Simply Theatre & Summer in Tuscany
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Patrizia's Roman-themed 6th Birthday, dance performances & more
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Action-packed Winter and Alessandra turns 8
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The new school year 2017-2018 begins!
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Summertime & Singapore holidays 2017
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Tulips galore & Patrizia's 5th Birthday party!
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Christmas and Alessandra's Super Hero 7th Birthday!
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Autumn in shades of gold and orange
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Printemps 2016 and Patrizia turns 4!
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Lots of beautiful gifts for maman :-) 26 of 66
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Yummy home-made chocolate cake... 28 of 66
...and home-made cards and gifts... 29 of 66
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Ale all ready for the ballet school performance 31 of 66
The dance audience 32 of 66
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I support Switzerland in the Euro Cup 38 of 66
Swiss cheer-leading team 39 of 66
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Imitating Olaf! 43 of 66
Birthday card and presents!! 44 of 66
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Happy 6th Birthday, Alessandra! Fun & Adventure in the snow
The preparations for Ale's birthday party begin! First, we decide on the theme: Papillon (Butterfly) 1 of 101
We start to prepare the goody bags for our party guests... 2 of 101
Meanwhile, the ski season opens, and Ale starts her 3rd year of ski lessons, now in Maxi Green. 3 of 101
Patrizia also starts ski lessons. Today is her very first lesson, as a Mini Champion in the first-timer's Blue Clown level 4 of 101
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Hmm.. gloves falling off. I need proper gear! Patti gets new gloves. 12 of 101
Snowfall in our garden. Opportunity to construct a snow man! 13 of 101
And for Patti to test out her new gloves :-) 14 of 101
Second lesson of the season. And as with the 1st lesson, we meet up with Orianne :-) 15 of 101
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At this 2nd lesson, Patti is more relaxed and starts to enjoy herself and smile :-) 21 of 101
Ale continues to make progress as she goes on the training slopes. She also goes onto the "real" blue (easy) slopes but parents don't get to follow and take pics 22 of 101
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We stay in one cold weekend to work on this complex puzzle - history of the world in a spiral 24 of 101
Patti the competent puzzle assistant 25 of 101
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This is not a black-and-white photo. It is the real world look 28 of 101
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Lovely sisters with lovely mimosa 30 of 101
The big day arrives - Ale's birthday party! 31 of 101
Decorations start to go up...colorful butterflies galore! 32 of 101
Testing out the photo corner 33 of 101
Patti spontaneously transforms into mischievous fairy...yup, the birthday theme is butterfly and all things with wings - fairies included :-) 34 of 101
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Kids and Papa blow the balloons and Mama is frantically putting them up: pink, green and yellow, polka dots included. 36 of 101
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The beautiful rainbow butterfly birthday cake arrives! 39 of 101
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The early birds get tattoos on their arms from Tinkerbell herself 41 of 101
Morgane arrives with a present also for sister-of-the-birthday gal 42 of 101
Tinkerbell starts her story-telling session. Kids hurry to her... 43 of 101
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Marie and Alison with their colorful garlands 45 of 101
Let the games begin... limbo rock, the challenge increases as the bar goes down 46 of 101
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Ale, Lucie and Margaux 48 of 101
Marie, Sara and Elise 49 of 101
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Maxence flanked by sister Camille and Carlota 51 of 101
Nafisa as Little Mermaid and Orianne 52 of 101
Dancing train - Patti leads the pack with the guidance of Tinkerbell 53 of 101
Camille masters the lift-soap-up-board-full-of-holes challenge 54 of 101
Distribution of fairy wings to all, starting with the birthday girl 55 of 101
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End of games amidst a display of colorful fairy wings 63 of 101
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After the cake, time for the opening of the presents :-) 72 of 101
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Alessandra is all smiles. Thanks for all the lovely presents!!! 77 of 101
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A personalized version of Mama's favorite fruit bread 88 of 101
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First day back at school in level 2P :-) 1 of 41
