saturday night we hosted our first dinner party in italy, but i think it was actually our first one ever. we had jonathan shackelford, his girlfriend simin, their friend stefano, and emily. even though our apartment is tiny, we had a great time and i hope they did too. i made "real simple" pesto and radish crostini, martha stewart's roasted chicken and potatoes, and my own strawberry shortcake recipe. we sat around and talked and laughed at zoey and then we all went to the passogigante concert downtown. ryan and i really loved it and i am looking forward to more time spent with these friends.
preparing in our tiny kitchen
dinner friends
then sunday after church, most of our church went to the nearby town of livorno to their aquarium. we caravanned there and stopped at a park to eat the sack lunches that the people living at the bible school had so wonderfully prepared for everyone.
praying for our lunch at the park
picnic
some of the picnicking adults
then we piled back into the cars and made it to the aquarium. it was a great time of fellowship for everyone and i know all the kids that were there absolutely loved it.
sweet matilda
in awe of the stingrays
fish faces
shark mouth
romance at the aquarium
the group on the boardwalk in livorno
it was really good to do something as a church outside of the church. we were very encouraged by the day together!
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