Connor's First Day of Pre-K

    Two weeks ago my baby started Pre-K. I don't know where the time has gone, but he has grown so fast. He has been begging us to go to school since we moved here, so he was over the moon when his first day of school finally came. 

Dallas, Texas: A Day at the State Fair

    We had such a blast while we were in Texas. We did all sorts of fun things, including going to the Texas State Fair. It was Connor's first time ever going, and sure to not be his last. He had so much fun eating junk food, feeding the animals at the petting zoo, and riding rides. Pappy and Omi spent a pretty penny on us that day, but we all had so much fun! I  took a ton of pics, so enjoy...

 On our way to the fair.

England Day 1: London

     One place that I have always wanted to visit is London. Being that we live in Europe and are only a 2 1/2 hour plane ride away, it's been on our list of places to see while we are living here.Over the long Thanksgiving weekend we were able to check this destination off our list! 

    The trip started off to a bad start. The morning of {Thanksgiving Day -11/26} we left our house at about 6am. Not even 10 minutes into the drive and Connor started throwing up in the car. We pulled over, changed his clothes, and got back on the road. I didn't think much of it until 20 minutes later when it happened again and I realized that Connor caught the stomach bug Aaron had a couple days before. He got sick just about every 20-30 minutes until we got on the plane. We were nervous they weren't going to let us on the plane, but nobody said anything to us.

Waiting at the airport. He had these bursts of energy in between getting sick.

Connor's First Dentist Visit

    Connor had his first dentist visit today and he did awesome! I started prepping him yesterday by telling him we were going to see the dentist and they were going to look at his teeth. He didn't act scared and seemed  fine. He did say "no check up" repeatedly today, but I think he got the dentist confused with his regular doctor. 

     When we arrived at the clinic, I checked in and Connor watched Curious George at the kid table. 

Cookout, Pool Time, and Hunter Hayes

   The weather in Vicenza has been gorgeous the last few days and we have taken full advantage. To get us in the mood for summer, we had a cookout on Saturday at our place. We invited a few of our closest friends, made yummy food, and had lots of fun!

Shish kabobs, roasted potatoes, beans, and of course the margarita were delish!

Painting Ornaments and Making Muffins

   Connor had a fun weekend of trying new things, and I loved watching him have so much fun. On Saturday morning, we went to a friends house for an ornament painting party. Connor had never painted before {mostly because I don't want to deal with the mess}, and he loved it just like I expected! It took him a little while to figure out that the ornaments were not cookies and the red paint was not ketchup, but after repeatedly telling him it wasn't food and pulling it away from his mouth, he got the point.

 They really do look like cookies and ketchup...

Another Long Weekend

    First I would like to say Happy Veterans Day to all the men and women who have served, and even those that are currently serving. Special Thanks to my father-in-law Eric, my uncle Cleo, my cousin Marco, my brother-in-law Cory, and of course my favorite soldier Aaron!

One of my favorite pics from the ball last month.  Thanks Alyssa! 

Moms trip to Nove

    In August, Aaron and I went to Nove and ordered a wedding gift for a friend. Because in August most Italians go on vacation, a lot of places are closed. Well this store was open, however, they weren't going to be able to complete my order until the beginning of September when the rest of the employees got back from their holiday. I told my friend Laura that I needed to make a trip back to Nove, so we decided to go today. We didn't want to take the babies because there was way too many things for them to break, plus it would be fun for just us moms to go! That meant Connor was going to have to go to daycare... for the first time in his life. {A couple weeks ago I signed him up for hourly care, which means he will not be going full time, but I can pay by the hour if I need to run errands or have him go for a few hours here and there.} I was nervous, but excited for him to play with new kids and make friends. We packed his new little backpack and did a little photo shoot before leaving the house. How cute does he look?!?

The Last Few Days

    The last few days have been full of new things. On Friday, we went to dinner at a really nice restaurant {Aeolia} with a couple of friends. We were running a tad bit late, and I realized half way there that we forgot Connor's shoes... Oh well! Shoes or no shoes, he looked like a handsome, little man.

I'm so lucky to call these boys mine!

