Merry Christmas 2019

Early Christmas Eve morning walk to the local grocery store

It's cookie time!

Let the shenanigans begin!

Emma made a model of baby Camden with some leftover dough

Frosting & decorating was a family affair 

Chris in his happy place: Watching It's a Wonderful Life on the big screen on Christmas Eve afternoon

Camden was lead server at Mass

Opening their new Christmas pjs

Austin and Renee joined us for our Christmas Eve homemade pizza dinner

Herky Christmas cuddles are the best!

T'was the Night Before Christmas

It is way too late to be up on Christmas Eve, but we were having fun!

Christmas morning

Blessed to spend Christmas afternoon at the Camilleri Leigh's house!

Holiday Tree Lighting and Party

The NSA Naples Holiday Tree Lighting was on Friday night during Emma's basketball game.

The festivities kicked off with the Naples Elementary Choir.  

 Santa and Chris

 The AWESOME MWR Crew!

John, Myckel, Dion, Austin, Laura, Chris, Megan, and Lee

Some of the basketball boys stopped by after the game to tell Coach K about their huge victory

 Saturday night was our school holiday party. This was our second year having it at the restaurant right across the street from our house.

The set up crew: Maria, Sherri, Ron, Chris, Jim, Amy, Mel, and I 

Twinning with Maria

 

 My handsome date

Maria, Ron, and Chris

When Maria was talking too loud, Chris needed some earplugs 

 Mel and Me

Burgundy was the color of the evening!  Maria, Jeff, Sherri, and I coordinated so well!

Emma's High School Basketball Debut

The Lady Wildcats had their opening game of the season on Friday night against Marymount International School Rome

Emma is ready to take the court for the first time!

 These silly ladies are going to have an incredible season!

 Emma and Jillian

 Gabriela, Emma, and Roxanne

 Lena and Emma

I didn't have my camera at Saturday morning's game, but Emma played great!  She took a hard elbow to the nose and eye late in the game. A mama never wants to be called to the sidelines to by the medic! Thankfully there was no break!  

Monster Park

Saturday was a picture perfect fall day.
Frankie and her buddy, Camden

Sherri, Madds, and I went for a morning walk around the property

We loaded up and headed to the Parco dei Mostri in Bomarzo

Photo op in front of a impeccable fall tree

Sherri, Emma, and Ron coordinated so well, they could have been in a magazine :) 

An amazing group of friends!

Emma and sweet Frankie

Madds, Dave, Bridget, me, Chris, Melissa, Ron, and Sherri

When your hair matches the autumn leaves...

The kiddos 

(and Madds)

The Camilleri Leighs

The Zs

Mel

Bridget

The Ks

Dave and I with our twin Hydro-flasks ;) 

Gabri loves Zia Mel's lip gloss!

Love this beautiful girl!

Camden fits in with the crazy group perfectly! 

Bunco fun back at the house!