tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87407815164248680872024-03-05T04:08:28.752-06:00Sing to JesusRevelation 5:9-10 And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth."Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-30337264306457398612012-05-03T07:08:00.001-05:002012-05-03T07:09:31.489-05:00The Wieliczka Satlt Mine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This morning I took my parents to the Wieliczka Salt Mine in Wieliczka, Poland. Wieliczka is an adorable town about 20 minutes outside Krakow. The Salt Mine is a must-see if you travel to Krakow. I know the term "salt mine" isn't the first thing you think of visiting when you plan a trip to Europe, but Wieliczka is amazing. The mine is about 900 years old, and after a 2 hour tour we had only seen 1% of the mine. But the size of the mine isn't what draws people to see this place...it's what the miners did inside the mine once their shift was over. Before I show you pictures from inside, here's a couple shots of me and my folks as we were waiting to go in....</div>
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My mother-in-law always tells me I need to get in more of the pictures, so I made sure my mom took one with me in it!<br />
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The pictures do not do this place justice, but here's a picture of a chapel that was entirely carved out of salt. Even the chandeliers are carved out of rock salt! The mine is filled with sculptures the miners created after their work shifts were done. They did it willingly, because they wanted to make the mine a more beautiful place. They weren't professional artists, which makes this place even more amazing. <br />
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I think I'm going to tell Luke to get busy carving one of these for our dining room back home....<br />
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My parents standing in front of the sculpture of "The Last Supper." This sculpture is only 17 cm deep, but the detail is amazing.<br />
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The area surrounding the mine was so pretty I made my parents stop another picture. </div>
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Another fun outing...tonight we're all ready to stay home and relax. I think tomorrow we're going to see Auschwitz. I'm looking forward to that even though it's not going to be a happy place to visit. <br />
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Now I'm off to relax with the family!Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-62031860363821907162012-05-02T23:29:00.002-05:002012-05-02T23:31:02.347-05:00A Night at the Rynek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Last night (after Mom and Dad had taken some time to rest and recuperate from the loooong flight) we took them out for a night at the Rynek. The Rynek is the Market Square in the center of Krakow, and it's an amazing area of history, architecture, restaurants and shopping. The weather was perfect, and Mom and Dad were surprisingly energetic for their first day here. I told them I was impressed....I usually don't have the energy to go anywhere after a day of international travel. Here's a few pictures from our night...</div>
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Mom and Dad standing in front of Wawel Castle. We plan on exploring the castle this weekend, so there will be lots more pictures of this to come.</div>
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This is All Saints Church. I tried to get the entire height of the church <i>and</i> Mom and Dad, which makes them look like tiny specks on the stairs. <br />
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In the center of the square stands the Cloth Hall. </div>
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Caleb was a real sweetie, and bought Grammy a flower. </div>
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I told Andrew he had to hold someone's hand, and he only wanted to hold Papa's hand.</div>
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We took them out to Babcia Maliny's, which is a Polish restaurant. We figured they needed to try Polish food their first night here. <br />
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We like this restaurant because it has so much charm. It's located underneath a university, and looks like an old cabin. The aquarium in the middle keeps the kids busy while we wait on our food.<br />
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Isaac and Caleb have been asking to ride in a horse-drawn carriage since we moved here, and we finally did it last night. We did this after we got ice cream ("lody" in Polish) as you can see in the picture. It was the perfect ending to our night. <br />
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Everyone slept really well last night, especially Mom and Dad! Now this morning it's off to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wieliczka_Salt_Mine">Wielicza Salt Mine....</a> more picture to come later!<br />
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We had some very special people arrive at our home today....Grammy and Papa! The kids were so excited for them to get here. I caught Naomi watching for them out the window....</div>
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The kids waited for them to arrive out on the patio. This was their "thumbs up" for grandparents who come visit!<br />
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I asked Naomi to give me her own "thumbs up" and this is what she did. If any photo deserves a caption contest, it's this one.<br />
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Of course, Grammy and Papa came bearing gifts for the grandkids. Grammy made Naomi and Andrew each their own "quiet books." So cute! They had fun playing with them and coloring in their books.<br />
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Caleb requested Rice Krispies cereal so Grammy brought him several baggies full. (Ziploc bags are easier to pack than cereal boxes.)<br />
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Isaac got Ramen Noodles and Nerds jelly beans</div>
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<br />Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-65304554806998667732012-03-05T12:01:00.003-06:002012-03-05T12:20:58.126-06:00Isaac's Birthday<span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">Today was Isaac's 9th birthday! Luke took the day off work and we decided to try out Park Wodny for the first time. I knew it would be too much for me to take my camera inside the water park (watching four kids inside a water park is enough work for me!) so I made Isaac stop for a picture in the parking lot. The kids loved this place, so I think we'll definitely be coming back.</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqWhQ5zHh5eJ2NfIuL83-Obn7Z3KrpGp58sY_ppUf008AbQfPs-Mwdhb-c6c-tyUUoDU9PAAE8p1Hk1KP4drDjfg33MxNClCse7o03xREOC-IQDXqj-j_2MRbhj2Qkj2E4qo-1qz-wbv_/s1600/photo+%252825%2529.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqWhQ5zHh5eJ2NfIuL83-Obn7Z3KrpGp58sY_ppUf008AbQfPs-Mwdhb-c6c-tyUUoDU9PAAE8p1Hk1KP4drDjfg33MxNClCse7o03xREOC-IQDXqj-j_2MRbhj2Qkj2E4qo-1qz-wbv_/s320/photo+%252825%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716475687018979698" /></a><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">After we were done at Park Wodny, we let Isaac choose where to eat for lunch. Of course, he picked KFC. Our boys are currently obsessed with KFC, and anytime we give them a choice of where to go out to eat that's what they choose. So we had birthday KFC....just like we did a month ago for Caleb's birthday.</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjt7o01eWZ7sgP4ul-9WqWU3W81_feN4U-GwsSD7zvzQcuNoO0zZhj4J6x6_LRjdUC-DHaF9MUUQPvdJ847C5TsI03hRKs0_ky5TjqEqB0wl26IgNkGh4YeAr903mOMGbkimOF5t4Ko5bv/s1600/photo+%252828%2529.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjt7o01eWZ7sgP4ul-9WqWU3W81_feN4U-GwsSD7zvzQcuNoO0zZhj4J6x6_LRjdUC-DHaF9MUUQPvdJ847C5TsI03hRKs0_ky5TjqEqB0wl26IgNkGh4YeAr903mOMGbkimOF5t4Ko5bv/s320/photo+%252828%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716475688570381298" /></a><br /><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">We celebrated at home later that evening with Isaac's requested dinner of chicken taquitos. Then we gave him his presents. Luke had been teasing Isaac all day that all we were giving him was a box of cucumbers, so he couldn't resist pulling a little trick on him. After dinner, Luke went upstairs and wrapped up one of Naomi's toy cucumbers and presented it to Isaac as his present. Isaac wasn't amused.</span></span><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXU1V95Zns0LJ6NrFsW0FzFkS8wbO8o0ejWUzeSigry8m3Q6xl5cYfo9v5jFkVp2nfLzh8I-hddxAE8WUNU5qzexQMwDXbQOuUr9cgwcBFNWZQMcOGItjgzfTxfZup0uyY9UP2mS9Re1T/s1600/2012_03_05_IMG_5654.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXU1V95Zns0LJ6NrFsW0FzFkS8wbO8o0ejWUzeSigry8m3Q6xl5cYfo9v5jFkVp2nfLzh8I-hddxAE8WUNU5qzexQMwDXbQOuUr9cgwcBFNWZQMcOGItjgzfTxfZup0uyY9UP2mS9Re1T/s320/2012_03_05_IMG_5654.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716475331678451938" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Then we decided to give him his real present....he was pretty excited about that one.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhJsGc_upZNZV6RDGnOkblRlqed9R73bo0ISs2hvYO85VzqjMyZP_j4UI_GVUaKp2xlGU-NnQHlrAykPb6Xt8-jq5v323YwBjyL6knvvB6q1aAj_lnaH2wEu5tTTnHCG5EF9i65tKWctu/s1600/2012_03_05_IMG_5663.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhJsGc_upZNZV6RDGnOkblRlqed9R73bo0ISs2hvYO85VzqjMyZP_j4UI_GVUaKp2xlGU-NnQHlrAykPb6Xt8-jq5v323YwBjyL6knvvB6q1aAj_lnaH2wEu5tTTnHCG5EF9i65tKWctu/s320/2012_03_05_IMG_5663.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716475334576441538" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">He wanted a decorated cookie instead of a cake.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvjjjpYqehVCMlXei1fX-mkqxQfSW22SceO0XP-875FX7yj2vQeBUniAFG1MAzwBRX6fs_unkKO4ncO16NCTgr-sRiucEHWV98F1szUfqwQb4CmiifRJ2V5Qd7UUU3-k-_2LUnBasPs6q/s1600/2012_03_05_IMG_5649.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvjjjpYqehVCMlXei1fX-mkqxQfSW22SceO0XP-875FX7yj2vQeBUniAFG1MAzwBRX6fs_unkKO4ncO16NCTgr-sRiucEHWV98F1szUfqwQb4CmiifRJ2V5Qd7UUU3-k-_2LUnBasPs6q/s320/2012_03_05_IMG_5649.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716475319152089202" /></a><br /><br /><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">He got a few surprises from his friends back home which was really fun. We're very thankful for our friends back in the U.S.A.!</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lGINMnUqnWr7_3BvMGKGm5-beGnFpknuKUvbLdBfxvNutsq1D0fwGaJnWapPSzlvqJGFBhmXMoZeIneCFuMVq9TWq9gYkYkUk5ofD9To0l3i5KBXYQdZ0Cw00tI-AzYCql6NVU4JYiWU/s1600/2012_03_05_IMG_5642.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lGINMnUqnWr7_3BvMGKGm5-beGnFpknuKUvbLdBfxvNutsq1D0fwGaJnWapPSzlvqJGFBhmXMoZeIneCFuMVq9TWq9gYkYkUk5ofD9To0l3i5KBXYQdZ0Cw00tI-AzYCql6NVU4JYiWU/s320/2012_03_05_IMG_5642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716475312218542802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJ1_p36lFM8EcIhaGKrVIfrZnKg8urxJ6QPt2WYExLoa6hW9A9Lz1yHJf6mJZi7TbTh_WOk_wqAS4UCAIeN9L8DrihHocmDOWxw_49VyJ1JNJx45PCt7cNEu7l-rtXQuf2H8tOYxcMor9/s1600/2012_03_05_IMG_5638.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJ1_p36lFM8EcIhaGKrVIfrZnKg8urxJ6QPt2WYExLoa6hW9A9Lz1yHJf6mJZi7TbTh_WOk_wqAS4UCAIeN9L8DrihHocmDOWxw_49VyJ1JNJx45PCt7cNEu7l-rtXQuf2H8tOYxcMor9/s320/2012_03_05_IMG_5638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716475314493205106" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">I was a little concerned about how the boys would handle having their birthdays here, away from friends and family. But they have been so happy, and celebrating their birthdays in Poland was just fine with them! We're so thankful for how God has helped our kids to adjust to life here.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Happy Birthday Isaac! We love you so much!</div></div>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-22745805353566054662012-02-09T07:36:00.006-06:002012-02-09T08:09:37.235-06:00Weekend in Zakopane<span><span style="font-size: 100%;">As I posted previously, last weekend was Caleb's birthday. Back in the States, we would have had a big birthday party with all the grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc. and the boys would have had a sleepover party with their best buddies. Since we are spending their birthdays this year away from all their friends and family, we wanted to make sure and do something extra fun on their birthday. We decided for Caleb's birthday to drive down to Zakopane and spend a weekend skiing and enjoying the views of the Tatra Mountains.