tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69349246804662173422024-03-07T19:28:02.095+01:00Budapest or BustVitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-75672735922699978972009-11-08T16:20:00.006+01:002009-11-08T16:57:10.343+01:00Happy Halloween, Part 2No need to worry that the kids miss out on Halloween just because we're over here in Budapest. At the <span style="font-weight: bold;">American</span> School they are sure to celebrate Halloween. Friday the 30th was deemed close enough and the afternoon was filled with parties, activities, treats and games topped off by the Parade of Classes and Trunk or Treat at night.<br /><br />This year Vito went as Optimus Prime and Katie was a 1960's Flower Child. Thanks to Grammy for bringing over our costumes from the States.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The kids helped me carve our Jack O' Lantern.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNKXzcyak6hA-60JUbWf6x5yYIVtf4F-fWrnt0mAfLUvXcXB5B0rr39bx5kNb1cWF328nPM4BZxYi1CWgYSL3BRs4Ez44yrtEeMZUG-IMR1P-RsQ68MXMIYyfiFf9ihozr2cbss7AUns/s1600-h/2009-10-29-19h46m30+Halloween+Parade+%26+Trunk+or+Treat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNKXzcyak6hA-60JUbWf6x5yYIVtf4F-fWrnt0mAfLUvXcXB5B0rr39bx5kNb1cWF328nPM4BZxYi1CWgYSL3BRs4Ez44yrtEeMZUG-IMR1P-RsQ68MXMIYyfiFf9ihozr2cbss7AUns/s400/2009-10-29-19h46m30+Halloween+Parade+%26+Trunk+or+Treat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401754376051229794" border="0" /></a>Vito and two of his best friends: Holden (USA) as Bumblebee, Flynn (Germany) as a Ninja and Vito as Optimus Prime.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJltv2FOLquCodc3kMMGu6wBAgNROyU_xMXYbOo3n41T32L3XSPKNCnjWB9ij7TUPfUELTW_9oEcrYGvmeEVd2bXNQzlVBaid3bOmoBw-t48aOlaEBze5SVhGQT89_a7kBKRwdspvSgA/s1600-h/2009-10-30-13h39m12+Halloween+Parade+%26+Trunk+or+Treat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJltv2FOLquCodc3kMMGu6wBAgNROyU_xMXYbOo3n41T32L3XSPKNCnjWB9ij7TUPfUELTW_9oEcrYGvmeEVd2bXNQzlVBaid3bOmoBw-t48aOlaEBze5SVhGQT89_a7kBKRwdspvSgA/s400/2009-10-30-13h39m12+Halloween+Parade+%26+Trunk+or+Treat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401754145943930450" border="0" /></a>Katie's 3rd Grade Class.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0kfiKadrN1VgpULGVvxlKOwZQycJ6Gr3P7fmJ0BF25DrILxuRzuBh7YqyjGqORhdbiHdxS1yoH1ZsgzmnD0m-uESmLIsoEq_0Lz6khXlUts8NjVuVX9v_pmw0VYbAHDFu9T7iUzY-lQ/s1600-h/2009-10-30-13h56m20+Halloween+Parade+%26+Trunk+or+Treat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0kfiKadrN1VgpULGVvxlKOwZQycJ6Gr3P7fmJ0BF25DrILxuRzuBh7YqyjGqORhdbiHdxS1yoH1ZsgzmnD0m-uESmLIsoEq_0Lz6khXlUts8NjVuVX9v_pmw0VYbAHDFu9T7iUzY-lQ/s400/2009-10-30-13h56m20+Halloween+Parade+%26+Trunk+or+Treat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401754141318177298" border="0" /></a>We of course decorated our car for Trunk or Treat. We were happy that Katie's best friend, Shiraz, could join us again this year.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuNCxA2bh5vWGQjo0duTcv3k2-FfGsUeL0EER0zZ52cmhMjwS2-XYsrY5cckQ8eSiz8ogqe_MEeFIwbvC7WhcWBxeZuLDDxWk8OeY4jrpbz_apLJ2CZKOEIwMHWtrTyZuKCidhawE0Mc/s1600-h/2009-10-30-17h46m04+Halloween+Parade+%26+Trunk+or+Treat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuNCxA2bh5vWGQjo0duTcv3k2-FfGsUeL0EER0zZ52cmhMjwS2-XYsrY5cckQ8eSiz8ogqe_MEeFIwbvC7WhcWBxeZuLDDxWk8OeY4jrpbz_apLJ2CZKOEIwMHWtrTyZuKCidhawE0Mc/s400/2009-10-30-17h46m04+Halloween+Parade+%26+Trunk+or+Treat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401754140465978898" border="0" /></a>The girls went around by themselves but Anna escorted Optimus Vito while I stayed at the car to hand out the candy.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2M9R9vOzvJ7qi_ZicLSzKEcYQZB42FrXrJPoJ_uOUP_wVhhz4C8rn7bXSneSTydDlEgRqXkEl2_CMnibjzHxaGPCXneQSfk7CxQq3ilSQkozhPE8juLUlktv_8sJ1Qb7TzpzfxBF2h9U/s1600-h/2009-10-30-17h53m59+Halloween+Parade+%26+Trunk+or+Treat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2M9R9vOzvJ7qi_ZicLSzKEcYQZB42FrXrJPoJ_uOUP_wVhhz4C8rn7bXSneSTydDlEgRqXkEl2_CMnibjzHxaGPCXneQSfk7CxQq3ilSQkozhPE8juLUlktv_8sJ1Qb7TzpzfxBF2h9U/s400/2009-10-30-17h53m59+Halloween+Parade+%26+Trunk+or+Treat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401754135502362578" border="0" /></a>Our friend Bob Lowe came as the Football Fairy. You can probably guess this but, yes, he did indeed lose a bet.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx8YDXnTm4ZktC6_trcm1fVIiZPqu3CnU_5RlEBs4qRm4dZ0flPpoyBFWPpCFdtnFnM85uBzPVUFvD75AStc4inwyLodxqNLpCvrMfe2V_nnW43gC52X8XzqqcfC__ai8UQeT9v-R9nw/s1600-h/2009-10-30-18h39m29+Halloween+Parade+%26+Trunk+or+Treat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx8YDXnTm4ZktC6_trcm1fVIiZPqu3CnU_5RlEBs4qRm4dZ0flPpoyBFWPpCFdtnFnM85uBzPVUFvD75AStc4inwyLodxqNLpCvrMfe2V_nnW43gC52X8XzqqcfC__ai8UQeT9v-R9nw/s400/2009-10-30-18h39m29+Halloween+Parade+%26+Trunk+or+Treat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401754137624795842" border="0" /></a><br />On Halloween we also were invited by some friends at the Embassy to the Marine House where they had games for the kids, beer and American hot dogs, and a haunted house. Vito insisted on going through the haunted house since Holden wanted to and enjoyed not a second of it. The Marines did a really great job.<br /><br />Everyone had a great time this Halloween!Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-29433325666691121592009-10-30T23:36:00.003+01:002009-10-31T00:22:44.674+01:00Happy Halloween, Part 1I have lots to post about...and hopefully I'll get to that soon. In the mean time, here's some fun stuff to wish you a Happy Halloween.<br /><br /><div style="background-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); width: 425px;"><object id="A64060" quality="high" data="http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=fbgJGWbBIuYO1m40&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="319" width="425"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="movie" value="http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=fbgJGWbBIuYO1m40&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab"><param name="scaleMode" value="showAll"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="FlashVars" value="external_make_id=fbgJGWbBIuYO1m40&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></object><div style="text-align: center; width: 435px; margin-top: 6px;">Try JibJab Sendables® <a href="http://sendables.jibjab.com/ecards">eCards</a> today!</div></div><br />And of course, what post would be complete without a funny picture of my Dad? Just for Halloween, here is Zombie Frank:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYPs59Vjr0NfKz4hvXx3n3BEaVE5YsosEePpqQnwPKwH38ovl5JPiI3eGKqZDLAUSlJEWtXQaTHBlLl8-0ic-KuKkJ6ii25o3QQdjssnLNqYSjE0BDAj3DE1ITxS4qM7NWh6w_4R2f5U/s1600-h/Zombie+Frank.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYPs59Vjr0NfKz4hvXx3n3BEaVE5YsosEePpqQnwPKwH38ovl5JPiI3eGKqZDLAUSlJEWtXQaTHBlLl8-0ic-KuKkJ6ii25o3QQdjssnLNqYSjE0BDAj3DE1ITxS4qM7NWh6w_4R2f5U/s400/Zombie+Frank.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398534575153544290" border="0" /></a>Happy Halloween!Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-91558019152977731012009-09-18T12:00:00.000+02:002009-09-18T12:00:01.490+02:00Frank & Bobbie on Soul TrainIt's been a while but it's time for <span style="font-weight: bold;">More Fun with my Parents' Pictures</span>!<br /><br /><center><br /><div style="background-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); width: 425px;"><object id="A64060" quality="high" data="http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=PdjEaOiEISbhaiYn&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="319" width="425"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="movie" value="http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=PdjEaOiEISbhaiYn&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab"><param name="scaleMode" value="showAll"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="FlashVars" value="external_make_id=PdjEaOiEISbhaiYn&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></object><div style="text-align: center; width: 435px; margin-top: 6px;">Try JibJab Sendables® <a href="http://sendables.jibjab.com/ecards">eCards</a> today!</div></div><br /></center><br /><br />Don't feel too bad for my parents. They like to see themselves dressed crazily, as evidenced by this picture from the mid-70's:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh18_0xFGygP1YrSme2xFrnQVI-vB5rwCRDkoEC2yWgnoZLVn_egONLi1Wo8z3iyrsRYIBQT_iB_WMcdfW0K_BnF5R6iJOBaodtcnFmXk1Ny_8GCod5C-p-tFItq1EDcVe2fsyaX4umM/s1600-h/Salvaggio's+in+the+70%27s+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh18_0xFGygP1YrSme2xFrnQVI-vB5rwCRDkoEC2yWgnoZLVn_egONLi1Wo8z3iyrsRYIBQT_iB_WMcdfW0K_BnF5R6iJOBaodtcnFmXk1Ny_8GCod5C-p-tFItq1EDcVe2fsyaX4umM/s400/Salvaggio's+in+the+70%27s+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382492599154267938" border="0" /></a>Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-25861942764944967952009-09-17T19:02:00.003+02:002009-09-17T19:34:28.958+02:00First Day of SchoolThe kids have been back to school for almost 3 weeks now, but still...better late than never.<br /><br />As a 3<sup>rd</sup> Grader, Katie started out at the "big" campus this year. All the kids will be here by the end of October (Please God, let the New Elementary School Building be completed soon), but until then my kids are on 2 different campuses.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the pictures we took in the morning, with the sun in her eyes and at a bad angle as I was trying not to get hit by other parents' cars.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ytdHRUPI126ZbAqA2mOvWXGKT-pmf2tTKQ6RBuwa598cGGTOSxhHE2HS9lMtdWNW0LFweefcM5rjR7VfSxMLbhRwqRS2ObdXeEN_heXIjYl6Gk5erq0Yx1xd_8qRcVpwKnHOob1KNxs/s1600-h/2009-08-24-07h07m28+First+Day+of+School.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ytdHRUPI126ZbAqA2mOvWXGKT-pmf2tTKQ6RBuwa598cGGTOSxhHE2HS9lMtdWNW0LFweefcM5rjR7VfSxMLbhRwqRS2ObdXeEN_heXIjYl6Gk5erq0Yx1xd_8qRcVpwKnHOob1KNxs/s400/2009-08-24-07h07m28+First+Day+of+School.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382489243791704546" border="0" /></a>After school was a little bit better time to take a picture.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqphYE_i6OmLdOWBgEISCRpFN7PnsuGc_KuS2IJc7exvHAsG6VmDL34T1hbVTAFlE9pXyVjv7iAORdswqAvByRtKvYQqykwCKIQdIx1oA-U_0lpfoGQ_qU4VZ91ncgk3NdMNvyKYMLtnU/s1600-h/2009-08-24-10h49m54+First+Day+of+School.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqphYE_i6OmLdOWBgEISCRpFN7PnsuGc_KuS2IJc7exvHAsG6VmDL34T1hbVTAFlE9pXyVjv7iAORdswqAvByRtKvYQqykwCKIQdIx1oA-U_0lpfoGQ_qU4VZ91ncgk3NdMNvyKYMLtnU/s400/2009-08-24-10h49m54+First+Day+of+School.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382489237565402178" border="0" /></a>Because they are on different campuses Katie takes the "bus" to school.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYff1eh3dA0zY7AMgT1sS_DYvrjGep6HKMJf7-eiVZa4b2fG2aDI5gREgWaAvemVr_sVNCYp46oDr-qcuOkhVhosC4zS9AdWUqndZ8zUedwcAD5y3dJMn8iAO5mIQ7WXXiNbbTJ7ThPKE/s1600-h/2009-08-25-06h36m40+First+Day+of+School.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYff1eh3dA0zY7AMgT1sS_DYvrjGep6HKMJf7-eiVZa4b2fG2aDI5gREgWaAvemVr_sVNCYp46oDr-qcuOkhVhosC4zS9AdWUqndZ8zUedwcAD5y3dJMn8iAO5mIQ7WXXiNbbTJ7ThPKE/s400/2009-08-25-06h36m40+First+Day+of+School.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382489232958781362" border="0" /></a>Here's Vito on his first day of Kindergarten. We are very happy that he has the same Kindergarten teacher that Katie did.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlF3p9q8CDGy9Cb2qcVKY8ZaoMnEOV6nVAGsxuE-17u-pCKSD6rSN92fNBg9IuLVkNjUGYspwaYFcGhS4ZpLsmRwYBVQ7vO0SQGw2nb_vs2jb0rzTuH4gSB4TgsLNUeTMFA9-sXSYNGk/s1600-h/2009-08-26-07h21m25+First+Day+of+School.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlF3p9q8CDGy9Cb2qcVKY8ZaoMnEOV6nVAGsxuE-17u-pCKSD6rSN92fNBg9IuLVkNjUGYspwaYFcGhS4ZpLsmRwYBVQ7vO0SQGw2nb_vs2jb0rzTuH4gSB4TgsLNUeTMFA9-sXSYNGk/s400/2009-08-26-07h21m25+First+Day+of+School.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382489230354918546" border="0" /></a>Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-86902153466753282852009-09-14T12:00:00.001+02:002009-09-14T12:00:05.363+02:00Croatia and VeniceAfter being home for two straight weeks we decided it was time for another vacation! We spent 4 nights in <a tooltip="linkalert-tip" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porec">Poreč</a>, Croatia.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After a 6+ hour drive, it was nice to take a swim at the beach. Croatia is on the Adriatic Sea.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8aGVIQLMT4bcfjQ6CMiknzCB1TJaNU9rpP7ktTXEAyKcBjMcDSq98RNPfZxfhR8JGwznWAz2KdL7tjqkGVt-pYWZDktCXrcRcbMtP-aCrcNorDiLarNkVLAYezaTZYiwExQkxs3kV7I/s1600-h/2009-08-22-14h49m31+Porec,+Croatia.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8aGVIQLMT4bcfjQ6CMiknzCB1TJaNU9rpP7ktTXEAyKcBjMcDSq98RNPfZxfhR8JGwznWAz2KdL7tjqkGVt-pYWZDktCXrcRcbMtP-aCrcNorDiLarNkVLAYezaTZYiwExQkxs3kV7I/s400/2009-08-22-14h49m31+Porec,+Croatia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380217987744012738" border="0" /></a>After dinner we took a walk on the beach. The sunset was was AMAZINGLY beautiful.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7NQDEBN3DuJOMA8_ePMmsApLL7zNwJV7nZKsUzzm3IlnD4Dkt4P0dbDPZ5d4iifyoejbGONluQupdEF7LcEolGiJPL76XYik0pAdrTRLKPa3E6ontXXJg34ps5k7bYF40BSM24EuIKM/s1600-h/2009-08-19-19h31m00+Porec,+Croatia.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7NQDEBN3DuJOMA8_ePMmsApLL7zNwJV7nZKsUzzm3IlnD4Dkt4P0dbDPZ5d4iifyoejbGONluQupdEF7LcEolGiJPL76XYik0pAdrTRLKPa3E6ontXXJg34ps5k7bYF40BSM24EuIKM/s400/2009-08-19-19h31m00+Porec,+Croatia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380220426465267362" border="0" /></a>While the sea water was refreshing, the beaches in Croatia are very rocky. It was very difficult to stand up and so we decided that the resort's pool was the better option for swimming for the rest of our stay.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1axpk3COaRwxnjxwXt6z3C32p8jhB6MZAEOiVeF53S1Br-KaiK9xB1DWZbQg2GKeFWC3_zPghyphenhyphenB1B400CTl5dp4coxXqDzR7NhLufbG1k1ntkCISOrUzDk9Y2A8MawOASf6wCj5g5-bk/s1600-h/2009-08-20-12h34m41+Porec,+Croatia.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1axpk3COaRwxnjxwXt6z3C32p8jhB6MZAEOiVeF53S1Br-KaiK9xB1DWZbQg2GKeFWC3_zPghyphenhyphenB1B400CTl5dp4coxXqDzR7NhLufbG1k1ntkCISOrUzDk9Y2A8MawOASf6wCj5g5-bk/s400/2009-08-20-12h34m41+Porec,+Croatia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380219377858663522" border="0" /></a>The resort had a kid's club that we could check the kids into while we relaxed. The club held all sorts of games and activities for the kids, like races in the pool.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t6x2NHENORjTBBDlecr8k86swOT6_wf72-JUcf5oVT6wRVQhlfvThoEorhFI6qNKMNf9V_umxIwYhdZvMGsBpWxn9w-c4ov94cLoMB9Er0MqRqWRif5bpKOZXxH41kn7sW2QcvJHm3Q/s1600-h/2009-08-20-14h50m51+Porec,+Croatia.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t6x2NHENORjTBBDlecr8k86swOT6_wf72-JUcf5oVT6wRVQhlfvThoEorhFI6qNKMNf9V_umxIwYhdZvMGsBpWxn9w-c4ov94cLoMB9Er0MqRqWRif5bpKOZXxH41kn7sW2QcvJHm3Q/s400/2009-08-20-14h50m51+Porec,+Croatia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380219373453930882" border="0" /></a>While there we celebrated Anna's Birthday. No Birthday Cake but no worries because the beer and wine were all included!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrieuZLlBQi7hHlhUIqoL3cyh5J_Re9Wo7Gr1kAfXbhNtHcsxFd6MB5sHGLGrgWMkUhgzoh8pk-fKzdVEZZ-1rIKmKDveN96O35Ks80kbWa1YLdbpZ_U5PocnirwegIwxQk3E9Fg0S90/s1600-h/2009-08-20-11h56m59+Porec,+Croatia+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrieuZLlBQi7hHlhUIqoL3cyh5J_Re9Wo7Gr1kAfXbhNtHcsxFd6MB5sHGLGrgWMkUhgzoh8pk-fKzdVEZZ-1rIKmKDveN96O35Ks80kbWa1YLdbpZ_U5PocnirwegIwxQk3E9Fg0S90/s400/2009-08-20-11h56m59+Porec,+Croatia+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381014635914351410" border="0" /></a>Venice is just a little over 2 hours across the Adriatic from Poreč so we took the ferry over one day. Although we could have wished for a little more time here, we still had a really nice day.<br /></div><br />A gondola ride was a must, of course.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb2HqRTLRpRnbQigd7TRX4PqYBxgLQv-egJotXiX05GLr3Boyt7TCqsLwPQ1OfPbVaISQTdPunlG9j_pJFCIc2gLoKlZAs3miY9ZuHr0JvqaBj9mMUgGphRFzV27K6Jhvhok3E-C-taQ/s1600-h/2009-08-21-11h07m38+Venice,+Italy.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb2HqRTLRpRnbQigd7TRX4PqYBxgLQv-egJotXiX05GLr3Boyt7TCqsLwPQ1OfPbVaISQTdPunlG9j_pJFCIc2gLoKlZAs3miY9ZuHr0JvqaBj9mMUgGphRFzV27K6Jhvhok3E-C-taQ/s400/2009-08-21-11h07m38+Venice,+Italy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380219364222347330" border="0" /></a><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdPLl3bXqVimzWrDkP8ZkGEcMyL4__vmp44WQrZ81f582Ji3504yDrCI28dWfSsJoUkM9NCIAMe9E4v1pbQ6JaxFLgCcPWa47he8qOIx1aHmpObNFwRGvGTynkbF6z6BtnuQwhxP4h4A/s1600-h/2009-08-21-11h17m59+Venice,+Italy+-+cropped.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdPLl3bXqVimzWrDkP8ZkGEcMyL4__vmp44WQrZ81f582Ji3504yDrCI28dWfSsJoUkM9NCIAMe9E4v1pbQ6JaxFLgCcPWa47he8qOIx1aHmpObNFwRGvGTynkbF6z6BtnuQwhxP4h4A/s400/2009-08-21-11h17m59+Venice,+Italy+-+cropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380219360435307058" border="0" /></a>Anna and the kids in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_San_Marco">Piazza San Marco</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6641ovYMzMnryLURWQY539y5Nrh379qFYuQhLBqSp77P1o_vYWbgk0_yitNcP2-1DHtH0_0KiNxqaBZJP3PdBxTcG7iGEYwhagH6RElVvCEFFpOb8XFL9p8CwG5Pgdo2Avj20DgcfFc/s1600-h/2009-08-21-13h27m56+Venice,+Italy.