Nonna turned 80! We saw a solar eclipse. Lia started homeschooling. Isabel and Andrew were crowned king and Queen. We lost sweet little whiskey. We hatched our own chicken eggs. Isabel entered her senior year of high school. Lia got a bat mitzvah. Melina turned 15! And entered 10 grade. Dad started surfcasting, and Liam started kindergarten.

Oh, and I forgot my little free library we put up in the neighborhood!







Seventeen years ago we were experiencing the magic of having a 2 month old around the house. Today we experienced her being asked to junior prom in the most magical way possible. Two hundred tealights, lighting up the sky and her heart. May she experience magic like this all of the days of her life.





I’m glad I enjoyed every little bit of them.