Vatican city is exquisite–a place built to show the magnificence of God and the power of the pope.
The Vatican museum houses some of Europe’s greatest works of art, including a statue of our beloved Bartleby.The line to the Sistine Chapel starts in the Hall of Maps. Fortunately, we got there early so there were only [...]

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If you have ever been to Rome, than you know that it ROARS. The Lions of the Colosseum have been reincarnated as the Smart ForTwo’s that tear through the city seeking to devour tourist and local alike.

Really it is the craziest, most frenetic city that I have yet to experience–and it is at it’s peak [...]

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Happy Day!
We are leaving St. Louis in a few hours to return to our home. So happy to be together again!

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Thank the Lord for the Irish and their sensible keyboards!
Ten years ago this month I met the man of my dreams in Ireland–I also met some amazing Irish folk. We’ve spent the past two days at the home of our friend Gareth and his lovely wife Rachel. Yesterday, after worshipping in their church they drove [...]

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I’m typing on a French laptop and the keyboard is laid out differently with the letters in different spots–it’s quite difficult, so this will be short. We arrived this morning on the over night train–slept fairly well considering.
At our swanky Paris hotel now; waiting for an early check-in. The past 3 days have been amazing [...]

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Buon Giorno from Cinqe Terre! Wow, we are having an amazing, amazing time! After a too-fast tour of St. Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel (beautiful is too small a word. I honestly started to cry at St. Peter’s Basilica), we waved goodbye to the wild Romans and their hot city.
We traveled north to cool [...]

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Greetings from Rome, the most frenetic and crazy city I have ever set sandals in! We walked the paths of gladiators and senators yesterday through the Colloseum, Roman Forum, Pantheon, and many other impressive ruins. We returned to the amazing Hotel Sonya after ten hours of walking and thirty-three hours of being awake (unless you [...]

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In about six hours we will be boarding a plane bound for Rome!
We cannot believe this day has finally arrived, nor can we believe how difficult it is to leave Ava behind. In January it seemed completely fine to leave Ava with three of her favorite playmates for two weeks, now it seems impossible.
Ava was [...]

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Strawberry Cone for Ava, Nutty Bar for Shane, and Chocolate Cone for Levi

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