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I am no longer a chenille (caterpillar) like last year, but now a papillon (butterfly)! 3 of 41
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Art inspiration: princesses in flower form 5 of 41
Patrizia and Alessandra invite special guests to our halloween party! 6 of 41
Patrizia all dressed up for Halloween party at the daycare... 7 of 41
Getting into the Halloween mood for our party at home 8 of 41
Also the toys are involved 9 of 41
Decoration for the Halloween ambiance 10 of 41
Monster High cupcakes 11 of 41
Kids' Halloween arts-and-crafts come in useful too 12 of 41
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Scary kids ready to go treat-or-treating 14 of 41
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I am so pleased that Papa joins me for lunch at the daycare :-) 17 of 41
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First snowfall this year, and a first for our new garden :-) 21 of 41
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Building snowman with our friendly neighbor Sara 23 of 41
Papa's birthday! 24 of 41
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This is our most difficult puzzle yet - 300 pieces! 27 of 41
Also Patti chipped in to help... 28 of 41
Meet the parents day at Alessandra's school 29 of 41
Every student has a series of tasks to complete... 30 of 41
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Also Patrizia wants to participate in the various exercises 35 of 41
Wings in preparation for Ale's upcoming birthday party with the theme "Butterfly" 36 of 41
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Summer vacation Singapore 2015
In the plane, all ready for the long flight to sunny Singapore! 1 of 74
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Here we are at Dee-Yee's home. Heading to the swimming pool... 3 of 74
It's fun to get around in the MRT 4 of 74
Outing to the Botanical gardens with cousin Kian and family 5 of 74
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At the Singapore Zoo - there's a special exhibit of koalas from Down Under 8 of 74
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Up close with a crocodile... 11 of 74
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Getting my hand henna-ed for the full cultural immersion... 28 of 74
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Henna for Patti as well :-) 30 of 74
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The first of many candy photos :-) 36 of 74
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Spring, lovely Spring! And Patrizia turns 3 :-)
Easter at Courmayeur. Still winter-like temperatures, though... 1 of 87
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Just like Mommy 15 of 87
Milestone for Ale - manages to ride her bike without training wheels! 16 of 87
Nafisa's birthday party at Gymboree. Stunts galore! 17 of 87
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Orianne and Ale 21 of 87
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Ale receives her very first watch - Frozen! 23 of 87
Patti decides for a Minnie first watch 24 of 87
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Lovely Mother's Day hand-made presents from Ale and Patti :-) 26 of 87
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Short boat-ride to Yvoire 28 of 87
Garden of the "Five Senses" 29 of 87
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After the educational garden visit, time for indulgence at the cafeteria - waiting for our ice-creams! 31 of 87
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Getting ready for dance class 34 of 87
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All ready for swimming lesson. 37 of 87
Princess "Elsa" at her desk 38 of 87
Trying out my new roller skates 39 of 87
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Rough terrain biking as I train for future mountain-biking 45 of 87
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Patti and Mama Selfie 48 of 87
Ale and Mama Selfie! 49 of 87
Hair washed and combed :-) 50 of 87
At friend Mahan's country home... 51 of 87
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It's my birthday today! I chose My Little Pony as the theme. 54 of 87
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My Little Pony cake... 59 of 87
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I receive 3 presents... the biggest from Alessandra 67 of 87
Hey, Alessandra also gets a present - her favorite Rainbow Dash Equestrian girl 68 of 87
...here it is, the present from Alessandra, a hair-stylist outfit and kit! 69 of 87
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Now the present from Papa - Princess Belle 71 of 87
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Alison comes to visit, and is my first hair-dressing customer :-) 78 of 87
Here is the cake with Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy to share with my daycare teachers and classmates tomorrow :-) 79 of 87
My birthday cake at the daycare! 80 of 87
Snack time. All my daycare friends celebrating my birthday with me :-) 81 of 87
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Alessandra turns 5! And other winter joys...