</span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">We had a great time, but our plans were slightly changed due to the weather. It was FREEZING cold...so cold that we could only tolerate being outside for a few minutes. Luke, Isaac, and Caleb attempted skiing on Friday, but only lasted about an hour and a half. We went out for dinner Friday night, and it was painful walking the few minutes outside to get to the restaurant. We decided on Saturday that since no one wanted to ski another day and it was really too cold to do any sightseeing or activities outside that we would just head home Saturday afternoon. We still celebrated Caleb's birthday Saturday with lunch, dessert and presents. Here's some pictures from our fun, but bone-chilling, weekend:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Our apartment was so cold Saturday morning that Andrew ate his breakfast with his hat on and Luke's coat wrapped around his waist. (The temperature inside the apartment was my fault...I unknowingly left the patio door partially open Friday night. Oops.)</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDx7qQXSQNPhNCh_D8PEdsRXYal7cHt1jsTXVGlpzS-UnDb3y1yKZZ1gh9XNz0SNKO3Bv5J1DH12ZQRUVNMlZKEG21UX2TyJapx5qsAfEfj1Gb5MvtnScP5eZFAOeBE8guY-eLUyqXrcv/s1600/2012_02_04_IMG_5549.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDx7qQXSQNPhNCh_D8PEdsRXYal7cHt1jsTXVGlpzS-UnDb3y1yKZZ1gh9XNz0SNKO3Bv5J1DH12ZQRUVNMlZKEG21UX2TyJapx5qsAfEfj1Gb5MvtnScP5eZFAOeBE8guY-eLUyqXrcv/s320/2012_02_04_IMG_5549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707132965079087714" /></a><br /><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">One of Caleb's biggest surprises was that several of his friends from back home had sent cards and gifts. He wasn't expecting that, but it put a huge smile on his face.</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXF6N70Y3FC70x0asmfL68tAjMGkUkWiI6pcfpJ3H9f-qqAO3eIo3gXQ1UZ1DarCLKf4aqVJgsjdToNti3Y8oGXgqmTABnpWF-Yb1zGHhFNIGZSVZUybn3aiRb3td4YaXJHmOrjxRaMfJ/s1600/2012_02_04_IMG_5561.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXF6N70Y3FC70x0asmfL68tAjMGkUkWiI6pcfpJ3H9f-qqAO3eIo3gXQ1UZ1DarCLKf4aqVJgsjdToNti3Y8oGXgqmTABnpWF-Yb1zGHhFNIGZSVZUybn3aiRb3td4YaXJHmOrjxRaMfJ/s320/2012_02_04_IMG_5561.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707132953203390546" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">His Lego City set that he had been hoping for....</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHhH0t9JEjTXQ67txlBJUfUMA7yOr8NdAPAgeVOu79lpqA2ayso5UeOkBuKmH-1-RfH4Box9km0v8-Rarl0gQy9r2XRbIE1f9AYqROYh7FqaqMwZFHoTaDltRsUi3IoQaMY2ZuW8wHqGo/s1600/2012_02_04_IMG_5572.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHhH0t9JEjTXQ67txlBJUfUMA7yOr8NdAPAgeVOu79lpqA2ayso5UeOkBuKmH-1-RfH4Box9km0v8-Rarl0gQy9r2XRbIE1f9AYqROYh7FqaqMwZFHoTaDltRsUi3IoQaMY2ZuW8wHqGo/s320/2012_02_04_IMG_5572.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707132939173625746" /></a><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">We let him choose where we would eat for his birthday lunch. Of all the choices in Zakopane, he chose KFC. And he wanted Jello for dessert instead of birthday cake.</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xkQsM6OLELUrNwxWcXKdW9WSOFqkAcmc9rqTJJQu0H8FAfUa1SRxQdSV430AR2Jx0JWrDb93pRwuZCe3tuuwy9CB6j36R8-jxYc2m5OIaLR8wzEy741Vg6uKLkV3AUcNhdk1Me-y7yih/s1600/2012_02_04_IMG_5576.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xkQsM6OLELUrNwxWcXKdW9WSOFqkAcmc9rqTJJQu0H8FAfUa1SRxQdSV430AR2Jx0JWrDb93pRwuZCe3tuuwy9CB6j36R8-jxYc2m5OIaLR8wzEy741Vg6uKLkV3AUcNhdk1Me-y7yih/s320/2012_02_04_IMG_5576.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707132932897375842" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Enjoying his birthday fried chicken</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoJyrERyvcDGaUL4lg_Q_sGEa61qig2yVhgfblIvd-geRKizIBEP6s6h6xCSZfb_a1Cf_d9wr1gaLjeizXAC4fl0MM2onHjaHBIlWBPRwiW35Xq4NDe2fAWd9hRXqzSgMsMpkX6WqP9gb/s1600/2012_02_04_IMG_5579.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoJyrERyvcDGaUL4lg_Q_sGEa61qig2yVhgfblIvd-geRKizIBEP6s6h6xCSZfb_a1Cf_d9wr1gaLjeizXAC4fl0MM2onHjaHBIlWBPRwiW35Xq4NDe2fAWd9hRXqzSgMsMpkX6WqP9gb/s320/2012_02_04_IMG_5579.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707132925873161410" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">We enjoyed the scenery of the Tatras..... from inside our warm car.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5SXw_3aeS2jyvecJZ6VRenLe-h7YxBxHDRUd6N6PnpAWYtuZhagPLrY_lNh0kNFIXUs7FMPi0GE4oCGubPtKsU0va-3PNHMV1EsDeZNso1FVsJDemIZ4KWgaJFjrIxzGc3Z7U3eji9Tw/s1600/2012_02_04_IMG_5584.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5SXw_3aeS2jyvecJZ6VRenLe-h7YxBxHDRUd6N6PnpAWYtuZhagPLrY_lNh0kNFIXUs7FMPi0GE4oCGubPtKsU0va-3PNHMV1EsDeZNso1FVsJDemIZ4KWgaJFjrIxzGc3Z7U3eji9Tw/s320/2012_02_04_IMG_5584.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707134788080162354" /></a><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">We stayed in an apartment rather than a hotel. (We are discovering that is the best way for a family of six to travel through Europe. Hotels aren't very welcoming to families with four kids, and require us to book two rooms. Most Europeans cities have nice apartments you can rent for a very reasonable price.) Isaac wanted a picture by the spiral staircase:</span></span><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoq0FkAdujOm26hNCutqgi_jDx48fLczSua1Io91mgs029w52vcCwpswmfPtc22s5WDEgQhcfcB8l2P475lq5uuCH_MdopOIuY_f_sua4iIl_Cq4I4tTVK-EQnArnHGjdLGW27xqyOqOct/s1600/2012_02_03_IMG_5534.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoq0FkAdujOm26hNCutqgi_jDx48fLczSua1Io91mgs029w52vcCwpswmfPtc22s5WDEgQhcfcB8l2P475lq5uuCH_MdopOIuY_f_sua4iIl_Cq4I4tTVK-EQnArnHGjdLGW27xqyOqOct/s320/2012_02_03_IMG_5534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707132430866240802" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">The view from our patio</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieB3YP7btjuv3FAHqePKE3lT9R7hNVgE95X6pnL1wusRfETOoDiuwKf464IsTVjEofLrUX1B-igYCINWTuOqOLiFjPuz39fC8ogkqkvGIWa2e8KqHrjefOTIQOdBsARpOXkAQNCsbMZki2/s1600/2012_02_03_IMG_5540.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieB3YP7btjuv3FAHqePKE3lT9R7hNVgE95X6pnL1wusRfETOoDiuwKf464IsTVjEofLrUX1B-igYCINWTuOqOLiFjPuz39fC8ogkqkvGIWa2e8KqHrjefOTIQOdBsARpOXkAQNCsbMZki2/s320/2012_02_03_IMG_5540.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707132430045631282" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Getting ready to hit the slopes!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3S83yrygVInmJ94qp61UkIZUC7TwuIkgdY0v68KuXab-xoHiNCAsZxlhlZdVj5UnPPFIeeTJeYrpoEfwUenDATmvqEm-HCZyuS_iUP70epHBQUuq2gwfJ4pt6py50VEfbGUyALm8gOM5/s1600/2012_02_03_IMG_5542.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3S83yrygVInmJ94qp61UkIZUC7TwuIkgdY0v68KuXab-xoHiNCAsZxlhlZdVj5UnPPFIeeTJeYrpoEfwUenDATmvqEm-HCZyuS_iUP70epHBQUuq2gwfJ4pt6py50VEfbGUyALm8gOM5/s320/2012_02_03_IMG_5542.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707132010339835490" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">They were so hungry...when will the pizza get here?</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16XGiGQvxEzMI3mTztJqyNI2I-zPDktm38ErheM-B-tY3OsxcwHIML2-UCEm-TpPer9E-Dn6SABdSI5P1yUSG6P-3Tp5oGW8_mMms7zI-v3aywpO9pLmzoMTqwDkHev-gmj-68Yx2A9Wq/s1600/2012_02_03_IMG_5544.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16XGiGQvxEzMI3mTztJqyNI2I-zPDktm38ErheM-B-tY3OsxcwHIML2-UCEm-TpPer9E-Dn6SABdSI5P1yUSG6P-3Tp5oGW8_mMms7zI-v3aywpO9pLmzoMTqwDkHev-gmj-68Yx2A9Wq/s320/2012_02_03_IMG_5544.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707131987797530322" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Caleb was being shy. Or maybe he was just trying to thaw out his face from our cold walk to the restaurant. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKqNg9S_uUKrKpWLTWVAxY_kffTIOM87F1hAGGzlKX5ZV0pSvaSRHkv6KFuo9U6ZRQFoO4XmS9SceVRK1bajgG-jfiP-5DYksHMFRXr1AR3pauEoGnP4blEknmEeo10h42ORgriy56lPF/s1600/2012_02_03_IMG_5545.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKqNg9S_uUKrKpWLTWVAxY_kffTIOM87F1hAGGzlKX5ZV0pSvaSRHkv6KFuo9U6ZRQFoO4XmS9SceVRK1bajgG-jfiP-5DYksHMFRXr1AR3pauEoGnP4blEknmEeo10h42ORgriy56lPF/s320/2012_02_03_IMG_5545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707131978176277250" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Naomi is such a cheese...she loves getting her picture taken.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfRUksn8RX1qHgbhrh_YqSRxnvez4XXEHI5Ki0w9MT1OcWV7pBY5pz4Z2SfR-Z-kh_vHTKX1U7Uh1rlyQyqgz8mWIszEsdYUoR_QlBOZaNF1z_CqS9lbBjNtQmYU_8FLD0B8gm6x8RPFz/s1600/2012_02_03_IMG_5546.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfRUksn8RX1qHgbhrh_YqSRxnvez4XXEHI5Ki0w9MT1OcWV7pBY5pz4Z2SfR-Z-kh_vHTKX1U7Uh1rlyQyqgz8mWIszEsdYUoR_QlBOZaNF1z_CqS9lbBjNtQmYU_8FLD0B8gm6x8RPFz/s320/2012_02_03_IMG_5546.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707131934680513602" /></a><span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; ">We waited quite a while for our pizza...what better time to have a family photo shoot?</span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxwdiPqHHCc4G6l7n63P8XoZClhJd85NugHWF4qiKvt2yS14qytLpNgaCaORoWlY6cYQtlQyehN5QSfIOJ5UsSvMKci2K_OoTqy7LceSw_NxcDCYMN6ddQpvQiYYHpavEnB0mu3sPgZXc/s1600/2012_02_03_IMG_5548.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxwdiPqHHCc4G6l7n63P8XoZClhJd85NugHWF4qiKvt2yS14qytLpNgaCaORoWlY6cYQtlQyehN5QSfIOJ5UsSvMKci2K_OoTqy7LceSw_NxcDCYMN6ddQpvQiYYHpavEnB0mu3sPgZXc/s320/2012_02_03_IMG_5548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707131928723476434" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxv3z-nH3pwLv1Wb-djXCJ3d4Xtoc0jUc5QHasS3lFv1M2aN0rQxlNdaQJiTeL63iowom5UUyIYeFHoLKvk3lubS_1_JzNKmcqYiMVjWfb1cziU2vBsE6aSYKFlYnZHICDvPuKsK5yBcpv/s1600/2012_02_03_IMG_5547.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxv3z-nH3pwLv1Wb-djXCJ3d4Xtoc0jUc5QHasS3lFv1M2aN0rQxlNdaQJiTeL63iowom5UUyIYeFHoLKvk3lubS_1_JzNKmcqYiMVjWfb1cziU2vBsE6aSYKFlYnZHICDvPuKsK5yBcpv/s320/2012_02_03_IMG_5547.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707132427465639538" /></a>It was a fun weekend, but we were thankful to be back in our warm home Saturday night. Isaac is requesting a trip to the beach for his birthday....I think he just wants to go somewhere warm!Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-13440355907458117952012-02-04T14:10:00.002-06:002012-02-04T14:15:22.797-06:00Happy Birthday Caleb!Caleb turned seven today! We celebrated by going to Zakopane for the weekend. It was a fun weekend...I'll try to post more pictures tomorrow. We had a great time celebrating the blessing of seven years with this guy...<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3UjFA47URvgQ_op8QkonuwoVw0C8Jmvi1IM-zZo2qXYnfYdxNfx54oFfJPS3oVWG3pkX4gXXHcj7s-b1_Jut6fhTLNAQcFNgpDiaKWdapVUY6b6VaiblYnFkKm2JvkP2oI1LsdV2UYuV/s1600/2012_02_04_IMG_5553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3UjFA47URvgQ_op8QkonuwoVw0C8Jmvi1IM-zZo2qXYnfYdxNfx54oFfJPS3oVWG3pkX4gXXHcj7s-b1_Jut6fhTLNAQcFNgpDiaKWdapVUY6b6VaiblYnFkKm2JvkP2oI1LsdV2UYuV/s320/2012_02_04_IMG_5553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705375849813880978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Caleb, we're so thankful God made you a part of our family!</div></div>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-32495834492984649472012-01-28T03:10:00.001-06:002012-01-28T03:13:06.845-06:00Naomi's first phraseNaomi said her first two-word phrase this week. It wasn't directed towards myself, Luke or the boys. She was talking to Jasper. She said, "Hi Doggie!" <div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">She and Jasper have become very good friends.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbRWdBDJNQgfV2N9tWX_f45kQ8Vw1LsK_DBv3bmVGQHi1YGblfCfD8BcDAd1pDfZ3tDZzlYDTj4etJqJugNIBcbjwSdoOEIpV4l2aAdAsn_u2OrQpV6_oO_5WrZUGUXTmwtvcr7czZreN/s1600/2012_01_22_IMG_5502+%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbRWdBDJNQgfV2N9tWX_f45kQ8Vw1LsK_DBv3bmVGQHi1YGblfCfD8BcDAd1pDfZ3tDZzlYDTj4etJqJugNIBcbjwSdoOEIpV4l2aAdAsn_u2OrQpV6_oO_5WrZUGUXTmwtvcr7czZreN/s320/2012_01_22_IMG_5502+%25281%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702607875878179138" /></a><br /></div>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-44420143098326642112012-01-22T14:35:00.002-06:002012-01-22T14:40:56.482-06:00Winter FunWe finally got some snow here! Last week we awoke to snow falling every morning, although a lot of it ended up melting. Here's some shots from a few of our snowy days:<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1loimZp5GuN5AohMejK4Cn6tUD09dKTiaU9An9m8PtNZZ0Q1K11gwqzco0r3DP0gjIjCIFudiR-C99ggTqjT9579d2LsW5wpOSLAKbXSrhSPrwEqUabif8FVC8K3-xlhtWrLSw-IfgtMO/s1600/2012_01_10_IMG_5479.