Mattix Montoge

So we are on the train to the airport to leave London. We had a great time and visited the British Museum before we left. It wass really neat.
Dean

So we just saw the chaning of the guard at buckingham palace. Fun stuff.

Well not really, but lets just say that Elliots cow gets blamed for a
lot of the trouble around here....

So, time to start another day. Here is Constance as the bus picks her
up and Micah sends her off. (she is in the lower right hand corner)

Silly girls. Here are Margot and Constanace with gum she has been
chewing all day long....

Here you see the whole crew enjoying a movie on the mac. Good job bro, way to start them young..

So here you can see Micah planning out a play for the football match with the other siblings. I notice two things about this photo. One, that the defending team seen in the background, does not seem too tough. In fact, it took several minutes of coaxing to get them to rejoin the game. Second, in spite of this fact, Micah is crafting an extremely detailed plan with multiple points of start and stop and several pump fakes. Sadly, Margot cut left instead of right and ended up dropping the ball, but in a sign of Micahs wisdom, a dropped ball does not mean the play stops, just pick up the ball and keep on running. Margot scored a touchdown.

So here is a picture of Micah and I snowshoeing in the hills. It was
great fun and nice weather. And look, Micah is smiling!

Well Elliot is already picking up the slack in the Mattix household
while Micah is at work. Here he is seen with his favorite toy...a
plunger... Yes you heard me right, a plunger...he walks around the
house using it as a sword. Who needs toys when their are so many
bathroom toys to explore..

So this espresso may look fine to the untrained eye, but I am so glad I
came. My work here has just begun....This swiss espresso from (it
pains me just to type it) pods...just does not have the body and
strength I was hoping for....So, my time here will be one of
instruction and guidance, but well worth the investment...

And finally, for our tour for the day, here I am on the Tower Bridge in
London. We also stopped by a traditional English Pub, St. Paul's
Cathedral and the Tower of London along with many coffee shops...

Here is Chris at the changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. You
can see the guards in the background.

Here is Chris in front of Piccadilly Circus, a big shopping area in
London, right behind here some big signs like you see in Times Square.

So Chris and I are now settling in for a 40 minute metro ride to the heart of DC. So we are both just sitting here with our white iPod headphones on and watching the world blue by.....

So here I am in front of the Apple Store in London. The largest in
Europe. Of course I made a purchase and now I must sell my honda to
pay for it. Just Kidding.... Actually we bought some socks for our
ipods and the exchange rate is crazy.. but hey, had to get
something....

So, in our quest to hit as many metropolitan Stabucks as possible
within one week, we hit the Starbucks on Regant Street in London.

This is a bronze statue from Degas, the national Museum in DC has the
largest collection in the world of his wax figures that he did not
display publicly.

Chris and I outside the National Museum of Art

Here is a picture from our trip to DC, I will be posting some more from
london later on tuesday.

So we drove through the light snow and made it to the hotel. Waiting now to check out the high speed Internet.

So we are at the airport enjoying our last taste of American beef at Fridays. We made it into the terminal and have some time before our plane leaves.

So today we went and spent about 4 hours at the national gallery of art. It was a lot of fun. Chris and I really enjoy looking at all the art. Then we went by the FBI building and then to starbucks. Now we are waiting for the metro and then it is off to the airport to fly to London. The only question is if we can find high speed Internet in London.......

So now we are off to the Smithsonian and the national gallery of art for some paintings and lunch.

Here I am outside the international spy museum. My code name was
Andrew Martin. The museum was ok, not quite as scholarly as I
expected, and it had some neat stuff, but it was fun to be there.

Here is a picture of us outside the starbucks in DC. It was a little
cold that day..

So we went to the capital chophouse for supper. It was good. I had cedar plank salmon and Chris had a filet salad. We then went to the spy museum and now we are on the metro back to our car. A little tired, but enjoying ourselves.

So Chris and I leave to go to Switzerland in a couple of days, and to be honest I am a little worried.... Not about the trip or the plane ride, but more about the quality of their espresso....you see, our machine has been putting out some pretty fine espresso as of late, mainly due the burr grinder and cup a joe coffee. Now my brother Micah uses pods, and though they may be good in a pinch, they are nothing like a fresh grind. I thougt about staying home, but then I would miss out on helping my brother become a better steward of his machine. Yes, I am an espresso snob my wife tells me, and proud of it.......