Monday, December 12, 2011

John's 60th Birthday Party in Truckee



What a great birthday!!!! Great food, fun times and family.
Kids gave me an amazing gift they all worked on together. It was a picture album book with 60 reasons why they love their Papa.


Sunday, November 27, 2011

Thanksgiving in Oakdale This Year


For the the first time ever, the Smith Family Thanksgiving came north and we held it at our house in Oakdale. The group was fairly small (comparatively) with 24 family members. We had two toy haulers in the driveway housing the Lillibridge and Kerr families.


Family Gathering in Bodega Bay



View from the deck of our VRBO. Good find Mama!!!!!
Sorry it has taken so long to get these pictures up. Our October gathering in Bodega Bay was a lot of fun. I guess we will use the group picture for our Christmas Card.














Saturday, July 2, 2011

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Day 6, second try

Day six was our last day of riding. We rode 40 miles around both sides of the Wachau Valley along the Danube. The hills are covered with terraced vineyards. Castles and cathedrals everywhere. A lot of history and beautiful scenery.
We crossed via ferry at Durnstein. The castle on the hill once held Richard the Lionhearted, captured and ransomed on his way home from the Crusades.











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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Day 5 , I think

Left Passau, Germany




Views of country and towns from the river





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29 miles of bike path today





To our hotel in Wachau






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Friday, June 3, 2011

Friday on our bike tour

Great day in a Czech/German forest. Crossed into Germany like so many could not do under Communist control.



The Barvarian countryside






Bike trails are awesome






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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Day 2

We did a 26 mile loop, ate at home of Czech family, visited Rosemberg Castle, very hilly today, well worth the effort. The countryside is amazing.























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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Warm Up Ride

We did a short 9 mile warm up ride today to check out our bikes.













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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

1st day of our biking tour.

We arrived in about 1 pm, 4 am at home, we took a short nap and hit the streets of Progue on foot. After four hours of fast walking, one castle, two cathedrals, and many side streets later, we finally got back to Old Town Square to have a beer and watch the astronomical clock go off at 8 pm.


















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Our recently completed outdoor kitchen

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