December was a busy one! Biggest event was the arrival of a teenager in our family....
Tacky tourist day at school.
Maria's Wednesday afternoon lesson.
I helped out with the PTO holiday market at school.
Had to laugh at Gio's letter to go with his advisor's holiday gift.
Rainy season puddle walk!
Swim meet (virtual with other teams competing from around Africa) for Gio.
Gio's 13th Birthday party (paintball and back to our house for lunch and swimming)
The Nutcracker! It was a fun performance for Gio and Maria as they knew many of the performers from their school.
Gio's actual birthday on Monday, Dec 6!
Despite the face Gio actually loves his 6:30AM rugby practices!
Waiting for the doggy day car van to pick him up.
Maria's favorite spot for a post-school nap.
Dec 11 Maria and I started the long journey to Washington, DC....
...for this! Yeah, science!
Post-vaccine scooter around Georgetown.
Touring holiday displays...
...and funny drink cups!
Always a must do when we visit DC- the cat cafe.
In between visits with my parents we spent a lot of time at local playgrounds...
...more holiday displays...
...and art displays.
In what would prove to be a problem for so many over the holidays our flight was delayed by 22 hours. We had to leave our AirBnB and move into this hotel for an extra night.
The delay meant our flight was very very empty. Not complaining about that!
Our wonderful dog kennel posted some photos in honor of Winston's first birthday on Dec 20th!
We made it to Italy to reunite with Gio and Paolo just in time for Christmas. Christmas Eve presents included this from Squid Game. Gio did not survive...
Christmas Morning!
Santa brought Maria what seemed to be every fidget toy ever invented!
Christmas lunch with Zio Guido (Paolo's brother).
Guido brought this amazing house which we demolished quickly!
Christmas Day photos from Yappaville...
New Year's Eve was spent with Paolo's best friend and his family. The children spent the evening snuggling with their new cat.
