Sunday, June 15, 2008

May and the cruise








In may we took our last vacation in Europe. After spending five days in Rome, we took a Royal Caribbean Cruise out of Venice with Brandon's parents. Now this was a real vacation. Our ports of call were Dubrovnik, Croatia (where Brandon's parents found out that a pepperoni pizza is a pizza with peppers on it), Ephesus, Turkey where the Casperson Family heirloom was purchased and two ports in Greece, Santorini and Corfu. We had a wonderful time with Morris and Mary on the ship and exploring. Joseph and Grandpa beat us all at shuffle board and Samantha and Joe attempted to eat an entire octopus by themselves.
After the cruise, Morris and Mary came back to Spainwith us for a few days and enjoyed some time off. If you couldn't tell from the photo's, Kathy is pregnant and due on August 18th. Having Grandma and Grandpa here to help was wonderful. We asked them to come live with us, but they didn't sound too enthusiastic.
The day the grandparents left was a busy one because Neil and Cathy, Kathy's' bother and sister in-law came to visit. We had a blast playing putsy and ticket to ride. (Be prepared to lose when we get back to the states.) They traveled around Spain during the day and came back to our house at night. What great visitors!!!
We miss all of our family and can't wait to see you all in September when we move back to Port Hueneme, CA. You are all welcome to come visit.




4 comments:

Tom and Jane Schell said...

Yahoo, another entry finally! What I can't figure out is how you got back to Ephraim with Morris and Mary. Too funny...probably one of those freudian slips or something. Can't believe you are going to have a new one in 2 months! I am so excited. I guess I'll see you in November!

The Neil R. Van Leeuwen Family said...

Thanks for posting to your blog. We have been waiting to hear about your wonderful cruise. I told Dad I would have to go on a cruise by myself since he wouldn't go. He said Oh no. He would come with me. You made it sound so good. Mom

Anonymous said...

looks like lots of fun! Mom and Dad really enjoyed themselves....and her rug is beautiful. Kami really missed Sam at Lake Powell, and is looking forward to her being closer! I can't believe you are down to just 6-7 weeks.....I am so excited for you and can hardly wait to see this beautiful little girl.

Unknown said...

Your so buff Brandon(not gay)just brotherly love , but really what a buff, bald, and bilinguall(spellin who cares, this is how I talk)...your boy looks so Casperson, love it. my # 435 232 2677, email @ leeleeroy@gmail.com...just if ya wanna talk...say hi...