made me feel

happy, and as of a week ago more energetic,

and the extra hair on my head….. pretty amazing.

(i’m sad it’s gonna go)

 the hard part has been figuring out all the things that baby will need.

i mean, the options are endless.

why do i need 20 different changing pads to pick from????

i’ve slowly been writing down suggestions and reviewing every product that’s out there

but it’s a little over whelming and feels never-ending.

i know i’ve got time, but anyone who knows me, knows that i like to be over prepared for things,

so why would baby be any exception.

so i thought i would ask for a little help from you guys.

i would love to know what your must haves, can’t live with out, wouldn’t leave the house with,

top rated baby shenanigans you think we’ll need:

products, gear, clothing toys, and whatever else is out there.

you’d be saving me a great deal of time and i would be truly grateful.

can’t wait to hear from you all.

thanks!

xoxo

here and there…

4 Mar

a look a life through the eyes of my iphone,

here and there and everywhere we go.

apparently february was a foodie kind of month, judging from the photos.

enjoy!

starters

sides

reading material

date night

the table

treasures

in bloom

cake

munchkins

italian flag

feeling the love…..

20 Feb

with the resent announcement of

♥baby conte♥

in the making,

the blog has received over 500 views in the past few days.

holy moly, that’s amazing!!!

we just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all the

kind words, love and support.

we are really feeling the love over here!

we can’t wait to share this little baby adventure with you all.

so stick around and visit often.

xoxo, gina and giuseppe

mama n papa

shhh, we’ve got a secret…..

18 Feb

we’ve got a secret

that we just can’t keep anymore!

secrets

baby

happy

hooray

whole lotta love

1+2=3

happiness

we couldn’t be more thrilled to spread the big news

we’ve got a little baby on the way!!!

my sweet…

14 Feb

♥happy valentine’s day♥

the husby has to work tonight, so i got an early start today to get everything done before he leaves.

so i baked some sweets for “my sweet.”

here’s some pics of the morning shenanigans!!!

hope everyone has a sweet day with their valentines,

be it lovers, friends or loved ones!

xoxo

♥♥♥♥♥

i love you

brownies

baking

ooh lala

sugar cookies

cookie love note

valentine

all mine

here and there

10 Feb

i know, i know, i’ve been a slacker this past week or so.

it’s been a busy week at work, and we have some dear friends in town from california.

so things have been a little crazy around here.

so forgive me.

just wanted to share some photos of life through the eyes on my iphone.

here there and everywhere we go!

enjoy…

yogurt

overload

fancy dinner

sun bathing

pasta

comfy

house guest

set

on the town

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