Lily started clearly saying “cookie” today. And not just saying the word arbitrarily, but rather saying it as a cookie request. So cute.

Lily thought it was super fun to sit in her chair and make it fall backwards. And then do it again. And again…

Tough dog Lux vs. the little pink toy dog. The little toy dog doesnt know what is in store for it once Lux gets ahold of it! (or is it the other way around?)

Its been over a month since I posted here on biblicone.com. I have not been sitting under a rock, or in a cubicle hiding. I have been pretty busy as a matter of fact. I even have pictures to prove it. Imagine if you could see the pictures. What do you see?

We took a little trip to Europe to see Brussels and Amsterdam. Brussels was very nice. It offered a great deal of old architecture, lots of different winding roads and alleys to walk through, and some good food. We tried their famous fries slathered in mayonnaise served in a paper cone. We tried some of the famous Belgium chocolates. We even bought some from the same shop that the Pope gets his chocolate from. Maybe you could call it divine?

Many Belgium beers were consumed via .25ml glasses. There seemed to be quite a variety of beers to try. One of the bars we went to actually had a menu of over 400 beers you could order. Even the beers I did not like were still better than they typical beers we have here in the states (ie Coors, Busch, Miller…). The two stand out beers I have held in my memory are Juplier and Bush. Juplier seems to be the common beer of Brussels. Its everywhere, cheap and tastes is mild enough to drink a few. Bush beer on the other hand I tried based on its liquor content. It is a 12% amber ale. A small glass was pretty powerful. I read that it is touted as the strongest beer in the world. I don’t think it is even able to be sold in America (mainly because Americans are not allowed to make decisions for themselves).

Check out the photo set of Brussels:

Amsterdam was awesome. We had beautiful weather to match the beautiful city. All the roads seem to circle around the center of Amsterdam. It seems pretty hard to actually get lost, probably because you dont really need to travel far to find a myriad of coffee shops, pubs, restaurants, stores, whatever you want…

The standout meal in Amsterdam was the Caprese Intense at Barneys Uptown. It was basically a thin pancake (or crepe) wrapped in a big ball of buffalo mozzarela, covered in pesto, pine nuts and basil leaves. To top off the meal and to give it the Intense name, it is then sprinkled with chunks of some savory marinated chicken.

Bikes Everywhere! Bikes here, bikes there. I loved it. Small cars, small bathrooms, small roads, small living spaces, small food portion sizes, and tiny drinks. What more do you need? It felt very comfortable to walk anywhere in the city. I didnt notice any shady parts. There were occasional drunk people, but they pretty much stayed to themselves.

There was a police presence but it was not in your face like any popular US hangout city. You should see the cops that are out on a Friday night on South street downtown Philly… The people also behave more like adults in Amsterdam. Maybe its because people are allowed to make their own decisions? In the US, decisions are made for people. There are strict laws over such minuscule things in the US (and many other parts of the world).

I really enjoyed Amsterdam and would gladly go back. I am sure there is way more I could say about it but just take a look at the pics.

Super Happy Lily, originally uploaded by biblicone.

Lily is going to think she grew up in New York with all these photos of her there. This past Monday Lily took Aunt Ginger to NY to show her around.

We were stuck on a bridge because of a burned out Dually truck that was trying to pull an RV trailer into Manhattan. The only problem was the truck burst into flames and was completely burned to a metal shell.

We were able to see the Statue of Liberty from the highway. We drove by the World Trade Center Memorial site. Not much to see by car. We walked through Times Square and went to Central Park.

This dog was running around Central Park chasing a ball. Lily was running after the dog laughing and laughing. Lux does not chase balls at home.

View more of the New York pics in this slideshow.

Quick Getaway, originally uploaded by biblicone.

Lily took her Aunt Ginger to the Grounds For Sculpture in New Jersey over the weekend. Lily had a great time running around and climbing on, in, and up things. Aunt Ginger had a great time trying to take pictures of a quick Lily.

After looking at all the sculptures, Lily fell asleep for the ride home.

View more of the Grounds For Sculpture photos in this slideshow.

Koala Bear Gets Glasses Punched Off Because He is Mouthing Off.

Joe Wilson yelled “Liar” at Obama during a speech to Congress about Health Care Reform. Congressman Wilson later apologized for his actions. I dont know if the apology was for the causing a disruption immaturely, the phrase “liar”, or disagreeing with Obama. I think he apologized because he was told to.

Look Mommy, Another Fountain, originally uploaded by biblicone.

Lily wore herself out at Longwood Gardens. She ran through fields, wandered around the kiddie area, inspected flowers and splashed through every fountain she could get her hands in.

She wore herself out. So cute.