We all went out to cut down a tree for Granddaddy & Grandmama's house. Belle really enjoyed the hike.

We spent a little over a week in Madison, AL with my family where we visited with friends, Belle played with Grammy, Papa, and Aunt Kelly, and we prepared for Kelson's arrival

Belle LOVED playing with some of the Donald kids' old toys, seeing Grandmama's chickens, and just being cute in Tuscaloosa!

Our days at Biras Creek in The British Virgin Islands was everything we'd hoped it would be and more!

Regardless of the not-so-great weather, Juergen & Eva made the most of their time in Central Florida with a trip out to see the beach, a visit to Kennedy Space Center, and watching The Sound of Music for the first time ever!

After TSE Eva, Juergen, and the Donalds stayed in South Florida for a couple of days. We stayed in South Beach (the Art Deco district) and toured downtown Miami, then went over to the Everglades to see the swamp safari-style.

Pictures of Bellagio and some of the most Bella pictures of Belle too! :)

Verona was one of my favorite cities... it was very "Italy" yet different from other Italian cities that I've visited.

Our little "home" town for the week, Argegno, was very quaint and steep! We took a stroll down to town and looked around for a while.

These first two days were spent actually getting to our villa on Lake Como and figuring out the area.

Annabelle had a ball playing the piano with her Grandmama and Daddy! She's definitely going to be a natural piano player!

We visited with Keith's grandparents and they just loved how fun and precious Annabelle is! We also had lunch with Tiffany, hung out at the UA campus, and I purchased my copies of Heartland's Debut CD on it's release date!

Annabelle showing off her roseola marks (the rash) and playing with kitties and watching movies at Belle's Aunt Marian and Uncle Chris'.

We originally planned to be in Tuscaloosa for only 2 days, but 4 days later we're still here! :) We're enjoying our extended vacation, and hopefully from now on we'll only be visiting friends and family and NO more doctors!

Big girl Leah is so good at doing things herself, including washing her own hair, tummy, and toes! After her bath, Leah got ready for bed and had to say goodbye to everyone since it was time for us to go back to Florida.

They were having record highs while we were in NC, so to cool off the old fashioned way, we took the kids outside to play in the sprinklers and this neato little fountain/pool that was PERFECT for Belle! I got some great pictures of Belle, Leah, and Leah's best friend Ian.

Keith had to work in Charlotte, NC where our friends Mike, Angelle, and Leah just moved to, so Belle and I tagged along to visit with the Gallers!

On our last night in Alabama we got to see Chresta and her family, then the next morning we met Aunt Kelly for lunch and Grammy took us to the airport to start our journey home.

We got to spend a couple more days hanging out with Jackson and his Mommy & Daddy (Jill & John) in Nashville.

We visited with my college roomie, Susan, and her adorable girls, then back up to Nashville for my high school classmate, Cici's, wedding.

Now that our trip is almost over, we've finally made it out to visit some of my old friends! Last night we visited with Krista & Rhonda McCarty (I babysat Krista a few summers when she was little), and today we visited with Brother Joey & Nettie (our old pastor and my Sunday School teacher) then we had dinner with Alison and Stephanie (my high school classmates). It's so great to catch up with old friends!

We returned to Madison after our trip to Nashville. Belle has loved hanging out with her Grammy and Grandpa Kolumbus a lot, and I'm sure she'll get more Kolumbus time in the next few days too!