Happy New Years to All

Tis the day before New Years and our house is a mess
We got all that we needed, we really feel blessed.
The kids are not sleeping, they forgot how
They're kind of cranky, and so are we now.
To All who didn't get a card, or a phone call -
We didn't forget you, we didn't send any at all.
We had good intentions, but you know where that leads-
We hope you had fun, and the season met all your needs.
Next year we'll be better, we'll send what we buy
Unlike this year, where we gave it a try.
We didn't quite make it, but we love you a lot
Sorry for the slight, we're lower than snot.

Under the St. Charles Bridge in Prague

After our flight across the Atlantic, we were picked up by our tour guide and taken to the hotel, where we were graciously given a half hour to deposit our things and then we were to meet for a walking tour of Prague. The tour ended up being about three hours, and it was absolutely fascinating, but we were all exhausted. We were able to see Prague Castle - Officially the largest Castle Complex in the world. We watched the military practice drills for the big celebration of the end of WWII and walked across the famous St. Charles Bridge (As featured in the opening of Mission Impossible). This shot is of a little quiet nook right under the St. Charles Bridge. You can see the red roofs that were every where in Prague. There were lots of little side streets and it would have been easy to have been lost if not for our walking tour. We will post more pictures of Prague and our trip in general as the days move on.

The Start - Coming Soon - The Newsletter

We are just starting this blog tonight. We were arranging our family newsletter and thought wouldn't it be fun to have a blog? We have some friends living in Hawaii that have a blog and we love to see what they are up to and wish we had manta rays playing in the bay in our backyard. We won't have anything nearly as cool, but we do have a "Hollandog" and life isn't boring, so this could be fun. This picture is of the kids with our "Hollandog" named Boo on the day we brought him home.