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6641ovYMzMnryLURWQY539y5Nrh379qFYuQhLBqSp77P1o_vYWbgk0_yitNcP2-1DHtH0_0KiNxqaBZJP3PdBxTcG7iGEYwhagH6RElVvCEFFpOb8XFL9p8CwG5Pgdo2Avj20DgcfFc/s400/2009-08-21-13h27m56+Venice,+Italy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380218013354843762" border="0" /></a>The whole family poses on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rialto_Bridge">Rialto Bridge</a>.<br /></div><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisTAbwWvXsdQA7EdgUmlZjYd_rXciJCzKwikZKL4JUJCCUuLXNbc4gQNf840UhAIea8dD3Ee01vg_4LTzSWvHBPZPt_2hyJYPIeS26t0O6_wFa8jNHmIaxKavn-TO8kkbDrLMqXCsq_4/s1600-h/2009-08-21-14h27m07+Venice,+Italy.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisTAbwWvXsdQA7EdgUmlZjYd_rXciJCzKwikZKL4JUJCCUuLXNbc4gQNf840UhAIea8dD3Ee01vg_4LTzSWvHBPZPt_2hyJYPIeS26t0O6_wFa8jNHmIaxKavn-TO8kkbDrLMqXCsq_4/s400/2009-08-21-14h27m07+Venice,+Italy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380218012033706498" border="0" /></a><br />On Saturday we ventured an hour south to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula">Pula</a>. The main attraction in Pula is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula_Arena">Pula Arena</a>. Very similar to the Colosseum in Rome, albeit a little bit smaller. They still hold concerts here and were actually getting ready for one when we visited. (According to a poster in a store we saw we apparently just missed our opportunity to see Michael Bolton in concert...may be next time - not!)<br /><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iS0tNvArssUgVD4PTHJH6LVCE2IYjv2xLRKNBWRAZve0lYLLz5kmtrREr-_qDhBV8Y9mGqwxenf57TS_5ntLW-w_ik9DLeusxIDvAKxwzAJ9-Od-b2QQImafKq5JlJmh_4YTjm2EYvQ/s1600-h/2009-08-22-10h57m35+Pula,+Croatia.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iS0tNvArssUgVD4PTHJH6LVCE2IYjv2xLRKNBWRAZve0lYLLz5kmtrREr-_qDhBV8Y9mGqwxenf57TS_5ntLW-w_ik9DLeusxIDvAKxwzAJ9-Od-b2QQImafKq5JlJmh_4YTjm2EYvQ/s400/2009-08-22-10h57m35+Pula,+Croatia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380218005253659154" border="0" /></a><a tooltip="linkalert-tip" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8-FlF-J8uPI4YSUDicMlROLU4DIJ2WQezfmiYCYHBzu1r3D7E9X4ZLA2cPNqPjdXeWqI3BpW1w6QpqDzCuLdr6H0JBTcGodVgKZp7zYQp7qCS_LomWfm-ff1qscuJKMnElFeDooDcMM/s1600-h/2009-08-22-11h19m11+Pula,+Croatia.jpg"><img tooltip="linkalert-tip" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8-FlF-J8uPI4YSUDicMlROLU4DIJ2WQezfmiYCYHBzu1r3D7E9X4ZLA2cPNqPjdXeWqI3BpW1w6QpqDzCuLdr6H0JBTcGodVgKZp7zYQp7qCS_LomWfm-ff1qscuJKMnElFeDooDcMM/s400/2009-08-22-11h19m11+Pula,+Croatia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380217997027282722" border="0" /></a><br />We were very lucky and had a really easy drive home. We went through Slovenia - which was VERY picturesque and we look forward to heading there for a visit next year.Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-53811712959121732112009-09-13T20:07:00.005+02:002009-09-13T20:40:33.020+02:00Lake BalatonAfter getting home from the States and settling back in (Katie had a really bad case of jet lag) we spent a really enjoyable Saturday with several friends down at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Balaton">Lake Balaton</a> - a popular Hungarian get away - about 1<sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub> hours drive South of Budapest.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Vito and Katie with their friends Brianne and Haley making sand castles.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8LpDUWHOS3pQZ7NUdWerWTPNK5z2tQioiTa8DNKoJdg5HMdcVhuzUGGOnhKDUGqQvZVCbtEP28XlpKFfQRbJQiDuEUfJAiZvnvx8iJEkdOO-S5OtuWrfrCe7J_CXhc8tjdXMaoDuKOQ/s1600-h/2009-08-15-11h10m10+Balatonlelle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8LpDUWHOS3pQZ7NUdWerWTPNK5z2tQioiTa8DNKoJdg5HMdcVhuzUGGOnhKDUGqQvZVCbtEP28XlpKFfQRbJQiDuEUfJAiZvnvx8iJEkdOO-S5OtuWrfrCe7J_CXhc8tjdXMaoDuKOQ/s400/2009-08-15-11h10m10+Balatonlelle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381015633334155330" border="0" /></a> The 5 families rented this boat and the kids had a great time siding into the lake.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCFZnqQCLwDuPvEobX2P-6mwMPutWNiOqkvAnSY4dJPOuX8ysGrrUcUwGVQy8Tw9Kl2exYUOXOMPwKy6CExqpe0ejTt0wOHaWmA6LD6hnXNfO5dDbtd4lnJcD6eHb1-9SDwIQgcx1RxI/s1600-h/2009-08-15-12h45m38+Balatonlelle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCFZnqQCLwDuPvEobX2P-6mwMPutWNiOqkvAnSY4dJPOuX8ysGrrUcUwGVQy8Tw9Kl2exYUOXOMPwKy6CExqpe0ejTt0wOHaWmA6LD6hnXNfO5dDbtd4lnJcD6eHb1-9SDwIQgcx1RxI/s400/2009-08-15-12h45m38+Balatonlelle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381015626066135810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_urtOuAc2ReO5zsPn-QEQ1RX-TODZSpmJApikDipSgabCb0EFbWR6LC0VrQaLQJ1sAnClR-raWXuL0XL4qrGWHBZWTaSmTOhzIo3IvVpPsKmInMa0G0mL5Xpdc-KImiya1iYk5U0tmxA/s1600-h/2009-08-15-13h00m51+Balatonlelle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_urtOuAc2ReO5zsPn-QEQ1RX-TODZSpmJApikDipSgabCb0EFbWR6LC0VrQaLQJ1sAnClR-raWXuL0XL4qrGWHBZWTaSmTOhzIo3IvVpPsKmInMa0G0mL5Xpdc-KImiya1iYk5U0tmxA/s400/2009-08-15-13h00m51+Balatonlelle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381015620656720994" border="0" /></a>There was even these great slides to go down! Katie had a great time but Vito only slid down once - under protest.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTx6wZAAQILFQhMsVJ4wpXie2vcRORlLwLVOEc3i7l1i7hVEr7pXYPQc_BSBUxlaJpaQXR71w-Ywb2qrfn3DNg9GJucgmx672NxtdhV0UkefgJ5eBY0dXpLTakqW9N9_EGp1xbj4KlhjM/s1600-h/2009-08-15-14h20m09+Balatonlelle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTx6wZAAQILFQhMsVJ4wpXie2vcRORlLwLVOEc3i7l1i7hVEr7pXYPQc_BSBUxlaJpaQXR71w-Ywb2qrfn3DNg9GJucgmx672NxtdhV0UkefgJ5eBY0dXpLTakqW9N9_EGp1xbj4KlhjM/s400/2009-08-15-14h20m09+Balatonlelle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381015614049771730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A really fun day capped off by dinner with our friends at a local Hungarian restaurant.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaXD8ma9LtHZeYLMfO-9fNqnpv6cXYgblubzKQPyzTaZ3OQmT7d9i4tEoFMipHuv5vfS9M-Jg44-GJ-CkrMaaFfI44OPXgIcIX8hyphenhyphentexMouT2HhaDy77u9nVF36xTgmrr2Rshka7EA6U/s1600-h/2009-08-15-16h01m52+Balatonlelle+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaXD8ma9LtHZeYLMfO-9fNqnpv6cXYgblubzKQPyzTaZ3OQmT7d9i4tEoFMipHuv5vfS9M-Jg44-GJ-CkrMaaFfI44OPXgIcIX8hyphenhyphentexMouT2HhaDy77u9nVF36xTgmrr2Rshka7EA6U/s400/2009-08-15-16h01m52+Balatonlelle+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381022244853122354" border="0" /></a>Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-16636927359858210602009-09-10T17:53:00.012+02:002009-09-14T11:52:42.903+02:00Summer - USA<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Sorry for the delay. The start of the school year has been super busy. But enough excuses, on to the post:<br /><br />We had a fantastic time in the US. We started off in Houston for 2 weeks. Anna worked in Houston for most of the trip and a lot of time was spent going to Dr.'s offices: 6 Doctor's Appointments (4 check up and 2 pedia-dermatologist check ups), 5 Dentist Appointments (check up plus I had to have an old filling replaced), 2 Eye Doctor Visits (Anna & I still can't see sh*t without our contacts) and 1 Mammogram.<br /><br />But it wasn't all Medical Appointments. We had a great time visiting our friends and family in Houston. Renee and Marissa hosted their annual Independence Day Party. No fireworks this year due to the burn ban but the Fire Department did come and spray the kids from the Fire Truck. Lisa Marie was, of course, the designated photographer and took beautiful pictures as always. I mean, I assume they are beautiful as I forgot to request a copy of the files! Oops!<br /><br />We also had a fun day at Schlitterbahn waterpark with Grammy and Aunt Reba. Katie was very happy that she could go on the water slides all by herself. It was a perfect day at the waterpark...due to some early morning rain, many people stayed away and the park was not very crowded at all. Again, no pictures. Sorry.<br /><br />The rest of the time was spent visiting our favorites restaurants including The Outback, Wings & Things, Sweet Tomatoes, Chuy's, The Outback, Texadelphia, China Bear, Pei Wei and The Outback. I even took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese 3 or 4 times (it's not so bad when you go when they first open at 9:30am and you are the only ones there).<br /><br />We then spent 3 weeks in Troy (Anna stayed for just 1) and had lots of fun with Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Frankie, Cousin Ava and the rest of our family and friends.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We visited our friends the Mitola's at their place on Lake George. The kids fished off the dock but didn't have any luck this year.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAJG2Gg1lpC5To5LWeHKzKEm9YehWatgXnG8xcn4FCbN4cfM94a_2kiFSCz8GhjsrwlpV0NtwxLpOBUJASAPoodvu13AP_zaAYkP0JLKHAV8LMGpce10iy-e4qABDX08-knRRmW4oEuo/s1600-h/2004-01-03-17h19m20+Fun+at+Mitola%27s+in+Lake+George+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAJG2Gg1lpC5To5LWeHKzKEm9YehWatgXnG8xcn4FCbN4cfM94a_2kiFSCz8GhjsrwlpV0NtwxLpOBUJASAPoodvu13AP_zaAYkP0JLKHAV8LMGpce10iy-e4qABDX08-knRRmW4oEuo/s400/2004-01-03-17h19m20+Fun+at+Mitola%27s+in+Lake+George+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379870255553694114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV41do_XzeQDKhqqTu4ADwPfuJyaUO8T-hA1Oqy6djqq_7UA6AYgLLp5iZF4m2UXOy6IHCA7N9A9EsLtIN0stoXIglPQWHJ09MX90VrrWbOekOvu5kQi3EXWiym7RZ9SvBDLu2uK7YQ-8/s1600-h/2004-01-03-17h19m52+Fun+at+Mitola%27s+in+Lake+George+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV41do_XzeQDKhqqTu4ADwPfuJyaUO8T-hA1Oqy6djqq_7UA6AYgLLp5iZF4m2UXOy6IHCA7N9A9EsLtIN0stoXIglPQWHJ09MX90VrrWbOekOvu5kQi3EXWiym7RZ9SvBDLu2uK7YQ-8/s400/2004-01-03-17h19m52+Fun+at+Mitola%27s+in+Lake+George+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379870252061180290" border="0" /></a>My parents and I getting ready for the boat ride...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5C0_qKSNiZ4XnzvHvztJ2nzF5wRbvNaFCibHreX9mww47YQ4qKvBB81iy_dq5I5cHP-950a3tlcf3Zi1KEaEYyLgyyvU_1XFbQBKieLT9FwJF7HfgBUEcdzwSjmgDwNPLQrmDqpNYLpY/s1600-h/2004-01-03-17h52m06+Fun+at+Mitola%27s+in+Lake+George+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5C0_qKSNiZ4XnzvHvztJ2nzF5wRbvNaFCibHreX9mww47YQ4qKvBB81iy_dq5I5cHP-950a3tlcf3Zi1KEaEYyLgyyvU_1XFbQBKieLT9FwJF7HfgBUEcdzwSjmgDwNPLQrmDqpNYLpY/s400/2004-01-03-17h52m06+Fun+at+Mitola%27s+in+Lake+George+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379870247429786066" border="0" /></a>but uh oh! Look who's driving!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwu1D7IoFBRnHAaq_3p61qCeTCqUMjqxHjPDvSD_OsOV8sYSzS_f-NX04S9Ip2SBA0NBWYf3ylY9xU9L0r8_5ghyV7fV7hQFERyvNOOdd270MQ5jktMzgCFS_OdgjSvfw0NVnaGAt4Dkw/s1600-h/2004-01-03-17h54m18+Fun+at+Mitola%27s+in+Lake+George+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwu1D7IoFBRnHAaq_3p61qCeTCqUMjqxHjPDvSD_OsOV8sYSzS_f-NX04S9Ip2SBA0NBWYf3ylY9xU9L0r8_5ghyV7fV7hQFERyvNOOdd270MQ5jktMzgCFS_OdgjSvfw0NVnaGAt4Dkw/s400/2004-01-03-17h54m18+Fun+at+Mitola%27s+in+Lake+George+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379869682184121266" border="0" /></a>This is not any better.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSE50UDu3DCbDRza5ezN935AouGm0SLsaBv9oE3VEsIHhznj6OVThnvbb4AMrjdjc31E4QLkXIHJLVjML0kRiT4RnGMZTdBTYOFKKVrmtU6ngqDUUSzmAfZdvG2PyMP1cjSFS8bgNtB4M/s1600-h/2004-01-03-18h19m08+Fun+at+Mitola%27s+in+Lake+George+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSE50UDu3DCbDRza5ezN935AouGm0SLsaBv9oE3VEsIHhznj6OVThnvbb4AMrjdjc31E4QLkXIHJLVjML0kRiT4RnGMZTdBTYOFKKVrmtU6ngqDUUSzmAfZdvG2PyMP1cjSFS8bgNtB4M/s400/2004-01-03-18h19m08+Fun+at+Mitola%27s+in+Lake+George+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379869674039284050" border="0" /></a>We visited Saratoga Race Track one morning and met some of Uncle Tony's horses.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRb-Tje8vIZ6DtrH8VPPd_1rNd29uX5LPfbUzWkYvFYsND6XDgc-Fma7aidcmoqJUtNgTranUF4mnilgkMitfwNxhKNWUyJGVi8QiZq2UUZl8tGrW4D7nmb0yPwy1Kc5WPPf-oBI1TSkY/s1600-h/2009-07-20-13h42m26+Morning+at+Saratoga+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRb-Tje8vIZ6DtrH8VPPd_1rNd29uX5LPfbUzWkYvFYsND6XDgc-Fma7aidcmoqJUtNgTranUF4mnilgkMitfwNxhKNWUyJGVi8QiZq2UUZl8tGrW4D7nmb0yPwy1Kc5WPPf-oBI1TSkY/s400/2009-07-20-13h42m26+Morning+at+Saratoga+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379869663713234210" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ouyZ8MDNVb-r6e73S6jcbh6xJ566Zca366QfOC87QoxZUyk768cdXWgpA6Bpi_wylfk3ickiM4jTPNAxsDw0nfPQFUT_WVB_mLECNJjbnWHHqW-6Zy3f94xwt9FT8pT9AFfQZh3SwOQ/s1600-h/2009-07-20-13h43m50+Morning+at+Saratoga+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ouyZ8MDNVb-r6e73S6jcbh6xJ566Zca366QfOC87QoxZUyk768cdXWgpA6Bpi_wylfk3ickiM4jTPNAxsDw0nfPQFUT_WVB_mLECNJjbnWHHqW-6Zy3f94xwt9FT8pT9AFfQZh3SwOQ/s400/2009-07-20-13h43m50+Morning+at+Saratoga+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379869657023125250" border="0" /></a>It's not <span style="font-style: italic;">quite</span> true that there are only two names in my family, Vito & Frank. But it's not far from the truth. Meet the four Frank Salvaggio's, from left to right: My cousin Frank, his dad (my Granduncle) Frank, my brother Frank and my Dad Frank.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-UmfN3EMGeNfglNnoQ-iteD4BT8WSN26BQmSpX3KNrMdXsK15kx9m8Yc8XU7g4mmaBWdKCXWhXLdZyG3owEdPJYEkbm1lHHQcv7y6eBRfdncHruTQpUHxkzwjbNzqZz3pLsGON-Acdw/s1600-h/2009-07-22-02h28m22+The+Four+Frank+Salvaggio%27s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-UmfN3EMGeNfglNnoQ-iteD4BT8WSN26BQmSpX3KNrMdXsK15kx9m8Yc8XU7g4mmaBWdKCXWhXLdZyG3owEdPJYEkbm1lHHQcv7y6eBRfdncHruTQpUHxkzwjbNzqZz3pLsGON-Acdw/s400/2009-07-22-02h28m22+The+Four+Frank+Salvaggio%27s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379869651141194050" border="0" /></a>We spent another afternoon at Hoffman's Playland. Here's the family on the train.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jqbce2sWbJ3N-OcH4SiIBNga2QdP48NG9MxZrSMHTb6UE9rebte0DlbjwqcT5Tr2gMFY9TykWSpBfK6zvEsUxu6PwsxdQU01aQEuC-cU0TtuXWX8hyZzJ2w7XfRhYP0SX-RJNo99P5o/s1600-h/2009-07-25-17h09m09+Hoffman%27s+Playland+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jqbce2sWbJ3N-OcH4SiIBNga2QdP48NG9MxZrSMHTb6UE9rebte0DlbjwqcT5Tr2gMFY9TykWSpBfK6zvEsUxu6PwsxdQU01aQEuC-cU0TtuXWX8hyZzJ2w7XfRhYP0SX-RJNo99P5o/s400/2009-07-25-17h09m09+Hoffman%27s+Playland+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379869165003831986" border="0" /></a>Ava REALLY enjoyed the boat ride and my kids really enjoyed spending time with her.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIlHpXcfzGQwpjErdJghPCUEJmFS9wBNbBYGFCt2byShiP9xxMQAIQx2FRdpDne9TKJ8qhSmb8ukeKybbUs8WeSvApPP6P3wmIrADcO93eehFZpoANyd_vmlvMuya9i-59TrUIRqM1_0/s1600-h/2009-07-25-17h38m42+Hoffman%27s+Playland+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIlHpXcfzGQwpjErdJghPCUEJmFS9wBNbBYGFCt2byShiP9xxMQAIQx2FRdpDne9TKJ8qhSmb8ukeKybbUs8WeSvApPP6P3wmIrADcO93eehFZpoANyd_vmlvMuya9i-59TrUIRqM1_0/s400/2009-07-25-17h38m42+Hoffman%27s+Playland+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379869157643827234" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My parents and I took the kids to Six Flags Great Escape. We had a great day, riding the rides and meeting many of the characters.<br /><br />Here are the kids with Shaggy.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpseewjWHSPbidKuU7p3wyuLsJwdBdj3btCf9tszd0J0GXevS3ROg1_SaO0vBmijqMcVLRHWb4SZj1bTJQafS_0GjwW0vVxRi5zfXBJrmqXqsXneHo5LSZsUoAiQT3SxwSpvQCZNMYBxE/s1600-h/2009-07-28-15h56m41+Great+Escape+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpseewjWHSPbidKuU7p3wyuLsJwdBdj3btCf9tszd0J0GXevS3ROg1_SaO0vBmijqMcVLRHWb4SZj1bTJQafS_0GjwW0vVxRi5zfXBJrmqXqsXneHo5LSZsUoAiQT3SxwSpvQCZNMYBxE/s400/2009-07-28-15h56m41+Great+Escape+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379869149976766866" border="0" /></a>Vito loved to see the Batmobile...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMliOgAG4bgpo6rtBpDWSnR-515fCdUx2sSHOWn4J0ohBk013H-eYHw2eKeocyCXBZ69DtYrmmxhspj4qoDZrFtoEpEF8aE9l0vaNOVQTNZiW5_xIuam35_NcHhQaFl1_R2v8cFFGEXg/s1600-h/2009-07-28-20h20m29+Great+Escape+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMliOgAG4bgpo6rtBpDWSnR-515fCdUx2sSHOWn4J0ohBk013H-eYHw2eKeocyCXBZ69DtYrmmxhspj4qoDZrFtoEpEF8aE9l0vaNOVQTNZiW5_xIuam35_NcHhQaFl1_R2v8cFFGEXg/s400/2009-07-28-20h20m29+Great+Escape+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379869144867513394" border="0" /></a>...but refused to go any where near Hawkgirl. So Grandpa stood in for him.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlsjybz3zd9_a0iiC9r9Opuws67bZS5XwFc_YCwLSVVQlcCHGAc5tp2WEFTFe5UJ9vKT-6HlZ7VXFxIqZf0IBPul7uFQksEvY7xCA2vrW87hAW4JBseeRKsw6IY-dK_sC8tb6BUPou-c/s1600-h/2009-07-28-20h22m23+Great+Escape+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlsjybz3zd9_a0iiC9r9Opuws67bZS5XwFc_YCwLSVVQlcCHGAc5tp2WEFTFe5UJ9vKT-6HlZ7VXFxIqZf0IBPul7uFQksEvY7xCA2vrW87hAW4JBseeRKsw6IY-dK_sC8tb6BUPou-c/s400/2009-07-28-20h22m23+Great+Escape+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379868504791413634" border="0" /></a>Just had to take this picture, right outside the entrance to Ghost Town (if they even still call it that). Wells Fargo is where we do our banking in TX.