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…

How cute!!

Then we arrived in La Fortuna

not me tho, just wanted to do nothing

I tried being serious, but i look mean hahah

Cousins

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

Side view of the mountains

Asakusa Sensoji Temple Buddha

Got some secret stash rum. :)))

Photobombing galore

Tokyo love

Daddy and daughter

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

We are ready to go to our next stop…

MY GIRLS!

Then we headed to the pool to get some swimming in

agedashi tofu

I WILL MAKE YOU SELFIE FOREVER!

The Rockefeller Ctr Tree from the back

Scorpion Bowl and Mai Tai

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. 🙂

Girls w Santa 2017 at Mission Oak

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

New York Bar

Happy Anniversary!

All the kids (minus two who came later)

Crepe anyone?

The famed large ornaments of the Exxon Building

On the train!

Campfire

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

Our sister loved her mitt. hahah

Their sushi was pretty insane

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.

Halloween NIGHT

My beautiful soul. I take courage from her because I put myself out there only to be sure she is never afraid of anything. I hope this is working..

she takes after me. :)))

this beast is huge…the dino not my husband 🙂

All the awesome gifts from the girls

Off we go!

We saw a cashew tree

These guys can talk..woo

Japanese Subway station ticket booth Shinjuku Station

My waterfall family 🙂

Recital 2017- my family 🙂

Waiting for our tour

Then… we went out. Our last Dinner in Tamarindo, at Nogui’s This place was fantastic.

Oh Hi Mike..

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

Amy’s arm is longer

Love on the beach

We saw another waterfall

With our youngest girl

bday sisters

Proud parents

Rainy night love

Beautiful shells

my baby nephew

My mom and sister

PURA VIDA is their motto and salutations, The Pure Life

Before the party

off to breakfast

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

Summer Lovin’

Aw, we are so cute. 🙂

Fam photo

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

in the cart, leaving .

the food was spectacular

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

Me and my sister

Georgetown Cupcakes

Cheers Everyone!

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

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

Fourth of July

Adios Costa Rica!

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

and enjoy the sunset from our back courtyard

Made pasta alla norma- pasta al forno

Not our oldest! She was psyched!!

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

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

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

Aww my Dad. hahah

Asakusa Sensoji Temple market

“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!

the stem is so small

The girls loved the drink and the homemade chocolates.

Sunset cutie

During the show.

Salute!

Geiner! You were the bomb my friend!

Happy Birthday love!!

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

my girls love to eat.

Aww

CHEERS TO A GREAT VACATION!

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

Me n my momz

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

Concert Love

Sunset selfie

I love these two girls.

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

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

I love them 🙂

That is me with a VOLCANO!

add in my niece!

Great memories…

New York Bar french 57 and sidecar

A giant vault that held the nation’s gold

before…look at the end

Dinner at the Little Lion

She is such a doll

my sister in law surprised us with these beauts

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

Arcade Fire 2017

Bus to Club Rio!

Our view at bfast- Times Sq Novotel

haha see?

The past and modern city

Taking off!

falltime in japan

my dish was the jerk chicken and shrimp

So the guys took the kids out on the hotdog

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.