Parade Day

Sixty-one marching bands paraded through Delft center last weekend. Another military family, with the same PhD agenda as Tom, just moved to the next town over in Nootdorp. They also have twins (Kayla & Hannah, who turned 3 in May). Corey teaches at the Air Force Academy and Sara is in the reserves since the kids were born; they also have a 7 month old son. It's nice to have friends with stuff in common.

H & L on Wheels

FYIs that are better late than never

No, Mr. Dongal!

Throughout the streets of downtown Copenhagen, Lucas and Hailey kept shouting and laughing when one would say "No, Mr. Dongal." When mom was singing "Old Macdonald" Hailey wanted a different song, but instead of saying "No Old Macdonald" it came out "No, Mr. Dongal." Again, this may not be funny to anyone else but us.

Copenhagen August 2008

The highlight of the trip- beautiful buildings, lights, and stages...awesome amusement park rides...wonderful restaurants...tasty treats...everyone felt and acted like a kid.

Copied from the Cophagen Encounter tour book: "Haul yourself to the top of the 34.8 m- high, red brick 'Round Tower' and you'll be following in the footsteps of such luminaries as King Christian IV, Denmark's famous Rennaissance king who built it in 1642, and the hoofsteps of Tsar Peter the Great's horse, all the way up the tower's unique cobbled, spiral ramp to the open-air platform at the top."

We all enjoyed a gradual ramp versus stairs to get to the top of this observatory tower.

Copenhagen

We visited the Louisiana- a modern art museum and the kids slept through...they woke to make their own "sculpture" in the children's museum.

Copenhagen August 2008

A 17th century castle with furnishings and and portraits

spanning 300 years of the Danish Royal family. The crown jewels are kept in the basement and the garden outside contained a random variety of sculptures and greenery.