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPdAkvlZEoDl2mHSdSk3bnA2p0mQ1WMb4X9Li1MZ4DcA3pqjozI5roqHLzHbAfUztgHePDkZpqWnM_dLqjesZioZYV5PluEixH8hsEIj55jLZSW3nRhsfR7MZeKlAg9YijeTywA-6Pa0/s1600-h/2009-07-28-21h38m56+Great+Escape+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPdAkvlZEoDl2mHSdSk3bnA2p0mQ1WMb4X9Li1MZ4DcA3pqjozI5roqHLzHbAfUztgHePDkZpqWnM_dLqjesZioZYV5PluEixH8hsEIj55jLZSW3nRhsfR7MZeKlAg9YijeTywA-6Pa0/s400/2009-07-28-21h38m56+Great+Escape+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379868490348893282" border="0" /></a>Bugs Bunny & Marvin the Martian.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1JI1MWN-SFJQZf5NULK9xz54aI7jLAvfEJ1-mXhCjAFKX2DdDc2MV1o4LuhIOWTCCcpZ99PlC2jt-obnuhOGl2aexHeBM4s1MJZiS1DA46ARcjgzM0VpAyWaSQI62TqE5YRihyphenhyphenTgqVk/s1600-h/2009-07-28-21h41m35+Great+Escape+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1JI1MWN-SFJQZf5NULK9xz54aI7jLAvfEJ1-mXhCjAFKX2DdDc2MV1o4LuhIOWTCCcpZ99PlC2jt-obnuhOGl2aexHeBM4s1MJZiS1DA46ARcjgzM0VpAyWaSQI62TqE5YRihyphenhyphenTgqVk/s400/2009-07-28-21h41m35+Great+Escape+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379868485577161298" border="0" /></a>Katie and I in front of the Steamin' Demon. I've been coming here since I was a kid, but this was the first time I ever went on this roller coaster. Katie REALLY wanted to go and since Anna was already back in Budapest... It's really is not a scary ride but Roller Coasters aren't my thing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSSwftnISuB1R9EBBLZ1mU5FUlT63Nh_a8ERBEWiZgLWDRGYddFFEY4npHtBOK2wLKp9GXWDLNzMRiOGHyG9lRkl-PQFwBIw3DXdUTiERNnYmRKsDYECABGMI3k9ibqmxmBSyQcVrrtM/s1600-h/2009-07-28-22h16m56+Great+Escape+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSSwftnISuB1R9EBBLZ1mU5FUlT63Nh_a8ERBEWiZgLWDRGYddFFEY4npHtBOK2wLKp9GXWDLNzMRiOGHyG9lRkl-PQFwBIw3DXdUTiERNnYmRKsDYECABGMI3k9ibqmxmBSyQcVrrtM/s400/2009-07-28-22h16m56+Great+Escape+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379868479161213394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Riding the Desperado Plunge with Grandma...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBY0mefyDxT-QAPDWf_Aq2V-5ahWZdAQDjBQnsk54LRVGeb5tG9Ijq0LHANNmPUzM39mxcYttJDyEhu39a0wLuJvjPgSeHKmF1z_40gB-ur_cIGA3QUtO9_x9gBuSNSSR3IJPYWizS1Q/s1600-h/Desperado+Plunge+1+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBY0mefyDxT-QAPDWf_Aq2V-5ahWZdAQDjBQnsk54LRVGeb5tG9Ijq0LHANNmPUzM39mxcYttJDyEhu39a0wLuJvjPgSeHKmF1z_40gB-ur_cIGA3QUtO9_x9gBuSNSSR3IJPYWizS1Q/s400/Desperado+Plunge+1+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379867933980676786" border="0" /></a>...and then Grandpa.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlF2XeUqBBhBK1-nnL5O-E8xyHAaOxvGsTWTWbTruOK68PXcw1vyjCMym_fXwCV9eYrcqiHUX7UMgMWpD1ky1nkecCrh885s3cVMXQSv-Bve4ia3KHGde4mq4t3Ekt3-fnkXL2qDRXDFA/s1600-h/Desperado+Plunge+2+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlF2XeUqBBhBK1-nnL5O-E8xyHAaOxvGsTWTWbTruOK68PXcw1vyjCMym_fXwCV9eYrcqiHUX7UMgMWpD1ky1nkecCrh885s3cVMXQSv-Bve4ia3KHGde4mq4t3Ekt3-fnkXL2qDRXDFA/s400/Desperado+Plunge+2+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379867927152549314" border="0" /></a>We had a fun picnic with many of our friends. I only grabbed a couple of pictures of the kids in the pool. Vito and Jack played nicely while...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmHYb5LeyAXtv05TulkLgzaSylcwnZzL1BJAW9tpn63uzR5PCGnkY91CqejucRiedjnBwbRACf0R-7v0nYcfFi-8EgcHtLEMN3Uo3Ec62Wtuz65yMRYFKmMicLD_KgFmjvApgFGya7Ng/s1600-h/IMG_7477+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmHYb5LeyAXtv05TulkLgzaSylcwnZzL1BJAW9tpn63uzR5PCGnkY91CqejucRiedjnBwbRACf0R-7v0nYcfFi-8EgcHtLEMN3Uo3Ec62Wtuz65yMRYFKmMicLD_KgFmjvApgFGya7Ng/s400/IMG_7477+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379867918456042226" border="0" /></a>...Katie enjoyed jumping off the diving board.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoaJCtCFFlTxdCA_WX0Rj0cILO3eGvbhl2HOhrr5nCQZE-jxMXBQ7d1-CViu-4JslW7kLLJs_VKZUlu5UaqA7OJSMWJpXg5Zz0C5F4Yb8Pcgi3C4xCQOWDEp5tkVQAYyJIFzpUYYd0h4/s1600-h/IMG_7484+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoaJCtCFFlTxdCA_WX0Rj0cILO3eGvbhl2HOhrr5nCQZE-jxMXBQ7d1-CViu-4JslW7kLLJs_VKZUlu5UaqA7OJSMWJpXg5Zz0C5F4Yb8Pcgi3C4xCQOWDEp5tkVQAYyJIFzpUYYd0h4/s400/IMG_7484+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379867915681938130" border="0" /></a>We had a great time catching up with all of our family and friends this summer and look forward to seeing at least some of you this Christmas.Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-12919361256779290522009-07-18T04:02:00.005+02:002009-07-18T04:14:51.422+02:00Katie's First CommunionKatie made her First Communion last Sunday. Special thanks to Fr. Ed for getting us the materials to "home school" her to prepare her and especially for making the mass all about her. She felt very special.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Katie looked beautiful in her First Communion dress.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SpScDqHdAoR3dGRd_B9jf8kVp0gWRuTVMgFA2V5tzsobNFo0-c4Py3pjEkXYf_I-qebt46irYIWsBOf1ERyROpJaOee61mV0Se4bjBvY32E6pGFX5eicGomUmdFXJZnbe24F712EYnw/s1600-h/IJK_0074+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SpScDqHdAoR3dGRd_B9jf8kVp0gWRuTVMgFA2V5tzsobNFo0-c4Py3pjEkXYf_I-qebt46irYIWsBOf1ERyROpJaOee61mV0Se4bjBvY32E6pGFX5eicGomUmdFXJZnbe24F712EYnw/s400/IJK_0074+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359614978957818706" border="0" /></a>Katie receiving the Body...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-plnkoHgAzWyOwWGRRd-dlC-nc8Ek679kcpoRrH9QCq05odJOVXo-Kh9Ru3mUbzZqsCHK8OPngLqy_ps_OWe3MmgFDToW3x5GmZOEuG8muVTq_X8SOgDom_WaOlqDPRD6dg7_GkehmU/s1600-h/IJK_0040+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-plnkoHgAzWyOwWGRRd-dlC-nc8Ek679kcpoRrH9QCq05odJOVXo-Kh9Ru3mUbzZqsCHK8OPngLqy_ps_OWe3MmgFDToW3x5GmZOEuG8muVTq_X8SOgDom_WaOlqDPRD6dg7_GkehmU/s400/IJK_0040+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359614975913378050" border="0" /></a>...and Blood of Christ for the first time.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlX9Tgr3eBIaRVK2HEti7_z8CvW5wiNo-hkEEB_y0c6jOvN7DrdlD3KXkgDVq_UtzMv75389eSSoDRXqYMV16bFuKtYd_3mMs7MS6U4z2sFGuiLmsT8hD5r5QcL9pyUI5PJVP8hIF0UY/s1600-h/IJK_0044+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlX9Tgr3eBIaRVK2HEti7_z8CvW5wiNo-hkEEB_y0c6jOvN7DrdlD3KXkgDVq_UtzMv75389eSSoDRXqYMV16bFuKtYd_3mMs7MS6U4z2sFGuiLmsT8hD5r5QcL9pyUI5PJVP8hIF0UY/s400/IJK_0044+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359614970816479698" border="0" /></a>Katie with Fr. Ed and her proud family.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LckmI3I8YtyNos6q8MKkMOgYqFhE554fx5HgH4r0ytHMSL5RmqFHid7_oHuO7fpj_GFQPtPDxoTqPZmBsJO8wNpUhJeWb_iXTh94XWdGoa3tu4fLgAJbk1wprb_4Gx_dZU4dBeHPU-Q/s1600-h/IJK_0061+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LckmI3I8YtyNos6q8MKkMOgYqFhE554fx5HgH4r0ytHMSL5RmqFHid7_oHuO7fpj_GFQPtPDxoTqPZmBsJO8wNpUhJeWb_iXTh94XWdGoa3tu4fLgAJbk1wprb_4Gx_dZU4dBeHPU-Q/s400/IJK_0061+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359614967464762226" border="0" /></a>Proud Grandparents.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqJRVDVIPIzy7WGYmxCOFTx5SS3NZmS6-7yO2XkZ3O_OTfomUCVbsC3tmiXLLzby6xgERJiK2pEa25Q7gbm0dKdPJyKOl-Ck-ZUkhjwL6tAcDBB9xf_2ga4PFTe5nbiej6kLgi5YBuK4/s1600-h/IJK_0068+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqJRVDVIPIzy7WGYmxCOFTx5SS3NZmS6-7yO2XkZ3O_OTfomUCVbsC3tmiXLLzby6xgERJiK2pEa25Q7gbm0dKdPJyKOl-Ck-ZUkhjwL6tAcDBB9xf_2ga4PFTe5nbiej6kLgi5YBuK4/s400/IJK_0068+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359614964331230194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And a very special thank you to Katie's Godmother, Lisa Marie, for not only coming up from Houston for the occasion but for taking all the awesome pictures. Including the slideshow below.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljkqSs0faAb9BHLf42haMM1ExTHqLm6-CNt7GcTu22swUPn6WVZfNw6Tmz_E8hyphenhyphenSY531b_9UF671Mu9138e6ZMS1hFnyqgxTwm04nvCvzfeok8VYKsQrF-RhGYm5ZEoYVBsAtDM49kA8/s1600-h/IJK_0113+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljkqSs0faAb9BHLf42haMM1ExTHqLm6-CNt7GcTu22swUPn6WVZfNw6Tmz_E8hyphenhyphenSY531b_9UF671Mu9138e6ZMS1hFnyqgxTwm04nvCvzfeok8VYKsQrF-RhGYm5ZEoYVBsAtDM49kA8/s400/IJK_0113+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359616780366499890" border="0" /></a><br />Lisa Marie took several photos of Katie in her dress just before we left Houston and put together this terrific slideshow:<br /><a href="http://www.life-lens.com/Katie2009-07-08" target="_blank">www.life-lens.com/Katie2009-<wbr>07-08</a>Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-7842614004734989242009-06-22T14:09:00.009+02:002009-06-22T15:04:53.814+02:00Katie's Dance RecitalKatie has been working hard all year in dance class. This is the first year she attended the 2 hour Saturday morning class, rather than just the 40 minute Friday after school class. Which meant that this year she had a ton more stage time than last year.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The "frame" of the show was that of a Birthday Slumber Party...which is why the costumes look like pajamas. Katie was the first "guest" to arrive at the party. Even though you can't hear it that well, she did a great job on her speaking parts.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxdXn5G6X4ZcluohNq9UDpuPSFQzkvI3VMMOKDpRUP68SAY3Ljc9L4bf9GqItX_JOIjneTuJPzeXr0NpE2ezg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KKU8Jdt5KDbFh6iqa1tGeFh8LZGEQakdv5sQjfJDCFvUecj3lD0hjlCiT_xgqUupwCkkMYnCP4zmDb1HuZOwfbQWQ-hL-qu3uvjpOJEcQkkG4ZaHqiagVbeOoz4rZHS9GTs6_Zc4_jc/s1600-h/01+-+DCA+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KKU8Jdt5KDbFh6iqa1tGeFh8LZGEQakdv5sQjfJDCFvUecj3lD0hjlCiT_xgqUupwCkkMYnCP4zmDb1HuZOwfbQWQ-hL-qu3uvjpOJEcQkkG4ZaHqiagVbeOoz4rZHS9GTs6_Zc4_jc/s400/01+-+DCA+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350124428025233522" border="0" /></a>Katie was in the oldest group of girls in the Junior Show.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEzeFbAa93QV01OHUkKhvlXtdXOM9c6PCA2YkhXuHR6_9BG1ZnjMyj1q8sZzX229w-ebjoiABngkIp8BDxE_WCsAQXeejPyANjrg_Z9qr-SLUlzSAD6Ur9tZBqj9-U6mwnFmNDUSdJhU/s1600-h/02+-+DCA+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yIrq2xryl8BMbGiC-WG4f_GBO8Q8n7cg60i1qFhUC4vWQte2uvfO-443gEtn4LLBa9FIFjECe8xWp8zjwWdpkK1d1kW9vdF0Ow90p1t1elvmjXd3gMOIbL-dzLhVrsmZ6NNUk_rZbMM/s400/09+-+DCA+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350123923957456722" border="0" /></a>Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-35515832476574589122009-06-21T20:41:00.010+02:002009-06-22T14:04:24.693+02:00PragueThe last weekend in May was a long weekend so we took the opportunity to visit Prague. It's only a 5 hour trip from Budapest...which just cracks me up. In 5 hours we went through 3 countries: Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. In Houston I could <span style="font-style: italic;">maybe</span> get to Dallas in 5 hours.<br /><br />On Saturday it was a bit rainy but we still managed to take a nice log walk around town.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the whole family in the Old Town Square.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BceRd23wP6a8_hGlo9hxOk1UHRf_Mr5C0Qp_hE19a3pxUhoGn_ubCEf51rrsXmILkx4sL4Tmc2QElXlFOCm9cPfZ7moRTwj4I-04kxK9MDxORKTvHKA-u9euHQXKSlHlhFbwVpfvko8/s1600-h/IMG_6589+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BceRd23wP6a8_hGlo9hxOk1UHRf_Mr5C0Qp_hE19a3pxUhoGn_ubCEf51rrsXmILkx4sL4Tmc2QElXlFOCm9cPfZ7moRTwj4I-04kxK9MDxORKTvHKA-u9euHQXKSlHlhFbwVpfvko8/s400/IMG_6589+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349853743218399106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The kids and I pose for a picture on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bridge">Charles Bridge</a>, an important Prague landmark. Lots of walking this day...the Charles Bridge was located about halfway between our hotel and the Prague Castle (seen way in the background) where we ended our walking tour...but we still had to walk all the way back!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3CJeZa1D5Kpx6ITj0U8_eF89R78kRthJljqu0_kuyDCOtEhe98-qBzO_-HJPsMfUi8WKrtQ4HBXphNcGiqWx7insPScL-4nP8v-DbYhb7ynOQnuUQglzpfhC2_JyND9LHKgVaV0zqp4/s1600-h/IMG_6618+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3CJeZa1D5Kpx6ITj0U8_eF89R78kRthJljqu0_kuyDCOtEhe98-qBzO_-HJPsMfUi8WKrtQ4HBXphNcGiqWx7insPScL-4nP8v-DbYhb7ynOQnuUQglzpfhC2_JyND9LHKgVaV0zqp4/s400/IMG_6618+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349853741562158610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Outside the Prague Castle.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdPbxuQ2fi8PNuLXLfjLJnYWP1DMrCnZLIrnr0whr3P5ayI8xgy5H9IzCbc1uEoYo4p8CKySOKJeTKwIYcld6BMQDhjmmd97UYmM0iLzeDPXLfIMNbk6-F7wcElTZU_x7BKkF56wensc/s1600-h/IMG_6641+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdPbxuQ2fi8PNuLXLfjLJnYWP1DMrCnZLIrnr0whr3P5ayI8xgy5H9IzCbc1uEoYo4p8CKySOKJeTKwIYcld6BMQDhjmmd97UYmM0iLzeDPXLfIMNbk6-F7wcElTZU_x7BKkF56wensc/s400/IMG_6641+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349858088259222386" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On Sunday we went to the Prague Zoo and met our friends, the Gardners.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhwZUIM2EmbqshOC2Agvoy5xbh8ZyiyhXY8fqIBElc0YcrCqL4f2en_Y8VeLVJBJfAb0tOPyhkhQDWfhKEIpGfOhk8SnPk_rti8rNoCQRTxk3gy06yMkmtFnR3N8zGVvRhqjod95thJE/s1600-h/IMG_6707+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhwZUIM2EmbqshOC2Agvoy5xbh8ZyiyhXY8fqIBElc0YcrCqL4f2en_Y8VeLVJBJfAb0tOPyhkhQDWfhKEIpGfOhk8SnPk_rti8rNoCQRTxk3gy06yMkmtFnR3N8zGVvRhqjod95thJE/s400/IMG_6707+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349853741055151858" border="0" /></a>We got to see the penguins (Grandpa's favorite) really up close. No zoom needed!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HY-7a1YDFTyeUsRf9hHQadd6LUU8u-oblkvHVw-JxtBYhgiDi-7m4talxNHOaTR0fa-YGK9jpouYqu4XskvXEfSk7kSoX1WMpVhbXI7_DYNnoSj_jXFHRUN1_KzPeNQ3I4JIvhFZgSY/s1600-h/IMG_6714+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HY-7a1YDFTyeUsRf9hHQadd6LUU8u-oblkvHVw-JxtBYhgiDi-7m4talxNHOaTR0fa-YGK9jpouYqu4XskvXEfSk7kSoX1WMpVhbXI7_DYNnoSj_jXFHRUN1_KzPeNQ3I4JIvhFZgSY/s400/IMG_6714+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349853455960934114" border="0" /></a>The Zoo had several play areas where we stopped to have some fun.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeGmSstcqeOP12DDWdClRXwEy1Pf-EQ5CZ9YDOl_WSss48EbL8V-IlmH9mPGdtmPg1cn5bcoF3yYvUnCSogVAnRZMhBvP9I2Jckw5mlf4BY-CaRYGwTGEkBT794qx8kQQDIoTOyAWzJ4/s1600-h/IMG_6777+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrq3hwRSBi7CmcQ-Qc8qaq4QNdpDKJVc1chbYNJ4qkSLXlobG0XMEjy8hpvlIif5okp3siMgNmw3L5U66_VosfR6PD_dcmgeZ8K-nLRwPRQlE5cy0BIzApesLiSRTxlSmxLaiZ_v8_iM/s400/IMG_6795+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349853447505081922" border="0" /></a>And of course we needed some ice cream to cap off the day.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfD7biWrAi05GbyZWXimomFWDP3X01O8Le7a0bP4UKL3yqgHZHB8xo6KHrVoLahXCLi-4OZLXCP2EMIMZm49ik_q1VpVWyQbcYcwbSM8DhTJY0vTk4LpTcS-8rjkFdbVt9yDbM9ZItRk/s1600-h/IMG_6902+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfD7biWrAi05GbyZWXimomFWDP3X01O8Le7a0bP4UKL3yqgHZHB8xo6KHrVoLahXCLi-4OZLXCP2EMIMZm49ik_q1VpVWyQbcYcwbSM8DhTJY0vTk4LpTcS-8rjkFdbVt9yDbM9ZItRk/s400/IMG_6902+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349853439734027346" border="0" /></a><br />We had a great time in Prague!Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-51875619937758165092009-06-02T19:47:00.007+02:002009-06-02T20:31:27.034+02:00Happy 8th Birthday, KatieKatie has been counting down to her Birthday for quite some time and we ALL were glad when it finally arrived.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We had her party the week before her birthday at the Arena Plaza Movie theater.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNoIQegHq0DMGgDA5Upw37gkNDCjIM8QL63m-TVATDYMumBMJ2T0eVTEGf7Ch5LaBrn-EKyw05tJ_N7PM9h3DU8cfX4_X95rX2HoKhN2Zc5N1wOhXytKf2auYeTAZyfozeX5Pl2THDZE/s1600-h/IMG_6474+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNoIQegHq0DMGgDA5Upw37gkNDCjIM8QL63m-TVATDYMumBMJ2T0eVTEGf7Ch5LaBrn-EKyw05tJ_N7PM9h3DU8cfX4_X95rX2HoKhN2Zc5N1wOhXytKf2auYeTAZyfozeX5Pl2THDZE/s400/IMG_6474+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342789814470291154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Katie and her friends had a private movie theater with all the popcorn they could spill...err...eat.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsclVenO2q5aD3mUAPVugAiG9j-rDj4x0wbTi6KYMLCrIgnwp7syWdtf4cJqrA9xJ4DVfN4vjUKBZgM69KPRe6N4XxwgSW5xAbMn1QJ7K9oE1-H7il-__aSLLHX_i5yZoalBXhJ0AE9O8/s1600-h/IMG_6476+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsclVenO2q5aD3mUAPVugAiG9j-rDj4x0wbTi6KYMLCrIgnwp7syWdtf4cJqrA9xJ4DVfN4vjUKBZgM69KPRe6N4XxwgSW5xAbMn1QJ7K9oE1-H7il-__aSLLHX_i5yZoalBXhJ0AE9O8/s400/IMG_6476+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342789196252797586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The kids almost had as much fun fooling with the reclining chairs as watching the movie "Hotel For Dogs." We were lucky that the theater was able to get it in English AND that only 2 kids had already seen it!