2017 Recap in photos

Hey Everyone

🍾 Happy New Year!

Hope you all had a great New Year’s Eve celebrating with all your loved ones and that you are all prosperous for a happy, healthy 2018! xoxox

For my first post of 2018, I thought to review 2017 with a year-end recap like I used to do, and because right now I am rushing to get my whole family dressed to go to my parents for our first dinner of 2018 together it is an easier option than typing out a recap haha.

Eating the first dinner of the year together is a tradition. Lots of traditions in this family, but my favorite is eating lentils together on January 1. I am Italian, so of course, if you are also Italian, you know that this is a big tradition as we believe lentils bring luck.

January 1, 2017- We had the first dinner at our house

That is the first photo of the recap, so let me keep going. I chose the photos for this recap, but am having WordPress put them in random sizes and order because that is how I roll. Ok so here we gooooOOOOoooo!

Photo Recap of 2017…

Photobombing galore

Dan is growing facial hair..watch out ladies.

Waiting for our tour

With my mom 🙂

the stem is so small

Cheers Everyone!

This was the best dumplings. Street food usually is. Here is chicken and pork shumai (I love shumai) and pork sticky buns. SO GOODNESS EVERYWHERE. haha I was in heaven

The famed large ornaments of the Exxon Building

El Diria across the street is condos, family swimming, swim up bar and adult only areas. This place was huge..it had an Amphitheater!

Halloween NIGHT

Tokyo love

The trek down to the area was just as spectacular as the place itself.. the stairs going down was a ride!

the food was spectacular

Taking off!

Geiner! You were the bomb my friend!

WHICH WAS OF THE VOLCANO!!

Snowy morning

Aww

Crepe anyone?

She is such a doll

Got some secret stash rum. :)))

falltime in japan

We saw a cashew tree

I tried being serious, but i look mean hahah

Girls w Santa 2017 at Mission Oak

my girls love to eat.

And as we are getting into the tour van to go back to the airport..she shows herself!

Their sushi was pretty insane

Then it was time to show Nonna and Nonno all their cool tricks.

Japanese Subway station ticket booth Shinjuku Station

My waterfall family 🙂

Our sister loved her mitt. hahah

The craziest color drink ever.. so yellow! Inca Kola tastes like bubblegum and cream soda. the girls gave it a thumbs up but didnt finish them..soooo i dont know if they actually liked it the whole meal.

Playing in the monkey pool

SUPERBOWL SUNDAY! This was a fun night in the main restaurant. There were probably 100 people watching the game.

bday sisters

Adios Costa Rica!

They were selling these magical balloons that were just battery fairy lights over a plastic ball..but they were beautiful at night.

my sister in law surprised us with these beauts

THE BEST sangria of my life has been in Costa Rica. Lordy lord..

Recital 2017- my family 🙂

and enjoy the sunset from our back courtyard

A giant vault that held the nation’s gold

Amy’s arm is longer

PJ KIDS 2017

i just love her suit..and hat. hee hee she looks like my grandfather.

Side view of the mountains

“I want to be Jackie Onassis” ooh yeahhhhhh ok I will stop singing.. So Four Seas is the place in Hyannis for ice cream. My fam loves it here but I hadta skip it this night… too much ice cream for me man!

PURA VIDA is their motto and salutations, The Pure Life

add in my niece!

Then after we left the waterfall, we went onto La Fortuna. Here was a Lake Arenal Lookout.

Cable bridges…these scared the pants off me.. SERIOUSLY

Then the guys took the kids out on the pontoon boat

Rainy night love

The motiff of the place is the indigenous people..so the artwork around was fun.

My mom and sister

Unicorn themed Birthday Cake

Arcade Fire 2017

COCOA PODS!

These girls are the reason I am a Mom. my everything.

My girls!

All the kids (minus two who came later)

I dont normally eat burgers out, but I was glad I did this night! so good!

in the cart, leaving .

Sunset is the best time to take pics..and makeout. jussayin. good advice here.

I WILL MAKE YOU SELFIE FOREVER!

My husband too!

My youngest w my oldest niece

So the guys took the kids out on the hotdog

During the show.

And we are finally off! our two girls are the cutest!

New York Bar

MOS crew 12-2017

MY DAD!!

Fam photo

We saw another waterfall

The outdoor patio had hammocks, a table with cushiony chairs and rocking chairs.

Then we headed to the pool to get some swimming in

Asakusa Sensoji Temple market

But then she gets freaked out

With our youngest girl

I love them 🙂

Me n my momz

Scorpion Bowl and Mai Tai

AND THERE SHE WENNNNNNNNNNNT!

As the sun set, it was breathtakingly beautiful all around.

Our view at bfast- Times Sq Novotel

Happy Anniversary!

Then we arrived in La Fortuna

The moon was spectacular, no phone could capture it right…a bright orange/copper moon. never saw anything like this before.

Georgetown Cupcakes

MY GIRLS!

my dish was the jerk chicken and shrimp

so I poured myself a lil glass and waited for the boat to return..

Before the party

Sunset selfie

she takes after me. :)))

High N Tight (mine) and the Ango Daiquiri Time Out (his)

At happy hour, the girls (who are whips at chess) are helping this cute girl beat her bf at chess.. they loved the kids so much. 🙂

How cute!!

We hit the pool and i got to read a lot!

On the train!

The girls loved the drink and the homemade chocolates.

Beautiful shells

bloody nails

Summer Lovin’

Great memories…

Love on the beach

Me and my sister

This elderly gentleman made our day! He sang songs selling shoes…”ding dong din…..” the rest in Japanese. He was so cute!!

The Rockefeller Ctr Tree from the back

Bus to Club Rio!

This was the abuelo, he was the funniest man. Spoke only Spanish and hand picked every fruit for us to try. i loved him!

THE FOOD WAS TDF. we got empanadas, calamari, crab cakes to share… so good. the kids got risotto and pasta..my husband got the halibut over risotto…so good. i am planning to come back next month haha i wish i was kidding.