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Coloseo, Roma, Italia — Even a trash can as a prop doesn’t detract from family at the forefront (1995)

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Climbing Le Mont St. Michel

Lake Austin with Austin Duck Adventures

Towel Animal, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines,

Taking out the towel animal (Royal Caribbean, Independence of the Seas 2012) NO TOWEL ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PHOTO SERIES

That’s Bosnia? Yes, Jennifer.

A crazy man in the Trevi Fountain makes for a unique photo opportunity (Rome, Italy 2009)

Volcanoes National Park, Big Island , Hawaii

Volcanoes National Park, Big Island (2007)

Thurston Lava Tube, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

Dev as the Thurston Lava Tube Monster (Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, 2007)

Haleakala Crater, Maui (2007)

Devan giving Nanny a paddle board ride at Hale Koa, Waikiki (2013)

Tossing a coin for good luck, Fontana Trevi (Rome, Italy 2009)

Skate stop at Dublin Skate Park (Dublin, California 2008)

Not looking so Seg-sy with the crash-dummy helmets

Obligatory pic holding up the Leaning Tower (Pisa, Italy 2009)

My pirate (Nassau, Bahamas 2012)

With all of the amazing cuisine accessible in France, Devan insisted upon a burger at the Buffalo Grill. And yes, the server in the background IS dressed as a cowboy. We did also enjoy some wonderful, French cuisine in addition to the arguably tasty burger at Buffalo Grill.

Devan loving the music stores on Carrer dels Tallers (Barcelona, Spain 2009)

Surfing White Plains Beach, Barbers Point , Oahu

Surfing White Plains Beach, Barbers Point (2010)

Chinaman’s Hat from Kualoa Ranch (2007)

Mooning Satan at the Statue of the Fallen Angel, Parque de Retiro (Madrid, Spain 2009)

Funny street names, Oahu, Hawaii, Peepee Falls

Gotta love the street names in Hawaii. I know it’s pronounced peh-eh-peh-eh, but it’s still funny :) (Oahu, Hawaii 2007)

My now Army Soldier was a toy soldier just a few years ago (Copenhagen, Denmark 2008)

Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida, Indian Trace Elementary Field Trip

Fourth grade boys being fourth grade boys at Castillo de San Marcos (St. Augustine, Florida 2003)

Kaneohe from Pali Lookout (2010)

How could anyone not enjoy a cruise to a place offering such beauty?

Norwegian Cruise Lines, NCL Jewel, Towel Animal

Happy times with a towel animal aboard the NCL Jewel (2008)

Cadillac Diner aboard NCL’s Pride of America (Hawaii 2007)

That’s quite a cannon ball (Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas 2012)

Austin at night is beautiful

Discouragement, Bahamian Style (Nassau 2012)

Shrimp Shack, North Shore (2010)

Learning to drive stick shift in Normandy

Please don’t tell the unnamed rental car company that I taught my 16 year old to drive a manual transmission during our trip to Normandy. Not too many kids have this view whilst learning to manipulate a 5-speed!

Another cannon makes a comfy seat (Dubrovnik, Croatia 2009)

Hilton Hawaiian Village Fireworks (2013)

Devan coming in for a landing at Skydive Hawaii (2013)

Blown away at the Pali Lookout (Pali Highway, Oahu, Hawaii 2007)

Finally visited Everglades National Park after 25 years living in Florida

My Superman, aka Super Travel Buddy (Norwegian Jewel 2008)

Bay view after marching up the streets of San Francisco

Public Service Announcement (Nassau, Bahamas 2012)

Standing on Bloody Omaha Beach and visualizing what transpired there evoked emotion rarely experienced.

Waimea Bay, Oahu (2010)

Up close and personal with Tenacious D at The Mohawk

J. Blacks on West 6th Street

Stumbled across this while exploring western shore of Oahu (2013)

The Tyrolean hat made its way to Austria with Devan (Schloss Ambras, 2005)

Working hard at Brasstown Bald (North Carolina 2006)

Just found this photo and was surprised since I have no recollection of my brother and me getting along well enough on trips for us to share one of the bench seats in the VW buses my dad used to rent in Europe so that we’d have a whole row of seating to ourselves (circa 1975)

Lady Liberty, New York City, Manhattan, New York

Devan as a gangsta Lady Liberty

Gotta love Gaudi at Park Güell (Barcelona, Spain 2009)

Ruminating over his time in Berlin (Germany 2008)

Taking aim at the Fortress of Suomenlinna (Helsinki, Finland 2008)

That’s one heck of a backpack (Copenhagen, Denmark 2008)

Basilique Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre

My son, aka The Mad Bomber, taking on Breckenridge (January 2008)

“Never Give Up” graffiti mural on the Austin Railroad Graffiti Bridge over Lady Bird Lake

Musclemen, Honolulu, Hawaii, Waikiki Beach

Three musclemen at Waikiki Beach (2007)

Venezia – Piazzale Roma

Chinaman’s Hat from Kualoa Ranch (2010)

Monterey deadwood (2008)

Traveling in a group presents its own set of challenges, but can be fun (DBGB Kitchen, New York, NY, 2012)

Devan in a Huddle with The Three Shades at Musée Rodin Paris

Twinkie the Kid at Fun Fun Fun Fest

Excellent warning (Stockholm, Sweden 2008)

River Thames, London sans me or my dad (1986)

The Driskill Hotel

Making a vacation out of a karate tournament visit to Ft. Myers, Florida (July 2004)

Nothing quite like trusting your life to a complete stranger! (2013)

The ominous sky over Utah Beach seemed fitting.

Iconic Rainbow Drive-in for Plate Lunch (2010)

Beautiful fall colors of the Kettle Moraine Forest, Wisconsin

Nice is nicer with my son front and center (2009)

Devan with Zeljko who wasn’t a Jerko (even though he does look a bit surly)

Sign at the U.N. If they couldn’t manage to keep track of the Oil For Food Money, we shouldn’t expect them to be responsible for our wallets.

Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill

Universal Truth at Senor Frogs (Nassau, Bahamas 2012)

Jen and me in Venice (2009)

Taking a break from strolling through Hyde Park to enjoy tiramisu from Harrod’s

Lounging around the Norwegian Jewel (Baltic Cruise 2008)

Big Island, Volcanoes National Park, Caldera

Mom and Ger at Volcanoes National Park

We managed to make riding reservations in German!

Even a trash can as a prop doesn’t detract from family at the forefront (1995)

Nice is pretty…. (2009)

Family together time aboard NCL’s Pride of America (Hawaii 2007)

A pedicab ride here and there saved some wear and tear on our feet

Lake Michigan, Port Washington, Wisconsin

Lake Michigan offers some spectacular winterscapes (Port Washington, Wisconsin)

Devan being sucked into the volcanic crater (Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, 2007)

Byodo-In Temple, Valley of the Temples Memorial Park, Oahu

Byodo-In Temple, Valley of the Temples Memorial Park (2010)

Truth at Senor Frogs (Nassau, Bahamas 2012)

NCL Jewel, Norwegian Cruise Line, Towel Animal

Devan and one of his many towel friends (NCL Jewel 2008)

Someone’e having fun (San Diego, California 2006)

Devan joining King Arthur to claim Excalibur (Las Vegas 2004)

State Capitol Building

A bunch of nuts at the Mauna Loa Nut Factory (Hilo, Hawaii 2007)

Nice, Cannes, Monaco, Monte Carlo, St. Paul de Vence, Eze, France

Baguette and gummy bears to devour in the back of the rental car in Nice (France 2009)

Le Mont St. Michel from Avranches

Skateboarding, Grandma Tarzana, California

Teaching his “Nanny” (grandma) to skate (Tarzana, California 2006)

Taking a little break in the bean bag “lounge” at Fun Fun Fun Fest

View from Barbers Point Cottage (2010)

A boy in a 2000 pound bomb crater at Pointe du Hoc

The Louvre, Paris, France

Las Vegas, Nevada, with my Grandma (2004)

Dad exploring Canada

Devan definitely enjoyed time away from his mom, too (RCCI’s Jewel of the Seas Mediterranean Cruise 2009)

Monkeying around (RCCI’s Jewel of the Seas 2009)

My friend Suzanne and me in Austin, Texas (2013)

Hanauma Bay (2013)

So many stages, with so many music genres at Fun Fun Fun Music Festival

Lake Austin with Austin Duck Adventures

One of the Milwaukee area’s little gems — Cedarburg, Wisconsin

My son made friends in Barcelona with a simple “hola.”

