Cyprus! It is an island famous for beaches. On the way back from the airport, we hiked up St. Hillarion, an ancient castle atop a mountain in North Cyprus. North Cyprus is controlled by Turkey. The hike was really more of an exploration of the castle and it's grounds. The kids had fun climbing the rocks and old steps to get to the top. It was pretty hot. I am convinced the sun here is more intense than in San Antonio. From the top you could see an incred...

Istanbul not Constantanople. Seriously, if I never hear that song again, I will be good with that. A quick stop in Istanbul on our way to visit and pick up Uncle Adam. The kids can not wait to see him, and love that they get to visit him where he lives all the time. They have been reminiscing about our trips to Japan and Colorado. They are constantly in awe of the differences between all of the places they have been. On the plane to Istanbul, we sat next ...

Amsterdam, Amsterdam, oh we all loved Amsterdam. We got in at 7 am, and by the time we hit Central Station we were the only ones there except all of the locals getting to work. We got lots of stares and attention in Amsterdam, and the only thing I can figure is we are just that good looking. Actually, there were hardly any kids around, except for very small children and other tourist families, so I am sure that had the most to do with it. We explored the can...

European Adventure here we come!!!! After the craziest week, we are finally boarding the plane. Jeff had to go a week ahead of us, at the last minute,for a project he was working on for Josh Groban. He was asked to build some stage lights to keep the tour budget down. He did an amazing job. I'll have to post pictures of the stage later. He always amazes me. The kids were absolutely crazy with the last week of school, and work was incredibly busy. I got abo...

So before we headed out of town, we had the opportunity to see the new Corporate Headquarters of Fender guitars. Our super talented brother in law, Scott, is a graphic designer at Fender. He worked with us for a year or so when he first got out of school, and we have trying to get him to come back ever since, but he is pretty happy at Fender, and creating amazing work. The tour was pretty cool, lots of amazing artists and history showcased at their offices...