{I'm married to an Ironman & a skydiver!} June 2011

Mark coming across the finish line in 7hrs. 51min. He competed in the Ironman 70.3 in Rapperswil, Switzerland on 5 June......we are SO proud of his accomplishment!

Mark did a tandem sky-dive in Thiene, Italy on 18 June...Happy Father's Day :D

You can see by the smile after, HE LOVED IT! and is already planning his next jump!

Enjoy...........

Ciao!

{trying to post pictures......honest!}

UGH! I've been trying to post pictures from Kieran's study trip to Sirmione and our latest adventure--a walking wine/food tour through the Italian countryside...............BUT............uploading pictures is NOT happening :(

I will try again soon......sorry if you've been visiting & haven't seen any updates.

Ciao!

{a walk through the backyard} 29 April 2011

Mark planted several rose bushes along the fence by the garden....they are starting to bloom :D

Looking at the back of the bakery/bread shop....every so often we can smell them baking :D


a vase of flowers I brought inside........

Enjoy :)

Ciao!

{Easter} 2011

Kieran & her friends before the Post Egg Hunt...

getting ready...........

GO! It was CrAzY! Kieran had fun with her friends & that's what matters.

Easter Treats

Kieran got an extra basket at breakfast--We went to the 7am Sunrise Service and breakfast at the Dining Facility.

Enjoy :D
Ciao!

{2nd marathon COMPLETED!!!} 17 April 2011

I ran the Padova Marathon {Corri a Padova! Maratona S. Antonio}. I had an AWESOME race........I finished in 4hrs 26min 25 sec.........21 min faster than my first marathon :D A perfect day to run too.

You can't see it too clearly, but I wrote "for Pete" on my leg. He was never far from my thoughts--he's an inspiration to us all.

Enjoy :D

Ciao!

{Kieran's 1/2 birthday} 15 April 2011

Kieran celebrated with 1/2 a cake......an annual tradition :D

Enjoy :)

Ciao!

{happy 1/2 birthday Mark} 4 Apr 2011

11 1/2 today.........in keeping with our annual tradition, Mark celebrated with a 1/2 birthday cake!

Enjoy :D

Ciao!