Monkey Boy at Coco Cay (2012)

One of the lovely churches we passed along the way to Bayeux from Paris

Carnival Liberty, Western Caribbean Cruise

Exotic Western Caribbean Cruise with my friend Sandy (2013)

La tour Eiffel (obviously)

Weird place for a businessman to take a mid-afternoon nap (Hyde Park, London 2008)

Playing tourist while visiting family back in Wisconsin

NCL’s Pride of America made us proud

Milwaukee Art Museum

That’s quite a flagpole (Lombard Street, San Francisco, California 2008)

Peek-a-Boo at Fortress of Suomenlinna (Helsinki, Finland 2008)

Bull of Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York

Look out below! Devan in a precarious position with the Bull of Wall Street

Cadillac Diner, NCL, Pride of America, Norwegian Cruise Lines

Family time in the Cadillac Diner aboard NCL’s Pride of America (2007)

Ouchie at the Torture Museum (Tallin, Estonia 2008)

Austin Duck Adventures tour to Lake Austin

Yes, we suffered through our visits to Hawaii (circa 1975)

No kidding?! (Tallulah Gorge, 2006)

Devan as the Masked Man of Versailles (France 2010)

Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs, Colorado

With Devan at the Air Force Academy Chapel in Colorado, Springs, CO (2006)

Local artist displaying his talents at Fun Fun Fun Fest

My brother and me with our mode of transport for many of our childhood road trip adventures (circa 1973).

Interesting statuary at Parque de Retiro (Madrid, Spain 2009)

Big Badlands National Park, South Dakota

My bother and me in South Dakota (circa 1973).

A couple of Thinkers at Musée Rodin Paris

One of the beautiful views from the Seine River Cruise

Devan and me, obviously, at Tour Eiffel in Paris, France (2010)

Gloomy day at Palais de Versailles

Eric at Coloseo, Roma (1995)

The Unknown Soldier At The Base Of The Arc De Triomphe

Interesting monument topper at Palais Royal

Bayeux Cathedral

Devan and me at Waiʻanapanapa State Park, Maui (2007)

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil (Chinatown, San Francisco 2008)

Horror at the Bishop Museum (Honolulu, Hawaii 2007)

German love for America (Berlin, Germany 2008)

Bavaria, Germany, Tyrolean Hat, Bavarian Hat

Devan thought he looked like an authentic Bavarian with his tourist version of an Alpine / Tyrolean Hat (Germany 2005)

Why don’t we have signs like this in the U.S.? I love it! “Shut up, you monkeyface. It is good!” (Copenhagen, Denmark 2008)

Taking in the beauty of nature doesn’t cost a penny (Zion National Park, July 2004)

tained Glass at Angoville au Plain church

Stained glass window at Angoville au Plain honoring the Paratroopers who liberated the town

Swedish food…. MMMM (Stockholm, Sweden 2008)

Le Mont St. Michel, Normandy

Museum of Croatian War of Independence, Dubrovnik

Devan in the War Museam

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées from atop the Arc de Triomphe

Ohana Visit to Hawaii (circa 1975)

Atop Diamond Head with Devan (2013)

Key West Key Lime Shop, Key West , Florida

Devan never saw it coming at the Key West Key Lime Shop (Key West 2012)

You need to pick up schnauzer poop at Park Güell (Barcelona, Spain 2009)

Someone liked his first Hawaiian adventure (2007)

Bear Hug (Fort Myers, Florida 2006)

Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii, Human Sacrifice

Human sacrifice at Volcanoes National Park (Big Island, Hawaii 2007)

NCL Pride of America, Norwegian Cruise Lines

Classy tea drinking aboard NCL’s Pride of America (2007)

Dublin Skate Park (Dublin, California 2008)

A boy and his uncle (NCL Pride of America 2007)

My mom was sick of me taking photos during our trip to Hawaii in 2010. This later became her Facebook profile picture. (2010)

Good to know (Hard Rock Cafe, London, England 2008)

US Army Museum of Hawaii, Honolulu (2010)

Catching some tunes at Pete’s Dueling Pianos

Ready to swoop over the Na’pali Coast with Blue Hawaiian Helicopters (Kauai, Hawaii 2007)

Coral Castle in South Miami made for a perfect day trip destination

Segway-ing it to the State Capitol

Funny how a pretty Estonian girl incites an interest in archery (Tallin, Estonia 2008)

1350 steps to the top leads to an amazing view of Kotor

Taking out the towel animal (Part 2, RCCI Independence of the Seas 2012) NO TOWEL ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PHOTO SERIES

Devan and me visiting my friend David in Seattle, Washington (2010)

With my son in Juneau, Alaska, during a port stop on an Alaskan cruise (2010)

View of downtown Austin and (I believe) Lady Bird Lake

Mount Charleston, Las Vegas, Nevada, Dummkopf

Devan greeting one of the Dummkopfs at Mount Charleston in Las Vegas (2004)

Iron Cactus Restaurant & Margarita Bar

That’s a lot of guitars at Wild About Music!

Devan’s first trip to Europe – Füssen, Germany (2005)

Dev was disappointed not to find any cave monsters at Hawaii’s west coast (2013)

The American Cemetery in Normandy provides a visual that inspires awe, respect and reverence.

Devan had to have the silly touristy version of a Tyrolean / Bavarian hat, and the graphic depiction of what a dog isn’t allowed to do at one of Ludwig’s palaces made this photo particularly special

Avenue des Champs-Élysées

Interlaken, Switzerland is gorgeous, but would have been lovelier in this shot if my daddy were in it (1986)

Love how the Brits tell silly folk not to bash their heads on low ceilings (London, England 2008)

My son and me at Templo de Debod in Madrid, Spain (2009)

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

My mom pretending the revolving Top of Waikiki restaurant spins a lot faster than it really does (2013)

Family photo, Alto Adige: Val Senales, Italia

So much more special than a shot of a mountain top (Alto Adige: Val Senales, Italia 1995)

My mom’s husband finding his way through the ginger at Maui Tropical Plantation (2007)

Fending off the statuary at Graycliff (Nassau, Bahamas 2012)

Devan making a new friend at Brasstown Bald, North Carolina (2006)

Two statues at the Bishop Museum (Honolulu, Hawaii 2007)

Zeljko didn’t park here to find a place to bury our bodies.

Making friends with the Royal Guard (Buckingham Palace. London, England 2008)

Giddy’up (Nassau 2012)

Hawaii, Family Vacation, NCL Pride of America

The face says it all (Hawaii 2007)

Mini-vacation in Fort Myers, Florida, for Devan’s karate tournament (2004)

Karate Kid meets Nassau (2012)

Petrified at the Petrified Forest (Calistoga, California 2008)

The parking enforcement officer reinforced what the sign clearly stated (Manhattan, New York City 2005)

Muir Woods (California 2008)

Matsumoto, shave ice, north shore, Hawaii

Matsumoto shave ice is worth the wait in line (2010)

Towel Animal, Independence of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Attack of the towel animal aboard the Independence of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (May 2012)

Tenacious D at Fun Fun Fun Fest

The best gelato I’ve ever tasted

Towel Animal, RCCI Independence of the Seas

Taking out the towel animal (Part 3, RCCI Independence of the Seas 2012) NO TOWEL ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PHOTO SERIES

I don’t believe he was playing John Travolta, but it looks like he was (Hawaii 2010)

Devan’s new friend at Parker Ranch, Waimea, Hawaii (2007)

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