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Everything is great 😅🤣... Long journey back, but we are back! 🦩 R

Coffee and breakfast for the 2 sleepyheads in a cool café, Frog Wall and Santa Barbara Residential Neighborhood Drive (people live so beautifully here 🤩), Butterfly Beach, a...

This morning we left Modesto early. Our goal was to reach Santa Barbara in 6 hours. Along the way, we made intentional stops at two places that would have been on our route:...

There are moments when it's time to fly home early... My mom had a medical emergency and is now in the hospital. She was operated on and is doing well under the circumstances....

We were allowed to spend the afternoon/evening with John today. Wow, what a house... The girls enjoyed playing and Mama found a new colleague 😂. And I had another wow...

After 23 years, I saw my host family again. Whether Pat dyed her hair violet just for me, I don't know. But it was lovely to see her and Mike once more. The kids surely had...

In the afternoon, we headed out for ice cream. 🍦 It wasn't a very long way, but with the little ones, it still took a while. 🤪 The ice cream was 😋. 🐻Lavinia❤️

Happy Fourth… that’s what everyone says here. It's like happy August 1st for us… the day starts for some at 5 a.m. to relieve those at the gate who have been sleeping there, so...

Yesterday we arrived at John's at Donner Lake. I met many old friends, and we had a great time at the lake. The big kids love the kayaks. In the evening, we had a typical BBQ...

Today we went to the mountains. More specifically, to Virginia City, an old gold mining town. We strolled around a bit and had lunch there. A bit of literary history in...

Yesterday, alongside a fire alarm (to clarify: we were never in danger), there was plenty of programming scheduled. We went to Carson City and had a great time at the small...

We were driving home from a play museum when Dad and I saw a lot of smoke. Then Dad said, there must be a fire. Later, we all looked out the window and saw the fire. We were all...

In the meantime, we've found ourselves in the real 'desert' (the Canadian one is a triviality in comparison 😉) and, much to Dad's dismay, we need acclimatization time again....

Back in Reno tracing the steps of my high school years. First to Robert Mc Queen High School and then to the old house. Memories everywhere. And stories of my house party for my...

It was 36°☀️ with us. That's why we went to the water park after eating. The water park was super cool❤️. There were two small slides and a big one, plus lots of play features...

Alex Romagnolo… an old US soccer friend. I played with him in Reno during the Spring Season. We were then able to compete in regional championships in Vegas, San Diego, and...

We were at the beach today. With a friend of Dad's in America. He brought a paddle with him. Lavinia and I were allowed to go out a little by ourselves, but Dad still had to...

We were at the beach and then we got the tip. We could go to a lookout point, so we went there. Suddenly a man came who said he saw a bear. Then he went to where the bear was...

I built something in the sand yesterday and today. Yesterday a unicorn cake. Today a sandcastle with Dad. I put in a lot of effort. Although the castle collapsed once during...

We are still at Lake Tahoe and slowing down. The daily routine is always the same: school for the big kids, playground for the little ones, lunch, Kings Beach, ice cream by the...

We were at the beach and went into the water even though it was cold. After swimming, we lay in the sand and buried ourselves. It has been a great day. Best regards 🐹N

After 5 hours: finally a view of Lake Tahoe

After lunch, we weren't allowed to go to the holiday home yet 🫤, so we thought we'd go to the beach for a bit. 🏝️ The sand was really hot 🥵, and then we went down to the...

Today we saw so many different animals! Loons with a baby🐦 Squirrels 🦫(I know it’s a beaver, but there’s no squirrel)🤪 Chipmunks🐿️ (they can really jump well) A mouse 🐁 A...

We drove a lot today. Everything went well. However, I am always happy and grateful when we arrive at a new place. Also, Alessandro's overtaking maneuvers don't always go over...

It continued to rain heavily today. Even the motivation to leave a Holiday Inn early has sunk 😂. After pancakes (the girls literally jumped out of bed in anticipation) and a...

We were at a really cool playground today. It rained a lot, but that didn't stop us.

Seattle may be a cool city, but for us it remains associated with a lot of tears, crises, emotions, and exhaustion. A change in course is needed... We will skip the coastal...

We actually wanted to go to the children's museum today, but we were too late. The schoolwork still takes a lot of time and energy (it’s not progressing, a miserable struggle)....

Today I went with Dad to the airport to pick up the child seat. We had to drive quite a distance. Lunch was disgusting and I actually wanted a soda. Then I went with Dad and...