Goodbye Italy, Hello Texas!

     Aaron and I were both so ready to move back to Texas, so it is no surprise that we hardly slept the night before our flight. Connor was wide awake from the moment we woke him up that morning. I think he was really excited too. We had to leave the hotel by 3am so that Connor and I could catch the shuttle to the airport. Aaron went with a friend and he took both the dogs and all of our luggage. By the time Connor and I arrived, he was already waiting in line to check in. It went mostly smoothly, and the dogs were pretty nervous, but we got them checked in and my worries subsided some.

One Last Trip to Monte Berico

  One of the first places we visited when we moved to Vicenza was Monte Berico {Mount Berico}. There is a beautiful church on top of the hill and an overlook of the city. I thought it would be fitting to visit this beautiful place just one last time before we say ciao to Italy for good. I am so happy we did because it was such a good way for us to end this chapter before we start a new one.

Hotel Living

     I can't believe our time in Italy is just about over. Last Friday we handed over the keys to our Italy house and checked into the hotel on post. We have adapted much better this time around, probably because we had my car for a few days to get us settled in, and because we know where things are this time around. Here are some pictures of how we have passed our time over the last ten days in the hotel.

Easter 2017

    This marked our third and last Easter in Italy. It started slow, and that was just fine with me. Connor woke up to surprises from the Easter bunny and Memaw and Pepaw when he came downstairs. 

 He made that egg garland about a month ago and I just love it!

We Are Having A Girl!

    Oh. My. Goodness guys! We are over the moon that we are going to be adding a little girl to our family. When Aaron and I got married we always talked about how we wanted to have two babies, one boy and one girl. We always said we wanted the boy to come first so he could always protect his little sister. Well our dream is coming true and we feel so blessed.
     Yesterday morning, I had my 20 week anatomy scan. We had a sneak peak at the gender from our ultrasound before, but we weren't 100% sure because the doctor wasn't confident in telling us. We asked the doctor to mark bambino or bambina {the Italian word for baby boy or girl} on a card I printed out the night before. When it came time for her to check the gender, Aaron and I looked away. We were given the envelope after she was done checking the baby, which she looks perfect by the way, and we anxiously made our way home to get ready for our reveal.