Playing dress up!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • A quick trip to Target and deciding that I needed candy for being good
  • Watching my movie and having lots of snacks
  • Eating pizza with dad for lunch
  • Playing dress-up with Anderson
  • Telling Mom "the pizza man is my friend" before naptime
  • Shopping at Dillards and saying that "the store was empty" and seeing a "doctor" at the clinique counter
  • Supper and then a bath
  • Watching my movie with Dad before bed

I Need a Brother!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • An early morning trip to Target and then a morning nap
  • Pizza for lunch with Dad
  • Playing dress-up with Reagan
  • Going to "Time-Out" for the first real time (Mom put me in my seat and turned me around and left the room-I was mad!)
  • An afternoon nap
  • Shopping at Dillards before supper
  • Taking my bath before bed

Messy Girl!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Church this morning-Mom and Dad were in my class for extended session
  • Shopping at Krogers in the rain
  • Lasagna for lunch and then a long afternoon nap for everyone
  • Playing cards with Anderson
  • Supper and then a popsicle for snack
  • Back to church to play with my friends some more (and I stayed dry again)
  • French fries for a snack on the way home and then reading a book with Dad (he skipped pages but I didn't say anything-this time!)
  • Okay, Mom and Dad just took a few pictures today-there will be more tomorrow!

Yummy!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Church this morning-Nonna was in my class a little bit and she rocked me to sleep
  • A quick trip to Kroger's before lunch
  • An afternoon nap for everyone
  • Playing cards with Reagan
  • Supper and then a chocolate popsicle
  • Back to church and then running through the halls with Dad
  • French fries on the way home and then bed
  • Sorry for just a few pictures, Mom and Dad will get better! Come on though, they haven't missed a day since Reagan was born!

A Messy Boy!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • "Sharing" toys with Cash this morning at Grannymom's house
  • Shopping at Walmart and then lunch at McDonalds
  • More shopping at Walmart-we forgot some things
  • Coming home and taking a very short nap
  • Laying down with Mom for a few minutes and then reading books
  • Lasagna for supper and then I needed a bath
  • Going to bed early this evening-I was sleepy!

Lasagna for Supper!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Coloring with Lilly for a little bit this morning at Grannymom's house
  • Shopping at Walmart and then lunch at McDonalds
  • Then more shopping at Walmart-we forgot a few things and I even got a toy!
  • Home for a movie and a nap
  • Playing with Pops and Nonna for a few minutes and looking at some new pants for me
  • Eating Dad's lasagna for supper-it was yummy!
  • A bath and staying dry all day long!
  • Reading books with Mom until bedtime

Yummy Ice Cream!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up way too early this morning but going back to bed for little bit
  • Being the first one to put on my clothes this morning-I like my big girl panties
  • Playing outside
  • Looking at my new clothes from Lilly
  • Watching my movie before lunch
  • Laundry and then shopping at Walmart
  • Not taking an afternoon nap but watching my movie instead
  • Ticking Dad until supper at Jason's Deli
  • Opening every trash can and drawer at the container store
  • Talking all day long and asking Mom many, many questions-here is just a sample...click here for video. Reagan is telling about her day and baby's day. She mentions "the ball" and is referring to the Epcot ball at DisneyWorld. And yes, she said that her baby poo pooed and her tummy felt better.

What Reagan Does, I Do!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Playing with Reagan this morning-I just followed her around and did everything that she did-if she played with Legos so did I, if she put her cup on the windowsill so did I...
  • Spending a little bit of time outside but it was cold
  • A quick morning nap and then lunch
  • Shopping at Walmart and then another long afternoon nap
  • Daddy tickling me after nap
  • Supper at Jason's Deli and then shopping at the Container Store

I See His Feet...But Where's Painter Tom?

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • A morning visit from Grannymom and Grandpa
  • Watching the painters finish up painting our house
  • A trip downtown for lunch with Dad - we walked from his office to the River Market. We had yummy bbq and a huge piece of pie
  • An afternoon visit from Nonna & Pops; they were on their way to Nonna's eye doctor for a checkup
  • An afternoon nap and then playing outsideEating with Dad on the deck for supper and playing on the slide
  • Playing with Dad and a bath while Mom went to Bunko; I'm feeling better today but my nose is still a mess

