Christmas in Florence (& Rome)

This wee little girl was definitely the highlight of Kevin's and my Christmas - no, she's not ours to take home; her parents, Bill and Christi, are keeping her (& may themselves have taken her home today). If you look closely, I think you can probably see her proud Babbo ("Daddy" for uninitiated Americans) wrapped around her teeny tiny pinky.

Kevin and I spent Christmas up in Florence. We took the train up on Christmas Eve, spent the day napping at the apartment of Amanda, a Florence Academy classmate of Bill's and friend of ours, and went to Midnight Mass with Bill, Christi, and Amanda.

The next evening Amanda, Kevin, and I got to go to the hospital to be the first non-relative visitors to meet Eva - and she is indeed even more beautiful in person than she is in pictures. She looks soundly sleeping in this photo, but she was doing a bit of moving - the nurse had graciously opened the music box that's to the left of Eva's head, so Eva was making vague attempts to rouse herself as "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" tinkled away. We saw brief glimpses of her eyes, and even a little of her tiny tongue. Didn't get to hold her - that privilege is reserved for her parents - but we look forward to seeing more of her & holding her in future Florentine visits, after she's come home.