We have found that there are certain things that really work for our family, that bring us a sense of peace and unity, and that just work for each one of us. The lake is one of them. …
Cedar and I took a trip by ourselves to Rome, where we joined his Boy Scouts Troop on a ten-mile historic trail. We ate tasty food just the two of us, spent the night, and had a lot…
A Carney Park picnic with friends, lots of kid-friend visits and sleepovers (including Ashton’s first ever 4-girl sleepover!), pool time, a date with Matt to a dinner-and-concert-fiasco-adventure, a beach trip, a hike that I lost the photos from…
We arrived at the coast in the bay of Kotor and found our super cute Airbnb, which had awesome views of sea, beach, and mountains. Over the next several days, we drove much of the Montenegro coast and…
We finally got to fly somewhere with Matt! For Matt’s summer leave we went on a family trip to Montenegro. We flew into Split, Croatia, rented a car, and drove through Croatia, Bosnia, and into the mountains of…
Cedar went to Scouts Camp for over a week and Matt left on a work trip, so Ashton and I went on our own trip… to Berlin. I had heard it was an interesting city, and it was…
Matt had a Band gig in Orvieto, a town in the Umbria region a few hours north of us. I’ve decided that if I can go to his gigs, I will… so I did! The kids and I…
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),…
Everyone who moves here has a “Sponsor” to help them through the transition, the logistics of moving here, finding a place to live, getting settled and started, etc. We volunteered to sponsor a Band family we knew at…
Cedar had an opportunity to attend a Judo competition in Abruzzo, a mountainous region in central Italy. I jumped on that idea and booked an apartment in the country for a couple of nights. Italy is so beautiful,…