A Big 'Ole Piece of Pie

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • A morning visit from Grannymom and Grandpa
  • A trip downtown for lunch with Dad - we walked from his office to the River Market. We had yummy bbq and a huge piece of pie
  • An afternoon visit from Nonna & Pops; they were on their way to Nonna's eye doctor for a checkup
  • An afternoon nap and then playing outside
  • Eating with Dad on the deck for supper and playing on the slide
  • Playing with Dad and Anderson while Mom went to Bunko

I'm a Grinner!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up with a cough and yucky nose too-not as bad as Anderson's though
  • Helping Mom straighten the house
  • Playing at Nonna's this morning and making sure to potty in the potty
  • Lunch with Pops and then an ice cream sandwich with Beebee and Papaw
  • Not taking my nap since Mom and Anderson were making lots of noise
  • Spaghetti for supper with Dad
  • Watching movies until bed (I stayed up late-well, Anderson went to bed early)

I Need a Nap!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up with a yucky nose and a cough this morning
  • Playing at Nonna's this morning
  • Lunch with Pops and an ice cream sandwich with Beebee and Papaw
  • Coughing during naptime (so much so that I made myself sick!) then a quick bath
  • I couldn't take a nap later in the afternoon since both sets of my sheets were in the wash/dryer
  • Spaghetti for supper and then a warm bath and bed

Watching Paint Dry!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Sleeping late this morning
  • Shopping at Bed Bath and Beyond this morning
  • Playing with Ethan, Hannah, Kayleigh, Noah and Reagan this morning at Rock Creek-I liked the slides!
  • Browsing at Toys R Us for a few minutes
  • Watching painter man Tom paint the house
  • A short afternoon nap
  • Taking a walk around the block-I did NOT want to hold Mom's house
  • Playing outside until Dad came home
  • Supper at the picnic table on the back deck-I was hungry. I kept grabbing everything off of Reagan's plate
  • More playing outside and then a much needed bath

Sliding Fun!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Shopping early this morning at Bed Bath and Beyond
  • Playing with Ethan, Kayleigh, Noah, Hannah and Anderson at Rock Creek-we went down the big slide and the little slide two times
  • Browsing at Toys R Us for a little bit
  • Watching "painter man Tom and his helper" paint the house
  • Watching my movie before nap time
  • Taking a short walk around the block and then playing hide n seek until Dad came home
  • Eating supper at my picnic table outside and then more playing outside
  • Drinking a juice box before my bath

Panties All Day Long!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up early and watching my movie in bed with Mom
  • Eating two eggs for breakfast
  • Playing at Grannymom's this morning and then eating lunch there too
  • Telling Mom that she needed to "be nice and talk to painter man Tom"
  • Trying to take an afternoon nap-but watching my movie instead
  • Waiting on Dad outside (I had two acccidents while we were outside-"oh, man")
  • Supper and then choosing to go with Dad to Grannymom's house to fix Grandpa's computer
  • Coming home and going straight to bed

Just How LONG is Spring Break?

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Sleeping in late this morning and then drinking my milk in bed with Mom and Reagan
  • Not liking my egg for breakfast but eating up my banana
  • Playing at Grannymom and Grandpa's house for a little bit this morning
  • Eating lunch at Grannymom's then watching the painter man out the window
  • A long afternoon nap
  • Waiting on Dad to come home while playing outside
  • Eating supper and then picking up some stuff at Walmart with Mom
  • Meeting Dad and Reagan back at Grannymom's to fix Grandpa's computer
  • Drinking my milk and heading to bed

Some Bunny Loves Me!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up and laying in bed with Mom and Dad
  • Finding a trail of carrots that the Easter bunny left-then finding our Easter baskets
  • Eating a chocolate bunny for breakfast! (Mom and Dad are so cool)
  • Shouting "I found it" (church) as we drove into the church parking lot
  • Playing with my friends in my class
  • Taking Easter pictures only because Mom bribed me with marshmallows
  • Lunch at Nonna and Pops-I ate 2 eggs and the face off of the bunny cake!
  • Playing with my new "basketball bunny" from Nonna and Pops
  • An afternoon nap and then watching basketball with Dad and bunny
  • Telling Dad that Anderson always fusses when she leaves him after dropping him off at church
  • Eating another supper at the Apple place-I got sprite because I was a good girl!

Happy Easter!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Mom waking me up this morning and putting on my Easter clothes
  • Stomping on all of the carrots that the Easter bunny left on the floor
  • Looking at my Easter basket and a quick breakfast at home and then a french toast stick on the way to church
  • Playing with my friends at church
  • Lunch at Nonna's-we had green beans and cake! I even got my own "football bunny" and hid some eggs
  • An afternoon nap until Mom woke me up again for supper
  • Back to church-I fussed when Dad dropped me off
  • Another supper at Applebees where I wanted Dad to drink out of my cup and waved at everyone as the left!

