Boston
June 15, 2006
Steve Bink visits from Amsterdam and sees some sights in Boston.

Clarke School Family Day
June 11, 2006
Mark and Kelly visit Clarke School for Family Fun Day.

Capron Park Zoo
May 20, 2006
Mark and Kelly spent the day at Capron Park Zoo with Steph and Mary Ellen, Dave, Emme, Kelly, Jim, and Tyler.

Paris
May 10-14, 2006
Paul and Steph traveled to Paris, France again, this time to hang out with Fabrice and Anne, and visit with Hugo and Danielle in advance of our home swap there this summer.

Fabrice and Anne's house - May 11
Walking in Paris
Parc Floral - May 12
Centre Pompidou
Chateau Parc
Hugo and Danielle's house
Getting breakfast - May 13
Versailles - Part 1
Versailles - Part 2
Dinner with Fabrice and Anne
Sunday morning market - May 14

Phoenix, Arizona
April 18-25, 2006
Paul, Steph, Mark, and Kelly headed back to Phoenix, Arizona for the kid's April vacation. We stayed with our friends Kip, Nicole, and Jake, and had a great time visiting with friends and family, swimming, hiking, and eating at our favorite restaurants in the Valley of the Sun.

Kip and Nicole's house - April 18-25
Swimming with Jake
Desert Botanical Gardens - April 19
Lori's house - April 20
Rosita's
Phoenix Zoo - April 21
Dinner with Lori
Windy City Sliders - April 22
Pizzeria Bianco
Hiking at North Mountain - April 23
Arizona Science Center - April 24
Lunch with Aunt Barbara and Uncle Warren

Grandpa's 60th birthday
April 15, 2006
Grandpa celebrated his 60th birthday with a surprise party at the Old Colony Cafe in Norwood. His whole family was there, including a surprise visit from Nana.

Spring arrives
April 13 and 16, 2006
Every year we mark the arrival of Spring based on the date the dogwood tree in our front yard blossoms. This year, it was a bit later than usual, but it has also stayed in blossom longer than in the past. Whatever the cause, spring is finally here!

Mark turns 8
April 7, 2006
Mark celebrated his 8th birthday with a day of sports, cake and presents! First, he opened presents from his family. Then, we joined his friends at the Newton Sports Center, where we played soccer and dodge-ball and had cake. Then, it was back home for more presents.

Weekend in Paris
March 23-26, 2006
Paul and Steph spent another long weekend in Paris, France. This time we stuck mostly to the Right Bank and visited Sacré Coeur and Montmartre, the Arc de Triomphe, the Avenue des Champes Elysees, Place de la Concorde and Jardin des Tuileries, the Musée du Louvre, the Marais, and more. We also spent time with our friends Hugo and Danielle and Fabrice and Anne.

Opera district - March 24
Sacré Coeur
Monmartre
The long walk
Arc de Triomphe
Hugo and Danielle
Avenue des Champes Elysees - March 25
Place de la Concorde and Jardin des Tuileries
Quai du Louvre
Marais
Musée du Louvre
Fabrice and Anne
Trocadero - March 26
Tour Eiffel
Ecole Militaire café

Also, Few Seconds in Paris, our favorite Paris-based video podcast, has published two short movies we submitted from our weekend: Traffic at the Arc de Triomphe (place de l'Étoile) and Street musicians in the Place des Vosges!

Yellow belt
March 4, 2006
Mark achieves yellow belt status at Karate.

Ireland
February 21-27, 2006
Mark, Kelly, Paul and Steph spent February vacation in Ireland, visiting Dublin, Galway, the Rock of Cashel, the Cliffs of Moher, Bunratty Castle, and a lot more...

Rock of Cashel - February 22
Dublin
Dublin - February 23
Guinness St. James's Gate Brewery
Athlone and the road to Galway - February 24
Galway
Carraig Beag B&B - February 25
Salthill
Galway
Galway Atlantaquaria
Ardrahan - February 26
The Burren
Cliffs of Moher
Bunratty Castle

Blizzard of 2006
February 12-13, 2006
Winter finally caught up with us in the form of the Blizzard of 2006, which dumped over 15 inches of snow on Dedham in less than 24 hours, with snow falling at a rate of 3-4 inches per hour at one point. The kids missed school the next day, and we had to shovel out in the morning. These pictures are from the day of the storm and the morning after.

Liam's first birthday
February 11, 2006
Mark and Kelly were on hand to help cousin Liam celebrate his first birthday!

Boston Celtics
February 10, 2006
This year, we got a half-seasons tickets package for the Boston Celtics and our seats are absolutely killer, in the 9th row opposite the opponent's bench. Here are some pictures from the Celtics blow-out victory over the Portland Trailblazers.

Florida
February 3-5, 2006
Steph, Mark, and Kelly visited Pa and Grandma in Tampa, Florida for the weekend.

Frog Creek Campground
Mini-golf

Steph and Cheryl's birthday party
January 29, 2006
Steph and Aunt Cheryl celebrated their birthdays this year at 43 Cranberry Lane.

Snow storm
January 23, 2006
Dedham got hit by one of the few major snowstorms we've seen this winter (and no, we're not complaining).

New Mexico
January 19-22, 2006
Paul visited some favorite places in New Mexico for the first time in over 10 years.

Albuquerque
University of New Mexico
Old Town Albuquerque
Houses
Restaurants
Sandia Peak
Madrid and the Turquoise Trail
Santa Fe

Pennsylvania
January 13-16, 2006
Mark, Kelly, Paul and Steph spent the weekend in Pennsylvania visiting family. We stayed with Aunt Beth, Uncle Keith, Alyson, and Harrison, and visited with Sharon, Paul's dad, Uncle Joe, Aunt Jill, and Abigail.

Beth's house
Crayola Factory
Da Vinci Discovery Center

Las Vegas
January 4-6, 2006
Once again, Paul headed to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

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