First Snow, BOOOO!

7:00 AM, Oct. 26th

Grace's first snowman - I told her I'd help her if we did it on the deck

Halloween

Mom likes, Jake doesn't

Grace is helping Kate look at the camera. Thanks!

Kate going to the dark side

Sophie

The rest of the gang at our Halloween Party

Short but sweet

Prague, Czech Republic

When Chad told me he had a computer conference in Europe I said YES! When he said it was in Prauge I said, Where is that? When I researched it out we decided Clint had to come because he served his mission there 15 years ago. We all had an amazing time.

I realized the only pics I have posted of my trip thus far are of the Bone Church. Prague is a historic city with a lot of beauty too.

Behind us is the St. Vitus Cathedral and Prague Castle (the largest castle in the world) It dates back to the 9th century.





THE FOOD!
Gelato with Ellen (Clint's acquaintance from Idaho Falls we just happened to meet)

You can just buy a block of cheese at this stand. I thought it was bread.

They list the grams of food on the menus. After ordering Melanie said: "I think I might have ordered too much food. Mine was 650 gms and most dishes are 150." We all got to help her polish off the ribs.



The Restaurant in Kunta Hora where we ate the above food.

Clint and Chad with Mike (Ellen's husband) You can tell they are friendly eh? We loved having them along.

THE BUILDINGS
Our Hotel, The Santini Residence

The ceiling in our room

Outside the St. Vitus Gothic Cathedral

Inside


Outside the gothic church in Kunta Hora

Inside

The Astronomical Clock - In Prague we were told that the poor clock maker's eyes were gouged out so he could not repeat his beautiful work but reading online now that seems like a legend. What kind of a legend is that?

Old Town Square

Charles Bridge

TOM CRUISE WATCH
Tom Cruise was in town shooting Mission Impossible 4. We saw some movie crews but no Tom.

Who's this creepy guy? Movie extra, Tom in hiding, psycho killer

This must be Tom's hotel

WE ARE SO FUN AND CRAZY!!!
Now I finally have a post worthy picture of myself.

Action shot: Chad as Jason Bourne, not too shabby

The perfect fig leaf

Where's Melanie? Yikes!

POLICE
"Respect our laws!" That is what I was reprimanded to do after paying a policeman $50 for not having a subway ticket. It was awkward for us all. Chad was at a conference and had my subway ticket. I decided, no big deal. As we are going down the subway escalator a cop is checking for tickets. Clint and Mel proceed to show him their tickets and I pretend to be aloof to all this and get back on the escalator to get a ticket. He asks where I am going and Clint says "I don't know." After this we meet and a different cop inspects my ticket (the other is busy) and we ride. All is well... for the moment. Later in the day we stop at the same station and the policeman eyes me and starts yelling at Clint in Czech. Clint says in Czech: "You are talking too fast. I can't understand. Something about in the name of God and a ticket." The cop then got mad because I didn't have my passport with me and said he could take me to jail, or I could pay a fine. He was mean. I was scared. I'm glad Clint can speak Czech. He was a great help.

WORTHWHILE STUFF
The John Lennon Wall

We made it to church. Clint even met with some people he knew on his mission. Ironically a couple from Provo were giving the sacrament talks. They did have earphones with missionaries translating into English in the other meetings. What an experience!

The Bone Church

We just returned from a great trip in Prauge,(Czech Republic) This post would of been perfect for Halloween.

This church originally built in the 1400's was decorated with the human bones of 40,000+ people, many of whom died in the plague. The bones were later arranged artistically as a reminder of the impermanence of human life and inescapable death.

Now That's a Good Dad

Little Gems

While cleaning the office I came across a quote from Grace I wrote down:

"The Lord is NOT on my side. I'm just a ninja turtle."

If you have seen the David and Goliath movie, there is a song during the battle about the Lord being on David's side. Obviously the Lord would not favor a turtle.

In a conversation Grace and I had the other day she was pretending to a Mom and said:
Grace: Angie, is Grace ever naughty?

Me: Sometimes

Grace: What do you do to her when she's naughty?

Me: Put her in timeout.

Grace: Sweetie, you know what I do when my kids are naughty? I give them a cold shower. Have you given Grace a cold shower when she pees her pants?

Me: No, she likes really warm showers so I bet a cold shower would make her sad.

Grace: You should try it. My kids always want to get out of the shower but I say NO five more minutes!

She then proceeded to discipline an imaginary child who just hit someone. I now know what face expressions I give because she looked truly tormented about it.

O My Crap!

Grace pooped in our backyard today. Yes my four year old pooped outside while playing with her cousins. In her own words, "But Mom, I was being a horse!"

In happier times...

The thrill of finding a praying mantis


Her first preschool fieldtrip of the year to a dentist office and pizza place