Connor's Fourth Birthday

   On Sunday my sweet boy turned FOUR! It's so, so crazy how fast he has grown. Because we move in three weeks, we chose to skip the big birthday party and do something small. We went to the zoo with our good friends, drove through a safari park, ate burgers and shakes at Steak 'n Shake, and then walked around Verona. When we got home Connor played with his new toys and then we sang Happy Birthday. He had the biggest smile on his face the entire day because he knew it was his special day. Here are a bunch of pics I took through out the day...

Girls Day in Verona

    Last week a couple of my girlfriends and I made a girls trip to Verona. {Sorry Connor, but you had to tag along!} From getting lost within the first five minutes of driving, the sight of us running after Connor in his stroller as it was rolling down the driveway, and us taking about 30 pictures on the side of the road in front of the Americani sign so we could get one just right, I think it's safe to say we shared a bunch of laughs and had a ton of fun!

  Our first stop was to visit Frantoio Bonamini, a family run olive mill that has been running for 50 years. We started at their olive oil shop and then took a tour of the olive mill.

Verona With My Parents

    A couple days before we went to Rome, on 4/16, I took my parents to Verona. {I forgot to post about it, so I am going to now.} After getting lost a couple times, we finally found it. As soon as we walked into Piazza Bra and I saw all the booths, I got excited because it only meant one thing... market day!

Standing in the center of Piazza Bra.

Parco Natura Viva

     When we woke up this morning I told Aaron I wanted to do something, but wasn't really sure what. All I knew was that it had to be fun for Connor.  After searching online, I found Parco Natura Viva. A zoo and safari park about an hour away. Aaron was up for it, so after Connor woke up from his morning nap, were on our way to Bussolengo (Verona) Italy. It was only an hour away from our house, so not too far. I packed us a lunch so we could save a little money, and I am so happy I did. Connor ate his peanut butter and jelly sandwich on the way (which he loved!), and we ate ours while we were walking at the zoo. We were surprised they let us take them in, but a lot of other people seemed to have the same idea as us.

 First peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He ate it so fast!

Father's Day Weekend

    Aaron had a four day weekend this week. Friday was very relaxed. We Aaron did yard work in the morning while Connor played in his pool, then the afternoon was spent relaxing around the house.

     Saturday we went to Ikea and spent all day there... literally. We got there at noon, had lunch, shopped for a couple hours, made our purchases, then went home around 3:30. We started putting together one of the chairs we bought and when Aaron got to the last screw, it wouldn't screw in. Then, after looking at it I decided I didn't like the color, so we took it apart and went back to Ikea. We returned it, got a different chair and some other things, ate dinner, and headed home at 8:30. Aaron built the new chair and we went to bed. Even I was tired from shopping all day, and I love to shop!

    Yesterday was Aaron's second Father's Day. We celebrated by going to Verona with some friends. It was only an hour drive and the perfect weather for walking around outside.

 Family picture.