festa italiana

yesterday was the Italian Festival of DC.

a bunch of us met up there ready to win raffle prizes (a trip for two to italy for starters), indulge in the taste of old Italy, watch some folksy italian singing and dancing, do some grape stomping, etc.

the festival was tiny, but full of people. by the time we got there they had just about run out of food. it was a pretty unimpressive festival. there were some people dancing around one of those pole things and hanging onto ribbons. that reminded me of Busch Gardens. i didn't know italians did that.

me, gianmaria, dianna, deedee, chiaki, robyn, billie (the dog), barbara (gianmaria's beautiful sister), david (her husband), and their three adorable boys (sidney giovanni, allesandro, and massimo) all went to Sette for lunch.

here is a picture of allesandro (who is usually brave to a fault) freaking out when billie tries to play with him. note sidney savoring the moment.



afterwards we went to Ben and Jerry's for ice cream.

massimo is the perfect baby. he watches everything that's going down with his huge eyes. he looks happy to be here, he's digging everyone and checking everything out. if you approach him his eyes get bigger and he starts smiling and keeps staring back at you. if i ever have a baby, i want a massimo brand baby. anything else and i'm sending it back.