Paparazzi Shots by Steve

Our Rental House in Marathon

The first thing I noticed about our rental house was it's stone facade and steep stone driveway. Next, I spotted this pomegranate tree. I love that fruit and I collected several of them to de-seed in a bowl of cold water one morning (photo below).

Julie found this great place for us via www.homeaway.com. Property #178814

Our First Dinner Out in Marathon, Greece

This hunk of feta cheese on my salad surprised me. Also, none of the salads we had in Greece contained lettuce!

Traveling to Greece

J.T. with our stack of electronics in Philly's airport. We traveled there with Roger and Julie. In Philly, we met up with Steve and Robin (also from Greensboro). In Athens, Bobby and Debbie kindly met us at the airport with our 9-passenger rental van. Bobby returned to the airport in the middle of the night to pick up Mike from Atlanta. They had a story to tell the next morning about having been stopped by the local police. Luckily, the police waved them on after they said they were in town to run the marathon. Surprisingly, the police cars did not look very official and they were not wearing uniforms. Even the official ID of the police looked like a simple college ID. The guys were relieved to not be robbed! The next day at the race expo, we met two Americans who work at the embassy there. They confirmed that although surprising, Bobby and Mike's traffic stop did sound like the work of the official police.

The Fabulous Alps. I'd love to visit/ski there someday.

We flew from Charlotte to Philadelphia (6-hour layover allowed us to ride the train to see Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell) to Zurich to Athens.

On our return trip, we flew from Athens to Charlotte via Munich (photo below):

Buddy Walk

We enjoyed another Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome this Fall. I think this was our 10th annual one. This year, the event was held at Triad Park in Colfax, NC. Above, you'll see Adam (our best buddy) along with me (Jen) and his parents.

Adam, Tatum, Roger, and our Lydia

Zachary and my Ross are pals who attend the same inclusive public school.

Ross's 11th Birthday at the Grasshoppers Baseball Stadium

Church Baptism

The Bishops prayed for Jen, Ross, and Lydia as we were baptized. Bethany shot some video for us, too. The kids were calm, confident in their faith decisions. Pastors: Will Dungee and Marshall Benbow.