Burg Eltz

Happy Birthday America! We traveled to Burg Eltz Castle and it was finally open this time. During the tour a thunderstorm hit and the lights went out for special effects... We traveled with Tory and Chris who were visiting from Texas and Alaina who just landed in Germany to replace Kristy in TDS. We also celebrated Jack and Eli's kindergarten's 100 yr anniversary and July 4th at the base. Check out the gallery for more photos and videos.

A Selection of Disney Videos

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Bon Jour Mickey!

From Disneyland_Paris

We returned last night from three days in Disneyland Paris. The kids -- all six of us are kids in Disney -- had a blast. We met lots of Disney characters and even found Daisy after a few days of searching. Jack gave hugs to each of them and Eli preferred to view from afar. After punching Mickey in the nose and digging finger nails into Mommy's neck next to Woody, he decided to stay in the stroller! Kayla really enjoyed all the thrill rides and made multiple trips aboard Space Mountain 2 and Aerosmith's Rockin' Roller Coaster.

On Wednesday, we entered the park early and practically had Fantasy Land to ourselves. We got on a ton of rides in a few hours and met Pooh bear before boarding the train for Paris. We had a delicious lunch including French wine, French fries, and a hamburger on one piece of toast??? Kayla and Mommom rode the tour bus from Notre Dame to Champs Elysees where we strolled and spent some dough in the Adidas store. From there, we headed to a the Eiffel Tower. After literally walking shoulder to shoulder with Barry Bonds -- sorry brothers, we didn't have time to get an autograph -- we photographed and played under the tower's shadow. Another crowded train ride and we were back in Disney. Happy first Birthday Noah!!!

Our final day was spent primarily in the Disney Studios. The kids loved the Playhouse Disney show. They clapped and danced with all their favorite characters. Eli loved the car and motorcycle stunt show and everyone enjoyed some ice cream before a quick parade sighting and the long drive home. Happy Birthday Oscar (9 yrs)!!!

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L-O-N-D-O-N

 

Well, we are back from three exciting and exhausting days in London England! We climbed the lions in Trafalgar Square. shopped in Covent Garden, celebrated the Queen's birthday with an awesome fly-over viewing, rode the tube, played in Princess Diana's playground in Kensington Gardens, saw a show, ate fish & chips, watched changing of the guard, saw the Tower of London, heard Evening Song in St. Paul's Cathedral, visited Westminster, rode the tube some more, cruised the River Thames, flew in the London Eye, rode the double decker buses, shopped in Oxford Circus, walked across Abbey Road... ahhh, I am sure there was more but my memory fails me!

As always, pictures are available in the Photo Gallery.

Multi-tasking!

 

The boys painted a picture, potted some sunflowers, then Eli decided to play some fussball in his golfing hat!

Memorial Day Weekend

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From Memorial Day Weekend 09

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Happy 90th Baba!

Three boys made the space-A trip to PA on a C-17 without Mommy (on Mother's Day no less) to visit the family, meet a new cousin for the first time, and celebrate the Radio/Oleksa family reunion in honor of Grammy's 90th birthday.

(the inside of a C-17 from the stairs to the flight deck looking backwards for those interested)


We all missed Mommy and Oscar very much, but we had a blast hanging out in "English-land." We met JD for the first time, played with "little" cousin Noah, big cousins JJ Kayla and Chad, Ethan & Owen, and all the grandparents. We celebrated Mother's Day (about 20 minutes late) and Baba's birthday. We met more family from far and near. We went bowling and played at the spielplatz. But best of all, we went to...



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Mother's Day 2009

Today we celebrated Muttertag (one day early). The boys took Mommy to the Gartenschau, aka Dinosaur park, which is one of their favorite places to play. We had a nice picnic lunch, saw lots of dinosaurs, and played on all of the great playground equipment! Check out the gallery for more photos.

Mother's Day 2009

The Alps

We had a great week in the Alps. First stop was Mommy's conference at the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Though we missed Mommy during the day, we were able to do lots of fun things and of course sample some eis. We frequented the hotel pool and even went in the "hot-hot-pool" while it was snowing. The weekend took us across the border into Salzburg, Austria. We strolled the city, sampled local cuisine & music, and slept in a hotel building more than a thousand years old. We traveled to a nearby town, where Mommy and Jack explored some old salt mines. Check out the Photo Gallery for some more pics.

From Garmisch_Salzburg