Paolo's five!

When you turn five in the Tonelli home it's a big deal. You can chew gum for the first time, watch Star Wars, Episode 4 with your dad (special date with dad), and have a party where you can invite friends. Paolo turned five on August 7th. He was a gracious host and I was so proud of him. What a special day!

We were so happy to visit with grammy Suzie and Papa Bob who came to celebrate Paolo's birthday with us! The kids had such a fun time with them.

Paolo had a Pokemon party (yes, that's a Poke-ball cake). Like Luciano, he had his party at the West Point train station, complete with passing train every 30 minutes. It was a lot of fun. Grammy Suzie and Papa Bob were able to come from K.C. and Nonna and Papa came from Jersey to help us celebrate.

Not knowing much about pokemon, made it a little bit challenging to figure things out. In the end, though, I think the kids all had a lot of fun.

La Famiglia Tonelli

It's been a little moment since we've had a family photo session. Two or so years have gone by. So here are the kids and the parents in October when the leaves were looking so beautiful at West Point.

Luciano and Paolo and Marisa had a great time playing and posing for the photographer. Since then, we've accomplished almost a whole year of school, and everyone seems to be sprouting well. Did I ever tell you how much I love these cheeky little monkeys? All the way to the galaxy and back. (That's also Paolo's love declaration.)