We drove up a near by mountain with friends to "make a BBQ"  We almost got rained out, but thankfully it passed over and we were able to enjoy the time together

This is Karen -the English teacher at the kids school.  She has taken a liking to Noah & Rowen.  She has lived (and speaks the corresponding languages) USA, Spain, France, Germany, and Italy!!!

One day it rained -all of a sudden, hard and fast.  It flooded our street!  Later I saw large trees down that were up-rooted!  It had to be micro-bursts or something. 

Then we went to a friends lake house.  They have a house that sits on the side of a small mountain that over looks Lake Garda (a famous near by lake) and a fantastic view of the mountains.  Look at Rowen compared to the little boy -night & day :)

They had a slip and slide attached to a real slide.  Big fun I tell ya!

The boys would hold hands and run toward the pool -then JUMP!  In this picture you can see the lake beyond the tree line.  On the way home from this excursion, and while waiting for the bus a cold rain front came in.  All of us at the bus stop crowded into the tiny covering.  Troy and I shielded the children while cold rain pelted our backs.  Some of the tourists said the bus from 2.5 hours ago had not come and they were still waiting!  Ugh.  Thankfully the rain soon stopped and in about 45 min (late) -the bus came.  We were able to get home!!  The buses can be unpredictable -it's always an adventurous gamble to rely on them.

 
Team Verona
The Taylor family, Hannah Curby and Brea Persing

OK -so bed head struck.  I woke up this way ...the bride of Frankenstein!