Halloween

Today we went to the Museum of Natural History for a huge Halloween event. There was live entertainment, trick-or-treating stations where the kids could get candy and lots of characters roaming the museum. Luca had a blast! So many great animal and marine wildlife exhibits that he loved. He was so comfortable in his costume and we were surprised that he didnt try to rip off the hood. Dadda showed up after work and Luca gave him a tour of the dinosaur wing. Gioel managed to teach him some new Italian vocab words re:dinosaurs, dolphins and other animals. The whole event was lots of fun and LOTS of people. Exciting, yet very overwhelming (for me) pushing thru crowds and observing the many costumes - some adorable kids, some mothers dressed WAY too inappropriately (think stripper nurses and goth witches). Speaking of adorable - check out our buddy "the other Luca" who was a precious lion!

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Halloween Trial Run

Today we did a test drive with our Halloween costume to ensure smooth sailing tomorrow before our planned events. Luca, fortunately, LOVES wearing the costume. We were suprised the hood didn't bother him. Maybe he was too distracted by the mittens?
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Pizza Pizza

We took a trip over to Brooklyn to visit the aquarium and then visited the legendary pizzeria Di Fara. The institution has been there for over 40 years and one man does it all. His son works there too, but isnt allowed to touch the pizza. Interesting. Guess they dont believe in nepotism.

The pizza is thin crust with three types of fresh cheese: parmigiano, buffalo mozzarella and cows milk mozzarella. Also topped with fresh basil and drizzled with olive oil. He makes it at a glacial pace while a crowd of hungry spectators watch silently, entranced. The wait is always at least one, sometimes two or three hours!


As soon as we walked into the pizzeria, Luca sensed something special and started chanting "Pizza! Pizza!" He was so patient and waited with us for over an hour before we got our pie and he enjoyed every bite as much as we did!