The first line is the hardest...

So....off we go. It's like starting a term paper...it's better just to get started and see what happens. So, here goes. We had a great weekend. I always love the weekend as it changes it up a little with Sir Topham Hatt around. We took the wee ones to a work function gaming night last night. They seemed to have a great time running around and playing with the other little kids. We didn't stay too late, as we didn't want to push it too much. The girls did fabulously- no screaming on the way home as we are all accustomed to- a very pleasant change indeedy.

We started today off in the usual way- a trip to the club for brunch.

Then, we headed to Udine for a little trip. It took us about an hour to get there. I think it was like 30 minutes away, but with the twisty slow roads and the manure spreaders, it took an hour. We went to a carnival and the girls had a blast on the cheezy little rides. We walked through the pedestrian area, which was cobblestone. Gordon noticed it as soon as her little feet hit the ground- "it's bumpy!" We also had a gelato treat, pourquoi non? (as an aside, recently, I bought a "pain de chocolat" for the munchkins when we were in Maniago- and Gordon said to me, "Mama, I only like real chocolate.") Seriously, she didn't eat it!

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Bongo Bear said…

Wow- you guys make Italy look fun! I LOVE Gordon's expressions in all the pics, she is super animated and makes me smile when I see her poses. We kept laughing about her only eating "real chocolate!" How funny. As for the adorable Percy, we are both amazed at how she has changed since we saw pics of her! Wow, she has really moved from the baby stage into toddler look- what a doll! You live with two fantastic steamies :-). Oh, we enjoyed seeing the Fonz, too --cool with his cheeseburger, as always. Thanks for sharing the pics with us, keep them coming!

March 29, 2007 at 6:28 AM

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