Ireland

Taken just outside Dublin in the Wicklow Mountains. If you look closely you can see the sheep.

Adventures in Italy

We just got back from a trip to Italy where we visited Pisa, Florence, and Venice. It was amazing. Being 7 months pregnant I thought it would be pretty difficult but it was better than I thought it would be. The kids were amazing little travelers and we didn't have any huge incidents thanks to dad's great planning and my minimal packing. We only took 2 suitcases for 5 days and so if you see my kids wearing the same sweatshirts it's because we had to keep packing to a minimum. Oh well! Such is life! They don't care. Plus, I probably couldn't take that sweatshirt off Logan even if I wanted to. The yellow Nike sweatshirt is his favorite. Anyway, we hope you enjoy the pictures of our adventures. There are more pictures on the next page too.

Leaning Tower of Pisa

We decided we had to go to Pisa to see the leaning tower. It's funny because when I first was taking a picture I thought it was crooked....duh! Of course it is. It was fun to see it and spend the day there. Logan had a great time eating a panini and Samantha enjoyed a nap.

Boboli Gardens-Florence

We visited the Boboli Gardens which is overlooking Florence. In the background you can see the Duomo. We had a lot of fun up here because the kids were able to run around and throw rocks in the pond. The hike up for the view was a little steep but we managed and were happy that we did it.

Florence

We were walking along the streets of Florence and saw this scene and decided we needed to take a picture. As you can see the scenery is nothing like we had ever seen before.

Santa Croche church-Florence

Here are a couple of pictures we took near the Santa Croche church in Florence. The view was spectacular and we couldn't have had better weather for our trip.

Here is the only family picture we were able to take where everyone was cooperating. The kids were so great on this trip and I have to say, being 7 months pregnant I think I did pretty good myself.

Sienna

Here's dad trying to wrestle the kids for a good picture. We spent a day in a beautiful town Sienna, in Tuscany. It was amazing. It was our favorite place to visit on the trip. It was so much fun walking the streets and seeing new places.

Carousel Fun

Right in the center of Florence, there was this great carousel. The kids couldn't get enough of it. They rode it about 20 times. It was especially fun at night when all the lights and musicians were out. I tried to ride it once but almost got sick so dad took the rest of the turns with the kids.

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YUM-YUM

One of the best things about Italy was the food. The kids loved the spaghetti and the gelatto....we ate gelatto at least 2 times a day. It was amazing!!!! I was surprised because even Logan who really doesn't like ice cream liked the gelatto. We enjoyed the outside seating at the restaurants and had such a great time. The top picture is when we were in Venice. On that day all of the public water boats were on strike. But, we still managed to have a great time. We ended up getting a water taxi to take us to the airport. It was great! It was like a limo on the water....the kids LOVED it!

So much fun!!

St Mark's Square - Venice

The most popular spot for the kids during the entire vacation. They loved feeding the birds and chasing the birds. There were well over 100 pigeons surrounding us. It was way more exciting than the museums.