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Some of you have been asking for our full Hawaii photo gallery, and it is now live.  We were at the Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki Beach, and we saw Diamond Head, whales, the Dole Plantation, the North Shore, 108 feet below the surface of the ocean in a submarine,Continue Reading

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I published the Pearl Harbor pictures today. Check out the pictures below. We visited The USS Arizona memorial, the USS Missouri battleship, the USS Bowfin submarine and the Pacific Aviation Museum on historic Ford Island. Here the is picture gallery:Continue Reading

Arizona Memorial and Ford Island Control Tower

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 theContinue Reading

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!Continue Reading

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.Continue Reading

Another DUKW On the River

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 theContinue Reading