Wednesday, January 04, 2023

Tuscany - June 2

Today is Corey's birthday (and Troy's).  Wish we were all together!

A beautiful day, as evident from the view looking out our door/windows.  So we headed to an island about an hour from our house to enjoy the beach and swimming.

We had calamari and a little food truck type vendor as we searched the prefect beach.  It was divine!

We drove on, and found a path just off the road.  We pulled over and decided to hike it.  I had twisted my ankle earlier in the day, so what was already a challenging walk was extra intense, but so worth it!









Gia wasn't convinced at first, so she hung back with grandma.  Lily and Caden went ahead to explore.  Eventually me and the kids took the plunge.  It was great!









We of course stopped for gelato on our way home :)

Another beautiful sunset.

Tuscany - June 1

We spent a relaxing day at home taking canvas bag painting class with Lily.  But first, a few beautiful morning shots.







Caden's bag

Caden helping me...

Lily's bag

Gia's bag

Granda Sandy's bag







In the evening we headed in to town for pizza.  Incredible!  Love that you are expected to eat the entire thing.  Bring it.




One of my cute dates.

Tuscany - May 31

 Beautiful sunrise when I went for my run this morning.  This doesn't even look real.

Front door reflection.


Lily and I headed in for the croissants this morning.  Love our special dates.  We brought back croissants for everyone, and stopped at the grocery store, and a store like the 5 Below one in the US for one more go at floaties :)

Our happy croissant customers at home.



These floaties were a hit!  These models could sell ice to an Eskimo though!








Our temporary pet kitty.

Late morning we headed to Siena.

Gianna, realizing she is performing soon!


Caden was really committed to helping his grandma adopt a cool Italian look.  Hmmm....



Dinner...


Traditional Tuscan steak - thick and rare '_'  But we managed just fine.



We made grandma try it...and she didn't like it.


Gigi like it ok.

We laughed so hard throughout this meal!  One of my favorite moments of all time will be Lily's first vlog of of her new series, "Lily Eats Meat" :)






Enjoyed the merriment of the piazza before our evening gelato.










Love.