Sledding in Piancavallo

I has been sad all winter long that it doesn't snow where we live. So we had to bring the boys to the snow. Here we are in Piancavallo for a day of sledding. Luckily, it's only a 30 min drive from where we live. It was the perfect day for it since the snow was packed down and the sun was out and we were all very warm.

I is in the red coat and A in the blue. The sleds had steering wheels, and the boys used this to full advantage to go all over the hill.

Here D got talked into pulling the sleds back up the hill, which we did way too many times.

This is I in his mock sled accident. He loved falling off his sled at the end of his runs.

Here's V and all the boys at the top of the hill!

A was so cute pulling his sled around.

Lake Barcis

On a not so cold day in January, we headed up into the mountains to Lake Barcis. It is known for its water which is a very interesting shade of blue. It's nestled right in the Dolomite mountains and only 40 min from home.

K is starting to get used to being in his backpack, since we've been toting him around all over the place in it.

Here is K all bundled for the day out.

Here we are close to where the cache location was. We wanted to come out here anyway, but why not take in a cache while we're at it.

Venice in November

On a really nice day in November, we heading down to Venice for our second trip down there. It was a Monday, which was great because there were no lines anywhere. Here is Saint Marc's Basilica. It is a beautiful church and all the artwork is in mosaic. Like all areas in Europe, we couldn't take pictures of the inside, but here are some shots of the outside.

With all the beautiful artwork of saints and beautiful things outside this building, we found the random sqwat man with the wine jug a little curious and out of place.

We had to get a shot on one of the many bridges in Venice. If you look closely, those are gondolas packed up for the night.