For our first family “overnight” trip, we decided to go to Rome.  We made it through Christmas and “most” of our presents arrived in the mail in-time.  Yeah!  We were within days of the big day and had no packages yet, but the postal system came through!  Since the boys and Mike had some time off school and work, we booked a dog/house sitter and headed to Rome for a night.  After looking at train prices, we decided to drive.   Continue reading →

Ok, I’m still trying to catch up on our recent adventures, and am a bit behind.  We are finally settled into our home and have somewhat reliable Internet (although the speed varies dramatically), we’ve past the holidays and now I no longer have an excuse for lagging on the blog.   Continue reading →

We have had so many experiences in Italy since my last post, I’m not even sure where to begin.  Let’s just say we’ve had Internet challenges along the way that have kept me preoccupied and not able to post.  We are living in our house (no more hotels!) and finally have Internet AND power in the house, so I hope to keep updates coming more frequently. Continue reading →