day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY EIGHT | year SIX | 2015
FLORENCE baby!! Today I fulfilled a life long dream to see David in person… and he was simply spectacular!… as is the rest of Florence!
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY SEVEN | year SIX | 2015
More self-guided exploration; back to the Disney Shop (again!); and finally, a movie (Mr Sherlock, with Sir Ian McKellen) in the English speaking cinema we found!
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY SIX | year SIX | 2015
Another lazy day of soaking in the awesomeness that is Italy… finished off with dinner at our favourite local pizza bakery, and a bottle of my rangas new favourite wine.
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY FIVE | year SIX | 2015
Today we hopped on a bus and headed to Pompeii… what an overwhelming experience… not just the sheer devastation that befell it – but the unexpectedly advanced society they had in 79AD! It was mind boggling! … Actual streets, and dwellings, and running water (if you were rich enough)… commerce and organised civilisation… amazing!
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY FOUR | year SIX | 2015
Another day just wandering the streets, shopping and exploring.
No set timings for anything we can wake when we want; eat when we want; go where we want… I think these days are my favourite.
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY THREE | year SIX | 2015
Another guided tour today… The Vatican!
Totally, breathtakingly STUNNING… the Sistine Chapel; St Peter’s Basilica; the galleries with Matisse and Dali’s just hanging on the walls we walked past; the murals, tapestries and mosaics; the simple size and grandeur of the rooms … I was in awe of it all!
Then it was back to the hotel so my ranga could finally order the lobster he has been eyeing off on the menu since we arrived – it did not disappoint!
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY TWO | year SIX | 2015
Today we made our own way around the city… we followed our noses (and our tourist map, of course) to find the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona (the very place where Russell proposed to me 14 years ago <3 ) and the wonderful little shops and chapels we wandered into along the way.
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY ONE | year SIX | 2015
Today we joined our first official tour… we saw the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill with the most amazing tour guide, Sarah, from City Wonders Tours… she knew EVERYTHING there was to know about it all! Great day… I love this place <3
day THREE HUNDRED and TWENTY | year SIX | 2015
When I first started planning this trip to Italy, I knew I wanted to book a photo shoot for Russ and I… I want to capture, what has been, a difficult but rewarding time in our lives… and we found the most perfect photographer in Monica, from Flytographer <3
day THREE HUNDRED and NINETEEN | year SIX | 2015
Today we did the touristy thing and just jumped on a hop-on-hop-off bus to check out the lay of the land…
day THREE HUNDRED and EIGHTEEN | year SIX | 2015
We are in ROME! ROME people! <3
Starting off our first full day with a buffet breakfast in our awesome hotel.
day THREE HUNDRED and SEVENTEEN | year SIX | 2015
Look who I found!!… I found my missing hubby in Dubai… man, I love this man <3
day THREE HUNDRED and SIXTEEN | year SIX | 2015
After more than four months apart from my spunky hubby – the day has finally come for me to fly to Rome (via Sydney and Dubai) for a romantic holiday for two! I am pee-my-pants excited!!
day THREE HUNDRED and FIFTEEN | year SIX | 2015
We have BABY BUNNIES!! Four adorable tiny little baby bunnies… born on Willow’s birthday!
day THREE HUNDRED and FOURTEEN | year SIX | 2015
Happy 13th Birthday to my gorgeous baby girl, Willow!
… yes, that IS a pet pram – don’t judge me – it’s all she really wanted! :/
day THREE HUNDRED and TWELVE | year SIX | 2015
Birthday Cake for breakfast?? You bet ya!!
day THREE HUNDRED and ELEVEN | year SIX | 2015
Willow had all her friends come a birthday party sleep-over… I think Emmett thought they were all there for him!
day THREE HUNDRED and TEN | year SIX | 2015
My Zeusy boy… 14 years old and still going strong (though he still doesn’t like the camera in front of my face! lol)
day THREE HUNDRED and NINE | year SIX | 2015
Sisters! … can’t live with ’em… can’t kill ’em! lol
day THREE HUNDRED and EIGHT | year SIX | 2015
All set up for a new little bubba today… I love new bubbas!
day THREE HUNDRED and SEVEN | year SIX | 2015
I’m all ready for my Melbourne Cup luncheon!
Epilogue: no winners here :/ better luck next year!
day THREE HUNDRED and SIX | year SIX | 2015
This is the amazing panoramic view from my cousin, Vaughn’s, house in the clouds… so beautiful!
day THREE HUNDRED and FOUR | year SIX | 2015
I was so honoured, when Mikayla asked me to be her sponsor for her First Communion… how gorgeous does she look!
day THREE HUNDRED and THREE | year SIX | 2015
Today we traveled to Bendigo for a big weekend of family celebrations! Tonight, it was time to watch Jade (as Wendy) and Regan (as a pirate) in their school production of ‘Peter Pan’… they were magnificent! … stars in the making for sure!
day THREE HUNDRED and TWO | year SIX | 2015
Nom, nom, nom… Tasmanian salmon salad with quinoa.
day THREE HUNDRED | year SIX | 2015
Willow | 12 years… just weeks from teenage-hood <3
day TWO HUNDRED and NINETY SEVEN | year SIX | 2015
Before you ask… Yes, Willow IS feeding Dexter with a bottle… #shegetsitfromherdad
day TWO HUNDRED and NINETY FIVE | year SIX | 2015
What’s one more giant dog on the bed, right?
day TWO HUNDRED and NINETY THREE | year SIX | 2015
So this happened… God help us all!
day TWO HUNDRED and NINETY TWO | year SIX | 2015
Today, eighteen year old Mickey had an makeover… lookin’ good Mickey!
day TWO HUNDRED and NINETY ONE | year SIX | 2015
So, apparently, this is the place to be to get your hair dyed… out Darci’s window, on the lounge room roof!
day TWO HUNDRED and NINETY | year SIX | 2015
No Dexter… those curly rugs are NOT for you!!
day TWO HUNDRED and EIGHTY SIX | year SIX | 2015
Just my crazy girls, out on their bikes…
day TWO HUNDRED and EIGHTY FIVE | year SIX | 2015
Have I ever mentioned how much I love coming home to dinner being cooked!!… Darci and Willow are on the job!
day TWO HUNDRED and EIGHTY FOUR | year SIX | 2015
It doesn’t count as a forgotten photo-a-day if I sneak in a selfie at the end, k?
day TWO HUNDRED and EIGHTY THREE | year SIX | 2015
Today we headed off to the Old Canberras Hockey Club Junior Presentation Day… and came home with quite the swag of medals!
Willow received a medal from each of the two teams she played for this year – the U13-2 and the U15-2… and Xanthia came home with the Best and Fairest trophy for her U18-2 team… total rock stars!
day TWO HUNDRED and EIGHTY TWO | year SIX | 2015
Willow and her friend, Beccy… all set for another sleep over!
day TWO HUNDRED and SEVENTY NINE | year SIX | 2015
Ok, I’d like to be able to blame the NAS for this one… but, really, I just missed it :/