Thanks for the prayers! Leena's surgery went splendidly, she was her cheery, chipper self before and after, and she has had NO post-op p...

 One of my favorite places in the world is the Walter's "Hall of Wonders."  It is, literally, a wonderful place! A 6 foot na...

 We actually had a day without doctor appointments!  (OK, we ended up squeaking in a visit to a chiropractor at 7:20 before we left).  At lo...

...to ask for prayers for Leena.  She is having surgery Friday afternoon to remove a "suspicious" freckle.  It is theoretically an...

OK, minigolf.  Viking minigolf, to be precise! We made up two foursomes: the Emperor with the older three and I with the younger three.  T...

 This was the first year we had three swimmers, so we had to get another boogie board. Zorg found one with a big black panther on it, Kle...

 As you can see, we have been off traveling.  This particular mode of transportation is known as a surrey. We actually try one every other...

 Well, a belated birthday, anyway! Fourteen!! How awesome is that? He had a party with friends where he introduced them to the wonders ...

 Yesterday was crazy! We started off with a shopping excursion, followed by a trip to the College Park Airport Museum.  I am always amazed...

 This was such easy fun!  I got the idea from Toad Haven . You open the tea bag and empty out the tea (we made tea with ours).  You stand...