Family – Page 2 – The Meandering Mind

Dad?

October 7, 2011 Kim

This is my Dad:

Dana

This is NOT my Dad, but looks an awful lot LIKE my Dad (minus the bling and birds):

Wow!

I think I know what to get you for Christmas, Dad …

Midwest trip–part 2

August 7, 2011 Kim

Fond du Lac, WI! Here are a few pictures:

Gilles Frozen Custard Drive-In
http://gillysfrozencustard.com/

Gilles cars

Gilles sign

We usually try to get a burger from there every time we visit.

We also celebrated Chris’s birthday (July 19th) with chocolate chip cookies (made by my Mom):

Chris, Dad, Mom

Kari

We visited my Grandma Jean the next day (my Dad’s Mom):

We also went to another place that I enjoy when we’re in the area:

Galloway House
http://www.fdlhistory.com/

Kitchen

Stairwell

Living Room

Kim in the entryway

Historic buildings

Schoolroom

Printing Press

Our favorite mannequin:

We imagine that she is offering us some cheese in the general store:

Hey! Want some cheese? It looks like a hat box, but it’s really CHEEEEESE!

Then, the part that makes my eyes dance in the gift shop:

Candy

Yep. I’m easily impressed.

Next stop … Milwaukee and Festa Italiana!

Shenandoah–part 2

June 25, 2011 Kim

Here are some pictures I couldn’t fit into that last post:

Chris LoDuca, Steve LoDuca, Joe LoDuca, Nicholas Fulton

View

Deer

Tree, view

Frog/toad?

Bear

Bears

Rocks, view

Deer with fawn 1

Deer with fawn 2

Kim with Whispering Pines sign

Get it? I’m listening to the pines, whispering …

Aren’t I a riot?

I can’t take credit for that idea, though:

My brother Kari in Minnesota, 1999

Oh Shenandoah …

June 25, 2011 Kim

I’d like to show you some pictures from our recent family vacation trip to the Shenandoah National Park. I just know you’ll love them as most people love vacation photos:

Assuming you don’t crack me in the head with a bat, here we go!

We began our trip on the 18th (Saturday) by staying in a little cabin called Trout:

It was … quaint. I’m not adverse to roughing it, but after we saw the size of other abodes available (the shower was so small we could barely turn around), we decided to upgrade:

Much better. It even had a balcony with a fantastic view:

That’s what I’m talkin’ about!

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On Sunday the 19th (Father’s Day), we didn’t stick around much, as we had tickets to see a show at the Wayside Theatre in Middletown, VA. This is a theatre that Chris performed at (Kiss Me, Kate) back in 2001, before we moved to NYC to begin with:

We had a nice time and bummed around the town before making our way back though what we thought was fog, but in reality was most likely clouds. We were above 3600 feet, you know.

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The next day (Monday the 20th) we went to the Luray Caverns:

(the stalactites are reflecting in a large pool of water)

After that, we went on our merry way and celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary with dinner at Big Meadow lodge, another nice lodge in the area where we were staying.

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Tuesday the 21st had us enjoying a quick picnic with the family:

(Julie, Cassidy, Nicholas Fulton; Vernie Fredricks; Steve, Steven, Beth, Joe LoDuca, dog Bandit, Wally Fredricks; Chris and Kim; Gina, Dominick, Brian Wade)

After that, we had a reservation to go horseback riding:

Lily

Chris took this gorgeous picture of a horse that he was talking to and petting. It was tied up near the front of the stable, and we just thought she was there to show everyone how nice the horses were. Little did he know, she was the exact horse he would ride!