Our time in Venice is coming to an end, but that didn’t stop Elle from loving every second on the boat and endlessly chasing after pigeons throughout Venice.

Following a long day of travel, we hit the ground running in Venice, Italy. With many miles walked and gelato consumed, it was a great first day of the trip.

After delays on both of our flights we finally made it to Venice Italy for the start of our 2026 European vacation.

The one day of the trip we were worried about was today. The weather called for a lot of rain, and we were planning to make the 3-hour drive from Montreal to Quebec City. We took it easy in the morning, I went for a run first thing while Jenn fed and cared for Elle. It was just starting to rain on my run so I had to cut it short and grabbed a coffee at Melk before meeting Jenn back in our room and having room service breakfast. 

A little less than a year ago, Jenn came home from San Francisco saying she was pregnant. After a topsy-turvy 9-months, we welcomed Elle into the world on May 31st. We are ready to test the waters three months later with our first trip as a trio. We decided to take a road trip to Montreal and Quebec City for our first adventure. We packed the night prior, were down at the car a little before 8 AM, dropped off Frasier at Camp Canine, and began our journey north. 

Today is the first real day of the trip although you wouldn’t know by how we started. After a decent night's sleep for both of us, we were up early this morning both on our laptops working. Jenn went to grab us Starbucks a little after 8 AM and by 10 AM we were finally packed up and ready to go.