We have been in Rome for 4 days. The campgroung we are staying in is just outside of the city, about 15 minutes by train, in a shady quiet campground. The bathrooms are the kids favorite because there is a special bathroom just for kids. They call it "kiddieland". The whole place is kid-sized, tiny toilets, sinks, showers and tubs. All super deluxe tile and multiple shower heads. Very cool.
Yesterday we wnt to the Vatican Museum, to see some art and definitely the Chappela Sistina. When we finally made it to the famous chapel we had mazed thru hours of museum and everyone was a little feisty, especially Fischer- not really appreciating the art. The Sistine Chapel was jam packed full of tourists, guards shhing people, and busting folks for taking pictures (supposedly not allowed, but everyone was doing it) Maia and Steve O had made a plan...to pull out her semi-loose tooth while in the Sistine Chapel. They started trying to wiggle it out right away. Crew, just woken up from a fabulous nap in his stroller was looking around, getting mauled by the other other kids as usual. Quinn is craning her neck trying to get a good look at the ceiling. Me- reading the guidebook trying to get my bearings on all of the walls, panels, ceiling. Fischer asking me when we are going to go. Maia now crying because she really wants to loose a tooth in the Sistine Chapel but is scared to let her Daddy yank it out. Quinn is now frustrated because she can't hold the binoculars still enough to get a good look. Guards shhhing. Me- getting choked up to finally be standing in this place. Maia and Steve O still working the tooth. Fischer- ready to leave 15 minutes ago... Quinn can't look up for one more second because it hurts her neck. Everyone around us trying to figure out what is happening with the crying little girl and the guy sticking his hand in her mouth. What a circus!
In the end, Maia's tooth didn't come out until the next morning at the campground. Fischer recovered from the art overload with some time in the park running around. Quinn's neck is back to normal. Steve O got a few moments of wonder looking around in the end too.
We are heading north to the Florence area today. The kids are excited because this campground we are going to comes highly recommended from some American students we met in Sorrento, there are like seven swimming pools and a waterslide. Can't wait to see it.
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THAT made me giggle. I remember staying in a hostal in Switzerland, all four of us in one double bed, when one of my darlings yacked up her orange juice and almonds all over the sheets and us. There wasn't anyone working there at night so we had to spread out our dirty clothes on the mattress to sleep on. But there is more...one of our little ones wasn't potty-trained yet so in the process of showering off and changing sheets, this little one squated down on the carpet and...plop! So funny still. Oh the memories...
WE are soooo jealous. Glad your passports finally came. Can see the fam now, what an experience. Thanks for keeping us posted. Missing you on bike rides but they will be here when you come home. Hope my boys are keeping you posted, BLAKE!
Mmmm. Traveling by proxy - nearly as fun as being there in person.
oh the life of travelling with the smalls! You all look fantastic the o's in the rv,Love it. I think that we stayed in the same campground in Rome,I only remember the showers and the tile! Miss you all back here in utah. Buddy the hamster is alive and running on the wheel as we speak! Take care,summer is going by too fast & we'll see you before we know it!!
hugs N such
Dad and I got a good chuckle out of the craziness! Reminds me of some other trips. (The Winnie breaking down in Des Moines...running out into the corn field in case it was going to blow up!... going to the state fair while we got repaired...watch the combine destruction derby and see the cow made out of butter...Adam licking his plate in the restaurant because the waitress said if you children cleaned your plates she would bring out popsicles.)
Family trips!! The best!
Love you all...Mom, Dad and Austin
aka bear whacker.
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