I have been slacking, BIG time. I think I have a pretty good excuse though. We have been really busy. Since my last post, we have both passed our drivers test and got our Italian drivers license (I got a 100, but I am still scared as heck to drive here), we signed the rental contract on the town home we are going to live in for the next 3 years, we bought a car, we celebrated our 3 year anniversary, and we have started to venture away from the base.
We have been living in a hotel for 29 nights, and still have 13 more to go. We are ready to get out of here. We have tried to help Connor adjust by making it feel like he is at home. We put his suitcase on the ground with all his toys so he can play whenever he wants.
He is still waking up every night and sleeping with us for part of the night. It isn't very comfortable getting kicked in the back and hit in the head during the night, but we just deal with it. We take turns getting up with him in the morning so the other one can sleep in a little longer.
Eating Cheerios and watching cartoons while daddy sleeps a little longer.
There are a few playgrounds on base and they are all within walking distance from our hotel. We have made an effort to take Connor quite a few times. He really likes playing on them, and on one particular day he even played in the sand.
Walking to the park.
Touching it for the first time.
He just wanted to grab it!
He liked it.
Since the kitchen is so small in our hotel room, we don't cook very often. We usually eat the continental breakfast they provide because it's free, then we either eat sandwiches or left overs for lunch, and we almost always eat out for dinner. It's bad, I know, and really expensive here. When we get into a house with more than 2 burners and have more than 2 (small) pans, I will cook more.... I promise.
We wanted a hot breakfast one morning, so we made bacon and eggs.
The donuts from the commissary are really good.
Gelato- my favorite!
We learned that Connor really likes tacos.
As I mentioned earlier, we bought a car. Mine is still on it's way from the Unites States, but this one is for Aaron to use to and from work. Until mine gets here, this is our only way to get around (besides walking). We have really enjoyed having it this week. We have already made a trip to Ikea and a few trips to the mall :)
He acted pretty happy to go for a drive in it.
It's never too early to practice.
We are going to take it easy the next few days. Aaron will be going to his new unit soon, so the long work days will start again.
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