tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88019234467170368052024-02-19T08:06:19.880-08:00Miles Smiles FilesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-30546961023465778722011-01-01T10:45:00.000-08:002011-01-01T11:04:01.873-08:00Miles is Two! And happy holidays!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjVXikJcLKDQ4KoE8UgI3jzODX3X6SvFF4zI-iQX-MfXmw57I4CN5qzbOR62lSChKU4fjWf1dQdwsFHxj70uHW8drQf1ZK8dJMyK5LoB26kpHShRe9aMS9P1Z16bwvJWvJQBeUjn-W1Fa/s1600/Two_3.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JpVR0WBoFcrd9ITUOtLekT39AfEVGHeA_c3H19fZthRxAv7Y9WDyFoHOwfh0yi5frDDEIlfUU6hgcLvkxq5KFlogJHl1Fu_ajNDq58eEcP0WyY1wseQKgj3JAg8MoTnzyW6jTvm0uAnK/s1600/BdayBreakfast.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JpVR0WBoFcrd9ITUOtLekT39AfEVGHeA_c3H19fZthRxAv7Y9WDyFoHOwfh0yi5frDDEIlfUU6hgcLvkxq5KFlogJHl1Fu_ajNDq58eEcP0WyY1wseQKgj3JAg8MoTnzyW6jTvm0uAnK/s320/BdayBreakfast.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557292747034910098" border="0" /></a><br />Well, the end of a wild year is here and we are on to the next. Miles had a busy but very fun holiday season, with MANY parties - his own second birthday, other family and friend birthdays, plus the holidays! Here are some highlights.<br /><br />Wishing you the best in the new year. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjVXikJcLKDQ4KoE8UgI3jzODX3X6SvFF4zI-iQX-MfXmw57I4CN5qzbOR62lSChKU4fjWf1dQdwsFHxj70uHW8drQf1ZK8dJMyK5LoB26kpHShRe9aMS9P1Z16bwvJWvJQBeUjn-W1Fa/s400/Two_3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557294397391170098" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-48741014277490020882010-08-21T15:02:00.000-07:002010-08-21T15:39:09.281-07:00Glaicer Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcW1IOe4PKgUK-RbfrEe6d1PM323MWqmYSyxRVR3mKWwzlKN2QdaujFqbg0cyNylc_v9mfhPAuv405N_YBpJVHQSEAHhA2xFq9tlgiLIOCPlcxgygKtv2cEmozD0fLBCZJXoQ5OLEXnDXJ/s1600/NF+Hostel.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcW1IOe4PKgUK-RbfrEe6d1PM323MWqmYSyxRVR3mKWwzlKN2QdaujFqbg0cyNylc_v9mfhPAuv405N_YBpJVHQSEAHhA2xFq9tlgiLIOCPlcxgygKtv2cEmozD0fLBCZJXoQ5OLEXnDXJ/s400/NF+Hostel.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507989739175380002" border="0" /><br /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This year marked the 26th</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> year in a row of the storied Glacier Park Tradition. But it wasn't just any year--this time Miles and Sarah came along.</span> Above is the crew in front of the North Fork Hostel, with its proprietor, Ollie. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlPie7dlvmXZcPnaZeVuTtrZGyM0quJYT051F62P2p9zNyahRo3PAI84r7uxj3Ht9dr_7GOysr-JoaQHTS-iK-1OtrW9SIGRcQP7OpFLYN7DuFmmTfjOmT0mccErHxoHXpsGsBIXUQzDs/s1600/lake2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlPie7dlvmXZcPnaZeVuTtrZGyM0quJYT051F62P2p9zNyahRo3PAI84r7uxj3Ht9dr_7GOysr-JoaQHTS-iK-1OtrW9SIGRcQP7OpFLYN7DuFmmTfjOmT0mccErHxoHXpsGsBIXUQzDs/s320/lake2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507990362328410930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzztCOakGNFgxfxDVthoGEcQYjtuQmq5uDS8u1M4YAw7W3GnTxiInRiRUshGxzRIEwXgaUDPsLJ-875JNXCI9PtBn03a25ImsvLq2Pu_zM-jQ-RQn6URnvMX_d-PAgz_F9nv5ASvnqBoS5/s1600/lake.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;" ><img id="45183140-da75-4dd8-b4fa-532f3716ed15" src="http://us.mg1.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f6114%5f1%5f243920%5f0%5fAHZFv9EAAEyETFo3WA7qFjX%2bkIY&pid=2.6&fid=%2540S%2540Search&inline=1" width="639" height="428" /></span><br />After taking a few months off, Miles is happy to bring back his blog as a diary of his adventures and a way to keep in touch with<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;" ></span> fans near and far. Miles is still smiling, now more than ever!<br /><br />It's been over six months now since the earthquake gave the family, Haiti and the world quite a shock. We were very happy to mark the time passed wi<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;" ></span>th a visit from Mama's Haitian colleagues, Mona and Deleon. Mona coined Miles' favorite nickname, Milou, and the two continued to enjoy each others' company during Mona's visit, as you can see!<br /><br />We also wanted to take this opportunity to thank all our blog followers for their support of our family over the past few months. We couldn't do it without you. Miles wants to share a few more photos of his recent activities as a small way to thank everyone.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Keeping track of the ladies</span><br /><br />Rani is proving kind of hard to get, but Miles won't give up anytime soon!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzubbBNay9omWZz6oS1Gsafgpt2ZBTa_f0E79VEiaW190Z7Clq7SH0k3pwATRD_3Sv23hcc5t_VWvpe_F395zxffMR-dYqyVOK9y26TI56E58bZ6sJdPQ_7f0KheDdmqdubROH-TL6bNH/s1600/MilesRaniArmCross8_10.