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1loimZp5GuN5AohMejK4Cn6tUD09dKTiaU9An9m8PtNZZ0Q1K11gwqzco0r3DP0gjIjCIFudiR-C99ggTqjT9579d2LsW5wpOSLAKbXSrhSPrwEqUabif8FVC8K3-xlhtWrLSw-IfgtMO/s320/2012_01_10_IMG_5479.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700558551236480754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkORtAPTCV6Q3Eq6q8DCrMv2elQfesi9I-P0DbrWgdKxmsO-sMvRLHv3GKidqRV9vFO4XTl0XP3TtJ5oJisDAxyaL8wTLh-pl5QRhJamOosESwbxu-8zIxnW67yY2Q2acxsCPr33ArhCO/s1600/2012_01_10_IMG_5477.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkORtAPTCV6Q3Eq6q8DCrMv2elQfesi9I-P0DbrWgdKxmsO-sMvRLHv3GKidqRV9vFO4XTl0XP3TtJ5oJisDAxyaL8wTLh-pl5QRhJamOosESwbxu-8zIxnW67yY2Q2acxsCPr33ArhCO/s320/2012_01_10_IMG_5477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700558548439759858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE99MXPb3PaAMLmGqhUZxTchO82bE_kybcwwSpk5GriX7rhyVVo0pvLffmympiv-UNyXUJL7CJHEyDH64Hg8Th6hJN_u0O3S5TdCsbHZ512khAMCP4kYC0lJFjaoHDt5CIRc1VHv3NVykl/s1600/2012_01_10_IMG_5475.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE99MXPb3PaAMLmGqhUZxTchO82bE_kybcwwSpk5GriX7rhyVVo0pvLffmympiv-UNyXUJL7CJHEyDH64Hg8Th6hJN_u0O3S5TdCsbHZ512khAMCP4kYC0lJFjaoHDt5CIRc1VHv3NVykl/s320/2012_01_10_IMG_5475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700558546294966002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3v8XU_kdytFZLLY6ibGBQe20Ks2fFdXq6R-QdheATOsWzR3d8rdG6eKVHLtujvxWylAXJdP169idt0hGHJl1jpaRGD-4Brmo0fhGpmCT5Xj_t_Zx7HYpoKRgGft8sJVj6HpJynBVk0-A/s1600/2012_01_21_IMG_5501.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3v8XU_kdytFZLLY6ibGBQe20Ks2fFdXq6R-QdheATOsWzR3d8rdG6eKVHLtujvxWylAXJdP169idt0hGHJl1jpaRGD-4Brmo0fhGpmCT5Xj_t_Zx7HYpoKRgGft8sJVj6HpJynBVk0-A/s320/2012_01_21_IMG_5501.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700558155545053154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnJbnvyWOhgNQz_GNQJkZYs-O053Hv22bvNTViwrRBYsVObXQ_qvZumYiwnb8zT0b_oxPdZSmK3b1wtMZTxV5vPvwjnLZBqA4Q1Q2R7FjzFimv-VCa12Mj4tZsWRocVCHzoCN8DYtjDOE/s1600/2012_01_21_IMG_5500.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnJbnvyWOhgNQz_GNQJkZYs-O053Hv22bvNTViwrRBYsVObXQ_qvZumYiwnb8zT0b_oxPdZSmK3b1wtMZTxV5vPvwjnLZBqA4Q1Q2R7FjzFimv-VCa12Mj4tZsWRocVCHzoCN8DYtjDOE/s320/2012_01_21_IMG_5500.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700558142666521522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeNWzRUbt0LqIzBIR4juGeIe-D2WaX7f8f_Acx-6iwi1WeSAFp46qo69MJ9MCbSIblf0YBBaprIP_vPFD7cZ76tLckeejMYPRVHApCsMK8R0gJ-ejhnCM1N3vHPu9fH7VScI9hOEw_2oD/s1600/2012_01_21_IMG_5490.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeNWzRUbt0LqIzBIR4juGeIe-D2WaX7f8f_Acx-6iwi1WeSAFp46qo69MJ9MCbSIblf0YBBaprIP_vPFD7cZ76tLckeejMYPRVHApCsMK8R0gJ-ejhnCM1N3vHPu9fH7VScI9hOEw_2oD/s320/2012_01_21_IMG_5490.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700558138215846690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl25we1tWND-FR-d52L4EsI4jjVe1R7OUk595t1V_ojPNURVc-d3jMERLwecHHEzFYjMOT_vUBgvfrs0k1MLJvIAQLkC20qJt8gxr-zLq9q2htS_XlPumVCyDu30zhyphenhyphentRUZRSXPgPc2Noo/s1600/2012_01_21_IMG_5489.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl25we1tWND-FR-d52L4EsI4jjVe1R7OUk595t1V_ojPNURVc-d3jMERLwecHHEzFYjMOT_vUBgvfrs0k1MLJvIAQLkC20qJt8gxr-zLq9q2htS_XlPumVCyDu30zhyphenhyphentRUZRSXPgPc2Noo/s320/2012_01_21_IMG_5489.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700558137711701282" /></a><br /></div>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-43598479042700926202011-11-13T01:00:00.011-06:002011-11-13T01:30:15.703-06:00Four Kids and a Candy StoreYesterday was another beautiful fall day and we decided to head to the Rynek (the Market Square in downtown Krakow) for a visit to a candy store called Ciuciu (pronounced choo-choo). We had heard about this candy store from a few different people. This store makes hand-crafted candies, and they do demonstrations in the store where you can watch the candy-making process. As you can imagine, the boys were pretty excited about a field trip to a candy store. Here they are outside the store before the demonstration started:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1di-qrv0ZMtshDqqJdmpzNRH15oF6clo04tiFDOKYGJGbwMBdtFixJE35j_XseK0mXUkshi_OF0jKQQQg-rTwjP1G9ymRCMgj8sCC6KaeBxF2dk0VU0yd5ITC2fojwwY6hr6KU7ptngSi/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4899.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1di-qrv0ZMtshDqqJdmpzNRH15oF6clo04tiFDOKYGJGbwMBdtFixJE35j_XseK0mXUkshi_OF0jKQQQg-rTwjP1G9ymRCMgj8sCC6KaeBxF2dk0VU0yd5ITC2fojwwY6hr6KU7ptngSi/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4899.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674373342147385570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMTpCRiCgIUoGRZKJLzBISl3vmWtoDKsjEhddSMscozP5c7soSYGXZWva-qWhLSCGdeLv3s-erWmZ18DoecblDcXaqOwtdTH8DWFYbkEOhQw7oriNnyzHUQ1O1ySH4GUhQpASLkxw_rMh/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4900.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMTpCRiCgIUoGRZKJLzBISl3vmWtoDKsjEhddSMscozP5c7soSYGXZWva-qWhLSCGdeLv3s-erWmZ18DoecblDcXaqOwtdTH8DWFYbkEOhQw7oriNnyzHUQ1O1ySH4GUhQpASLkxw_rMh/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4900.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674373336867575058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasd80vTSv6_zAY9giyCjbF8utHtB_BQUBNiy4SY9Y4aP8At7sE_woFihmC609zZNH6K4g0zT_c76yg-3yDU7fP8J0CUeIEuWWfuj_H65sqtkjkBa6P60aouLwLd6nb8BrKsUgVz9Qq-Tg/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4906.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 171px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasd80vTSv6_zAY9giyCjbF8utHtB_BQUBNiy4SY9Y4aP8At7sE_woFihmC609zZNH6K4g0zT_c76yg-3yDU7fP8J0CUeIEuWWfuj_H65sqtkjkBa6P60aouLwLd6nb8BrKsUgVz9Qq-Tg/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674373332875713810" /></a>We arrived at the store a little early, and had twenty minutes before the show started. So we decided to walk around the Rynek for a few minutes while we waited. The Rynek is such a beautiful area, and there's always something entertaining to do there. Like climb inside a giant head.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZNYCVqjZe8fkswhI_LsJ_KGER334GsGgUKddwY4almZmTQ59H5kRR_DhYs3b7tVTc87n3xgGv9sTfq96br38GFrik4vm-MhPPFks29QJP2mI0TnZsudcGW0-xA0mNBdgxOsA3y9nay3h/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4907.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZNYCVqjZe8fkswhI_LsJ_KGER334GsGgUKddwY4almZmTQ59H5kRR_DhYs3b7tVTc87n3xgGv9sTfq96br38GFrik4vm-MhPPFks29QJP2mI0TnZsudcGW0-xA0mNBdgxOsA3y9nay3h/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4907.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674373107753035938" /></a>...or watch clowns walk on stilts and make balloon animals.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4zqcrXfIO49WEutCklysP-jOvgXDVxQuXWkYehIER59d-AucwpygbfFrSD5me17OMlIj38JZX7WCFjcFu7y4DiaAX2o4QF3sTkOFSpDID957R3tQ-HVYlTIHPNpKTeo-UdrivoPRDhMm/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4911.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4zqcrXfIO49WEutCklysP-jOvgXDVxQuXWkYehIER59d-AucwpygbfFrSD5me17OMlIj38JZX7WCFjcFu7y4DiaAX2o4QF3sTkOFSpDID957R3tQ-HVYlTIHPNpKTeo-UdrivoPRDhMm/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4911.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674373105109455778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeL_ZHbvhQ8l9_E6k6LGcD6tx5baAdss2_Ha6SsD54jhG2CZcF6hKnO-ZR5moXU4r_7T3X4-jVmh5caOVCcLF-GawL-zkZ-xXjeIvLXCki8p_T93D9aerj_0gPJTj-9y35BmgBGf7vqNE/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4912.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeL_ZHbvhQ8l9_E6k6LGcD6tx5baAdss2_Ha6SsD54jhG2CZcF6hKnO-ZR5moXU4r_7T3X4-jVmh5caOVCcLF-GawL-zkZ-xXjeIvLXCki8p_T93D9aerj_0gPJTj-9y35BmgBGf7vqNE/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4912.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674373101741880482" /></a>After our stroll through the square, we headed back to Ciucui to check out the demonstration. (Isaac gives candy store field trip a big thumbs-up.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45O_xUFtIe0O3MgpMPtlfi38OaMFKyrkV5wSu-y5DMKOZVc6ELRuxhfQtEdBM3XVaQQr1GMFJlDhdGh9-vLaBBDGzpnUb8mwLF72CVc93_dITbITYc3HBol5K9QrAS9IW8v0l7W3Uhmvn/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4917.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45O_xUFtIe0O3MgpMPtlfi38OaMFKyrkV5wSu-y5DMKOZVc6ELRuxhfQtEdBM3XVaQQr1GMFJlDhdGh9-vLaBBDGzpnUb8mwLF72CVc93_dITbITYc3HBol5K9QrAS9IW8v0l7W3Uhmvn/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4917.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674373084120273426" /></a>Naomi had a great view of the demonstration from Luke's shoulders, but she was so upset by not getting to <i>immediately</i> eat all the candy she saw that she got a little fussy. I ended up taking her to the back of the store where she continually said "Bey!" (translation: Please!) at every bag of candy she saw.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCyHQ_0Qqjq7R8JKPIWy99hnAw-oOW25cE43xheBFfPB2dkw-uxI6PaPwtyINL6fiwQsrUBYiqMjyb8EyelgtPXP1Pp7VFMIHnI5TJ4KZ0Iv7wwRqWUqDDf-zNF26opNS90MXyq55IK7y/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4919.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCyHQ_0Qqjq7R8JKPIWy99hnAw-oOW25cE43xheBFfPB2dkw-uxI6PaPwtyINL6fiwQsrUBYiqMjyb8EyelgtPXP1Pp7VFMIHnI5TJ4KZ0Iv7wwRqWUqDDf-zNF26opNS90MXyq55IK7y/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4919.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674373079806184962" /></a>Luke and the boys stayed up front and watched the demonstration. Luke took a bunch of pictures of the process:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgiF4BMTF2solhIxjWnKnislVdJJDfBTj1cKD2ovlgQLMpWOvQ7-OICgX4GJn_qZSYzYKvpfiD2HVux3HLEBXzA8btxnUJRc0G6jLcmCss_v2ciObuRZK5GiN-02ZwWLetoEkBm_Yso6l/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4920.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgiF4BMTF2solhIxjWnKnislVdJJDfBTj1cKD2ovlgQLMpWOvQ7-OICgX4GJn_qZSYzYKvpfiD2HVux3HLEBXzA8btxnUJRc0G6jLcmCss_v2ciObuRZK5GiN-02ZwWLetoEkBm_Yso6l/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4920.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674372739997551122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66OAG4ZDZMCC7p2T1ZPOP992ffye5ho-96ab89JVcXGTnMcpB2ov_Ct4Gdr7pT64EQsxvtmjVDM04F77Io5AxHSyMicJhAEI0d1vCufPK9w5S3rGtnC-TBilh6ie8UtR2RPVWMM5LPK6W/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4924.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66OAG4ZDZMCC7p2T1ZPOP992ffye5ho-96ab89JVcXGTnMcpB2ov_Ct4Gdr7pT64EQsxvtmjVDM04F77Io5AxHSyMicJhAEI0d1vCufPK9w5S3rGtnC-TBilh6ie8UtR2RPVWMM5LPK6W/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4924.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674372738058586914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGo4KBDZD4ToEqN6E1A5jDVaiT6tn4XMGKR3_TirEkfJG-Pf-JNlmRzVCdxwkPXQu2eKXisXpWNT2PJVGgzdgj_qCyFsNCYJBB1df8Rp1IuTwCcRrWepFsfUUopoQykXEApezHyCJyTRp/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4925.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGo4KBDZD4ToEqN6E1A5jDVaiT6tn4XMGKR3_TirEkfJG-Pf-JNlmRzVCdxwkPXQu2eKXisXpWNT2PJVGgzdgj_qCyFsNCYJBB1df8Rp1IuTwCcRrWepFsfUUopoQykXEApezHyCJyTRp/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4925.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674372730349242098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnBd3D51-ZHTBf0wtM1HU2RhmbrPuZYE-1sGwNydbtIfT-HeZUBD07eG2WA8u7mOZZ2KGLETZk4dKB6NwumDHOhFA8Ac4eBUULVNIwbIo25WRAzejJnecklmWzCtBpYZeQZIH1JFGbgqF/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4926.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnBd3D51-ZHTBf0wtM1HU2RhmbrPuZYE-1sGwNydbtIfT-HeZUBD07eG2WA8u7mOZZ2KGLETZk4dKB6NwumDHOhFA8Ac4eBUULVNIwbIo25WRAzejJnecklmWzCtBpYZeQZIH1JFGbgqF/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674372715388617602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1On-ct_KIzcU1KMf8KGd1R-BP11XoLWeQ_MchYzgubH_DVAx-4_ibvxQzXLiyEQ2UTEsDt04uHbovYxDW6abWdLKnGNvTpoa8QkF9Pjqq0F1XQ6p4b8No2g0MJ-PsrSe5IC__515bHU1V/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4927.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1On-ct_KIzcU1KMf8KGd1R-BP11XoLWeQ_MchYzgubH_DVAx-4_ibvxQzXLiyEQ2UTEsDt04uHbovYxDW6abWdLKnGNvTpoa8QkF9Pjqq0F1XQ6p4b8No2g0MJ-PsrSe5IC__515bHU1V/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674372711818008786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUAR_H7fwqd4LIG1XoE2oUeflGXm47BidXcqyM5VZF1X8Z_repwuEr_Z862JUf2KzdbonvCDdBXUecE-qAfJIDKQpMyyAVzmLQcQWpBJCouElRG1vnAHXe-wprdEFaHrCyenRP9v_Og0X/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4929.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUAR_H7fwqd4LIG1XoE2oUeflGXm47BidXcqyM5VZF1X8Z_repwuEr_Z862JUf2KzdbonvCDdBXUecE-qAfJIDKQpMyyAVzmLQcQWpBJCouElRG1vnAHXe-wprdEFaHrCyenRP9v_Og0X/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4929.