A Moment to Breathe
The last couple of months since we returned from Europe have been delightful: spending time with family, enjoying the beauty of the U.S., and reacquainting ourselves with the things that we missed. But it’s been a whirlwind, too. We started this week in Utah, bouncing from place to place and soaking up time with people we love. Now we are in Santa Cruz, California, still enjoying loved ones, but at a slower pace.
Moving Westward
I was hoping that I would have time this week to update you on all the goings on, but this little post will have to do as we have been pretty busy!
A Quick One
Just a little note since we are on the road this weekend. We had a great week playing with Teddy and Peter and their parents, but we're all still eagerly awaiting the arrival of the baby brother. Nathan and I spent three nights in Kansas City and now we are making our...
Some History and Lots of Time with the Kiddos
Just a quick post this week from Missouri. It’s rare for us to have a week when we can snuggle all the grandkids in a 7-day span, but this week it happened! We also visited the historic Blennerhasset Island in the middle of the Ohio River.
A Few Answers
Hello, all! It’s been a quiet summer week.
An Update
Hello! It’s been a few weeks since I wrote a proper post, so I thought I would give you an update on some of our adventures since returning to the U.S. Next week, I’ll be answering questions, so send me your burning queries.
Peter in the Gravel Pit
Climbing Croagh Patrick
Interlaken
Peter & Teddy Bikes
Nathan & Max
Shakespeare’s birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon
Teddy and Bubbles
Rock of Cashel
Carters Vintage Guitars
Alpine Beauties
Tuckered
Royal Albert Hall
Nathan in the Pyrenees
Hughman
Nathan atop Gowbarrow Fell, Lake District
New Orleans–Jackson Square
Chester is cool!
Rostrevor Forest
Irish beauty
Luzern
Cooking Pot at Dunfanaghy Workhouse
Jill in Nooksia National Park, waiting for her mushroom soup lunch
Piper cropped
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Silver Lake
Kylemore Abbey
Little Gator Friend
Max
Demonstrating a proper bow hold, Max is eagerly awaiting the go-ahead from the doctor so he can play the violin again.
Boys in the Back
A Tribute
Ready for presents
Jared doing a handstand at the top of the Üetliberg a la Grosspapi
Nephew Michael
Hugh Linnell
Nathan’s sister, Liz, and her husband, Christian
At the Schloss
Chicago Theatre
Circuit de Pineta
With the Emerald Princess
The Hikers: Lauren, nieces Emery, India, and nephew Bodhi
Huck’s adventure in the woods
Kayaking the Thünersee
August Snow Storm
Walensee
Time for a show
Kayak Jill
X marks the Spot (for treasure? No! the spot where we were!
Niece India and Nephew Bodhi
Guggenheim Bilbao
Bloody Foreland
Christmas Morning
Ebenezer Baptist
Piper & Grammy
Photography Reality
Emery & the Little Big Band
Peter with his new Duplo
Nathan and Lauren
Peter
Ohio River Trip
Jared on the Schilthorn
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Bay of Kotor
Constantine statue in York
Positano
Nobody Expects THE Michael Palin!
Kastellet – Copenhagen
Museum del Jamòn – AKA a Spanish place of worship
Sarah & Poppy and Bran Castle
Huck: Ready For Adventure
Thomas the Tank Engine Story Time
On our bike ride in Waterford
St Regis
Grand Ole Opry
At the Hagia Sophia
At Whitney Plantation
Cervantes, Don Q, & Sancho
Bell Canyon Hike
Carrick-a-Rede suspension bridge
Max and Margaret
Old Town, Tallinn
Teddy Giggles
Rheinfall
Maxim Vengerov
Bob, Jill, Jana, and Torr
Nathan – Copenhagen
Peter and his Bumpa
Royal Opera House
Family Fun
Piper at Work
World of Coke
Mt. Chocolate
Archie
To Southampton
Huck ready for Legoland
Zephyr at the Science Museum
Don’t you love Colonial Era Headstones?
Rostock, Germany
Cocoa Time
Enoch
Lighthouse and the “Teepot” cafe – Rostock
On the Bike Trail
Hill of Tara
The Mueller Quartet
San Antonio Skyline
Waterfall in the Pyrenees
Teddy Pilot and Peter Pirate
Norway!
Aqueduct – Segovia, Spain
Gone Fishin’
Sognefojord
Finnish folkloric show
Traffic Jam
Huck & Piper Bikes
Peter on the ‘rain
At the Chocolarium
Kinsale
The Big Fish, Belfast
Goofy McGoofball
Huck & Peter
Jill – Copenhagen
Sternwheeler Fun
Happy Halloween!