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzubbBNay9omWZz6oS1Gsafgpt2ZBTa_f0E79VEiaW190Z7Clq7SH0k3pwATRD_3Sv23hcc5t_VWvpe_F395zxffMR-dYqyVOK9y26TI56E58bZ6sJdPQ_7f0KheDdmqdubROH-TL6bNH/s400/MilesRaniArmCross8_10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502717756322774082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img src="http://us.mg1.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f19413412%5fAHdFv9EAAJbcTF2VdwRhXXHTl28&pid=2&fid=Inbox&inline=1" /><br /><br />Zella and Miles hit the sprinkler for some summer fun!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwElst0lJ9chwWHTj-ChWS3v4J3hWi28aZ-U7wkpZWxkTcw2grQhtkz2gwPOB5k25THK7n935Urxt60a8f0kA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />So as you can see Miles is happy as ever, and loving the summer!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE-C5Z8wa18L3EWTr4BBc7eREQqFRHUCjFKfewWWBHSoqWScUF5MnopZTPuMIS6ShBbdD4-hn0kYWE9-nDjqCdCcTzfK95L_KEz2Ak6dDDsh3Er8wAuUGB5JI0YCPMiBZNMUDgITCLCeF/s1600/MilesSmiles8_10.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE-C5Z8wa18L3EWTr4BBc7eREQqFRHUCjFKfewWWBHSoqWScUF5MnopZTPuMIS6ShBbdD4-hn0kYWE9-nDjqCdCcTzfK95L_KEz2Ak6dDDsh3Er8wAuUGB5JI0YCPMiBZNMUDgITCLCeF/s400/MilesSmiles8_10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502720157687368674" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-53439805401454587312009-12-28T21:11:00.003-08:002009-12-28T21:28:18.628-08:00Birthday adventure on the merry go roundThe day after Miles' big party was his actual birthday, 21 December. While Mama celebrated the occasion by getting her hair done, Daddy took Miles on the merry go round.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0Dfa__LJUwN-LGIEBhyphenhyphenf4DD_1jv-ecE8sxmnhzp4lO5EPCv50lBcOLSmizWtfHIm0-EdRYc53k4IbS3m61KsCS8T-gWLjQhaA28HOS2CvEGh-RL9oZKewPq1DOjUiN6IZkE2c9yPVcaK/s1600-h/daddymerrigoround.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0Dfa__LJUwN-LGIEBhyphenhyphenf4DD_1jv-ecE8sxmnhzp4lO5EPCv50lBcOLSmizWtfHIm0-EdRYc53k4IbS3m61KsCS8T-gWLjQhaA28HOS2CvEGh-RL9oZKewPq1DOjUiN6IZkE2c9yPVcaK/s400/daddymerrigoround.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420523092847316514" border="0" /></a>Miles was a bit pensive at first.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8aPiX4HoGlf2sJarlDSdieDzZVXDl3poxbQH6x49kRuIjdCEWNR2aiCdd6iTvVMxjEmI7LzbKx-bkshPGvtskymEfJqOYiy9ZXymOPHAZ8JR-UJOZSSJT1PFAsR6UeOgwIZuvYANSPaC/s1600-h/profilehorses.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8aPiX4HoGlf2sJarlDSdieDzZVXDl3poxbQH6x49kRuIjdCEWNR2aiCdd6iTvVMxjEmI7LzbKx-bkshPGvtskymEfJqOYiy9ZXymOPHAZ8JR-UJOZSSJT1PFAsR6UeOgwIZuvYANSPaC/s400/profilehorses.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420523101603538978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-b1lf5re5Hv8m9w8ULG3hwWU1sRHDo7rwnfXId6hyphenhyphenJ0x7XtSDuag3282-dUecSmcu0r2Z57zylXbQiJvdc1FPmkbGPfgBc4-wGDEDOevThtRLB7NcFUHlM6BnjJp3Lngzbccuw-BXMBF/s1600-h/tonguehorse.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-b1lf5re5Hv8m9w8ULG3hwWU1sRHDo7rwnfXId6hyphenhyphenJ0x7XtSDuag3282-dUecSmcu0r2Z57zylXbQiJvdc1FPmkbGPfgBc4-wGDEDOevThtRLB7NcFUHlM6BnjJp3Lngzbccuw-BXMBF/s400/tonguehorse.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420523463721424626" border="0" /></a>But then started to have some birthday fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3vhXmWRK_ijhlF_uwz-1Fy8FS4A1NsrlK__P4lg2XNT7syg53MTyQGwpiI8znkfIDsr3wC2sgUiLYbJlSM1R0ju8OfonTRJeClmkCcaST-ELfJYXgpDtrDqCGxXJJG9WnZZPQdgRJR36/s1600-h/happybaby.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3vhXmWRK_ijhlF_uwz-1Fy8FS4A1NsrlK__P4lg2XNT7syg53MTyQGwpiI8znkfIDsr3wC2sgUiLYbJlSM1R0ju8OfonTRJeClmkCcaST-ELfJYXgpDtrDqCGxXJJG9WnZZPQdgRJR36/s400/happybaby.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420523722505813186" border="0" /></a>Here is a video of the occasion we thought was pretty funny (yes we are finally entering the modern world of blogging!):<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dydz6pn0pycCeZW-rZN6zZEcze6qVqxIMNXLfKULf7Mm1GAs8vZafpz2el-58Yxsr9xR824Jqw9pp-LNtkvCw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Happy birthday little Miles Leroy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-6747254552276612892009-12-20T20:58:00.000-08:002009-12-20T21:22:36.784-08:00Miles turns One!Today we celebrated a major milestone for the whole family (we think it's fair to say!) - one year old! Grandma Amy hosted a grand celebration, and Miles' favorite friends and family turned out to wish him well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxzoSFxwm87uxXKQPikRcVY1sGgMuuIoNGCr8-rOwBUBDGWRg2FSg61N7ssW_qMRUrrW1HPrdwNVsiNhkDjOeRbm-GG8V8Oqw0FOj6BIAoYbKgOwkbkFHzHrH4NvEE1bVc2B6ULJSRryQ/s1600-h/BirthdayHat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxzoSFxwm87uxXKQPikRcVY1sGgMuuIoNGCr8-rOwBUBDGWRg2FSg61N7ssW_qMRUrrW1HPrdwNVsiNhkDjOeRbm-GG8V8Oqw0FOj6BIAoYbKgOwkbkFHzHrH4NvEE1bVc2B6ULJSRryQ/s400/BirthdayHat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417553839386391330" border="0" /></a><br />Here the little guy chows down on Grandma Sue's delicious carrot cake:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWg0XjcnLi81CzK7f3pHrP27jjx6UZ4nQ65l6zqhOLcCg7SO9Ce6xNq41smegRa7rgRm2UtWntMBb53QdrGLMijqgNLZvIu3imYjCQ7kkTctfz7ZCQo_iWoibij4yO9sOhgJzVaRtIuux/s1600-h/Cake.