I Like Blue Eggs!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Watching my movie in bed with Mom and Dad this morning
  • Playing around the house this morning
  • Resting for a little bit before lunch
  • Watching "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" at the Children's Theater-I was scared to death! I shook the entire first half and Mom could only calm me down with candy (Mom thought about leaving)-but I came home and told Dad all about it
  • Dyeing Easter eggs with Anderson
  • Spending the evening with Nonna and Pops while Mom and Dad were at the Rep-we took a bath and put stickers on our Easter eggs

Easter Eggs!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Sleeping late this morning
  • Reading lots of books with Mom before my nap
  • A late lunch
  • Watching basketball with Dad while the girls were gone
  • Dyeing Easter eggs-I only broke one egg and no dye was spilled!
  • Playing with Nonna and Pops while Mom and Dad were at the Rep-we took a bath and read lots of books!

Can't Catch Me!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • FYI - Mom & Dad finally got around to posting all their Italy pictures - click here to check them out
  • Going with Anderson to the Doctor. I answered "no" to one of the questions the nurse asked Mom and I said "hi" to Dr. Matin
  • Playing with Jacob at Wye Mountain. We saw Grannymom and Grandpa there too. I didn't want to sit still for Mom to take my picture. But I loved chasing Anderson!
  • Shopping with Mom at Walmart-I saw the Easter bunny and I even stood by him!-he was giving out candy though
  • Eating lunch at McDonalds-I had a happy meal and an ice cream sundae
  • Seeing Dad and painter man Tom at our house
  • A long afternoon nap and then supper
  • Laundry, coloring and jumping on Kennedy's zebra that she let us borrow before bed

Pretty Flowers and the Easter Bunny!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • FYI - Mom & Dad finally got around to posting all their Italy pictures - click here to check them out
  • An early morning trip to see Dr. Martin-I am big and healthy!! They gave me two shots and I fussed until Mom gave me some juice
  • Going to Wye Mountain with Jacob and Reagan. We saw Grannymom and Grandpa there too! I had a hard time walking throuhg the flowers but that was okay because they smelled pretty
  • Running a few errands at Walmart and running in to the Easter bunny! I did not like that at all!
  • Eating a late lunch at McDonalds-we had hamburgers and sundaes!
  • Seeing Dad and painter man Tom at home
  • Talking a long afternoon nap and then supper
  • Helping Mom with the laundry and coloring with Reagan before bed

Playing with my Friends!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Going to school early this morning-I don't like Reagan going to a new class!
  • Finding Easter eggs during my class' Easter egg hunt
  • Playing with Nonna and Pops after school
  • A long nap before a quick supper
  • Playing with Jacob, Kennedy, Camryn and Reagan while all of our parents ate supper

Playing with Kennedy!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up and getting ready for school-eating a banana and watching my movie
  • Finding lots of Easter eggs during our classes Easter egg hunt
  • Talking to painter man Tom
  • Playing with Nonna and Pops for a few minutes this afternoon
  • Watching my movie this afternoon
  • A quick supper before more supper at Kennedy's house
  • Playing with Kennedy and watching a movie at her house
  • Getting home late and heading straight to bed

Read to Me Please!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Playing at Grannymom's while Mom was at her doctor's appointment (click here for pictures)
  • Sweeping the kitchen with Mom and Reagan-we sweep alot around here!
  • Playing in the tent with Mom
  • Coloring pictures before lunch
  • Playing with Dad for a few minutes before my nap-which lasted all afternoon
  • Supper at Grandpa's and a quick bath before bed

My New Italian Baby Doll!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Playing with Grannymom this morning while Mom went to her Doctor's visit-they saw pictures of baby "Lisa" (click here for pictures)
  • Sweeping with Mom and Anderson
  • Drawing a picture of a ladder before lunch
  • Playing with Dad for a few minutes while he was at lunch
  • A nap and then watching my movie with Mom
  • Showing Lilly my baby doll from Italy
  • Supper at Grannymom and Grandpa's
  • Taking a bath at Grannymom's-I told Grannymom that we don't wash my hair on Wednesdays!

