Italian pics (5th installment)

On the Tuesday that we were in Italy we spend quite a bit of the day at the pool and then went to Volterra for dinner. Volterra is this amazing ancient stone city at a very high point in the hills. It amazes me that they could get so much stone up there and build aquaducts to it. The city had a lot of alabaster for sale so I am pretty sure it was mined somewhere around there. I really liked this city and there are a lot of pictures below. Of course the view was breathtaking. Sadly it was really hazy that day so the pictures are not clear. I would love to go back and spend more time in this city and explore. We were there too late to see the churches. There was one little chapel that was really neat and felt very personal. It was too dark to take a pic. When I went down one of the streets with mom, Samuel went in with Andreas and sat at the alter and said a prayer for his sister (the one to be adopted eventually). Andreas said it was one of the sweetest moments he has ever had with Sam. Then Sam went to the door of the chapel and started to sing and dance "I like to move it, move it.....". An American tourist thought he was hysterical and several apparently stopped to watch. God is definitely creating a character!

Enjoy the pictures below.

laurie

When you are always taking pics it is fun to capture a moment in time for others. I caught this one and I love it. Mom and dad have been married 40 years in October. Thank you for showing us that a lifetime commitment is still great and fun after 40 years!

This sign explained the picture below it. It was an amphitheater built and used in the time of Christ.


Ever wonder what the term, "finding a pigeon hole" means? Well it became very evident when we came across a wall with thousands of hole it in and in every hole a pigeon. I wish I could have captured the wall, but I did get one of the pigeons checking me out.

"Look mommy it works..."

I love the expression on Sam's face. This picture reminds me of something between U2 and Mr. Bean.

Adoption update: We have been accepted by Taiwan and now need to make a few decisions that we cannot go into detail about. However, we would appreciate your prayers.