The preparations for the special day begins! Theme: "FROZEN". 1 of 100
Goodie bags for party guests and classmates 2 of 100
"Mandorle atterrate" - original Pugliese recipe 3 of 100
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Home-made banner... 5 of 100
Party stuff for our little guests and their goodie bags 6 of 100
Edible marshmallow Olaf 7 of 100
Patti is recruited as Olaf maker... 8 of 100
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Day of our FROZEN party arrives! Banner goes up. 10 of 100
Balloon pumping committee 11 of 100
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Princess Anna a.k.a. Patrizia 17 of 100
The spectacular birthday cake arrives! Smiles from Princesses Anna and Elsa :-) 18 of 100
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The guests start to arrive. Here is Orianne! 20 of 100
The Snow Queen arrives...the story-telling, games and fun begin! 21 of 100
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Balloon art: magical swords for the boys and enchanted flowers for the girls 24 of 100
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After all that activity, time for a snack 26 of 100
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Nafisa arrives! 29 of 100
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Thank you to all my dear friends for the thoughtful gifts!!! 35 of 100
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Here is another superb birthday cake - this is to bring to school tomorrow to share with my teachers :-) 37 of 100
My first ski lesson of the season! After passing the blue and red levels last year, I start this year at the orange level :-) That's me on the far right... 38 of 100
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While Ale spends 3 hours working the slopes, the rest of us chill (brrr!) out... 41 of 100
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Decorating Mama's birthday cake with strawberries... yum! 49 of 100
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Ale and one of the masks from her arts and craft project 51 of 100
And a tiara, too :-) 52 of 100
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What to do while waiting for Ale to finish her ski lessons? Photo-shooting for Patti... 55 of 100
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Strawberry tarts are for everyone! 64 of 100
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Ale on skis - note that I've progressed to the light blue group 66 of 100
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I did well today, and the teacher says I can progress from the light blue level to medium blue at the next lesson. Yay! 68 of 100
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Ale is proud to show the jewelry box she has finished decorating 79 of 100
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The sisters show off the Disney princesses they have decorated with shiny "precious stones" 82 of 100
Alessandra trains with the next level (dark blue group) on this snowy/rainy day 83 of 100
Our super heroine has passed both the Snowman and Green Mouse levels, and wins 2 medals! Next lesson: mini yellow, last level of the Mini Champions :-) 84 of 100
Ale with her Snowman medal 85 of 100
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The sisters realize how many princess dolls they have (10!). They have switched their royal gowns around, just for fun :-) 87 of 100
Patti in Fairy costume! 88 of 100
Ale goes to her last ski lesson of the season, in mini yellow group... 89 of 100
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Summer camp themed "Carneval!" 1 of 85
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Alessandra gets ready for her very first day at school 4 of 85
Walking with Papa from daycare to the school 5 of 85
The rain does not spoil my happy mood :-) 6 of 85
We arrive at school! A quick photo with Mama 7 of 85
Here it is, we are just outside my classroom. I am standing at my very own jacket/shoe storage space :-) 8 of 85
I am at my desk. Papa and Mama get to stay just for a bit, then they have to go and leave "independent" me with my new friends. 9 of 85
Patrizia's out-of-the-box-type "shoe rack" 10 of 85
Soleane comes to visit... 11 of 85
Ale is all ready for her very first ballet class 12 of 85
Ballerina full of grace 13 of 85
Special treat from Papa - YUMM... 14 of 85
Our favorite playground by the lakeside 15 of 85
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Alessandra right after her very first swimming class :-) 18 of 85
Alessandra ready for a bike-ride 19 of 85
This time, Patrizia is coming along too... 20 of 85
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Biker sisters, off they go! 22 of 85
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Patrizia trying to get the hang on pedaling 24 of 85
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My school-mate Marie invites me to her birthday barbeque. Notice the all-chocolat (yum!) spider cake. 26 of 85
That's Marie and me :-) 27 of 85
At the birthday party of Lina, I meet up with my good 'ol friends from the daycare. Here is Orianne! 28 of 85
Nafisa joins in. We are the 3 musketeers! 29 of 85
Angelika joins us :-) 30 of 85
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The 3 "terrible terreurs" best friends :-) 33 of 85
Patti is into hair extensions 34 of 85
Dragon girl! 35 of 85
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Boo! 38 of 85
Little Miss Pumpkin 39 of 85
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Smile! 41 of 85
Spider girl, Cat girl and Fairy 42 of 85
Pumpkin girl joins in 43 of 85
Flash McQueen 44 of 85
Cupcakes galore! 45 of 85
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Trick-or-treating 48 of 85
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Princess Elsa is also ready for the photo-shoot... 80 of 85
The princesses all refined and smiley... 81 of 85
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Summer vacation by the Tuscan seaside
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Papa exhausted from the long drive, but little ones refuelled and the bed is our trampoline... 2 of 100
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There is only one size of watermelon portion - LARGE 8 of 100
Same for blueberries - everything is in excess here... 9 of 100
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Falling asleep halfway through lunch... 32 of 100
The owner of our patch of beach is also called Patrizia... 33 of 100
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Jacuzzi... I could get used to this good life :-) 38 of 100
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Another falling-asleep-during-lunch episode 43 of 100
Pretty in pink 44 of 100
This holiday is not only about lazing at the beach, but has a cultural aspect too - welcome to the walled city of Lucca 45 of 100
Just one of more than a hundred churches in the city 46 of 100
The next day, Pisa! Patrizia and Papa hold up the Leaning Tower... 47 of 100
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From the back: Leaning Tower of Pisa, Cathedral and Baptistry 51 of 100
Enough of culture - back to food and fun! 52 of 100
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At the rooftop bar, Patti does the Gangnam Style :-) 54 of 100
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Double Gangnam-ing 56 of 100
Papa joins in... 57 of 100
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Artsy flowers made by Ale 59 of 100
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Flower balloons by the friendly lady at the Mini Club 61 of 100
Patti examining seashell keychains at Patrizia beach restaurant 62 of 100
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Matching "smarties" swimsuit and ice-cream 67 of 100
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Beach cabin key with Patrizia written on it...it's fun to share the name of the beach owner... 83 of 100
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Spring is here :-) and Happy 2nd Birthday, Patrizia!
