Color It Up Run, Cheer Camp, and Cardinal Tagle

Do you ever have one of those Saturdays where you ask yourself, "Could I fit anything more into this day?" Well, that was yesterday for the Kasparek family.

CYP hosted their first ever Color It Up Run at Carney Park.  There were over 300 runners, including Mr. Camden Lee Kasparek.  

 Here comes some color!

 Even a little for the teeth...

 Chris had to skedaddle to Support Site (we owe a HUGE thank you to Nate Price for running with Camden during the Color It Up Race!) for his first AFN broadcast of the 2013 Wildcat Football Season.

 Camden made it to the football game at halftime. He had an absolute blast and still has blue skin today!

 Emma spent her morning with the Wildcat Cheerleaders and performed during halftime.  She cheered so we could hear her in the top row of the stands

 Ready for the dance performance

Toe touch!

 And look who is is up in this stunt...

 Final cheer as the 3rd quarter begins

After the football game, we headed to a special Mass at church.  Cardinal Tagle, the Archbishop of Manila was visiting. He is the first Cardinal to ever celebrate Mass at NSA Naples, so it was an honor to be there.  Emma even received communion from him.

A photo op with His Eminence after Mass
If he becomes the Pope one day, this picture is going on the fireplace mantel! 

Poolside Party

The weather is still beautiful in Southern Italy and we need to enjoy the pool as much as we can.  While the kids were the only ones who hopped in the water, we had a blast with our friends!

I could say we also had a party in honor of the Iowa/Iowa State game. Here are my #1 guys ready to cheer on their #1 team.

 What a look!

 Getting the bar set up

 Cathy, Melissa, Nicki, Lisa, Jen, Me and Madds

 Steve, Manny, Terry, Jimmy, Cathy (in all her glory), and Chris

 Lindsay and Josh

 The Naples Elementary Crew!

Sherri, Kelli, Mel, Jen, Me, Madds, and Chris

 Chris Kasparek and James Kasparek

When James moved the Naples, everyone kept asking him if he was related to Chris. We finally got the Italian Kaspareks together.

Poolside dance party courtesy of Emma and Orion

 The party guests watching the performance

9:30 p.m. in Italy means that College Football Saturday is just getting underway back home. The party moves inside...

Donnarumma Girls' Night

Being a teacher is a tough job. 

When that bell rings on Friday afternoon, we are ready to have some fun! I joined some of my amazing NES friends for an evening of pampering, wine, food, and LOTS of laughs!

The staff at Donnarumma in Monte de Procida took great care of us. 

Madds and I enjoying a relaxing head massage and hair wash

 Time for a haircut!

 Snacks and vino while we wait our turn

 Melissa's turn to get beautified!

 Madds' manicure

 Bridget, Angelia, and Melissa

 Zen Sherri being careful not to mess up her wet nails

 These ladies are the best!

Madds, Sherri, Me, Kelli, Bridget, Melissa, and Angelia

 Prosecco pit stop at Jeff and Paola's house

Dinner at Esperia

 Dinner view

 Cheers!

 Fireworks just for us!

 On the way home, Madds needed a picture under her street sign

Boating Along the Amalfi Coast

I checked off another "Bucket List" item this weekend: boating along the Amalfi Coast. We took a ferry from Salerno to Positano and chartered a boat for the afternoon. 

Orion, Emma, and Savannah in the front of the boat as we set sail

 Our first swimming stop  

We all swam through a tunnel along the shore.

 Back in the boat after our refreshing swim. The rock tunnel is behind us.

We went into an amazing grotto! Here's the view looking out.

Chris, Judi, Camden, Captain Gerardo, Terry, and Papa Al inside the grotto

 A famous rock formation of Mary along the coast

We jumped in with style at our next swimming stop

 Most of the gang explored this cool cave. Camden was the brave one who swam all the way to the back wall!

 Terry and Judi

 Enjoying the view with my love

The whole gang with Amalfi Town in the background

 We made one more swimming stop so Savannah could jump off the rocks

 Back at Hotel Olimpico for dinner

Terry kissing his dinner before it was cooked! :)