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The first quarter of 2013 gave us the opportunity to visit family and take a very interesting trip to Turkey.
On his 5th birthday, Noah got a tattoo.
Not a real tattoo, of course!
He also got his first bicycle.
He had a superhero birthday cake.
In the middle of January we had an "ice rain."
The light made the ice glow.
We visited Austin, Texas, for the first time. There is some interesting architecture there.
Texas state capitol.
Domes are interesting to photograph.
It is a trick to get the perspective right.
Zoomed in.
State capitol senate chamber
Linda and Larry met us in Austin for a concert.
The sky is almost (almost) New Mexico blue.
I took this picture in Austin...
... and this one at the Parthenon in Athens. I think there is a strong resemblance.
The Texas state historical museum
We visited the LBJ Presidential Library. It has a replica of the Oval Office.