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 of Italy. We…
For Ashton’s 14th birthday, Jess and the kids flew to London for a whirlwind 3 day adventure. The real purpose of the trip was to see Hamilton, Wicked, and as much of downtown London as we could fit…
We went to a Carnevale celebration in a local Naples-area town called Saviano last weekend to see what all the Carnevale excitement is about. Carnevale is a big deal around here, with different kinds of celebrations in just…
Pictured below are two separate hikes, both in Caserta, not far from our home. The hills there are lovely, rolling, and quiet. The weather has gotten warmer and drier in the past few weeks, so we’ve been excited…
Polar Plunge, friends, judo, our sweet Addie, more dog-sitting and dog-walking jobs, slime, a new bunk bed, and a visit with our Italian friends. Not captured are Cedar’s recent obsessions: origami, cooking, and rubix cubing. Ashton is working…
I took Ashton to the Amalfi Coast for an overnight girls getaway. We talked, strolled, listened to the Rent soundtrack (her current obsession), watched a chick flick, and stayed in a seriously awesome apartment. It is very…
We’ve been laying low since Christmas (with the exception of our day trip to Rome), spending our time at home. I’ve forgotten to take very many photos, but we’ve gone for a couple of walks, played a lot…
We went to Rome for the day. It’s only 2 hours away, so we got up early and spent the day walking around, checking out all the sites. It was a great time of year to go, without…
Finally, for the last few days of our Sicily trip, we visited Trapani. We explored the salt pans, drove up a mountain to a town called Erice, where we hung out IN the clouds, visited a castle, and…
Still in Sicily, on day three of our trip, we left our AirBnB in Giarre to head across the island to the west coast. We drove through the middle of the island to get there, and it was…
