Honored their Italian roots by continuing the tradition of gathering with 35 family members to make jars of homemade tomato sauce

Went to SUMMER SLAM and made it on the BIG SCREEN

Hung out with Thoreau (statue) at Walden Pond

Drove to DC and back in one day to see the pandas at the National Zoo

Enjoyed a family pickle ball tournament

Went to Great Wolf Lodge to celebrate Molly's 5th Birthday & took Kathy to her first fair

Went to a conference in DC where they shut down the Library of Congress for a formal dinner

Spent the summer making tons of art

Presented across several panels at the annual Beatles Convention in Chicago & met "fans" of their podcast

Took each morning slowly, spent time with her 3-year-old and 19-month-old at the Jersey Shore, their lake, family pools, and anywhere outdoors

Receiving news the 3 brain tumors her sister has are all BENIGN 

Had the wonderful experience of meeting and working with the upcoming freshman MD class along with some of our existing MD students in the Extended School Year program

Went to St. Augustine where they parasailed in Daytona Beach and got to hang out in a cafe with Capybaras. 

Oldest daughter is starting high school this fall, so they had all the parent orientations, soccer tryouts, and camps that filled-up a lot of August

Went to Japan with their spouse! Visited Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka!

Took a 2-week road trip this summer to check out colleges in Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, DC, and Virginia. Spent a week in Hilton Head too. Their highlight was an alligator boat tour.  Even though it rained, they spotted over 10 alligators up close and personal! 

Dominated by college drop off for her oldest daughter who is playing Division 1 soccer at Loyola University in Maryland! Go Greyhounds!

Spent the summer traveling to their daughter's riding competitions. She won a huge regional championship for her age group!

Roadtripped to Maine for their son's wedding

Road trip! Drove from Naples, Florida to Tallahassee, Florida to Orange Beach, Alabama to New Orleans, Louisiana to Hot Springs, Arkansas to Nashville, Tennessee to Lexington, Kentucky to Cumberland, Maryland to Washington DC and back home. Around 3000 miles of seeing the country. Plus, 4 more states visited so only a couple more to go to have visited all 50.

Taking their four year old on her first rollercoaster! She was scared but very brave #proudmom

Set up a pool for the first time in the backyard. Did it on the hottest day in June! They have loved watching their son learn how to swim and enjoy the water.

Their son had the best adventures, from Kalahari and Hershey to LEGOLAND and local fairs. Spent countless hours splashing around in water play, creating memories filled with laughter and fun.

Dropped their daughter off at Penn State

Spent their 30th Anniversary at beautiful Bellagio, in Lake Como, Italy, saw their daughter's final Senior concert performance, and then their entire family spent 2 weeks of quality time together with their Marine son before his deployment.