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWg0XjcnLi81CzK7f3pHrP27jjx6UZ4nQ65l6zqhOLcCg7SO9Ce6xNq41smegRa7rgRm2UtWntMBb53QdrGLMijqgNLZvIu3imYjCQ7kkTctfz7ZCQo_iWoibij4yO9sOhgJzVaRtIuux/s400/Cake.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417553848503394354" border="0" /></a><br />In other news, Miles had a great time hanging out with his Great Nana Christine over the past couple of days:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ll9EoUgzsXZyifwuSjXmKjCkM7bcylDoyM1Jcbb3G8A-0bP3kQyRRAgs_y4cFOQycv8jSJDGP7z2IZmL886uXQf1OyMp4PkX99yeiVX_RWRsG1hyphenhyphen1mWJA9vhTCuZnfaNPRvA1aK9sAxb/s1600-h/GreatNanaCouch.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ll9EoUgzsXZyifwuSjXmKjCkM7bcylDoyM1Jcbb3G8A-0bP3kQyRRAgs_y4cFOQycv8jSJDGP7z2IZmL886uXQf1OyMp4PkX99yeiVX_RWRsG1hyphenhyphen1mWJA9vhTCuZnfaNPRvA1aK9sAxb/s400/GreatNanaCouch.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417555255936269234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1edYMtNB6Qgkf4A9XzUOB7qeKBAHzjhKyrBVVlGKhgBUJ440Ra1RDesPSVUa9Sjc6crZvyx_JDqi2ruxZsH1VSIgoTMwmXFtaSrIFTmU4TZlHRZ5oRJaPkriY7nbchBk2bRWH17mHdmLy/s1600-h/GreatNanaEating.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1edYMtNB6Qgkf4A9XzUOB7qeKBAHzjhKyrBVVlGKhgBUJ440Ra1RDesPSVUa9Sjc6crZvyx_JDqi2ruxZsH1VSIgoTMwmXFtaSrIFTmU4TZlHRZ5oRJaPkriY7nbchBk2bRWH17mHdmLy/s400/GreatNanaEating.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417555262766809554" border="0" /></a><br />Stay tuned for more birthday photos...<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-88695722351349259432009-11-29T21:13:00.001-08:002009-11-29T21:34:44.722-08:00Thanksgiving on WaldronThe family headed to Waldron Island for the Thanksgiving weekend, to visit Grandpa Steve and Great-Grandpa Chuck. We brought along Auntie Anna, Uncle Kolya, cousin Arriette, and ran into other family there as well. It was a great time. First we got to take a ferry ride, where we ran into cousins Aazaad and Shaadaan, along with Uncle Tyan and Auntie Meredith:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXLbCrD-OPSFRAG4XxEwyZaE800S3yiNW8KIKaacQlOt_lu4_XhwNLQkQ8rVnjY9jiwq0ncTqCwSnFMQS0dCqB5tpoH0oq1E0P8mjtqmfKT37gh611K5g7veBmqJJrRgqcqCucPDLpE5U/s1600/aazaadferry.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXLbCrD-OPSFRAG4XxEwyZaE800S3yiNW8KIKaacQlOt_lu4_XhwNLQkQ8rVnjY9jiwq0ncTqCwSnFMQS0dCqB5tpoH0oq1E0P8mjtqmfKT37gh611K5g7veBmqJJrRgqcqCucPDLpE5U/s400/aazaadferry.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409762436260339202" border="0" /></a>Miles got to do some EXTRA fun things like ride in the back of a pickup truck with Auntie Anna!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVH3Az8-js7cnW9LvOh3dRsIFFzw1pekoiW9yGFZqouvvPgCqqUBB0gUYPRQAlscSiXF3I_CHxe5Ia6mlaNFfCsKItMIpTXjXZy0EhyrSFHwF65nhrBzNcLqIhSLbqPa2CNofumlC804n/s1600/pickuplaughing.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVH3Az8-js7cnW9LvOh3dRsIFFzw1pekoiW9yGFZqouvvPgCqqUBB0gUYPRQAlscSiXF3I_CHxe5Ia6mlaNFfCsKItMIpTXjXZy0EhyrSFHwF65nhrBzNcLqIhSLbqPa2CNofumlC804n/s400/pickuplaughing.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409763443607919106" border="0" /></a>We collected apples and pressed cider - a big hit!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintv8J0ifgvecm3xs1JmpwA9nCGC1g0fKHKRJECDpLFhQJYIOGufUgfZt1AalRgjNFiaqoR90ez33xJeM4oBAf4fR5XuHF1MqUEvtITcJY1PcGhlcVeBG-Uj1hKcvTMkmG7PSu4j9XOEru/s1600/funnyapples.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintv8J0ifgvecm3xs1JmpwA9nCGC1g0fKHKRJECDpLFhQJYIOGufUgfZt1AalRgjNFiaqoR90ez33xJeM4oBAf4fR5XuHF1MqUEvtITcJY1PcGhlcVeBG-Uj1hKcvTMkmG7PSu4j9XOEru/s400/funnyapples.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409764454212807218" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some photos of the beautiful boy on the beautiful Waldron beach...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpI8ZYWtzSN-muW6E2ONiisMrd0NSyLOdCSyXiJybRyQsTXNXSeIgn3aF4En_iMoV__3zlI_mnwOuvZkC_VhUs8zG1L5OhOrT7PHLzEGPbYfFwujlKHyOYnYXsZkgI5wc9dkxpVnc6Sjo/s1600/beachsmile.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpI8ZYWtzSN-muW6E2ONiisMrd0NSyLOdCSyXiJybRyQsTXNXSeIgn3aF4En_iMoV__3zlI_mnwOuvZkC_VhUs8zG1L5OhOrT7PHLzEGPbYfFwujlKHyOYnYXsZkgI5wc9dkxpVnc6Sjo/s400/beachsmile.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409764654432734274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZGMuiDJ6ODnmQaGq3IjQiQuGK3htK0S5lHL9qpUy0wYmq0T9VS2_8vpI09DcVdog7I3fCszY4DzeqoqoIrkC_cZHqkmqppnx7Mr94LwX_C4raTjafSSRKjllq79Dw_khP0VHMAkFV7iL/s1600/beachlookingdown.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZGMuiDJ6ODnmQaGq3IjQiQuGK3htK0S5lHL9qpUy0wYmq0T9VS2_8vpI09DcVdog7I3fCszY4DzeqoqoIrkC_cZHqkmqppnx7Mr94LwX_C4raTjafSSRKjllq79Dw_khP0VHMAkFV7iL/s400/beachlookingdown.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409764649702553378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqNItUneoq0m37fW9eQuRMroCn-zblxiq-QXDSVNXaLVux867IZFanC5vz87KZbSex1MZ4vxIljCDr-mRXYu98_UP7_9ssJTzLtWmc9EcYsPoePrKXTAQSSn3EylkJXc6X6zGDmO8r6vp/s1600/beachstanding.