Our Memorial Weekend road trip.

At the last minute, Tom found out that they were getting the day off on Friday. That meant we had a 4 day weekend for Memorial Day. We had to do something fun! We ended up taking a ferry from Sicily to the mainland of Italy. The ferry is about an hour from our house, and the ferry ride is only about 20 minutes to the Mainland. We visited Pompei which was pretty amazing, especially because DJ and I studied it in homeschool last year. We stayed a few nights in Naples at the Navy base. In Naples we went shopping at Ikea and then spent a day at a place called Carney Park. They had swimming pools, parks, and places for the kids to run and get their energy out. On our last night, we stayed at a kid-friendly beach resort in Pizzo on the Mainland. We left on Thursday after school and come home Monday evening. We made some fun memories together!

Noah's last day of preschool.

Noah had his last day of preschool for the year! They had a potluck party. We brought cupcakes baked in ice cream cones, and they were a big hit with the 3 year olds (and Lincoln). On his last day, Noah brought his teachers each a sand pale filled with candy bars and a note that said "Thank you for being such a sweet teacher." Noah had lots of fun this year with his friends Nicolous, Devon, and Hunter. For most of the year, Noah would talk all morning about wanting to go to preschool, and then we often struggled with him crying when we'd drop him off. Thankfully it would only last a few minutes. Noah's favorite things to do at preschool were painting and playing outside on the playground.

Market, Beach, and Baseball

The weeks seem to fly by. Here are some pictures taken over the past few weeks. We went to the Scordia Market on Friday. It's not far from our house. Each town has it's own market on a certain day of the week. I left Lincoln at home with Rosa, and I only took Noah. She helps me with the boys on Monday and Friday mornings. It was fun having some one-on-one time with Noah. We met up with a few friends and had a great time. I bought lots of strawberries, and they were all eaten before the day was done.

It's baseball season. DJ is on the 7-9 year old team. He has practice on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and then has games on Saturdays. It's all on base. We have fun sitting outside in the sun and watching him play. DJ loves baseball.

I have about 10 weeks left of this pregnancy. I can't believe how fast it's gone. After some thought, Noah asked if we're having another baby like Lincoln. I could tell there was a little disappointment in his voice. Knowing Noah and his struggles with being friends with his 16 month old brother, this comment made me smile. Their friendship is a work in progress.