Happy Halloween

With decorations in our lobby:


Posing with Mommy before trick-or-treating:


We visited a Halloween Fair today in our neighborhood -
There were all sorts of strange characters in costumes. Luca found this tap dancing skeleton and they performed together until Luca got upset that his shoes weren't making the cool tap noises and quit the show.

Dancing Skeletons from Gioel Molinari on Vimeo.

Truffles are in Season!

Gioel got some fantastic truffles last week. We had risotto with porcini mushrooms with the truffles shaved on top. Luca enjoyed it very much. If you recall from last year when Gioel served this dish, Luca ate only the truffles off the top. This year he did a better job of enjoying the dish in its entirety!

Apple Picking

Apple Picking from Gioel Molinari on Vimeo.

Jack-O-Lanterns

Luca and his buddy Austin carved these pumpkins. Ok, maybe not. But they did have fun assisting in the process and they especially had fun making hash out of the innards during and after the pumpkin clean out. The weather was beautiful in CT this past weekend and the boys had fun collecting leaves, digging in the mud and racing remote control cars.
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Jack-O-Lanterns from Gioel Molinari on Vimeo.

Throwing rocks off the hill


Our friends Ali and Austin visiting for the weekend


Carving pumpkins Sunday morning


Austin working hard


In jammies, ready to drive back to the city. Making funny faces for camera...

Pumpkins and Firetrucks

Today in Connecticut we went to the little center of town where the firemen had their trucks on display and there were pumpkins for sale. Luca picked "the perfect pumpkin" and got to sit up in the drivers seat of the truck - he was in heaven!



The fireman is Luca's buddy Austin, our neighbor from NYC, who is up here with his mom for the weekend...

First Visit to a Hobby Shop

Hobby Store from Gioel Molinari on Vimeo.