Our first few weeks in Italy were not very exciting. We were mired in paperwork and checking in. We did not have a car so we were stuck on base except to take one bus ride over to a different base. So our first excursion in Italy was for American Independence Day! The Navy put on a big celebration at Carney Park. It is a Navy-owned park inside of an extinct volcano.
We took the bus ride over...
...to find a carnival!
The kids took turn on the rides. They were really expensive so we had the kids choose a couple to go on. We snuck M on the Spider. She was technically too short, but no one checked. She spent the whole ride yelling about how awesome I was to take her on such an awesome ride. :-)
Then we spread out the blanket, ate some good food, listened to some bands flown in from the States, and waited for nightfall.
G was a holy terror, but the kids chased him for us.
Then M got to go on her last few rides. She choose the Ferris Wheel because she'd never been on one before. Honestly - one of my least favorite rides. I hate heights and when they stop you at the top to let the other people off, my knuckles go white. I tried to pretend it was fun and it kinda was simply because she was so cute about it.
Don't worry - he's actually laughing, not screaming in pain.
Then fireworks and the bus ride home. Happy 4th of July!
1 comment:
these photos are super cute! ha-ha about sneaking little m into the rides. i loathe the ferris wheel.the worst is when the person you're riding it with starts rocking the thing.
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