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Easter vacation at Courmayeur! Start by chilling out at the hotel lounge... 11 of 96
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Practising using my fairy wand... 19 of 96
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Singapore Girl :-) 21 of 96
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I love blueberries! 23 of 96
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Ale gets a brand new bike - off on my first ride!! 26 of 96
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I turn 2 today :-) 28 of 96
Princesses galore! 29 of 96
My lovely Minnie-themed cake is the highlight of my Minnie-themed birthday :-) 30 of 96
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I invite my elder sister Alessandra, to join me - Ale did up most of the decorations... 33 of 96
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Present time! I seem to blend in with the wrapping paper :-) 41 of 96
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What a great gift - Ale and I can be occupied at the same time! 46 of 96
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Gabriel comes to visit! 48 of 96
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Another Minnie birthday cake; this is for the staff at the daycare. 52 of 96
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What a welcome at the daycare. It says here "Today we celebrate the birthday of Patrizia!" 54 of 96
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I can't wait to start off my special day at the daycare... 57 of 96
A little nap first, to be ready for the party in the afternoon. 58 of 96
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I'm gonna construct my birthday crown. 61 of 96
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Decorating my cake baked by Jean-Francois, the chef... 67 of 96
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Let's dance to the music! 77 of 96
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And to conclude my fun-filled special day at the daycare, off we head to the park! 81 of 96
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Happy 4th Birthday, Alessandra! And other winter adventures...
Birthday morning! Crepes prepared specially for me by Mama :-) 1 of 68
All ready in my new dress... 2 of 68
...party decorations up... 3 of 68
The highlight - my "Wynx" themed birthday cake 4 of 68
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My favorite party guest, little sister Patrizia, joins me! 6 of 68
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My Wynx fairies are everywhere! 9 of 68
Gift-opening time... Little Pony "Flutter Shy" 10 of 68
Yum... 11 of 68
Using our princess party hats as bags... 12 of 68
Arrival at the daycare - another birthday party! 13 of 68
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Constructing my birthday crown... 15 of 68
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I decorate my cake, baked by chef Jean Francois 18 of 68
Yeah, I am 4 years old now... 19 of 68
I invite Patrizia to my party... 20 of 68
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Disco dancing celebration... 24 of 68
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Mama's birthday! 27 of 68
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Ski season starts! 32 of 68
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Giant snowball... 37 of 68
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Alessandra attends her first ski lesson 46 of 68
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Skiing under snowy conditions. As I was the only brave one who turned up, a private lesson it was :-) 61 of 68
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Summer vacation Singapore 2013
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I am one year old today!! 1 of 36
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Papa weight-training! 3 of 36
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Mama and big sister Ale come pick me up - ready for a celebration at home! 11 of 36
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My birthday cake! 13 of 36
Ale leads the decorations/entertainment committee 14 of 36
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My birthday present :-) 18 of 36
CLowning around... 19 of 36
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Time to sing the birthday song... 21 of 36
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Pati the gourmand - finger-dipping on cake icing.... 23 of 36
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Ale helps me unwrap my present 26 of 36
A wooden puzzle... 27 of 36
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Mama prefers that I eat from a plate... 31 of 36
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Ale the DJ also enjoying the birthday cake... 34 of 36
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Winter Wonderland (Ale's 3rd birthday & Easter!)
