We've spent the day packing and finalizing details and running around. Now, it's our last dinner at home for awhile and we are all taking turns naming some things we are most looking forward to...
To drive through the Italian countryside in a couple days- Joe
Pompeii!! - Jackson
A slower pace - Emily
Riding on the biggest ferris wheel in the world! - Molly
Lots of family time - Emily
Paris and seeing the Eiffel Tower! - Molly
I'm excited for the museums in Rome, Paris and London - but not really art museums, just the other kind - Jackson
Italian wine - Joe (and Emily, too!)
Fishing in Scotland - Jackson (and Joe, too!)
Eating breakfast with a view of the ocean - Emily
Getting to show my children around Paris - Emily
Going to see Hurculaneum - Jackson
We think Lilly is excited about a TransAtlantic flight - (not really, though)
Getting the best ice cream made anywhere in the world (Gelato) in Italy and France! - Molly
To see what the kids find most exciting, interesting and surprising along the way - Emily
Pasta!! - Molly, Jackson and Lilly (who just jumped up and down with her hands in the air and yelled "pa-ta")
Dance parties -Jackson
Seeing the cities at night on the plane and seeing the ocean at night on a plane -Jackson
Cooler temperatures all summer long -Emily
I'm curious about how big Pompeii is and how big the wall around it will be - Jackson
I'm curious about what the cars will look like in Italy - Jackson
I'm curious about France - Molly
Why is Jackson obsessed with gummy bears? - Joe
Why doesn't Molly like bananas? - Joe
I'm going to miss my friends - Jackson
I'm going to miss fluffy - Molly
I'm going to miss kitty - Jackson
I'm going to miss whiskers - Molly
I'm going to miss Lilly's highchair - Emily
I'm going to miss our cars and Cabo Bobs- Joe
I'm going to miss the toilet I trust - Jackson
I'm going to miss my bed - Jackson (and Emily!)
I'm going to miss NOVA - Jackson
I'm excited about postcards - Jackson
I'm excited about European gummy bears - Jackson
I'm excited about seeing the original Statue of Liberty in Paris - Molly
I'm excited to see and feed the ducks in Paris - Jackson and Molly
I'm excited to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower - Jackson
I'm excited to see where the real Queen and Princesses live in London - Molly
I'm excited to be on an island - Molly
I'm excited to go to the beach - Jackson
I'm excited to sing "Cake By the Ocean" while being by the ocean - Molly
I'm excited about getting Kinder Bueno bars out of vending machines in Paris - Emily
I'm excited to ride the new tube line in the London Underground that they installed in the past few years - Jackson
I'm excited to see the green rolling hills in Ireland - Joe
I'm excited to see Saint Andrews and Italian food - Joe
I'm excited to wake up and see the river Seine outside my window - Emily
I'm excited to watch the kids experience other cultures, towns and people and learn to have fun without toys and props - but to have adventures and create fun on their own - Emily
What would you add to the list?
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