Connor: Sixteen Months Old

*What you eat: You drink about 15-20 oz of milk a day. You love clementines, bananas, eggs, chicken, Annie's cheddar bunnies, and french fries. "Mmmmmm" is one of your favorite things to say.

*Size clothes: 18-24 months and size 6.5-7 shoes. 

*Favorite toy: Cooking spoons, straws, and megablocks.

You stacked them all by yourself!

Exploring

   Yesterday while Aaron was on his way to Pisa for his jump, he talked to one of the guys about where we live. The guy told Aaron about Cittadella, a walled city about 10 miles from our house, and that it was worth visiting. We didn't have any plans today, so we decided to see what Cittadella was all about! 

 This is what we saw when we drove up to the city.

Keeping Busy

    This morning {at 6} Connor and I woke up to a bang. One of the pictures on our gallery wall going up the stairs fell off the wall and tumbled all the way down! Unfortunately this was the second time it has happened, and the frame broke. I was sleeping so well, I hated to wake up... but when my baby wakes up, I have to also. I gave him a quick bath because he leaked through his diaper and then we went downstairs. I found this sweet little note from my hubby on the counter. He had a C-130 jump in Pisa today, so he was going to be gone until late tonight.

Top 5 Things I Miss

   I can't believe that we have been living in Italy for 3 months as of today! Time has gone by so fast. I really, really like it here, but miss quite a few things from back home. Here are the top 5 things that I miss most:

1. My family and friends. It's so hard to see them doing things together when I'm so far away and can't be there too. Good thing for Facebook and Face Time because I am able to keep in touch with them!

2. The food. I would love to eat anything other than Italian food, Popeye's, and Taco Bell. Besides what I cook, that's what we eat around here. I  miss Chinese and Mexican food, Chick-fil-A, and Whataburger!

3. The stores. Target, Pier one, and Hobby Lobby to name a few! Those stores were my favorite and I miss them so much. Good thing they shop to APO! Along with this, I miss regular store hours.

4. Running the air conditioner 24/7. Electricity is really expensive here, so they recommend leaving the windows open and only using the AC at night. We have used it less than 10 times since we have been in our house {almost 2 months}... and it can get pretty hot. Thank God for fans!

5. Cable TV and DVR. We have an AFN box with 11 American channels, but it's not the same. The internet is pretty slow too, so streaming movies and shows can take a while. 

      We are so lucky to here here though, so I can easily deal with missing those things.... except for my family! They better come see us soon ;)

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!