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674372275708676402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F6FNKdN6P2dXHKdMo3urhmJIVghIdCKUgmWC2dyWehW3urjh1T1_GhD03VWQUTmBQKcWEQLLjS1REYTUf8zA41RiGkXyY9wVT3me9ih2RDzi0KMPg2z_ttVH4tDkDqS5hzI-5yMcUZQO/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4931.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F6FNKdN6P2dXHKdMo3urhmJIVghIdCKUgmWC2dyWehW3urjh1T1_GhD03VWQUTmBQKcWEQLLjS1REYTUf8zA41RiGkXyY9wVT3me9ih2RDzi0KMPg2z_ttVH4tDkDqS5hzI-5yMcUZQO/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4931.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674372273310447826" /><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span">After the show, we let the boys pick out some flavors to take home. They were very excited. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center; "><br /></div></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ86ACY0k1EXxu5CV8616N4OJ_3jiDyGm5dRyp4BwYaG0kL8ze2c0SpN6azgErz2v9pPhyveV-IgRBeRbhMHVY468HYNpPUKVgFC7NAnGQzj76MeaV1GUwavTDnYav5LzNXjRMbcjJP4zs/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4934.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ86ACY0k1EXxu5CV8616N4OJ_3jiDyGm5dRyp4BwYaG0kL8ze2c0SpN6azgErz2v9pPhyveV-IgRBeRbhMHVY468HYNpPUKVgFC7NAnGQzj76MeaV1GUwavTDnYav5LzNXjRMbcjJP4zs/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4934.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674372259495161106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvAA9_obHn1Ui0uGKmPpw10Mm67jLeHyxGN_jtuKoz8gKoYwJ4lO0TTQwanqxMZ1zrRtUWMWXxVWewcIv60ZYvKSntzl5ZreIVkE8LrjuuM2773O-Q8wKql3jqIAbyAymir01iNo-tyCY/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4935.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvAA9_obHn1Ui0uGKmPpw10Mm67jLeHyxGN_jtuKoz8gKoYwJ4lO0TTQwanqxMZ1zrRtUWMWXxVWewcIv60ZYvKSntzl5ZreIVkE8LrjuuM2773O-Q8wKql3jqIAbyAymir01iNo-tyCY/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4935.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674372249003900930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1Xy4Wz1r8DvKp8qwxN_7iEgSl5LWU2I65fzADy9FTMLRjFkjSFrER9jf3OcF0pNH5tKgKSdGm1Vytsw2ngXZjzNHHxIu8RissllQfHK2ZHiT209oO6GXy3pkqQBOUJRbnXQA_kZzAUui/s1600/2011_11_12_IMG_4936.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1Xy4Wz1r8DvKp8qwxN_7iEgSl5LWU2I65fzADy9FTMLRjFkjSFrER9jf3OcF0pNH5tKgKSdGm1Vytsw2ngXZjzNHHxIu8RissllQfHK2ZHiT209oO6GXy3pkqQBOUJRbnXQA_kZzAUui/s320/2011_11_12_IMG_4936.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674372242401586770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ciuciu was a very fun place to visit, and I'm sure we'll be back!</div>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-81205537136402278732011-11-06T14:38:00.010-06:002011-11-06T15:02:28.841-06:00Fall FunWe've done a lot of fun things over the last few weeks. We had this guy come visit for a few days...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjed0lmLTLPT8oAjF4nbivo0Uy930X3kTcVkktLs8X_zDmuee7mBBiqfevGvMHGFn9alTNf62PCRYqb1xe6ncx_Z926pLCe_0VdbyJTqtxBO_C608NIoT4LPbvooJF-mMN_DKu-pZSOm8p8/s1600/2011_10_16_IMG_4676.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjed0lmLTLPT8oAjF4nbivo0Uy930X3kTcVkktLs8X_zDmuee7mBBiqfevGvMHGFn9alTNf62PCRYqb1xe6ncx_Z926pLCe_0VdbyJTqtxBO_C608NIoT4LPbvooJF-mMN_DKu-pZSOm8p8/s320/2011_10_16_IMG_4676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671985377743917378" border="0" /></a>(Clayton is a friend of ours from our church back home. We LOVED having him stay with us.)<br /><br />We spent three days in Vienna. Very fun weekend!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvObJQcwMNR4J7R_gj1h_ckcRLHCoYUg674i7LNNaUXSRCWu7hkrU8U8anGl-57XVYTukv5pXua7zHHjOYC1WACHptJyvbjc9ooI_QABzd77BumeTC97CfzRXKDfN4-vCx3IrI8ahg3D3/s1600/2011_10_29_IMG_4775.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvObJQcwMNR4J7R_gj1h_ckcRLHCoYUg674i7LNNaUXSRCWu7hkrU8U8anGl-57XVYTukv5pXua7zHHjOYC1WACHptJyvbjc9ooI_QABzd77BumeTC97CfzRXKDfN4-vCx3IrI8ahg3D3/s320/2011_10_29_IMG_4775.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671986288967526818" border="0" /></a>(I put an entire album of pictures from Vienna on Facebook. After loading them all on Facebook I didn't have the energy to do it all over again on the blog. I'm kind of a lazy blogger, but since most of our blog readers are also friends on Facebook I didn't figure it was too big of a deal.)<br /><br />And we have been LOVING this amazing fall weather we have been having. Fall is beautiful here! There are so many trees in Krakow, and the leaves are so colorful. Our favorite trail is lined with huge trees and now that the leaves are falling, the paths are covered with leaves. The boys had a lot of fun playing in them on our walk today. Here's some of my favorite shots:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTrxCh0vd21pWf-qHaDFmdSJ7H807szjkvKMDD_7YY4JmPLP_zXkHgRn_xuME4S0YRymBnHBoAo5OR6XwhN2uiPQA7jyj5sB4kqkt-pHn1iIq51Sf6XZeMfphuxob0tLyKJniyv4GFEul/s1600/2011_11_06_IMG_4889.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTrxCh0vd21pWf-qHaDFmdSJ7H807szjkvKMDD_7YY4JmPLP_zXkHgRn_xuME4S0YRymBnHBoAo5OR6XwhN2uiPQA7jyj5sB4kqkt-pHn1iIq51Sf6XZeMfphuxob0tLyKJniyv4GFEul/s320/2011_11_06_IMG_4889.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671987534580789826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVaIdGNXI20J3p27gtrVUypsda6_0RjsgONHoCzgP4iduiiDXDrm3jM7DQMOyJfJ8ih63Rric4tgkmUjPffWz187oAdc1Z4LgzswnYl7PsM61sMQ6wfiK27bkEwa7lsmNkkJIQ3cOu51h/s1600/2011_11_06_IMG_4846.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTNak6kSTQCWqBX5fRWQyZmEooFGJo6WKpqrSDO_n2rXT4ka6viaMDq6a8bBQ7tK3CcT9hEslxLaVZ619KYW9c75GvMSHexYWC9c_Mend_XaSf3_eu1Rtd1ntkJaJihd1MuZRGTK7LEiz/s320/2011_11_06_IMG_4890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671989086978543858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbPlXg2d_DtxF-QN4ZtZjRlJPVa6gl_NoN18AxRTrK8QY8OYLvfMlpL2BynDqKdkGhT-XdDRpqtLEeg_skOkhGvAmsTW4upiV4dmZfFzNF0q5RA6UaU0n38asQBNa8UntVBe9A2poZUl3/s1600/2011_11_06_IMG_4892.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbPlXg2d_DtxF-QN4ZtZjRlJPVa6gl_NoN18AxRTrK8QY8OYLvfMlpL2BynDqKdkGhT-XdDRpqtLEeg_skOkhGvAmsTW4upiV4dmZfFzNF0q5RA6UaU0n38asQBNa8UntVBe9A2poZUl3/s320/2011_11_06_IMG_4892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671989405560136194" border="0" /></a>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-11211365009252709752011-10-23T07:23:00.007-05:002011-10-23T07:34:14.170-05:00Horseback Riding<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Last weekend we went to a nearby horse stable so Isaac and Caleb could each have a horseback riding lesson. We learned from another home-school family that this particular stable has an instructor that speaks great English and is good with kids. We were amazed at how affordable private lessons are and decided to give it a try. They loved it and have already asked when we can go back. The stable has an heated arena where you can take lessons in the winter, so this is something we can do year-round. We might try to do it once a month. Here's some pictures from their lessons....</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNfEgVJJ_J7ViKyLihX2vJodTubc09VlUN-6Xd17Tjb4cCJ1mhMzJ_leHH1Et6Z5RtuEK_I8bDbbuPQhAVyGVEjQg4RNNT9c3KNXFx1nn4ya9VhnTlLarv_qWMa73YQnTEc7o-0Ix9NMF/s1600/2011_10_14_IMG_4655.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNfEgVJJ_J7ViKyLihX2vJodTubc09VlUN-6Xd17Tjb4cCJ1mhMzJ_leHH1Et6Z5RtuEK_I8bDbbuPQhAVyGVEjQg4RNNT9c3KNXFx1nn4ya9VhnTlLarv_qWMa73YQnTEc7o-0Ix9NMF/s320/2011_10_14_IMG_4655.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666663054675860546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LcYvCqM2ppqZtCpK4rW6fEVZ1SCkm1Ys5mqq0HqHI6mR09iS__llROEVlmJBatBi7C7Wy83pylfJsf4H6wjpRPFJFTEJ55SJJYiZipXOmSWMBgiOSwwTaeJlOZWjL6-QD_B7dBEsMA2z/s1600/2011_10_14_IMG_4662.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LcYvCqM2ppqZtCpK4rW6fEVZ1SCkm1Ys5mqq0HqHI6mR09iS__llROEVlmJBatBi7C7Wy83pylfJsf4H6wjpRPFJFTEJ55SJJYiZipXOmSWMBgiOSwwTaeJlOZWjL6-QD_B7dBEsMA2z/s320/2011_10_14_IMG_4662.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666662857378557554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFzsmTnQQiquiYsYbmzppks1O_obEXixj70QQxNGu2RAQ2porKODYmokiHplS4u9Z0mxIwAkQAehZGVuF3MBIBCBIfnFQXu6TISST1fUjAu-TuPwIaA4gmg-3Kon1EoBFJLN8RD1wP6MQ/s1600/2011_10_14_IMG_4651.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFzsmTnQQiquiYsYbmzppks1O_obEXixj70QQxNGu2RAQ2porKODYmokiHplS4u9Z0mxIwAkQAehZGVuF3MBIBCBIfnFQXu6TISST1fUjAu-TuPwIaA4gmg-3Kon1EoBFJLN8RD1wP6MQ/s320/2011_10_14_IMG_4651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666662855535838050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV07G-h6hiaBuhYFD0rU9Iyz4MdKtXNMwfWhgEPMc65U4B2cGpUpa7hOsBqHs9GP29DC2-aHHCxCX_GWnKnXgLa3-91IJw5aeT6fUDGEy-A_W6ObUtS2GwWRCCMpoLC65fjjf1SSuIFdMl/s1600/2011_10_14_IMG_4666.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV07G-h6hiaBuhYFD0rU9Iyz4MdKtXNMwfWhgEPMc65U4B2cGpUpa7hOsBqHs9GP29DC2-aHHCxCX_GWnKnXgLa3-91IJw5aeT6fUDGEy-A_W6ObUtS2GwWRCCMpoLC65fjjf1SSuIFdMl/s320/2011_10_14_IMG_4666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666662611115218610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzALF83eqQaq6odo5j7Daqc3JWy8cqZLU846s-VSeY30EtGRqfiSPQcy18cLcorsznA9ib4C7jLIj8zgTdW-Z-yah4iKHd5vEB_GZDV7g3ttd_oKUZR2bqpO131HUGgzfpgy2mdigscgoL/s1600/2011_10_14_IMG_4648.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzALF83eqQaq6odo5j7Daqc3JWy8cqZLU846s-VSeY30EtGRqfiSPQcy18cLcorsznA9ib4C7jLIj8zgTdW-Z-yah4iKHd5vEB_GZDV7g3ttd_oKUZR2bqpO131HUGgzfpgy2mdigscgoL/s320/2011_10_14_IMG_4648.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666662608492898738" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(247, 240, 233); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDyl0SODvgH0cBIrmtrO-OPxDUO2_3uf_qYc1qZIBNvLA98ssDfDqtiocZrUzqbqcbhhbrrOp6G6R5dz81tubaEGGi5r_Afd_vXC03SE-B-RrKsKo_qyqL3iasnNIce4ilwhxzrb2oew/s320/2011_10_14_IMG_4664.JPG" /></span></div>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-28214456650472723142011-10-08T05:15:00.018-05:002011-10-08T06:33:35.365-05:00The Krakow ZooLast weekend we decided to check out the Krakow Zoo. We'd heard good things about it, and it was a beautiful fall day that seemed just right for a zoo outing. The zoo here is in the middle of Wolski Forest which is BEAUTIFUL. Hiking through the forest to get to the zoo was definitely my favorite part. We learned after we left the zoo that we didn't <span style="font-style: italic;">have</span> to hike through the forest to get to the zoo. There is a bus stop down by the parking lot where you can catch a ride to the entrance. Luke and I were glad we hiked it though, because it was a beautiful trail and really good exercise. I would guess we hiked at least a mile, maybe two, and it was almost all uphill. Isaac and Caleb were not as excited about the hike and decided partway through they needed to take a rest.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6L4b41k6MTOMAd3N2RT0TDRyOnDXGxtOnLvdG8IKdvP7XSvb1vUvVDZupFgi8pGaoGSsAk7Q-uSwC99ZD0wXaJN4_cnQ1Fn1W4qsHj97vx0cRfwwr7K-4iyZ3_ueO6GywzLcwVDjY10DZ/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4612.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6L4b41k6MTOMAd3N2RT0TDRyOnDXGxtOnLvdG8IKdvP7XSvb1vUvVDZupFgi8pGaoGSsAk7Q-uSwC99ZD0wXaJN4_cnQ1Fn1W4qsHj97vx0cRfwwr7K-4iyZ3_ueO6GywzLcwVDjY10DZ/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661064844508221106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-jn6x64eACksu5Pnrm_ZTcu3PAf1FyIBL7DxHtZZnnnji-gDloJC6fnw2VqG-VbPMubLBAl-Nbx5blATUE2jX8v5mdVIEl6k-IAWdps6hE5XLjA5oA26aJpRDSWwcBBaQTsSnIvv1zx4/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4613.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-jn6x64eACksu5Pnrm_ZTcu3PAf1FyIBL7DxHtZZnnnji-gDloJC6fnw2VqG-VbPMubLBAl-Nbx5blATUE2jX8v5mdVIEl6k-IAWdps6hE5XLjA5oA26aJpRDSWwcBBaQTsSnIvv1zx4/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661064725271347794" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-M-ZJifIhIxdbittU-NZvYpJMn6rbdJBV37mrx14hGdmWAqHYnc5J-Ss1yswz9VgwhP5Gyu1zeXJpRyyqCzFn29_z174XOJsxtNQlBeyzmTk8s2vHXVD01gekVC8We8_Ry3m3y9kHAh1/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4614.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-M-ZJifIhIxdbittU-NZvYpJMn6rbdJBV37mrx14hGdmWAqHYnc5J-Ss1yswz9VgwhP5Gyu1zeXJpRyyqCzFn29_z174XOJsxtNQlBeyzmTk8s2vHXVD01gekVC8We8_Ry3m3y9kHAh1/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661064616941754914" border="0" /></a>Once we got to the top, there were a few outdoor restaurants and places to walk around.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3c_TapZXbGn-DMFsTHUak6YRoRzhckJi3XdQgTXtoZ0ZX8l0Az00pPdCEleER0sIBzd8vHpjHJOqG8J20XH0sUAWXv5_yazK-AggDSTXlVHJ8d12bdRC24HJR2hejv38f34aEeABQ9pJ/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4615.