Monday, May 20, 2019

Emma's Confirmation

Emma was blessed to receive her 4th Sacrament in the Catholic Church on April 17. She had a wonderful time with her Confirmation class throughout the year!
When deciding who Emma would like to ask to be her Sponsor, Chris & I asked her who has been an important Catholic role model for her. Her immediate response was: Grandma Rose
Grandma couldn't make the trip across the Atlantic, so Chris filled in as her proxy.  She was definitely there in spirit! Chris even made a Sponsor on a Stick of her! :)
Melissa spent time on her 50th birthday to be a part of Emma's big day.  We were also blessed to have Dorth there, too!
Proud parents and great grandma
Camden got to serve at the Mass and be responsible for Bishop Spencer's miter
What an amazing Fr-amily we have!
Here are a few of the professional pictures taken before and during Mass. Emma chose Saint Joan of Arc as her Confirmation name.








Chris's view of the laying of the hands


A family picture to mark this momentous occasion! 
Bridget, me, Dorth, Melissa, Camden, Antonia, Sherri, and Emma 







Sunday, April 28, 2019

Spring Break with Nana

Spring Break 2019 brought Mom/Nana back for her 4th visit to Italy :)

Prosecco on the Patio Friday evening at Melissa's house
Sunday afternoon we drove to Lucca
Riding bikes around the wall on Monday morning


A few 3 generations shots







 Tuesday morning we dove to Assisi. Right outside of town I spotted this poppy field. I pulled over and made everyone get out for a photoshoot 
 Enjoying the afternoon in Assisi


Wednesday morning we toured the Assisi Cathedral

 On Friday, we went on an adventure to Sant' Agata De' Goti with Maria, Dorth, and Mel
Aperol Spritz for the win!
 Trying to keep dry
 
The finale of the week was lunch and wine tasting at Tenuta San Francesco with some of our MWR family






17th Anniversary Getaway

Spring Break 2019 started off with a weekend anniversary trip to the Amalfi Coast to celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary.

It was a gorgeous morning in Vietri
 Lunch in Cetara


Oh, look who we found (not really) at our hotel in Ravello!
So blessed to celebrate with the Zimmermanns, who are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary next month



DELICIOUS Pizza dinner