Kasparek Family Memories

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Birthday Celebrations!

It's birthday time in the Kasparek family!

Chris turned the big 4-1 a few weeks ago. Here he is before work/school opening some great Hawkeye gifts from Mom and Dad Seaward

Turning 41 definitely calls for a dinner celebration at Dom's. Emma taught our friend Oscar how to make pizza.

A special birthday Nutella pizza

Next comes the carrot cake (and Grandma Rosie Bars are at the end of the table)

Happy Birthday, Chris!

Flash forward 24 hours and we celebrated my birthday. I know it was a week early, but with Ash Wednesday on the 10th, I wanted to enjoy some wine and cake before giving it up for Lent.
Enoteca 45 (aka: Mary's) was the perfect spot to celebrate

Mel, Eris, Maria, Enka, Sherri, and Casey

Cheers with Debbie

I am feeling the love with all these friends!

Birthday cake time!

Making a wish

Emma, Camden, and Abigail watching cartoons :)

You know it's a good night when you are laughing so hard the tears are rolling down your face ;)

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

MLK Girls' Weekend in Athens

My 3rd annual girls' trip over MLK Weekend was an absolute blast! EasyJet has recently made Naples one of its hubs and we are excited about the future travel possibilities. We found round trip tickets from Naples to Athens for less than $60!

Sherri, Jen, Mel, Madds, Colleen enjoying a cafe at the airport

A toast of ouzo to begin our Saturday afternoon restaurant tour around Athens

Colleen's first EVER trip to a Hard Rock Cafe

Me, Mel, and Jen at the Hard Rock

The Acropolis at night is an amazing sight

A gorgeous Sunday morning on the balcony of our hotel with the Acropolis in the background

Changing of the guards at the Parliament building

Walking through the park

First Modern Olympics Stadium

Madds & Jen

We made it to the top of the Acropolis

Temple of Zeus from the Acropolis

Our new BFF, Gus, who invited us to his restaurant for lunch on Sunday

Jen organized a fun pub crawl for us Sunday night. This was my favorite spot.

A very cool street to end a wonderful weekend!

Emma's Golden Birthday

Every year on her birthday, I can't believe how quickly another year has flown by. Our favorite girl in the whole wide world celebrated her GOLDEN BIRTHDAY on January 11.

The Friday before her birthday, Emma got to join the Donnarumma ladies for an evening of pampering a the salon. Here she is getting her nails done.

On Saturday night we had a family game night with friends.

Thanks, Aunt Mandy, for the great books!

When Gabriella sees a camera, she knows what to do! ;)

A heated game of 5 Seconds

Making a wish

I LOVE all these girls to the moon and back!

Madds, Gabriella, Carly, Jen, Lindsey, Thea, Jenna, Sherri, Mel, & Kelly

Happy Birthday, Emma Louise!

Sunday, January 3, 2016

King Arthur's Quest (2016)

Missoula Children's Theater spent another fantastic week here in Naples. This winter's play was King Arthur's Quest and Emma was cast as the king's son, Mordred.

This was not Emma's first time being a part of this play, she was a mini raven right after we moved to Naples. Click here to see how little and cute she was!

Rose Bowl 2016

Here are a few pictures of Chris and Camden's HUGE adventure at the Rose Bowl. Even though the game did not end with a Hawkeye victory, this was one game the Kasparek boys will never forget!

Arriving at the stadium before the sun came up