A few pics from the past week/weekend:

Colleen solving a puzzle while simultaneously wrestling Ryan...

And chilling together

Ry chilling with Indy

Colleen zipping home on her backback

Ry at school learning about bugs

Trying on my sunglasses

Colleen in a kimono

Colleen with some tape art (ice cream cone)

Ryan reading

Both looking at a fun book

Ry with his crazy Halloween glasses from Aunt Donica and Uncle Eddie while we were out to brunch with them

The ride home

Trying on some outfits

His new pajamas complete with cap!

Colleen with her crazy Halloween headband to match Ry's glasses.

Mom and Colleen before going to tea and a play

Yummy Snoopy and Woodstock grilled sandwiches!

Italy 2017 - Marco and Ivy's Wedding

Cheers on our start of a fun trip!

Map of the city and surroundings and public transport

Another view

The Duomo

St. Bartholomew

Beautiful stained glass

Underneath the duomo in the old baptistry

On the terrace roof looking at the statue of Mary

Gelato!!!

On a running tour of Milan - at the Duomo

In front of some old pillars

On a bridge over a canal

In front of a Church

At the University

In front of the copy of the Arc de Triomphe...whose statues on top they turned around after Napolean got kicked out of Milan just to spite him

In the courtyard of the castle in Milan

Tradition of putting heal on tile of bull and then turning around three times for luck.

Bergamo - looking up at citta alta - the old city.

Up in the old city and a fun landscape exhibit

The Duomo in citta alta

A very cool modern sculpture of Jesus

Incredibly ornate designs

Some traditional pasta of Bergamo

Traditional dessert of citta alta in Bergamo - Polenta de osei

More landscape designs

Views of the city

Grape leaves and grapes growing along the road

Gate into the citta alta

San Pellegrino Therme - where they get/bottle the San Pelligrino water we know.

Church in San Pelligrino Therme

On a run through Bergamo

Valle de Paradiso

We were lucky enough to find a farmers market on Thursday and Friday and it was amazing. The meats and cheeses were phenomenal and we wished we could bring home all of it!

Bavarian Pretzels...giant!

Cannoli

Delicious!

Church where Marco and Ivy got married.

Tradition of throwing rose petals and releasing balloons upon them leaving Church

Here they come!

Party favor room at the reception

All different types of Jordan almonds to take

View from reception looking towards Lake Iseo

Cutting the cake outside and then it was followed by fireworks!

Amazing fireworks

Last day in the citta alta

Bye citta alta

Ciao Grazie Mille Italia