December 2006

December 22, 2006

The last day of Hanukkah.

We celebrated with dinner at Gaia's house. And I got a cool soccer ball.

And some chocolate .. yummmm.

After dinner, we all played soccer!

December 23, 2006

Happy Birthday Mommy!

We spent the day wondering around town and doing some last minute shopping for presents.

Then we had a really nice dinner with Chiara and Gaia and their husbands. Mommy even let me open her presents! And I showed off both of my cool hats.

December 24, 2006

Hey, Ethan. Where's your belly?

It's my scarf now mommy.

Now its my turn to throw some coins in Fontana di Trevi. I'll be back ...

Piazza del Popolo and the Christmas tree up on the Pincio

One more spin on the merry-g-round in Villa Borghese.

Christmas eve at the zoo... should have brought some presents for the animals.

Big kitty! The window into the lion's den was just the right height for me.

The elephants make too strangest noises.

But my favorite was the macaques... they looked they were having so much fun running around and playing.

On the way home, we walked down via Veneto and stopped to rest at the Hard Rock Cafe.

Christmas eve dinner at home with mommy and daddy. Are all those desserts for me?

Daddy makes a great foot rest.

And mommy is showing me the video of me putting on my hat. See I can do it too!

And before bed, I got to play with my new truck.

December 25, 2006

Merry Christmas!

The nativity scene at the Spanish steps.

And a wonderful Christmas dinner at the Eden Hotel.

December 26, 2006

Our last day in Italy. I helped mommy and daddy pack up our stuff.

Then we went for one last walk through the forum. And mommy took lots of pictures.

In the evening, we went over to the Vatican to see the Christmas tree. On the way there, we walked down via Ottaviano, which was all lit up with Christmas lights.

The tree at St. Peter's was really tall!

And the nativity scene was huge!

One last stop at the Pantheon, one of my favorite places in Rome.

Ciao, Roma! Hope we come back soon!