Big Ultrasound and Doctor's Visit #3

It's a....baby! And a healthy one too! (click here for more pictures) And coming a few days sooner than we thought-August 1st. We had our big ultrasound early this morning. We saw arms, legs, a beating heart, a bladder and stomach and lots of other important parts. After the ultrasound, Rob headed to work and I headed to my OB appointment. My blood pressure was great (even a little low) and my weight was...not a little low! By the time I saw Dr. Phillips, he had already received the report from the ultrasound and said that all looked well. We will go back in 4 weeks for another appointment.

Big Ultrasound and Doctor's Visit #3

It's a....baby! And a healthy one too! (click here for more pictures) And coming a few days sooner than we thought-August 1st. We had our big ultrasound early this morning. We saw arms, legs, a beating heart, a bladder and stomach and lots of other important parts. After the ultrasound, Rob headed to work and I headed to my OB appointment. My blood pressure was great (even a little low) and my weight was...not a little low! By the time I saw Dr. Phillips, he had already received the report from the ultrasound and said that all looked well. We will go back in 4 weeks for another appointment.

It's Raining...but I have My Umbrella!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Mom waking me up this morning to get ready for school and watching my dog movie
  • Going to a new early morning class before Ms. Julie came to get me
  • Mom picking me up and playing in my sleeping bag -- but no afternoon nap for me
  • Waiting for Dad to come home outside with my umbrella
  • Supper and then hunting Easter eggs with Dad & Anderonson while Mom was at Bunko

I Found an Egg!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Mom waking me up this morning to get ready for school
  • A banana for breakfast
  • School - Reagan went to a new early morning class and I was sad
  • Mom picking me up, sweeping and then an afternoon nap
  • Reagan, Mom and Dad waking me up and then supper
  • Finding Easter eggs with Reagan and Dad while Mom went to Bunko

The Luck of the Irish!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up first this morning and laying in bed with Mom for a long time-I was very still
  • Doing many loads of laundry today before my morning nap
  • Eating lunch with Dad
  • Buying lots of groceries-we were out of everything
  • More laundry before another nap
  • Waking up before Reagan and playing chase with Mom
  • A bath and chicken for supper
  • Playing at Grannymom and Grandpa's for a little bit before bed

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Sleeping late this morning-til 8
  • Wanting Mom to hold me most of the morning-I really missed her
  • Watching my movie and helping with the laundry
  • Eating lunch with Dad
  • Grocery shopping and an afternoon nap
  • Washing my hair for my St. Patrick's Day pictures
  • Seeing Grannymom and Grandpa for a few minutes before bed

Italy Adventure - Venice, Florence & Rome

Sunday, March 09, 2008 - The Adventure Begins (click here for today's pictures) After a little excitement regarding passports, we are all on the flight to Paris. It appears it will be a full flight! Tara is already enjoying Delta's international goodie bag - lotion, toothpaste, toothbrush, eye covers plus more. They just passed out the dinner menu - either grilled chicken or farfalle pasta and a brownie. We'll catch our Venice flight from Paris. We arrived in Paris around 5 AM local time. The flight was pretty smooth most of the way. Tara and I watched Juno after supper. Listened to a bit of the audiobook, The City of Falling Angels, before a little nap. Snack and then breakfast before we landed. We are actually still on the plane - they are having a little trouble with the gangway. We have a 3 hour layover here before the plane to Venice.
Monday, March 10, 2008 - Sights and sounds of Venice (click here for today's pictures) We took the bus from the airport to the edge of Venice. Our hotel was only a block from the stop. We checked in and dropped our bags off. A couple of the rooms overlook one of the canals. We walked around to the Academy, crossed the big wooden bridge and made our way to St. Mark's Square. Some of us enjoyed the pigeons more than others. Toured through the Basilica and then found a pizzeria. Walked back to catch a vappereto (basically a bus on water) back up the Grand Canal. We all struggled to keep our eyes open and heads up - going on 36 hours is catching up with us. Made it to our room, brushed our teeth, called Mom, Dad, Reagan and Anderson, then called it a night.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 2nd Day in Venice (click here for today's pictures) We slept good last night but we were pretty tired. Breakfast was included with our room. They had a nice selection of bread, cheese and cereals plus juice and coffee. The bread was delicious with Nutella spread on them. We took a water taxi back up the Grand Canal and stopped at the Rialto Bridge. We walked through the shops and made our way along the canal to the fish and produce market. Lots of fresh fish - some were still flopping. Walked back to the bridge and caught the water taxi on up to St. Mark's Square. We toured the Correr Museum - highlights were the Bellini paintings and a doge's hat. Next we walked to see the Bridge of Sighs before finding some lunch. We then toured the Doge's Palace (duke) and the attached prison which the bridge led prisoners to. The Doge was the government leader up until the 1550. We then found some gelato before wondering the streets back to the Rialto bridge area. We then took a quick gondola ride (traghetti) which crosses across the Grand Canal since there are 3 bridges which do so. We then walked back to the hotel for a rest before supper.


Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - Arrival in Florence (click here for today's pictures) We are riding the Eurostar Italia train as I type. Our 2.5 hour train ride will take us from Venice to Florence. Last night after our break, we headed out to find a dinner spot. We ended up a nice little restaurant about 10 minutes from our hotel. It was small and cozy. We all had different things including lasagna, spaghetti, calzone and ravolli. We topped it all off with dessert including tiramusi and chocolate covered creme puffs. We walked back down to the Rialto Bridge and on to St. Mark's Square before catching a water bus back to the hotel. This morning we had breakfast at the hotel. Then we walked to the train station. It was probably about a .5 mile - not too bad but we did have to go over about 5 bridges with our luggage. We picked up our tickets and had about a 45 minute wait. We boarded the train without any problems and now we are relaxing, reading and blogging.
The train ride into Florence was very nice. The scenery was pretty and they served beverages a couple of times. We pulled into the train station around 1:30. We thought about catching a bus but they were pretty packed and it didn't look too fun to carry on suitcases. So we took 2 cabs to our hotel and checked in with no problems. We dropped our bags and then walked into town - about a mile and half into town. We caught our first glimpse of the Duomo (very big) and then found our way to dinner. A co-worker of Robby's had recommended a place called Coquinarius - excellent choice! In fact, a girl from the states who has lived here for 6 years and now is a Florence food critic was just finishing her meal and raved about it. We all had different pasta dishes including pumpkin and sausage (Brad), potatos and cheese (Robby and Les), pears and cheese (Tara, Dana and Shelley) and spinach and ricotti (Stephanie) plus a couple of their appetizer trays which had salami, bacon, cheese, crustinis and more. We would definitely recommend it. We walked back to the Duomo and walked through the inside. Next we visited Lorenzo Market - a leather market and it went for several streets. Tara bought her a colorful cashmere scarf. We then walked down the Palazzo Vecchio to see Neptune's Fountain and several other statues. We walked outside the Uffizi Gallery and down to the Arno River. We walked over the Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) before heading back to the hotel. We made a quick stop for some gelato and then on to the hotel. Our feet are definitely tired tonight.

Thursday, March 13, 2008 - A Tuscany-filled day (click here for today's pictures) We had breakfast at the hotel before walking to the Academy. We had reservations at 9 to see the statue of David - pretty impressive. We then walked back through the San Loreno market again and then to the Nueva Market - where they used to sell straw but now they have a little bit of everything. Plus, they have the Little Pig statue where if you rub its snout, it ensures a return trip to Florence. We then walked back through the Palazzo Vecchio where a copy of the David statue is displayed. We had lunch near the Ponte Vecchio. Afterwards we walked across the bridge and then along the Arno River to our meeting point for cooking class. Steve, a transplanted North Carolinan who has lived here for 33 years, picked us up and drove us about 25 miles outside of Florence. We were truly in the hills of Tuscany. We arrived at the home of Johnnie and Christina. They have an unbelievable home amidst their olive tree farm. They harvest about 300 trees and host the cooking class 3-4 times a week. We spent the first hour or so in their cellar. Steve showed us how to make two different kinds of pasta. We all got our hands dirty and made some ravolli and fettucini. It was so much fun - of course Brad has already added a pasta press to his Christmas list. We pressed the pasta and then added a mixture of fresh spinach, ricotta and parmesan cheese. We then went upstairs to the main part of their house. Christina had been busy preparing lunch. The aroma was unbelievable. We started with antipasta which included roasted tomatos with fresh parmesean and basil, pizza and a bread mixture of garbanzo beans, chikpeas and thyme. It was delicious - and yes, Robby ate it all! Next, Christina used the ravolli we made, boiled it and tossed it with butter and fresh sage. Again, delicious. Then she used our fettucini and added a artichoke sauce and fresh tomatos. All of this was topped us with a homemade sorbet she had made with fresh squeezed orange juice and orange marmalade. Along with the food, the atmosphere and fellowship was so much fun. We would highly recommend this class if you are ever in Florence - we happened upon on it via the web at
www.accidentaltourist.com. Steve brought us back to town and we hiked up to the Piazza Michaelangelo for a great skyline view of Florence. Afterwards we visited the Sante Croche where Michangelo and Galileo. With our feet tired, we walked back to the hotel to call it a day.