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTU94IpHTpxyRIGNk4I7DSpoW8KP7ICrkswY3pZw7X2pF2haH1R_n4fsKxrc5AbxArj_LQskGcmAWi8aLq6nHWObomzkzJQSmrAoepC6_IAvxHS2V6TlhH8ZfgmFF424QnEJZ2dzoMoRE/s1600-h/IMG_6480+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTU94IpHTpxyRIGNk4I7DSpoW8KP7ICrkswY3pZw7X2pF2haH1R_n4fsKxrc5AbxArj_LQskGcmAWi8aLq6nHWObomzkzJQSmrAoepC6_IAvxHS2V6TlhH8ZfgmFF424QnEJZ2dzoMoRE/s400/IMG_6480+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342789191352539906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Special thanks goes to my friend, Saksia, for baking the delicious cakes. The strawberry cake was especially good!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NsjfOQG0ulWTSqaCV2J_r0N2YUvC-_3WvFRxi6WPz3tCe8FM1qQAePFW4gdHejlqAWyTJFtlEwq_5r0_uGQkOM8FDKnN3WjOtIVIgMZRrMfi1jHwWb9cHMtEoAVx-4BlCD0BIgcHwFA/s1600-h/IMG_6486+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NsjfOQG0ulWTSqaCV2J_r0N2YUvC-_3WvFRxi6WPz3tCe8FM1qQAePFW4gdHejlqAWyTJFtlEwq_5r0_uGQkOM8FDKnN3WjOtIVIgMZRrMfi1jHwWb9cHMtEoAVx-4BlCD0BIgcHwFA/s400/IMG_6486+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342789013125361682" border="0" /></a><br />Everyone gathered to sing "Happy Birthday."<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lwVIgZIz8GuACeauMkj9RDI8owNFfT6DARqNtNzXqg7RfEIRRED3KMGk96jfbJv9zPjTM4gtJ7j33fmWaxXk1ryi-Tbu_d2cUdwzEo_MVXR5hOWYm5q__3JDa_MYVDq1mxLerwExWRA/s1600-h/IMG_6489+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lwVIgZIz8GuACeauMkj9RDI8owNFfT6DARqNtNzXqg7RfEIRRED3KMGk96jfbJv9zPjTM4gtJ7j33fmWaxXk1ryi-Tbu_d2cUdwzEo_MVXR5hOWYm5q__3JDa_MYVDq1mxLerwExWRA/s400/IMG_6489+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342789009910443682" border="0" /></a><br />Katie and her best friend Shiraz.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwMuZeXQvOVXSs4cCz5ctamkB2ht8pwfOyLQd8GGMLeEA0swiR63lbufiFhfBhb-zCAqSj5hTPUfPjjWbJSk9iYk2dCFpAOb1_VZD904dRqSiWon0UN6rg9Fuwf4DwWcPGYj4bjtDt-U/s1600-h/IMG_6536+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwMuZeXQvOVXSs4cCz5ctamkB2ht8pwfOyLQd8GGMLeEA0swiR63lbufiFhfBhb-zCAqSj5hTPUfPjjWbJSk9iYk2dCFpAOb1_VZD904dRqSiWon0UN6rg9Fuwf4DwWcPGYj4bjtDt-U/s400/IMG_6536+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342789009175398418" border="0" /></a><br />Mom and Dad's present of a Nintendo DS (pink, of course) went over extremely well.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uf8Q_T-q43qEc7moU-BOgXtYFg1h8Poc2eE5BC0cHLYcNjeWyYR7ilki7Mzr4VgAYFpOGiwE3DHBiyMXqj7zvMR_GR1QN8G3_LVQBpQTVqvOKjOQBsESFwvx2Fz3RH3j96aIjhpA2A8/s1600-h/IMG_6544+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uf8Q_T-q43qEc7moU-BOgXtYFg1h8Poc2eE5BC0cHLYcNjeWyYR7ilki7Mzr4VgAYFpOGiwE3DHBiyMXqj7zvMR_GR1QN8G3_LVQBpQTVqvOKjOQBsESFwvx2Fz3RH3j96aIjhpA2A8/s400/IMG_6544+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342789007995145554" border="0" /></a><br />On Friday the whole lower elementary school sang Happy Birthday to those kids (& teachers) with birthdays this week.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67d4XcOb0B6UNpXt7b5gAYTcrQdC0OCZ9NRbBfAHhi0rtTNzifxgqxBIV2ZGmTZA2IyMbz9JwZQfoBbxwL6BScAxVO0XDNO1CvLjcmRkXpeIgHDt9-k-345qarAg4jHsuiENHsEqFnsU/s1600-h/IMG_6550+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67d4XcOb0B6UNpXt7b5gAYTcrQdC0OCZ9NRbBfAHhi0rtTNzifxgqxBIV2ZGmTZA2IyMbz9JwZQfoBbxwL6BScAxVO0XDNO1CvLjcmRkXpeIgHDt9-k-345qarAg4jHsuiENHsEqFnsU/s400/IMG_6550+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342789003989015762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We happened to be in Prague for her actual birthday. On Saturday we had dinner with our friends the Lowes at the Hard Rock Cafe where the wait staff came and sang Happy Birthday.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieF659KjChv7JhNd0zI2AiAegpETuGMj2HyxFaQf6h88RJ0-hg0QCorpOaUrQLFNBdJD6Zx6tHROxR_41gxKlXgvOjDz7KqHqD_yMk68MnWC7LVbDAWzCVovKw3cW2pGeuXiLvvitg8AU/s1600-h/IMG_6658+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieF659KjChv7JhNd0zI2AiAegpETuGMj2HyxFaQf6h88RJ0-hg0QCorpOaUrQLFNBdJD6Zx6tHROxR_41gxKlXgvOjDz7KqHqD_yMk68MnWC7LVbDAWzCVovKw3cW2pGeuXiLvvitg8AU/s400/IMG_6658+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342797707366180242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZ0cRRpUrZz8BVkmPE-4kZvq3aMgs1iNWhVfI_pRhNAJj3IXUu1j62qfu9ySAhiO0c2OsAQ83N7lAyaWBdHjxnOTS796lXI3rh6amHF_eT6LGjYopNFZe0AoaJEov7vtIgcDV1ABABUk/s1600-h/IMG_6663+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZ0cRRpUrZz8BVkmPE-4kZvq3aMgs1iNWhVfI_pRhNAJj3IXUu1j62qfu9ySAhiO0c2OsAQ83N7lAyaWBdHjxnOTS796lXI3rh6amHF_eT6LGjYopNFZe0AoaJEov7vtIgcDV1ABABUk/s400/IMG_6663+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342797703338118930" border="0" /></a><br />The kids enjoyed that so much that they asked to go back the next night (Katie's actual Birthday) and so she got another free sundae and another round of singing!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjye-XCag8NRUXm3jZPEFcXZD-PkjB5v60Uduh3T_JArZ2c6r6K3KBxLw4tchktflinKWNSCu3M6wzWrBAgGF3wzfYyXf3BIaE0DWasf3Zr1DCC79Ow89zUqvsh0wwLtBpdWan0exsgUaI/s1600-h/IMG_6924+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjye-XCag8NRUXm3jZPEFcXZD-PkjB5v60Uduh3T_JArZ2c6r6K3KBxLw4tchktflinKWNSCu3M6wzWrBAgGF3wzfYyXf3BIaE0DWasf3Zr1DCC79Ow89zUqvsh0wwLtBpdWan0exsgUaI/s400/IMG_6924+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342797698756971650" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Birthday Katie!Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-78436031849826963332009-05-10T14:09:00.012+02:002009-05-10T14:54:28.825+02:00SalzburgLast weekend was a long weekend (May 1<sup>st</sup> is like Labor Day in Europe) so Anna, the kids and I went to Salzburg, Austria.<br /><br />On Friday we toured Old Town Salzburg including a visit to the Salzburg Fortress (Festung Hohensalzburg).<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSCtMLK5RIdiKUt3uP0f6lYSj0gnZd0eKrH3iX289ZSiOtxlXJRPbn5C9KKam7S3-ly95rktl3rqg5kzqxvbKL4uB3Vi88fNAmx7WWuSNuU6kr7P3q4aFAyG5t94tY3IRBJEBZRls1RM/s1600-h/IMG_5895+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSCtMLK5RIdiKUt3uP0f6lYSj0gnZd0eKrH3iX289ZSiOtxlXJRPbn5C9KKam7S3-ly95rktl3rqg5kzqxvbKL4uB3Vi88fNAmx7WWuSNuU6kr7P3q4aFAyG5t94tY3IRBJEBZRls1RM/s400/IMG_5895+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334171408017633938" border="0" /></a>On top one of the towers of the fortress.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFumoIfQwvoZXpyAe1UvMsjpaJoE_9ggkoF8X9zG43UQF8sgeq1jwpHlCCnu_hxIvyb0eRksrExwD6t6aK7fWCCZJdL7O7uxAFsa_IM1TFwsQh6lxHHkj9pRNfcUEHDRqpSrekdhT4j0/s1600-h/IMG_5754+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFumoIfQwvoZXpyAe1UvMsjpaJoE_9ggkoF8X9zG43UQF8sgeq1jwpHlCCnu_hxIvyb0eRksrExwD6t6aK7fWCCZJdL7O7uxAFsa_IM1TFwsQh6lxHHkj9pRNfcUEHDRqpSrekdhT4j0/s400/IMG_5754+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334171406342430530" border="0" /></a>There were A LOT of steps on the Fortress tour.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBX4mrl_Ra1gk6dUb0yiJ4w30LZXSjKf7zdNzZXOkOYcq6McvhG6B2PCQB1s_MAWTG1RFXsAyqKcHB5YISbci-Jjn-y2k5V4oo-wo1Pjeqo7QeY8HYiqYJiKIZHls9AEjp9-Q_-ma0wsg/s1600-h/IMG_5853+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBX4mrl_Ra1gk6dUb0yiJ4w30LZXSjKf7zdNzZXOkOYcq6McvhG6B2PCQB1s_MAWTG1RFXsAyqKcHB5YISbci-Jjn-y2k5V4oo-wo1Pjeqo7QeY8HYiqYJiKIZHls9AEjp9-Q_-ma0wsg/s400/IMG_5853+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334173236257084850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On Saturday we took the Sound of Music tour, visiting many of the places where the movie was filmed.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78Zz1MwRnWTMGq_pDL0AvlribRojX2R5N0VMq1DQWcsHs_hHthG_4y06n2PP7WfuKnXlbX8jekDLSDWyq6Izi-HkFT2u5cqEGsi9c4uN-4dAAE6f3RCK71OM_HuG-_YO3Z7LTsI0cQeM/s1600-h/IMG_6004+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78Zz1MwRnWTMGq_pDL0AvlribRojX2R5N0VMq1DQWcsHs_hHthG_4y06n2PP7WfuKnXlbX8jekDLSDWyq6Izi-HkFT2u5cqEGsi9c4uN-4dAAE6f3RCK71OM_HuG-_YO3Z7LTsI0cQeM/s400/IMG_6004+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334171137645674946" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Including the Gazebo:<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaKzMCvFH_RanAMpetLCa4XnP5N10KHbLiMCE55wcccaxV-m-Czrb3ecdKL2xHf6lxOks7g4O0z3K56yVzbxbrrllnRVE8kV9Vdop3nnV9CpB-EqPgc0iZFHRAxNis3egDOgzATXFRHI/s1600-h/IMG_5934+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaKzMCvFH_RanAMpetLCa4XnP5N10KHbLiMCE55wcccaxV-m-Czrb3ecdKL2xHf6lxOks7g4O0z3K56yVzbxbrrllnRVE8kV9Vdop3nnV9CpB-EqPgc0iZFHRAxNis3egDOgzATXFRHI/s400/IMG_5934+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334171146499676002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In Mondsee (a town close to Salzburg where the church where the wedding of Maria to the Captain was filmed is located) we took a break for some delicious Apple Strudel.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qpzSFhD1N1dUmflgWrqxBAXNjeIj5Cx2ReJbpiHfd8YkHV8iMHzESTnoIDG2zhMeqf7L-yevOq9EYCvYH8gqeD4MwdwGf_ze1iacnMYGYS-9obiw7RRacXI6an6O861tNBFrPvVh3Lg/s1600-h/IMG_5996+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qpzSFhD1N1dUmflgWrqxBAXNjeIj5Cx2ReJbpiHfd8YkHV8iMHzESTnoIDG2zhMeqf7L-yevOq9EYCvYH8gqeD4MwdwGf_ze1iacnMYGYS-9obiw7RRacXI6an6O861tNBFrPvVh3Lg/s400/IMG_5996+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334171144251688146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The highlight of the tour were the Mirabell Gardens where many of the scenes from Do-Re-Me were filmed. We had a great time exploring the gardens despite a brief rain shower.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCE73LYKRVxt3ipOiW1kNrzLz4S41Jgg5hAL8ddg6a04qoCDF96c_fWJa1Dvl55nawfCFi6sWDeONnsx972B67NHaEnVBqINJ8m228VGMh9JowMLftmQtTYKzBqoebyVPiIwGYZHvH3K4/s1600-h/IMG_6055+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCE73LYKRVxt3ipOiW1kNrzLz4S41Jgg5hAL8ddg6a04qoCDF96c_fWJa1Dvl55nawfCFi6sWDeONnsx972B67NHaEnVBqINJ8m228VGMh9JowMLftmQtTYKzBqoebyVPiIwGYZHvH3K4/s400/IMG_6055+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334171137306264834" border="0" /></a>One of the many stone dwarfs in the Gardens. This guy appeared in the movie during the Do-Re-Mi song.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPS1I8uclMUSS6zoMpN7ZxqF2Ayf45yPwdOPw23LLe3nyN5Xf85xsPSKMZ1T4qO_Uisj5URlwzZ0xW3CBAoXUOi_yVIkVOzHgXgf8VocvM2af4bjupDFkIlML76SRvYn-5SaVRoSHtc0I/s1600-h/IMG_6069+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPS1I8uclMUSS6zoMpN7ZxqF2Ayf45yPwdOPw23LLe3nyN5Xf85xsPSKMZ1T4qO_Uisj5URlwzZ0xW3CBAoXUOi_yVIkVOzHgXgf8VocvM2af4bjupDFkIlML76SRvYn-5SaVRoSHtc0I/s400/IMG_6069+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334171134353690562" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The kids wanted their pictures taken on the stone unicorn, then insisted that Anna and I take a turn too. Anna declined.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmp5LkZB9M-eM2wculZvDheGHy_jyJ85eZ2YTBk8EOXpxueDocMVdSVSUgHXfSLOkMs3V7TUVPGHZ5uZOdaaCwHq6W9Caaly7ZSFf1aJDtwSInVR9IhAWmHUNNqCy1ChIS1OUnoRTjNI/s1600-h/IMG_6072+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmp5LkZB9M-eM2wculZvDheGHy_jyJ85eZ2YTBk8EOXpxueDocMVdSVSUgHXfSLOkMs3V7TUVPGHZ5uZOdaaCwHq6W9Caaly7ZSFf1aJDtwSInVR9IhAWmHUNNqCy1ChIS1OUnoRTjNI/s400/IMG_6072+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334169813887791810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yAvLt94-tF8214w5w2IfTuXa9mWq33bh2BU1poQX-gu0cJv-tTQAeXaM97jH4p-Bw6up9nlVc1ubIN3OiM5zQyvF3aPIrXkKAZm_caVlRgAKJQtrRp2Yp-GeoOqXdWH5I7y7W5S01xs/s1600-h/IMG_6074+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yAvLt94-tF8214w5w2IfTuXa9mWq33bh2BU1poQX-gu0cJv-tTQAeXaM97jH4p-Bw6up9nlVc1ubIN3OiM5zQyvF3aPIrXkKAZm_caVlRgAKJQtrRp2Yp-GeoOqXdWH5I7y7W5S01xs/s400/IMG_6074+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334169808195148450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92AHC6YBWtzZORoy-9pFh6mR_t6x11deeTLzKhUfL2_vQyVLTkAugIBMoGqxpGb8phtDn6rd3TjM8gESiz5amz6Z3ZeMumorNODy57DVNQ5ISXotU3lf9wD-Wy6LqQatW0GJ0-GpH28I/s1600-h/IMG_6078+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92AHC6YBWtzZORoy-9pFh6mR_t6x11deeTLzKhUfL2_vQyVLTkAugIBMoGqxpGb8phtDn6rd3TjM8gESiz5amz6Z3ZeMumorNODy57DVNQ5ISXotU3lf9wD-Wy6LqQatW0GJ0-GpH28I/s400/IMG_6078+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334169782478022626" border="0" /></a>After a late lunch of hotdogs and ice cream...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpFzXugnLZrXqbwVt4DiPxOo-1kdRChojtiFntKupA0SZL1ihccJvaV3lwu0q9IwO1ws7SjvIUl4Sq_UKKGM7E5wibYx3fbCdHPICpwOt3QgRXlhkydV1X0bH5SxdrdLYKtkznhdD5bs/s1600-h/IMG_6088+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpFzXugnLZrXqbwVt4DiPxOo-1kdRChojtiFntKupA0SZL1ihccJvaV3lwu0q9IwO1ws7SjvIUl4Sq_UKKGM7E5wibYx3fbCdHPICpwOt3QgRXlhkydV1X0bH5SxdrdLYKtkznhdD5bs/s400/IMG_6088+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334169774677370034" border="0" /></a>...and beer, of course...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRiLH_nwgqAkM4-FHaXchWksi1T8KU1-mhZxJaJUq-78kVC1DQegsvBPEM8x-Kod40Zbbv8Ryl-USmp_olKKMzy-itHTlYciOwVudIMlQ_5iAreOgtzclcEnnMzEL2rz3GqAh6ldLj30/s1600-h/IMG_6094+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRiLH_nwgqAkM4-FHaXchWksi1T8KU1-mhZxJaJUq-78kVC1DQegsvBPEM8x-Kod40Zbbv8Ryl-USmp_olKKMzy-itHTlYciOwVudIMlQ_5iAreOgtzclcEnnMzEL2rz3GqAh6ldLj30/s400/IMG_6094+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334168933572332018" border="0" /></a> took a cruise on the Salzach river that runs through Salzburg.<em></em><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VjlD7tvVsmKb64kTXOjOlG_Bjs91935lpUrYrRA1TyL1z3JuC_KlHGmFbihKUMCsAGiOyDXKaDjyK6dSRCwgPGr6TLGno-7-8UERE-k3528LjOF8y5hP4ZoLb3Hfw-kRKA2eJ9naAyQ/s1600-h/IMG_6142+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VjlD7tvVsmKb64kTXOjOlG_Bjs91935lpUrYrRA1TyL1z3JuC_KlHGmFbihKUMCsAGiOyDXKaDjyK6dSRCwgPGr6TLGno-7-8UERE-k3528LjOF8y5hP4ZoLb3Hfw-kRKA2eJ9naAyQ/s400/IMG_6142+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334168924935390162" border="0" /></a>Anna scored two seats up front that were just made for the kids so they took turns "steering" the boat.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM9SGQPm8JUqT5zdDXIX1WKUrcPR95rPWZ04OL4_IxYzv324HdcnfUWyT4KwEyl_UIIF734j9JOczujqXPITIVDeKuJXGSa3X6j8HxqS7DjWcWuZ3Uk33W5eSdjbBitSgsTsXJr12Gpw/s1600-h/IMG_6103+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM9SGQPm8JUqT5zdDXIX1WKUrcPR95rPWZ04OL4_IxYzv324HdcnfUWyT4KwEyl_UIIF734j9JOczujqXPITIVDeKuJXGSa3X6j8HxqS7DjWcWuZ3Uk33W5eSdjbBitSgsTsXJr12Gpw/s400/IMG_6103+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334168930064905762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxDxX4orzAJ4jhpe5w9jUGyeiaQQ0ERjgDtvtitVMr8Eik8cCP4WaA8mKnSnvgQiCDNngxYZ8UjuXkuqF8Scjwj153uBT6nl_KJhZPGTg3I_umrxmANhdv9-krsnb_YmnBk4_uoMboP0/s1600-h/IMG_6111+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxDxX4orzAJ4jhpe5w9jUGyeiaQQ0ERjgDtvtitVMr8Eik8cCP4WaA8mKnSnvgQiCDNngxYZ8UjuXkuqF8Scjwj153uBT6nl_KJhZPGTg3I_umrxmANhdv9-krsnb_YmnBk4_uoMboP0/s400/IMG_6111+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334168926224422210" border="0" /></a><br />We had a great time in Salzburg. It was well worth the long drive, but our adventure was not over yet.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fucking, Austria</span><br /><br />We left Sunday morning and despite facing a 5 1/2 - 6 hour drive home I convinced Anna that we really <span style="font-style: italic;">needed</span> to detour about 30 minutes north of Salzburg. Just so I could get this picture:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmkAPrGbPijviiVyT1HYBtZ09MY8VnlObo9-WpVPvYBQiyPJXJwUKxZhhHcXK322dAGHsNneyuJHrDOdHTIZfQjkm1Y-yB6jAgtVTTDiZA-6D2cgltbB17FdzUzqE0i2OirhHenVH6mI/s1600-h/IMG_6156+cropped+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmkAPrGbPijviiVyT1HYBtZ09MY8VnlObo9-WpVPvYBQiyPJXJwUKxZhhHcXK322dAGHsNneyuJHrDOdHTIZfQjkm1Y-yB6jAgtVTTDiZA-6D2cgltbB17FdzUzqE0i2OirhHenVH6mI/s400/IMG_6156+cropped+%5BDesktop+Resolution%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334168925259366498" border="0" /></a>Yes, there is actually a town in Austria called Fucking. It's a tiny, "blink and you drive through it," type of town. Apparently since becoming "famous" via the internet they have had trouble with people stealing the sign that welcomes them to the town.<br /><br />Anna was so embarrassed as she took my picture, in her words "feeling like a 12 year old" I had to promise to speak in a British accent if anyone said hello to us so as not to reflect poorly on America.<br /><br />In whole the detour took about 90 minutes (it was a little off the main highways and ot well marked until we got to it) but I say that was 90 minutes well spent.Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-72623861769315590942009-04-29T09:46:00.004+02:002009-04-29T09:51:53.066+02:00Dance Class PhotosNot much to say. We just got Katie's Dance Class photos back and scanned in and wanted to share them with you. Her actual recital is in the beginning of June.