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3c_TapZXbGn-DMFsTHUak6YRoRzhckJi3XdQgTXtoZ0ZX8l0Az00pPdCEleER0sIBzd8vHpjHJOqG8J20XH0sUAWXv5_yazK-AggDSTXlVHJ8d12bdRC24HJR2hejv38f34aEeABQ9pJ/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661064423291464434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KxGjmNP5GVnBtwCPznmgLAie0kBOjyPpBz_1Gvib2rkjA7vWWBxGtOMfGWui-VqsYXGyyH6HmP28jKd7VUfHUZaHQ09Gpwu5DOE5I5mrJDDhZ73zn4JDXmOfTaAUNlHyCEuwj-MSdTbD/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4616.JPG"><span><span></span></span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoLdEZyhqZJxbFYg6iV_xqSOHXs5HhXaRqdNxb5B7h2vEZkjYwjEPRubZAVT9fZZfdGEkrXNg3-1Kre-0OuXV24kFXu30-DWKHega-OOewFKL3ppspN2VDJ7VuXXeacINoLUDmQ9f7ulh/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4616.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoLdEZyhqZJxbFYg6iV_xqSOHXs5HhXaRqdNxb5B7h2vEZkjYwjEPRubZAVT9fZZfdGEkrXNg3-1Kre-0OuXV24kFXu30-DWKHega-OOewFKL3ppspN2VDJ7VuXXeacINoLUDmQ9f7ulh/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661064206795403762" border="0" /></a>Here are the boys waiting to get inside the zoo. They were skeptical that this zoo was going to be worth the hike they endured to get up there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAB0qIhmw7dP7cRQn7i2iAMA43uzFZdNTtSSRk8l7tXzNHk1F_Fapj5irDFCh8GZurwOnMx4CJSsBx7fRzDG8p3OJz3IZzRXoEqZxW5duxFYe_89mkixGYqVrrjJfIAHFxOsDIbOj-5nY/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4617.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAB0qIhmw7dP7cRQn7i2iAMA43uzFZdNTtSSRk8l7tXzNHk1F_Fapj5irDFCh8GZurwOnMx4CJSsBx7fRzDG8p3OJz3IZzRXoEqZxW5duxFYe_89mkixGYqVrrjJfIAHFxOsDIbOj-5nY/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4617.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661064104639588658" border="0" /></a>We had heard that European zoos were very different than zoos in America. American zoos build these huge, lush habitats for the animals. This is great for the animals, but sometimes makes it hard for the visitors to get close-up looks. In Europe (at least in Poland) this is different. The animals are in much smaller habitats (some are actually just in large cages) and you get very close to them. I could practically reach out and touch these pink flamingoes...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzX-zAtUzUuJs0TtOGbDxOy16a_YkDhdpnHM3X0L-cev1iCj69xqWyajhhJKzVtVxhyphenhyphenfSnP4BKT764O3d_QuArlQ7WcNSym1wwHs9aZeTc_UTB8JHo1UJ66tpDPer87NqtmT0BnNrWn3MR/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4618.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzX-zAtUzUuJs0TtOGbDxOy16a_YkDhdpnHM3X0L-cev1iCj69xqWyajhhJKzVtVxhyphenhyphenfSnP4BKT764O3d_QuArlQ7WcNSym1wwHs9aZeTc_UTB8JHo1UJ66tpDPer87NqtmT0BnNrWn3MR/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661063929111479986" border="0" /></a>And if you look in the water, you'll see the backs of three hippos. All that was separating us from these hippos was a deep ditch and a single wired electrical fence.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqTzutr5JxMiNqnKUDOJaJzj3YRkOAooVUT5bwnst9T0idAiO6IX7uZwp0-Qq0JLAESjg-OHJ3yj5iaeOSifx5VgCGKb8-WhJ1Vyn536iKs7dwfq-JzQ8XqDygvA_CdHIGEa4o8tccUEF/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4620.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqTzutr5JxMiNqnKUDOJaJzj3YRkOAooVUT5bwnst9T0idAiO6IX7uZwp0-Qq0JLAESjg-OHJ3yj5iaeOSifx5VgCGKb8-WhJ1Vyn536iKs7dwfq-JzQ8XqDygvA_CdHIGEa4o8tccUEF/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661063800290249954" border="0" /></a>This guy did not seem happy to be there.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCHvc2iFU77iq_qcz4FNtN4kKuL90HHPhj5FJ0m7AIglxrQ4F-BJdniqgsiKg9ehPcZvboU6x69KACwv7Fn5BZxGRpOi8EAcCAz7gmu09N5dJXx9PaO-woi5TWQqj4honeqt4d05ZrgQr/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4622.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCHvc2iFU77iq_qcz4FNtN4kKuL90HHPhj5FJ0m7AIglxrQ4F-BJdniqgsiKg9ehPcZvboU6x69KACwv7Fn5BZxGRpOi8EAcCAz7gmu09N5dJXx9PaO-woi5TWQqj4honeqt4d05ZrgQr/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661063696999653330" border="0" /></a>One of our favorite animals was this condor. He was HUGE!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXM58rcM8zM3V0xISO19L8YFt28YffgsyLcUNTimTg4HbbeVhyO0tvh3ah1FDv9H1mV61d_1zbIJOgEt3cvwB9PEWKZXVw6m4zyejWQK-iFGkNbkZgx9T7CZIQeN8o1VKM9gKzSOoP4FC/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4627.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXM58rcM8zM3V0xISO19L8YFt28YffgsyLcUNTimTg4HbbeVhyO0tvh3ah1FDv9H1mV61d_1zbIJOgEt3cvwB9PEWKZXVw6m4zyejWQK-iFGkNbkZgx9T7CZIQeN8o1VKM9gKzSOoP4FC/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661063392521906034" border="0" /></a>And then when he showed up his wingspan we were really impressed.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsw-nd_jBx0ee1M53TLJsdaXrU-NdPz6gxOzj1bmtzowVj6Zd39ALYIOulGixjKxRV5ofeSBu2MdU0WmSj75a2h9bpCmOh-9j4LhqCBiWTdkt1oAEigukOfF_UPdzSBnQ0Vdg9kDd4GKD/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4628.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsw-nd_jBx0ee1M53TLJsdaXrU-NdPz6gxOzj1bmtzowVj6Zd39ALYIOulGixjKxRV5ofeSBu2MdU0WmSj75a2h9bpCmOh-9j4LhqCBiWTdkt1oAEigukOfF_UPdzSBnQ0Vdg9kDd4GKD/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661063283245110658" border="0" /></a>The camels were pretty neat to see.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sZyeupG7ancIOcJMMavjqao0i0hsY5jlV2v50tMy20wthjzDrKVSEyTqxlW8-appl8dNjyhNnJwkBijW2pb7FhTZ4v8bM2mMBb0ZMedX8Lly_Y_lWTuBWn7ii1C0D18UB68mlUeLgHFH/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4630.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sZyeupG7ancIOcJMMavjqao0i0hsY5jlV2v50tMy20wthjzDrKVSEyTqxlW8-appl8dNjyhNnJwkBijW2pb7FhTZ4v8bM2mMBb0ZMedX8Lly_Y_lWTuBWn7ii1C0D18UB68mlUeLgHFH/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661063185164249778" border="0" /></a>Andrew checking out some animals.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YcvE1935Q7RYKJoQmLsRuLUAQkD4Olk3zY9VPh_N7wFBzCxTpXPvoRSgdYxrMCmk8f3dNDWWdxPIDcpgejC7wZ1UqqgggVvvEY29Qo9npYpuGsLBZ7dBvbPVo8J4RzvNee5wWCKIImVJ/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4631.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YcvE1935Q7RYKJoQmLsRuLUAQkD4Olk3zY9VPh_N7wFBzCxTpXPvoRSgdYxrMCmk8f3dNDWWdxPIDcpgejC7wZ1UqqgggVvvEY29Qo9npYpuGsLBZ7dBvbPVo8J4RzvNee5wWCKIImVJ/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661063093693276674" border="0" /></a>Naomi enjoyed riding around in her stroller.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheS8pcdQ02LBhn3oxpxJSF35WBNo3K-0ZkIfC12svGyTDWacZuGsvm5VR3ucQOFF_1JKjjagMJ-daC9PfPhsP8yYKExBf11hgPFDkmL8cBxClFLZd1AbAXUneWKr-7qOT0L4CIEWIyHI3z/s1600/2011_10_01_IMG_4623.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheS8pcdQ02LBhn3oxpxJSF35WBNo3K-0ZkIfC12svGyTDWacZuGsvm5VR3ucQOFF_1JKjjagMJ-daC9PfPhsP8yYKExBf11hgPFDkmL8cBxClFLZd1AbAXUneWKr-7qOT0L4CIEWIyHI3z/s320/2011_10_01_IMG_4623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661063583640505490" border="0" /></a><br />A fun time was had by all!Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-16230640933358750832011-10-04T12:58:00.004-05:002011-10-04T13:03:51.805-05:00Our TrailOne of the great things about this city is there are an abundance of trails that are great for hiking. The weather has been beautiful here, so we have been trying to take advantage of the fall sunshine while we can. Here's some shots from our walk today....this path is one of my favorite places in the city.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-Xaw6e8MsCybialBFdBtL9eDUpHW9G-x10vKItJAAKKoA2iu1j7Oi4HhrwZheqeGYx-izsKYhulH4QEDt1-43V5A8tDYBd7s5USjQJa6JPX6kRaQToRXf1L4tDCQX6w0GS8zYEfrzaQf/s1600/photo+%25282%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-Xaw6e8MsCybialBFdBtL9eDUpHW9G-x10vKItJAAKKoA2iu1j7Oi4HhrwZheqeGYx-izsKYhulH4QEDt1-43V5A8tDYBd7s5USjQJa6JPX6kRaQToRXf1L4tDCQX6w0GS8zYEfrzaQf/s320/photo+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659698371744963986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIes3jCmtaWV4fY95YRNNcJekU4TbcnKDnNT2ZTdlNlq7-QT4lBEOXfyhYBX5XDkHip2aaR5q0gveKR6SdSId8QMh7IHSVsxeDoxZkgt6MYrROdY8R2RDmfNJxMeRTQDqtOaZ3WcMs37j/s1600/photo+%25283%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIes3jCmtaWV4fY95YRNNcJekU4TbcnKDnNT2ZTdlNlq7-QT4lBEOXfyhYBX5XDkHip2aaR5q0gveKR6SdSId8QMh7IHSVsxeDoxZkgt6MYrROdY8R2RDmfNJxMeRTQDqtOaZ3WcMs37j/s320/photo+%25283%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659698292608501186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhhZxwnKn1HfNJysSoVaF_PvORIXUaK1HSertA8q16TVcNTITCwZzr7Yy5q5Jtf11OGIKKGbu9SpWRYzm0jBUKtSj-CyDUmdzE-xjbO_bmqJFWAYEnWGnWk3YBIpmUgnRZqqsF1seCugu/s1600/photo.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhhZxwnKn1HfNJysSoVaF_PvORIXUaK1HSertA8q16TVcNTITCwZzr7Yy5q5Jtf11OGIKKGbu9SpWRYzm0jBUKtSj-CyDUmdzE-xjbO_bmqJFWAYEnWGnWk3YBIpmUgnRZqqsF1seCugu/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659698212818923058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmkEEE8gDNqiGH5Akg-f82RlgT1hiU8dBz4Dy5SV5mspQIiUahW0pExTkcxcWuODx9awGEeZkBVhIV9B50PFPJJVOS6V2uZopGSIWNgQOmXhXuZlP35xN_po7L_khGAeQZgaCTLWyRQJm/s1600/photo+%25284%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmkEEE8gDNqiGH5Akg-f82RlgT1hiU8dBz4Dy5SV5mspQIiUahW0pExTkcxcWuODx9awGEeZkBVhIV9B50PFPJJVOS6V2uZopGSIWNgQOmXhXuZlP35xN_po7L_khGAeQZgaCTLWyRQJm/s320/photo+%25284%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659698114243634770" /></a>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-53076244657802370112011-10-01T10:02:00.013-05:002011-10-01T14:50:10.221-05:00The MoundVery close to our home in Krakow is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%9Bciuszko_Mound">Kościuszko Mound</a>. I mentioned in my last post how the boys were begging to hike the mound our first week here, so Luke took the three boys that weekend. (It's not stroller friendly so Naomi and I stayed home.) They had a great time, and the views from the top are amazing.<br /><br />The mound was completed in November 1823 and was erected by Cracovians in commemoration of the Polish national leader <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz_Ko%C5%9Bciuszko" title="Tadeusz Kościuszko"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz_Ko%C5%9Bciuszko"><span style="font-size:85%;">Tadeusz Kościuszko.</span></a> (Interesting fact about Kosciuszko: he is a Polish national hero for his fighting against Russia, but he was also a colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. We studied the Revolutionary War last year in school, so the boys thought that was pretty neat that the guy who the mound is named after probably knew George Washington. :)<br /><br />The wall around the bottom was built by the Austrians in the 1850's for use as a lookout point. The wall was dismantled sometime during World War II. The Mound was not only a fun hike for Luke and the boys, but a great history lesson for us all! Here's some shots from their outing:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Standing outside the wall<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4IdSh8CnBBsHTeG7LixGZ6MeR1aoR7seYACx31n7Yms9XhrIyBAw3MLNH1y6pd-AL09ivjc6hNWbg-N78G2KoSSLT30-GL1PdPM7U-tZoHqClWk43Y6WxNiXpbPfzJ9rdculXxJrzG41/s1600/2011_09_10_IMG_4467.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4IdSh8CnBBsHTeG7LixGZ6MeR1aoR7seYACx31n7Yms9XhrIyBAw3MLNH1y6pd-AL09ivjc6hNWbg-N78G2KoSSLT30-GL1PdPM7U-tZoHqClWk43Y6WxNiXpbPfzJ9rdculXxJrzG41/s320/2011_09_10_IMG_4467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658540546704440386" border="0" /></a>Ascending the stairs that take you to the Mound entrance<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13-9nwen0Xv2ohyphenhyphenHW-20yQbm33qmKRldv2Sohj2-WAvyZPMBR5CPoLiRekeZcd0M2iuvcQPbXYc120ZZe19TsemN3WFfP8h5GqdSA5QQ6mMCJjQa-2-1rNphMDuSIUinpVjxr1hs95Z8g/s1600/2011_09_10_IMG_4468.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13-9nwen0Xv2ohyphenhyphenHW-20yQbm33qmKRldv2Sohj2-WAvyZPMBR5CPoLiRekeZcd0M2iuvcQPbXYc120ZZe19TsemN3WFfP8h5GqdSA5QQ6mMCJjQa-2-1rNphMDuSIUinpVjxr1hs95Z8g/s320/2011_09_10_IMG_4468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658540430815634546" border="0" /></a>And the views from the top....<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCbmcVb6ZSfIXjlfYvRu-BpyncgGVMkH-eVyoCUBEhAzXBMDeSPUtKVqEaH8VhXxeDR_vt63nlPfus1eDK-JWPCfdA3IR8O0BoBdB8wAy0fGr5e129PFprnOnw8o0S7aI7RZixLmuwtW1/s1600/2011_09_10_IMG_4470.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCbmcVb6ZSfIXjlfYvRu-BpyncgGVMkH-eVyoCUBEhAzXBMDeSPUtKVqEaH8VhXxeDR_vt63nlPfus1eDK-JWPCfdA3IR8O0BoBdB8wAy0fGr5e129PFprnOnw8o0S7aI7RZixLmuwtW1/s320/2011_09_10_IMG_4470.