July/August, 2009
Some of these pictures were from July but I figured they should all be together. We took a couple trips in July and August. The first was a college visit tour to New York and the second was the annual family road trip which this year started in Portland, Oregon (pronounced oragun) and finished in San Francisco, California. Both were with our friends and as you'll see in these pictures, apparently I take a lot of group shots of the kids.

July/August, 2009

July/August, 2009
We went to the Apple store on 5th Ave and 59th St. and I was surprised to see Spike Lee hanging out. Of course I did the tourist thing and snuck a quick picture. His friend was not so happy with me..

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After a while the tours and information sessions got long so the kids had to keep themselves occupied.

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I think Elizabeth is saying a prayer for the group hoping to be admitted - or maybe that the information session goes quickly.

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We had time to visit the location of the Battle of Saratoga.

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Now we have Treva along. Here we are driving down the coast of Oregon and California.

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We saw Elizabeth's cousins in Eugene and had dinner at the Rogue Brewery. The youngest one in front is Mackenzie.

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It wasn't all about the kids. We made it to a few vineyards and got an up close look at the wine making process.

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Here's a group shot taken at Domaine Serene outside Portland in Willamette Valley.

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Of course I also got an up close taste of many wonderful wines.

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Alcatraz is in the background.

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Hanging out on the pier.

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Loitering.

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We poisoned their minds by taking them to Haight/Ashbury.

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Finally a group shot on our last night.