An Escape Room, Cedar’s origami obsession, Ashton’s Easter Egg Hunt, a cupcake class for Ashton with epic ingredients, learning to buy vegetable off-base for Jess, a lunch out, a 12th birthday party (with cupcakes, dirt…
around here
family , kid projects Apr 24, 2019
sperlonga, sabaudia and circeo national park
family , outdoor adventures , touristing Apr 24, 2019
For our Easter three-day weekend, we drove up the coast about 2 hours north to the region of Lazio. We spent an afternoon in the cute beach town of Sperlonga, then made it to our…
borgo di valogno, town of murals
beautiful things , touristing Apr 24, 2019
We discovered a tiny little town in the mountains, less than an hour from our home. Apparently it is a dying town that has been brought back to life by the creative idea of a…
path of the gods date
outdoor adventures Apr 24, 2019
After our tattoo trip to Bologna, Matt and I realized we can leave our kids home and have adventures for just the two of us. We were more than happy to let them chill one…
around here
family , kid projects , mama's projects Apr 3, 2019
A yellow belt in Judo for Cedar, a fun day with our Italian friends, a birthday for a 14 year old, a Boy Scouts camp-out, a walk around a lake on a spring day, cooking…
tattoos in bologna
family , touristing Apr 3, 2019
The morning after the kids and I returned from Malta, Matt and I took the train to Bologna for an overnight trip. I had a plan to meet with a mastectomy tattoo artist at a…
malta part 3: valetta
touristing Apr 3, 2019
On our last day in Malta, we headed to the city of Valetta for a self-guided food tour. We walked through the lovely streets of this walled city, marveled at the views, and enjoyed some…
malta part 2: gozo
outdoor adventures , touristing Apr 3, 2019
When the sun came back out the following day, we all headed out to the island of Gozo, just next to Malta. The kids and I split with the Swensons there, as they had to…
Our long-time friends, the Swensons, moved recently from Kalispell to Turkey, and wanted to meet up with us for their spring break week. We chose the island country of Malta, just off the southern tip…