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First Day of School

Today was the first day of school for the girls, and the first day of Middle School for Gabriella. To say she was nervous would be an understatement! She got herself up at 6:40am and without any caffeine, was shaking … Continue reading

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Sylvia Comes to Ocean City

* Warning, this post has graphic descriptions. Gabriella’s best friend, Sylvia, joined us for our last trip to OC for the summer this past weekend, and we packed in as much excitement as we could. We started with an evening … Continue reading

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Photo Shoot / Ocean City, NJ

If you are ever on the Ocean City beach during the “golden hour” you are bound to see groups of people at every block taking family pictures in the golden light.  In case you didn’t know, Papa ‘dabbles’ in photography, … Continue reading

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Ocean City Fishin

On Friday morning, the family got up at 6am to go fishing. While we didn’t bring any ‘keepers’ home, the girls enjoyed reeling in a few sand (dogfish) sharks. The highlight of the morning, was watching a nine year old … Continue reading

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Bounty!

OK, so 1/2 of the garden was devoured by vermin, but they didn’t get our TOMATOES! We’ve been watching them ripen for MONTHS, and finally we are reaping the rewards, all be it in one day.  Here’s a shot of … Continue reading

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Zia’s Birthday Celebration

Everyone gathered Saturday to celebrate Zia’s birthday (don’t ask which one 🙂 )  The theme of the party was “Japan” – not sure why, just an excuse to wear a kimono I guess. The girls spent a couple hours applying … Continue reading

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Pumpkins in AUGUST!

In August you say? Well, we thought they were stray zucchini plants growing in our garden this spring, so we let them grow … and grow is what they did! There were about 4 plants originally, but one soon showed … Continue reading

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The ZOO with Zia & Nonno

On Friday, Zia (Rosaria) took the girls to the Philadelphia Zoo with Nonno, in celebration of his 81st birthday. The goal was to ride in the Channel 6 Balloon as well as ride the camels. Unfortunately, it was too windy … Continue reading

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Mama Does It Again

This morning (after getting up at 5am), Mama entered her 3rd triathlon (second Olympic distance).  Despite another super hot & humid race day and not being able to prepare as hard this year, she still kicked butt, and finished in … Continue reading

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Adventures Through Disney

Once again, Gabriella attended a local Children’s Musical Theater camp, but this year, Elisa was old enough to join her. If you know Gabriella & Elisa, you know ‘drama’ is their forte 🙂 , and this year the director acknowledged … Continue reading

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