Sottomarina Beach

    Since a couple weekends ago our trip to the beach had to be cancelled because of rain, we knew we wanted to try and go this past weekend. On Friday night, we packed our bags and finalized our plans with our friends to leave first thing Saturday morning. We left our house by 6:15 and met our friends at a gas station between our two houses. There was a bar {coffee shop} in the same parking lot, so Aaron grabbed us some breakfast for the road.

 My cappuccino and croissant filled with custard. It was so good!

Easter Eggstravaganza

   On Saturday, we went to the Easter Eggstravaganza at Aaron's work. It was really hot, but Connor had fun! Our first stop was the petting zoo. Because he is under the age of 2, he wasn't allowed to touch the animals. I was okay with that, but he really wanted to.

 Looking at the baby goat.

Connor's First Birthday: Part 3

     Photobooth: I have always thought photo booths were adorable at parties and weddings. When I saw a kit at Walmart with everything for less than $5, I knew I had to buy it!

 Mimi, Aaron, Connor, Grandma, and Me!

Connor's First Birthday: Part 2

     The Cake: I knew that I wanted to bake Connor's cake and cupcakes from the minute I started planning his party. Originally I wanted to make funfetti cake, but decided not to at the last minute. Instead, my mom made some really good chocolate cupcakes that I iced with butter cream frosting.

Connor's First Birthday Party: Part 1

     On Saturday, we threw Connor his first birthday party at our neighborhood community center. I never realized how much work throwing a party really is. I am so lucky that my mom and aunt were here to help me get ready for it.  It was pretty much perfect! I am going to have to divide this into a few posts because I have so many pictures and don't want to miss anything :)

      Decorations: For a few months now, I knew that I wanted to have a circus themed party. I started planning it as soon as I bought fabric that I used to make several banners, a cake topper, a high chair cover, party hat, and backdrop for the buffet.  This fabric set the theme and colors for the whole party!

Connor's First Haircut

    My sweet baby boy doesn't look like such a baby anymore. We took him to get his first haircut today, and he looks like a little boy. We gave him a little trim back in September (I wrote about it here), but it wasn't anything like this!
    We were referred to a kids salon by a friend who has been taking her son there since he was little. When we got there, poor Connor had no idea what he was getting into. He played with all the toys until they called us back.

He loved opening the windows of this play house. 

The Last Few Days

    Since my last couple posts have been about cloth diapers, I wanted to share a couple pictures from the last few days.

    Monday we went to Target to get a few things. Aaron saw the big shopping carts with two seats and thought it would be fun to try and see if Connor would  stay in it. Well he thought he was so cool. He wouldn't stop smiling :)

My Little Cookie Monster

     Since I got pregnant with Connor, I have been obsessed with cookies. Any type of cookie will do, but sugar cookies are my favorite. Aaron has been on many trips to the store just for cookies, and now I know why. Connor had a baby cookie today and he absolutely loved it! He is my little Cookie Monster :)

"What's this? "

Our Snow Day

    The weatherman was right, for once. He predicted snow, and we got snow! It started last night, so I was excited to look out the window first thing this morning to see just how much it snowed over night. It was kind of like waking up on Christmas morning as a kid. The yard and field in front of our house were covered in a thick, white blanket of snow. I thought there was only going to be an inch or two, but there was at least 5, if not more. It was beautiful. I put on my robe and ran outside to get a few pictures.

 Our front yard and the field/park.

Sunday Funday at the Park

    On Sunday, we had to waste a couple hours before dropping Chrissy and Pappy off at the airport. We decided to go to the park so Kylie could run around and Pappy could take a nap in the car. We weren't familiar with the area, so we had to look up a park on the GPS. We found one close to the mall we were at, so we just went there. I am so happy we did because it was a beautiful park!

We've Got a Crawler

    For the past week, I have been saying that Connor is going to start crawling any day.... Well, today was the day! Actually, tonight was the night. Aaron and I were both in the kitchen when we looked into the living room and Connor was crawling to us. We were so excited, but we both just stood there. By the time I realized what was happening and grabbed my phone to take pictures, he stopped. Then once he did it again, my phone didn't have any storage space for pictures or video. After bribing Connor with a dog toy, I finally got both!