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Jenny and me - Times Square

Joey and me - Liberty Island

Tiffany Jensen, Rex and Jenny - Central Park

Rex and Jenny came out to visit us March 20-28 and we all went up to New York of a few days. We saw tons of shows and ate awesome food. It was so good to be with those two. We also got to see Tiffany Jensen and Andrew and Mindy Georgi.

Joey and I saw: Hairspray, Spelling Bee, Jersey Boys and The Pirate Queen.

Jenny & Rex saw: The Drowsey Chaperone, Wicked and Spelling Bee.

Good times.

planes, trains and automobiles

We spent the holidays backpacking through Paris, The Alps, Grenoble, Milan, Rome, Florence and Venice. And since we really haven't done anything since then that could compare with such adventures, I thought I should probably start there. I won't bore anyone with a complete recap - just our faves.

Katie's favorite: Ice skating in Paris with her fellow pair skating champion of 1994 on Christmas Eve jamming out to Paul Simon on our ipod. Then, that night staying in our friend's flat alone and singing Christmas Carols. Our first Christmas eve as our own little family. Very memorable.

Joey's favorite: (I'm just guessing but I think I'm right) Our entire visit to Rome - especially zipping around the ancient cobblestone streets on our little 125cc scooter. He liked narrowly escaping death as we raced the other scooters and zig zagged around the Italian traffic. He even let little wifey have a turn.

Faves for both: We both just loved French food (especially the cheese). Couldn't get enough of it. Also, we were utterly amazed by the Sistine Chapel , The Pantheon and St. Peter's Basilica.