Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Dylan highlights from afar...

You know what makes travel bearable these days?
First of all inflight internet proud sponsor of this post and
secondly these shots of my hilarious Dilly courtesy of
one incredibly thoughtful Daddy, you know who you are….
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Shootin' hoops at Boondocks for Maiki's birthday - yep that's his real score, we got a balla ya'll.
Dylan's Hammer buddies gave him some perfect little Spongebob characters for his Birthday. Here he is yelling at them to smile for the picture, Ryan's attempt at getting Dyl to smile instead of give the face we normally get (seen in above pic). Instead of smiling we get yelling, but it looks like he is singing which is so funny!
I am not exaggerating that EVERYTHING is a "choo choo train" these days (proof to follow); shoes, books, dvds, condiments you name it! Everything is just a choo choo train in the making for this boy! Even the cast of Spongebob...
Honest reaction? Bad dad, it's mid-October and no way warm enough for naked sprinkler time - but I was wrong! It was 70 degrees and Ryan was not a participant, everyone is happy, especially the neighbors.
Ryan sent me this with "look how hard his eyebrows are working" because he did not want to fall asleep and was fighting so hard!
This moment? So precious! These are the ones that tug my heart strings, especially when I am away. A Dilly cuddle with a show? It doesn't get any better.

I promised proof! See, everything a choo choo train. This one with cute buns as a backdrop.
A choo choo train of car books at Barnes & Noble. He is so proud in his chair, admiring his hard work from above...I can hear him saying "look mama"!
He picked this pumpkin out of Grandma's garden and she helped him carve it - thank you Grandma! However no where in this kiddo's plan was there the concept of leaving this on the porch, he took it EVERYWHERE for days.
~Thanks for keeping me close when I feel so far away Ry~

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Dedicated: Kelly Busby


For this moment!
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Thanks so much Kelly - this would not have happened if it weren't for your thoughtfulness and persistence, and you weren't even there to enjoy it...we missed you. This was truly the highlight of my trip! Not only was it so much fun to see the whole family and your home, Riga is absolutely beautiful!!
~ Thank you ~

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Stratford Upon Avon

We wrapped up our incredible week in Stratford Upon Avon, the fairy-tale hometown of William Shakespeare AND yes - we drove there!


Tea? For two?

Oldest tavern in Stratford where we enjoyed the most amazing meal of our trip!

The home on the left is the birthplace of Shakespeare

Anne Hathaway's Cottage

This classic street had to be captured in photo!

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

~ Beautiful Riga ~

I'll add more and captions later...for now just a few pics!





















Sunday, October 3, 2010

London baby!

So it's 3:30AM in London... yeah time changes really mess with ya! BUT I figured it would be the perfect time to post a few pics of our whirlwind first 30 hours en route and in the UK.

It's really perfect weather here! It's cool and rainy and as you will see WINDY...


Tower of London


Tower Bridge



This is the shot I was going for...
This is a sampling of the sequence of events to get it -->




Phew - finally!!
This show was amazing ~ We are so in love!
More later - off to LATVIA!!

Friday, July 9, 2010

July 4th ~ St. George

We had a fantastic, relaxing, patriotic and down-right lovely weekend in St. George with one of my all time favorite families - the Madsens.