Buca di Beppo

We rarely go to one of my favorite restaurants, Buca di Beppo. My mom loves Buca too, so in the past it has been a quasi- birthday tradition for us to go there for dinner to celebrate our birthday. I say "Our Birthday" (singular) because, for those of you who don't know, my mom and I share the same birthday. Cool, huh? Anyhow, three years ago the birthday dinner celebration expanded to include Erin as well because her birthday is just 10 days before ours. Luckily, she likes Buca too and doesn't mind celebrating with dinner there.
Grace, my little carb addict, loved Buca. She ate spaghetti and garlic bread and enjoyed every bit.
Gabriel was not keen on the family-style service. He complained because he didn't get his own meal. We ordered spaghetti with meat sauce just for him and had the waiter put in front of him so it would seem like his own. The sharing thing wasn't his favorite.
Grace loves her some spaghetti.
She was shaking parmesan cheese on her spaghetti and loving that we let her control the shaker. That turned out to be a mistake because as soon as she was finished shaking, she licked the top of the shaker. Gross!
Momma and her messy girl
Grandma and Papaw
Dan and Gabriel
How can I resist that? I love those three goofballs!
Brian doesn't like to have his picture taken . . . Scrooge! The cute newly weds!