Friday, March 14, 2008
- Arrival in Rome (click here for today's pictures) We had breakfast at the hotel again and then packed. We took taxis to the train station. We picked up our tickets and did a bit of last minute Florence shopping. We boarded the Eurostar Italiai train. It's about and hour and half train ride. We should arrive about 11:30 a.m. local time. Tara, Shelley and Brad are sleeping. Les is listening to his iPod and Dana is reading a travel book. Stephanie is seat behind us - not sure what she is doing. The train is nice and the views are incredible. We pulled into the train station a little before 11:30. We tried to take a taxi but they wanted 45 euros to take us a little over a mile. We opted to walk - a beautiful day in Rome but a tad hot when pulling luggage and wearing a jacket. But we made it to the hotel without any problems. We got some lunch right around from the hotel - a good little pizza spot and cheap. We walked to the metro and rode to the Coliseum. We walked right out of the metro straight into the Coliseum. We went inside and toured around it. Pretty incredible. We then walked through the Roman Forum and all the ruins and up to Capitol Hill where went through the Capitol Hill museum. We walked down to the Piazza Vienza and then up to the Trevi Fountain. Tons of people here. We found a supper spot. Robby tried the gnocci - it was okay but Tara's spaghetti was better. We then walked to Giolotti's - the best gelato we've had and huge portions. We finished our walk to Spanish Steps (a quick side trip to see the world's largest and lavish McDonald's - we didn't eat but just looked in). Rode the metro back to the hotel and called it a night. We are planning an early morning tomorrow to be at the Vatican when it opens and maybe miss some of the lines.


Saturday, March 15, 2008 - A visit to Vatican City and more (click here for today's pictures) It was an early morning for us today. We had breakfast at the hotel a little before 7:00 and then a walk to the metro. Our first stop was the Vatican Museum where we saw lots plus the Sistine Chapel. Thanks to a hint from the Rick Steve's book (thanks Rick) we took the group exit from the chapel straight into St. Peter's saving at least 30 minutes. We toured the popes' tombs and then through the basallica. A big church! We caught the metro back to the Spanish Steps where Tara climbed up partially. We split up for lunch - yes, Tara and I ate at McDonald's - we were craving a hamburger. We met up at the Trevi Fountain for a daytime viewing and then walked over to the Pantheon. Our next stop was the Piazza Navona where we saw the Fountain of Four Rivers. We liked Giolotti's gelato so much - we went back. We caught the metro back towards the hotel. It was still early in the day so Tara, Robby, Stephanie and Brad decided to visit some of the catacombs. It involved another metro ride and catching a bus, but we figured it out. We visited the San Calisto catacombs - about 3 miles outside of Rome - where many of the early popes and Christians were once buried. We took a tour through them before catching the bus back into town. (The bus stop on the Appian Way was a busy road and not much standing room - we survived though.). Two bus rides later and we were back at the hotel. We grabbed some pizza from around the hotel and watched a little CNN. We made a quick trip to the grocery store and then called it a night. Our shuttle to the airport leaves at 5:50 in the morning for our flight at 8:50 from Rome to Atlanta.

Sunday, March 16, 2008 - Departing from Rome (click here for today's pictures) The shuttle was waiting on us when we come down from the room. It was about a 30 minute ride to the airport. We got through security and grabbed some breakfast. Our flight was delayed about an hour since the plane coming from Atlanta was delayed. We are on board the plane and expect to depart around 9:50 (or 3:50 a.m. Little Rock time). We should arrive in Atlanta around 2:00 p.m. We made it to Atlanta and through customs with no problems. Grabbed a hot dog for supper and then our flight into Little Rock. Jason picked us up and Reagan and Anderson were waiting for us at home!

Welcome Home Dad!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Skipping church this morning
  • Eating breakfast on the floor and playing with Nonna
  • Reading with Pops this afternoon
  • Fighting with Reagan over the rocking chair
  • A nap and then going to my house to wait on Mom and Dad
  • Hugging Mom and Dad and opening up my present from them-a big book with lots of animals! (it is in Italian!)

