Tuesday, July 29, 2008

hotness in hamburg





so its really hot here. kind of feels like i'm back in miami, sans palm trees. anyways, here's some more pictures i took while wandering around. most of these are at the alster, this huge park/lake that people go to for running, biking, sailing, relaxing, etc. the houses are so cute! here are some near where i live. the signs are just funny.
miranda

Monday, July 28, 2008

Toby loves Kodi!!





baby's first concert was a success! and she hit the milestone of sitting up on her own! yay! kodi's on the right at almost 5 months and the baby Elli (a friend) is a year old!

Sunday, July 20, 2008

sommer in the city





as promised, here are a few pics i took on a boat tour of hamburg. the weather is AMAZING, as you can tell. haha
miranda

Scout Camp

We just got back from Scout Summer camp. Here is a picture of Dead Eye Andrew shooting a 22. He does pretty well. I also am a member of the "dime club." which is when you can shoot a series of 10 shots at 50 ft.and get them all in a grouping that can be covered by a dime. Andrew also got a chance to shoot a black powder musket. And I got to break a bunch of clay pigeons with a shotgun. We had a lot of fun at the shooting range.

Andrew took 4 merit badges: space exploration, pioneering, environmental science and wilderness survival. He had to spend the night in the woods without a sleeping bag or a tent, just whatever shelter he could build. He also did the high cope course which is 30-50 ft up in the tree canopy. Climbing around like a little monkey. That doesn't surprise me since as a three year old he climbed to the top of Grandma Pete's fireplace.

Hope you all are having a wonderful, fun filled summer as we are.

Love you all
Lori

Saturday, July 12, 2008

hello from hamburg!

...or as the germans say 'halo!'
it's been rainy and cloudy so far, but todays weather is beautiful! i'm living at my friend's house and get to take the train to school everyday, which is a lovely scenic route for the most part. i've been to st. pauli on the harbor and the haptbaunhof, which is the main train station and shopping/dining area. my camera died, but as soon as i charge the batteries and take some pictures i'll post them (i stole this one from wikipedia)
miranda

Thursday, July 10, 2008

yay summer!








happy birthday to me!







happy birthday to me! hooray, i'm 25! we celebrated well. Thanks, dad, for the package, and thanks gramma for the cards!

Sunday, July 6, 2008

happy fathers day!





happy father's day, one and all!