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castelcivita

beautiful things , family , touristing • Oct 28, 2019

Yesterday was one of my very favorite days since we’ve been here. We headed out of Naples into the mountains to a little village called Castelcivita. First we toured an underground cave system with mind-blowing, imagination-invoking ancient stalactites…

around here: hikes, parties, friends, and fun

beautiful things , family , food and exercise , kid projects , mama's projects , outdoor adventures • Sep 30, 2019

A hike in the hills and a walk through Cassertavecchia, Boy Scouts camp for Cedar, bowling and a food festival in downtown Naples with Rosa and kids, a terme trip for Jess, Band parties (a potluck, the Admiral’s,…

italy with dad: vomero, sorrento, napoli, and home

family , touristing • Sep 30, 2019

Here are the next set of photos from Dad’s visit. O’m pretty sure he loved the cappucino, pastires and pizza even more than he loved seeing us! Thanks again for visiting us, we sure loved having you.…

italy with dad: hercolano, paestum, casertavecchia, and caserta palace

family , touristing • Sep 30, 2019

My Dad came!!!! We had a whirlwind trip of touring some of the area’s highlights. Dad was so excited to see everything, so it was SO MUCH FUN to be a tourist with him! Here are some photos,…

calabria sea

family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Sep 4, 2019

After Matera, we visited the Calabrian coast, including the beach at Rocca Imperiale Marina and the town of Trebisacce, where we spent the next two nights. I’d been craving the turquoise, clear sea all summer, and I was…

matera

family , touristing • Sep 4, 2019

For Labor Day weekend Matt got a 4-day weekend so we headed toward the south of Italy. Our first stop was Matera. From Wikipedia: Known as la città sotterranea (“the underground city”), its historical centre “Sassi” contains ancient cave dwellings.…

together at carney

family • Aug 27, 2019

Typically I wouldn’t devote a whole blog post just to a family picnic, but I picked up my “real” camera for the first time in maybe a year, and I liked the photos. Similar to the lake, family…

the lake

family , outdoor adventures • Aug 26, 2019

We have found that there are certain things that really work for our family, that bring us a sense of peace and unity, and that just work for each one of us. The lake is one of them. …

around here: games, friends, picnics, and festivals

family • Aug 23, 2019

A Carney Park picnic with friends, lots of kid-friend visits and sleepovers (including Ashton’s first ever 4-girl sleepover!), pool time, a date with Matt to a dinner-and-concert-fiasco-adventure, a beach trip, a hike that I lost the photos from…

montenegro: coast

family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Jul 31, 2019

We arrived at the coast in the bay of Kotor and found our super cute Airbnb, which had awesome views of sea, beach, and mountains. Over the next several days, we drove much of the Montenegro coast and…

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