Boston

Yay! Congrats Mirko!

Houston Part II: Nina and Lucia

While Bruno was sleeping it off, Nina and Lucia had things to do! There was great fun to be had with the bubbles.....

and the slide....

Although lest you think it was all wine and roses, the girls did get into an occasional tiff.

"Nooo Nina!"

All was quickly forgiven especially when bribed with a trip to the park.

"The park is this way"

Geronimo!

I think there is absolutely nothing cuter in the world than little children holding hands (and barefoot at that). So let's end a few more shots.

Houston Part I: Bruno!

Two weeks ago, Nina headed to Houston to visit her brand new baby cousin. Bruno Jackson DeLuca was born on March 7 weighing in at a solid 8 lb 13 oz! It was great fun to get the family together, and we even managed to get the cousins settled down for a few seconds for a group picture.

The affectionate Nina, the proud big sister Lucia and the baby burrito Bruno

Not surprisingly Nina was fascinated by Bruno. She loved patting him night-night (new word "nigh-nigh"!) and giving him kisses. She was infinitely helpful in feeding him his bottle and replacing his pacifier (after borrowing it for herself for just a minute or two). Actually, I was surprised that she was relatively gentle with him and seemed to know that he wasn't the same as a baby doll. But you definitely did have to watch her like a hawk. Turn your back for a second and the next thing you know there is a pillow on Bruno's face!

"Here, let me help you with that"

Bruno being just a few weeks old was a good sport about it. It fact he slept most of the time.

Blissful Baby

Quick, everybody look... Bruno is awake!

Oh, wait, he is asleep again.

There was no shortage of people to hold this little bundle. Here are proud grandparents for the third time.

Wow, the family is growing!

And finally, we had a special treat with a visit from great-aunt Rebeka (my mom's sister). She came down from Ohio to hold Bruno and of course shower the girls with presents. It was wonderful to see her!