The DINI CIACCI Family

Merry Christmas - 2010 in Review

2010-12-23T06:01:00.000-08:00

This is our way of wishing you a Merry Christmas. May the celebration of Christ's birth bring peace and joy in your homes as it did in ours all throughout this wonderful year.

Sleeping Beauty

2010-12-10T14:47:00.000-08:00

Rebecca fell asleep in Alessandro's arms

Random

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Filippo relaxing on the train

Alessandro and Sara outside the Rome temple construction site

Filippo and Rebecca playing with their puppets

Filippo and Rebecca showing each other some love

Learning

2010-12-09T13:56:00.000-08:00

Filippo wrote his first letter (M)

Rebecca wrote her first word (Map)

Ballet School

2010-12-05T14:47:00.000-08:00

Rebecca loves her new outfit

Stretching before class

A little warmup

I need a new perspective

Future star at work

Relaxing after class

The Hula Hoop

2010-12-05T14:28:00.000-08:00

Rebecca and her first hula hoop

Playing Hide & Seek

2010-12-05T14:25:00.000-08:00

No, this is not a walking pillow, it's just Rebecca hiding

And this is Rebecca hiding again

Filippo is extremely happy that I finally found him

Rome Italy Temple - Italian

2010-10-24T14:05:00.000-07:00

All of us having a blast inside the inflated castle (Part #2)

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All of us having a blast inside the inflated castle (Part #1)

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Filippo conquering the castle

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Filippo on the trampoline

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Rebecca on the trampoline

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Another day out and about enjoying Rome

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La bocca della verità - The Mouth of Truth

Circo Massimo

Rebecca, Filippo, and Sara at Circo Massimo

Filippo, Rebecca, and Sara at Circo Massimo again, with Filippo not so happy to be there

FHE (aka Let's paint)

2010-08-24T10:36:00.000-07:00

Rebecca and Filippo learning the colors of the Italian flag

Rebecca with an Italian flag freshly painted on her heart

Discovering Rome

2010-08-21T09:00:00.000-07:00

With Aunt Franca

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Sardegna

2010-08-18T13:51:00.000-07:00

Rebecca and Filippo at the playground in Sardegna

Playing follow the leader on the boat to Sardegna

Sara, Rebecca and Filippo playing with the sand

Sardegna

2010-08-18T13:15:00.000-07:00

On the boat that took us to Sardegna

Trying to look cool

Don't miss the underwater background scenary

Rebecca enjoying her new sunglasses

Rebecca writing her first letter... a T

Water can be fun... or not

Twins

Filippo with his cartoon double

Twins

Gotta love her smile

On the boat that took us to Sardegna

Some tenderness

The Zoo again

2010-08-18T13:01:00.000-07:00

Filippo wondering if he could get in with the Orangutan

Waiting for the Ark!

Promising young girl

Rebecca at the playground

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Rocca di Papa - May 2010

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Rocca di Papa - May 2010

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Rebecca having fun

Playing model

Deep thinking

Don't I look like a star?

Beautiful eyes

I'm going to be a star

Read my T-shirt

How fun

Come and get me

This is a lot of fun

Rocca di Papa - May 2010

2010-06-01T23:18:00.000-07:00

Filippo falling asleep at the dinner table

Although it looks like he's praying, in this picture Filippo is sleeping

Filippo loves his little train

So, what...?

Let me tell you something...

I'm cool!

Ops, I just fell

And now, let's relax

Mormon Messages - Friends and Stars

2010-06-01T23:02:00.000-07:00

Alright this set of pictures deserves a little background.

The Church (of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) decided to shoot a few videos in Italian to post on http://www.mormonmessages.org/ and www.youtube.com/mormonmessages

So I got the chance to work with Brian Cordray, a professional Hollywood screenwriter and member of the Church, in Rome for the shooting.

Alessandro and Brian going over a few details before shooting

Alessandro, Frederic Simonet (filming and editing), and Brian

Our crew walking by the Colosseum in Rome

Crew and actors chatting

Crew and actors having lunch (part 1)

Crew and actors having lunch (part 2)

