The first tournament of the 2023 was a big success for Emily and her volleyball team. This year she is getting to play a new position as Libero and defensive specialist. The team went 6-0 winning the gold bracket against the Smash 11s.
We even had some visitors - it was so great of Raymond, Jamie and Madelyn to visit us.
Emily and Zohar are a dynamic duo. Congrats on the win ladies@
Grandma and Papa went for a quick 10 day trip Jan 11- Jan 21 to Ireland as Grandma wanted to check in on the family. Some great pictures were sent our way.
The crew headed out for snorkeling which was made all the better thanks to Grandpa who brought all the kids new and improved snorkel gear. Unfortunately Connor and I stayed at the hotel since Connor was not feeling well.
I was told they saw schools of fish, angel fish, turtles and even dolphins. The boat came complete with a fun slide and a required photo shoot that everyone couldn’t stop talking about. Uncle Kevin did me a favor by buying all 375 pictures which obviously I would want to publish them all if I could.
I couldn’t leave this picture out.
We brought in the new year the right way. First a day at the beach followed by a delicious dinner at El Charro, the hotel’s Mexican restaurant. We headed over to the Boulevard for the festivities, including champagne, noise makers and fireworks that Grandpa didn’t have to bring with him. We were ready to celebrate and it was fun.
Forced Falahee picture…never going to stop kids.
The fireworks were incredible. Watch out Needham you might have some competition.
Uncle Kevin partied like it was 1999!
What a fun night and a perfect way to bring in the year right.
We celebrated the end of the year a little differently this year. This time it involved warmth, sand and endless food and drinks.
After our Christmas celebration in Locust Valley, we took off to Punta Cana to have some nice family relaxing time away. The best part is Nana, Grandpa and Uncle Kevin were able to join us. After a 3 hour flight delay, we were psyched to finally hit the Dominican Republic soil and were not disappointed by the beautiful Lopesan Bavaro Costa hotel.
We were there from Wednesday December 28th until January 3rd (a sad way to celebrate a birthday for Brian).
Unfortunately Connor got sick on the second day we were there and was miserable despite Brian’s best efforts to find him all the best Dominican medicine.
We did manage some incredible highlights - fun times at the beach, French cuisine, bowling, presidente with the grandparents and an escape room.