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHM5qxOoUPszRg9zFh4gVVYDh16VAGxWx0WlW5u0DdwXigwDz7c2r-93DVrqm9dCxiaBwOa19KotB0Txy_wVGad-HMR22NIJrT-QWPsgKdv-_FcLLCFMe70cWjo1uiuztKbQcP4rvSwtE/s1600-h/2009-04+Katie+Dance+Photos+%231+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHM5qxOoUPszRg9zFh4gVVYDh16VAGxWx0WlW5u0DdwXigwDz7c2r-93DVrqm9dCxiaBwOa19KotB0Txy_wVGad-HMR22NIJrT-QWPsgKdv-_FcLLCFMe70cWjo1uiuztKbQcP4rvSwtE/s400/2009-04+Katie+Dance+Photos+%231+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330017293301976978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9XjvzRwJZ6XMJaGPZ5ceYWpW07EXYS5L36GMSpXBWmovskWIWGlad5zEvSQE5dpj_aflj2X7oeM5mlArYFlcZiCP1t2_W6FIqCxsTYj3mF2KJYbOUm7q83GPjyHyH4hYbAKIf9rwMiU/s1600-h/2009-04+Katie+Dance+Photos+%234+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9XjvzRwJZ6XMJaGPZ5ceYWpW07EXYS5L36GMSpXBWmovskWIWGlad5zEvSQE5dpj_aflj2X7oeM5mlArYFlcZiCP1t2_W6FIqCxsTYj3mF2KJYbOUm7q83GPjyHyH4hYbAKIf9rwMiU/s400/2009-04+Katie+Dance+Photos+%234+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330017303420859426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTkaHKAm07FHCTCsUe1Dz4BArJ-8Q0ND8mZUMxIWqAzM0YJLh_zcS3rOQiGeFkTHdawq79VfL7lA6myLbmxk5W6ecE2GyrtN8-YK7saFEwLHKx5OIOmPeM_djwhfPvCCgAdeHI1Kk3oI/s1600-h/2009-04+Katie+Dance+Photos+%233+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTkaHKAm07FHCTCsUe1Dz4BArJ-8Q0ND8mZUMxIWqAzM0YJLh_zcS3rOQiGeFkTHdawq79VfL7lA6myLbmxk5W6ecE2GyrtN8-YK7saFEwLHKx5OIOmPeM_djwhfPvCCgAdeHI1Kk3oI/s400/2009-04+Katie+Dance+Photos+%233+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330017298279656466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8L7ujFtdi-Q2Ufa4rihcM3ERoY9H7YpSWwiPnnHO-Tkxm-pdCbYV-XzmU_tvfX0-QEzm0Ull2wXjgNXhMDQm3V8W4ZmBlvPF0AI_InjWlJ96rfteASWKxufrGZDLvq15qtm9l_j0jlA/s1600-h/2009-04+Katie+Dance+Photos+%232+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8L7ujFtdi-Q2Ufa4rihcM3ERoY9H7YpSWwiPnnHO-Tkxm-pdCbYV-XzmU_tvfX0-QEzm0Ull2wXjgNXhMDQm3V8W4ZmBlvPF0AI_InjWlJ96rfteASWKxufrGZDLvq15qtm9l_j0jlA/s400/2009-04+Katie+Dance+Photos+%232+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330017300540282994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCdan_wX3TrqOyaejPly5SUw1eKjw4vvuPGCKynn810xklZJuGHZj-fFZ5LNXnRDFZjUwEzxNlwGm27AOgjr73q-vGHbRUxpvxY1dX7Lup_pmD1yVJd_mbTar46xlP7VrRw-sJo7f3ZI/s1600-h/2009-04+Katie+Dance+Photos+%235+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCdan_wX3TrqOyaejPly5SUw1eKjw4vvuPGCKynn810xklZJuGHZj-fFZ5LNXnRDFZjUwEzxNlwGm27AOgjr73q-vGHbRUxpvxY1dX7Lup_pmD1yVJd_mbTar46xlP7VrRw-sJo7f3ZI/s400/2009-04+Katie+Dance+Photos+%235+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330017306362673314" border="0" /></a>Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-70416542436767860882009-04-25T15:28:00.011+02:002009-04-25T17:28:30.453+02:00Spring Break FunStaying in Budapest for Spring Break is not all bad. On Wednesday the kids and I had some fun taking a boat ride on the Danube.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">They listened to the pre-recorded tour guide for about 10 minutes before deciding it was boooring.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNMLFh8BT0kIdyKBagfyuRv2n2HaEW6PjYmbBuwqGBahAlsvWDcHTnvKHrHXIYeou1xhmOZRExCjq24f7veDFn74eivGUVhnYoj1d1IbKYGThye1K8q4YZMEiyLtNFPXA5bqgd1GFAD0/s1600-h/2009-04-15-11h19m29+Kid%27s+Boat+Ride+on+the+Danube+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNMLFh8BT0kIdyKBagfyuRv2n2HaEW6PjYmbBuwqGBahAlsvWDcHTnvKHrHXIYeou1xhmOZRExCjq24f7veDFn74eivGUVhnYoj1d1IbKYGThye1K8q4YZMEiyLtNFPXA5bqgd1GFAD0/s400/2009-04-15-11h19m29+Kid%27s+Boat+Ride+on+the+Danube+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328622909766793986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Passing by Parliament and enjoying the open air deck.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkgQ1l6w4G2hF7N_4HS-mWJDPsKoahdDo5a6CnEJ8KO4LLmb21db-RZlsxi3w9x8ks3Qj_4LN1LJQEZQ-hZBb6fRfOXSgW2BL72gO1ov-r7WCTJ49uAKcibCYlphDWMtxR4O4bdkuiG4/s1600-h/2009-04-15-11h38m11+Kid%27s+Boat+Ride+on+the+Danube+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkgQ1l6w4G2hF7N_4HS-mWJDPsKoahdDo5a6CnEJ8KO4LLmb21db-RZlsxi3w9x8ks3Qj_4LN1LJQEZQ-hZBb6fRfOXSgW2BL72gO1ov-r7WCTJ49uAKcibCYlphDWMtxR4O4bdkuiG4/s400/2009-04-15-11h38m11+Kid%27s+Boat+Ride+on+the+Danube+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328622909223891042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">View from the back of the boat.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi570zsfHBDj5Y94T0jqLkMfvpH6KkghD-jd5uzXfOdfhAoxluFzU8oi1IzN2SZFE6wUdULsfgfMBQunhUoww496TeI_h53j4CEJirnfvzK8XXi4NelqdTYVC5LpyFT6N3sYEJeG5GSucs/s1600-h/2009-04-15-11h43m00+Kid%27s+Boat+Ride+on+the+Danube+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi570zsfHBDj5Y94T0jqLkMfvpH6KkghD-jd5uzXfOdfhAoxluFzU8oi1IzN2SZFE6wUdULsfgfMBQunhUoww496TeI_h53j4CEJirnfvzK8XXi4NelqdTYVC5LpyFT6N3sYEJeG5GSucs/s400/2009-04-15-11h43m00+Kid%27s+Boat+Ride+on+the+Danube+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328622913295211554" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now we are inside enjoying our fruity cocktail drink.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1cjr8qWBJajzS7mUirpICkCFfVM_P-gB1rgnN-pjQ3MEkbp0BDGXWR3_H0DOT4UK6XHI9Vvp1j1moXGnqy7bAZNj8ASfM04LRjkKV4TXgCjh1RPhGZfeHIs12w0_4agnmFq-XilOlpY/s1600-h/2009-04-15-12h09m14+Kid%27s+Boat+Ride+on+the+Danube+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1cjr8qWBJajzS7mUirpICkCFfVM_P-gB1rgnN-pjQ3MEkbp0BDGXWR3_H0DOT4UK6XHI9Vvp1j1moXGnqy7bAZNj8ASfM04LRjkKV4TXgCjh1RPhGZfeHIs12w0_4agnmFq-XilOlpY/s400/2009-04-15-12h09m14+Kid%27s+Boat+Ride+on+the+Danube+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328622914584207986" border="0" /></a>Nice children who pose as we pass Parliament again.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaSD6tOSGHuxp7FiCmPl7hAlfvoXEBLkvs3OYn079jyA7M1-RoK0VtNotpa6p16ez6JK0Hj5MqO6QDjmVVJEM46c-AGhxZeYRdc4_2MtU0BOtFoiRPYHaTl8T13-3hKLA3zV9JYVCnx8/s1600-h/2009-04-15-12h20m17+Kid%27s+Boat+Ride+on+the+Danube+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaSD6tOSGHuxp7FiCmPl7hAlfvoXEBLkvs3OYn079jyA7M1-RoK0VtNotpa6p16ez6JK0Hj5MqO6QDjmVVJEM46c-AGhxZeYRdc4_2MtU0BOtFoiRPYHaTl8T13-3hKLA3zV9JYVCnx8/s400/2009-04-15-12h20m17+Kid%27s+Boat+Ride+on+the+Danube+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328622915501140546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Goofy Children<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEKXmMPsEG0QEEEDC1F3uKDU2brulzHQsOj4Uhep6jgzjXfX8vR26T56JaNxIGxwiib08wL4bthR9WmbG1UO64vpowvsn5MRg2kSbT4xgCthb43yPuWzxvsY2ZY7-yWxyb0du2T7vn8Q/s1600-h/2009-04-15-12h20m42+Kid%27s+Boat+Ride+on+the+Danube+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEKXmMPsEG0QEEEDC1F3uKDU2brulzHQsOj4Uhep6jgzjXfX8vR26T56JaNxIGxwiib08wL4bthR9WmbG1UO64vpowvsn5MRg2kSbT4xgCthb43yPuWzxvsY2ZY7-yWxyb0du2T7vn8Q/s400/2009-04-15-12h20m42+Kid%27s+Boat+Ride+on+the+Danube+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328624469532791138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On Friday we went to the Railway History Museum with some friends from school.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbR21njF01W030Qd1rIvsciApLNwDBX7sof82OG6nuO2yrfcggaexjTB7xuLsJb3TBlgYu9EabmDTLLUp3vchZNbj0zuMpaBT-CeRTuluVici35OZEkRNcuBAZ-yTnW0TIbEtwt6c-qs/s1600-h/2009-04-17-10h05m20+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbR21njF01W030Qd1rIvsciApLNwDBX7sof82OG6nuO2yrfcggaexjTB7xuLsJb3TBlgYu9EabmDTLLUp3vchZNbj0zuMpaBT-CeRTuluVici35OZEkRNcuBAZ-yTnW0TIbEtwt6c-qs/s400/2009-04-17-10h05m20+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328630277173890274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Climbing on Board<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CVeg_lz7QMtgcOe5HUJtQMU_KBOwyvpUQU_J03MNuyOwyXYbxtKvzi1zzTTJ6nhG82sbQJdCrK27BJ1zIxGQghvYVzOGLxHPq9BuXlrRHT9qq4v5h-O3i_16f7PKsoE_dCFb0Hoqss8/s1600-h/2009-04-17-10h11m11+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CVeg_lz7QMtgcOe5HUJtQMU_KBOwyvpUQU_J03MNuyOwyXYbxtKvzi1zzTTJ6nhG82sbQJdCrK27BJ1zIxGQghvYVzOGLxHPq9BuXlrRHT9qq4v5h-O3i_16f7PKsoE_dCFb0Hoqss8/s400/2009-04-17-10h11m11+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328630281086673698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Vito driving the train<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthIxUHYBJmKnYf4OMQgdU0WcMNGbtofGycNDRrQpNlQ8Q34N2TEbsNFdDKMAHmsZH01K_CRoVnf-RkprgWjNO99wsfo1MNUS8cDl6l0aqh8Lg-Iusv2BTkJBvUgb_n2veFutvPZF7a10/s1600-h/2009-04-17-10h10m15+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthIxUHYBJmKnYf4OMQgdU0WcMNGbtofGycNDRrQpNlQ8Q34N2TEbsNFdDKMAHmsZH01K_CRoVnf-RkprgWjNO99wsfo1MNUS8cDl6l0aqh8Lg-Iusv2BTkJBvUgb_n2veFutvPZF7a10/s400/2009-04-17-10h10m15+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328630284741581266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Katie and Vito pose nicely for Dad.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXv832fns5gUgRd-Dav0LKRFDymC3KjhfaoNpk4E2rNhDyuNGs2_FZE6ss2V1soYNTIjL4nSPMKcMl5QYjuBfhoCzNGcSM6AYYNsv6d555Wq7kgveXQlpS-XbXGwT9Y07INaYAcrk9LlA/s1600-h/2009-04-17-10h16m23+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXv832fns5gUgRd-Dav0LKRFDymC3KjhfaoNpk4E2rNhDyuNGs2_FZE6ss2V1soYNTIjL4nSPMKcMl5QYjuBfhoCzNGcSM6AYYNsv6d555Wq7kgveXQlpS-XbXGwT9Y07INaYAcrk9LlA/s400/2009-04-17-10h16m23+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328630286794420162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Whole Gang. It took several tries to get everyone <span style="font-style: italic;">mostly</span> looking my way.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpqOFw4fzbn22hYR13eKFkLpWXsGgjZ75rpCcte7PHzFAO33GR_Et-lPqA7NXaDgOnzsbb8r78BohImX3msHalt9avrcvuk6z97q7zYDSRoj0ht1KN-V5xEOYfCvX4LV1awR97dvL8h8/s1600-h/2009-04-17-10h30m43+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrpqOFw4fzbn22hYR13eKFkLpWXsGgjZ75rpCcte7PHzFAO33GR_Et-lPqA7NXaDgOnzsbb8r78BohImX3msHalt9avrcvuk6z97q7zYDSRoj0ht1KN-V5xEOYfCvX4LV1awR97dvL8h8/s400/2009-04-17-10h30m43+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328630288766686610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We were lucky that they also happened to be having an "Old Time" car exhibition when we visited.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfMmSwMSm4JvbFIsjRLO6G5ik-TT4YHiI2uJXxOqb5l7GAfPUmo5MW2PHqOLDJxbCh-A7tm7419jF5ACUzdmidTmWfITbRv_pMcDivmR2jp18ATFkVnFQSCEpSlWnalhZAY6ZZQEWI0w/s1600-h/2009-04-17-10h40m24+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfMmSwMSm4JvbFIsjRLO6G5ik-TT4YHiI2uJXxOqb5l7GAfPUmo5MW2PHqOLDJxbCh-A7tm7419jF5ACUzdmidTmWfITbRv_pMcDivmR2jp18ATFkVnFQSCEpSlWnalhZAY6ZZQEWI0w/s400/2009-04-17-10h40m24+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328631941822480146" border="0" /></a>Katie was immediately drawn to this car. You can't really tell from the photo but it looks like someone took a BeDazzler to the hood and made a nice pink flower design.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz5qwCwb32MwHuGwgIYq2-w1zTspiXLyXS0ejYqPPjefX9pYG8h7QcL0d7_x8Qjkvg1iH5yunBSa4VsqTWbAv4vxkseYK9pWD_76sRyDxLFGzTSTC-2X-FPzE96mua8G0AxjiKOodXrs/s1600-h/2009-04-17-10h41m20+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz5qwCwb32MwHuGwgIYq2-w1zTspiXLyXS0ejYqPPjefX9pYG8h7QcL0d7_x8Qjkvg1iH5yunBSa4VsqTWbAv4vxkseYK9pWD_76sRyDxLFGzTSTC-2X-FPzE96mua8G0AxjiKOodXrs/s400/2009-04-17-10h41m20+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328631944860068258" border="0" /></a>Vito thought that this jeep looked like Sarge from the movie "Cars".<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWg32aKxvBJhX8R-V-1njWXVmAZb4kxdxwOMMo0qjCp13bGz55tFXUY5AJ3h0JcZeEL1hca7Ac3BlwuNPro5Bwk_OE-f2uno0a9fQ6VZWIm5qhUOHceXtOnIMJEbqbqgYE4juMXjw-uMs/s1600-h/2009-04-17-10h51m24+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWg32aKxvBJhX8R-V-1njWXVmAZb4kxdxwOMMo0qjCp13bGz55tFXUY5AJ3h0JcZeEL1hca7Ac3BlwuNPro5Bwk_OE-f2uno0a9fQ6VZWIm5qhUOHceXtOnIMJEbqbqgYE4juMXjw-uMs/s400/2009-04-17-10h51m24+Railway+History+Museum+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328631943987982738" border="0" /></a>We also saw "Monsters vs. Aliens" and went to the park to enjoy the awesome Spring weather. What a fun Week!Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-83162373209351208172009-04-22T13:20:00.006+02:002009-04-22T13:46:45.688+02:00Easter 2009Sorry that this post about Easter is a week+ late. That's due in about equal parts to procrastination and then my internet connection being down.<br /><br />Since we decided not to go to Amsterdam after Anna's accident (or "Hamsterdam" as VJ calls it) the Easter Bunny was able to leave all the goodies out in the garden. Thankfully the weather this Spring has been AWESOME!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Katie and Vito Jr are ready to go outside and look for eggs.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8NzH-wBlctIB7Jlev5cYy3rdnyvPjmbCd2twUJM59i3C9bfpcAu3KvaDSEkycVBTg0FprL2ZDT5dQzDZGotiXyIcw9_4b1o-Fo1Frv40-xP0ZPab9dRNNeJjPGBLu4OK4iyE7TOWCno/s1600-h/2009-04-12-06h24m52+Easter+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8NzH-wBlctIB7Jlev5cYy3rdnyvPjmbCd2twUJM59i3C9bfpcAu3KvaDSEkycVBTg0FprL2ZDT5dQzDZGotiXyIcw9_4b1o-Fo1Frv40-xP0ZPab9dRNNeJjPGBLu4OK4iyE7TOWCno/s400/2009-04-12-06h24m52+Easter+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327478081863771266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnc4VdsjthDoFK2MnzCblKFHaPAbAULc30LACsbqV8l_yQb-r8FV2S6NyXKRvHyUMCyf_yjK6VVrdCpVarTN-OjZeCoOXVN8Xr-3FSAM9BqnMLF5ssuRQLKCwmh0t9i9_4M3peY4sVLA/s1600-h/2009-04-12-06h24m48+Easter+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnc4VdsjthDoFK2MnzCblKFHaPAbAULc30LACsbqV8l_yQb-r8FV2S6NyXKRvHyUMCyf_yjK6VVrdCpVarTN-OjZeCoOXVN8Xr-3FSAM9BqnMLF5ssuRQLKCwmh0t9i9_4M3peY4sVLA/s400/2009-04-12-06h24m48+Easter+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327478074852569586" border="0" /></a><br />Which are eggs and which are just rocks?<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSV0rlbcTIySSVa6aIhzbkshfmrhd6_yo5zH_U0oppg1NXiMiyexhjA9FWYIQZljebtbOVUA8Ks5pVMWLJgKpBphglzr1DpnNPFtPosi7svS5-nXMQGGzrWAXxBxclG4I3irOF2m2xdrc/s1600-h/2009-04-12-06h27m41+Easter+-cropped+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSV0rlbcTIySSVa6aIhzbkshfmrhd6_yo5zH_U0oppg1NXiMiyexhjA9FWYIQZljebtbOVUA8Ks5pVMWLJgKpBphglzr1DpnNPFtPosi7svS5-nXMQGGzrWAXxBxclG4I3irOF2m2xdrc/s400/2009-04-12-06h27m41+Easter+-cropped+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327477129139250978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Vito finds an egg by the tree.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrPHaWjry6VtaqJLVHBDATbRuNaxJIdCPRTsWnRRAbkcFZo3mcg3LI5p5DPGT2u5BIOLVwYLeKuILIjDCcjmeTRefp0XlDvkZI2afZxMm3NL-C0jRxWxt4XXtxi4ZmVqKocMVs_Z3MT4/s1600-h/2009-04-12-06h28m09+Easter+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrPHaWjry6VtaqJLVHBDATbRuNaxJIdCPRTsWnRRAbkcFZo3mcg3LI5p5DPGT2u5BIOLVwYLeKuILIjDCcjmeTRefp0XlDvkZI2afZxMm3NL-C0jRxWxt4XXtxi4ZmVqKocMVs_Z3MT4/s400/2009-04-12-06h28m09+Easter+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327477124983159282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Katie was very excited to see the new basket that the Bunny brought to replace the one that got stepped on and broken last year. It even has a pink lining.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHddBOtQJFEsaz51RL9oUgNI8d4PoffaYl4_a_HMHEWGQAKjpK54SBbGw4JRv0bt5lsHKBz6POxwN_RMoXReDG09KvRwFJeSzjY1QXIBJSPIa4TXoDCDM0lo6A7nZBdw8AzTqhRUYYtpQ/s1600-h/2009-04-12-06h32m01+Easter+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHddBOtQJFEsaz51RL9oUgNI8d4PoffaYl4_a_HMHEWGQAKjpK54SBbGw4JRv0bt5lsHKBz6POxwN_RMoXReDG09KvRwFJeSzjY1QXIBJSPIa4TXoDCDM0lo6A7nZBdw8AzTqhRUYYtpQ/s400/2009-04-12-06h32m01+Easter+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327477125358711122" border="0" /></a><br />Vito shows off his haul.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgMVxyPwNtCUOPA9357qqzP-JO2g29eiWiUSOIk96_O8PDC8L0CV-s-xDe_dE9mRdX2DzRqTpvNtJ9lLTEXDohGyAtQ3HNIyvTsIlYDXoedo8mw2hu_180lzJ0MEzr9lJQPsQiZg_Wbc/s1600-h/2009-04-12-06h32m41+Easter+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgMVxyPwNtCUOPA9357qqzP-JO2g29eiWiUSOIk96_O8PDC8L0CV-s-xDe_dE9mRdX2DzRqTpvNtJ9lLTEXDohGyAtQ3HNIyvTsIlYDXoedo8mw2hu_180lzJ0MEzr9lJQPsQiZg_Wbc/s400/2009-04-12-06h32m41+Easter+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327477122468599122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Counting their loot to make sure that the Bunny was "fair." The Bunny is not stupid and made sure that they each had the same amount.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZN2G7TWV-R65YYSiMIfcyHiD7iL2OQSnkbRekaCSEhSL-54d5CJXr0DUcrQJlKqXwGzZZ7djqUGnirY9C_5_QwWYdBXss5WXFyXry7JpLhMnEQVEXIwS-iR9zhzNX-UNzhNHzox-If-k/s1600-h/2009-04-12-06h35m28+Easter+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZN2G7TWV-R65YYSiMIfcyHiD7iL2OQSnkbRekaCSEhSL-54d5CJXr0DUcrQJlKqXwGzZZ7djqUGnirY9C_5_QwWYdBXss5WXFyXry7JpLhMnEQVEXIwS-iR9zhzNX-UNzhNHzox-If-k/s400/2009-04-12-06h35m28+Easter+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327477121437839282" border="0" /></a>Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-63007187336333545672009-04-11T07:44:00.012+02:002009-04-29T09:55:51.542+02:00Not So Good FridayAnna is always complaining that I don't post enough to the blog. I tell her no one wants to read how the kids went to school, you went to work, I <del>surfed the internet</del> cleaned the house all day. Repeat. Unless something interesting happens, what is there to post? Well unfortunately, something "interesting" happened yesterday.<br /><br />So Friday started out just like any other day. Anna got up early and went downstairs and did her 40+ minutes on the treadmill. Then she came back up to shower. It was after getting in the shower that things go horribly wrong.<br /><br />You see, she wasn't alone in the shower. There was a bug in there too. And not just any bug, some sort of mutant killer bumblebee. A HUGE bee, like it's from a hive near a nuclear plant or something. Fleeing ensued.<br /><br />Mutant bees not withstanding, you really shouldn't run in the bathroom. Her first couple of steps were OK:<br />1st Step: Bath Mat<br />2nd Step: Little rug in front of the sink<br />3rd Step: Bathroom tile...uh oh.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thump.</span><br /><br />She fell pretty hard and hit her head on the corner of wall. I came rushing in and was immediately directed to kill the bastard bug that caused all this. It was not until that was completed that I turned back and we both realized she was bleeding. Profusely. She had a nice sized cut in the back of her head.