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658540323172212770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMT_gVbqBxQomXqRWgXu5TZDClW9WcwrXIa7YsPWGSW9qF6oHe37hIN9zLyKXd269GJG7J_VToZpgvzvli4oUCUJPBAWQv4DZFOuP7H7MCppP_Nj_RBGdqdtEwDnqb9kRbrXlSByTBP0E1/s1600/2011_09_10_IMG_4475.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARJ3xd_6SZ4O_Inp52hO7mp0SyVQkzp8RI_0weo4H2IX6koR_e6Fqswwl-wWJpYdx2abog7iHNwbqb8GVGXmHkAtkiBv1SUoM-jmT7szov3UYb8PrEIQnQIN4MYXEi0XoeyynWnEwF9EM/s320/2011_09_10_IMG_4490.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658539996114319554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTdZTOBuZ9TKvrfYbedL7qt5L7Z0cXCbmzHzxM2nc85mp2vQRsjs3CehyoM9klGCY62BNdF_R13G4F6k027f6V2iS9FpOANlzOJv_8w9z2BL3DYFrySmtE0brbHuQCX5iAT3rMqmIifHo/s1600/2011_09_10_IMG_4492.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTdZTOBuZ9TKvrfYbedL7qt5L7Z0cXCbmzHzxM2nc85mp2vQRsjs3CehyoM9klGCY62BNdF_R13G4F6k027f6V2iS9FpOANlzOJv_8w9z2BL3DYFrySmtE0brbHuQCX5iAT3rMqmIifHo/s320/2011_09_10_IMG_4492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658539877427085602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8r7pkoBVre8mZGfxjlzGWBWmfbISS9xtGGg94LwDl-1kOYP7yPh7lVP9Wn4XvuU8qmMP8mEhOsJaVs_HgnclBnM8vivHL-CS9B1SW6nJFdVxx5wZLefWfrMi2SJLIZS9Bci5kqKa3E2M/s1600/2011_09_10_IMG_4494.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8r7pkoBVre8mZGfxjlzGWBWmfbISS9xtGGg94LwDl-1kOYP7yPh7lVP9Wn4XvuU8qmMP8mEhOsJaVs_HgnclBnM8vivHL-CS9B1SW6nJFdVxx5wZLefWfrMi2SJLIZS9Bci5kqKa3E2M/s320/2011_09_10_IMG_4494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658539735380877314" border="0" /></a>And after all that hard work to get to the top, you need some ice cream!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5Z16zOkmrHpoT7GiKVpy2cRL8PA6BhgvBkjpEQ2nLakOdHFz7QVh5J7gOJQKUTGK-zpRMCnuhLZa_63IkhjPt-hALsoRI2rs6IJXR1XuD1HRYuSVbbGqi4P90K1BFY-DGmP-LaK8TfRU/s1600/2011_09_10_IMG_4506.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5Z16zOkmrHpoT7GiKVpy2cRL8PA6BhgvBkjpEQ2nLakOdHFz7QVh5J7gOJQKUTGK-zpRMCnuhLZa_63IkhjPt-hALsoRI2rs6IJXR1XuD1HRYuSVbbGqi4P90K1BFY-DGmP-LaK8TfRU/s320/2011_09_10_IMG_4506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658539594210380226" border="0" /></a>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-91899851443508334512011-09-27T05:35:00.021-05:002011-09-29T04:02:34.828-05:00The First Couple WeeksOnce we arrived in Krakow, there was a lot that had to happen before we really felt settled. We didn't have a car, so we had to call taxis anytime we wanted to go anywhere. I didn't have my kitchen supplies yet, so my cooking was fairly limited. The kids had no toys, so they resorted to doing things like this for fun....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie52cQDGm5hHhq1t_VZ61m-Cj61GUB0iDfmtTBT-ZQ99UWUdU_YV0O3YOp2ToMbtSt5Ks0cWEZ5EtCFn0s7vLGmFuOSrHtljbQTQoAbJLplw0sN8WU0_5ji_Sdnvqp2Dtw7zN6VjwmRaZs/s1600/2011_09_22_IMG_4556.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie52cQDGm5hHhq1t_VZ61m-Cj61GUB0iDfmtTBT-ZQ99UWUdU_YV0O3YOp2ToMbtSt5Ks0cWEZ5EtCFn0s7vLGmFuOSrHtljbQTQoAbJLplw0sN8WU0_5ji_Sdnvqp2Dtw7zN6VjwmRaZs/s320/2011_09_22_IMG_4556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656987896392153090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxnopxKRHkg7I8-Ee59UoJ-eR-9yhe3KpTmdbFRgCY075x1K0TsE7XfINxNVLcknmNFGfNu6N2dS6AiaKl9CkoiIzyzB3zoDZkgf1uQDesmWWEbMFkxvlQaF8Gnekv-FI7d2dM12zwMp2/s1600/2011_09_15_IMG_4530.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxnopxKRHkg7I8-Ee59UoJ-eR-9yhe3KpTmdbFRgCY075x1K0TsE7XfINxNVLcknmNFGfNu6N2dS6AiaKl9CkoiIzyzB3zoDZkgf1uQDesmWWEbMFkxvlQaF8Gnekv-FI7d2dM12zwMp2/s320/2011_09_15_IMG_4530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656987775904486226" border="0" /></a>Our evening outings were a little limited due to the car issue, but we managed to get out a few times and explore. The following pics were taken outside our house as we were getting ready for an outing to the mall....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9I4vn3FOhs-B62phyphenhyphenjhZQiztO48s4TsyNo_r9PxvXZEVV2ShczZWKsvsNWD-5riF3N8PXJIKy-Uy8OfKToWGYyufn15pfO3HjoLJIKFT2RMNUui5I-90byeTdKBKhN34_QxlR10c8Z8r/s1600/2011_09_10_IMG_4506.JPG"><span><span></span></span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudyZeiMYdGPAojKw-mUNz2_XQzvEmZilFCqBd73k0BWL-uFhQekob_5le-xjaEpHh-NdQx5lqDLMLvmU4QjrOQDODBPRGoxnUTVKaLSitJSnrdA-arIFEkU8NIJ-DTof8Cys9wd6DZXM0/s1600/2011_09_08_IMG_4465.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudyZeiMYdGPAojKw-mUNz2_XQzvEmZilFCqBd73k0BWL-uFhQekob_5le-xjaEpHh-NdQx5lqDLMLvmU4QjrOQDODBPRGoxnUTVKaLSitJSnrdA-arIFEkU8NIJ-DTof8Cys9wd6DZXM0/s320/2011_09_08_IMG_4465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656987019871855298" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmhLxE_EVxCi82kIFDxFON13S5-aG4jv3ZD-RfatreZCBFwqPpAHEZRjmEuqvCwPLy66Kjz4EmFA27xpD6XUtzYLeHVp25oTyB2WOXwDxI2kvCmbwPcN9QseGoMxBCOWlnH8VqANrHx5i/s1600/2011_09_08_IMG_4464.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmhLxE_EVxCi82kIFDxFON13S5-aG4jv3ZD-RfatreZCBFwqPpAHEZRjmEuqvCwPLy66Kjz4EmFA27xpD6XUtzYLeHVp25oTyB2WOXwDxI2kvCmbwPcN9QseGoMxBCOWlnH8VqANrHx5i/s320/2011_09_08_IMG_4464.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657276777816941634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VfY3hIq3aHfDXTgItK3uTI9L05RcODrNK7LR1T1J_oXQecU-tV0g23UnL4-71THw_jfVGealVXIEDCJinmtZV-Z9EhYL9vR3eiv-IyoUXmrccKeKoV86Il2GgX28ga_3kF2ufnKQ67Lm/s1600/2011_09_08_IMG_4462.JPG"><span><span></span></span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FEPiGgrH28-lOlnj8j5cEXqRa8JOLh_owJumiTacgNzleKNBDprxCujSOUMNQ_hY2yBs3ReSGN-y-6QQVHqsdR47qsbwFxCG0fif4j_nV-RwwBs3rbjOorxIMuAj7HqIxqQp4cenelz7/s1600/2011_09_08_IMG_4457.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FEPiGgrH28-lOlnj8j5cEXqRa8JOLh_owJumiTacgNzleKNBDprxCujSOUMNQ_hY2yBs3ReSGN-y-6QQVHqsdR47qsbwFxCG0fif4j_nV-RwwBs3rbjOorxIMuAj7HqIxqQp4cenelz7/s320/2011_09_08_IMG_4457.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656986759883899490" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47ODO4pPOdBFZJ88lBUIhQerQBoYSIP8Tr7XjxdUTLozIiDGXyaI-oq1Hx6gY3TyyH_FBKpH_zWOvNcLR9uH3P3BzRXLWEGwVKwEQ0AEZ2T7_3r3J1OW03RrX8X1JeQnuabyi6ss54-rn/s1600/2011_09_04_IMG_4445.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47ODO4pPOdBFZJ88lBUIhQerQBoYSIP8Tr7XjxdUTLozIiDGXyaI-oq1Hx6gY3TyyH_FBKpH_zWOvNcLR9uH3P3BzRXLWEGwVKwEQ0AEZ2T7_3r3J1OW03RrX8X1JeQnuabyi6ss54-rn/s320/2011_09_04_IMG_4445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656986617536064482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47ODO4pPOdBFZJ88lBUIhQerQBoYSIP8Tr7XjxdUTLozIiDGXyaI-oq1Hx6gY3TyyH_FBKpH_zWOvNcLR9uH3P3BzRXLWEGwVKwEQ0AEZ2T7_3r3J1OW03RrX8X1JeQnuabyi6ss54-rn/s1600/2011_09_04_IMG_4445.JPG"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The kids played a lot outside in our yard. Above is a picture of Andrew and Caleb on our patio. Below is Caleb posing by our grapevine trellis. The kids thought it was great fun picking grapes. </span><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCMo8bMKfKJEiDNXlkvkMb5X7wE_sPCbwfqepaMIEAhOEP-aVq3gqOWhHalJOAWeRa2cp2Ttyju4kQtx7XFtoDDzP4qy_k72yrlx-zfFyqSFMsNnK9uEuqDclRMYFYyF-me-ABCowy116/s1600/2011_09_04_IMG_4448.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCMo8bMKfKJEiDNXlkvkMb5X7wE_sPCbwfqepaMIEAhOEP-aVq3gqOWhHalJOAWeRa2cp2Ttyju4kQtx7XFtoDDzP4qy_k72yrlx-zfFyqSFMsNnK9uEuqDclRMYFYyF-me-ABCowy116/s320/2011_09_04_IMG_4448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656986538609620946" border="0" /></a>Naomi really likes our yard too but I have to watch her very carefully since the steps and patio are all marble. It makes me a little nervous about her falling down.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYrE4aPc79h8mrA3XiYZDqT8Z6fPoyJebuGlvW-h-lHKXzUQneb9SNgkrOwnEPy2BvL6PGBE3jYTJR_vWmwE-DuJWDK3AlrMFCsG-FXF4c09cufKROVKhCcJiAyeTmLERaUY_T5Jc1RZb/s1600/2011_09_04_IMG_4451.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYrE4aPc79h8mrA3XiYZDqT8Z6fPoyJebuGlvW-h-lHKXzUQneb9SNgkrOwnEPy2BvL6PGBE3jYTJR_vWmwE-DuJWDK3AlrMFCsG-FXF4c09cufKROVKhCcJiAyeTmLERaUY_T5Jc1RZb/s320/2011_09_04_IMG_4451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656986439288353714" border="0" /></a><br />We went on lots of walks that first week to explore around our house. Here's some street signs leading to our home....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNESfUHQnu7J4-lrXBfXe7otBPyUcUkddNpsQqlfllb2qh6_5MKLjXQ87u7POk2KyJ-ePSGyJiKL4YHRUp1Xsiz-50AIIt4Yev6j3aSjwQ0ACStyF1afUo-etjOoTtJ2OFnKdur7yz8CTI/s1600/2011_09_04_IMG_4452.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNESfUHQnu7J4-lrXBfXe7otBPyUcUkddNpsQqlfllb2qh6_5MKLjXQ87u7POk2KyJ-ePSGyJiKL4YHRUp1Xsiz-50AIIt4Yev6j3aSjwQ0ACStyF1afUo-etjOoTtJ2OFnKdur7yz8CTI/s320/2011_09_04_IMG_4452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656986333938480898" border="0" /></a>On one of our walks we walked up to the entrance of <a href="http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopiec_Krakusa"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">the Mounds</span></a>. The boys were so excited to climb these so Luke took them that weekend. I'll include pics of that in another post. Here they are posing outside the mounds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHL1KPjyLoP1S6tmBu5ixwPQmt0u9QzNvHFSfXT-QUAas_c44wLQBc4F2gRVrDl-Ng2mOA4nS0cd0kYCn_7c7VJCXsA1osI1JHpl5XOACHEMLg6deHy-RGtkIAlBimiZ2Ts8Jc6a-7otN/s1600/2011_09_04_IMG_4454.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHL1KPjyLoP1S6tmBu5ixwPQmt0u9QzNvHFSfXT-QUAas_c44wLQBc4F2gRVrDl-Ng2mOA4nS0cd0kYCn_7c7VJCXsA1osI1JHpl5XOACHEMLg6deHy-RGtkIAlBimiZ2Ts8Jc6a-7otN/s320/2011_09_04_IMG_4454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656986247964583442" border="0" /></a>More pictures later this week!Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-54009602935518905012011-09-25T01:07:00.007-05:002011-09-25T01:24:05.473-05:00Catching up...We finally have a way to hook our camera up to our computer, so this blog is about to be overloaded with pictures! I think I'm going to try and post about once a day this week to catch everyone up. We've been here three weeks now, so I have a lot to share. We'll start with the day we left...<div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcqUhRjvB3seTaiF2qdD4ZeqpG-9Y4kQGFB46lXKDtoMKC_UtiAItJKWARAiOpDMb4RNc2Q8l0gB5oClgEL8jJVDkL4inZ2fBsp8XxHKaUPoNiCQDuBHV-wP4AK3TjsII2uUi20gpx_Mv/s1600/2011_09_02_IMG_4439.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcqUhRjvB3seTaiF2qdD4ZeqpG-9Y4kQGFB46lXKDtoMKC_UtiAItJKWARAiOpDMb4RNc2Q8l0gB5oClgEL8jJVDkL4inZ2fBsp8XxHKaUPoNiCQDuBHV-wP4AK3TjsII2uUi20gpx_Mv/s320/2011_09_02_IMG_4439.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656175713634537570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">9 checked bags + 4 kids+ 2 strollers = 2 parents praying for patience</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The kids were all excited to get on the plane....</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4VY03J8W3fDASuu1OxGjtiP2q2PH9F4u-qdG3p_IzN3P3iCZ8e8ZCwEhRb0hAoux5hypZhC-yjrgQP4aNbnWE9QzbrTGfe6Ywyt5CaEflMCe6s8iIC6oKKZxAoOi5aVzjnQL2Wxq3-g2/s1600/2011_09_02_IMG_4442.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4VY03J8W3fDASuu1OxGjtiP2q2PH9F4u-qdG3p_IzN3P3iCZ8e8ZCwEhRb0hAoux5hypZhC-yjrgQP4aNbnWE9QzbrTGfe6Ywyt5CaEflMCe6s8iIC6oKKZxAoOi5aVzjnQL2Wxq3-g2/s320/2011_09_02_IMG_4442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="<a" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhja0W-3jF8BHqp5A7OIgn9qns4v51PWM_X-VBFn4GZsxyDxPrDHY3GSO_pwe7SfO9z7q69QVXHnhK8O2_rdIBKbXjr5XO9ZJFP3lgneMeod8GpA9_5kHQVL4P_OAY56EiN4swSXekqDYgT/s1600/2011_09_02_IMG_4443.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhja0W-3jF8BHqp5A7OIgn9qns4v51PWM_X-VBFn4GZsxyDxPrDHY3GSO_pwe7SfO9z7q69QVXHnhK8O2_rdIBKbXjr5XO9ZJFP3lgneMeod8GpA9_5kHQVL4P_OAY56EiN4swSXekqDYgT/s320/2011_09_02_IMG_4443.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656175801619127138" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Andrew loved watching the airplanes take off and land....</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIuF1vMMKyj8zjLpjCrLP4ZG8CW44CkUGHRd8ltLM3SYV6nNadRKecxKxf5pGPCBfgXOqlYVcXGGVTXVwAMYlTW_ppc-k5xUv8RBzFyq6OxOZQdQmDUCazbt1V9vyZ2KA0BgsUG9LWScq/s1600/2011_09_02_IMG_4441.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIuF1vMMKyj8zjLpjCrLP4ZG8CW44CkUGHRd8ltLM3SYV6nNadRKecxKxf5pGPCBfgXOqlYVcXGGVTXVwAMYlTW_ppc-k5xUv8RBzFyq6OxOZQdQmDUCazbt1V9vyZ2KA0BgsUG9LWScq/s320/2011_09_02_IMG_4441.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656175954618511842" /></a><br />Thankfully all the flights went smoothly and the kids did great. Once we got to our house in Krakow (about 24 hours later) Naomi and Andrew found a bed and crashed. Travelling is hard work!<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWUuAAyBEmzjprpdSOxuixIUFy_iikcFBuv3hq7Ch7ItMnbCfQvkI9YGgHQaoH1Vliwy4lY9mSxfandzQsKYLPEwECddCWOmazIFW3dZySVpsw8YdaYul-GI3EMDQKBzj4ByXTkPXarwQ/s1600/2011_09_03_IMG_4444.