Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Soccer????

High kicks!!!!
Fast Dribbles!!!








NAVY is "1"!!!

Navy's Birthday was in Sept. that shows how seriously behind I am.....slowly but surely!!
Liked the cake but did not love it....actually started to cry when she saw how dirty her hand was.

What a party, the Johansens were all around for the festivities!!


Wednesday, November 4, 2009

CHICKEN POX

When we got back from Italy, Navy brought home a present to share ......Chicken Pox! Yea!!

She was such a good sport, she cuddled a lot but was happy through it all!
They all developed a case of the pox, Olivia had them the worst on her face! Now she has a few scars :(



James was a champ and had the next mildest case next to Aubri, who I did not get a picture of.


What a buddy!










A remedy that I read about online, I don't think it did much but make a mess!!!!






Thursday, September 17, 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

ITALY....Rome

Michelangelo's Pieta, He created this in 1499 when he was only 25 years old.

The inside of St. Peter's cathedral, is the place where St. Peters tomb lies.


The outside of St. Peters Cathedral








We were able to take a tour of the Vatican museum, which included Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel. It was amazing to see it in person. It really amazed me that they would let us take pictures, i we just could not use our flash.













We went to this beautiful home that sat on the hill overlooking all of Rome! It was breathtaking. We enjoyed a beautiful meal, wonderful entertainment, and fabulous fireworks. It was a perfect evening.









The leaning tower of Pisa......I have always known that the leaning tower of Pisa leans....obviously....but it REALLY does. I could not believe how much, the pictures do not do it justice, it looks like it should be falling over. They have secured it so that it will not continue to sink on one side, therefore causing it to lean further.




This is just the thing to do when you go to Pisa. Everyone takes a picture attempting to hold up the tower. What a strong man I have!!!!








This is a coastal town, it has beautiful blue water. Navy put her toes in for a little dip.






It is amazing that they build these houses so close together on the edge of a cliff. Most of these people do not have cars, they just have boats.


We were eating a little lunch....Margareta pizza....Yummie!!!












Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Italy....Tuscany.....Siena....Part 2

The Clock tower in the Piazza del campo, in the medieval city of Siena.

Looking over into the vineyards in Tuscany


The Duomo in Sienna, was supposed to be the largest church in Christendom, but was not completed due to the plague in 1348 that killed half of the cities population










The gate leading into the medieval city.





Italy.....Florence....Part 1.

A Beautiful stain glass window, in one of the many Churches in Florence.
Jeff sat on the stairs of an old church and fed the pigeons with Navy.

She thought it was Hilarious!


This is the Duomo of Florence and is the 4th largest cathedral in Europe. It was completed in 1463, and was built completely without scaffolding. It is very ornate and beautiful!



Inside of the Duomo, all of the floors are multi colored marble, and stain glass adorns the walls.




These are the east doors of the Baptistery. they were commissioned in 1401 to mark the city's deliverance for the plaque. It took 18 years to finished these bronze doors that depict 10 different scriptural subjects.





The Arch that lead into the original part of the city.






Shopping in the out door market. There were street after street of exactly the same stuff, at almost exactly the same price.