Fourth of July in upstate New York

Zev and Fi were lucky to travel to upstate New York to catch up with family and friends, attend Zev's high school reunion and a family wedding. Upstate New York is gorgeous in the summer time and we had a really lovely time seeing all our family again (and eating grandma York's meatballs and pasta!)

A cute picture of our niece and nephews, Emily, Will and Dave with their great-grandmother (and Zev's grandmother), Anna. 

While in New York, Zev and Fiona were fortunate to attend the wedding of Zev's cousin, Candi to Mr. Shawn Carr. 

The girls in the back seat, after Candi & Shawn's wedding. 

Zev with his dad, Dave, his mum, Judy and his brother, Deven. 

Out the front of Dave and Judy's house with Zev's brother, Deven, and his lovely wife, Lauren. 

Our trip on the Buffalo River...... 

Over Memorial Day long weekend, Zev and I headed up to north-west Arkansas (about a 5.5 hour drive from Shreveport), to canoe and camp along the Buffalo River which runs through the beautiful Ozark Mountains. It was a two day trip, but very relaxing and fun. We finished off the last day in Little Rock with a tour through the new President Clinton Library/ Museum. Zev says that he is still a Republican though ;-) 

Zev enjoying swimming in the Buffalo. 

It was pretty hot and sticky, canoeing along the Buffalo River. So at every opportunity we had, we would just jump into the river for a swim and then dry off instantly! 

We thought we had found the perfect camping spot- until the park ranger informed us that we were camping in an RV camping area!!! Luckily he didn't make us move our tent- we thought it was too good to be true that we had access to showers and bathrooms! 

Zev cooked up a lovely romantic dinner, complete with some Australian wine! 

A fine dinner in a fine setting- Zev did well in improvising with our wine "glasses"! 

We saw some amazing wildlife, including beautiful blue herrons flying within feet of our canoe... 

All in all, we had a lovely, relaxing time on the Buffalo River over Memorial Day long weekend! 

El Presidente Zev York!!! 

A replica of President Clinton's Oval Office at the time he was in office.  

Fiona with our local friends, Karen and Lisa, at the Barksdale Air Show (note the acrobatic display in the background). 

So many exciting things!

G'day all!
So many exciting things have been happening in our lives that we haven't had a chance to update our blog! First of all, Fi's brother Mario and his wife, Gabby had their firstborn son, Alessandro.

We have also been blessed with visits from Australia- our dear friends Danny and Tracy came to stay with us for a few days and we were able to show them around Shreveport. Fi's cousins Leah and Rachel also came for a visit and just left a few days ago, so we got our "dose" of Australia for the moment!

Work and life is going well for both of us- Zev will be working this weekend's air show on base which should be fun. We will be sure to take lots of pictures and post them on this site. Fi is enjoying the challenges of her first year as a practicing Louisiana attorney, learning tons along the way.

We miss everyone very much and pray that you are all doing great!

Take care,
Love Zev and Fi xoxoxo

Our dear friends from Australia, Danny and Tracy also paid a visit to us, as part of their trip around the States. Here we are holding up alligator legs, which we cooked up on our BBQ grill, in honor of typical Louisiana cajun cuisine