Saturday, August 16, 2008

Camp Darby

We went to Camp Darby last weekend. Some of our friends went with us. Lexi and Dave Higbee with their kids Haylee, Trent, Logan and Laycee. Chad and Terrilee with their kids Kirra and Christian. We went to several places such as Pisa, Florence and Lucca. But we spent the most time at the beach. I didn't get very many pictures at the beach but I hope that you enjoy posts that I have added today.
Julie

One night in Pisa

One night while we were camping at Camp Darby we went into Pisa to solve the mystery of the leaning tower. And to our surprise with so many people trying to hold it up, it still leans to this day.

After we took our turn holding up the tower we needed to get some refreshment. So we stopped for some gelato. Sean and Chad really enjoyed theirs on a cone.

We lined up the kids so that we didn't lose any to the night. First Kirra, then Jessie, followed by Trent, Charlie, Haylee, Gavin, Christian, Laycee, Logan and Lexi on the end to keep them from escaping. Dave and Taylor stood guard.

After we were fortified with our gelato we decided to take a stroll down by the famous Arno River. However, our friend Terrilee decided to do a pole dance and she even made a buck. LOL ( the payee is her husband, Chad).

This is us on a bridge that spans the river.

This is what it looks like at night. On the far right side of the picture is a church that we wanted to look at up close. The last time that we were in Pisa I was amazed by the craftsmanship that went in to building it. However, the lighting was so bad that we couldn't get any really good pictures of it at night. Oh well, maybe next time.

All in all, our second visit to Pisa was as fantastic as the first time. Even better because we got to see it with friends.

Firenze aka Florence

This is a great view of Florence. So Sean was having problems operating the camera, this picture is black and white with color accents. I'm just not sure of the colors.

This is the bus that took us on a tour of some highlights in Florence. Our friend Terrilee is taking the picture and her husband, Chad and two kids, Kirra and Christian.

This is an old monistary that was turned in to a museum. We didn't have a tour guide so we just looked around ourselves. There were a lot of interesting paintings and rooms. The courtyard was very relaxing.

This is the Duomo in Florence. Sean tried to get it all in the picture. However, it is so big that it wouldn't fit. We went inside and it was amazing. Very well preserved.

On our way to see the Duomo we walked right over this picture on the sidewalk. Most of us didn't even notice it.

At the end of our day, we wanted to go in to see the "David" by Michaelangelo but we decided that we hadn't planned to spend that much to get in to see it, so we went to McDonalds instead. We can't wait to go again to see all of the things that we missed.

One month ago

So when I logged on to add something today I realized that it has been exactly one month since I put something new on. I have been getting the riot act from all sides. I decided that with the kids out of school and Sean coming home and then being on leave that I just haven't gotten into the swing of it again. So I'm going to post a little today but then don't be surprised if I disappear for a few more weeks. Sean goes back to work and the kids go back to school the last week of the month. So look for more after Labor Day Weekend. Enjoy.