Happy 4th Birthday Little Man!!!!

Well, last Friday was Gianluca's birthday and I can't believe he is four years already! Just in the last few weeks has seemed to grow up a lot. When we go to the store, he knows that we just get what is on our list and doesn't throw a temper-tantrum for candy or toys. It is sooooo nice! We went to the store Orvis, tonight and he saw a canoe. He said to me "I really want a boat Mom, but we can't get this because it's too much money, right mom?" "That's right buddy."(me) "Well, when I grow up maybe I can buy one." "You sure can sweetie." (me) He is just so smart it kills me sometimes. Really, I am in for big trouble with him. I just can't believe some of the things that he comes up with.

We went to TGI Fridays for his birthday and when the waiters and clown, sang to him he was so happy. It was funny because I wanted the clown to come over to make some balloons for the kids. So the waiter sent him to our area. I told the Dude to tell him to comeover. He said "Mr. Clown, come here please." and the clown pretty much ignored us. He did this like three times, and he still ignored us. I was looking at Joel like, what in the heck is this guy doing? So when they came to sing Happy Birthday to the Dude, I understood. He had made like 8 different balloons and just started chucking them at us. It was pretty funny. It was also a little traumatic. He head-butted the table right before the food came and cut open his upper lip. The next day he skinned both of his knees. And on Sunday he and Joel were wrestling and he cut open another part of his lip. It was a rough week for the dude,as far as that goes. But he's pretty tough.

OnSaturday morning we had a Transformer birthday party with his little friends. It was fun. They played musical chairs and of course the Dude was a sore loser. He didn't like it when he got out. He only liked it if he won. So we had to talk to him about loosing and that we don't win at everything. So he said, "Mom, no one likes a sore loser, right mom?" "We need to let other people win some times,huh." I guess it's good to a certain extent that he wants to win. Anyways, he got a bunch of cool transformes, and he is in heaven. He loves the new Transformer cartoons and the movie. He also loves the Transformer books Tio Christian and Los Abu's got him. We read them every night.



Here is Gianluca talking to his cousins Reiley, Calvin, and Connor on his birthday. He shut the door and talked to them for about 10 minutes. It was adorable.



Musical chairs.



Transformer b-day cake. He was pretty excited.

What I love about Gianluca:
1) He is very very sweet.
2) He is so funny. The kids cracks me up.
3) He will just sit and talk to you. It's amazing what goes through his head.
4) He is very creative. He loves to make things and little contraptions.
5) He is very sweet with Allegra. They are going to be close.
6) He is smart. He catches on quickly and has great common sense (for a four-year-
old).
7) He is very social.
8)He is extremely PASSIONATE! He has quite a temper when he wants to, and he knows what he wants. When he figures out how to handle this part of him, this will be a great quality.
9) He is my little body gaurd. He always watches out for us.
10) He is so loving. He always tells us how much he loves us.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDE!!!

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