Canoa Races

Lucia and her friend Anna raced in the Canoa races on Sunday. It was the perfect day to show my parents for our last day in Italy

Coming in from their first race


Just after their first race. Lucia and Anna

Just getting in the boat for their second race

Wahoo!!! They're winning!!!

Coming back from their race

Receiving their medals. They took gold in both races

Isola Madre

Isola Madre is one of the islands in the middle of the lake I live on



Doesn't this look like a bird from some crazy tropical forest?

I was kinda chasing the bird so i could take a picture


The background is super light, but the lake is back there

Awww.. How cute are they?

Roma

We LOVE Roma!!!! I had so many pictures to choose from.


Walking up to the Colosseo

Colosseo





Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II

Fontana di Trevi
(We have better pictures on my mom's camera)

Fontana del Tritone

Piazza di Spagna


San Pietro


Piazza Navona


We stopped to have a drink because it was raining. The waiter brought me out this HUGE beer and said it was to make me fall in love with him. Haha!!

Firenze (for you Americans its Florence)

WAHOO!!!! My parents are finally here!!!! We went straight from the airport to Firenze to site see
David

Ponte Vecchio


There are Fleur de lis everywhere!!!!

Staying in Milano

They don't have pancakes here and Marta loves them, so we made pancakes one night

Playing games

Homemade Pasta

Check it out!!!!! Marta's mom Sylvia taught me how to make homemade pasta!!! She also taught me bread and a few different deserts! Wahoo!! Bringing Italia home with me