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The theme of the birthday is.... yes, you guessed it... Strawberry Shortcake! 29 of 100
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Things don't always have to go in the proper sequence... present opening first... 37 of 100
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Time to blow the candles... 46 of 100
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Ale is a natural soccer player! 3 of 96
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Ale is a natural runner 11 of 96
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LALA LALALA! Where's the "pause" button, wonders papa... 16 of 96
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First baking Sunday - muffins! 26 of 96
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Presenting my pretty pink princess muffins 29 of 96
This Sunday, it is pirate muffins! 30 of 96
Sunday in the mountains 31 of 96
Preparing for halloween!!! 32 of 96
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The chefs... 38 of 96
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Pumpkin specially carved for Ale 41 of 96
My very first board game - Old McDonald Lotto 42 of 96
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Presenting... halloween cookies! 49 of 96
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My very own full-sized bed 63 of 96
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Today is Escalade celebration at the daycare... I am a forest fairy! 88 of 96
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Receiving the certificate of baptism from Father Richard 57 of 69
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First things first, a visit to a nearby gelateria 5 of 35
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Uncovering her collection of nuts...(actually borrowed from the hotel reception) 14 of 35
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Speed chocolate eating! 24 of 35
Visit to the "Parc Animalier" 25 of 35
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Up close with a mountain deer 28 of 35
Me and Mamma's (no, MY) iPad 29 of 35
Traditional handicrafts fair on Easter Monday 30 of 35
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The daycare chef has prepared a birthday cake specially for me :-) 3 of 34
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Voila! My masterpiece... 8 of 34
Admiring my artwork 9 of 34
My teachers and classmates sing "Happy Birthday to you.." 10 of 34
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Until Mama and Papa come pick me up... 16 of 34
All ready to party :-) 17 of 34
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Time to open the presents! 29 of 34
Wow, my very own kitchen! 30 of 34
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First stop: toy shop! I love my balloon! 1 of 71
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Me and my Yi-Poh 3 of 71
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Lunch date with Luciana 5 of 71
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My 18th-month celebration dinner with the family 7 of 71
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Playing the oh-oh game with Ah-Ma 9 of 71
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Fun playing with the little water fountain 12 of 71
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Ready, get-set... 15 of 71
...JUMP! 16 of 71
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Yeah, my 18th-month cake 18 of 71
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Me and my Dee-Yi 24 of 71
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On Sentosa Island - heading from the hotel to some island activities 26 of 71
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I love chocolate! 28 of 71
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Evidence of chocolate... 30 of 71
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Underwater World 35 of 71
Going through the Underwater Tunnel... 36 of 71
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Dolphin show! 41 of 71
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Papa adoration 48 of 71
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At Aunty Rina's birthday party 52 of 71
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Shopping mall baby changing room 57 of 71
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Ale the snake-charmer 59 of 71
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Hello-hello 61 of 71
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In my comfy zoo-wagon 63 of 71
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A hand shake with Ah-Meng the orang utan 65 of 71
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We've discovered a new eatery that's opened on Sundays! 1 of 82
I like it because there're many baby books :-) 2 of 82
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Flying kiss! 5 of 82
It's off to the park again. 6 of 82
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Here we are at Lago Maggiore for the Easter vacation 10 of 82
I think Mamma exaggerated with this sombrero that can protect me even on the sunniest of days... 11 of 82
More of those flying kisses. 12 of 82
Learning to point to noses of others 13 of 82
...and also to mine of course 14 of 82
It's tough trying to walk on different surfaces 15 of 82
Am getting the hang of it... 16 of 82
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On a ferry to visit the islands 20 of 82
Taking a stroll along the coast of Isola Pescatore after a delicious lunch 21 of 82
Palace tour on Isola Bella 22 of 82
A different surface to experiment walking on 23 of 82
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Waiting (and waiting) for the peacock to display its glorious feathers... 27 of 82
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Our favorite spot at the hotel bar 29 of 82
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On a ferry to yet another island, Isola Madre 31 of 82