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWUuAAyBEmzjprpdSOxuixIUFy_iikcFBuv3hq7Ch7ItMnbCfQvkI9YGgHQaoH1Vliwy4lY9mSxfandzQsKYLPEwECddCWOmazIFW3dZySVpsw8YdaYul-GI3EMDQKBzj4ByXTkPXarwQ/s320/2011_09_03_IMG_4444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656176099334676658" /></a></div>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-19378821345279702482011-09-20T06:38:00.002-05:002011-09-20T06:42:22.613-05:00In case you are interested.......both Isaac and Caleb now have blogs. This is going to be part of their schooling while we are in Poland. They should post about once a week. Hint: They love comments!<div><br /><div><a href="http://isaacsthoughts-isaac.blogspot.com/">Isaac</a> <a href="http://isaacsthoughts-isaac.blogspot.com/">http://isaacsthoughts-isaac.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://theworldaccordingtocaleb.blogspot.com/">Caleb</a> <a href="http://theworldaccordingtocaleb.blogspot.com/">http://theworldaccordingtocaleb.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-5875438167141178492011-09-07T15:17:00.005-05:002011-09-10T05:25:03.327-05:00We made it!<div>We have now officially been in Krakow for one week. We arrived last Saturday, completely exhausted but also very excited to be here. This week has not been without some trials, but overall it's been an enjoyable week getting to know the city and making friends. I can't post pictures yet unfortunately because our camera cord hasn't arrived yet (along with our beds, clothes, kids' toys, etc.) but as soon as I get that silly cord I will post pictures from our travels here. </div><div>Until then.....here' s a top ten list to give you an idea of how our week has gone.</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Our <span> </span>Top Ten List of things we have learned after one week in Poland....<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">10.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span> </span>You do NOT want to Jaywalk in Krakow.<span> </span>(Luke has a story to tell about this <span> </span>one.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">9. </span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span> </span>When grocery shopping in Poland you will NOT get help bagging your<span> </span><span> </span>groceries.<span> </span>Nor will they wait for you to bag your groceries before they <span> </span>start ringing up the next customer.<span> </span>And it just adds to the fun when your <span> </span>cashier only <span> </span>speaks Polish.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">8.<span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Poland has a lot of slugs.<span> </span>Isaac and Caleb think this is very cool.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">7.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span> </span>Skype/e-mail/Facebook are wonderful blessings when you are missing <span> </span>family and friends.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">6.<span> </span><span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Stacie has to learn how to cook with an Easy-Bake Oven.<span> </span>(At least that's <span> </span>what the size of her oven reminds her of.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">5.<span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">We have no dryer.<span> </span>We have clotheslines.<span> </span>Not sure if we are going to tough <span> </span>this out, or break down and buy a dryer.<span> </span>Our towels feel like sandpaper <span> </span>after line-drying, so we will probably buy a dryer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">4</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%">.<span> </span>We really need to work on our Polish.<span> </span>Caleb wanted to tell our next door <span> </span>neighbor "Hola."<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">3.<span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Trying to buy a used car in a foreign country can be quite adventurous.<span> </span><span> </span>On Tuesday, Luke went to look at a van that he found online.<span> </span>The van <span> </span>looked great online, but when he arrived at the car "dealership" he met a <span> </span>very shady-looking character selling used cars out of his backyard.<span> </span>(Luke's <span> </span>keen business instincts told him not to buy a van from this guy.)<b><span> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">2.<span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Krakow is a wonderful city for families.<span> </span>There is so much to do here we're <span> </span>not sure we can fit it all in into two years! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">1.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;line-height:115%"><span> </span>God is still faithful no matter where you are living, what language they <span> </span>speak there, and how far away you are from home.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-24875538736177455842011-08-28T21:57:00.004-05:002011-09-02T09:07:13.713-05:00It's finally here!<div><div>This summer has flown by and our departure for Poland is here! We fly out this morning and should arrive in Krakow Saturday morning. We are excited to get there and see what God has in store for us, but it has also been hard saying good-bye to our family and friends. We are so blessed with wonderful family and friends, and especially our church. I'm sure we will make new friends in Poland, but we know lots of people who will be missed here in the U.S.A!</div><div>
<br /></div><div> </div><div>If you think of us today, please pray for us as we make this trip. Please pray that Naomi will do well with the long flight. (I'm sure the boys will do fine, but an active toddler on an international flight could get a little troublesome.) Also, please pray for safe travel and that Luke and I will have patience as we travel with four young kids. </div><div>
<br /></div><div> </div><div>Lord willing, at this time tomorrow we'll be writing from here....</div><div> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeT0bPeGsJba2FLKHoTKLo5qJj8UL_U1fwaeytC3S1789nX3gvshx7YT5pTBMfiYlHNI-4_i6iCeNBJYFFIFiofUZSW7emmAkcPr0KoD3gJqrXNtHGonx4xNev4G_LC0C9yPJ9fa1i5kI/s1600/Poland_map.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646109277112650450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeT0bPeGsJba2FLKHoTKLo5qJj8UL_U1fwaeytC3S1789nX3gvshx7YT5pTBMfiYlHNI-4_i6iCeNBJYFFIFiofUZSW7emmAkcPr0KoD3gJqrXNtHGonx4xNev4G_LC0C9yPJ9fa1i5kI/s320/Poland_map.jpg" /></a></div>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-66501021265467682862011-07-31T08:47:00.019-05:002011-07-31T09:11:52.462-05:00Happy Birthday to Naomi!One year ago, this little peanut was born....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvUl1fJ111Vd5Iq_jC7-pBcy3xSK1BJYpFvIZdEFn3YznqnP7S1Sp67QUz80cZ6dQ1a7j-VtWxE7w6ONCGFOqX3Tufr9Mbpkr4buuaVNEZF4QVYoT4ZalOPOe1FmGe4mZnu8EuLHXK5LM/s1600/2010_08_13_IMG_2657.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvUl1fJ111Vd5Iq_jC7-pBcy3xSK1BJYpFvIZdEFn3YznqnP7S1Sp67QUz80cZ6dQ1a7j-VtWxE7w6ONCGFOqX3Tufr9Mbpkr4buuaVNEZF4QVYoT4ZalOPOe1FmGe4mZnu8EuLHXK5LM/s320/2010_08_13_IMG_2657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635513230147036866" border="0" /></a>...and yesterday we got to celebrate her first birthday!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPlQyJu_8QaU-aYVgDl6PYCgsDO-gIk211HQ6sdimrH7ubdrmo6xjWxqFg_qbfuCWbSQLgYF05kHmTNSLowzJgrXlljlxAyeoRyU2-dzxTOPxm0iCS5e5dDlm-pC-qalMzfERz189jaFva/s1600/2011_07_30_IMG_4280.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPlQyJu_8QaU-aYVgDl6PYCgsDO-gIk211HQ6sdimrH7ubdrmo6xjWxqFg_qbfuCWbSQLgYF05kHmTNSLowzJgrXlljlxAyeoRyU2-dzxTOPxm0iCS5e5dDlm-pC-qalMzfERz189jaFva/s320/2011_07_30_IMG_4280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635514611034553586" border="0" /></a>We had a very fun day celebrating Naomi's first year of life. We invited the grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins over for swimming, pizza, and birthday cake. A fun time was had by all...here's some pictures of the festivities.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVaC4r3fcn98Yx60UtyrHA2a5vW-Llb3Tdd1Ol8WPMlbIpeSdjpzE4J6W0x3zWYDEYxMhjcEyqnKpB6JN-xaLksYE3930-KyYpuleVqTdBJ7TFRK1lK6XCv46D76sR4gIn2BNWeVqjqaq/s1600/2011_07_30_IMG_4278.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVaC4r3fcn98Yx60UtyrHA2a5vW-Llb3Tdd1Ol8WPMlbIpeSdjpzE4J6W0x3zWYDEYxMhjcEyqnKpB6JN-xaLksYE3930-KyYpuleVqTdBJ7TFRK1lK6XCv46D76sR4gIn2BNWeVqjqaq/s320/2011_07_30_IMG_4278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635516154719887026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0h_0JQb43ZCFfNPoGhKetU0EBpHU8EqmDD8sgZcIyz29r1_NfmKKGZ8XNKII7mLhZXt3ItaMo5We6girdsnQ3ownE-dxRKDpDv1NUbGRkL6urtGOPSzKw3LvjjK1jULj7fF9SBvjCKG5c/s1600/2011_07_30_IMG_4284.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAsFvQhvNs4JEiiMJPjyk1uF__X5q3dKHWB6-aXBqraI9BeDwcCKLyvi-eCP0JPDQ7XO3qn1aOqtWdqYuJ1aCxwWrSgDVK4TjdbAJvHy4T0wV4dXPTgiHY0DeGjN0YNAnlLdJtt1IRQq5/s320/2011_07_30_IMG_4292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635516370075720290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAuKDmz_DF7sopYOTmXn6Rmnd00kaN8hkVcUpLgIowGW92mObWy2T6UgnMtEGgk5NfaggXMxDnhazX8aHpig7TXjh73J_Ko-1hrFbXNrQKpr-4FRgYZ_ttkFNXxCh3CGmVkRJtFr0InYM/s1600/2011_07_30_IMG_4290.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAuKDmz_DF7sopYOTmXn6Rmnd00kaN8hkVcUpLgIowGW92mObWy2T6UgnMtEGgk5NfaggXMxDnhazX8aHpig7TXjh73J_Ko-1hrFbXNrQKpr-4FRgYZ_ttkFNXxCh3CGmVkRJtFr0InYM/s320/2011_07_30_IMG_4290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635516305969332690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHV_U4rAHg2-S7WV5_gWZyJZ0Z50ZS4Sfm_CBih-xEqXVsVnlAfmsXlPvBrEMsNF5tcsrRr10UOfzfMMGc8pr8FlOP-kwjQSVl8_m_a_2Z4-ts0sMzmAVPGkASPhr5kmFMbgG47oUBTId/s1600/2011_07_30_IMG_4283.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHV_U4rAHg2-S7WV5_gWZyJZ0Z50ZS4Sfm_CBih-xEqXVsVnlAfmsXlPvBrEMsNF5tcsrRr10UOfzfMMGc8pr8FlOP-kwjQSVl8_m_a_2Z4-ts0sMzmAVPGkASPhr5kmFMbgG47oUBTId/s320/2011_07_30_IMG_4283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635516230694026370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We love you Naomi!</div>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-65662358639187785632011-07-24T08:21:00.017-05:002011-07-24T08:48:03.119-05:00Our Trip to PolandLuke and I returned home from our house-hunting trip to Poland last night. It was a wonderful week, but we were so glad to see the kids last night! We'll try to give a more detailed write-up of our trip later, but until then here are some pics from the beautiful city of Krakow.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAiKb4O3JKcqZxEuaW1Zi9ex2thmiBfMJ88onkEVK9K0zsla_dLK7cEmX-VVDOtutg7pxwpNWB-hAYC91ioaMy1ANlaV726I0npbbGxw6i4kGuGxhm0DNGU9AmOpGyKc5OTSCcpMDSAgy/s1600/2011_07_21_IMG_4255.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAiKb4O3JKcqZxEuaW1Zi9ex2thmiBfMJ88onkEVK9K0zsla_dLK7cEmX-VVDOtutg7pxwpNWB-hAYC91ioaMy1ANlaV726I0npbbGxw6i4kGuGxhm0DNGU9AmOpGyKc5OTSCcpMDSAgy/s320/2011_07_21_IMG_4255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632909939307732530" border="0" /></a><br />This is a picture outside <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wawel_Castle">Wawel Castle</a>. To give you an idea of how huge this place is, that is me standing at the bottom of the stairs on the right. I'm the speck wearing the blue shirt.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some shots of the beautiful Market Square. It's the biggest market square in Europe and has over 650 restaurants in this one area. There's a lot of historical buildings to check out, and the architecture is stunning!<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cKIG6fDFlZQsfoMOxoFg3kX4PJ4u2iQe4lsk9Nlg4g0sQg-ga4vNPRzIeNJyKKx4VKjD8vViDcCvqejWi0760eTVPWnuwgrRsH3NW_lFfHTA1qpt8DsPLJpoYotI-WAbFcV0qLUww7eJ/s1600/2011_07_20_IMG_4207.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cKIG6fDFlZQsfoMOxoFg3kX4PJ4u2iQe4lsk9Nlg4g0sQg-ga4vNPRzIeNJyKKx4VKjD8vViDcCvqejWi0760eTVPWnuwgrRsH3NW_lFfHTA1qpt8DsPLJpoYotI-WAbFcV0qLUww7eJ/s320/2011_07_20_IMG_4207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632909481828672050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjC9yrmkc-snPBhQoguEcxBqiaEJsE1V33KgmRo8qcV6_67ZK9GRyGLnwo7atK_H3VrJz1R73D5cJ-RXz7ciOHaoRSFEkkRFl2N0xCaizGRKdTFbO3brVdCZYE9wVm0EwGJVXD-XZ0km9/s1600/2011_07_20_IMG_4208.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjC9yrmkc-snPBhQoguEcxBqiaEJsE1V33KgmRo8qcV6_67ZK9GRyGLnwo7atK_H3VrJz1R73D5cJ-RXz7ciOHaoRSFEkkRFl2N0xCaizGRKdTFbO3brVdCZYE9wVm0EwGJVXD-XZ0km9/s320/2011_07_20_IMG_4208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632909425742642898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwUc323zYDHMIa4bSoatEOd-topTG7m0r3ZktGLmc6dUS7qBIGoIw0xKGxEjC8oKXDKQUMGeALmyQZNsi4Q9sehCjHdF58_4jyxcWY6UGSsS0N0Y9KSqzg1zV31MNPeN4eLlJefr3vCYg/s1600/2011_07_20_IMG_4209.