Mini Patrizia

Many people comment on how much Emilia looks like my mum. In fact, the very first person to spot the similarity many many months ago was Rob who often refers to Emilia as Mini Patrizia. My parents left yesterday afternoon and Emilia and I were left home alone. To entertain her, we baked a delicious cake and chocolate chips cupcakes. I also took lots of pictures of her, as I usually do, and I must say she does look a lot like my mummy! Look at these two photos below; you be the judge. Mum, dad: we miss you already!

Us Lately

We have been busy busy having fun, dressing up, cooking, baking, playing, strolling, singing, dancing, and laughing. Here are some of my favourite moments caught on camera. Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My parents are leaving tomorrow. Sad face.

Easter Monday

Easter Monday or Pasquetta as we, Italians, refer to it, is the day in Italy where people take day trips with friends and family. Whether you are headed to the mountains, the sea, or the countryside, one thing is for sure, you are going to have fun and usually you eat a lot too! 

I had originally planned to go to the local park, have a picnic day, eat and play with bubbles and the pinata I bought a couple of days ago; however, Emilia is still not feeling completely well so we opted for a quick visit to Potters Fields instead. Emilia loved getting out of the flat for a bit and was very chatty with all the people she met at the park. Perhaps it wasn't the best Pasquetta I have ever had in my life but it was fun nonetheless and I treasure every minute I can spend with my lovely family. Now that the Easter break is over, I am counting the days till our next holiday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easter Weekend

Sadly, Emilia hasn't been feeling great lately, she has a very bad cold, which means we have been forced to stay inside the flat most of the time, entertaining ourselves with lots of Easter activities. And yes, we have also been eating quite a bit!

Good Friday

Friday was all about eating! In the morning we had breakfast with a giant hot cross bun and then Rob and I went to Borough Market to get some fresh fish for both lunch and dinner. I cooked lunch and my mum took care of dinner; both meals were delicious! 

Saturday

Saturday was all about baking! I have often posted on this blog about our family Sunday baking projects, so you know how much we all love baking. Emilia is always so interested and concentrated and loved baking Easter cookies with her grandparents. 

Rob and I also escaped a little in the afternoon and walked to the Tate Modern to enjoy a lovely Matisse exhibition. Exhibitions at the Tate are usually very good and we both loved the bold colours and the big canvases. In general, it was good to get out and spend some time just the two of us.

 

 

 

Easter Sunday

Sunday was all about crafting! Not only was Emilia not feeling good enough to go out, also the weather was absolutely crappy on Easter Sunday. So, lots of crafting for us! Thankfully, I had bought several things to do and my mum had also brought a few things from Italy, so we were set. We decorated eggs, we made masks, we painted, we played with Easter stickers, broke and ate chocolate eggs, and did some finger printing! It was fun. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All in all we had a great day. Let's hope Emilia feels better soon and the weather is good tomorrow so that we can go to the part and have a nice pic-nic! I even bought a pinata!