European Update

Well, we are in the Italian Riviera and happy to be here. The weather here Italy has been extremely warm! Very welcomed from Caitlyn.

Rome was an adventure, to say the least. We arrived on Sunday afternoon. We were greeted by Donna, a wonderful women I met while at the women's conference in Portugal. She left us a map and showed us where we should eat dinner. We 'moved in' to the apartment we were renting for our time in Rome and then left for dinner. It was amazing! We walked down near the river and had a wonderful meal. We got back to the van and realized that we were robbed.

Yes, our car was broken into on a busy road. Nothing was in plain site, but everything in the van was pretty much gone. The kids were pretty upset. Not to mention mom and dad. Please pray for not only us, but for the robbers as well. (I know that may sound strange to some, but I really believe that we need to!) Yes, a lot was taken, but we are all safe and the car is drivable. They not only took the GPS (Tim is now lost), but they also took my bible and all our Adventure in Odyssey cds. Maybe someone will find them useful. Needless to say, we are picking up the pieces and enjoying our time. We also can say that we will never forget Rome.

Yesterday, we spent the day touring Rome. What a treat. Tim even had the chance to call his grandma while we were waiting in line to get into St Peters Basilica. The kids were sick of all the walking, but enjoyed the two times we stopped for ice cream. We also were able to get to the mall, which was a highlight for Caitlyn. We needed to buy another GPS. Tim has always been good with maps, but we didn't bring any.

When I have more time, I will give a bit more detail about our trip and especially the time at the conference in Interlaken. I think my time online is about up. Blessings.....
Nikki