W5 of Y7

 Veterans Day 2020

Jeremy and I got up early and ran the steps on Monte Berico with my friend from work.  It's a killer!

Beautiful Vicenza!

W4 of Y7

Anime

Whitney has gotten into Anime.  So, I'm learning about a whole new world!

We drove 30 minutes to go to a store that sells Anime stuff... that is serious committment!

These 2 allowed me to follow but I was sure to keep my distance

Whitney is such a good artist!

W3 of Y7

Halloween

Halloween was different this year (Thanks COVID!), but we were able to still have a pretty fun holiday!

I organized trick or treat bags for about 1200 kids at school on Friday before Halloween

We had our local radio station (AFN) come to record all the fun and bring their mascot with them!

The best part was that I got to see Whitney dressed up with her friends!!

Whitney had a friend over to celebrate on Saturday by carving pumpkins

Aiden's pumpkin....  he's too cool I guess

Traditional mummy dogs! 

Jeremy set up a fire for us to roast marshmallows! 

S'mores with Reese's! 

Despite the Italian decree forbidding trick or treating ("an American stunt that is a monument to imbecility"), we still had a few (all Italians).

We didn't let COVID completely take our Halloween this year!! 

W2 of Y7

 Beautiful Fall bike ride!

We went a little over 20 miles on this beautiful ride with a gorgeous destination. It was not my favorite ride so far (too much traffic) but it was one of the most beautiful!    

So grateful that Jeremy scouts out good rides for us during the week so we can enjoy this beautiful country on the weekends together!

All bike rides must include a stop for cappuccino!

MAMIL = Middle Aged Man In Lycra!

W1 of Y7

 Week 1

The first week of Year 7 started off pretty good!  We took advantage of the long weekend (Columbus Day) and got out of town for a couple days.

Levico Terme, Italy

Less than a couple of hours from our house and we were in this cute mountain village.  Jeremy booked a room at a gorgeous hotel.  COVID has reduced the number of tourists everywhere and restricts interactions with people.... as a result it seemed like we were the only ones at this gorgeous hotel making it a little more creepy than anything else!  We could only think of The Shining while we were there!

We finally saw other human beings when we got to the restaurant!

Our meal was delicious!

The next morning the sun was out, the rain had stopped, and everything seemed a little less creepy

Parco Natura Viva

We took the kids to a Safari Park and Zoo near Verona.  I actually don't know why this is the first time that we have ever been there.  It was great!

This one actually made me a little nervous

Aiden really, really, really wanted to touch one!

W52 of Y6

The last week of Year 6 was fairly uneventful.  Just every day life.....

It started off with this beautiful sunrise!

I also loved this view of the church in our town

A friend of mine brought me some homemade Thai food that Jeremy and I ate in my office!  

Aiden got a short driving lesson

And I got evidence that Connor's still alive!