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Florence: you took my breath away 

After three very full days in Rome we moved on to Florence. The train ride there went pretty well because the girls took a nice nap.  On our first day in Florence we bought tickets for the Hop on Hop off bus and made our way to Piazza Michelangelo. The view of the city is… Continue reading Florence: you took my breath away 

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Rome + toddler jet lag 

It was my intention to blog regularly while on our trip but something odd happened when I saved this post that it took me a few days to fix the glitch and get the app to allow me to blog again. So I’m a little behind. In real time we are currently in Cinque Terre.… Continue reading Rome + toddler jet lag 

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Italy: The flights 

One sure fire way to get out of your comfort zone is to travel with kids because all of the planning, prepping, and praying isn’t going to guarantee a smooth ride.  For our trip since it’s off season there was no direct flight available. Our agent at AAA found us a flight with Air France… Continue reading Italy: The flights 

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Italy – packing and the trip 

After the luggage debacle that was our last international family trip, the one thing my husband kept saying to me when we booked our Italy trip was to pack lightly. Because back in 2014 when we traveled to Japan with Celeste who was 2 years and 4 months at the time, I think I may… Continue reading Italy – packing and the trip 

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Motherhood: Discipline for myself 

As a parent of two little energetic girls, there are some mornings that I wake up and after a couple of hours with them I think, bed time can not come soon enough. I am pretty good about making sure that at 8:00pm we start our bedtime routine. Partly because I know this is good… Continue reading Motherhood: Discipline for myself