Mom and Dad Allen drove by this week while on their tour of the US. It was great to see them for a bit. We had fun taking Mitzi around Boston and hanging out in Foxboro in the motorhome. We went to Coda (which was much louder than we remembered – funny how that happens when you bring your parents!) and got to share the awesomeness that is Amsterdam Cafe frozen yogurt.
Family
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Sep 11
Zinzinnati Oktoberfest
We celebrated Christmas with the Fiala’s a bit early this year. We had Christmas at Oktoberfest in Cincinnati. It was a great time with family and German beers and food and music. We made great memories and loved seeing Thadd‘s place in the city. We got to go to the Great American Ballpark and see the Red‘s play twice. We went on a steamboat ride too! We loved the weiner dog races, as well as the barrel and beer stein races. Jeannette also got to meet up with an old friend from MIT at the festival – it was the place to be! There was fun polka music and we would be remiss to not mention the great festival food again. We had LOTS of strudel, brats with sauerkraut, and cream puffs.
We have video of every wiener dog race heat – they were super cute and funny – but here is just one and also some of the barrel and stein races too.
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May 11
Seattle Health and Well Being Check
Jeannette headed back west to her parents for quick weekend visit to assure herself that all was well on the western front. It was a great visit with getting to see family and a new puppy, catching up on some family business and also taking some time to hit the shooting range.
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Mar 11
St. Patty’s Day Parade
After church on Sunday we took Becky to see Boston’s famous St. Patty’s Day Parade. She got to see all the bagpipes and marching and everything else the parade is famous for. Afterwards we hit up Doughboy Donuts (another Boston institution) before having to take her to the airport. We had such a great visit with her! Come again soon Buck!
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Mar 11
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Becky came out to visit and we had a Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious time. Literally! We went to see Mary Poppins! It was absolutely amazing!
Actually the whole day was great! We had brunch with Gary and Daniel at Tremont 647 to start the day, then walked around our South End neighborhood, and then headed over to the North End for pastries and cappuccinos at Cafe Vittoria. We got to show her Josh’s ticket booth at Fanueil hall. And then we stopped for preshow drinks at a hotel bar near the theater and they had Mary Poppins themed drinks! So fun! The show was phenomenal – Bert danced on the ceiling and Mary flew over the audience! We loved the whole thing! Afterwards we went to the Beehive for a late dinner and drinks. A great day! Yay!
All photos, except the menu photo, are Becky’s.
Becky found these great YouTube clips of Mary Poppins:
