Sweden, Norway and Iceland, July 2008

Stockholm, Sweden

Mariefred, Sweden

Norra Lundby, Sweden -- Standing in front of the home our

great great great grandpa lived in during the mid 1800's.

We found records that indicate that our family

lived on this farm as far back as the 1500's

A vista overlooking the Norra Lundby area



A remote village tucked in the fjords of Norway


Mountain settlement, Norway




Bergen, Norway

Geysir Area, Southwestern Iceland

Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Memorial Day Wknd. in the hills

Camp

A view of the valley....lookin toward where we camped


Exploring the cliff, we found some caves

Moi looking over the valley....quite the drop. Makes the knees knock!

We had company....

Dan takin a break after lookin for agates

Everyone came up for a picnic on Mem. Day

Hoofin it in the Snow

A few of us went up to Trilliam Lake near Mt. Hood for a snowshoeing excursion

Craig, Andrea and I; check out how deep that snow is! - the top of a regular road sign.

Feelin pretty cool....

We trusted the signs that said it was a meadow and not a lake:)



Trilliam lake with the base of Mt. Hood in the background

Mike, Andrea, Moi, Dan, Rian, Craig

Checkin out the Chinese Dinos

Kris, Dan, Jacob and I went to OMSI....took a look at several dinosaurs found in different parts of China. We also had fun with the many scientific exhibits throughout the museum.

This was hilarious. This computerized kiosk was supposed to show you what you would look like as you age. This is what Dan will look like at the age of 53:)

Kris at 53

Me at 53. Scary! I wonder if they assume we will be heavy smokers or something:)

Jacob in front of his favorite dino eating something like a Stegosaurus

Hope he never gets a spinal injury!

A real fossil

Dan and I have gained some weight and lost a few feet in height:)

My new red car

2004 Acura TSX, purchased March 11, 2008

An extra that I wasn't really expecting was navigation!!

Collage

I put together a collage of pictures I've taken into the sun. For some reason, I tend to take a lot of these kinds of pictures. Kind of fun! If you want to see it larger, click on the image.

A Lunar Eclipse and Saturn all in one shot!

Took a few shots of the lunar eclipse....

Thought it would look neat to have that little star to the left of the moon, so included it. I found out today that it is actually Saturn.....can't you see the rings?

View from the back yard

Viva Las Vegas

Dan and I met up with our family in Las Vegas for a four day weekend. Trevor and Mom had a chiropractic convention there, so Dad, Heidi, the kids, Dan and I went along too. We had a really nice time looking at the architecture, exhibits.....and wierd people!

The fountains in front of the Bellagio are set to music and are my favorite part of Vegas

Strolling the Las Vegas Strip at night



The Eiffel Tower replica is 1/2 scale. We went up to the top and had quite the view!

As you can see, it was QUITE the view:)


A view of the strip.....over 4 miles of huge casinos, each trying to lure you in by astounding attractions and exhibits, like lions, roller coasters, shopping malls, fountains, gardens.....

Bellagio fountains from Paris

Dad watched Donny while we ascended Eiffel Tower

Dan the photographer snapping a wood duck (with his snazzy new digital SLR)

Reflections

Donny was such a good boy and soooo smiley...he was funny to watch, so enthralled with anything and everything going on around us.

At Circus Circus all of us kids had fun:)

Trying out ice cream floats of all kinds at the Coca Cola store

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