25 Days Until Christmas!

Well, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a great visit with our friends the Dolans two days later! We are now back in Tennessee, doing school and just living life! We will have pictures of our trip to Disney World once we get back to Missouri (Alyssa forgot her camera cord at home). More later...

Trip to TN!

Things got a little crazy on the ride to TN this time. We left the power cord to the TV home, so after 6 hours in the car, people started getting a little nutty. Dad slept, luckily MOM was driving at the time...

Here is Joshua singing an Irish Ballad (by Dolly Parton so it's not authentic, but still it's Irish). Brian and Emily are in the background doing the ChaCha Slide.

AND BOO SLEPT THROUGH ALL OF IT!

Bluegrass Convention!

We went to a bluegrass convention in Springfield, IL! We saw a lot of really good bands. Maddy B. came with us! We got up at 4:00 AM to get there in time for Brian's mandolin camp.

Jenny was way too awake, I think she got into the sugar or something.

THE MULHEARN FAMILY!
We were in a bluegrass showcase.

Above - Doyle Lawson
Below - Rhonda Vincent

Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain (Below)
We opened for her in TN last year. She remembered us, so that was really cool.

I'm not sure who this is, but they were good, with a great fiddle player.

Dailey and Vincent, the hottest bluegrass band right now!

P.S. Taylor - Cub is still available, HA HA HA!

Boston, Again!

Here is the seat where Theodore Roosevelt sat in at The Old North Church. The Old North Church ... Paul Revere rang the bell, it became a landmark. It was packed with tourists so we could barely move, but the gift shop was really nice.

The Boston Commons was a really nice area. Great architecture, but I won't bore you with all of my pictures of buildings.

Here is Quincy Market, part of Fanuel Hall Market Place. A great place to shop and eat!

Paul Revere statue.

I thought this was the cutest vehicle ever. If I ever live in an urban area, I so want one of these. They would be much easier to park. Oh yeah, if I ever go to Italy I am taking one of those tours of Rome when you ride around on one of these things. Off subject, I know.

Hahvahd Univehsity!

Here is Harvard University!
The photo above is a house where about 10-15 presidents stayed during their time at Harvard or during a visit to the university.
The photo below is of the gates going into the school.
P.S. I didn't mess this photo up, it is supposed to be an "artistic" view. Some people don't seem to understand that though.

Here is one of the tour guides, he was majoring in English. Why someone would spend $200,000 on an English degree from Harvard is beyond me. Medical or law school, I could see the need to go to Harvard, but English.

P.S. IF YOU EVER GO TO HARVARD U. DON'T RUB THE STATUES FOOT! Don't ask why.

BOSON, MA!

Here are some picture from our recent trip to Boston.
We went on the USS Cassin Young
a World War Two Battleship.

It was really cool! They hadn't modified anything!












This is where the troops slept, I couldn't do it. I would be lucky to talk myself into staying down there for any length of time, but there is no way I could sleep.







Here is Mom and I at the hull or the stern, I don't know which. Here we are at the front of the ship=)
UPDATE - I have been kindly informed that we are at the BOW of the ship! Thanks Taylor=)

TENNESSEE!

We are here ... it's 10:30 PM here ... need sleep ... will post later ...
P.S. - For anyone who is wondering it took us 11 hours to get home after my last post =) Only 10 hours here this time (the time change throws things off).