Swimming!

Today we took Hadley to the pool because it was 90 degrees outside! It was the most beautiful day of the year so far and Hadley loved being in the pool. Since we hardly go swimming, I haven't bought Hadley any "swim-appropriate" diapers. It made for some really funny pictures, although some of the other parents in the kiddie pool didn't think it was cool! Here are the pictures......

Italy.

We just got back from an awesome trip to Rome & Florence, Italy. We had a wonderful time and were able to see so much in the week that we were there! We spent 5 days in Rome and 3 in Florence. We ate the best food & gelato, saw the most amazing sites (including the Pope) and just had a good time taking in all the beauty and culture that is there.
The weather was beautiful during our stay- 75 degrees the whole time! We were lucky to go to so many amazing museums and to see so many important pieces of history. Anyway, we had a great time so here are a few of my favorite pictures!

The Vatican

Tomb of the Unknown Soldiar

View of the Forums & Tomb of the Unknown Soldiar at night

By far my favorite picture from the trip...the Coloseum at night is incredible

I told you I would re-create this picture outside the Pantheon...and I did.

But Sam's turned out way better than mine

We took a day trip out to Ostia Antica- it's about 30 minutes outside of Rome and has amazing ruins. This was my favorite part of our trip because there was so much to see!

Potato Pizza? Believe me....it was delicious!

Thousands of people on Good Friday listening to the Pope outside the Coloseum

I was totally not supposed to take pictures of the David because it's not allowed. But nobody caught me!

Florence was so packed with people!

The duomo in Florence

We had to climb 463 steps to see this view of the Duomo-I definitley am not that in shape.

We loved the gelato there. We bought it three times a day-my favorite flavor was stratiatella

Us with the beautiful view of Florence in the background

Day trip to the Appian Way where Paul had visions of Christ

So it was our last day in Rome and we had no Euros left. We wanted to see the Forums (which were free of charge last time we visited) and they now charge 9 euros to get in. So lame, right?  And they didn't take credit cards. There was really no other option than to squeeze through the bars to get in. I'm not kidding. Sam and I both squeezed through these bars and snuck in!

Inside the Roman Forums

Our last night in Rome by the Spanish Steps

I'm excited!

Sam and I are going to Rome this week and I'm so excited to be there again! I'm thinking that this time around I will have to take this exact same picture of myself outside the Pantheon (click on it to see in full size)