A few weeks ago (actually for our 4th Anniversary!) we got to spend some time in the Northeast. We visited Danica's college friend, Bob, and his new wife, Laura. We stayed in a cute little bed and breakfast in Pennsylvania and visited with the Hornbys at their home, Downing Farm, in New Jersey. It was such a nice weekend! Very relaxing. And it was great to see some nice fall color, since we do not get that much in Texas!



This is the view from the top of Bowman's Hill Tower, which we visited after a nice walk through the wildflower preserve. Just down the bend is where Washington crossed the Delaware river!!



Both Bob and Laura work at the McCarter Theatre at Princeton University. This is not the theatre, but we did go see a show. Their work was exquitsite!! The show wasn't bad either.



Princeton has a really nice campus and we spent an afternoon walking around the grounds.

We also visited a stunning sculpture park / botanical garden called Grounds for Sculpture. Here are a few pictures from there.











Laura found a peaceful chair for reflection and enjoying the sunshine!



It's so good to see old friends again and catch up. Even though it has been ten years, it still seems like yesterday... Thank you Bob and Laura for a wonderful weekend!!

Danica drove out to Colorado for the second time this summer with the Taylors. We all met up with Danica's dad Denny and brother Denny to spend the Academy's Parent's Weekend together. Dad Denny and Erin found a great house in the mountains where we could canoe, fish, and relax. It was a great weekend!





Marc and Dad readying the boat for some fishing.




There they go! Look at that view! Samuel was the only one to catch a fish. A two-foot rainbow trout that just didn't quite make it into the boat!




The first time we got to see Cadet Candidate Denny J Merideth IV!

The last month we have been trying to stay out of the heat! And keep up with our busy family! Danica had minor knee surgery about four weeks ago. She is healing quickly and gaining more strength and mobility in her leg every day. We are looking forward to some cooler weather and more visits with family and friends.

So, we haven't been great at updating our blog in the last two months, but we'll try to pick it up again. Pretty much the entire month of June, we were travelling and mostly out of the country. Danica and Erin took a trip to the Netherlands to see Denny graduate from high school. What a special time for the whole family to be together. One week went by so fast!

So, we just had to share with everyone how very proud we are of Danica's little brothers. Since they have been living overseas for the last five years, we haven't been able to spend as much time with them as we'd like. But they have turned into such amazing young gentlemen!!!



Denny is headed to prep school for the US Air Force Academy. Danica and Erin are headed back to the Netherlands in June to see him graduate from high school. Hard to believe he'll be on his own in a couple months!



Kristofer is a freshman in high school and has turned into quite the athlete. His rugby team won second place at the national's and Kris helped lead his team the whole way - making brilliant tackles and scoring a try. (We didn't get to watch the game, but hearing people describe his performance is very exciting!)



They are both such an inspiration to us and we miss them and love them so much. Can't wait to see you guys!

Wow! Has it really been so long since we have updated our Blog! Yikes!