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Family visit

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Tim's parents, Abby and Sarah came to visit last week in August.  It was a nice relaxing week with lots of fun, some beach and pool time, water park and we did a few tourist things as well. Koncem srpna se k nám přiletěli podívat Timovi rodiče, kteří s sebou vzali Abby a Sáru, což jsou holky od Timova bratra. Strávili jsme spolu pohodový týden, na pláži a v bazénu, návštívili jsme vodní park a další turistické atrakce.  Here is papa with kiddos. Heading to see the USS Missouri Battleship.  The "Mighty Mo" was launched in 1944, near the end of the war. It was the last battleship ever built, and after only 11 years in service it was considered obsolete and mothballed in 1955. It seems hard to imagine how a state- of -the-art battleship - the toughest and most visually menacing ship ever built with guns that could fire a 2,700 pound projectile 23 miles - could be considered obsolete. Even though the ship was brought back to service in the mid-'80s for a shor