streets (and canals) of Amsterdam

Apologies for being so far behind on these posts! It feels like we have been on the road more than home for the last several weeks. Anyway, one of the main things we did in Amsterdam was wander the streets admiring the architecture (while diving out of the way of...

Ava’s christening

We made a quick trip up to Chicago his weekend for our niece’s christening. I figured it would be good to show up since I am the godmother and all. :) The day started with a relaxing picnic at a lake by my sister’s house with about 15 of Ava’s...

10 years

On our honeymoon in Hawaii we propped our camera on a rock at a nearby resort and took the following photo: 2001 – Big Island, HI With that photo in mind I made sure to bring along that same dress on our trip to Kauai this past weekend, and Eric brought the...

The screened deck, pt.V

Progress in the past month has been extremely slow, but the past two days has finally seen an uptick in activity, with most of the screens installed, stairs, drainage, and the electric complete. View from the front side walkway- you can see the slats on the inside...

business class to Amsterdam!

Things have been a little slow around here (blog-wise) as not much more progress has been made on the screened porch (remind me to laugh about how long this took in about 2 years). Recently, however, we beat the heat with a long-weekend trip to Amsterdam for my...