Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Birthday Girl!

Kaydence turned one last week and we celebrated with a party this weekend. It was a Halloween themed party and she was a ladybug...super cute! Her eating the cake was the best part...she had it all over her! Here are a few pictures from the day.








Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Bocce Champ

This weekend at the Italian Festival, Daren and his friend Mike competed in the Bocce Ball Tournament. It was an all day event with the winning teams from each round advancing to the next round. They kept advancing and guess what....they won it all!!! Daren is so excited. Two years ago they were in the tournament and came so close to winning it.

The festival was at a new location this year and everything was perfect. We had a great time spending the day with our friends and family.







Wednesday, October 7, 2009

I See London

I spent last week in London for work and I got to see quite a bit of the city's famous landmarks while I was there. It's a great city and I will definitely go back. I wish Daren would have been there to experience it too.

While there I took a ride on the London Eye (the huge farris wheel) and saw amazing views of the city. I also did a tour at Parliament and saw the House of Lords and the House of Commons..very neat. Toured Buckingham Palace and saw several of the State rooms where the Queen entertains guests. The tours are only done during the summer and I happen to be there right before it ended. It was really neat to be inside there. I also got to experience the changing of the Guard. That was crazy..there were people everywhere! I have some good photos and video of that. I visited Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral. Both were so beautiful. I can't imagine how they built them so long ago. St. Paul's Cathedral is where Princess Diana and Prince Charles got married. I also saw the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge.

Here are a few pictures and video from the trip.



Tower Bridge


Tower of London



Westminster Abbey


Dome of St. Paul's Cathedral


Changing of the Guard


Buckingham Palace


Big Ben


Parliament


London Eye


National Gallery Museum



V Day