Greece Time of Year

10 months later, 3 school trimesters, 2 soccer leagues, 2 hockey leagues, 3 hockey tournaments, 1 competitive soccer league, 1 basketball league, 1 flag football league, sprint triathlon training restarted, sprint triathlon completed, paddleboard yoga and ocean Paddleboard passion discovered, 1 ankle hardware removal surgery, 1 big promotion at work, 1 major life decision for grandma, 1 big positive job change for Aunt, 1 year of good health reports for N & T.......our life is full and blessed....which is why I call this blog "The Makro Life". It is a play on words on the first part of our last name, and in Greek, "Makro" means "Big"..........and this family lives life to the fullest. 

Here are some highlights from this past year! We look forward to a wonderful summer with family and friends. Love Hugs and have a great summer!!! Stay tuned for more blog posts FROM Greece!!!
Love, Val

Christmas all together!

Grandma Tati with Grandchildren at Easter

Padres Baseball Game in August

Family Portrait Fall 2015

Lake Tahoe with kids

Niko Stingray Hockey Team

Niko enjoying skating with school buddies

Ana is a happy Girl Scout Daisy

Happy Ana with fancy hairdo

Theo as a Nativity Sheep for school play

Ana as Nativity Cow for school Christmas play

Niko the Greek representative for the school Christmas play

Phil and Val Celebrating 10 great years of marriage

At the Giada Restaurant in Las Vegas

Paris, Eiffel Tower Restaurant, Las Vegas

Top of the Eiffel Tower, Las Vegas

Christmas Lights with Thea Jenny and Niko

Theo Christmas Light Joy

Happy Breakfast with Daddy & Kids

Girlfriend time with her best friend Sienna

Mommy and Ana LOVE

Hotel Del Coronado Christmas Skating

Beautiful Grandma Tati

Thea Jenny and Papou at the NAVY football game

Meme and Anastasia - first Christmas Bouche together

Giagia and Anastasia

Christmas Cookie YUM!

And more Christmas YUM!

Del Mar Sunset with Ana and Tati

Picture says it all!!!!

Ana and Mom in Minnesota with Aunt Christa, Uncle Ben, Cousins Savvy, Kayleigh and Peyton
Winter Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Minnesota Night Hockey

Cousin Twins

Theo and Wiley - Football and running buddies

Theo - Basketball Star

Theo - literally a Star!!! Center

Celebrating Phil's big work promotion with his favorite food - LOBSTER
Flown in directly from Maine! Yummo

Father Daughter Dance

So Pretty and she loves dressing up!

Great Dancers!!!

Theo - new hockey player

Papou and Ana sharing a Valentine moment!

Ana doing yoga!

Ana in her "ZEN" moment

Val and her hockey mommy friends!!! "We are Hockey Moms"

Niko and Ethan - hockey buddy


Niko Hockey Team in Action

Kids skiing in Tahoe

Twin Moment

Skiers - Squaw Valley


Mommy soooooooo happy skiing with kids

Theo - Hockey Super Star

$40 frozen yogurt!!!

They carry their own gear!!

My special hockey mommies!! Juli and Serena

Uncle Shawn and kids at Squaw

Brother Love

Niko ready for Cotillion

Happy Birthday Avenger style with Theo

Happy Birthday Donut - Theo and Mommy (we are 2 each)

Theo is Captain America

New Hockey Player

Fun at Legoland - I am sure Ana would love to keep her brothers this way!

Love with our Thea Jenny

They do love each other!!

School picture - and they ROCKED their school year receiving great grades!!!

Disneyland Fun - rain = no crowds!!!


Bubble Fun


Hockey Champions

Picture from top of our neighborhood

Camping in the backyard

Fun at the San Diego Aquarium

Hockey fun with best friends Enzo and Sienna

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