<br /><br />Now this all happened just after 7am. A message left at our doctor's office was promptly returned and we were directed to come in right when they opened at 8am (you try REALLY hard not to go to the hospital over here unless it's REALLY necessary). During this hour Anna had to sit holding a towel to her head while I got the kids breakfast (poptarts), snacks for school, dressed, etc. I also made very funny jokes like asking her if she wanted to drive or should I. Luckily for us, another 2nd grader and friend of Katie's lives two doors down from us and her mom took the kids into school so we could go right to the doctor's office.<br /><br />Anna had to have a few stitches which they did right there in the office. The doctor wanted the cut covered and since they can't use tape 'cause of her hair they wrapped gauze all around her head. The best way to describe her is that she looks like an amnesiac from a soap opera. Good sport that she is agreed to let me take and post a picture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gw2PL70IOob4yKz_Sc9735S75KuqSN4eeu3gJNYCoU8JUhSbIr3cTcN7DLRJW80BkP4KOoUjOnan1Ew0Y27e4ry7UX1LS77UF-rJECruvpbsG0fK2uPQ2qWDbEwO8jNJ82Jkz5eSNdw/s1600-h/IMG_5329+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gw2PL70IOob4yKz_Sc9735S75KuqSN4eeu3gJNYCoU8JUhSbIr3cTcN7DLRJW80BkP4KOoUjOnan1Ew0Y27e4ry7UX1LS77UF-rJECruvpbsG0fK2uPQ2qWDbEwO8jNJ82Jkz5eSNdw/s400/IMG_5329+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323341078434619074" border="0" /></a>She rested and took it easy for the rest of Friday but to be on the safe side we decided to cancel our trip to Amsterdam so we'll be home for Easter/Spring Break. Which meant that I was running around Friday getting groceries and more Easter treats (the Bunny brings more stuff when you are home than when you are in a hotel...at least that's what we had told the kids when we expected to be at the Amsterdam Marriott for Easter).<br /><br />Anna's doing just fine and is actually more worried about her hair. Here it is in her own words:<br /><blockquote>I am fine, but sadly (or funny depending on your point of view), Vito says I look like an amnesiac patient since they had to put gauze around my head to hold the bandage. Oh, also, my hair is entirely gross. Since it was right after my shower (or at least I had just washed my hair) - my hair was all wet and not remotely untangled to begin with - then add a crazy looking amount of blood and then after that has dried in pretty good - throw some Betadine on top. Picture Medusa, with a bandage around the snakes :)</blockquote><br />The bright side of the whole thing is that if we have to stay home for Spring Break at least the weather in Budapest is supposed to be GORGEOUS the whole week...Sunny with highs in the mids 70's!Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-54167267203603469332009-04-09T12:00:00.000+02:002009-04-09T12:00:11.003+02:00Captain Frank Salvaggio<div style="width: 429px;"><div style="height: 374px;"><object width="429" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://content.oddcast.com/host/trek_yourself/swf/mySpace.swf?doorId=365&clientId=184&mId=29863336.1&ds=http%3A%2F%2Fhost-d.oddcast.com"><param name="BASE" value="host-d.oddcast.com"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="salign" value="t"><param name="scale" value="noborder"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal" name="hostMov" swliveconnect="true" src="http://content.oddcast.com/host/trek_yourself/swf/mySpace.swf?doorId=365&clientId=184&mId=29863336.1&ds=http%3A%2F%2Fhost-d.oddcast.com" base="host-d.oddcast.com" scale="noborder" salign="t" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" width="429" height="374"></embed></object></div><div style="position: relative; height: 55px; width: 429px;"><a href="http://www.trekyourself.com/?mId=0.4" target="_blank" style="position: absolute; top: 0pt; left: 0pt;"><img alt="Create Your Own" src="http://host-a.oddcast.com/trek_yourself/images/footer.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" /></a></div></div>Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-24347106615824612762009-04-09T06:00:00.005+02:002009-04-09T06:00:12.839+02:00Frank from VulcanFooling with my Dad's picture just never stops being funny.<br /><br /><br /><div style="width: 429px;"><div style="height: 374px;"><object width="429" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://content.oddcast.com/host/trek_yourself/swf/mySpace.swf?doorId=365&clientId=184&mId=29863248.1&ds=http%3A%2F%2Fhost-d.oddcast.com"><param name="BASE" value="host-d.oddcast.com"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="salign" value="t"><param name="scale" value="noborder"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal" name="hostMov" swliveconnect="true" src="http://content.oddcast.com/host/trek_yourself/swf/mySpace.swf?doorId=365&clientId=184&mId=29863248.1&ds=http%3A%2F%2Fhost-d.oddcast.com" base="host-d.oddcast.com" scale="noborder" salign="t" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" width="429" height="374"></embed></object></div><div style="position: relative; height: 55px; width: 429px;"><a href="http://www.trekyourself.com/?mId=0.4" target="_blank" style="position: absolute; top: 0pt; left: 0pt;"><img alt="Create Your Own" src="http://host-a.oddcast.com/trek_yourself/images/footer.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" /></a></div></div>Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-50174338113790975542009-04-07T16:56:00.008+02:002009-04-07T17:21:11.787+02:00Cooking ClassNo not for me. Why would you think that?<br /><br />Last week the kids were off from school (school conferences) so a friend organized a cooking class for kids at the Intercontinental Hotel. They made bread, "colored" chocolate Easter eggs with frosting, painted real eggs and sculpted treats with marzipan.<br /><br />The kids had a great time and the best part was that the hotel staff did nearly everything so the parents just had to sit back and enjoy their coffee and treats (although I do want to point out that I had signed them up for this BEFORE I knew that I only had to drive them there and pay).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We had about 17 kids participating.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh9M9g1mXW8575sr8xWzJf7m6wT-9Jn5hbZNJ9EcrK3ENlX6atkxxRry02sQXT87qwxYTjcFIW8pjlmgt-f-YRddf9-_8-aDPcISqGOBJl0UdUaBQCG7LUUh_34fxz68TYUJvU-p2_vo/s1600-h/2009-04-02-09h21m57+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh9M9g1mXW8575sr8xWzJf7m6wT-9Jn5hbZNJ9EcrK3ENlX6atkxxRry02sQXT87qwxYTjcFIW8pjlmgt-f-YRddf9-_8-aDPcISqGOBJl0UdUaBQCG7LUUh_34fxz68TYUJvU-p2_vo/s400/2009-04-02-09h21m57+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321969664003732594" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Paying attention to the chef's instructions.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2LxRtPYv4w81Gtkr0sbntTTRWayYXPeVoZCisVFc0JwmxLh1c8EOwpPxAvbHauGibdeUA-JDpQCWChLByp_slDkuGjEVHPWPcA9qzaiplEXXtiAZTBoPG2pO6p6m1moa6q61NoAh5GLs/s1600-h/2009-04-02-09h22m21+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2LxRtPYv4w81Gtkr0sbntTTRWayYXPeVoZCisVFc0JwmxLh1c8EOwpPxAvbHauGibdeUA-JDpQCWChLByp_slDkuGjEVHPWPcA9qzaiplEXXtiAZTBoPG2pO6p6m1moa6q61NoAh5GLs/s400/2009-04-02-09h22m21+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321965548939107810" border="0" /></a>Not so much paying attention but ready to start.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7eFA8NsVkBpkJ8LTowz2imzrxOn7tBkqJTzCxp-cOTjvmb9TnRT6qNmy1nrt_wembmIyLXf-M-HndOrkoyRV793gTTuUGkp0VG1TjaSq5E8TArEkLhh1goeUcGUTFiWU_NHi3hFdA9E/s1600-h/2009-04-02-09h23m12+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7eFA8NsVkBpkJ8LTowz2imzrxOn7tBkqJTzCxp-cOTjvmb9TnRT6qNmy1nrt_wembmIyLXf-M-HndOrkoyRV793gTTuUGkp0VG1TjaSq5E8TArEkLhh1goeUcGUTFiWU_NHi3hFdA9E/s400/2009-04-02-09h23m12+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321965555231473442" border="0" /></a>Rolling the dough for the bread.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSdMr0Em73qdSjs9-FEaBdOPifNWXXwEXmqRWufdbA58bohlM4K7QLETwW7U6s9oWy0bWTyFwt6-VdY8hamMT-FySquAU1FUFyrvJTPozu1MkJRiK2BTp0C_Rw_7O8NckN3nAh3Qczu4/s1600-h/2009-04-02-09h32m20+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSdMr0Em73qdSjs9-FEaBdOPifNWXXwEXmqRWufdbA58bohlM4K7QLETwW7U6s9oWy0bWTyFwt6-VdY8hamMT-FySquAU1FUFyrvJTPozu1MkJRiK2BTp0C_Rw_7O8NckN3nAh3Qczu4/s400/2009-04-02-09h32m20+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321965559387045554" border="0" /></a>Vito needed a little help.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguArZoEAOPqN2JGDq6R360I2kHR0hW6ChG_AVu7Jq9ns2-2smB8GoyEhxZMo-haGrbjoYHWwilRAR9XFOzRJieTeOwC-_1Whf1i3haITtJNO1u6iV_v3EuOo-__0PETvm7BrdCnROWIX4/s1600-h/2009-04-02-09h32m47+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguArZoEAOPqN2JGDq6R360I2kHR0hW6ChG_AVu7Jq9ns2-2smB8GoyEhxZMo-haGrbjoYHWwilRAR9XFOzRJieTeOwC-_1Whf1i3haITtJNO1u6iV_v3EuOo-__0PETvm7BrdCnROWIX4/s400/2009-04-02-09h32m47+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321965562062401250" border="0" /></a>Ready for the oven.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD82sLgSBq9aWFO5ThZZF4GY8eTDomDbcG_M597ssoARzc_uqRJiLib7joJ0wv84s7WmJHvOZ9HFNbgrJnfc1jXybgRly3f_W6KKvMXsRDXowOXobOiB709cRRx8tRRypMR_2EmlZE8Q/s1600-h/2009-04-02-09h37m06+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD82sLgSBq9aWFO5ThZZF4GY8eTDomDbcG_M597ssoARzc_uqRJiLib7joJ0wv84s7WmJHvOZ9HFNbgrJnfc1jXybgRly3f_W6KKvMXsRDXowOXobOiB709cRRx8tRRypMR_2EmlZE8Q/s400/2009-04-02-09h37m06+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321965562192587602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvKWAYoeM4jmk3ZPE99K5i24ummq58Ku75wWiR_VE_ALalPqTdvdIxWhFESe2XiOo_D5jynUBp8SPsRLdclAnfMrdz5tWr1X-xx3cYHPfWYq4Alp5S6g2udqguf_drPYykXZ58j8xiWg/s1600-h/2009-04-02-09h37m37+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvKWAYoeM4jmk3ZPE99K5i24ummq58Ku75wWiR_VE_ALalPqTdvdIxWhFESe2XiOo_D5jynUBp8SPsRLdclAnfMrdz5tWr1X-xx3cYHPfWYq4Alp5S6g2udqguf_drPYykXZ58j8xiWg/s400/2009-04-02-09h37m37+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321966693931587282" border="0" /></a>Katie is concentrating on her design.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZWdp0h7OCrHyweCMDmNnaWy-XEL-1yIihnK10CMJZZ1ug_6d0TSqyp39Oz5bBXJXFBlSUY_lQWE-Fz0487ASuwEpY6jd6KZG4cOs9Pf4d5IVXnbVdbOLiczIUHxdTJMa4N3JRysaenU/s1600-h/2009-04-02-09h50m59+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZWdp0h7OCrHyweCMDmNnaWy-XEL-1yIihnK10CMJZZ1ug_6d0TSqyp39Oz5bBXJXFBlSUY_lQWE-Fz0487ASuwEpY6jd6KZG4cOs9Pf4d5IVXnbVdbOLiczIUHxdTJMa4N3JRysaenU/s400/2009-04-02-09h50m59+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321966693157464466" border="0" /></a>Vito is reaching for a different color frosting.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfDOLBVFSzp3-remY7JG8tteSLPjcX1kPNoXj89iS1Id1nsWu0VQH6NKMTsw45PI4LOlVvRmgwT2LSffFv52jX14LIFVUYV9q-vEU2cPaWTJqJensB5c8EVeFClXoT5fU3_miiaU0X48/s1600-h/2009-04-02-09h50m47+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfDOLBVFSzp3-remY7JG8tteSLPjcX1kPNoXj89iS1Id1nsWu0VQH6NKMTsw45PI4LOlVvRmgwT2LSffFv52jX14LIFVUYV9q-vEU2cPaWTJqJensB5c8EVeFClXoT5fU3_miiaU0X48/s400/2009-04-02-09h50m47+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321966694057565394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Time to paint the eggs. The best thing that can be said about the water color paints they used is that even if it didn't color the eggs that well, it also didn't stain our clothes.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhYz9yajq72zDEhyEOObt8NT9sp6r_7cvPkXtRv2LDTq_vleE1XGtKOcE-wdXmmnmxFBtTMWVztqlUvfh-HaM3zSXdGh4Z_O_8umo88eVfyDll_JEN1JO7d6psFkZA5c72l5LClhBdCY/s1600-h/2009-04-02-10h27m34+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhYz9yajq72zDEhyEOObt8NT9sp6r_7cvPkXtRv2LDTq_vleE1XGtKOcE-wdXmmnmxFBtTMWVztqlUvfh-HaM3zSXdGh4Z_O_8umo88eVfyDll_JEN1JO7d6psFkZA5c72l5LClhBdCY/s400/2009-04-02-10h27m34+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321966695610504162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgLLsSZpewbOS0W_p3d1GB0rsp2tXI5cokbJ6LyZPgmu0GGpfFMMKO0b3VHyznC15rG5YHYmEMOCoUlRHVsU9zCCUHjdIIACL-dwHM62tjnicRm6f3w8pmLhyphenhyphenhLzFbAS2DLbYFVwdvWY/s1600-h/2009-04-02-10h32m23+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgLLsSZpewbOS0W_p3d1GB0rsp2tXI5cokbJ6LyZPgmu0GGpfFMMKO0b3VHyznC15rG5YHYmEMOCoUlRHVsU9zCCUHjdIIACL-dwHM62tjnicRm6f3w8pmLhyphenhyphenhLzFbAS2DLbYFVwdvWY/s400/2009-04-02-10h32m23+Cooking+at+the+Intercontinental+-+Monica%27s+Pictures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321966701507544994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The kids had a great time and we will definitely do this again if the opportunity presents. Thanks to my friend Monica for sharing the pictures with me since the bad Dad forgot his camera at home.Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-83383574359365989042009-03-23T11:08:00.001+01:002009-03-23T11:10:33.465+01:00BrainFreeze LaboratoryHere's more fun with my Dad's picture.<br /><br />Here he is at Slurpee's BrainFreeze Laboratory. Enjoy.<br /><br /><br /><div style="width: 430px;"><div style="height: 358px;"><object width="430" height="358"><param name="movie" value="http://content.oddcast.com/host/slurpee/swf/player_nofooter.swf?doorId=300&clientId=168&mId=29757224.1&ds=http%3A%2F%2Fhost-d.oddcast.com"><param name="BASE" value="host-d.oddcast.com"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="salign" value="t"><param name="scale" value="noborder"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="always" name="hostMov" swliveconnect="true" src="http://content.oddcast.com/host/slurpee/swf/player_nofooter.swf?doorId=300&clientId=168&mId=29757224.1&ds=http%3A%2F%2Fhost-d.oddcast.com" base="host-d.oddcast.com" scale="noborder" salign="t" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" width="430" height="358"></embed></object></div><div style="position: relative; height: 58px; width: 430px;"><a href="http://slurpee.com/BrainFreezeLaboratory/Default.aspx" target="_blank" style="position: absolute; top: 0pt; left: 0pt;"><img alt="Create Your Own" src="http://host-a.oddcast.com/slurpee/images/footer.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" /></a></div></div>Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-70514174793181033152009-03-21T21:23:00.006+01:002009-03-21T22:19:17.216+01:00Happy 5th Birthday, Vito Jr.Happy birthday to my big boy, Vito Jr. He had many birthday celebrations this year - three in fact. It started with chocolate cupcakes (with blue frosting by request) at school. Sorry no pictures - I guess he is getting too big for that.<br /><br />Then we celebrated with the family at home.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here he is showing us how old he is<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSU9qRzChnknCDu-ZPhpuqrEsRTtIEol3gWdUH7g0SDQwIBdvGO3tUTlx5Yr1RXwJA00l7gy0UBHX44_h-9MF3En7S1ZgPpsxjlqeZ5jHGbzi5Q8hKylEiIqfuRoIvPmfFk8EWRDn_UhY/s1600-h/IMG_5254+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSU9qRzChnknCDu-ZPhpuqrEsRTtIEol3gWdUH7g0SDQwIBdvGO3tUTlx5Yr1RXwJA00l7gy0UBHX44_h-9MF3En7S1ZgPpsxjlqeZ5jHGbzi5Q8hKylEiIqfuRoIvPmfFk8EWRDn_UhY/s400/IMG_5254+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315744525374404994" border="0" /></a><br />Blowing out the candles<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21iu2quA65g38CuXj5jVpFF6xysSGOQehj3OwSYEp5Le-k2ATi1zbr3BOILyYg8pZszjC8YMJKjKxO-6wDCncyYa_pl2Isfdt9iC2xCnw0M9YgYvwRgg7z3Exmr5MmwK9E4Ti9PKJD6c/s1600-h/IMG_5259+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21iu2quA65g38CuXj5jVpFF6xysSGOQehj3OwSYEp5Le-k2ATi1zbr3BOILyYg8pZszjC8YMJKjKxO-6wDCncyYa_pl2Isfdt9iC2xCnw0M9YgYvwRgg7z3Exmr5MmwK9E4Ti9PKJD6c/s400/IMG_5259+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315744529621947042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Posing with his presents<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aBwfwN8MM3NkA6-ykyEvt6fBADxqip1wabdsDbbVfmoNNpVDHyovWN5-ySc7-gvyIc6Ibe3f-0yZ5DqPw9_zDyt4jvhU_RnUEI3PUzqTJYGrQLAiX0GxbbJJHQb7_OcslDseaS5_JuA/s1600-h/IMG_5261+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aBwfwN8MM3NkA6-ykyEvt6fBADxqip1wabdsDbbVfmoNNpVDHyovWN5-ySc7-gvyIc6Ibe3f-0yZ5DqPw9_zDyt4jvhU_RnUEI3PUzqTJYGrQLAiX0GxbbJJHQb7_OcslDseaS5_JuA/s400/IMG_5261+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315744528874028706" border="0" /></a><br />I can tell he is getting older, because I recognize less and less of his presents. This year was all Transformers and Bakugans (balls that transform into stuff when they are on the magnetic cards)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> OK, can you tell this is Anna writing and not Vito? - He knows all this crap!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Good thing is he is still not too old to feel weird about giving Mommy a kiss. And he closed his mouth by the time the kiss was given!