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…

Arcade Fire 2017

Then the guys took the kids out on the pontoon boat

Birthday love 🙂

Snowy morning

These guys can talk..woo

Before the party

On the train!

A giant vault that held the nation’s gold

the stem is so small

the food was spectacular

Face painting

Recital 2017- my family 🙂

add in my niece!

Scorpion Bowl and Mai Tai

the best beach accessories around… wine bottle and glass! haha

The famed large ornaments of the Exxon Building

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

bloody nails

Fourth of July

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

Cheers Everyone!

Halloween NIGHT

Traditional clothed girls

Daddy and daughter

Salute!

PURA VIDA is their motto and salutations, The Pure Life

With our youngest girl

Crepe anyone?

I tried being serious, but i look mean hahah

My youngest w my oldest niece

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

We saw another waterfall

Asakusa Sensoji Temple market

falltime in japan

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

I WILL MAKE YOU SELFIE FOREVER!

my baby nephew

Our sister loved her mitt. hahah

The girls loved the drink and the homemade chocolates.

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

but who fell asleep again?

haha see?

Playing in the monkey pool

Taking off!

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

MY GIRLS!

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

Sunset selfie

Proud parents

Geiner! You were the bomb my friend!

PJ KIDS 2017

I love these two girls.

CHEERS TO A GREAT VACATION!

Our view at bfast- Times Sq Novotel

National Archives

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

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

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. 🙂

Their sushi was pretty insane

Bus to Club Rio!

All the kids (minus two who came later)

So the guys took the kids out on the hotdog

We saw a cashew tree

All the awesome gifts from the girls

“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!

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

Beautiful shells

COCOA PODS!

agedashi tofu

They looked so cute, and i loved my new dress from J Crew haha

off to breakfast

Girls w Santa 2017 at Mission Oak

my girls love to eat.

Dan is growing facial hair..watch out ladies.

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

bday sisters

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

Rainy night love

Japanese Subway station ticket booth Shinjuku Station

Waiting for our tour

Georgetown Cupcakes

Me and my sister

Asakusa Sensoji Temple Buddha

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

Unicorn themed Birthday Cake

Side view of the mountains

Cousins

And they are kindred spirits too

With my mom 🙂

my sister in law surprised us with these beauts

she takes after me. :)))

He was so handsome!

this beast is huge…the dino not my husband 🙂

A Clara in a Porron (sp)

Taking sign making seriously.

in the cart, leaving .

and enjoy the sunset from our back courtyard

Aww

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

Then we arrived in La Fortuna

My husband too!

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

We are ready to go to our next stop…

WHICH WAS OF THE VOLCANO!!

Got some secret stash rum. :)))

Sunset cutie

Love on the beach

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

Blood Orange Cosmos

before…look at the end

The past and modern city

Campfire

My waterfall family 🙂

That is me with a VOLCANO!

My man is the sweetest, and most helpful. TY for all your help w this party, love!

not me tho, just wanted to do nothing

My mom and sister

Oh Hi Mike..

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.

Me n my momz

Aww my Dad. hahah

CHRISTMAS EVE

How cute!!

Made pasta alla norma- pasta al forno

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

Adios Costa Rica!

Amy’s arm is longer

Great memories…

New York Bar french 57 and sidecar

Dinner at the Little Lion

my dish was the jerk chicken and shrimp

Boston, you’re my home!

New York Bar

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

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

Happy Anniversary!

I love them 🙂

Summer Lovin’

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

My girls!

Tokyo love

With the Dude

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.