U.S. fun

Our plane touched down on U.S. soil exactly a week ago. I think we are finally over the hellacious trip and jet lag. Here are some pics of our week. I love the parks and pools here. Life just seems so much easier with a kid here, and it makes me realize even more the things that are lacking in Italy. Cristiano and I are balancing working from "home" and getting to spend lots of quality time with Dylan. It's working out great, and I love that I can do my job from anywhere. Here are some pics of our week!

Cool local park with water features

Fun with water at the park on a hot day

The Kettering pool. This is the pool I went to as a kid, where I learned to swim and where I used to scope out boys as a teenager.

Everyone in this pool is a cousin of Dylan's. How fun!

Pool from Michelle Marie on Vimeo.

This pool has EVERYTHING. Multiple shallow pools for the kids, free lawn chairs and a huge playground and sand pit. Dylan gets in free. In Italy, going to the pool costs a lot and the pools near us are usually Olympic-sized indoor pools (no shallow kiddie part) and they let you sit outside on the concrete if you want. You pay extra for a lawn chair.