Hohenzollern Castle - 28 December 2011

We had enough of sitting around the house and went for a quick drive down the road to the Burg-Hohenzollern castle. Since we were there mid-week, they did not offer English guided tours so we went on a German guided tour so that we could see the inside of the castle. Unfortunately there was no photography allowed inside. There was no heat either so we stayed bundled up as we passed through the Prussian royal castle. From the ancestral hall to the armory, we got to see a lot of interesting things today. One castle visit down as a family and I am sure there will be many more to go. Unless of course there are a lot of stairs or hill climbing like there was with this one.http://www.burg-hohenzollern.com/startpage.html

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More snow than most people can handle.

Snowboarder Rescue!

Julia and Cousin Nick out in the snow. Nick was showing Julia how to snowboard and immediately fell upside down so Julia had to rescue him. Thank goodness his cousin was there to save the day or he may have been coyote food.

Senior Enlisted Academy Graduation

A quick family photo at Lance's Graduation ceremony in Newport, Rhode Island. Lance was nominated for Honor Graduate and the Physical Fitness Excellence Award. Although he did not win, it was an honor for him to be nominated.

Home Video with Uncle Bryce

Julia and Elena helping Bryce to button his shirt. Was watching some home movies because I missed my girls and thought this was funny.

USS CONSTITUTION

A quick photo while we were on the USS CONSTITUTION. Currently over in Rhode Island going to school and we took a trip up to get a tour of the USS CONSTITUTION. Wish it was all together for some better photos. It is in the final stages of a 3 year overhaul and all the yard arms have been removed. Either way, it was neat to see parts of the ship that the public doesn't get to see.

Boat Show

One of the photos from the Newport International Boat Show. Found several boats that I would buy if I win the lottery. I think the best part of the boat show was the Brokerage Boat Show that was next door. Basically it was a bunch of open houses on boats that are for sale. The people in this area have way too many boats. It took almost 6 hours to wander around and see all of them.