The Stucki's: September 2010

Sophie Marie ... Sep, 2010

Ryan's Ice cream ... Sep 27, 2010

Dairy Queen was a common spot for us throughout the Summer and into the Fall.

Mexico City, Mexico ... Sep 22, 2010

A couple of Mexican colleagues decided we should walk to the castle Chapultepec after lunch one afternoon. I accomodated them and we made the long trek to the castle, only to find we had only five minutes before it was to close. We took as much advantage of the five minutes as possible. This is the only Royal castle on the North American continent and it housed Emporer Maximilian in 1864. It is also the location referenced in the Marine Hymn ... "From the Halls of Montezuma", referring to the battle of Chapultepec in 1847, when the United States Marines took the castle and Mexico City.

Disney World, Orlando, FL ... Sep 12 - 19, 2011

GREATEST vacation ever for kids. While traveling around Europe was AWESOME, Disneyworld was EASY and also EXTREMELY FUN!
From the direct flight from Louisville to Orlando, to the bags magically arriving directly to our hotel room, to the Magic Kingdom Express bus from the airport to our hotel, and the FREE dining plan, NO lines, good ENOUGH weather (hot, but otherwise fine), this was a FANTASTIC vacation. We got to do everything we wanted to, the kids had a great time, and Heather and I could not have asked for a more convenient way to spend a vacation.

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!"