Happy Thanksgiving!

We had another great Thanksgiving with many things to be thankful for again this year! We hosted at our house and had our parents over. All week, Nico proudly kept talking about how he was going to have all 4 of his grandparents over.

Thursday morning was a busy one for our little chef, who was involved in just about every step of preparing our big meal. (Before we all know it, he'll be the one doing ALL of the cooking.)

He took a temporary break to watch the parade with me. There were a few time outs along the way for not listening (and unexpectedly dumping a handful of pepper into a pan!?!), but the enthusiasm was there. Does that count?

Turkey time.

Dinner was full of laughs, especially when Nico broke out singing Sweet Caroline at the table. And yes, we all then chimed in!



One of the best meals of the year.



Nico is so fortunate to have all of his grandparents around and so active in his life!

 
Working off their Thanksgiving meals.

And why do we only make pumpkin pie once a year?

 
As the night was winding down, it didn't take too long before he came out in full football attire asking to be presented. He ran around the room and gave us high fives while we cheered.

"...And now... presenting... for the Texas Longhorns... number 23... from Austin Texas... Nico Biagini!..."

 
The cheering apparently wasn't enough, and it was time to progress to tunnel formation.

Pretty hilarious. He kept us well entertained and belly laughing a few times! I love this kid.

I was determined to be in a few of the pictures to provide proof that I do exist.



Such a great day!

The Biagini's stayed for another day or so, and we made our way out to Fredericksburg on Friday! We showed them our favorite winery, Hilmy, and stopped at a second one before making our way to Main St. It was a nice time until the weather had other ideas. The temperature dropped 30-40 degrees along with rain! We ate at Fredericksburg Brewery and decided to get the heck outta there.

 



Now bring on the Christmas season!....

He's always thinking

Just a few funny Nico quotes...

As we were reading bedtime stories, I asked Nico about letters a-d and asked him if he knew why it was important to learn his letters. His response: "It's important to learn letters and read so you can be better at sports."


While reading Go Dog Go, Nico interrupts me to say, "Why are his feet like that? They are supposed to be pointed at the plate." Ha!

 



A great first soccer season

We couldn't be any prouder to be Nico's parents on a daily basis and had such a fun time watching his first soccer season! He genuinely looked forward to his games and would talk about Saturday being "Nico's game day" throughout the week. He showed plenty of competitiveness, as if there was any doubt about that, while still having plenty of fun and being a good sport. Success.

It was really cool to watch him progress through just a handful of games. He started out following the pack and was pretty timid. By the last couple games, he was breaking away and dribbling the ball down the field on his own! He even scored 5 and 6 goals in his last two games.

 

After his last game, we took him to get donuts. He was so proud to wear his soccer jersey and cleats into the place. He looked at me so seriously and said, "Mommy, these people are gonna think I'm a real soccer player."

 

Okay, can he get any cuter?

 

Here is one of his goals that I caught on camera...

 

 

Lattes by Superman

It's not everyday that a superhero makes your latte.

 



Nico's 1st bowling experience

Nico woke up this morning and came up with the idea that he really, really wanted to go bowling. This was totally random, and he has never been bowling before. So what did my parents do on their day to hang out with him?!...

 

He apparently did pretty good and had fun, but he only lasted 1 game.

Mom: Do you want to play another game?
Nico: NO
Mom: Why not?
Nico: I hate losing.

Well, I can understand that attitude!!

They settled on County Line for lunch to complete their outing.

Outdoor explorations

Nico has been so pumped to wear his Spiderman rain boots from papa and grandma. Him and David have been going on little explorations around the trails in our neighborhood lately. Boys will be boys.

 



Dancing in the rain.

 

And here's the time a flood came into our backyard!...

 



Life lately: the last few weeks

Just some miscellaneous things we have been up to lately...

Patio afternoons.

Jeep rides and races.

An afternoon "picnic" snack.

Conquering the big tree by the park.

Bike riding down the hill.

Rusty Mule hangouts.

Making mommy play dough food.

Cheering on the Cowboys. They have needed it.

"Present me, present me." Football/soccer/baseball player Nico, depending on the day.

Rafael in action while watching TMNT too.

Scooter fun with his buddy.

Breaking in his ice skates.

First Trader Joe's trip.

Yummy shrimp/crab boils.

Gingerbread house making. Now this required patience.

The fun never stops, I tell ya.