In forma in 15 minuti for dummies (per negati) Ah Ah

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Finalmente il mio amato marito si è deciso ad usare un DVD di esercizi fisici che gli ho regalato l'anno scorso per l'anniversario...Il DVD si chiama "in forma in 15 minuti for dummies", ma ce ne vorrebbe uno "in forma in 15 minuti per Alessandro Dini Ciacci". Ah Ah Ah!!!! Lo sentivo che parlava tra se' e la trainer del DVD " piano!! No... Me so' perso... che stai a fa'?!?" Mentre la tizia mostrava come fare gli esercizi, Alessandro commentava "per favore, muovi una cosa alla volta, non so muovere gambe e braccia insieme!!!!" oppure, mentre la tizia annunciava l'ultimo di una serie di esercizi, Alessandro le rispondeva "L'ultimo?!!? Ma io non ho ancora cominciato il primo!!!" Mi sono piegata in due dal ridere, mentre lo vedevo che agitava le braccia seguendo l'esercizio...perchè agitasse le braccia poi rimane un mistero, visto che la tizia muoveva solo le gambe... Ragazzi, CHE RIDERE!!!!

Testimony of the Book of Mormon

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Family time at the park!

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Awesome

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Is this too much just to go grocery shopping with mom?

Being handsome is a hard job, but someone's got to do it.

The cannon on Hill Janiculum, Rome

2010-04-05T04:31:00.000-07:00

Here is a great picture of Rebecca and Filippo with the cannon on top of Hill Janiculum.

In 1847, when watches and clocks were not widely available, Pope Pius IX decided to have a cannon at Castel Sant'Angelo fire daily at noon so that all the belltowers in town could ring the bells of their churches at once.

Since then, every day at noon, this cannon, now hosted on Hill Janiculum, fires in the direction of River Tiber.

Playing around

2010-04-05T04:18:00.000-07:00

Rebecca loves wearing hat and gloves in the house.

A day at the Zoo

2010-02-13T14:02:00.000-08:00

Rebecca, Filippo and a Zebra

Rebecca and a Lioness

Rebecca, Filippo and the Elephants

Alessandro, Rebecca, Filippo and the Elephants

Rebecca, Sara and a Bear

The Bear

Rome covered with snow

2010-02-13T13:53:00.000-08:00

Rebecca, Sara and Filippo

Rebecca, Alessandro and Filippo

Rome covered in snow for the first time in 26 years

Trip to Madrid, Spain

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Sara and Filippo on the plane to Madrid

Filippo and Alessandro on the plane to Madrid

Alessandro, Sara, Rebecca and Filippo by a statue on Temple Square

Rebecca loves slides

Rebecca mocking her aunt Carla

Filippo and Rebecca having fun in our hotel room

Rebecca's and Filippo's first encounter with bunk beds

Filippo is pretty agile

Filippo got stuck on the ladder quite a few times

Aunt Carla and Rebecca

Rebecca and Filippo enjoying their time together

Rebecca and Filippo with the temple in the background

Rebecca and Filippo looking down to temple square

All of us outside the temple

All of us outside the Royal Palace

Rebecca is a daredevil

Rebecca with the Royal Palace in the background

All of us resting for a minute

Filippo loves doing the hardest things

Growing up

2010-02-05T14:06:00.000-08:00

Here is Filippo in a shopping cart at the mall eating McDonald's french fries.

Rebecca taking good care of her doll

Christmas 2009

2010-01-03T12:39:00.000-08:00

This is our Christmas Card for this year

Rebecca loves playing her grandparents' piano

Filippo and Rebecca surrounded by almost all of the presents they got for Christmas

Filippo's 1st B-day

2010-01-03T12:31:00.000-08:00

Filippo on the morning of his 1st B-day

Rebecca & Filippo deciding what to do with the candle

Nonna Cecilia, Rebecca, Sara, Filippo, Alessandro, Nonno Filippo & Nonna Marina (via Skype)

Alessandro, Sara, Rebecca & Filippo

1-day trip to Caserta

2010-01-03T12:21:00.000-08:00

Sara & Filippo

Alessandro & Rebecca

An afternoon touring Rome

2009-11-21T01:16:00.000-08:00

From the main terrace of the Vittoriano looking at Piazza Venezia

With Vittorio Emanuele II's statue in the background

With the Colosseum in the background

Germany

2009-10-31T07:14:00.000-07:00

Alessandro & Sara in Friedrichsdrof (Frankfurt).

The Frankfurt Temple.

Rebecca and Filippo - Fall 09

2009-10-31T06:51:00.000-07:00

Filippo hiding in a bucket.

Rebecca sleeping with her best friend... Pooh Bear.

Potty training.

Rebecca and her favourite food... milk and cookies!

Rebecca and Filippo cruising around

2009-10-12T13:35:00.000-07:00

Filippo can walk

2009-10-12T13:21:00.000-07:00

Today is a special day... Filippo can finally walk!

