More Of Italy

 One day the twins went to see a walled city, Citadella.  The city inside is surrounded by a wall...

And a moat.  There's also a playground with in the moat and the wall.

 Much of the dinner at Cate's house were with many family members.  Here is Ada and Navi with their many cousins having dinner.

 Another day the twins and their cousins made it to the beaches of Jesolo.

 All the kids had so much fun getting in the water, even though it was a bit cold.

 Navi loved to eat, so one day in Basano Del Grappa he has a pizzetta for morning snack.  Exactly what it sounds like, a pizza.

 At the Ponte Vechio (Old Bridge), Ada was having major attitude problems.  As you can see from this picture.

 But later on she changed her mood.  Here she is with Cate.

 For lunch the twins met up with Bruna and ate at her children's cafe, the food was great.

Summer Weather

Last night temperatures at the Lopezjones' were in the mid 80's. Today was another beautiful HOT day, PapaJason made it home in time for lunch so il pranzo/el almuerzo was al'fresco.

Riccione, Italy

 On an overnight to the beaches of the Adriatic Sea, one of PapaJason's clients invited him to come see his beach town, Riccione.

 First off the twins loved it because the hotel had a pool.

 Second they were able to play and swim on the beach.

 The daddies loved it because they could relax and get some sun.

But again the biggest draw was the beach.

Salinas Overnight

 More Italy pictures to follow, but first...

The twins headed to Salinas to see Abue & Abuelito. They said hello and immediately went to the garden.  Lucky for them there was still some fall fruits to pick.

 They were both excited to play in the garden and climb of the fig tree.

 While in Italy the twin's missed out on their cousin's 2nd birthday.  Happy belated birthday BabyMark! The remnants of the party were all over the house and garden.

 This was the first time Ada traveled with out her babies, by choice.  But luckily there's a few that live at Abue's house.

DaddyQuique was shocked when Navi chose not to bring Mono on the overnight.  He did not miss him, but there were plenty of new toys that TioTony brought from Mexico for them.

Bassano Del Grappa: Rosa

 Our next stop was with Jason's cugina, Caterina and her family who live in Rosa. Their house was under construction, most of the work outside, but the inside was ready for hosting.

 Caterina sent out invitations to all the cousins in the area for a dinner that evening and many of them came along with their children.

 This was the reason the Lopezjones' went to Italy...

So Ada and Navi can get to know some of their Italian cousins and practice their Italian.

The party was held in their taverna, a room in the basement of their house. It was a fantastic evening with great food and family.  This was the home base for the next week.

Alano Di Piave

 Down from the mountains to the foothills was the next destination, Alano Di Piave.

This is the town where PapaJason's nonna was born.

 

 And here is the old farm house PapaJason used to play in when he visited Italy as a child. The Lopezones' spent the night in the very same house his nonna grew up in. Odone and his family graciously hosted us.

One day Ermano (Odone's son) and his girlfriend took us to Valdobbiadenem, prosecco region, for gelato and a spritz.  There was some time spent at a parco giochi (playground) before the spritz.

Back in Alano there were plenty of relatives to visit. First, the twins visited Althea where they received many biscottini (pastry cookies), caramelli (candy) and sanbitter with their acqua frizzante (fizzy water).

Then on the street they run into another relative, Betina, where we head to the local bar for coffee and juice for the twins and even more biscottini from the local baker.

Back at the house Lisa, Odone's sister, and her husband came over for lunch to say hello. She chatted Ada up, but alas she was just too shy to reply back.

Here's Ada standing in the Fiume Piave (river), where her middle name came from.

A Bunny Service

 Yesterday the twins headed to Corte Madera to lay Jackie in her resting spot next to Pete.

They were happy to go to Corte Madera and see Nonna and Grandpa.  They seem to be unaffected by Jackie's passing.

Afterwards, Nonna made a great dinner which was had al fresco. The twins showed Nonna and Grandpa pictures of their adventure in Italy.

More On San Vito

 While in the Dolomites we had fantastic weather, except for one night when it rained.

 The area had many curious and exciting things to see.

 But the high light of Navi's mountain time was when Graziela offered the kids a horse ride.  (Pictures avbove: Giovanni & Camilla)

 He loved it.

 She love it.

And so did he.

The twins had a great time.  Thank you to Francesco and his family for hosting the Lopezjones.'

Oh and of course one more thing - gelato!

I Dolimiti

 The first part of the twin's Italian adventures started in the Dolomites, the town of San Vito Di Cadore.

 It was a beautiful place high in the mountains.

 There was a great park in the town's center that the kids enjoyed playing in.

 And some spectacular hikes.

 Ave and Elio were there too.

PapaJason's cugino Francesco and his family live in this alpine town.  One day another cousin, Renata, drove up the to meet the Adrianis for a lunch.

R.I.P. Jackie

While in Italy Jackie passed away at home.  She will be missed. Hopefully the twins will get her name right when she's buried next to Pete on our return.