Saturday at the Park

   Weekends are my favorite and this one has seemed to go by particularly slow. On Friday we had a BBQ at our house with a few friends, and then yesterday we spent the afternoon at a park that was only a 30 minute drive from our house. Our friends were going and invited us, so I said yes and woke up Aaron so we could start getting ready. We met at their house and then followed each other there. It was lunchtime when we arrived, so we setup our picnic in the most perfect, sunny spot. After it was all setup, we realized it was way too bright to get pictures, because you know pictures are everything, so we moved it to a shady spot. We got our one good shot, while our guys were rushing us to hurry up because they were hungr, and then we moved all the food back to the sunny spot. 

 We had so much yummy food we had to get a good picture of it all. 

Sirmione and Parco Termale de Garda

     Since we didn't visit Sirmione and the thermal lake on Sunday due to the rain, we went on Monday when the weather was much nicer. We had such a nice time exploring the city and Lake Garda.

Strada Delle 52 Gallerie

     Ever since we moved to Italy, I have heard that 52 tunnels is a must see. Aaron has been 4 times now and loved each and every time. I have been putting it off because let's face it, it isn't easy. It's just over 4 miles long and up a mountain! Then you have to go down it. That didn't sound like a fun time to me, but I had to try it just once and today was the day. We got there at about 9:30am and started our hike at about 10. I was excited, nervous, and tired just thinking about what I had ahead of me!

 About to start our hike!

Saturdays Are For Playing

     We have had a good weekend so far. The boys started their day by playing with the bunny Aaron brought home from work. Yes, I said a bunny. My husband has a bad habit of finding animals that he thinks need help and bringing them home for us to nurse back to health. When he told me that he had a surprise for me, I somehow already knew I wasn't going to like it...

I called it!

Le Pignole

     We had a fun weekend of relaxing, spending time with friends, eating really good food, and drinking really great wine.

Friday:

    Aaron was off today and went to his friends house first thing in the morning to help him with his motorcycle. He took Connor with him so I could stay home and get things done around the house. When they got back, C was sleeping, so we both tried taking a nap too. Pearl got a burst of energy when we got into bed and she kept me up for a while.

Chewing on my hair.

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! 

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!

Southern Pines and Necklaces

     Aaron and I woke up without any plans, but knew that we wanted to do something outside because it was going to get in the 70's. I brought up Southern Pines, and Aaron was sold... as long as Kylie could go with us. So we packed up all our stuff, and went to Southern Pines! 

     Once we got there, we walked around and went into a few shops. Every single one of them let us take Kylie inside, so we were pretty excited about that. 

He would not leave these on! 

The Weekend

    Aaron had a four day weekend, so we spent a lot of family time together. I didn't take many pictures, but did take a few with my phone that I want to share :)

Friday:

 This is how he took a nap. It looks so uncomfortable!

Decorating For Christmas

   We spent all day at home and it was great! I was tired for being awake for almost 24 hours and Aaron wanted to spend the day playing his new game. He took a little break to help me put up Christmas decorations.

 My boys.

Daddy's Home and Family Time

      I had a long 3 days at work this week, but I knew Connor was in great hands with my mom. He was a very good boy for her, so that made this momma proud!

  With my boy before going to work on Wednesday

Fourth Friday: Dog Days of Summer

       Every fourth Friday in Fayetteville they have art and music along the main street of downtown. We have never been, but heard from friends that it's a lot of fun. This months theme was "Dog Days of Summer." They had booths for pet adoption, treats, and a dog parade with prizes for the best dressed dog. Aaron was all for going when he found out Kylie could go! He gave me permission to find her a costume weeks ago. Well... I put it off until today. We were just going to put a bandana on her because I wasn't in the mood to go all over town looking for a dog costume, but I decided to try PetSmart. Luckily they had one costume in a size XL. 

      I knew Kylie was going to hate getting dressed up, but knew that she would forget about it once she was running around. Sure enough, she was so excited that she didn't even care! As soon as we arrived downtown we got her dressed and signed her up. We were the first people there, so she was #1!

I love Aaron's shirt.

The Weekend

      I have been looking forward to this weekend since I went back to work. Why? Because I haven't had a full weekend off since I was on maternity leave! We didn't really have anything special planned, but that is okay :)
     Friday, Connor and I did a little shopping (I think it's obvious that I like to shop). We went to Hobby Lobby and the mall. He was so good for me, which was great because I was running on 4 hours of sleep. 

Wide-eyed boy

Time With My Boys

      My weekend started on Thursday at 7am when I got off work. I slept for a few hours and then went to a doctors appointment right after lunch. Once that was over, I went home and spent the rest of the day with Connor. 

      On Friday, Connor and I woke up at a decent time. We spent a few minutes playing in front of the mirror before getting him dressed for the day. He loves to look at himself and laugh.

Our Weekend

      We had a pretty great weekend. I wanted to relax, but still have fun since it was my last weekend off before I have to go back to work from being on maternity leave. I have to say, it has been a pretty amazing 11 weeks with my sweet boy and I am so grateful that I was allowed the time off!

        On Friday, Aaron got off work a little early... I love when that happens! We had our friends Chris, Blair, and their week old baby girl (Ellie) over for dinner and games. The boys grilled and us girls played with the babies :) Ellie and Connor are a little less than 3 months apart. They are going to grow up and be very good friends!