I Dolimiti

 The first part of the twin's Italian adventures started in the Dolomites, the town of San Vito Di Cadore.

 It was a beautiful place high in the mountains.

 There was a great park in the town's center that the kids enjoyed playing in.

 And some spectacular hikes.

 Ave and Elio were there too.

PapaJason's cugino Francesco and his family live in this alpine town.  One day another cousin, Renata, drove up the to meet the Adrianis for a lunch.

R.I.P. Jackie

While in Italy Jackie passed away at home.  She will be missed. Hopefully the twins will get her name right when she's buried next to Pete on our return.

Siamo In Italia

We made it to Italy.

And it's beautiful. 

Arrivederci

The twins are off on their European adventure. The dads are hoping they will sleep through most of the overnight flight. 

Best of luck to the daddies!

Back To The Basics

 The past three weekends the Lopezjones' have spent them camping.  This weekend is was back to our past routines. The twins went cycling in Golden Gate Park...

Went out for lunch and then later that afternoon calcio (soccer) practice.  Getting back to a routine was nice especially to get them ready for a big trip coming up which Ada and Navi are super excited for!!

Riding The Bus

 Well into their third week of school, things are going pretty good for the twins.  They really like their school and they have gotten used to public transport now.

 Every morning as the bus approaches Navi says, "I hope it's not crowded." He's thinking like a true San Franciscan.

Wednesdays are now the twins' swim day.  So right after early dismissal Ada and Navi head over to Crissy Fields, sometimes there is a little extra time and they can enjoy it spending it on the beach.

Slowly but surely our new routines are falling in place.

Prima Settimana Completa

The twins are finishing up their first full week of school - they love it! But of course if you ask them what they did in class they don't remember anything about their day.  Both are happy to be with their friends, they like their teachers and now there is a whole new neighborhood to explore.  The Alamo Square playground will be a new hang out spot for them, it's a block away from their school. Afternoon snacks can be had with a view of the Painted Ladies.

Primo Giorno Di Scuola

 On Thursday the twins had their first day of kindergarten.  An 8 minute walk to a bust stop and a 10 minute bus ride later they arrived to their first day of school.

 Brand new classroom, many old friends and some new.

 A new play structure and a garden to be built soon everyone was very excited.

To add more to the excitement AuntyJan had an overnight and even took the twins out to dinner.

The End Of Summer

 Next week the twins' summer will come to an end. They have enjoyed their many play dates with friends...

 Individual outings...

 Many trips to their local libraries...

 Camping...

 Not this, which was a lot...

 Eating out and exploring new restaurants...

And museum visits.

They have had a great summer and can't wait to start kindergarten in their new school.

The Zeum

The twins went to the Children's Creativity Museum downtown today.

There were many rooms with activities for them to keep busy with.

One special one was the animation studio.  Here is a short claymation video DaddyQuique and the twins put together.  Adda's character is the middle one in the beginning of the clip, Navi's is on the right and DaddyQuique's on the left.  The hands that appear in the video are mostly Navi's, he did not do a good job of following directions.

The Dentist

 The twins went in for a routine check up this week with PapaJason.  Ada and Navi were very well behaved and all went A-Okay.

Unfortunately the office visit was the only good part of the day.  Ada was making it a tough day for PapaJason and Navi to have fun.  Their day in Marin was cut short to address Ada's behavioral issues. Both daddies can not wait for this phase to pass.

Family Visits

 Over the weekend the twins had company.  First TiaNana (Luhanna) and her family visited for the day.

 BabyMark was so happy to play with the twins.  He really like the playground in Dolores Park where he made his Dad run after him nonstop.

The next day Abuelio, Abue, Abue's cousin from Mexico, and P'ete came for an overnight. Ada and Navi had so much fun playing with Abuelito, he would pick them up and turn them upside down.

Zoo & Friends

 Last week the twins went to the zoo to meet with some friends.

 Bea and her family joined them for a day of fun.

 Navi had an especially great time because he got to ride the steam engine all  by himself.

Everyone had a lot of fun, although there were a few grumpy faves throughout the day.

A Summer Harvest

 This week the twins have been busy picking and cooking with vegetables grown in the garden.  The zucchini wave is over, but with a new variety of Norwegian clustering tomato and a cherry tomato plant that tastes like candy there is an abundance of the red treats to go around.  As a snack one day the twins made bruschetta using bread they made the day before, tomatoes and stridolo grown from the garden. Yum!

That evening there were beans that needed preparing for dinner, two kinds. Ada was happy to help out with the cooking. Hopefully they will not get sick of eating beans or tomatoes because there will be plenty of them in the coming weeks along with more zucchini and cucumbers.

School Camping Weekend

As a fundraiser the Lopezjones' hosted a camping weekend for the La Scuola community. Six families made it up for the adventure. (Picture by Mike)

Even Elio had to join in on all fun. But Ave was the one who was on cloud nine with so many young kids to follow and keep her busy. There was a challenge keeping track of a few girls' names; Ave, Ava, Ada and 'Livia.

Ada had two of her best friends there, Druvy (pictured) and Bea. She could not be happier to show off her outdoor experience and show them the ropes of camp. (Picture by Mike)

She was also very happy that the director of the school, Vale, came and accompanied her holding her hand on a hike.

Everyone had way too much fun and super fantastic meals, there were a few great cooks at camp. One mom made popcorn with coconut oil.

 The twins were glad to share where they go in the summer with some of their friends.