We made it to our North Carolina vacation

We left our house at midnight friday night/saturday morning and headed east en route to an Outer Banks week-long retreat.

To all those wondering, we made it fine (16 hours later). We all took turns driving, including Finn as seen above.

Our house is nice and has a classic lighthouse view out the back porch.

Fourth of July: An American Experience

We needed to make sure that the German had been washed out of our son. Part of our re-American-ization program was living in Williamsburg, VA and going to Washington, DC. We stepped it up a notch for the 4th of July.

In Norfolk is the USS Wisconsin a floating museum to America's power and history. We took little Finn there and toured around. His favorite part was standing on the artillery shell and finishing the puzzle. He ended the day by reciting the pledge of allegiance.

We also went to the beach at Ft. Monroe. He explored the waterfront and pictured himself standing watch against shore invaders. He also took a nap.

He is now a real American. He suggested we get rid of our Honda and get a big Ford truck with a gun rack and a flag in the rear window. I told him we'd think about it.

Proof of the experience is here.

Connected to the Interwebs

We're back in Cincinnati and after a fairly long pause, we are hooked up on the interwebs. So expect to see a more frequent blog update. Once a month is more frequent, isn't it? So many adventures to talk about since we've returned, but that's for another time.