The Aqueduct – Segovia, Spain
MLK Center
Wildflowers everywhere in the Alps
At the Waterford Crystal factory
Concert
Teddy loves Ice Cream!
Arthur
Teddy & friend
Laziz with Emily and Kevin
Nathan with a statue of Pablo de Sarasate in Pamplona
Harbor, Stockholm
St. John’s College, Oxford
Kilkenny Castle
Great-Niece, Sariah (Lydia’s daughter)
Christmas Market-Berlin
Thorvaldsen’s Christus
Next Purchase…A Bigger Bike for Nathan
Nathan at Langafoss
The Vasa
Our Missouri Loves
Jill and Nephew Ammon
So many Steps
At the Airport
On the Moon
January ’25
Grotto
Airboat Tour
Little Buddy Hugh
Derwentwater, Lake District
Torc Waterfall, Killarney NP
Beethoven String Quartet
These instruments were given to Beethoven ~1800.
Skyline
Bridge of Sighs, Oxford
Max Violin
University of Cork, Stone Corridor
Teddy & Peter at train night
On the Üetliberg
On the Camino
Up the Beanstalk
Lauren
Beverley Minster
Wildhaus Holiday
Workin’ at the Ball Factory
Nathan at Dunmore Head
Tacos in Dallas
Archie
Blossoms on the Hill — we can see many trees in bloom from the kitchen window
Sunken Trace
Teddy
Nathan, Poppy, & Liz
Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau
At the summit
Hadrian’s Wall
An Ovine friend
Bikers
Utah Symphony
Dragon Huck
Piper & Grammy
Teddy & Pumpkin
Matterhorn
Children’s Museum
Huck in the Woods
Swiss Alarm Clock
Teddy PlayDoh
Teddy
A wet day in Konstanz
A Hike to Slieve Martin
Muscle Shoals Studio
Liz & Christian at the Schilthorn
A Day in Bern
Parade Route
Sunrise at sea
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A Day at the Park
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Huck and Piper on the river trail
Teddy’s The King of The Swingers
Dragon Piper
Simon, Poppy’s newest fan
All-Terrain Archie
The Crazy House
Christmas PJs
Nathan & Poppy at Rheinfall
T.Rex
Hugh Smiles
Piper Riding the Little Train
Margaret, India, Hugh, & Archie
Peter & Pumpkin
Big Gator Friend
The Vippefyret
Just a Drop of Maple Sap
Adam showing us the ropes in Nashville
Ohio River Trail
Skjolden
Ice Skating
Peter and the “rains”
The Band
A Prairie Home Companion
Monks’ Mound
On the Trail
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River Cruise
Belfast City Hall
Our Shack–The Crossroad
Grammy & Teddy on the Train
Jana & Hugh
With the ship
Thrill Walk, Birg
Cathedral, Kristiansand
Weekend in Atlanta
Peter
Bern Switzerland Temple
New Year’s Eve
Ayyyy! The Fonz
General Rufus Putnam, Nathan’s 3rd cousin, 8 times removed
Storytime with Grandpa
Delta Blues Museum
Some of the great entertainment on the ship: James Doughty
Emerald Princess, Rostock
OMSI with El and Adia
Peter in the Discovery Room
Santa Cruz Sunset
Poppy with th Hagenbuch cat
Mission Concepcion
Piper, Hugh, & Huck
With the girls (and one English boy)
Amongst the Ferns
Happy Independence Day!
Lego!
Piper in the Red Dress
The finished cookies
Santiago de Compostela
Passing under the Great Belt Bridge
Fish Market, Kristiansand
Kilkenny Castle
Tower Grove Park in St. Louis
Lunch Crew
Öeschinensee
SweetArthur
Mt. Etna
Seealpsee
Sibelius Monument
Cotswolds cuteness
Musicians Hall of Fame
Rucking in Mueller Park
At the Schloss Kyborg
Vickburg Battlefield
Piper and a Lego friend
Huck & Piper
Alpine Cow
Boarding
Colorado Rockies
Luzern Kapellbrücke
Derry from the Peace Bridge
Liz with Aunt Margrit
Red Rocks
The Ohio Company Land Office
I Went Down to the Crossroad
Personalized Toblerone care of Cousin Simon
Apples in the Garage
House of Blues
Matt R. Horn
Grianan of Aileach ring fort
Em and India Saturday Cartoons
Peter Playing Choo-Choos
