milan

We took a day trip to Milan where I learned that the best way to coax real smiles from my kids is to cover them in pigeon food.  This is why in our next Christmas cards, we will all be dressed like the bird lady from Home Alone 2.

We learned that Violet is boss at photo bombing and that no pigeon thinks any amount of food is worth landing on Winston's hand.

We learned that we are all still gelato lovers. 

 And that true love might be giving your daughter your lemon-basil and fresh peach gelato after she decides she doesn't love her mint. And then giving said mint gelato to Winston after forgetting he existed and not ordering for him.

And we learned that the baby loves-loves chocolate gelato. But who doesn't?

P.S. One day one of my kids will write a memoir and depending on who writes it, it will be titled, "UNESCO Heritage Tantrum Tour" or "I Have Played Supercats in Your Airbnb" And I will proudly buy a hundred copies of either one.