Welcoming Mom & Dad Home with Cookies!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Skipping church this morning-Nonna can't see to take us!
  • Playing all day long with Nonna and Pops since Mom and Dad are flying home
  • An afternoon nap
  • Making cookies with Nonna for St. Patrick's Day
  • Coming to my house while Jason picked up Mom and Dad
  • Hiding from everyone
  • Hugging on Mom and Dad and getting my present (a doll from Italy)

Me with Jason!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Hanging out at Pop's all day long
  • Taking a walk with Jason
  • Running to get my shoes when I saw that Reagan was getting to go on a walk-I got to go too!
  • A few naps and opening up my present from Mom-a football book!
  • Sleeping at Nonna's one last time before Mom and Dad come home

Fun at Nonna's House!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Eating a big breakfast this morning
  • Playing with Beebee, Papaw, Pops, Nonna and Jason today-I like this vacation stuff!
  • Eating lots of fruit today
  • Drinking lots of juice
  • Taking a walk with Jason
  • Going to bed one last time on my princess bed-Mom and Dad will be back tomorrow!

Pretty Flowers!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up early this morning
  • Playing with Pops while Nonna was at her eye doctor
  • Running around the park for a few minutes
  • Eating lunch and ice cream at McDonalds
  • An afternoon nap
  • Playing with Pops all evening long

Pops and Me!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Hearing the rain last night-it thundered and "shelled" (hailed)
  • Playing with Pops while Nonna was at her eye appointment
  • Running around the park while waiting on Nonna
  • Lunch and ice cream at McDonalds-I climbed up again today but this time I couldn't come down!
  • An afternoon nap and playing until bedtime tonight

Pops and Me!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Not wanting to go to school again today but Ms. Clarice was waiting on me
  • Playing at school until Pops rescued me!
  • Trying to take an afternoon nap
  • Eating a big supper and playing until bedtime

School Day!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up at Nonna and Pops-I slept well on my princess bed
  • Going to school early this morning
  • Riding on the horse at school
  • Playing with Pops all afternoon long and watching my movie some too
  • Eating a big supper with lots of fruit and juice
  • Telling Nonna that she was a big girl for not fussing when she put eye drops in her eyes

Josh, Zach and Me!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up at Grannymom's one last morning-I am having fun on my vacation!
  • Playing all day and waiting on the boys to get here
  • Chasing Josh and Zach around
  • Going over to Nonna and Pop's
  • Playing until bedtime with Pops

Wonderful Wednesday!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Enjoying my vacation at Grannymom and Grandpa's house
  • Packing up to go and see Nonna
  • Making Nonna a cake-she had her eye done!
  • Playing with Josh and Zach this afternoon-I can keep up with them!
  • Heading over to Nonna and Pop's house for the rest of my trip
  • Playing until bedtime!

Not School!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Not wanting to go to school this morning
  • Being a good boy at school today
  • Playing with Grandpa all afternoon long at the park-I love to play outside!
  • Eating a big supper and more playing until bedtime
  • Wanting to go to bed early-I had a busy day!

Fun at the Park!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Going to my room first this morning at school-Ms. Julie was already there
  • Having a good day at school but being excited to see Grannymom at the door
  • Playing all afternoon at the park
  • Asking to go to bed-I had a long day!

Animals Everywhere!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up at Grannymom and Grandpa's house this morning
  • Playing all morning long and not missing Mom!...yet!
  • Seeing lots of animals at the zoo-some of them kind of scare me
  • Riding on the carousel at the zoo-it goes fast!!
  • Taking a bath since tomorrow is a school day

Zoo Day!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Sleeping all night long at Grannymom and Grandpa's house
  • Going to the zoo and seeing lots of animals-we even rode the carousel! And it goes fast!
  • Taking my afternoon nap and then supper
  • Opening up my present from Mom and Dad and playing in the bathtub
  • Going to bed early because it was a school night

Look, I can do a flip!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Sleeping in late this morning
  • Knowing that something was going on-I didn't think that Mom and Dad were going to leave me for a week!
  • Going to church with Nonna
  • Lunch at Nonna and Pops and a short nap
  • Playing at Grannymom and Grandpa's all afternoon
  • Seeing lots of eggs at the Eggsibition and eating strawberries!

Bye Bye Mom and Dad!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up and getting ready for church
  • Telling Mom that I didn't need my taggie and that I would need to pack my games, bows and lipstick for my trip
  • Seeing my princess bed at Nonna's house and then going to church for Sunday School
  • Lunch and a nap at Nonna's and Pop's
  • Playing at Grannymom's and Grandpa's during the afternoon
  • Seeing an airplane in the sky and telling Grandpa that it was Mom and Dad on their trip
  • Going to the Eggsibition with Grannymom and Grandpa-they had strawberries!!

