Connor's Play Date

    Connor had a play date at our house with his friend Noah today. It was his first time coming over here, so Connor was really excited to share his toys with him. They played just about all day, and had so much fun! Connor took a nap break in the middle, but woke up in a good mood and played some more. Plus, the mom's had some good adult conversation! One of their favorite things to do was put the mega blocks in their mouths and just follow each other around the room.

First Trip To Nove

  **I say this is my first time because I see many visits to Nove in the three years we are supposed to be here.**

    Nove is a small town in northern Italy that is famous for its many ceramic shops. I had heard about it from a friend before we even moved to Italy, so when I found out it was less than 20 miles from our house, I was pretty excited! One of my girlfriends wanted to make a trip out there today, so I told her I wanted to tag along. We made sure to leave by 10 in the morning so our shopping didn't interfere with reposo (the afternoon break that most stores close for in Italy). 

Connor: Fifteen Months Old

*What you eat: You have been eating really well lately. I have been cooking a lot more, and you seem to really like what I make. You love chicken, cookies, bananas, and sauce (usually ketchup) to dip your food into. Sometimes when you are hungry you help yourself to food in the pantry. Other times you move your high chair closer to the table and stand by it until I sit you in it. When your food is hot, you copy me and blow on it to cool it down. You drink from a sippy cup all day, and at night you have a bedtime bottle... always followed by brushing your teeth. 

*Size clothes: 18-24 months and size 5 1/2 wide - 6 wide shoes. You like wearing your shoes even when we aren't going anywhere. Sometimes you bring them to us so we can put them on you.

Your water shoes are your favorite.

Our First 4th of July in Italy

    Happy 4th of July ya'll! We celebrated yesterday by going to the 4th of July festival on base. Before heading over there, we stopped by our friends house. We weren't sure how busy it was going to be, so we followed each other.

 Of course we had to snap a few family pics before leaving!

Playing With Markers

   Since I am home with Connor during the week and he is getting a little older, I thought it would be a good idea to start doing crafts with him during the day. With that on my mind, I was able to find a few things for him when I went shopping today. I bought washable markers, easy to hold crayons, a tablet, and a smock. I would also like to make him some edible finger paints once I find a recipe.