Honeymoon

We took so many pictures of art I couldn't possibly post all of them.
Above - some wierd Dali sculpture. Below - eating ice cream in the artist district.


Hannah at the modern art museum. Pompidou
Skulls at the Catacombs.
View from Versailles.
The only way to travel in Paris.
Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.
Les Invalides

The people were COVERED in pigeons.
Impressive mirror inside Notre Dame
Me and some strange lady at the Louvre.
Nike aka Winged Victory (my favorite sculpture at the Louvre)
As if to say, "What! Only a dollar tip!?!?" Reminded me of a disgruntled diner waitress.
Hannah on top of the Eiffel Tower.
Small car.
Louis Vuitton, where I bought Hannah all her new clothes. hehe
Hannah in front of the tower.
Me kissing my new wife. : )

Mt LeConte

Nana, thanks for the weather warning...

LeConte holds a lot more memories, stories and we can have hot drinks on top without carrying a stove!

We will save Charles Bunion for a warmer time!

We were all so glad Jeff came!

Yeah folks think we are crazy to hike further...but they are crazy not too...

look what they are missing!



How many bridges to the parking lot?

I think I count going up everytime, but I still am unsure when I am coming down. :)

Boomer Point

Scottie, Em & I left Jeff a message & a water bottle...

Jeff got the water but not the message....oh well it was fun arranging the rocks.

The top was clear and really windy...you could see Sevierville.

I am happy after a nice hot cup of coffee! Thanks Doug!

Cliff Tops are just above me

we met up with Miller just around the next corner! :)

Miller found the Chimneys

Going Down...

Dad say cheese!

Miller, Jessica & Emily at Arch Rock

Miller said she slipped going down the stairs midway and it wasn't fun...so I am taking it slow

Thanks for the advice Miller!

The get away car...WE GOT 'EM! You can't steal from the Park and get by us!

Brick Oven Grill

Pizza!

Hot Drinks and Peppermint Bark

Hannah, Kenny & Jeff

ZoZo and Scottie trying to get to know each other...ZoZo gets scared easily...

(just ask the white polar bear...)

Thanks Miller for hosting our hiking day! We had a great time...

even if Ben won at BLURT! :)

Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS! :)

WOW! Look at all those presents & stockings! Yippee Merry Christmas!

Mom did such a beautiful job decorating the mantle and Dad & Em did a great job making each branch of the tree full of memories.

Yum! Breakfast...ham biscuits and cinnamin rolls!

The unwrapping begins!

I am thrilled about my new hiking bandana from Emily and my new bird feeder from Dad and that I am home for Christmas! Yippee!

Ben got a fancy suit, over coat, scarf and blue dress shirt for his new job in Chicago!

Watch out Chicago!

Dad's Birthday!

On Dad's Birthday, Nana & Pop came to help us celebrate! Dad got books and shirts, us girls got some beautiful scarves, ZoZo got a yummy bone and shared a bone with Roxie. We all got our favorite Historical figure, Ben Franklin, protrait in our favorite color, green.

Thanks Nana & Pop!

I was still recovering from "the hurry up and wait a long time of travel" to the East Coast :)

Ben took the picture...thanks Ben!

new Miller Gang Blog Member...

Hello All. 

I'm looking forward to hiking up in these hills on Saturday:)

Merry Christmas gang! Mama is making shrimp and grits, and the presents have been opened.

We are wrapping presents,(well Emily is wrapping I'm approving) "6 inches of ribbon!" It is cold and gray and we had two days of yucky rain.  Trying to get into the spirit, can't wait for everyone to come home....games are ready! The puzzle is glow in the dark, but it is snowy so 1000 pieces of purply gray pieces, they really need to have clear boxes so that we can know what insanity we will face.  I didn't get the pink christmas tree that I wanted, all out.  How great is a pink Christmas tree? Well, keep the sleighs between the ditches.

scottie and I went Contra dancing last nite. lots of fun. do any of ya'll do it?
wjh

It snowed in Houston.. ahhh!

miller, liked hearing about your hike and geese.

Thanks Jessica!

... for such an innovative idea! I look forward to keeping up with the Miller gang. 

I'm going to post about a hike, because I would like to hear about Nana and Pop's hikes too!

Saturday I went to Hood River, OR in the Columbia River Gorge. You can see Mount Hood and Mount Adams from there. There is very little snow in Oregon right now (except on the peaks), so the snow trails and skiing that are typically open this time of the year are closed. The good thing is that you can still hike in the mount hood area and not have to worry about your car sliding off the road! Saturday we drove on the road to mount hood and went on a hike to see a waterfall. 

Also, in Corvallis last week I saw a large flock of dusky Canada geese. What are they, you ask? straight from the internet: 

"The dusky geese is a subspecies of Canada goose that breeds only in the Copper River Delta area on the south-central coast of Alaska and on islands in the Prince William Sound and Gulf of Alaska. They winter primarily in the Willamette Valley and along the lower Columbia River of Oregon and Washington. The dusky has one of the smallest populations of geese in North America."  

source: http://www.fws.gov/WillametteValley/complex/dusky.html

I miss you all!

Hey Miller Gang,



I am so excited to see each one of you again! I hope that this blog business hasn't been too difficult! I am sorry if it has but I hope that it will be worth the trouble! I miss you all very much and I am so thankful for you in my life!
Thanks for being you! :)
I love you all! Jessica
"Bright eyes cheer the heart; good news strengthens the bones." Proverbs 15:30

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Great idea! It was fun getting to set this up with Jessica.

Roxie and I walked this Saturday morning and it started snowing. Cold and Pleasant! 12-6-08

Wow! This is a great idea!

Together Again!

WELCOME TO OUR BLOG! This blog is a place where we can all stay in touch, tell each other stories, share photos and make each other laugh! Enjoy! I know I will! :) Loving you all! J