Couple things I forgot. This one probably because I blocked it out of my memory:

Adam.

Driving in Edinburgh's rainy weather.

On the Left Side of the Road.

With a Stick Shift!!!!!


TERRIFYING!!! Believe me, the first day, it really was.

Here's a day's harvest from our garden! There is something amazingly satisfying about planting, growing and eating your own food. We felt very self-sufficient that day. Yum.


Oh, and Ivy had a Princess Musical Theater Summer Camp this month. The performance was last Tuesday. She was in Princess HEAVEN.



Eli, two weeks away from his Seventh Birthday, FINALLY lost his first tooth. This picture was taken almost two months ago. He's had two rows of teeth for quite a while now. The dentist said to start saving our money for his braces, too. Yeesh. We really wanted him to get it out while we were in Scotland. But then it prompted a whole discussion on the Tooth Fairy's currency exchange rates, so it was probably for the best that he lost it in the USA.

Edinburgh Wrap-up

Howdy, Folks!

Well, we've been home for about a week now, and I feel like I'm just barely getting back on my feet! What a recovery!

Enjoy some of the beautiful Scotland scenery!

One last bucket of balls at the Peebles Hotel green:

The impenatrable Edinburgh castle

This water is the "Fifth of Firth" an estuary to the North Sea. Try saying that 5 times fast!

The Scots know how to garden!

One of the many cannons atop the castle.

This is the famous howitzer cannon, shot at precisely 1:00 every day except Sunday.

Boom!

We visited the Prison, used to hold enemies from the Revolutionary War.

Some etchings in the wooden door show the "Star-Spangled Banner" being flown over a ship. Take that!

Yeah! A rainstorm! Time to show off the great raincoat!

And now for souveniers: You just can't get away from the plaid!

Yes. We bought Eli playable bagpipes. oy.

Time to go home.

Say goodbye to the Motherland!