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Yet another different walking surface 33 of 82
Prefer walking on the soft grass :-) 34 of 82
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Proving to Mamma how dressing up can be a challenge 36 of 82
Attempt to escape... 37 of 82
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Yay, free from the clutches of Mamma 39 of 82
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Oops, caught again! 41 of 82
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Ooopphh... 43 of 82
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Almost done... 45 of 82
I love the hotel's endless corridors. 46 of 82
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Breakfast time on Easter Sunday 49 of 82
Grissini (bread sticks) are good for "sword-fighting" 50 of 82
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Shelling an Easter egg.... 52 of 82
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Now for the giant Easter Kinder Surprise Egg! 54 of 82
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What's in there? 57 of 82
A Bart Simpson toy... 58 of 82
Back to our favorite aperitivo spot at the hotel bar 59 of 82
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It's fun going around all these ornate furniture 63 of 82
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Showing Papa the wine list 65 of 82
Nyam, potato chips... 66 of 82
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Back at home and again at our favorite Sunday eatery, this time with friends Emilie and Dan 69 of 82
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At home practising to be a shopping queen 72 of 82
The little shopping princess... 73 of 82
Its Mother's Day, and I am tasked to hand over the card and present to Mamma... 74 of 82
Must admit I was more interested in squiggling around than the task in itself 75 of 82
Another opened-on-a-Sunday restaurant we discovered 76 of 82
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Birthday wish for Mamma! (Papa says I can pretend it was written by me :-)) 1 of 75
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Helping out at home... 4 of 75
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I can handle my milk bottle... 13 of 75
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Catching up on some reading while waiting for mom and dad to get ready for our outing 17 of 75
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Off we go! 19 of 75
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Today is the 150th anniversary of the unity of Italy 21 of 75
Papa says I am supposed to pose with the newspaper to commemorate this day 22 of 75
Here goes... 23 of 75
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Aunty Khai Ling and Uncle Alex come to visit 26 of 75
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Its cool to have your very own armchair :-) 29 of 75
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Examining the menu 38 of 75
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Nyum, I help myself to pieces of bread 40 of 75
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Hmmm... I think I could try to walk without the help of the pushcart... 49 of 75
Baby steps... 50 of 75
Nyah, I revert to my knee-walk, much faster... 51 of 75
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Spring time is a time for pretty hats 54 of 75
Close up of me and my hat 55 of 75
While mom and dad have lunch at the restaurant, I entertain myself with this over-sized glove of finger puppets... 56 of 75
The moment of calm before I attempt to climb onto the table 57 of 75
Unstoppable toddler... 58 of 75
...well, maybe a short break to do some acrobatics courtesy of papa... 59 of 75
Sunday afternoon in the park... 60 of 75
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Finger puppets make their appearance again! 67 of 75
Why just walk when you can dance... 68 of 75
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It's my birthday morning! Cheers! 1 of 25
Too sleepy to party... 2 of 25
Here I am at the daycare, looking forward to meeting my friends - already feeling more cheerful :-) 3 of 25
Mamma picks me up early today. 4 of 25
With this royal crown, I declare the start of the festivities! 5 of 25
Helping Papa set the table... 6 of 25
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My favorite Hello Kitty! 10 of 25
I go for it... only to be stopped by Papa... 11 of 25
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My birthday present! 16 of 25
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Now you see me... 22 of 25
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Champagne! 1 of 89
I'm sure that toy is somewhere in here... 2 of 89
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Ciao! 5 of 89
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Crawling towards a goal (note the "incentive" in bottom right corner of pic) 8 of 89
Reached my goal! 9 of 89
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Crossing the border 11 of 89
Ooo...Explorer Baby on her way... 12 of 89
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Is this how I destroy my playground? 14 of 89
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In my brand new playpen (apparently mom and dad had some concerns about my adventurous spirit) 18 of 89
Exploring all corners of my playpen 19 of 89
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Hey, I can practise standing up :-) 21 of 89
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Crawling out of my "classroom" to meet mamma & papa 25 of 89
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Savoyard! Savoyard! Escalade celebration at my daycare 29 of 89
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All this festivity can get quite tiring for a baby like me 32 of 89
I wake up in time to have a snapshot with my teacher Elodie 33 of 89
My first time in an airplane! 34 of 89
