A new love, family and snot.

Let’s start with the gross part first.
I’m sick. The kids are sick. Snot everywhere.
The Husband is staying far, far away from us – wise man. Maybe I should just happen to sneeze on him – accidentally, of course – just to share the love a little. Well, the man does come in handy every now [...]

Our Tarquinia adventure

Last week we decided to make a trip to the nearby town of Tarquinia. We packed the kids, sibling stroller, diaper bag and ourselves in the car. What we apparently didn’t put in the car was our camera.  This we left sitting on the ground in the parking lot of our apartment building. It’s a [...]

Our vacation in Umbria

We spent one blissfully wonderful week in Umbria, which left us a little tired but also very satisfied and happy about all we’ve seen and the time spent together as a family.
We stayed in an agriturismo just outside of Orvieto and although the apartment wasn’t particularly luxurious or spacious, it was far nicer than a [...]

A date with SPF 50 (or how we ended up looking like lobsters)

There is something about about 30+ degree weather day after day that makes me long to the beach. I’m not complaining about the weather, mind you. I like it hot. And up here in the hills we have a fresh breeze as our daily companion. Well that and the constant wailing of car alarms.
Yesterday the [...]

Busy doing… nothing much?

How in the world can I be so insanely busy that I can’t find the time to update my blog? I’m staying home with my two kiddos, it’s not like I have 10-hour workdays and a two-hour commute! Yet it’s true, life is busy. I feel like I run around constantly picking up after the [...]