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqNItUneoq0m37fW9eQuRMroCn-zblxiq-QXDSVNXaLVux867IZFanC5vz87KZbSex1MZ4vxIljCDr-mRXYu98_UP7_9ssJTzLtWmc9EcYsPoePrKXTAQSSn3EylkJXc6X6zGDmO8r6vp/s400/beachstanding.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409764661094820226" border="0" /></a>Another highlight was Grandpa Chuck's famous pancake breakfast. Miles made a respectable showing finishing off at least three!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__N4-6fc51As_X-uhfFn9jr7Ioq8l2VAp1mmFfQOiOTu6Lw_ae2KdJRy6SNt8ZZGirAXsYXLyC6QQWhnZ-pTvZIB7NolQa2Oi_fLcKpwqcu9nOTg0tDAFHw_r_dfxOLUKYsB1mjT2wnfe/s1600/pancakebreakfast.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__N4-6fc51As_X-uhfFn9jr7Ioq8l2VAp1mmFfQOiOTu6Lw_ae2KdJRy6SNt8ZZGirAXsYXLyC6QQWhnZ-pTvZIB7NolQa2Oi_fLcKpwqcu9nOTg0tDAFHw_r_dfxOLUKYsB1mjT2wnfe/s320/pancakebreakfast.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409765329524561106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBFNeEBjnYHVyQbpniC62K7gQUz-o2ZedzCZCfNuARsIoX1CO-36CaX-aQhZwgC4aiL7plZykkYM0WBZGJRd0GJl__-BUvP09TxAD0_QtMseCp9VnWhYyDK44szPIDnRxsUg5MnQW6bjO/s1600/chuckpancakes.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBFNeEBjnYHVyQbpniC62K7gQUz-o2ZedzCZCfNuARsIoX1CO-36CaX-aQhZwgC4aiL7plZykkYM0WBZGJRd0GJl__-BUvP09TxAD0_QtMseCp9VnWhYyDK44szPIDnRxsUg5MnQW6bjO/s320/chuckpancakes.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409765231525602162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Everyone got to chill out and have a great time at one of our favorite places ever.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvTa_pG1XIEbzf-KsvrvoaQe1NBV_2EgX7j-F2KrGy23_RXLKzvsP8FLwMhMSsvtnLHV_ODOWzosYKw0hD8Rtigu37I0G7frzU05w8gT9rYNDMYz6GQ19bNLrOcHluB77vHpk3spfPrNC/s1600/familycabin.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvTa_pG1XIEbzf-KsvrvoaQe1NBV_2EgX7j-F2KrGy23_RXLKzvsP8FLwMhMSsvtnLHV_ODOWzosYKw0hD8Rtigu37I0G7frzU05w8gT9rYNDMYz6GQ19bNLrOcHluB77vHpk3spfPrNC/s400/familycabin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409765750780718706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZc3OK71jLHCnwMYC6nldTiQm9M3V3gfcoHxScP3VJoBfrQOVX1nyBArt4GCigCYIp5V0U3UaPr764zl-9zeT7utzIJ6bjHxGKW_Qe2itAIH2YIpcrXZxaTy7Y7X0d66nDkOKLrI76VPB5/s1600/smileymama.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZc3OK71jLHCnwMYC6nldTiQm9M3V3gfcoHxScP3VJoBfrQOVX1nyBArt4GCigCYIp5V0U3UaPr764zl-9zeT7utzIJ6bjHxGKW_Qe2itAIH2YIpcrXZxaTy7Y7X0d66nDkOKLrI76VPB5/s400/smileymama.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409765000733289298" border="0" /></a><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-86189936383757678932009-11-21T20:16:00.000-08:002009-11-21T20:26:35.221-08:00Pedro Turns OneToday Miles and family attended Miles' buddy Pedro's 1st birthday party at the Family Fun Center. Miles and Pedro had a great time catching up - the two met way back in the day, when they came along to CAIR Project board meetings and laid around looking at each other while Mama and Kari talked abortion funding.<br /><br />Here's the two guys sharing a birthday moment:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkME8KzYO1tnnBXFzCPiu20IdHa1_mAbS3BK00nAL4h6skhM-z6fBdlHlNYKhMJ1DJt9ySPWGMF10-FKcGCOhyphenhyphen0uNkhmHKnXAk01Pmo-sWDP76UVJhRgWO2sBvURhl0BK8hkg-gZ3nysr/s1600/DSC07030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkME8KzYO1tnnBXFzCPiu20IdHa1_mAbS3BK00nAL4h6skhM-z6fBdlHlNYKhMJ1DJt9ySPWGMF10-FKcGCOhyphenhyphen0uNkhmHKnXAk01Pmo-sWDP76UVJhRgWO2sBvURhl0BK8hkg-gZ3nysr/s400/DSC07030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406778215271892210" border="0" /></a>More camaraderie:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio63pg9Q6PZF12Xv6qDArtNugt-sjCAzEMKY8UD-x6dZgsPcoo4RuphyU7CDuu0mxtF6aR-tEugn6fDr4B8cn8G-HzTtyO5dei6XMQMSPfOjuIt_ukWghPe3jR2ZrYTT-S__pb4h3BLcsF/s1600/DSC07045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio63pg9Q6PZF12Xv6qDArtNugt-sjCAzEMKY8UD-x6dZgsPcoo4RuphyU7CDuu0mxtF6aR-tEugn6fDr4B8cn8G-HzTtyO5dei6XMQMSPfOjuIt_ukWghPe3jR2ZrYTT-S__pb4h3BLcsF/s400/DSC07045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406778524450665602" border="0" /></a>Here Miles takes on the Fun Center, feature baby rock climbing (Miles conquered the climb!):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiqT-pXTrMcl1mJbO9COIQB2K7BHvZMihx_3PWO33SMXpWXtVcDvtV-6Nlc-I4caUIGc7u3grvlEwKXHKJf4JX7N45aef8MFg4LeBg-pozMEQcS24kd4MA0foghm44xlDTl00x7-1tuWN/s1600/DSC07017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiqT-pXTrMcl1mJbO9COIQB2K7BHvZMihx_3PWO33SMXpWXtVcDvtV-6Nlc-I4caUIGc7u3grvlEwKXHKJf4JX7N45aef8MFg4LeBg-pozMEQcS24kd4MA0foghm44xlDTl00x7-1tuWN/s400/DSC07017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406779063014015266" border="0" /></a>Good times! Happy birthday Pedro!