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So much to explore! 38 of 89
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We arrive at Naples airport. 42 of 89
A quick lunch at the airport before heading off to grandparents' home 43 of 89
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Visiting the church on Christmas - I will be baptised here the day after Christmas... 45 of 89
My baptism morning! Mamma is bringing me my outfit. 46 of 89
Examining my baptism dress... 47 of 89
Dressing up in progress... 48 of 89
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All ready :-) 50 of 89
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We arrive at church. 52 of 89
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I doze off at some point during the ceremony... 55 of 89
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Yikes, who wet my hair while I was peacefully sleeping... 58 of 89
I decide to be more attentive for the rest of the ceremony 59 of 89
Anointment with oil... 60 of 89
I receive my "white vest"... 61 of 89
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A candle is lit for me... 63 of 89
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Voila! A newly-baptised baby :-) 65 of 89
Picture with Don Tonino, mom and dad, and the altar girls 66 of 89
With my "padrini" 67 of 89
With my nonni 68 of 89
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Me and Don Tonino, the priest who baptised me :-) 72 of 89
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Posing with my baptism certificate 74 of 89
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Having fun in my bright red bed at grandparents' home 76 of 89
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Zia Michaela comes to visit and brings me a gift 78 of 89
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This is how I welcomed 2011, sound asleep despite all the fireworks going off around me :-) 80 of 89
Am observing my nonna make lasagna 81 of 89
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I observe very carefully the procedure... 83 of 89
Me and my nonni 84 of 89
Here is my push-cart walker 85 of 89
Tentative steps... 86 of 89
...I start to get the hang of it :-) 87 of 89
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Voila, my 2 front teeth :-) 5 of 100
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My very first picnic! Me just chilling... 10 of 100
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My cousin Miriam celebrates her first birthday in a few days - here I am posing for a surprise photo greeting! 15 of 100
My new foam carpet! 16 of 100
I celebrate my 6 months! 17 of 100
Helicopter view of my cake 18 of 100
Surrounded by cake and new toys 19 of 100
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High speed baby! On the TGV to Paris Disneyland :-) 21 of 100
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I take a nap while the parade goes by... 23 of 100
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Sleeping beauty in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle 25 of 100
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All set for my first Disney ride. 27 of 100
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Getting lost in Alice in Wonderland labyrinth 39 of 100
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In front of our Disney hotel 42 of 100
Today we head to Walt Disney Studio Park 43 of 100
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Back to Disneyland Park - nice overview from the Disney main train station 46 of 100
Waiting for the Disney train 47 of 100
..still waiting... I don't recommend this ride at all.. 48 of 100
Photo shoot with Cinderella before dinner at Auberge de Cendrillon 49 of 100
"Cheese!" with one of Cinderella's mice 50 of 100
Testing the Mickey Mouse high chair - Mama has to support my back as I am not yet steady enough... 51 of 100
Snow White is also here for dinner 52 of 100
Cinderella's pumpkin carriage 53 of 100
Disney friends to add to my toy collection 54 of 100
Arrival at our spa hotel in Provence! 55 of 100
All dressed-up in my anti-UV suit and hat :-) 56 of 100
Lounging by the spa pool 57 of 100
All ready to head to Avignon 58 of 100
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Cognac souffle 60 of 100
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DJ Walker 63 of 100
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Baby dozing off... 65 of 100
Just awakened baby... 66 of 100
I am trying to "catch" the stripes on Daddy's shirt... 67 of 100
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Aunty Gloria visiting from Singapore! 69 of 100
Papa et figlia... 70 of 100
Meeting old friend Dan and new friend Maren 71 of 100
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Dads and babies having fun :-) 73 of 100
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I turn 8 months old today, and we have a whole weekend to celebrate :-) 76 of 100
First stop, lunch at our favorite Japanese eatery 77 of 100
Heading home after a successful afternoon of shopping - notice all the shopping bags suspended at the back of my stroller 78 of 100
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Alessandra looking all oriental... 80 of 100
A golden smile to match my red-and-gold outfit :-) 81 of 100
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Alessandra overwhelmed by the size of her brand new toy storage bag... 84 of 100
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Picnic in the park on a sunny Sunday afternoon... 87 of 100
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More interested to explore what is underneath my playground... 90 of 100
Rolling fun.. 91 of 100
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Huff puff... 93 of 100
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Alessandra kissing the baby in the mirror 97 of 100
Cross-eyed scrutiny of the baby in the mirror... 98 of 100