<br /></div></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PrzuYZz6Hmu_1V6jPMdfzMbg2WrUVH6CoV-z2lRlU-YiWQxsl_lZ0S6Bv-XKlbeLSJTPHDgFRmS8y2rZHUmeFckLvz3G38A3DSkkDofHNJ1SzX2BDGTkzfmE_I-hnFj05o9FKnKUCRw/s1600-h/IMG_5274+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PrzuYZz6Hmu_1V6jPMdfzMbg2WrUVH6CoV-z2lRlU-YiWQxsl_lZ0S6Bv-XKlbeLSJTPHDgFRmS8y2rZHUmeFckLvz3G38A3DSkkDofHNJ1SzX2BDGTkzfmE_I-hnFj05o9FKnKUCRw/s400/IMG_5274+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315744530668566722" border="0" /></a><br />Then on Friday, he was called up to celebrate at the morning assembly. Here he is:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4BGTy0ICJTk0O-HMwlmtfWhyphenhyphenwJsyY-qb258MMrKh-GeBYrLf9ZZlEIYo9-VqSg5Wm0t66jNpXctqvWWu2VjUQHzk_KExGzAnMJ43kHzI_KariyALb5gawSBjOZiqzGTk9zEfZ63ZMPs/s1600-h/IMG_5282+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4BGTy0ICJTk0O-HMwlmtfWhyphenhyphenwJsyY-qb258MMrKh-GeBYrLf9ZZlEIYo9-VqSg5Wm0t66jNpXctqvWWu2VjUQHzk_KExGzAnMJ43kHzI_KariyALb5gawSBjOZiqzGTk9zEfZ63ZMPs/s400/IMG_5282+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315744533842245906" border="0" /></a><br />Then we had a party at our house with some friends. He was so excited, but let Mommy get a picture in:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-FH_cqe5Am0XDfiEVIDRPYEL_E1LtJ0VzrFXV8Mvc5O8cByS0HzSyJtXNhQll1f3DzcdiKVzee8IH27L7U7YZDD6YrwCDMBWV5aCGOQmRWJtMDlC-ir-aW9L7cLOv6utJfYuCW4xrcc/s1600-h/IMG_5289+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-FH_cqe5Am0XDfiEVIDRPYEL_E1LtJ0VzrFXV8Mvc5O8cByS0HzSyJtXNhQll1f3DzcdiKVzee8IH27L7U7YZDD6YrwCDMBWV5aCGOQmRWJtMDlC-ir-aW9L7cLOv6utJfYuCW4xrcc/s400/IMG_5289+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315749417515478386" border="0" /></a><br />But then, being a BIG boy, he had to take a picture of Mommy:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZWpzWmXKlEu1zrgWboRu7CjunMlk6Tim8lIQ6c54DJJ84XLn5AbizwQd3rTG1wcVUUSwoFGhr-1y131mWyxLm5VEIUyrZ2piYJC6ZU2ITgnBfQY1nr4sYSz2NMJOrfVjs4cm73uowdM/s1600-h/IMG_5298+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZWpzWmXKlEu1zrgWboRu7CjunMlk6Tim8lIQ6c54DJJ84XLn5AbizwQd3rTG1wcVUUSwoFGhr-1y131mWyxLm5VEIUyrZ2piYJC6ZU2ITgnBfQY1nr4sYSz2NMJOrfVjs4cm73uowdM/s400/IMG_5298+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315749423760923122" border="0" /></a><br />We had lots of good food - pizza, veggies and dip and fruit:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5I4PrYbp27jKw5hr8raWnfvrhYRxr75SUz0MXQ_2CwwAerXMR8swZGCFNH6IchuduyCjZ99cTvvpgjFid5p796lPie6ksLl-SZrFHA_uicRpeMoWGq4w1x5YlJCw0GQoAtbz6EpOHaE/s1600-h/IMG_5306+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5I4PrYbp27jKw5hr8raWnfvrhYRxr75SUz0MXQ_2CwwAerXMR8swZGCFNH6IchuduyCjZ99cTvvpgjFid5p796lPie6ksLl-SZrFHA_uicRpeMoWGq4w1x5YlJCw0GQoAtbz6EpOHaE/s400/IMG_5306+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315749424608281762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD29bYVG__1mdXuauRC5dachoETqh0TiwC7JmDTq5Rq5bfWWXLxVfGIDggJfpcoS9x7imh1WO0QEMW3pbTppQkqXaLrY8eYbC42NWrnCQEGSB0Io7bE8lmLWMcBOKUctrQYDw-iM-Zg7k/s1600-h/IMG_5305+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD29bYVG__1mdXuauRC5dachoETqh0TiwC7JmDTq5Rq5bfWWXLxVfGIDggJfpcoS9x7imh1WO0QEMW3pbTppQkqXaLrY8eYbC42NWrnCQEGSB0Io7bE8lmLWMcBOKUctrQYDw-iM-Zg7k/s400/IMG_5305+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315749422575542178" border="0" /></a><br />And made-to-order brownie sundaes (which was a great idea from our friend Monica) and a huge hit with the kids!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmqSIMfrzlJiNtbzUhXXfhn2S_WMEjRvWST5lxSE8ICVusUqSwYrqPlhyQca6FWfK8tsYRduMnYgAKe_RObg6JV6r1MnByYFY43HkPegrD3OI5RYbvUouz1K3ZK-s7gcozpkq32_JBkg/s1600-h/IMG_5303+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmqSIMfrzlJiNtbzUhXXfhn2S_WMEjRvWST5lxSE8ICVusUqSwYrqPlhyQca6FWfK8tsYRduMnYgAKe_RObg6JV6r1MnByYFY43HkPegrD3OI5RYbvUouz1K3ZK-s7gcozpkq32_JBkg/s400/IMG_5303+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315749421272208706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQRH1cmgkzPaRIzvsq5d0M3m_NTiicrhwIoRR8dB8PTnx4QyCS7YNdWRmNCpflS7XTz93erEOBpJsyZvfFIasmApLyQg2IqGiap_sef-bmn9ORkBg6U5ltxHmsvcQT-J0yh7tPtcQk8U/s1600-h/IMG_5315+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQRH1cmgkzPaRIzvsq5d0M3m_NTiicrhwIoRR8dB8PTnx4QyCS7YNdWRmNCpflS7XTz93erEOBpJsyZvfFIasmApLyQg2IqGiap_sef-bmn9ORkBg6U5ltxHmsvcQT-J0yh7tPtcQk8U/s400/IMG_5315+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315749659177441682" border="0" /></a><br />And here is the whole crew of kids - Lars, Andrew, Vito Jr and Holden in the front row, Katie, Brianne and Flynn in the back row.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXDLZTCrNUnBV2Q1PGvJPka9yCk-u6xXZrSvE4Gck4FS33FxUME9U-GT9J75f2nAP8G9nxMHV774Mmsgc3WQgDNuD8nipViFim5XD5pGfsN0xk6oy8H8DizgpBs5IuPXGTzRF6KGjKYw/s1600-h/IMG_5321+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXDLZTCrNUnBV2Q1PGvJPka9yCk-u6xXZrSvE4Gck4FS33FxUME9U-GT9J75f2nAP8G9nxMHV774Mmsgc3WQgDNuD8nipViFim5XD5pGfsN0xk6oy8H8DizgpBs5IuPXGTzRF6KGjKYw/s400/IMG_5321+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315749661970481746" border="0" /></a><br />Of course, now he thinks he has moved into the BIG boy category - which brings with it a whole new set of things he is able to do - such as using a knife and being allowed to put DVDs into the player. Well, they have to start somewhere.Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-6281483492991497962009-03-17T09:34:00.002+01:002009-03-17T09:39:14.705+01:00Happy St. Patrick's DayI saw my friend Chris this morning when we were dropping our kids off at school. Chris is from Australia but is of Polish descent. That got me thinking...what if there was a guy from Australia but he was of Irish descent. And what if he looked like my Dad.<br /><br /><table width="442" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="427"><tbody><tr><td><param name="movie" value="http://host-d.oddcast.com/irishspring_msPlayer.swf?gDoor=243&gClient=124&gTopic=0&bgcolor=&mid=29720580&gDynamicServer=http://host.oddcast.com/"><param name="BASE" value="http://host-d.oddcast.com/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="salign" value="t"><param name="scale" value="noscale"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal" name="hostMov" swliveconnect="true" src="http://host-d.oddcast.com/irishspring_msPlayer.swf?gDoor=243&gClient=124&gTopic=0&bgcolor=&mid=29720580&gDynamicServer=http://host.oddcast.com/" base="http://host-d.oddcast.com/" scale="noborder" salign="t" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" width="442" height="427"></embed><div><a href="http://www.colgate.com/app/IrishSpring/US/EN/Bodywash/GetIrishNow/Microsite/Shenanigans/Turn-Irish-Now.cvsp" title="Create Your Own!" target="_blank" style="padding-right: 221px;"><img src="http://host-d.oddcast.com/irishspring/create.gif" border="none" /></a><a href="http://www.oddcast.com/" title="Oddcast" target="_blank" style="margin: -222px;"><img src="http://host-d.oddcast.com/irishspring/oddcast.gif" border="none" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />Happy St. Patrick's Day!Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-20861289938261675012009-03-13T05:00:00.002+01:002009-03-13T07:01:49.580+01:00Speaking of EgyptPrior to our recent cruise my experience with Egypt was limited to the 17th hole at the Around the World minigolf course in Lake George. There are three pyramids and a camel (just like the real thing!) that you had to get past. Hit your ball wrong and you could hit a pyramid and get shunted off to the side.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">17th Hole at Around the World Minigolf Course, Lake George, NY.<br />Thank you internet for having pictures of everything.</span><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulDFbtvoFJ3zkMwn8RaR0rGtK1wDZGDFPN9j8hAMEFVMwn-ZT0aL_n74ktHmjzBiltKFda72OTAuwF36REW6teUNDY3oj44xJs0kzmmKd7mHstj9PKNKxpAi5-Phv6Iupn49vAFCXbD0/s1600-h/80950993_egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulDFbtvoFJ3zkMwn8RaR0rGtK1wDZGDFPN9j8hAMEFVMwn-ZT0aL_n74ktHmjzBiltKFda72OTAuwF36REW6teUNDY3oj44xJs0kzmmKd7mHstj9PKNKxpAi5-Phv6Iupn49vAFCXbD0/s400/80950993_egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312269014784570578" border="0" /></a><br />This was especially tragic if you and your friend were tied at 47 strokes going into the 17th hole and you get a hole-in-one but it takes her 5 strokes to complete what one person said is "the hardest hole on any minigolf course they had seen" (I might be that person).<br /><br />That reminds me of the time when Annette, Dan, Bill, Bill's GF & I played the course.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQJQckEgCAwIIbHdaBfvvgcaIjCy_0-jGAFASc2JQ_EAHyvh2Gsa9hoQMb-1x1w2m_9PGBvPE2FMzcxDiPW65MH6-NgTIzFS_hS7geX1GboXWIUr8fT8u04qslwzDT2UmtGVlovq7hi4/s1600-h/MiniGolf+Scorecard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQJQckEgCAwIIbHdaBfvvgcaIjCy_0-jGAFASc2JQ_EAHyvh2Gsa9hoQMb-1x1w2m_9PGBvPE2FMzcxDiPW65MH6-NgTIzFS_hS7geX1GboXWIUr8fT8u04qslwzDT2UmtGVlovq7hi4/s400/MiniGolf+Scorecard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312269867311920850" border="0" /></a>Having trouble reading it? Well you can either click on the card to see a bigger picture or I can just tell you that I kicked Annette's ass. And yes, I did save the card for lo these many years.Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-18897069577868289632009-03-12T11:53:00.005+01:002009-03-12T12:25:15.359+01:00By Popular DemandHere's some more pictures from our cruise.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was a little windy on deck as we passed the Italian island of Stromboli. I'll always remember Stromboli as the cool volcano island on the placemat/map of Italy at Testo's.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sRe59Xpx46t85LWVTmb8Nk55OMHVQ9dgszr8v27ycbyyCYyxWQsS_758uQXgdp5e2nOKqt9Ei-4ffxHHpYTrPUdbaTxPZaZHEieSsPW5mg38Y47ROsl1T-aEDay0qWBtWa8cs6sIh5s/s1600-h/2009-02-13-16h21m15+Cruise+Day+3+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sRe59Xpx46t85LWVTmb8Nk55OMHVQ9dgszr8v27ycbyyCYyxWQsS_758uQXgdp5e2nOKqt9Ei-4ffxHHpYTrPUdbaTxPZaZHEieSsPW5mg38Y47ROsl1T-aEDay0qWBtWa8cs6sIh5s/s400/2009-02-13-16h21m15+Cruise+Day+3+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312253570982207650" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The kids and I in front of the Parthenon.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_d2m3rj3l0No9gSus1Ptr5HYA1awn8_Xg1cTjSL_uMpRnMvllZTWkJz0PvaCgFYVI1odIWbv7b5DptXcd7M8_BYKgAONo6h9e1iBVpoSbtRZFK4f0q2gLiaG0u64TuRjv_FIWku97IeA/s1600-h/2009-02-15-09h39m46+Cruise+Day+5+-+Athens+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_d2m3rj3l0No9gSus1Ptr5HYA1awn8_Xg1cTjSL_uMpRnMvllZTWkJz0PvaCgFYVI1odIWbv7b5DptXcd7M8_BYKgAONo6h9e1iBVpoSbtRZFK4f0q2gLiaG0u64TuRjv_FIWku97IeA/s400/2009-02-15-09h39m46+Cruise+Day+5+-+Athens+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312253570912023906" border="0" /></a>The kids really enjoyed walking on the beach and throwing rocks in the surf in Rhodes.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOOsfAuTmB91UrH705ctRuCUglnx3JiR_iSN5lP1DBreuvizr_mX9APwNCFsRmIopSDHr-r5isKvl0a3cwNIXmqpJ1M-NpPCEu6dnsOhtKK04Z13mitX_fAVE15IhyEjLjea94CrlHfg/s1600-h/2009-02-17-12h17m01+Cruise+Day+7+-+Rhodes+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOOsfAuTmB91UrH705ctRuCUglnx3JiR_iSN5lP1DBreuvizr_mX9APwNCFsRmIopSDHr-r5isKvl0a3cwNIXmqpJ1M-NpPCEu6dnsOhtKK04Z13mitX_fAVE15IhyEjLjea94CrlHfg/s400/2009-02-17-12h17m01+Cruise+Day+7+-+Rhodes+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312253578400246418" border="0" /></a>Also in Rhodes, Katie thought this tiny pink truck was too cool.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sgdz4kGLpDKA-wBFA2oZEL4Pym9yUuQyIyDla43TVlspKbC266XgYTJNj7fBabpQayJpYsEO__Gx8r8XcevEv_5KIDQi5iSp6RQYEYONEolaW6IuEyTLYoOjdgBNYg2r-kE4hZ41WxI/s1600-h/2009-02-17-08h54m07+Cruise+Day+7+-+Rhodes+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sgdz4kGLpDKA-wBFA2oZEL4Pym9yUuQyIyDla43TVlspKbC266XgYTJNj7fBabpQayJpYsEO__Gx8r8XcevEv_5KIDQi5iSp6RQYEYONEolaW6IuEyTLYoOjdgBNYg2r-kE4hZ41WxI/s400/2009-02-17-08h54m07+Cruise+Day+7+-+Rhodes+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312253572020109250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">If you stand just right you can make goofy pictures like this in Egypt.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnvyiz0jA7ZSAeAPZD9KF70VhPBxTVtifi2Zops1HvP96yzMNI6vgE3xjt-6wJZynbTfCDSYU0s2DEd3WH2s7tyi4nBDtopSM4wmb3a-z1liiqO5Vc5qZRp5d5A9DsEKq4Ntz_fPw5lg/s1600-h/Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnvyiz0jA7ZSAeAPZD9KF70VhPBxTVtifi2Zops1HvP96yzMNI6vgE3xjt-6wJZynbTfCDSYU0s2DEd3WH2s7tyi4nBDtopSM4wmb3a-z1liiqO5Vc5qZRp5d5A9DsEKq4Ntz_fPw5lg/s400/Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312255409831666226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I just like to say "We rode camels in Egypt." I may have to get a t-shirt made.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZy9nRzClq7lpLEOCiHIr6aWhXxMjeC8azj8kVp43ymlzvZ3dfeEaaqVhnOrCRix14hLAeEDf5FaSD2IHhd0P80JlAx4HL-Z3jKbWGuXLVA6hfLTFTpztzXZInAkMcCPBz876XLJEhbXY/s1600-h/2009-02-19-12h31m32+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZy9nRzClq7lpLEOCiHIr6aWhXxMjeC8azj8kVp43ymlzvZ3dfeEaaqVhnOrCRix14hLAeEDf5FaSD2IHhd0P80JlAx4HL-Z3jKbWGuXLVA6hfLTFTpztzXZInAkMcCPBz876XLJEhbXY/s400/2009-02-19-12h31m32+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312253582508883394" border="0" /></a><br />Did you know that camels aren't even native to Egypt? Not that it matters because: We rode camels...in Egypt!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNYvIoEAi6k-0a091o8Z8XWP579cUrB_tJCMPHzQjSpYJlQXkx5Zda32sQ6wh3CNsOSWl6eFnqv8xW52ntT-NMjdhhMXCn2-7UkSfsfG_uPUo9GBFqgqLyp9rmNrB8Lznmh_4OZPiwYw/s1600-h/2009_02_19+%28110%29+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNYvIoEAi6k-0a091o8Z8XWP579cUrB_tJCMPHzQjSpYJlQXkx5Zda32sQ6wh3CNsOSWl6eFnqv8xW52ntT-NMjdhhMXCn2-7UkSfsfG_uPUo9GBFqgqLyp9rmNrB8Lznmh_4OZPiwYw/s400/2009_02_19+%28110%29+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312255408419364930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Just so you don't think I only post goofy pictures of my Dad.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqzcbDWCNz7tOwgTMmUrbcUQ-4LAbwNNXUOwCP4sSqcI_HChrZHDIjpzWSdcL1e4RS7PEOBXZ4ViezRNzthfV9lCG-aGE-Ae1kEJoHekWAgSebYpm30ULa3VEtSb4QYSBHaZswf4ytPw/s1600-h/2009-02-20-21h04m38+Cruise+Day+10+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqzcbDWCNz7tOwgTMmUrbcUQ-4LAbwNNXUOwCP4sSqcI_HChrZHDIjpzWSdcL1e4RS7PEOBXZ4ViezRNzthfV9lCG-aGE-Ae1kEJoHekWAgSebYpm30ULa3VEtSb4QYSBHaZswf4ytPw/s400/2009-02-20-21h04m38+Cruise+Day+10+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312255404903740274" border="0" /></a><br />We had a long wait between when we got dropped off at the airport (11am) and when our flight actually left (10pm) so we found an open plug and camped out for the day. This sadly is also the last picture that shows our 160 GB ipod working as it was dropped shortly after this was taken. It currently is doing it's impression of a very expensive paperweight.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKLc51Ss3UNxkJ9dGuABp8z1VAfRwJaybQr52lqtDtVoWAoQarR87WBCMYKbmMnwCQYddjf7THdiKDkuq3OQXMwuJPaoTQvbMFL-HVOI0J4lMRfvPwqhMrdf1J5Np4vSE_c76k7M7yH0/s1600-h/2009-02-22-11h51m41+Cruise+Day+11+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKLc51Ss3UNxkJ9dGuABp8z1VAfRwJaybQr52lqtDtVoWAoQarR87WBCMYKbmMnwCQYddjf7THdiKDkuq3OQXMwuJPaoTQvbMFL-HVOI0J4lMRfvPwqhMrdf1J5Np4vSE_c76k7M7yH0/s400/2009-02-22-11h51m41+Cruise+Day+11+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312255405906267010" border="0" /></a>Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934924680466217342.post-88141527734167709582009-02-24T16:15:00.025+01:002009-02-24T23:43:37.132+01:00The Most Awesomest Vacation EverJust got back from the best vacation we've ever had, an 11 day Cruise of the Eastern Mediterranean. The ship left from Civitavecchia (Italy - near Rome) and made stops at Savona (Northern Italy), Olympia (Greece) , Athens (Greece), Izmir (Turkey), Rhodes (Greek Island), Limassol (Cyprus) and Alexandria (Egypt). Three Continents in 11 days!<br /><br />We saw so many wonderful sites that it's almost too much to post so I'll just share 1 or 2 pics from each place...except for Egypt which demands many pictures to be shown!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our ship, The Costa Concordia.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qv_DmwLyIMEY8kzq713u7HHAUPsch7NGyRodV0PIhCANf8npkyYNNAKB8aKQwLxsO8q9DLMsWpqjJuzg26XDsBNbbWrN0Cec7DZYRmdrGTqqniEhqLmNmnwPGGDeG6vpJdu3QAJo0rw/s1600-h/2009-02-17-12h44m14+Cruise+Day+7+-+Rhodes+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qv_DmwLyIMEY8kzq713u7HHAUPsch7NGyRodV0PIhCANf8npkyYNNAKB8aKQwLxsO8q9DLMsWpqjJuzg26XDsBNbbWrN0Cec7DZYRmdrGTqqniEhqLmNmnwPGGDeG6vpJdu3QAJo0rw/s400/2009-02-17-12h44m14+Cruise+Day+7+-+Rhodes+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306391195450388578" border="0" /></a>During our first stop in Savona, we took a 2 hour bus ride over to visit Monaco. Monaco was beautiful. While there we saw the Monte Carlo Casino and the gravesite of Princess Grace.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4vHe48g5vRR0lYgrYJajU3uEcD31qQxDMS_NGSGcfynRKW34o1C_EwZIDCV0itNRpWy9SwIQ9GANHmt3-t-DWS8WyyEM_rAEKhps9xdnf4Qelgi3gev9gEVw9CerkGTXun1eRTywwCI/s1600-h/2009-02-12-12h03m38+Cruise+Day+2+-+Monaco+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4vHe48g5vRR0lYgrYJajU3uEcD31qQxDMS_NGSGcfynRKW34o1C_EwZIDCV0itNRpWy9SwIQ9GANHmt3-t-DWS8WyyEM_rAEKhps9xdnf4Qelgi3gev9gEVw9CerkGTXun1eRTywwCI/s400/2009-02-12-12h03m38+Cruise+Day+2+-+Monaco+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306391199572696802" border="0" /></a>In Olympia, Greece we visited the site of the Ancient Olympic Games.