Bundle up! Fa freddo fuori!

Qualche settimana fa (kwal-k-seh-tee-mah-na fa) Just a few weeks ago we went with mamma, papà and i nostril nonni (e no-stree no-knee) our grandparents to watch the tree lighting in la piazza principale (la pee-ah-za preen-chee-pahl-a) the main square of Gettysburg, Pa. It was very exciting! They were serving cioccolata calda (chee-oh-ko-lah-ta cal-da) hot chocolate and fresh baked cookies (which we could not have) and everyone was bundled up because it was so cold! Santa arrived sulla sua slitta (sool-ah sue-ah slee-tah) on his sleigh led by beautiful white horses and after a short countdown the tree lit up to the oohs and aahs of the crowd. We also met other puppies that were there to enjoy the evening with their families.

In many parts of our country this is the time of year it can be really cold. Darla and I don’t usually mind a little cold because we have our fur to help keep us warm. But that night was veramente fredda (vare-ah-men-tay fray-da) really cold and most people had on cappotti caldi con cappuccio (kah-po-tee cal-dee cone ka-poo-cho) warm coats with a hood or a separate cappello invernale (kah-pell-oh een-vare-nal-a) winter hat.

Others had wrapped bright colored sciarpe (shee-are-pay) scarves around their necks and had warm guanti (gwan-tee) gloves or mittons on their hands. Thankfully mamma put on our coats because we had to walk about 10 blocks each way to the square from the parcheggio (par-kedge-oh) the parking lot.

There were lots of babies and small children inside strollers and even a few puppies! One puppy we met indossava (een-do-sah-va) was wearing a warm brown coat with a hood and everyone was petting him. Darla and I have to warm up to people before we let them pet us so we stayed close to mamma’s side.

We also noticed some people were wearing stivali invernali (stee-val-e een-vare-nal-a) winter boots with a warm lining inside. They will really need them when inizia a nevicare (een-e-zee-ah ah neh-vee-car-a) when it begins to snow.

Some mornings when we go outside and the grass is frozen or there is snow, we wish we had these kind of boots. Shoes for our paws is also good when the pavement is hot outside. Mamma told us she tried these once with Sara but she would not keep them on. We probably wouldn’t either!