Alessandra discovers she can "lift" herself up with the support of the barricade...though it is tough to do so with one hand grabbing onto her Hello Kitty foam deco-sticker... 99 of 100
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The happy baby continues her adventures
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Warning...baby's about to wake up soon... 5 of 97
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Taking my afternoon nap - my favorite mattress is Mamma! 8 of 97
My first Easter! 9 of 97
Happy Easter! 10 of 97
All dressed up for Easter! 11 of 97
Mother and daughter :-) 12 of 97
Dozing off during our Easter outing... 13 of 97
New yoga pose 14 of 97
A portrait pose 15 of 97
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Look how I lift my head on my own! 19 of 97
Holding onto my toys, big and small 20 of 97
Another cafeteria trip 21 of 97
Royal transportation around the apartment 22 of 97
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Wow, this is fun! 24 of 97
Royal transport once again 25 of 97
Hey, I like my swing 26 of 97
Just examining the safety belt to make sure it's working well 27 of 97
Grandpa arrives from Italy! 28 of 97
Uncle Maurizio and Italian Grandparents out on a city tour 29 of 97
Mamma has the daunting task to keep me from crying in the bus and annoying the others on the tour 30 of 97
And the bus tour begins 31 of 97
Taking a break in the cafeteria - here is Nonna Gina 32 of 97
Nonno Gino 33 of 97
Zio Maurizio 34 of 97
Mamma keeping me amused in the cafeteria by trying to convince me that the baby in the mirror is me 35 of 97
Grandparents taking a stroll in the old town 36 of 97
Me and my Uncle Maurizio 37 of 97
All dolled up! 38 of 97
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Its strange to be in a dress - all this fabric to play with! 40 of 97
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The cooperative baby helping by holding on to her own blanket 42 of 97
Alessandra enjoys flipping through the pages of her baby book 43 of 97
Look, I can grip the dangling toys on my own! 44 of 97
Speed-reading 45 of 97
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Alessandra's first train journey - a half-hour trip to Lausanne! 48 of 97
At a restaurant in Ouchy... 49 of 97
Lounging with Daddy after dessert 50 of 97
Super-baby stance 51 of 97
Promenade along the lake 52 of 97
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All this touristy stuff makes me sleepy... 54 of 97
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Wooowww! 56 of 97
Holding on tight! 57 of 97
Now that I'm almost 4 months old, I can be carried facing forwards in my Baby Bjorn 58 of 97
Quiet evening lounging in our living room with Mamma 59 of 97
The changing table is one of my favorite spots :-) 60 of 97
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Teething on my baby bjorn 62 of 97
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This is the life! 64 of 97
Alessandra experiments with solids 65 of 97
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World Cup fever! 67 of 97
It's clear which team I support :-) 68 of 97
Papa teaching me how to crawl 69 of 97
Oops, losing my equilibrium here... 70 of 97
...okay, slowly getting the hang of it 71 of 97
Summer is finally here... time for pretty summer dresses :-) 72 of 97
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Celebrating my 5th month with our first dinner outing as a family 77 of 97
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Roses from dad for mom and dad's 2nd wedding anniversary 79 of 97
Mirroring dad :-) 80 of 97
Self-feeding by autonomous me :-) 81 of 97
Saturday lunch at our favorite Japanese eatery 82 of 97
Sweating in the summer heat... 83 of 97
All ready for the summer sun with my nifty parasol 84 of 97
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Taking baby for a walk along the maternity ward corridors 21 of 92
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Baby discovers her right thumb! 30 of 92
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See my long fingers! 32 of 92
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Post-feeding trance 34 of 92
Yuet's first birthday as a Mamma :-) 35 of 92
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Mamma e bambina :-) 37 of 92
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In dreamland... 39 of 92
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Getting comfy in my brand new bouncenet 41 of 92
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Receiving Chinese New Year Ang-Pow from Grandma 43 of 92
Mesmerized by Daddy 44 of 92
Mesmerized by Daddy Part 2 45 of 92
I start to interact with my toys! 46 of 92
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At 18 days old, I make my first trip outdoors 49 of 92
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Coffee break at a Sicilian cafeteria 52 of 92
The very next day, my 2nd outing, this time we tried out the new baby carrier :-) 53 of 92
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Stretching is one of my favorite exercises 58 of 92
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Power grip 62 of 92
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Serious thinking 64 of 92
Smile! 65 of 92
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Big smile :-) 67 of 92
Gift tags to announce my full month! 68 of 92
Yummy goodies to celebrate my full month 69 of 92
Mom, dad and me 70 of 92
Grandma joins in the celebration 71 of 92
Grandma, grandaunt, mamma and me 72 of 92
I am introduced to my doudou 73 of 92
Happy smile 74 of 92
Sweet dreams with my doudou 75 of 92
Grandma and grandaunt start on operation "red eggs" 76 of 92
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Full month goody bags are packed and ready to go! 80 of 92
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Another "serious baby" pose 83 of 92
Overwhelmed by the many dangling things on my playground 84 of 92
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