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Student Council

Whitney ran for Student Council for her class this week and made it!!!  

Turning 13!!

Aiden wanted to go paintballing for his 13th bday.  We showed up a little early thinking it would give the boys time to get suited up, etc...  but I forgot it was still during riposo (12:00-3:00 everything shuts down for "naptime") so we were forced to do presents and cake in the adjoining farm fields next to the paintball course while we waited for it to re-open.

Ahhh.... the joys of living in Italy!!

Singing the most awkward version of Happy Birthday

Realizing it was more than just an umbrella!

Making it rain!!

Finally!!!

All ready!

Daddy finally got there!  He came straight from the airport after being in Hanover, Germany all week.

Everyone was out except Jeremy and Aiden

It was hilarious to watch the ultimate showdown

We finally had to call it a tie.  They were equally matched!

Showing off all of their wounds

Such a good sport!

Homecoming 2016

We played against Hohenfels, Germany for our homecoming game.

Programs with all the player info

Cougar mascot!

Right next to the football field, Aiden and his friends were playing their own football game all night long!  

Very impressive National Anthem!

One of the player's grandparents was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last week so the cheerleaders made a large banner and presented the family with flowers.  So sweet!

It was very touching!

Then all the players crashed through the banner and destroyed it!

Goosebumps!

Here we go!

There's Jeremy... in the middle of all of the action!  He's officially the chain gang guy now! :)

Half time score 12-3 Vicenza is winning but it's been a pretty closely matched game

Final score 32-3 Vicenza won!!!

Victory speech!  

Post game dinner for both teams!

Anna came to visit us on Saturday and then we got another surprise.  One of our good friend's son was rushed to the ER with appendicitis Saturday morning.  We got to "adopt" her other 3 boys for the weekend so she could stay at the hospital with him.  Their father is currently deployed. 

Lunch at the food court and then on to watch Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

These guys uncovered an amazing discovery!  Growing out of our compost pile was a huge, green pumpkin!  Apparently this has been growing ever since last October when we threw our old jack-o-lantern's away in the compost!  

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Vicenza vs. Naples

Vicenza traveled to Naples this week for Naples' Homecoming game.

I did not travel down to watch the game this time.  I packed Connor up and put him on the bus with the team and cheerleaders and then prayed he would return home in one piece!

Come back safe and victorious Vicenza!!

Luckily there were enough parents that went to the game so I got to see some pics of the game.

I loved these action shots of Connor taking on a kid bigger than he is! 

(I can always find Connor because he's the only one with blue cleats).

#59 vs. #27

Eyeing his man

He's going in!

He's got him around the waist and not letting go!

That's Connor at the bottom of that heap!

#59 is still standing.  #27 is still wondering what hit him!! haha!!

In the end we lost.  Final score 17-6.
I'm proud of these boys though!  They played hard and learned some good lessons to get them ready for their next game!

Scout Camp

So, while Connor was in Southern Italy playing football, Jeremy and Aiden where in the mountains of Northern Italy (Asiago) camping!  

This sure is an amazing life we get to live here in Italy!

Ready to go!

Just got camp set up right before the sun went down

These two don't look too happy about doing the dishes! lol!

These crazy boys!  I love it that we have so many boys here to have this size of a troop!
...AND that they have such a dedicated and hard working Scoutmaster (Jeremy) who makes all of these experiences possible!

Scout hike

Oh... you know... just your everyday shepherd moving his sheep and donkeys down the mountain! 

Unbelievable!

And look!  Even a couple of monkeys mixed in there!

They got to stop and do some cheese tasting!  I wish I was a scout!

Pie Face

So, what did Whitney and I do with all the boys gone???  

Sleepover of course!  Plus we finally got to play the Pie Face game! ha!