Highlight Pictures of Turkey - April 2011

We took a family trip to Turkey and had a great time. We met up with our friend Eric and outnumbered Alexa 3 to 1!! It was a great trip. Three hours by plane and Alexa was a gem for most of it. We even got a babysitter through the hotel so we had two nights out! We hit the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, the Cisterns, a night cruise, the Grand Bazaar, The Spice Bazaar, Dolmabache Palace, Topkapi, Palace. Here are some highlight pictures!

Prayer in Hagia Sophia Turkey

Awe struck by Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia was created in 320 and served as the cathedral of constantinople. It was full of mosiacs that impressed even Alexa

The Cisterns in Turkey

Underground water source for the basilica and community above

Alexa in Turkey...Honoring Tradition

More Pictures in Turkey

Turkey Pictures

Alexa is learning history from the audio tour! But as exciting as Turkey and the Blue Mosque is, she still gets tired!

Playing with Papi (Fall 2010)

Rubbing the Belly of Kingston

The sometimes "best friends" : )

Bonfire#2 - March 2011

About 5 mintues up the hill from our house is a fire pit perfect for a bonfire party! Jon even built a pong table!

Alexa and her friend watched a movie on the ipad!

A cute picture with a Friend!

Alexa isn't around babys much so it was really cute to see how well she behaved and how much she shared. In this picture you can see she shared her dirty shoes. : )

The Fasching Parade in Malsch

Everyone dresses up for this very cool festival. Malsch is a tiny little town but they had a big parade and Alexa got to catch candy! She now asks all the time if we can go to a parade. She thinks they happen every day! The second picture says it all....a mouth full of candy!

Holding Hands in a Scary Movie...Tinkerbell.

Alexa was watching the movie Tinkerbell and Wendy and Tink were fighting...she leaned over and said to Jon "Should I hold your hand so you won't get scared".

A Loving Daddy!

One morning before work I came down stairs to find Jon sewing up the nose of Alexa's "squirly squirl". She LOVES that little stuffed toy and Kingston had eaten off the nose. Jon sewed it up before Alexa was awake so she never knew. It was a heart melter!

This might be one of my favorite pictures on the blog!

Princess Alexa

Alexa loves this dress! She was a princes for the Fasching celebration here in Germany and loved every moment she got to be dressed up. Some princesses have a magic wand, but this princess has a magic back pack.

Snoopy Snow Cone Machine!

I wanted a snoopy snow cone machine for 30+ years and decided it was finally time to get one...for Alexa of course! We had a great time with that little thing. It's the real deal. We made some nice ice cones!

Reacting to the Christmas Surprise