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June 2025 - Greece

The international travel continued in June with an amazing trip to Greece to celebrate my friend Kimberly's 40th birthday.  We stayed in Santorini for a few days and then had a couple of days in Athens.  Our Airbnb in Santorini was in a cove only accessible by boat and it was an absolute dream.  We fell asleep every night with the windows open and the sound of the water just outside.  We were a group of 7 women (including Kimberly) who all knew her but didn't really know each other.  We had a great time and became lifelong friends.  









In Santorini we went to an amazing spa with a private relaxation room, explored the city, saw ruins, went to museums, went shopping, hiked a volcanic island, went to the beach, and ate lots of great food.  

















In Athens we went to more amazing museums and explored the Acropolis.  It was significantly hotter there and the locals were much less excited about tourists.  We also went to an outdoor theater to watch shorts from classic Greek mythology, which was really neat.






I came back to real life and we had lots to celebrate back home.  One of which being that Audrey is now officially potty trained so we went out for ice cream.  








The other big deal was that Kyle, Tyler, Tad, and Liam went to the Weird Al concert in SLC and absolutely loved it.  He was a great entertainer and Liam especially is obsessed with his songs.  (See video linked at the end)

I was in Greece for Father's Day so I made the kids promise to take extra good care of Kyle.   






Kyle is coaching Liam's t-ball team and we're all excited for summer!















Videos:


I saw an octopus in Greece! https://youtube.com/shorts/_n8oTUKR7DM?feature=share


Tyler's team got invited to a Bee's baseball game and they said his name over the loudspeaker: https://youtube.com/shorts/DbPFJbD4eUE?feature=share


Lantern festival: https://youtube.com/shorts/sel8LdbccJU?feature=share


Kids playing in puddles: https://youtube.com/shorts/49iw9A-MmtY?feature=share


Nathan missing Marmie & Grandpa: https://youtube.com/shorts/Rn1N-jzaRa0?feature=share


Weird Al sing-along: https://youtu.be/WYvii6S2FOc



Funny Quotes:


Who’s your favorite band?

Liam: Weird Al

Nathan: Umm…Grandma and Grandpa 


Mom: I have a layover in Amsterdam

Alexa: Amsterdam, is that in New Mexico?


Audrey, after taking a bite of bacon: Mmmm, yummy chicken!!!


Liam: I want to go to Texas Roadhouse to eat for my birthday because Preston Plays is from Texas and I know him. 


Nathan, at Walmart: I want to borrow a cake. Mom, go borrow a cake. 


Liam: Mom, can you check on google to see who the most popular singer in the world is? It’s got to be either Queen or Weird Al Yankovic. 

Mom: It's Taylor Swift.

Liam: What?!?!??!







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