Life Lately: August USA Edition

Chris stayed back in Iowa for his follow up appointments with his eye surgeon. He kept us all up to date with his regular Facebook posts and I snagged a few pictures to highlight his month stateside.

Dinner in Iowa City with Butch & Marie

Hanging out with Casey

A walk by Kinnick Stadium with Chris Pisarik

Reunion with some of the Prairie Hawks Class of '93

Cedar Falls lunch with Jerry

UNI visit with Chris Denison

A daily LONG walk around West Des Moines

Shenanigans with the brothers

Kasparek family picture

Chris' favorite high school teacher, Mrs. Campbell

After his month post-op appointment, he started his drive back to Seattle.

Stop on day #1: Corn Palace in South Dakota

Stop on day #2: Page and Jack's in Idaho

Back to Washington! 

TJ and Kirsten were gracious hosts

A gorgeous evening at Lara & Chris' house

Best reunion yet!  Chris scooped up Emma from the Seattle airport and they drove to Corvallis

Emma's new home at OSU

Enjoying the Oregon sunset at Sky High Brewing and Pub

Life Lately: August ITALY Edition

3/4 of us arrived back to Naples on August 1. 

Jet lag kicked someone's booty, and Herky was not mad about it! 

Friday dinner at Dom's with Ron & Sherri

Camden attend a week long online course for JROTC Commanding Officer training and Emma signed up for fall term sporting events to work for her marketing internship.

Emma helped me organize the Booster Club Spirit Gear

Lunch with Mel, Antonia, Maria, me, Emma, and Giovanni

Maddalena's surprise 50th birthday party

Kennedy, Emma, and Zach at girls volleyball tryouts

I came back to my classroom after a back to school in-service meeting and found this...

Camden and the Wildcat football team preparing for the upcoming season

Emma and Antonia helped put up bulletin boards

Camden, Michael, Leishieh, and Matt

Kennedy, Emma and Lucas playing volleyball on the beach

It isn't a trip to the beach without at granite! 

First week of school football practice

Emma, Melissa, and I made a quick evening trip to Sorrento so Emma could get a leather tote bag

 

My favorite kids! 👦🐶👧

Emma giving lots of love and attention to Herky the night before she left

And just like that... she's off to conquer sophomore year! 💗

Back to School Festivities 2024

 So long summer! We had a wonderful (H-O-T) time at the annual Back to School Block Party!

Me, LaTanya, Lisa, Katie, Maria, Annie, & Michelle selling our Athletic Booster Club Spirit Gear

After football practice, Camden joined the JROTC cadet volunteers

Inflatable safety patrol duty

Missing a huge part of the BTSBP and the Kasparek Foursome 💓

Magnus and Camden helping clean up

Somehow I blinked and this Naples Elementary kindergartner became...

A Naples Middle High School senior!

Happy Last First Day of School!

12th grade and year 22

Friday morning was the Class of 2025 Senior Sunrise

Camden, Matt, Lucas, Joey, Leishieh, Jett (and Gertrude🐶)