There wasn’t much time for a summer family vacation this year, so we decided to do a couple of long weekends. With soccer schedules, camps, conferences and work schedules, that was all we could muster. Still, Gabe wasn’t able to … Continue reading
So I know that whizzing through some cities at record speed is not everyone’s cup of tea. And while I would love to leisurely stroll through the streets and spend weeks soaking in the culture, we work with what we … Continue reading
We sure know how to pack it all in. 29,000 steps and we also took the train and the metro several times! We got up really early this morning as we knew we had a busy day ahead of us. … Continue reading
It was around this age (8ish) when these two cuties decided where they wanted to go for their “15 trip” (It was a 16 trip, but we changed that to accommodate summer planning): Zandra had her heart set on Paris … Continue reading
Every year the kids all divide their school holiday vacation between their two homes. Usually it is a few days here, a few days there and there is a lot of back and forth. This year, Zach and Josh’s Dad … Continue reading
On Saturday we headed to the beautiful Toledo – about an hour away from Madrid. I wish we had had more time there. It’s really hard with a big group. I told Josh to make sure he took a few … Continue reading
Friday was a free day! Christine and I took our boys, plus my adopted boy for the trip and we headed into town on our own via the train. We decided to first take the boys to the Reina Sofia … Continue reading
On Wednesday, the boys were heading back to the Real Madrid training center to train some more, and a bunch of parents went into Madrid to tour around. I had a great guidebook, so once we got there (after a … Continue reading
On Tuesday the boys went the Atletico Spanish FA training facility for training. We wandered around a bit and visited some outlets before watching them continue to train. After lunch, we heading to the small town La Granja where we … Continue reading
The next morning the boys went to training again at the Atletico training complex. Christine (the goalie’s Mom — I have known her for a few years since our boys have played on the same teams for 4 years —- … Continue reading