We’ve been hiking when we can, enjoying the quiet, beauty, and family connection.

More time with our wonderful Italian friends, and other visits not photographed.

Cedar had a Scouts camp, a ceremony for which he was the MC, and also got his braces off!

Ashton hosted a sleepover along with an Escape Room.

Our stuff got sent across the sea.  We had some intense panic when they showed up at our house a day earlier than expected, and it was a crazy two days, but once it was gone we felt better.  Our house is still cozy enough for the holidays, even with loaner furniture.

Matt and I had a sushi lunch and wandered through Pozzuoli together.

We made a fire in our fireplace (Matt figured out how NOT to smoke us out of our house this time!), and a very nice Christmas together.

Matt is on Christmas leave and is happily eating his way through ALL the panettone, watching movies, relaxing, enjoying not working, and growing his beard.  Well, relaxing when we are not having stress around buying a house in Jax, so mostly relaxing with some stress and panic thrown in once in a while!