Posted in Family, Travel on Jun 28th, 2008 No Comments »
We did get to California before the reunion started so we took the opportunity to have a little family day. We drove down to Vallejo to go to Six Flags. This is actually the first time we’ve ever taken the kids to an amusement park like this, but truthfully we did it mainly for the [...]
Posted in Family on Jun 26th, 2008 No Comments »
We just got back from a week in California for the annual Stephenson Family Reunion. We look forward to this event every year, no matter what the date is, but we especially love it in the summer because then Grandma and Grandpa’s backyard can be used to its max. Here’s a taste of our adventures [...]
Posted in Becca, Travel on Jun 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Stratford-Upon-Avon (Thursday/Friday): Even though Stratford-Upon-Avon is technically in the Cotswolds, this deserves a post of its own, as it’s famous due to being William Shakespeare’s birthplace. Although, we started our day by riding the bus out to Warwick where we went to see Warwick Castle. This was like an extension of Medeival Time Dinner Theater, [...]
Posted in Becca, Travel on Jun 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Cotswolds (Wednesday): The Cotswolds of England basically consist of the countryside of England with their rolling hillsides (‘wolds’). We had a tour guide, Tim, to drive us around and give us some historical background. What we truly got was an amazing day driving around getting the ‘backstage tour’ of English country life. Tim actually lives [...]
Posted in Becca, Travel on Jun 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Bath (Tuesday): Monday night we took a night ferry from France to England. It was great to travel while you slept – you didn’t have to do anything. When we woke up in the morning we were getting ready to dock and we were off for another full day of exploring. We started our exploring [...]
Posted in Family, Holiday on Jun 15th, 2008 3 Comments »
Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there. My own is doing a Philmont 10-day trek this Father’s Day so I hope he’s having a good one! Our Father’s Day at home was relatively quiet, but that seems to be how we like them. As soon as Chris got back from his morning church [...]
Posted in Becca, Travel on Jun 13th, 2008 4 Comments »
Normandy (Monday): This was by far the most emotional day of our trip, but it was wonderful! Mom tried to tell us it was by accident she planned our trip to Normandy on our own Memorial Day in the U.S., but accident or not, it was truly inspired. I wish I could do this day [...]
Posted in Becca on Jun 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Friday the 13th has been a good one because: – the kids finished school this morning first thing – we got the yard cleaned and mowed (Caleb helped mow and then did a tiny piece of yard by himself – he was so excited!) – had lunch at Costco (less than $7.00 for all 5 [...]
Posted in Becca, Travel on Jun 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Paris (Friday/Saturday/Sunday): We took an early flight to Paris Friday morning where we caught the train and subway into the city. In NYC and other large cities, you become used to seeing budding musicians in the subway and on the street corners, but in Paris, they climb on the subway trains with you, serenade you [...]
Posted in Becca, Travel on Jun 11th, 2008 5 Comments »
Munich/Bavaria (Wednesday): We left Salzburg, Austria and took a train to Munich, Germany. The Munich train station was very big and the first thing we had to do when we got there was find a ‘water closet.’ When we found one we were discouraged that we had to pay to use it . . . [...]