a day in rotterdam

so apparently carnaval is so much fun, that Rotterdam decides to do a second round in the summer. (or maybe they wait until its warm enough to wear skimpy costumes and host a 5 hour street parade.) regardless, we spent a day in rotterdam to take in a little architecture and boogie down with a lively bunch of people. enjoy some highlights!

some mysterious objects near the canal

the basement of the NAI museum - "treasure" room

treasures found in the NAI

section model of the Nile river valley

historic harbor of Rotterdam

cube houses by Piet Blom, 1977

waiting patiently for the parade

carnaval queen!

Summer highlights!

Hello, friends! We've been enjoying our summer days here, despite a bit of rain, and I finally managed to look at the camera and realized we'd captured some good moments from the last couple of months. In a few installments, hope you enjoy some of our summer highlights.

First up is our US trip.

dear friends and babies at the zoo!

hiking at Devil's lake state park (wisconsin)

perusing downtown Baraboo

Grandma Millie making prank phone calls

cousins! 

Mississippi looks like a river of root beer!

hello kitty ice cream cake. oh, DQ!

patty cake experts

a goodbye brunch with steve jobs and friends.