Week 17

Surprise!

This week we got a surprise phone call at 3am letting us know our friend was going into labor.  They dropped these little cuties off at our house on their way to the hospital. 

It was hard getting up for school the next day but we celebrated with blueberry pancakes!

Waiting outside the hospital room to see their new baby brother!

I felt so honored to be a part of this sweet moment.  Welcome to your wonderful family Cam!

Valentine's Day! 

In 2009 we came to Vicenza during a family vacation to Italy.  We met my friend who lived here and she took us to a wonderful restaurant.  In fact, the dish I had that night has since been my favorite meal I ever had in Europe.  Jeremy made reservations for us to have dinner there again this year for Valentine's Day.  (The food was great but they had a fixed menu so I wasn't able to order the same dish again.... next time!)

2009

Jeremy wrapped a gift and wrote a beautiful letter on the outside.  He put it on the table and didn't say anything.  I thought it was part of the table decorations when I first saw it - then I realized what it was. 

My favorite perfume

Appetizer

First Course

Second Course

Dessert

Week 16

Lots of basketball games this week!

Aiden has become a great basketball player and really likes it!  He got to travel with his team to Aviano and play against some Air Force teams there.

Whitney and her rowdy team!  Those poor coaches!  This was her first time playing basketball and she improved a lot from the first game!!  

Lunches with the Kids!  

I can't have lunch with Connor anymore but I can still see these 2 for now so I need to have lunch with them more often before they are all out of elementary school... :(

Week 15

Cheer Clinic
The highschool cheerleaders held a one-day cheer clinic for a fundraiser and all the little girls couldn't wait to get started... including Whitney!

Aiden has been saving every penny for over a year now.  He made a lot last summer mowing our neighbors yard, plus Christmas and Birthday money he finally decided on something to spend it on.  He bought himself an iphone 6!!

All A's Honor Roll

Aiden was honored at a school assembly this week for getting all A's on his report card.  We are so proud of him!  This has not been an easy year for him - but he is such a responsible and conscientious little guy! He has really worked hard and should feel really good about that.  

GOOD JOB AIDEN!!

Week 14

Mensa

Jeremy and I are lucky to go to the Italian Cafeteria (Mensa) a few days/week for lunch.  The food is great and always interesting!  I love how creative they get with vegetables and the options are so much healthier than a typical American lunch.  Also, you get more food than I can eat for less than 5 euro!

Boxing

Connor has been doing boxing for the last couple of months.  I finally worked up the courage to go watch him one night.  

It was hard to watch but I am glad that Connor is liking it and that he's learning some important skills!

Bantams Basketball Team

Aiden is also in basketball right now.  Unfortunately I haven't been able to go to one of his games yet.  Jeremy and I are usually split between him and Whitney.   

Doesn't he look cute in his uniform!?! :)

Week 13

Pee Wee's Basketball Team

 Whitney is on a basketball team!  It is just about the cutest thing ever and her poor coach....  oh my!

We are starting to feel a little more settled in our new home, however, I'm not sure we are ever going to be 100% settled!  We couldn't wait to have our friends from the hotel over to see them again though.

Even Anna came to visit us!!!  It was great to see her!

Week 12

15 year Anniversary!

Our Anniversary fell on a week day so we took the whole family to a restaurant in our little town to celebrate.

I can't believe it's been 15 years...  it seems like just yesterday!

Pizza with proscuitto and asparagus... yum!

I loved sitting at my table and watching my pizza being cooked

Asiago

Over the weekend Jeremy and I got to get away to go on a quick day trip to Asiago. 

We had a delicious lunch ready for us at a beautiful restaurant

This was my favorite by far!!

This doesn't look anything like it, but it tasted just like lasagna

All the components of a beef stew without the broth... interesting

Devine!

It was a beautiful day and a wonderful place to celebrate our day!

Next stop was a cheese factory

So many different types of cheese!

We walked through the town to do some shopping when we met this lady.  Her Father took pictures of the Italian Army in the 1930s with the camera in the background.  Jeremy was fascinated by the pictures and the stories behind them.  We had to bring a few home to remember our time in Asiago!

A memorial built for thousands of Italian Soldiers that were killed.  Their bodies were gathered from all around and brought here to be buried. 

The view from the top was breathtaking!

It was a very much needed day away and a day with my sweetheart to forget about moving and just remember how much we love each other.  So glad he's still my best friend!

Week 11

New Year's Eve/Connor's Birthday

We were invited to some friends house to celebrate New Year's Eve so we decided to celebrate Connor's birthday there too!

I can't believe my baby is a TEENAGER!!

Their daughter is in Whitney's class at church and school... they are so cute!

This little guy LOVES Connor!!

Trying to stay up until Midnight

AD and AJ!

The girls put on a Frozen "consert" for us ;)

Fireworks outside their house at Midnight!


HAPPY NEW YEAR!!



Connor's OTHER Birthday Party
Over the weekend we took Connor and a couple of this friends bowling for his birthday. 

Connor has made some really good friends here!

I'm so proud of the person you're growing up to be Connor!  Please don't ever change!!