We had a BBQ in the park, a very hot hike (the weather has been insanely hot lately), pool time, and fun with friends. Matt has been doing a lot of travelling for work (Morocco, Montenegro, and Romania),…
A LOT of rain, an Escape Room, a Navy Band performance featuring a spectacularly fun Neopolitan choir, an authentic Chinese dinner with our Judo team, friends, a sad farewell to a friend, Boy Scouts, dog-sitting, lots of cooking,…
An Escape Room, Cedar’s origami obsession, Ashton’s Easter Egg Hunt, a cupcake class for Ashton with epic ingredients, learning to buy vegetable off-base for Jess, a lunch out, a 12th birthday party (with cupcakes, dirt cake, bowling and…
For our Easter three-day weekend, we drove up the coast about 2 hours north to the region of Lazio. We spent an afternoon in the cute beach town of Sperlonga, then made it to our apartment in Sabaudia…
A yellow belt in Judo for Cedar, a fun day with our Italian friends, a birthday for a 14 year old, a Boy Scouts camp-out, a walk around a lake on a spring day, cooking for both kids,…
The morning after the kids and I returned from Malta, Matt and I took the train to Bologna for an overnight trip. I had a plan to meet with a mastectomy tattoo artist at a tattoo convention in…
Pictured below are two separate hikes, both in Caserta, not far from our home. The hills there are lovely, rolling, and quiet. The weather has gotten warmer and drier in the past few weeks, so we’ve been excited…
I took Ashton to the Amalfi Coast for an overnight girls getaway. We talked, strolled, listened to the Rent soundtrack (her current obsession), watched a chick flick, and stayed in a seriously awesome apartment. It is very…
We’ve been laying low since Christmas (with the exception of our day trip to Rome), spending our time at home. I’ve forgotten to take very many photos, but we’ve gone for a couple of walks, played a lot…