Recently in vacation Category

While we were in Florida we talked the grandparents into watching Noah one day (it wasn't hard to convince them) so we could take a little day trip to St. Augustine.

St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied city in America, founded in 1565. We visited the Castillo de San Marcos while we were there. Here is a short video of a live cannon demonstration. The men in uniform are all volunteers. Why they choose to stand out in the hot sun in wool uniforms is beyond me, but they apparently enjoy it. I hope you do too.

To celebrate our fourth anniversary, I took Dixie to Chicago since she had never been before. It was also our first vacation with our little boy. We weren't sure how he would travel, but he surprised us both and did really well. We all had a great time. Photos from the trip are available in my album.

Our recent journey to Greece and Turkey was indescribably grand. We will definitely miss the time we spent on *our* little island -- Hydra is a magical place. It was great to see the Olympics in Athens, and our cruise of the Greek Isles was wonderful. Photos from the trip are available in my album.