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPUSVopbSsflmaTGPi5yAvZZ7qcLG7vbdlydDo8kUjlzcQ9RfTsxbAJ4Ud4UJH1p9esbowABYc2pusDlpN5EzkSSpBjjq7zVhk92FrpY5MEknhWIGZaugwCCfUfxGpZoeitrMQ01-6QFy/s1600/DSC07028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPUSVopbSsflmaTGPi5yAvZZ7qcLG7vbdlydDo8kUjlzcQ9RfTsxbAJ4Ud4UJH1p9esbowABYc2pusDlpN5EzkSSpBjjq7zVhk92FrpY5MEknhWIGZaugwCCfUfxGpZoeitrMQ01-6QFy/s400/DSC07028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406779522102610178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-75977481677864922212009-11-14T22:15:00.000-08:002009-11-14T22:17:21.743-08:00Oldie but a goodieWhile Miles' parents slack on their blog posting responsibilities, Auntie Anna emailed this classic shot from her iPhone last night. If nothing else, the Hagopian boys are solid sleepers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_X9pVCeZda6wK2XCmTgI1JGcmBgN4eg0AurHrQG-vik4zC1Pe1-zjFU98Cw0avMhPjrwXUDtW8gt2XRS2HM9XJVMO3YXzMKvS7kQDduabBzafy4CC5xh9NHggX3Q4ZH4GyGKXjJJfEno/s1600-h/passedoutboys09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_X9pVCeZda6wK2XCmTgI1JGcmBgN4eg0AurHrQG-vik4zC1Pe1-zjFU98Cw0avMhPjrwXUDtW8gt2XRS2HM9XJVMO3YXzMKvS7kQDduabBzafy4CC5xh9NHggX3Q4ZH4GyGKXjJJfEno/s400/passedoutboys09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404210502425770754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-80058890104833896622009-10-30T16:50:00.000-07:002009-10-30T16:57:22.006-07:00Debut of the Sweet Pea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0b0f3YnH5kzpBJXA_T8l6ruDfNpgV53xX1QbRHJwuJbTqZP4kQVJWwgZlPp3CrBLOJc5pgPNfGGZ1HUWfVpEG3EJm-av8x3GoKOd3SD6e9DdzNkruxAQD0y5o7g4OlxcjhOtSkSf-vLID/s1600-h/cutesweetpeagym.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0b0f3YnH5kzpBJXA_T8l6ruDfNpgV53xX1QbRHJwuJbTqZP4kQVJWwgZlPp3CrBLOJc5pgPNfGGZ1HUWfVpEG3EJm-av8x3GoKOd3SD6e9DdzNkruxAQD0y5o7g4OlxcjhOtSkSf-vLID/s400/cutesweetpeagym.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398545607279065490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Miles decided to be a sweet pea for Halloween, following his Mama's suggestion since that's what he already is to her. He debuted his costume (thanks to Grandma Amy and Wendy for finding it!) today at a special Halloween event at gym for kids run by a friend of ours. There were lots of cool features like this tub of balls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXK1-umGmCm8BhHmPScZIbS5ruSBiVnEJmvzNiYEwnkw96OcdiT41RL3YrNUAjNGQ_kDKn4_DjRGZFI9d4bmuBAoWGBUI-kVO5XCTPF-78nC5Kb7emMhF2US97SbqyNYsIh-xd-kSlEIn/s1600-h/sweetpeaunderballs.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXK1-umGmCm8BhHmPScZIbS5ruSBiVnEJmvzNiYEwnkw96OcdiT41RL3YrNUAjNGQ_kDKn4_DjRGZFI9d4bmuBAoWGBUI-kVO5XCTPF-78nC5Kb7emMhF2US97SbqyNYsIh-xd-kSlEIn/s320/sweetpeaunderballs.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398545858204475250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecDFXY8I2xCglpHhBUtCxxDIN7HEohfMMYxqk1dZ8sI-UATJrNf612K04zk3c7Jt-MFw7s8I3HObMw0kTOTZAJ9F5_yo0FmKpxDt5MaISc9AwCCpJC9RmG68XDu5htmQp8gqx1pIcoBJ-/s1600-h/sweetpeaballs.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecDFXY8I2xCglpHhBUtCxxDIN7HEohfMMYxqk1dZ8sI-UATJrNf612K04zk3c7Jt-MFw7s8I3HObMw0kTOTZAJ9F5_yo0FmKpxDt5MaISc9AwCCpJC9RmG68XDu5htmQp8gqx1pIcoBJ-/s320/sweetpeaballs.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398545853778868914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Looks like he was wary of this guy for good reason!<br /><br />Here the sweet pea climbs the trellis:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoov_26I9ZbLLetaFDP2uJmYohBbmUasLp7cIf4zDJH0ke6Sv2BqocTl7MvqGKz6ejFm9U1j4eZqAhy4dkKMVhkChDVl4o4SWDjpzArhbk07zZS_I6Kaiawvu4SIk5LNqyk0ABJZPfUGF/s1600-h/peatrellis.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoov_26I9ZbLLetaFDP2uJmYohBbmUasLp7cIf4zDJH0ke6Sv2BqocTl7MvqGKz6ejFm9U1j4eZqAhy4dkKMVhkChDVl4o4SWDjpzArhbk07zZS_I6Kaiawvu4SIk5LNqyk0ABJZPfUGF/s400/peatrellis.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398546220709539362" border="0" /></a>More Halloween adventures to come...<br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-20480006233473870122009-10-08T15:28:00.001-07:002009-10-08T15:46:43.026-07:00Milou arrive en Haiti!Miles is very happy to be in Haiti, where Mama has spent much time over the past few years! (excuse the delay in blogging - internet isn't too good here!). NB: Milou is the Haitian name given to Miles by Mama's colleague Mona while she was in Seattle in June.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfonSXhLNT6-xc3pa8D-3DqSI31HY1KqlNb3q5UhSnZi9hjZbMTjwurF4-JtEVnwdb2k0RdTpzSEORY8HmC7qixmFe2cVj5bdBBuqEuieTtSxI7wfjZ5kOhf0bNBrcsXM_GlC2QsOUQ6p/s1600-h/HaitiHappy10_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfonSXhLNT6-xc3pa8D-3DqSI31HY1KqlNb3q5UhSnZi9hjZbMTjwurF4-JtEVnwdb2k0RdTpzSEORY8HmC7qixmFe2cVj5bdBBuqEuieTtSxI7wfjZ5kOhf0bNBrcsXM_GlC2QsOUQ6p/s400/HaitiHappy10_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390360125088950962" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the family arriving at the airport in Haiti (we flew in from Santo Domingo on a little plane)...Wouldn't it be nice if instead of naming our airports after criminals like Ronald Reagan, we named them after great emancipators? Toussaint