Hagia Sophia

Here are our pics of the Hagia Sophia which was first a church dedicated in 360 and served as a cathedral to Constantinople. In the 1400's it was converted into a Mosque and is now a museum. The tour of this was really amazing and the history was impressive.

Blue Mosque

Here are our pics from the Blue Mosque. It was built in the early 1600's and is known for it's blue tiles inside and the 6 minarets outside. It was very beautiful and to go inside women had to wear headscarves and everyone removed shoes.

Topkapi Palace

Here are pics of our visit to Topkapi Palace (which was the official residence in the city of the Ottoman sultans since the 1400's) It was very expansive and had many cool artifacts on display, such as jewels and swords from that time period.

Istanbul, Turkey Trip

Last week we spent the week in Istanbul, Turkey sightseeing. It was an interesting city with very friendly people, great food and beautiful sights. We were hoping for a little bit better weather while we were there but we still had a good time. Here are some of the first pics of the city.









































Marmara Sea

Cats are everywhere

The boys were impressed...Gavin took a nap while Landon was enthralled with his lollipop ring ;)

Mommy's Birthday!

We had a great time celebrating Mommy's birthday before we left for Turkey almost 2 weeks ago. Landon LOVES birthdays and enjoyed helping open gifts and eating the cake that Daddy made! Gavin was partial to the wrapping paper however ;)

Gavin is 9 months old!!

Gavin is 9 months old!! He is keeping us on our toes as he is an active little boy. He is now cruising along around the edge of the furniture and also uses his walker as well. He loves to chase the kitties and his brother around the house and his newest favorite snack is cottage cheese with blueberries. He has 6 teeth and is almost 20 lbs. He is also becoming more vocal and he and his brother like to "talk" across the dining table at each other (makes for a quiet mealtime!!)

DINOSAURS!!

Yesterday we headed out to the Natural History Museum in Frankfurt mainly to check out the cool dinosaur bones! Landon had a great time and was so excited to see all of the different kinds of dinosaurs. He especially liked the fake baby triceratops and kept coming back to see him. He would run over and look at him and say "Hi baby! I came back!" He was funny as he kept pointing at everything and announcing what it was and jumping up and down. Needless to say he took a long nap after we got home. He also really liked waiting for the bus with his brother!