Friday, September 28, 2007

Happy Birthday Brock

Here's our reaction to Brock blowing out the candles. Chris' face is AWESOME! Way to go, Brock.



Brock opening his presents with Daddy's help. We took other pictures but the matchbox cars he opened here dominate all of Brock's attention from this point on. Oh well! At least we have one.

Oh the places he can sleep

In Pompeii Italy


In Positano Italy



On Daddy's shoulder on a tour bus in Istanbul Turkey

On the floor of a glass-bottom boat in Dubrovnik Croatia

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Mediterranean Cruise Highlights

Brock was very excited to start the cruise. He couldn't wait to get to the boat.

Temple of the Sagrada Familia by Gaudi in Barcelona


I was volunteered for the Gloria Gaynor lipsync competition.

Rob and I drank directly from the Trevi Fountain in Rome so we would; a) have good luck? b) return to Rome one day? c) find love? or d) save a few Euro on water?

Maren and Anne's Karaoke - Living on a Prayer
Forgive the camera angles, mom thought it was a picture, not video.

Beautiful city of Salerno, near Naples, Italy.

The plaster cast at Pompeii.

So many people in St. Peter's Square in Venice that Rob gave up on waiting for the people to pass - and took the pictures at the moment they were in front of me. Funny.
A quaint street in Venice

The Happy Family in Croatia.

Beautiful Dubrovnik.

Mom ordered "nothing" for dessert one night. This is what she got. Cute.

Ruins at Ephesus in Turkey. Where John preached to the Ephesians.
Ruins at Ephesus - really hot.

Most of our meals with the Brockster - Finding Nemo saved our life and dinner conversation.

The cheesy farewell show on the boat. We are a part of their family... Wa-Wah...

Turkey's version of Guac and Chips - cheese Doritos and blender avocado paste with tomato chunks. Mega bleh!

The food we were too afraid to eat in Turkey, but love in every other country.

Istanbul - Mosque of the Blue Dome

Monday, September 17, 2007

MadRom Basement Fun Has Begun...Again

Future playroom (stairs and future game/toy shelves behind them)
Future bathroom (left); future office for Chris (right)

Future bedroom for Tyler (the post and beam will be the interior wall).

-- Stay tuned for more photos, hopefully that show progress :-) --