l'Ouverturewas the slave turned general who lead the country to emancipation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27WBl7NKtwEKz3xZ54lgHv-rDrp2L9GzcP7UFjslUT_3fmraRRQYeWFfkqksns8hZqi_ESt-k76JF6lFT7EV3-OncsAXfhrvjWpG8efNLEwOwEvUiCXks4Ybt5Z6aIngXHIREMfDulDpQ/s1600-h/AeroportHaiti10_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27WBl7NKtwEKz3xZ54lgHv-rDrp2L9GzcP7UFjslUT_3fmraRRQYeWFfkqksns8hZqi_ESt-k76JF6lFT7EV3-OncsAXfhrvjWpG8efNLEwOwEvUiCXks4Ybt5Z6aIngXHIREMfDulDpQ/s400/AeroportHaiti10_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390361543543918818" border="0" /></a>While Mama's been working with colleagues here, Miles has been hanging out with his Daddy at the hotel, where he spends lots of time crawling around exploring the grounds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8o6CQnFRiM44xYEOBIm3GeD56bn-KqNweuz_dJadWGNfqMuZviuK1FMGggabheOjnSLgT1sZEPBs8aEpqK4pfjjMFjEtdH5htiosiTWNWYVzAFi0R9LtJ57oYIlj9k9JmJ8f6tfVrh3I/s1600-h/hotelhaiti10_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8o6CQnFRiM44xYEOBIm3GeD56bn-KqNweuz_dJadWGNfqMuZviuK1FMGggabheOjnSLgT1sZEPBs8aEpqK4pfjjMFjEtdH5htiosiTWNWYVzAFi0R9LtJ57oYIlj9k9JmJ8f6tfVrh3I/s400/hotelhaiti10_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390361008856630306" border="0" /></a>A highlight of the week was visiting Mama at work with a local partner organization, the Haitian National Institute for Community Health. Here's Miles awestruck by all the attention he got from the lovely ladies there!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvePlk6r3A2bRYKEn7iTzbbsi5NmafTD-KhcaHGoHQ33Cwx9nQATBiFcaGlux1Sry9G2G_SKdNesofBW3L8j3VYQUvutM1L6fjF0V_vsroB9zp_M-u7V9bRDHkF3MprH6HMcjIZGzJ95Ts/s1600-h/INHSACladies10_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvePlk6r3A2bRYKEn7iTzbbsi5NmafTD-KhcaHGoHQ33Cwx9nQATBiFcaGlux1Sry9G2G_SKdNesofBW3L8j3VYQUvutM1L6fjF0V_vsroB9zp_M-u7V9bRDHkF3MprH6HMcjIZGzJ95Ts/s400/INHSACladies10_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390362568827026690" border="0" /></a>And here's Mama getting some work done with colleague Ruth while Miles peacefully reads a book.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hemmguS1gE4DeLSlvEbnN9zcfstMaBX_RiYb7teou7ZXJoZS7l3LJQNNy6oBpaFBjNTop-pGIHDQJdk2mR_FF3_cna9KhPGLf85Xk5aTjfMTP51UUR_BtPTTWPSl_WF1SAbxTpLy8Ahs/s1600-h/INHSACwork10_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hemmguS1gE4DeLSlvEbnN9zcfstMaBX_RiYb7teou7ZXJoZS7l3LJQNNy6oBpaFBjNTop-pGIHDQJdk2mR_FF3_cna9KhPGLf85Xk5aTjfMTP51UUR_BtPTTWPSl_WF1SAbxTpLy8Ahs/s400/INHSACwork10_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390363940497678130" border="0" /></a>It's been a good week here but we're also looking forward to coming home and seeing our people! Miss everyone!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-28934058484746077972009-09-30T07:01:00.000-07:002009-09-30T07:53:07.407-07:00La Romana, Dominican RepublicAfter a rather early morning and long day of travel, the family arrived safe and sound at good friend Mina's place in La Romana, Dominican Republic. We left Barbados very early in the morning, flew through Miami where our flight to Santo Domingo was delayed, then had quite an adventure renting a car - thankfully Mina with her fluent Spanish and wise ways was on hand to help (Grandma Amy might have an idea of what the problem was with the crew not known for traveling light and our rental car...). Miles however maintained good spirits, here on the plane:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgty_Mow4eGTEFC3FmKnv_gPQYDYrNSJMJwa0fUMzqlFmkoVPr7fvT8k7qomOav8Y3Llb1i-wTVc3MNY6UZ9YPM_Ggi0HHRc5iZwZdjfDAc_p7snOTkh_14O-DXPNawUY6sA9yYE3u6U6ei/s1600-h/flightDR.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgty_Mow4eGTEFC3FmKnv_gPQYDYrNSJMJwa0fUMzqlFmkoVPr7fvT8k7qomOav8Y3Llb1i-wTVc3MNY6UZ9YPM_Ggi0HHRc5iZwZdjfDAc_p7snOTkh_14O-DXPNawUY6sA9yYE3u6U6ei/s400/flightDR.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387261932229380226" border="0" /></a>We've had a great time so far in the DR. Here we are cruising the town with the Bob Revolution (as an aside, the Bob probably deserves its own blog on this trip - we have used it for everything thinkable, crib on wheels, bedside table, luggage cart, baby SUV on rough roads...).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkn-jPrkvzuC-28mRSun_18jmtJKTrkS04mDJ_Bd5_MfNZ1SEzbUkWVCusOlO8jr5KChW6v4Iz2fWdX-gcmzlQBO9D_D0kFTFm8mHELTWhtXoKY7Y3HynjYlUDSlHhRSEX6aPkPE-ev-Vs/s1600-h/boblaromana.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkn-jPrkvzuC-28mRSun_18jmtJKTrkS04mDJ_Bd5_MfNZ1SEzbUkWVCusOlO8jr5KChW6v4Iz2fWdX-gcmzlQBO9D_D0kFTFm8mHELTWhtXoKY7Y3HynjYlUDSlHhRSEX6aPkPE-ev-Vs/s400/boblaromana.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387264425517854066" border="0" /></a>Our friend Mina works as Coordinator of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV at a local clinic -- doing amazing and important work, as is usual for Mina! We visited her office. Here are Miles and Mama in support of the campaign for exclusive breastfeeding:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHlTC8Q_yAyekO4xhNjwE2jh4Sj6xBDA71QzcC6385zmf5jV5XgQzRrQkrUH2qx3c1aJl1fFEmrF3kx6qwG0PK7VwOliClb44W5p8FzC8Qz39k5vwXzkY4IQUWD1VIUtY7Tblp5aNXzK8/s1600-h/nobobosDR.