Camden Turns 6 in Prague

The Kasparek birthday donut breakfast in bed tradition continued in Prague. Camden enjoyed a Czech pastry instead of a sprinkled covered donut. :)

 The birthday boy riding the train into town

 A beautiful day to celebrate a birthday with a trip up to Prague Castle

 Chris, Camden, and Emma sporting their Hawkeye Heaven t-shirts

 The tower at the end of Charles Bridge

 Saint Christopher and Christopher

 Changing of the guards at Prague Castle

 Touring the castle

 Touring Saint Vitus' Cathedral

 A little rain never stopped these adventurers!

 Another birthday treat in Saint Wenceslas Square

 The National Museum

 Birthday dinner at TGI Friday's

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAMDEN!

Kaspareks in Prague

Bright and early the morning after the Springsteen concert, we boarded a plane to Prague. Chris has always said Prague is one of his all time favorite cities and we stayed at the same pension he stayed in 16 years ago.

We took an afternoon walking tour around the city. Looking up was my favorite thing to do.  The unique architecture of every building amazed me.

The famous astronomical clock

 Saint Wenceslaus Square

 Powder Tower

 Guess who is a little tired of walking?

 We were on the lookout for other Kaspareks in the Czech Republic.  This cafe caught Chris' eye. :)

I loved hearing people pronounce our name "the right way"

 Family picture with Prague Castle in the background

 Enjoying some delicious Czech beer at the Hard Rock Cafe

The Boss

Last fall we found out that Bruce Springsteen was coming to Naples on May 23 and immediately got tickets. After living in Naples for nearly two years, it was The Boss who brought us downtown for the first time.  

Here's part of the gang walking by Castel Nuovo.

 Chris and Cathy are not messing around...

 Cathy and I enjoying our pre-concert Happy Hour

 Judi, Terry, Me, and Chris

 Bob and Chris 

 Bruce performed for over 3 hours-it was incredible!

 Beautiful Piazza Plebiscito

Enjoying Bruce with my #1 guy!

 Jess, Jimmy, Chris, and me

 Here comes the rain

 BORN IN THE U.S.A.

 Chris, Mark, Jimmy, and Jess Dancing in the Dark

 I loved this American Flag waving in the crowd!

America's Armed Forces Kids Run 2013

In honor of Armed Forces Day, CYP hosted a Kids Run at the Support Site.  Before baseball on the 18th, Emma and Camden ran a mile around base.

Camden peeking out from behind Emma and her friend, Aisling

 Look at that speed and form!

 Camden's running out of gas, but Emma cheered him on!

 Coming around to the finish line

 Medals as a reward for their excellent run!

Pontifical North American College

Our trip to Rome would not have been possible without the help from our friends at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.  Deacon (now Father) Mike got our special tickets for the Papal Audience and Seminarian Mark helped us with our accommodations, parking, and hosted us for lunch.

The best views of Rome are from the roof of the NAC.

Lunch in the beautiful hall

Check out my view of St. Peter's Basilica during lunch!

After lunch we had a tour of the NAC. 

 Here is Camden standing under the sign for the Archdiocese of Camden.

Walking into the chapel

The talented organist was practicing during our tour of the chapel and Emma play a few notes on the organ.

Our own private concert

Running off some energy around the track

The nicest football and soccer field in Rome!