The Stucki's

Vienna, Austria (Sand in the City and Belvedere Castle)
September 8, 2007

Vienna had an exhibit going on where it had different artists create sand sculptures of different historical landmarks from St. Basils Cathedral in Moscow, to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, to the Parthenon in Athens. Considering the Soccer (Football) craze on this continent, it also included a large Soccer cleat and a larger than life sculpture of German Football Czar Franz Beckenbauer (widely considered the 2nd greatest footballer ever, behind Pele).

We also visited the Castle Belevedere, built in the 18th century first as a garden, then added to become the Summer residence of Prince Eugene (one of the greatest Habsburg Generals). It was sold to Maria Theresa, the Archduchess of Austria, with Archduke Franz Ferdinand being the last to reside here (before his assassination by a member of the Black Hand that started World War I).

Quotes to Remember

We were in Munich and just checking into our Hotel and both the girls needed to go to the bathroom. We all ran upstairs to our rooms and they both bolted into the bathroom. They began to fight over which one was going to use the toilet first. They argue for a few seconds when Katie shouts, "Mom, which one of us do you want to pee their pants?!" (May, 2009)
We were driving home from church last week and I said something like, "We are going to buy a Toyota Sequoia". Suddenly from the back we hear our 4 year old, Ashley, pipe up ... "You killed my Father...Prepare to Die!"...somehow she confused "Toyota Sequoia" with "Inigo Montoya" from the Princess Bride! (May, 2009)
Ashley and I were playing a card game when she says to me, "pause the game, I have to go to the bathroom". This is when I realized the technology gap between my childhood and hers.
I asked Ashley what country she was born in (she was born in Canada). She told me that she couldn't remember, so I tried to give her a hint. I said, "you were born in Cannnn...". To which she immediately exclaimed in triumph..."CANDYLAND!!"
Katie woke us up this morning telling us we needed to get up. Heather told her that her head hurt and she wasn't going to get up yet. Katie responds, "But you don't WALK on your head, so get up!"

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