First Day of School

It seems in our house the only one who doesn’t like the first day of school is me. I still have that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that it’s the end of summer and the need to get back to a dreaded schedule. I guess they are too young or too social to really worry about that.

Leona loves being back in school. She cursed every red light we hit on the first day because she wanted to get to school as fast as possible. Following in her best friend’s foot steps from last year she decided to wear a pair of my old clip on earrings to make a good first impression. She did make a new friend so I’m guessing that was a successful strategy.

Julia started “school” this week too. She has our beloved Ms. Dawn as a teacher so I assure you she is in much better hands than she is with me. From what I can tell they just spent the day peppering each other with kisses.

Lake Oconee – Leona found a new rock

Leona and David discovered an even bigger jumping rock. Apparently she was the youngest jumper and chastised the college age girls who were too scared to jump at the top.

Our Last Days in Paradise

Clearly, we’ve been back from Italy for a while but I wanted to post a few of our last photos while we were there. It was a wonderful trip and I’m already wishing we had the next one planned.

We spent a few days on the beach at Viareggio and Lido di Camaiore. The views were unbelievable with the alps in the background.  In Italy one accesses the beach via beach clubs that have playgrounds, restaurants and other facilities.  The girls loved the playgrounds and I particularly loved the frizzante white wine.

We traveled to Rome for a couple of days. We should have just skipped this step as we prefer the countryside and have been to Rome a few times before. However, ending our trip at the St. Regis was nice!

The girls made the plane ride home look easy. They were happy just to watch cartoons that they hadn’t seen in a few weeks.

p.s. Nikon did replace my lens once I returned home.