One of the most signifcant things that we did when we visited Hawaii was to visit Pearl Harbor. We saw the USS Arizona Memorial and I wanted to share some pictures of that. First, here is a map of Oahu. You’ll see the natural harbor of Pearl Harbor at the south (bottom) end of the island. Next, here is a detailed photo showing the Arizona Memorial. The map shows a label for the Missouri; you can see the white markers…
We came back to Cleveland for Thanksgiving. We had Thanksgiving dinner at Kate’s, a party on Saturday at Erin’s, dinner with the Covell’s and Mom and Dad on Friday and plenty of fun on Saturday. It was great seeing all of you!
We carved four pumpkins this year. Enjoy the pictures and Happy Halloween! Here’s Jordan showing off all four. Pirate Pete in the garden by the porch to scare the kids! Here’s close-ups of all four! Here are some more pictures for you! Click to advance the slideshow.
We took a ride on a WWII vintage vehicle called a DUKW, essentially a GMC truck that converted to a boat. It was used in amphibious landings on beaches by the Allies in WWII and Korea, and now carries tourists around the Wisconsin Dells. Here is some information on the DUKW. It really was fun to ride in a truck that converted into a boat! We went into the Wisconsin River at the Wisconsin Dells, a very interesting rock formation…
At the end of the summer, in August 2011, we went up to Wilderness Territory in the Wisconsin Dells and brought along Sara Boland. Here are some pictures from that trip!
During our trip to Chicago over July 4th, Jordan rode a swing ride at Navy Pier. Here she is on line to ride!
Jordan got her Lanie American Girl doll some braces for her teeth, just like Jordan is getting. Here she shows off Lanie’s night braces.
We took the Covells, who were visiting us from Cleveland, to Chicago over the July 4th weekend. Here’s a shot of the skyline from one of our favorite spots in Chicago, Navy Pier.
What did you do this weekend? I stained my deck and patio furniture and sealed the swingset. Whoo Hoo! As you can see, the deck looks great!
The first D10 to come off the production line was sent to East Peoria to grace Building SS. Here it is!
Andy from Aleris was in town. Since Aleris buys Cat equipment, I was able to get him a tour of the track-type assembly building in East Peoria. This is a D11, used in Mining: Thanks for stopping, Andy, and good luck on the move to Belgium!
Back in July 2010, I spent two weeks in Italy for work. I was lucky enough to be able to get up to Lake Como and also over to Venice over the weekend. First Lake Como. This is a very wealthy area with many old and historic buildings. It is beautiful and is highly recommended. I took the train from Milan to Como and then took a boat to Bellagio. Great fun! Here are some pictures from Lake Como! Even…