Canals, museums, and red lights. Oh, and I forgot "coffee" bars. Amsterdam.

Yesterday, we adopted a retired racing greyhound! His name is Red Bird. We think we're going to keep the name as it is his actual racing name and we can't come up with something more fitting.

We're already in love with Red Bird. He is quiet, gentle and a great snuggler. So far, he lets Pita rule the house. Pita is holding her ranking well, so this shall never change as I see it.

We are teaching him to walk up stairs. Our guy has never seen or walked stairs ever in his life until he entered the retired world. We literally have have to stand behind him and walk each of his four paws up the stairs. But, since Red Bird is a smart dog, he's seemed to finally get it this evening. He's walked both sets of stairs all on his own.

February 11-13, 2006. Went to Seven Springs Resort in Somerset, PA. Jeremy and Brittany came with us.

This was Ricky's third time boarding. He is getting very good at it. I, on the other hand, was a complete disaster on the slopes on the snowboard. It took me 2.5 hours to get down my first slope. The second day was much better.

This was a great weekend. And here are some pictures that capture the fun we had.

These are in no particular order. More to come....

Cruise through Mediterraean Sea beginning in Italy then Greece and Croatia. Cruise was on Costa Victoria (Italian Criuse Line).