Pepin the Short
When I was reading the synopsis on the back of the book and it mentioned Pepin's mother whose name was Bertha au gran pie or "Big-Foot Bertha", Ethan then broke out into big giggles. Glad he was at least listening to what I was reading...but you know all he will remember about Pepin is the "Big-Foot Bertha" part.
Ethan was reading a new book about Pepin the Short, called Pepin the Not-Big, who ruled in Italy in the 700's. After Pepin defeated the Lombards and ran them out of Italy, he donated the land (that was conquered) to the Roman church. It became known as the Papal States and after Italian unification in 1870 it was then known as Vatican City.
When I was reading the synopsis on the back of the book and it mentioned Pepin's mother whose name was Bertha au gran pie or "Big-Foot Bertha", Ethan then broke out into big giggles. Glad he was at least listening to what I was reading...but you know all he will remember about Pepin is the "Big-Foot Bertha" part.
2 comments:
I love this big smiley shot of Ethan--so fun to see him hard at work! : )
Erin, you are featured on today's December Photo Project homepage. Yay!
I love his big smile. What a sweet looking boy!
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