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHlTC8Q_yAyekO4xhNjwE2jh4Sj6xBDA71QzcC6385zmf5jV5XgQzRrQkrUH2qx3c1aJl1fFEmrF3kx6qwG0PK7VwOliClb44W5p8FzC8Qz39k5vwXzkY4IQUWD1VIUtY7Tblp5aNXzK8/s400/nobobosDR.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387271262936065298" border="0" /></a>Having a good time at Mina's office:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyw4Oli29wpef0JnexRxTbLWrIqjHYEUQVQG3Fv5273XwaxebZMsxxLO_dMo78OSmVtTA6P2WkbkxP1zKtRJwqERZJEqvnHFnVjkKv1mgz5BtNR1okPCTV-eXMg24foYy-SWHEHGYsl13/s1600-h/minaoffice.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyw4Oli29wpef0JnexRxTbLWrIqjHYEUQVQG3Fv5273XwaxebZMsxxLO_dMo78OSmVtTA6P2WkbkxP1zKtRJwqERZJEqvnHFnVjkKv1mgz5BtNR1okPCTV-eXMg24foYy-SWHEHGYsl13/s400/minaoffice.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387271834418837410" border="0" /></a>We are heading out the door to Bavaro for a couple days of beach time while Mina's working, then back to La Romana for the weekend. Here's a farewell photo from the Barbados beach... stay tuned for more news from Miles' Caribbean adventure!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbdgACfx3kwRidZE7uMlMMANko4kZAcRj7LPK2X_tORL0U6mDLJcX53bo63jUGi-j-FpthRG7vMEt7L4B75hMSlTVOL9jMoAkRIts5BDeDX1g0ptYzhaC0HVvo7TpZoxTpqTB2jBedsvN/s1600-h/barbadosfeet.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbdgACfx3kwRidZE7uMlMMANko4kZAcRj7LPK2X_tORL0U6mDLJcX53bo63jUGi-j-FpthRG7vMEt7L4B75hMSlTVOL9jMoAkRIts5BDeDX1g0ptYzhaC0HVvo7TpZoxTpqTB2jBedsvN/s400/barbadosfeet.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387273117524835106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-18917002090690058882009-09-26T11:21:00.000-07:002009-09-26T17:57:05.286-07:00Miles hits the swim up bar, and other adventures in the Caribbean<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAr-yLyR03uLKXGdiL2Mo46ZWVJqmSYVZ8JltRsxE78GG_M_3ED7jVA7FSivPcC3cDusHlsfgyoUNtnamubGexlzShzHSfriB37ht4cl_chTC4jHOdE0demzPtF2SalfP1EqzbyGSj3gqu/s1600-h/Miles&daddyonthebeachBarbados.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAr-yLyR03uLKXGdiL2Mo46ZWVJqmSYVZ8JltRsxE78GG_M_3ED7jVA7FSivPcC3cDusHlsfgyoUNtnamubGexlzShzHSfriB37ht4cl_chTC4jHOdE0demzPtF2SalfP1EqzbyGSj3gqu/s400/Miles&daddyonthebeachBarbados.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385877318239653442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8azyc6PrtPwfnkv8qh9C65PI_RSzYwEd1X2H01vLs-F3X5G6lnpaMNYfeLn4jzmEViCRZjZJqwSXLwHid19KJM13ypnYpCtS8IoLyIyQ3thq9I_Botln-DUUZJDUraWP_mdjrLgdg4b1e/s1600-h/sunSetFamilyBarbados.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8azyc6PrtPwfnkv8qh9C65PI_RSzYwEd1X2H01vLs-F3X5G6lnpaMNYfeLn4jzmEViCRZjZJqwSXLwHid19KJM13ypnYpCtS8IoLyIyQ3thq9I_Botln-DUUZJDUraWP_mdjrLgdg4b1e/s400/sunSetFamilyBarbados.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385875746094691202" border="0" /></a>Some highlights from our time in Barbados, now nearing its end...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRz3_i-m_dCTsGMN6-KpcvF_LzUz04SiGXpH2W41Ac42oHnwbZam7ViMHfU-4g5r1iBP2Rnzd2_Y7wHkJQibLtpLSvbCjmWpmrOUPICWDyGLE6Isz5EPU4wG4OQ6l6EH1atfWyTKdF5ii/s1600-h/miles_highTea.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRz3_i-m_dCTsGMN6-KpcvF_LzUz04SiGXpH2W41Ac42oHnwbZam7ViMHfU-4g5r1iBP2Rnzd2_Y7wHkJQibLtpLSvbCjmWpmrOUPICWDyGLE6Isz5EPU4wG4OQ6l6EH1atfWyTKdF5ii/s320/miles_highTea.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385870980173849634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsArC71FMrUCsmKWxKHEpNcMzGC-4sp9XpMoEMX4e1laqDhAiFJdDZLoCNHj_cLUU-vzYfJy1VYe1A4qHY5WnlUNb5_JBBgZneJ2WIo3DIX40A38Scpin8_W95hEapJLg2SFj6AfQ3JvC/s1600-h/daddysipping.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsArC71FMrUCsmKWxKHEpNcMzGC-4sp9XpMoEMX4e1laqDhAiFJdDZLoCNHj_cLUU-vzYfJy1VYe1A4qHY5WnlUNb5_JBBgZneJ2WIo3DIX40A38Scpin8_W95hEapJLg2SFj6AfQ3JvC/s320/daddysipping.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385870971392627730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The family went out with Mama's colleagues to British style "high tea" at an old mansion in central Barbados. We had the full afternoon tea, with little sandwiches, cakes & tarts, and then the highlight was scones with strawberries and cottled cream. Yum!<br /><br />While Daddy wasn't too thrilled about the colonial nature of the high tea, he felt better after capturing this photo of a monument to emancipation on the way home:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKWxWQ_wx6a4RXso73uM7mEj0-5gudozvnY0nkY8B6vEPfnUd_rv5a8cSXDB_BrMbpQeyWaTHVSaT251UeUZjDQ9hw1SWWRxdrcVww4wrQE-qzY1XhKVTPDTZ01eDgRGORuB0Wnpb5YBB/s1600-h/freedom.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKWxWQ_wx6a4RXso73uM7mEj0-5gudozvnY0nkY8B6vEPfnUd_rv5a8cSXDB_BrMbpQeyWaTHVSaT251UeUZjDQ9hw1SWWRxdrcVww4wrQE-qzY1XhKVTPDTZ01eDgRGORuB0Wnpb5YBB/s400/freedom.