Rebecca doing the laundry

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Rebecca doing the dishes

2009-10-12T12:38:00.000-07:00

A learning milestone

2009-09-20T06:01:00.000-07:00

Ok, I'm really excited because yesterday Filippo understood English for the first time in his life. After sitting on the floor in the TV room, he decided to head out toward the kitchen. When I saw him by the door, I simply said: "Phil, please come back". I was amazed to see this 8 months old kid stop, turn around, and head back to where he was before. We thought Rebecca had been fast learning both Italian and English, and she was 12 months old when she started reacting positively to my English speaking. But now Phil set a new record in our family. I'm more and more amazed at these kids. It took me ages to learn to speak English, and it's taken them just a few months to learn both Italian and English at the same time. I love my kids. Rebecca and Phil are great!!

Boat ride

2009-09-14T06:27:00.000-07:00

We love Rome. Here is a little pond in the heart of the city center at Villa Borghese.

More from Sardegna

2009-08-22T07:37:00.000-07:00

Rebecca kissing Filippo

Rebecca hugging Filippo
Rebecca and Alessandro putting a puzzle together

Sara and Filippo taking it easy

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2009-08-22T07:13:00.000-07:00

No matter the restaurant, Filippo can only always have the same homemade stuff

Rebecca loving her pasta

All of us finally together

All of us finally together... again

2009-08-22T07:07:00.000-07:00

Alessandro, Rebecca and Filippo

Sara holding down the kids who are trying to take off

Rebecca enjoying Sardegna's crystal clear water

2009-08-22T06:53:00.000-07:00

Rebecca riding a carousel bike

Filippo enjoying the fresh air in the yard
Filippo sleeping

Rebecca in her new dress (thank you, Aunt Emma).

SARDEGNA

2009-08-07T22:11:00.000-07:00

Rebecca in the playroom on the ferry to Sardegna.

Rebecca enjoying the wind on the ferry.

Rebecca sitting by the swimming pool on the ferry.

Rebecca playing on the ferry.

Relaxing after work.

2009-08-07T21:46:00.000-07:00

At Capo Coda Cavallo Beach

Nonna Marina holding Filippo while he flirts with a bunch of girls and Rebecca talking on the phone with her cousins.

Filippo playing in his own private swimming pool.

All of us soaking in the pool while planning on building a real one.

Family Video

2009-07-30T02:33:00.000-07:00

This video is a visual account of our family life from our engagement to this date.

It is dedicated to my amazing wife and wonderful kids.

I thank God for His goodness in blessing me with such a great family.

There's nothing like family!

Don't waste time after anything else... family is what really matters.

Weekly date night

2009-07-17T14:58:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of our latest weekly date night. This time we filled a backpack with water, snacks, a blanket, and Scrabble. We then headed for Vatican City, which is just a few minutes from our apartment. Once there we got on the pedestal of the obelisk sitting in the middle of St. Peter's Square. We sat down and played Scrabble with the Basilica as a background.

A day at Leonardo's interactive museum in Rome

2009-07-08T06:31:00.001-07:00

Sara and Rebecca playing Leonardo's music box

All of us in front of Leonardo's armoured car (Sorry for the poor quality of the picture, but that's all the stranger who took the picture could do)
All of us in front of Leonardo's self sustaining bridge
Rebecca in her fancy hat

Sara and Rebecca on the bus crossing the Tiber River with Castel Sant'Angelo (the Popes' ancient fortress) in the background

Filippo's first time eating fruit

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Primary activity at Villa Pamphili, Rome

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Our jewels

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Rebecca (25 months old)

Filippo (6 months old)

Rebecca's 2nd B-day

2009-05-24T09:28:00.001-07:00

Rebecca blowing her candles (Sara made the cake)

Family time

Rebecca's 2nd B-day

2009-05-24T09:11:00.001-07:00

Family time

Rebecca and her beauty

Rebecca "in" her present

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Roger, Alessandro, Sara, Filippo & Rebecca in the shade of Bernini's columnade at St. Peter's (Vatican City)

Sara & Rebecca waiting at the Metro

Mario & Anna's Wedding

2009-05-24T09:02:00.000-07:00

Massa, Anna, Mario, Francesco

Cristoforo (our family's accountant and a friend) signs the certificate for the marriage he just celebrated.

Mario & Anna's Wedding

2009-05-24T08:53:00.001-07:00

Francesco (the bride's witness and brother) signs the marriage certificate

Massa (the groom's witness and brother) signs the marriage certificate

Anna signs the marriage certificate

Mario signs the marriage certificate

Husband and wife!