We're taking a break...

Anderson and I are taking our own little vacation this week to Grannymom, Grandpa, Nonna and Pops' -- we'll be too busy to do any blogging. But you can check out www.dennie.org for occasional posts from Mom & Dad from Italy!

We're taking a break...

Reagan and I are taking our own little vacation this week to Grannymom, Grandpa, Nonna and Pops' -- we'll be too busy to do any blogging. But you can check out http://www.dennie.org/ for occasional posts from Mom & Dad from Italy!

Excited about breakfast!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up early and laying in bed with Mom and Dad
  • Eating breakfast at Hardee's and walking to the Dollar Store
  • Playing with Grannymom and Grandpa and deliving my bags
  • Playing until lunch
  • A short nap and watching my movies for the rest of the afternoon (Dad said that it was a special day)
  • A bath and then reading lots of books with Dad before bed

Taking Care of Mr. Snowman!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Feeling a little bit better today-still a few messy diapers but my appetite is back (not for Mom's peanut butter and jelly sandwich or for Dad's quesadillas-but I loved Reagan's bear cookies, popsicles and my milk)
  • Eating breakfast at Hardee's and walking to the Dollar Store
  • Playing at Grannymom's for a little bit this morning
  • Being so tired at lunch that I just wanted to sleep and not eat
  • A long afternoon nap and then playing until supper
  • Taking a bath and reading books with Dad until bed

Me and My Snowman!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Reading books with Dad until he left for work-we didn't want him too! (and I don't think that he wanted to go either)
  • Helping Reagan and Mom make our snowman-I thought that he was funny and wanted to give him kisses!
  • Overhearing Mom mention and nap and climbing up the stairs-so I took my morning nap early
  • Eating grilled cheese for lunch
  • Helping Mom and Reagan make cinnamon bun bears
  • Eating a big bowl of snow with Dad
  • An afternoon nap and then getting all dressed to play in the snow-I was very patient as Mom put on my two pairs of socks, two pairs of pants, hat, gloves, vest and coat-I knew that I was going outside!
  • Throwing snowballs at Dad and putting my snowman's hat on-walking right to the door when Mom said "juice box"
  • Supper and then bedtime for me!

Foofoo the Snowman!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Waking up early and checking on the snow-there wasn't much
  • Making a snowman with Mom and Anderson inside
  • Watching my movie and then making a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch
  • Cooking and decorating cinnamon bun bears with Mom and Anderson
  • Eating two big bowls of snow with Dad
  • A short afternoon nap and then having to get all dressed to play in the snow
  • Playing in the snow with Mom, Dad, Anderson and our snowman-I didn't like to walk in it!
  • Supper and then putting on our pajamas
  • Watching a movie until bedtime

Let's Cook!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Spending the morning at school-they said that I was into everything this morning and took a 2 hour nap at school
  • Helping Mom clean up this afternoon
  • A short afternoon nap before supper
  • Playing with Nonna and Pops while Mom and Dad were at the Container Store grand opening
  • Reading books with Pops until I fell asleep

Learning my letters and words with Word World!

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Spending the day at school today-I told Mom that I played on the "jumpy horse"
  • Helping Mom clean after we got home
  • Watching my movie and taking a rest
  • Supper and "reading" to Dad
  • Playing with Nonna and Pops while Mom and Dad were at the Container Store grand opening
Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)


  • Spending the morning at school-they said that I was into everything this morning and then took a two hour nap

  • Coming home and helping Mom clean

  • A short afternoon nap before supper

  • Cooking with Nonna and Pops tonight while Mom and Dad were at the Container Store grand opening

  • Reading with Pops before bed

Where's Anderson?

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Eating lots of toast for breakfast
  • Playing with Nonna until my nap-we read lots of books. I love books, especially the ones with animals
  • Not eating my star soup-I did have a few bites but enjoyed my popsicle much more
  • Shopping with Nonna-I waved at the Easter bunny
  • An afternoon nap and then a quick bath
  • Supper and playing with Dad before bed

How does this mixer work?

Highlights from today: (click here for the pictures)
  • Coughing a little bit last night but sleeping in late
  • Making toast for breakfast and waiting on Nonna to come play
  • Playing dominoes, candyland and my map puzzle with Nonna
  • Eating lots of star soup for lunch
  • Shopping with Mom and Nonna this afternoon-the Easter bunny waved at me
  • Not taking an afternoon nap but resting on my sleeping bag in the living room
  • A quick bath before supper