Uncle Vince (Vince Thomas) and Maggie Schneekloth in front of a house donated to the Worker House that Vince is trying to sell to raise money for the Worker House.

Cinco de Mayo in Moline

Connie and Stella Schneckloth manning the Casa Guanajuato booth at the Cinco de Mayo celebration in Moline, May 6, 2006

May Day Immigration Rights March

Ricardo Lopez, Felipe Lopez, Magali (Nora's friend), Eva Savala (head turned), Nora Barrett, Hugo Herreram, Esteban Loustaunau, Stella Schneckloth

Stella's sign says "We are all illegal"

Nora's new car

Connie and Dave bought this car, a 2004 Chrysler Sebring Touring 2 door convertable, mostly for Nora's use. The 6 year old SUV we bought for Nora to use was using too much gas and having machanical problems so we traded it in on this one one.

Pictured are Nora and her friend Magali.

Connie, Dave, Nora, Marg and Vince go out to eat for David's Brithday

Connie and Nora outside the Japanese Steak House, waiting for Marg and Vince.
Inside the restaurant. Connie, Vince, Marg and Nora at a Japanese Steak House for David's birthday.

Visitors

Nora Barrett, Mina Elizondo, Paula Elizondo, Mina's father, Mina's mother. Visiting us to ask Nora to be Paula's Madrina.

Mina Elizondo and her baby Paula. They came to visit us to ask Nora to be the Madriana (GodMother) at Paula's christening.

A visit To Mullet Key and historic Fort De Soto

While in the St. Petersburg area Dave and Connie visited Mullet Key and Fort De Soto.

Near the southernmost tip of Pinellas County lies Mullet Key. Mullet Key is home to not only one of America's finest beaches, it is home to one of Florida's most significant historical landmarks. Fort De Soto. The Fort De Soto Park and Mullet Key have long been, and continue to be one of the Tampa Bay areas favorite playgrounds.

This is outside the museum in the park which told the fascinating history of Mullet Key.

On the beach

On Saturday Dave and Connie drove to St. Petersburg, Florida since a visit to Florida should include a visit to the beach and they had never been to the Tampa Bay area before. Here is a picture of Connie on the beach. It was kind of windy and temperatures were in the 60s so they did not stay long.

Outside an English pub

In the United Kingdom Pavilion of Epcot Dave and Connie stopped at the English pub which sold only English beers. They sat outside to enjoyed a delicious brew.



Here is another picture taken while they sat outside the pub.

Dave and Connie Go to Epcot at Disney World

On Friday afternoon Dave and Connie went to Epcot at Disney World in Orlando. When Dave and Connie took Nathan and Nora to Disney World about 10 years ago they only spent one day at Epcot and had not seen everything. This time they went to the Canada, United Kingdom, Germany and Italy sections of the International Showcase section of Epcot.
This is the big fountain near the entrance of Epcot.

The Upside Down Building

One of the attractions on International Drive in Orlando is the upside down building -- home of Wonder Works. Connie and Dave took turns taking pictures of each other standing in front of it.

In Orlando Dave and Connie Ride the International Drive Trolley

On Friday morning Dave and Connie rode the International Drive Trolley which connects all the hotels, stores and attractions, including Sea World, Universal Studios, the Convention Center and 3 shopping centers in the International Drive resort area of Orlando, Florida

Connie and Dave Go to Orlando, Florida

On Thursday, January 9, 2006 Connie and Dave flew from Moline, Illinois to Orlando, Florida, courtesy of Dave's employer. This is a picture taken on the plane. In Orlando Dave and Connie stayed at the Rosen Plaza Hotel, next door to the Orange County Convention Center.