Massa, Anna, Mario, Francesco

Mario & Anna's Wedding

2009-05-24T08:41:00.000-07:00

Mario arrives at the City Hall

Rebecca

Sara & Filippo (in a friend's arms)

Massa and Mamma

2009-05-03T06:13:00.000-07:00

Sliding down at the playground in Zollikofen, Switzerland, can be a tiring job.

2009-05-03T06:03:00.000-07:00

Alessandro, Rebecca, Filippo, and Sara outside the Swiss Temple.

Rebecca outside the Swiss Temple.

Alessandro, Filippo and Rebecca outside the Swiss Temple.

Sara, Filippo and Rebecca outside the Swiss Temple.

Rebecca on the temple grounds in Switzerland.

2009-05-03T05:52:00.000-07:00

Our family for the first time together at the temple.

Rebecca drinking her milk.

Rebecca and Sara choosing from the menu at Ratskeller in Bern, Switzerland.

All of us onboard to Switzerland for a few days off. Rebecca and Filippo loved their first time flying.

Rebecca, Filippo and Sara waiting to board a plane for Switzerland.

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Rebecca, Filippo and Sara on a bus in Piazza Venezia, Rome.

Sara, Filippo and Rebecca having dinner at a characteristic restaurant in Trastevere, Rome.

Sara, Filippo and Rebecca outside the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome.

2009-05-03T05:41:00.000-07:00

Alessandro and Rebecca at the Spanish Steps (Piazza di Spagna) in Rome.

Rebecca outside the church of Trinità dei Monti on top of the Spanish Steps (Piazza di Spagna) in Rome.

2009-05-03T05:40:00.000-07:00

Rebecca and Nonna Marina putting together a puzzle.

2009-05-03T05:36:00.000-07:00

Rebecca at the playground.

Alessandro and Rebecca at the Vatican.

Rebecca and Flat Stanley at the Vatican.

2009-05-03T05:32:00.000-07:00

Filippo (March 09 - 3 months old)

Filippo (3 months) and Rebecca (22 months) (March 09)

Filippo's Blessing - Sun Jan 4, 08

2009-01-04T06:58:00.000-08:00

Cecilia, Carla, Alessandro (and Rebecca), Roberto, Sara (and Filippo), Marina, Filippo

Alessandro (and Rebecca), Sara (and Filippo), Marina, Filippo

2008-12-28T05:46:00.000-08:00

7 days old

2008-12-28T05:43:00.001-08:00

First picture of Filippo and parents.

Rest, my baby.

Here I am!

2008-12-28T05:37:00.000-08:00

Filippo looks outside the crib.

Filippo resting.

First time seeing my son.

Sara and Filippo just out of the operation room.

Filippo was 1hr old in here.

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Merry Christmas 2008

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2008-12-07T06:23:00.000-08:00

The Church's Translation Department Office outside Columbus' House in Genoa.

Fresh and clean after my shower... now go away so I can get ready for church.

And here is my first Nursery project.

2008-12-07T05:53:00.000-08:00

Don't I look beautiful on my first day in Nursery?

It's about time I started brushing my teeth.

I like my cousins' big train. Good thing I'm the only girl in the family...

so I get to always go first!

And here is Winnie coming to wish Elio a Happy Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Elio!!!

2008-10-17T13:04:00.000-07:00

McDonald's again!

BACK IN TOWN!

2008-10-13T12:07:00.000-07:00

Hello everybody! After our wonderful vacation in Sardegna, we're finally back to the city and as you can tell from this picture I've had a lot of things to catch up with.

2008-08-28T15:32:00.000-07:00

And this is the last video of our vacation.

2008-08-28T15:24:00.000-07:00

Alessandro and Rebecca relaxing in the ferry's playroom after Alessandro organized the entire room making it a lot more fun for the rest of the kids.

Rebecca loving the playroom on the ferry.

Dad and daughter showing off on the beach.

2008-08-28T15:19:00.000-07:00

Alessandro and Rebecca trying to take off.

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Sara and Rebecca enjoying the beautiful water together.

2008-08-17T23:06:00.000-07:00

What a giggler!

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We couldn't believe our eyes when, after spilling her water, Rebecca grabbed a paper towel and started cleaning up her mess.

More from the playground

2008-08-16T11:32:00.000-07:00

Today we went all together and a good samaritan took a picture of us all.

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See what I can do. The other kids stare at me. Much older kids can't manage doing what I do.

2008-08-16T11:06:00.000-07:00

And now, kids, let me show you to spin this thing around!!