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPVM3F0NKh0kCfi693AKOu7g57Atj0W6Y4-LhlkD6NVAQyBRMHdemSMOpYOWIkfn0785yXtj01ZcgnsE5kobmB3M5WRC8LXhnr-UKkdvtkjffGpKdYQFadKrB_YJI5Y4hJXNcW6b2F8E/s1600-h/2009-02-14-13h39m55+Cruise+Day+4+-+Olympia+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPVM3F0NKh0kCfi693AKOu7g57Atj0W6Y4-LhlkD6NVAQyBRMHdemSMOpYOWIkfn0785yXtj01ZcgnsE5kobmB3M5WRC8LXhnr-UKkdvtkjffGpKdYQFadKrB_YJI5Y4hJXNcW6b2F8E/s400/2009-02-14-13h39m55+Cruise+Day+4+-+Olympia+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306391204416520018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMb1fxkGkmOiTfE-dRwOCdHuxrVTU2bzugVKP2Odw8LCdlhiKbM4KSTNf0hBYCHYj0hs4gd31S2SqVo8pPBPquAVWvFiRm_CIVeSgBOuVfWYGMjEmeIi4obxQP0VSRO8nWLXefNtuHU48/s1600-h/2009-02-14-13h17m31+Cruise+Day+4+-+Olympia+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMb1fxkGkmOiTfE-dRwOCdHuxrVTU2bzugVKP2Odw8LCdlhiKbM4KSTNf0hBYCHYj0hs4gd31S2SqVo8pPBPquAVWvFiRm_CIVeSgBOuVfWYGMjEmeIi4obxQP0VSRO8nWLXefNtuHU48/s400/2009-02-14-13h17m31+Cruise+Day+4+-+Olympia+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306391203219880450" border="0" /></a>In Athens we first stopped at the stadium where the first Modern Day Olympic Games were held in 1896.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbMAWbVo_0iqVGZpsIo2vSBgZEaGqIxvSm0q1KMVvBFE95d-drGL7oMf2n85j1WIaxlNm0e30Br61U6ts2ugJWWFQelmuHoe_Oln_5maeq99BDC6-I5ToEgDUdxRjcA67h9pxs3uxc5I/s1600-h/2009-02-15-08h17m15+Cruise+Day+5+-+Athens+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbMAWbVo_0iqVGZpsIo2vSBgZEaGqIxvSm0q1KMVvBFE95d-drGL7oMf2n85j1WIaxlNm0e30Br61U6ts2ugJWWFQelmuHoe_Oln_5maeq99BDC6-I5ToEgDUdxRjcA67h9pxs3uxc5I/s400/2009-02-15-08h17m15+Cruise+Day+5+-+Athens+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306391205955488514" border="0" /></a>Then we visited the Parthenon on top of the Acropolis.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-Zl4GeC6555yF-XyApVvuTqcsHhzyTqJz-tMwwEFYLAzBohyKPmrZGgv1TEQLjX8nRWjZkAUizXy7-dTgqF0Cd9aMwg6mgzwfKI4uvWv2j5Uy11ESpew2xjHVSQOEWdMTcc1-Q-7Wbo/s1600-h/2009-02-15-09h53m22+Cruise+Day+5+-+Athens+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-Zl4GeC6555yF-XyApVvuTqcsHhzyTqJz-tMwwEFYLAzBohyKPmrZGgv1TEQLjX8nRWjZkAUizXy7-dTgqF0Cd9aMwg6mgzwfKI4uvWv2j5Uy11ESpew2xjHVSQOEWdMTcc1-Q-7Wbo/s400/2009-02-15-09h53m22+Cruise+Day+5+-+Athens+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306392923698040962" border="0" /></a>Izmir, Turkey was both in turn, interesting and disappointing. We enjoyed seeing the ruins of the <a href="http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/ephesus-basilica-of-st-john.htm">Basilica of St. John</a> and (pictures below) the <a href="http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/ephesus-house-of-the-virgin.htm">House of the Virgin Mary</a>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZD2lyeeiWS9Z_mT7W_hIfsi27jlVgEKANHXEo7DfYPhrbXc2iFRUh2jD9-EoK3XPapW3j8YbUd4tfEHcaIsaJWm9tCe61EdXfUsm0B6NRDiAcRo0LYhQ9m3FsddO5wHlb8ANaGECVcRg/s1600-h/2009-02-16-09h59m31+Cruise+Day+6+-+Izmir+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZD2lyeeiWS9Z_mT7W_hIfsi27jlVgEKANHXEo7DfYPhrbXc2iFRUh2jD9-EoK3XPapW3j8YbUd4tfEHcaIsaJWm9tCe61EdXfUsm0B6NRDiAcRo0LYhQ9m3FsddO5wHlb8ANaGECVcRg/s400/2009-02-16-09h59m31+Cruise+Day+6+-+Izmir+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306392936763170066" border="0" /></a>Izmir itself was a bit of a bust since we couldn't find a good marketplace, just a bunch of rude shopkeepers trying to sell us designer knock off crap. But at least we got to see the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izmir_Clock_Tower">Izmir Clock Tower</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyZFil3mranxnRD2-DLEbOlX0oENQAQRpQxKnSDs86xDlKBzQ5dHRrheImr242gfxc9Nc_sHWtvhv7Mud9iGEy4CY_WdOLeNa1zOY__zQ17C3HLmlna5nRUVhaZLF1EiY1EPD4uUiiaY/s1600-h/2009-02-16-13h33m40+Cruise+Day+6+-+Izmir+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyZFil3mranxnRD2-DLEbOlX0oENQAQRpQxKnSDs86xDlKBzQ5dHRrheImr242gfxc9Nc_sHWtvhv7Mud9iGEy4CY_WdOLeNa1zOY__zQ17C3HLmlna5nRUVhaZLF1EiY1EPD4uUiiaY/s400/2009-02-16-13h33m40+Cruise+Day+6+-+Izmir+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306392950514216626" border="0" /></a>We had a great time in Rhodes, Greece, exploring the Old Town section of the city. Old Town Rhodes is contained by the old walled part of the city and has many shops and restaurants. We even climbed the wall to look out at the Aegean Sea.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5-F3FJYK6Nw3Igp5ixyubIrOOgKMGNwYEXQywu1XKWYhOBJ8MOvbEN-p8-JmtQ99ww3mlC7y53hmMFWhYPypCPGaBhmwjHKhVVIpnoJiR67RwNFtgT6IEVQjGUVKuUsFO9WJdBlKZJY/s1600-h/2009-02-17-12h37m36+Cruise+Day+7+-+Rhodes+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5-F3FJYK6Nw3Igp5ixyubIrOOgKMGNwYEXQywu1XKWYhOBJ8MOvbEN-p8-JmtQ99ww3mlC7y53hmMFWhYPypCPGaBhmwjHKhVVIpnoJiR67RwNFtgT6IEVQjGUVKuUsFO9WJdBlKZJY/s400/2009-02-17-12h37m36+Cruise+Day+7+-+Rhodes+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306392957290884322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQ8idhr0tWVRDdMZbW_bvofTLJabcUOmuqzaN3V4M-rglX8vxscBbN6dvAB_R2Ogh81pItdB4kwKyEZUC6rQyxE4Bh-DiFtD4dCzEVxfvdK8e7gP3Ts_u31V8WdF0aUwJuxIhSDJQOkI/s1600-h/2009-02-17-12h38m02+Cruise+Day+7+-+Rhodes+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQ8idhr0tWVRDdMZbW_bvofTLJabcUOmuqzaN3V4M-rglX8vxscBbN6dvAB_R2Ogh81pItdB4kwKyEZUC6rQyxE4Bh-DiFtD4dCzEVxfvdK8e7gP3Ts_u31V8WdF0aUwJuxIhSDJQOkI/s400/2009-02-17-12h38m02+Cruise+Day+7+-+Rhodes+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306392963269923378" border="0" /></a>Limassol, Cyprus was probably the most disappointing port. We had been lucky with the weather the whole trip, enjoying cool but sunny weather until Cyprus. It barely sprinkled but was definitely much cooler than our previous stops. Also the ruins we saw were of the like 3rd or 4th Temple of Apollo we had seen since beginning our trip.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY50Dr4eaIJF-N3UKSg8Rx0UKK61IRggafer_CRz03l-_6fFIkn12cR0I1EvH6b1YOqCyer0vrPU3esctcHGLcRBFA82AIfWuTvaeow_U6IwsixJkUYGQh4_w3UnvGZUFiQaTTMJvzG7c/s1600-h/2009-02-18-10h20m21+Cruise+Day+8+-+Cyprus+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY50Dr4eaIJF-N3UKSg8Rx0UKK61IRggafer_CRz03l-_6fFIkn12cR0I1EvH6b1YOqCyer0vrPU3esctcHGLcRBFA82AIfWuTvaeow_U6IwsixJkUYGQh4_w3UnvGZUFiQaTTMJvzG7c/s400/2009-02-18-10h20m21+Cruise+Day+8+-+Cyprus+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306398683963561250" border="0" /></a>Egypt. We had a 13 hour excursion in Egypt...much of it was the bus ride from Alexandria to Cairo where the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx are. What can I say about Egypt except that it was AMAZING! Seeing the pyramids up close was really awesome. A couple of downsides were the sandstorm we had to endure while there...nothing so bad as like you see in the movies, just annoying. By the end of the day we all felt like we had taken a dirt bath. Also there are so many locals at the sites trying to sell you crap souvenirs, post cards, camel rides...you name it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn6t7VQfhacl3UQanQoseeAIWkVkiilO_RIaWE2cFQ79IJX14V_amTuyhSIwdzO7qRLR089lWlYL7Xw-mXQGXTxA9Nw0IJ3gS3FClWJWrOvt-h-EyS_GIlqQPSKzy0Q5z6ZG7gDgx0S8/s1600-h/2009-02-19-09h57m57+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn6t7VQfhacl3UQanQoseeAIWkVkiilO_RIaWE2cFQ79IJX14V_amTuyhSIwdzO7qRLR089lWlYL7Xw-mXQGXTxA9Nw0IJ3gS3FClWJWrOvt-h-EyS_GIlqQPSKzy0Q5z6ZG7gDgx0S8/s400/2009-02-19-09h57m57+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306398684924291746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunQsmoBPa1Gq0yQD1Osj5YGcQ7T6rCkBXgNwI2ebEsDm57vUV_UHvx7A_85yopEmGe730S1kXOQEdah2gTJf_ijHlZOs0kIOJ6wuEAuxA4hyugPyKuaBOzXemBzpe4RqjJ4b21WGJjDg/s1600-h/2009-02-19-10h50m08+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunQsmoBPa1Gq0yQD1Osj5YGcQ7T6rCkBXgNwI2ebEsDm57vUV_UHvx7A_85yopEmGe730S1kXOQEdah2gTJf_ijHlZOs0kIOJ6wuEAuxA4hyugPyKuaBOzXemBzpe4RqjJ4b21WGJjDg/s400/2009-02-19-10h50m08+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306398688419140274" border="0" /></a>The Sphinx was my favorite site.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMKTxAOSQFn94Wh7FFjkPmnYqcBwghx17bAsBkuvCfvRHnQB9IST12kw2hViTjWyunDoRjINbiwkjdLdjGIZPIhPTsxjyv5GWmthcjWi8yxJsedFZANagJ9SMxAAgDhyJcKSGNM8oFzU/s1600-h/2009-02-19-11h00m11+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMKTxAOSQFn94Wh7FFjkPmnYqcBwghx17bAsBkuvCfvRHnQB9IST12kw2hViTjWyunDoRjINbiwkjdLdjGIZPIhPTsxjyv5GWmthcjWi8yxJsedFZANagJ9SMxAAgDhyJcKSGNM8oFzU/s400/2009-02-19-11h00m11+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306398688325465378" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A picture from an Official Costa Cruises Photographer.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwIlvxyru3ZfnTt0zdJ8VeCv3emjg6nB_Xz6oGiWZ3iQrmRLFjX-9CDaMshiBHwlSNeLIb5u6iXdDjx2XSONI4A0sai3Q2G5nJIU62FUKBDFva34RCLoRj1kQtr8GGAgtsr4QEKcZDxw/s1600-h/008_8+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwIlvxyru3ZfnTt0zdJ8VeCv3emjg6nB_Xz6oGiWZ3iQrmRLFjX-9CDaMshiBHwlSNeLIb5u6iXdDjx2XSONI4A0sai3Q2G5nJIU62FUKBDFva34RCLoRj1kQtr8GGAgtsr4QEKcZDxw/s400/008_8+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306398696181455922" border="0" /></a>For the first time ever, the kids favorite part of the trip was NOT the ice cream that they had, but the Camel ride!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDr4YULjWqhNa1sQFpEs_zkRRV7XnNxSBafQIxbmoHIGVgePgkRS-3Uc-xT-PcN-JBlOByZadWrQAMfPi2Qois9eiwoPQYArQFqnMz0ck87Fu3DCQQcXXSe42lKMDOjpRKPCTPXybxVJs/s1600-h/2009-02-19-12h30m13+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDr4YULjWqhNa1sQFpEs_zkRRV7XnNxSBafQIxbmoHIGVgePgkRS-3Uc-xT-PcN-JBlOByZadWrQAMfPi2Qois9eiwoPQYArQFqnMz0ck87Fu3DCQQcXXSe42lKMDOjpRKPCTPXybxVJs/s400/2009-02-19-12h30m13+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306401201258434546" border="0" /></a><br />The scary part of Egypt is all the security they have at the tourist sites. The buses from the cruise ship (about 8 of them) rode in a caravan with a police escort in front and behind and an armed policeman on each bus. I really think this was more to protect us from thieves than terrorists but still a bit unnerving.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vRQseRf1rCWNQw_a0aUWEyTiT6dmDLX2lUEhsnIc4osn8IUdUtlgt7uVKr11iR201deW0cRKlJAEDs2Nq8XzmFAOQDIW-1I-oXWgVnOgwJ7GIzpWjiDH9oXTAknryv7HHeAgcY6yeug/s1600-h/2009-02-19-11h13m37+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vRQseRf1rCWNQw_a0aUWEyTiT6dmDLX2lUEhsnIc4osn8IUdUtlgt7uVKr11iR201deW0cRKlJAEDs2Nq8XzmFAOQDIW-1I-oXWgVnOgwJ7GIzpWjiDH9oXTAknryv7HHeAgcY6yeug/s400/2009-02-19-11h13m37+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306401195635757010" border="0" /></a><br />In addition to the Awesome places we visited we had 3 Days of just cruising on the Mediterranean. There was lots of stuff to do on the ship. The kids had a Kid's Club where they had organized activities and games as well as free play. They could also have dinner there and we took advantage of that 2 out of the 3 "formal" dinner nights.<br /><br />The kids enjoyed swimming in the pool of course, but were not very fond of the salty sea water that filled it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAU7GgPRS30CuyGzmXByVDklx0-hQAGHiRx2J5xv8_kBFDNyzC-shR-RWU5vEu-uGdXOSPOuT46mUwAGvnwx5b6NQjyuhn_Z-ykbwmyoyb1OOrHjnlTDEAjcz3ad_GgfWSeIFWu2E3BQ/s1600-h/2009-02-13-11h28m12+Cruise+Day+3+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAU7GgPRS30CuyGzmXByVDklx0-hQAGHiRx2J5xv8_kBFDNyzC-shR-RWU5vEu-uGdXOSPOuT46mUwAGvnwx5b6NQjyuhn_Z-ykbwmyoyb1OOrHjnlTDEAjcz3ad_GgfWSeIFWu2E3BQ/s400/2009-02-13-11h28m12+Cruise+Day+3+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306410224520393666" border="0" /></a><br />Vito really liked the fruit punch drink and had a few of them but Katie really only liked them for the umbrella.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8IgQoXx_UqSE1oF4KY2U-oGOqy98goRXqSzglR6cxpqb45dNuV-A3nvGoALF7hAnaZFyJAfwk-an-qj-r-tJOqrlG4jZ0QTGlQHp_xcFRWq6ljJBvEXmfyX15y_IfwRQdg4IrgV_UDY/s1600-h/2009-02-20-09h21m47+Cruise+Day+10+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8IgQoXx_UqSE1oF4KY2U-oGOqy98goRXqSzglR6cxpqb45dNuV-A3nvGoALF7hAnaZFyJAfwk-an-qj-r-tJOqrlG4jZ0QTGlQHp_xcFRWq6ljJBvEXmfyX15y_IfwRQdg4IrgV_UDY/s400/2009-02-20-09h21m47+Cruise+Day+10+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306410279608304194" border="0" /></a>We explored the ship and enjoyed watching the water from the top deck.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMIiki1qyAbIuDiWdehVRPlZ4DoDl1OeD0isWGjyMMWde2JUvpr0f3a507npSSgn8oo8mUQhKixBFnGDSpzYe2mRZk37syw-v6ndM7OLDkjXIhxVozHstdkxjCKDEV6BiUeIaOUj_gJA/s1600-h/2009-02-20-09h08m23+Cruise+Day+10+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMIiki1qyAbIuDiWdehVRPlZ4DoDl1OeD0isWGjyMMWde2JUvpr0f3a507npSSgn8oo8mUQhKixBFnGDSpzYe2mRZk37syw-v6ndM7OLDkjXIhxVozHstdkxjCKDEV6BiUeIaOUj_gJA/s400/2009-02-20-09h08m23+Cruise+Day+10+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306410265173397298" border="0" /></a>Vito Jr. could not wait for the formal night that he got to go to. He was really looking forward to getting dressed up in a jacket (thanks LMU) and tie but got mad when I made him put the tie inside his jacket. He didn't think people could see it well enough.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1MRfNgrgBPSGN-GhSJA8qoL-wiBm_GSeseIvQS5cUroUWPwMzHOVE6abOq0jmzWh0ayhXpW-Hskd8ANFPAWyhO_DBfkxAdorr6re7erX24q29-ZlrTxl8iHE35Ti8r_DS2uKMnB-MNw/s1600-h/010_10+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1MRfNgrgBPSGN-GhSJA8qoL-wiBm_GSeseIvQS5cUroUWPwMzHOVE6abOq0jmzWh0ayhXpW-Hskd8ANFPAWyhO_DBfkxAdorr6re7erX24q29-ZlrTxl8iHE35Ti8r_DS2uKMnB-MNw/s400/010_10+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306410251469990594" border="0" /></a>We took the kids dancing after dinner one night. They had a blast!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7cgVGidkU-j812sFWeGLncdLV9zSQsTqNoRLwgJKQTCIN7qhlWDGqgZRDMHcfPKiUJxgn-t8FplBIp3FEjQ8l3IZkTuA8C5vDXzgK-6yS8R4fkZtaj7B7sN84aGq8hwQ2dRs7PbbTvo/s1600-h/2009-02-20-19h17m46+Cruise+Day+10+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7cgVGidkU-j812sFWeGLncdLV9zSQsTqNoRLwgJKQTCIN7qhlWDGqgZRDMHcfPKiUJxgn-t8FplBIp3FEjQ8l3IZkTuA8C5vDXzgK-6yS8R4fkZtaj7B7sN84aGq8hwQ2dRs7PbbTvo/s400/2009-02-20-19h17m46+Cruise+Day+10+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306415345104383810" border="0" /></a>Then on to the arcade for some video games and air hockey.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J5Bf2eoffUi0-3KWvZ21jj5c0nvK-J5BF2stgRdWfSJFuFeGtERI9gxQBdmk5yjHqUjNAVOO2PEPwMUGbKctP_aOBGi3jm8oz0azUCGG9cYv8V5iZKY8Yq-w1AXSiU3AxRNCnoaKKS8/s1600-h/2009-02-20-20h21m33+Cruise+Day+10+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J5Bf2eoffUi0-3KWvZ21jj5c0nvK-J5BF2stgRdWfSJFuFeGtERI9gxQBdmk5yjHqUjNAVOO2PEPwMUGbKctP_aOBGi3jm8oz0azUCGG9cYv8V5iZKY8Yq-w1AXSiU3AxRNCnoaKKS8/s400/2009-02-20-20h21m33+Cruise+Day+10+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306415344094788818" border="0" /></a>Friends of ours (two other AISB families...each also with a boy and a girl) also booked the cruise with us and we all sat together at dinner and went on many of the excursions together. Here's a picture of us at one of the formal dinners that we did NOT bring the kids to. Steve & Sharon Knode (front) and Bob & Monica Lowe (back).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FUivUoei4zKCx_sXilOqhvydXS2Q75QAqheQeWUNgXQySvIQ8Q18ZbgtZSi-S6rSkzX_YeiFiOg8VYK-WxWYu0LB88MLG3WAwMhOgMdVOHgdKagEHw6SZZJapFDh8X8CKruFfhNfmhw/s1600-h/005_5+%5B800x600%5D.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FUivUoei4zKCx_sXilOqhvydXS2Q75QAqheQeWUNgXQySvIQ8Q18ZbgtZSi-S6rSkzX_YeiFiOg8VYK-WxWYu0LB88MLG3WAwMhOgMdVOHgdKagEHw6SZZJapFDh8X8CKruFfhNfmhw/s400/005_5+%5B800x600%5D.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306410202228967122" border="0" /></a><br />Other than the couple of pictures the guys leading our camels took of us and the few "over the shoulder" ones I got of Katie and Anna, we would not have that many pictures of us riding camels if we weren't lucky enough to be riding next to the Lowes. We just took pictures of each other!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqcykf0DrldYSWQbxfdT3LekRRFgsbiG74cikPC_Q4YgDFad7eHDJ4UUl6PUigisqpqbYLl4nLPgbdEG2cOWrTy5E1Hk_2zc7fw3ttBOz2DPNeTWwe2YigrTiQLatt3eKDnFw1zdaW2o/s1600-h/2009-02-19-12h38m23+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqcykf0DrldYSWQbxfdT3LekRRFgsbiG74cikPC_Q4YgDFad7eHDJ4UUl6PUigisqpqbYLl4nLPgbdEG2cOWrTy5E1Hk_2zc7fw3ttBOz2DPNeTWwe2YigrTiQLatt3eKDnFw1zdaW2o/s400/2009-02-19-12h38m23+Cruise+Day+9+-+Egypt+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306415351950760898" border="0" /></a>And here is the picture of "Team Budapest" after we won one of the Quizzes that the ship ran through out the day. The crappy picture is courtesy of the guy at the next table who also tried to cheat off of us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FmTpJfaejCzz1H8hjZixn3G9WrTRMbZcGL9I5EKt30K6ODp42LIR9N9HZxBZ6Pf1RAM-cSvUZDA2Wi-s_0KGVNpwOmUCGlAJioz_p8pRIfaVvhhBXtvLX4lQlwzwaKugfM5TOjftVpQ/s1600-h/2009-02-21-15h49m36+Cruise+Day+11+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FmTpJfaejCzz1H8hjZixn3G9WrTRMbZcGL9I5EKt30K6ODp42LIR9N9HZxBZ6Pf1RAM-cSvUZDA2Wi-s_0KGVNpwOmUCGlAJioz_p8pRIfaVvhhBXtvLX4lQlwzwaKugfM5TOjftVpQ/s400/2009-02-21-15h49m36+Cruise+Day+11+-+At+Sea+%5B800x600%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306415350892454770" border="0" /></a><br />I could keep going on and on... we have about 1000 pictures from the trip but suffice it to say that this was our most AWESOMEST VACATION EVER! Or at least so far...Vitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404633461774119390noreply@blogger.com3