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwUc323zYDHMIa4bSoatEOd-topTG7m0r3ZktGLmc6dUS7qBIGoIw0xKGxEjC8oKXDKQUMGeALmyQZNsi4Q9sehCjHdF58_4jyxcWY6UGSsS0N0Y9KSqzg1zV31MNPeN4eLlJefr3vCYg/s320/2011_07_20_IMG_4209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632909356682926002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48iKKqwjAmnWyBatxSExLmDa6Bn5un2QxY0jAmlL0g2UdZ38PUZW_CmgQDy0fsfjBhgYh5mgwfb7yK46AE4t1SEOsqNV1IlByU48zuZpANaoBXaq64hz89t4L2dBHzq2ybOmXjtpPePMy/s1600/2011_07_18_IMG_4159.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48iKKqwjAmnWyBatxSExLmDa6Bn5un2QxY0jAmlL0g2UdZ38PUZW_CmgQDy0fsfjBhgYh5mgwfb7yK46AE4t1SEOsqNV1IlByU48zuZpANaoBXaq64hz89t4L2dBHzq2ybOmXjtpPePMy/s320/2011_07_18_IMG_4159.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632909076570496706" border="0" /></a><br />This was a picture of Wawel Castle and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisla_River">Vistula River</a>. This was right outside our hotel.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JJCSsZIbngGF2ydLk4UkSVB28JfqeKkw95eput-o9FsfXK9jaB8lDaxtdHZPC3TfHV_Q6AM5Hlv7-CCUkmIrjCRrAtGcCpL073dff6aNc2bbQxmbKlYh4x6M_EXtzPNssCQ3z1Gjsq97/s1600/2011_07_18_IMG_4158.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JJCSsZIbngGF2ydLk4UkSVB28JfqeKkw95eput-o9FsfXK9jaB8lDaxtdHZPC3TfHV_Q6AM5Hlv7-CCUkmIrjCRrAtGcCpL073dff6aNc2bbQxmbKlYh4x6M_EXtzPNssCQ3z1Gjsq97/s320/2011_07_18_IMG_4158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632915114882930914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And finally, some shots of our home for the next two years.....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The front view....<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHCmmxbPwtTNJq-D3B4wsXOr1uXilcVi5kpHhKkpvoTy9-QpeigYyJDDEcsvXnJPjiHsOfRUQwuVroVheKmWlUSRyIBqguxXX6hs_5GuBOLcJDUonIyGLG8JpPBCihHb-Jc2vVnmt8YGZ/s1600/2011_07_19_IMG_4176.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHCmmxbPwtTNJq-D3B4wsXOr1uXilcVi5kpHhKkpvoTy9-QpeigYyJDDEcsvXnJPjiHsOfRUQwuVroVheKmWlUSRyIBqguxXX6hs_5GuBOLcJDUonIyGLG8JpPBCihHb-Jc2vVnmt8YGZ/s320/2011_07_19_IMG_4176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632909263662927522" border="0" /></a><br />The views from outside...you can see Wawel Castle from our patio!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xPFO4SkfBXbekxzrxK58J9AM-nEq0EC3eE-D_4gCwry06EM8foXu6x0x9NHjRezhqwrnzqgvh2OModzjdMLSpb8YU9B0huq1sDu6PBTVhW2eIngHKPDjmusslMoGQYfxmvA1y_9YMaS0/s1600/2011_07_21_IMG_4232.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xPFO4SkfBXbekxzrxK58J9AM-nEq0EC3eE-D_4gCwry06EM8foXu6x0x9NHjRezhqwrnzqgvh2OModzjdMLSpb8YU9B0huq1sDu6PBTVhW2eIngHKPDjmusslMoGQYfxmvA1y_9YMaS0/s320/2011_07_21_IMG_4232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632909736870620610" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHCmmxbPwtTNJq-D3B4wsXOr1uXilcVi5kpHhKkpvoTy9-QpeigYyJDDEcsvXnJPjiHsOfRUQwuVroVheKmWlUSRyIBqguxXX6hs_5GuBOLcJDUonIyGLG8JpPBCihHb-Jc2vVnmt8YGZ/s1600/2011_07_19_IMG_4176.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkD-dMQ3zGAzFAZLjzTsL4Am2UqqSz8SWsDPt2oquyZy8qRUJAqo4Vg7-fKPduYMnU2h4LNiXBw0EzTklUKcxqVE6OpXol02sXCjtlHNs-ZoEQFRKL2SzLK3xrYK-G8s5s5VhOPqdcalA/s1600/2011_07_21_IMG_4234.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkD-dMQ3zGAzFAZLjzTsL4Am2UqqSz8SWsDPt2oquyZy8qRUJAqo4Vg7-fKPduYMnU2h4LNiXBw0EzTklUKcxqVE6OpXol02sXCjtlHNs-ZoEQFRKL2SzLK3xrYK-G8s5s5VhOPqdcalA/s320/2011_07_21_IMG_4234.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632909601659885586" border="0" /></a>One of my favorite views from last week was Andrew running out the door to greet us when we got home! Love that kid...and the other three who were waiting for us as well. We had a great week, but it feels good to be back home as a family. We also got to meet with a missionary family while we were there, and are excited about some friendships that are already starting with some believers there. The Lord blessed us abundantly this past week, and we are excited to see what He has in store for us over the next two years!Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-28916284415439134362011-07-07T08:33:00.014-05:002011-07-07T08:43:36.451-05:00Summer FunAmidst all the preparations for the big move, we have had a full summer. Isaac and Caleb have been taking golf, art and piano lessons, Andrew has been successfully potty training, and Naomi has started walking! 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHq2jo7SR4SwizZLPrZtNLTmGRaPlFKK9khVwLpUiKRFNb6Q0-hRwH5VyEM73zd4vSexEqHIL4xllzjxG3WUdN-pvFp_mMUnrE8X3mcHHsIgY49j3R0AjpL-VcmGgakQEK4_qNiVl8Jwd/s320/4th15-50.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626603952340843730" border="0" /></a>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-36771693429632032512011-05-23T21:39:00.016-05:002011-06-22T06:06:21.517-05:00We're moving...twice!A couple months ago, we were looking forward to a very peaceful summer. It had been a very busy and exhausting school year (adding a surprise baby one week before school starts really turns your world upside down!) and we were really looking forward to a break. We were picturing a summer of relaxing and recuperating a bit from our busy year. I was envisioning lazy days by the pool, lots of down time and just enjoying the days at home with the kids. Plans have changed A LOT over the the last couple months, and while we're really excited and thankful for these changes, my vision of a relaxing summer has quickly faded away.<br /><br />It all started Easter weekend. Our neighborhood had a couple new homes being built, and I jokingly said to Luke that Saturday night, "We should see if the builder would want to swap us homes." (We had been thinking about moving but didn't really want to go through all the hassle of listing and showing our home.) I'll never forget the expression on Luke's face when he said, "Yeah, we should!" I thought he was joking. But he wasn't, and the next night (Easter Sunday) he left the realtor a voice mail. Monday night we looked at the house, and on Wednesday night we signed the papers. In less than five days we had bought a house! A week ago moving was nowhere on the horizon and now we had to be out of our home in a month. But we were so excited because we loved the home and really saw God's hand in providing it for us at such a great deal.<br /><br />Our summer was starting to look a little bit busier, but I was excited to be in the new home by the end of May and then have the summer to get settled. I still thought we would have a pretty laid-back summer, even though we would be settling into a new home. (Moving is a lot easier when you are just moving around the corner.)<br /><br />Things got really interesting two days later. On Friday, Luke left for the Men's Retreat and I took the boys to my parent's house. Naomi and I went shopping and while I was in the Target fitting room I got a phone call from Luke. He informed me that his boss just called him and offered him a two-year expat assignment in Krakow, Poland! This was completely unexpected, but after much discussion and prayer we both felt like it was an opportunity we couldn't pass up.<br /><br />So here's our new summer plans:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />A few weeks ago we moved from this house......<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0zSPC89UmnaBef7_JbFVXgKSsmG0TuLtVayBQXK3738RDtxouOH6BspUWgeWFBwAEWjonHSn-QttmkdVLYQ8rJOSytSZ8cVBLaFoVxUkQWsgo0i-6UQ-x7Es6Tac1Xsngqrp2Vxs2nQJ/s1600/DSCF2153.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0zSPC89UmnaBef7_JbFVXgKSsmG0TuLtVayBQXK3738RDtxouOH6BspUWgeWFBwAEWjonHSn-QttmkdVLYQ8rJOSytSZ8cVBLaFoVxUkQWsgo0i-6UQ-x7Es6Tac1Xsngqrp2Vxs2nQJ/s320/DSCF2153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618496739515832114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">down the street to this house........<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTgG8rZqI24mzrFhVyOI5SYFPibMjCSlEnugoIBeHsmYIMp0FGjinHREzBuMz07O7ki-Dw05gNNhVzml4CLyJz9IqzoBMV-Z1BCSictZU3hNmCRm1c6A2875Y5X8CyLIzedz93WXwgPKS/s1600/2011_05_21_IMG_3963.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTgG8rZqI24mzrFhVyOI5SYFPibMjCSlEnugoIBeHsmYIMp0FGjinHREzBuMz07O7ki-Dw05gNNhVzml4CLyJz9IqzoBMV-Z1BCSictZU3hNmCRm1c6A2875Y5X8CyLIzedz93WXwgPKS/s320/2011_05_21_IMG_3963.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614386250969612018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and then in September we move here.........<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jQ78yEsdnTAjRQ2xnOuPR-Pg6bFGfSvPL82Nrrv9BvtEiSDC766NLw3xR_UNr8QfeI4tFbCxPfR1BA_vC0vnK8QsHzGg079_BNDPpbFcHILROoEIY715Gu1BdjIyPbnOjbB2kA2XiH1c/s1600/Poland.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jQ78yEsdnTAjRQ2xnOuPR-Pg6bFGfSvPL82Nrrv9BvtEiSDC766NLw3xR_UNr8QfeI4tFbCxPfR1BA_vC0vnK8QsHzGg079_BNDPpbFcHILROoEIY715Gu1BdjIyPbnOjbB2kA2XiH1c/s320/Poland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616387136197593234" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Luke/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Luke/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Luke/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />So do you think we're going to get that nice, relaxing summer we had been dreaming of? Obviously not, but we're trusting God that this is what is best for our family. So far He has blown us away with His provisions, and we know that He will continue to guide us through this wild two-year adventure we are about to begin. I hope to get this blog rolling again, and post lots from our experiences in Europe.<br /><br />(And in case you're wondering, we will be leasing our new home while we're in Poland.)<br /><br />Luke and I will be traveling to Poland sometime in July to find a home there. Our tenth anniversary is in August, so we're counting this as our anniversary getaway as well. We weren't planning on Europe for our anniversary trip, but we're not going to complain!<br /><br />It all sounds crazy, and I can't believe how quickly all of this has happened, but we know God's plan is perfect. If I wasn't trusting in a Sovereign God, I would probably be a basket case right now!<br /><br /><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="pl"><span title="Click for alternate translations" class="hps">Szczęść Boże!</span></span>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-39023318008314068462011-05-20T07:10:00.003-05:002011-05-20T08:01:36.712-05:00The Big RaceMost little girls play with dolls and have tea parties. But when you have three older brothers, you learn how to race a backhoe.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R23eoqRaJ48" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe>Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740781516424868087.post-7551380143956677972011-03-02T21:24:00.002-06:002011-03-02T21:36:39.698-06:00Our Big Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHitqjVIWbKx94nmPbYHLcNR9kpgHOVmJ4N2vZp_CWZpriWUAxYMxgF0ydla7UV5KDs-_wcp942mpxoele4R_LVPlfBfrVKGwHUAjWmx3p5j_lJSI2r1izXACKp3_NdHE7iY_5xkOS-Bh1/s1600/2011_03_02_IMG_1263.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHitqjVIWbKx94nmPbYHLcNR9kpgHOVmJ4N2vZp_CWZpriWUAxYMxgF0ydla7UV5KDs-_wcp942mpxoele4R_LVPlfBfrVKGwHUAjWmx3p5j_lJSI2r1izXACKp3_NdHE7iY_5xkOS-Bh1/s320/2011_03_02_IMG_1263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579689478215973890" border="0" /></a>Today was a very special day for our family. We finalized Naomi's adoption and she legally became our daughter. Of course we have considered her as "ours" since the day we picked her up from the hospital, but now she is <span style="font-style: italic;">legally</span> a member of our family. We were so excited to finalize her adoption, and are so thankful to the Lord for this precious little girl He has allowed us to parent. <br /><br />This picture was taken today in the courtroom after the hearing. This is the same judge who presided over Andrew's adoption hearing, and she always takes pictures with the adoptive families once everything is done. It was fun being back in the same courthouse where we adopted Andrew--so many very special memories for our family have happened in this building. <br /><br />As we look back over the last several years and how God has grown our family, we are amazed at His goodness to us. His plans were different from ours and He has surprised us many times, but His will is perfect and we love the family He has formed for us. What a blessing children are!Luke and Staciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807580164074547668noreply@blogger.com2