Bird Poop by Liam

We came back to Italy. We couldn't open the gate for our car. Me and Daddy tried to fix it. We couldn't. Then we noticed there was bird poop on the sensor. Daddy cleaned it off with a wet towel. Then, the gate could open. The end.

HAIL!!! by Liam & Hart

It was an old boring day. Bleh. The most thing I don't like about boring days is...

HAIL!!!

The most wonderful thing that happened in my whole life. Wow, I loved it. It was really big! My first time seeing actual hail fall from the sky. It's ice. We're going to the mountains where it snows. And, did you know, it snows here?

OK. Actually, the weather was nice in the morning. The kids were at school, Justin was at work. I took Ander out in the stroller to do some errands in town. When I got to the other side of the train station, though, it had started to rain. Of course, I didn't have an umbrella or cover for the stroller. I thought about going home, but remembered that there was no food in the house. Instead of the market shops I planned on going to, I went straight to the close supermarket - then, when we came out, it was sunny and clear again. It stayed nice until the afternoon, when we realized that on one side of the apartment building it was sunny & clear & the other side had very dark grey, ominous clouds. Then, all of a sudden, we heard banging & screaming coming from outside! We looked & huge hail stones were falling - the screams were the neighbor teens hanging out wit their mopeds getting under cover. We all got so excited, that I didn't think to take a picture or movie until it was all over. The photo above is from a while later, after the hail stopped & melted a bit.

It's just another difference from our life in California, but we know we need to be prepared for anything when we leave the house!

Old Boats by Liam

We went on a street and we went on a bridge and we SAW BOATS!!! The boats were made out of wood and they were very old - 200 years old! They were in the water and they were covered with moss. There were ducks and fish living in them, and lots of mosquitoes. We walked pretty far on a wooden walkway (like the one at Baylands, but much longer).

Rabbit Food by Liam W.

When we were in the grocery store, Mommy couldn't find the baby food. Then, she found it. Mommy found some baby food that was yummy pears. Then, she looked all over and found yummy yummy apples and other yummy stuff. And then after that, she found one more thing that was actually r.a.b.b.i.t.! r=really a=awesome b=big b=bumpy i=I know t=terrific
. . . . . . . . . . . . . rabbit food! We don't want to buy that rabbit food, and we did not buy it.

Dear Italy by Liam

I thought I was going to be happy at school until Mommy told me something. It made me sad, but I went with it. I know that it's going to be a fun ride. I'll miss my friends but I know I'll be happy. Going to Italy makes me sad, but I'm happy that Daddy has a job. And, going on the plane I bet is going to be fun. Happy - Sad - Happy - Sad - Happy - Sad.