Soccer Opening Day 2016

It's that time of year again...

Camden & Emma kicked off their 6th soccer season here in Naples.  They are together again on the Hawkeyes in the U13 league.

Warming up with Coach Dad observing

Emma did an awesome job as sweeper on defense!

Camden held his own against the older kids as a midfielder

The cutest soccer fan in all the land: Thea Rae

Camden scored 2 goals!

Victory run across the field after the game

A new favorite picture of mine! They were so happy Thea came to watch them play.

Opening Ceremonies

Master of Ceremonies :)

Color It Up Run 2016

We love the annual Color It Up Run! Last Saturday morning we headed out to Carney Park bright and early.

Emma and her pal, Bella, beginning the color fun

All smiles at 7 a.m.

I volunteered in the registration tent and got a quick pic with Heather

The race hasn't even started and they are this colorful!

Gabriela and Emma

Yellow time!

Here's Chris!

Camden's turn...

Heather and Ryan making sure all is well along the course

Emma's finish

2 Happy Friends!

Camden's finish

Chris is still all smiles as he finishes

My colorful and sweaty boys!

Wildcat Football & the Miami Dolphin Cheerleaders

Fall is in the air and that means FOOTBALL!
Mother Nature brought us all sorts of weather at Carney Park a few Saturdays ago.

We loaded up the kids' bikes and they had fun cruising around the park in the drizzle.

Teacher tailgate party

The Scoreboard/Clock and Announcing Team up in the booth

The rain stopped and we had a great afternoon for football!

After the game, Camden got to show off his field goal kicking and punting skills with a visiting Miami Dolphin's kicker

Emma joined the cheerleaders for some dancing and cheering

Labor Day Boating

In true Vanessa fashion, I made a post about the first day of school and then it's been radio silence for the month of September!  I've slowly uploaded pictures over the past few weeks and now it's time to write and post!

A summer in Italy is not complete without going boating around Ischia and Procida.  After our marathon trip home to the states and avoiding the busy month of August, we decided Labor Day Weekend was the perfect way to say "so long" to summer!

3/4 of the Ks, Sherri, and Ron wave as we set sail

Camden, Chris, and Emma in my favorite cove on Procida

The fabulous Heather

This boy was in heaven snorkeling all day long!

Sherri and Ron

Celebrating a UNI victory over ISU the night before :)

A gelato and Aperol Spritz pit stop on the island

Love the Zs!

The Kasparek boys

Ryan and Heather

Floating with the gals

Yes, Chris got in the water, but I couldn't get a very good shot of him! :)