roman holiday

up next was rome.
i traveled to rome with a bunch of girls when i studied abroad in paris, so it was fun to return to this beautiful city...and with a slightly bigger budget (last time i was counting my pennies to make sure i could buy gelato that day). we were feeling the jet lag at this point, and took part of a day to just rest. sage slept while we watched angels and demons to really get in the mood, then we took a walk in the vatican at night.

we spent four days in rome walking everywhere, eating pizza like it was our job, finding christmas presents, and soaking up the history. it was a little wet and cloudy, and didn't come close to germany in awesome christmas decorations, but we loved it all. nate's favorite was the colosseum, jess liked the pantheon, and sage was just happy to be carried.


when in rome...eat zucchini sausage pizza at dar poeta

looking up the walls of the colosseum




the gladiator shot


sun break

love this little round face.
and can all my children please have dimples?






i had to get comfortable feeding sage anywhere real fast on this transworld adventure.
this bernini fountain is where my nursing cover blew off and i probably flashed twenty people. oops.














throw a coin in the trevi fountain to ensure your return to the eternal city




the view from our room...
st. peter's basilica at sun rise