a taste of italy

Yesterday we got a little taste of Italia. We visited Joe & Fran Lombardo aka Pa & Gigi or Taryn's Grandpa & Grandma's cute little house on the Key Peninsula. It was a great day, a much warmer beach experience, and a delicious meal (minus the icky dessert I made).

Classic Bell/Lombardo behavior seen here. Casey posing Karate Kid style while Joey laughs. Too bad he had a stiff neck or he would have been up there too.

We all enjoyed our walk on the beach, even if the kids did need to be carried part of the way...

Kyla LOVED the clothes line and clothes pins that Gigi had. She had never seen such thing before. She had several pins stashed in her pockets. Gigi let her take them home and when the kids clothes got soaked from the bird bath it was the perfect opportunity to hang some things to dry. She loved it.

                     And of course what little trip is complete without quad rides and quad photo ops.

Thanks Gigi and Joe for having us.

Thanks Taryn and Joe for inviting us.

We loved it.

Chels and Tyler you were missed.