Carnevale di Malo

   Yesterday we went to another carnevale celebration. This time it was in Malo. We went back in 2015, and had a lot of fun seeing the floats and performers. We knew Connor would have a great time, so we spent our Sunday afternoon there.

Carnival Party in Downtown Vicenza

   Yesterday we went downtown to a carnival party {Vivere il Carnevale}. Carnevale is the Italian style of Mardi Gras and is held over the weeks before Lent. It originated in Venice, but is held in towns around Italy until the Tuesday before Lent {when it's largest celebrations are}. We didn't make it to Venice this year, or any other year we have lived here for that matter, but still wanted to take part. We didn't see any fire breathers, acrobatics, or parades like I read about, but we still had fun and made the most of it! There was plenty of music, confetti, and face painting, and Connor had so much fun.

Finding Out I'm Pregnant & Telling Family

How I found out: December 27 is the day we found out we were going to be adding a new baby to our family. I went to the grocery store with Connor while Aaron was at work. I picked up a couple of the really cheap $1 pregnancy tests because my period was a few days late {which had been the norm the last few months} and so I thought, why not? It won't hurt to just rule it out. When we got home, I unloaded groceries, we ate lunch, and I just went about my day. At some point I had to use the restroom, and remembered that I bought the pregnancy tests. I watched it very closely and the first line appeared really fast {the one saying I was pregnant} then came the control line. I was shocked and didn't believe it. So I did the second one. Same thing happened. Oh. My. Goodness. I'm pregnant!

Surprise!

    We are expecting a sweet little bundle of joy in August and couldn't be more excited! Connor has been asking for a sibling for a few months now, so his wish has come true! We are so happy to finally be sharing our good news with family and friends. 

Valentine's Day

    Happy Valentine's Day! I've enjoyed my day with my two Valentines and hope you have as well. We started our celebration on Sunday morning with bacon, eggs and toast, followed by homemade pop tarts. Why on Sunday and not today? Well because Aaron had to work today and Connor had school first thing in the morning, so I wanted to treat them to a good breakfast on a day that we weren't rushed. {I made enough pop tarts to last us until this morning so we could still have a Valentines{ish} breakfast on the actual day.}

The pop tarts came out pretty tasty and my boys approved {recipe found below}.