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385871735790245490" border="0" /></a>While Mama was at work this week, Miles had many adventures with his Daddy. One afternoon they went to the Barbados Nature Reserve, which featured a surprisingly large number of monkeys and turtles for such a small space! Miles also went to Barbados' National Museum, where he learned that there was mass worker's movement in the 1930s in response to the global recession, and checked out the scene in capitol Bridgetown.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIG-qnUgLbhyphenhyphenY-47mRHul46XPRaTwmYG00hJAfWTbX7T_M6aatUKwk653DLX4oFdmvRLiaLXo_WO1VrZrV83gOtWZz9XgKc4Ddb4SWgiXc6J8xPOAmRCpSLzy015CBgfbfAf0MEa9h7uj/s1600-h/Anchor.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIG-qnUgLbhyphenhyphenY-47mRHul46XPRaTwmYG00hJAfWTbX7T_M6aatUKwk653DLX4oFdmvRLiaLXo_WO1VrZrV83gOtWZz9XgKc4Ddb4SWgiXc6J8xPOAmRCpSLzy015CBgfbfAf0MEa9h7uj/s400/Anchor.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385877345895428770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhP3mQD4AoXrHg8Bjf2vP978Pb5cpIGxqG3kPK2ccTyhu-V6Vo5khOBHPJNXXucxq8QaxzwxbXb_58ilTxGBqiST9YJkLRSYXcfeUQw72gqXKB9MGu6y1sHb7M7f589sMvzaLbFCbQDZM/s1600-h/NoMoneyNoCrop.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhP3mQD4AoXrHg8Bjf2vP978Pb5cpIGxqG3kPK2ccTyhu-V6Vo5khOBHPJNXXucxq8QaxzwxbXb_58ilTxGBqiST9YJkLRSYXcfeUQw72gqXKB9MGu6y1sHb7M7f589sMvzaLbFCbQDZM/s400/NoMoneyNoCrop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385877333111010434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcc9IOedRstem3thUE1g_ILlAQphXy9EU8JD_nZqCDBg7cbzWZMdYA2kpoHvK8hRUyF6JEsU1sB9NZEaO2fJj-0OoRleSXZxZIo1PVtBw9GyE50zcgMn67cquO9D0gXLYVbSoEXtlohGMc/s1600-h/Moneky&miles.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcc9IOedRstem3thUE1g_ILlAQphXy9EU8JD_nZqCDBg7cbzWZMdYA2kpoHvK8hRUyF6JEsU1sB9NZEaO2fJj-0OoRleSXZxZIo1PVtBw9GyE50zcgMn67cquO9D0gXLYVbSoEXtlohGMc/s320/Moneky&miles.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385873319224510226" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Here's the family's favorite dinner spot, Just Grillin', which features fresh grilled seafood (the local favorite is flying fish - yummy!), veggies, salad, and of course rum punch!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPjxbNolmMR6pfYLqe0cW2Gph2LRB0FaxoHON63rGEjJe19Hk1EzadMicBQj2eFmOGPU8RyogDE7Ebp54Bk8wCVdEi95_QyAIfvV_KiuluxYmTOPCFakp7KhbKTTaVBRj65c0y06CZaJi/s1600-h/Just+Grillin.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPjxbNolmMR6pfYLqe0cW2Gph2LRB0FaxoHON63rGEjJe19Hk1EzadMicBQj2eFmOGPU8RyogDE7Ebp54Bk8wCVdEi95_QyAIfvV_KiuluxYmTOPCFakp7KhbKTTaVBRj65c0y06CZaJi/s400/Just+Grillin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385877326946182242" border="0" /></a><br />Here we're celebrating the end of a successful training and week of work with our colleagues here in the Caribbean with Auntie Shay (yup, Miles was thrilled to discover that one of his favorite friends from Seattle decided to join him Barbados too!) at the swim up bar:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Kh7WerffbBLchQt3ECr6KgPQ_tbvOArSjLFBuR4Ob9Q4k5N0I-Z4QzQiQuL5gzZ2tgw6adccAFISyjz8I5frYOutYqj_qz_8CUIAlbhrI0A9ONL1mSfwc8JchFK5haGRCzUfEtyF6sOd/s1600-h/SwimupbarW_Shay.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Kh7WerffbBLchQt3ECr6KgPQ_tbvOArSjLFBuR4Ob9Q4k5N0I-Z4QzQiQuL5gzZ2tgw6adccAFISyjz8I5frYOutYqj_qz_8CUIAlbhrI0A9ONL1mSfwc8JchFK5haGRCzUfEtyF6sOd/s400/SwimupbarW_Shay.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385942455729147378" border="0" /></a>(PS--you can vote for your favorite pic of miles in the Caribbean by leaving a comment!)<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-12899986178905750102009-09-22T19:27:00.001-07:002009-09-22T20:06:37.471-07:00Chillaxin in Barbados<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrdy6K6QmNRInvFaOrz_q8y4qUQthgzwiQ2Yb5pweS4Taww2NkQ3cUMuBRuVT9AlgpiUk2D1dGRWGokaIfb_8g3-4_dMMtQt7Mh6Le_WrwH0wkgmq50mEGWYt5TtiOg7jSs2-jdUkOEhH/s1600-h/maxinwithdrinkatbeach.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrdy6K6QmNRInvFaOrz_q8y4qUQthgzwiQ2Yb5pweS4Taww2NkQ3cUMuBRuVT9AlgpiUk2D1dGRWGokaIfb_8g3-4_dMMtQt7Mh6Le_WrwH0wkgmq50mEGWYt5TtiOg7jSs2-jdUkOEhH/s400/maxinwithdrinkatbeach.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384485160134244562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNplOAUSmj1kNhrfzg27QRqr5Oa6SQJ9HpKEs8z78VwE7qDsgx6WEwXnNyhhFethajc4DDo4uYjCvp4gCjvxXIE_0U_ZdEDJNAPuPpufJl8W62EmbSDbxII-VP4ZGQyceqci_w5f-MrdO/s1600-h/maxinInThepool.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNplOAUSmj1kNhrfzg27QRqr5Oa6SQJ9HpKEs8z78VwE7qDsgx6WEwXnNyhhFethajc4DDo4uYjCvp4gCjvxXIE_0U_ZdEDJNAPuPpufJl8W62EmbSDbxII-VP4ZGQyceqci_w5f-MrdO/s400/maxinInThepool.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384485150425470738" border="0" /></a><br />Whether at the pool or at the beach with a drink (who knows what's in that sippy?) there are only two words for what Miles does in Barbados: "Maxin and Chillaxin"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8fi16V7nW2R4F44rDROcJwOMSF2qY06i9O2dT5VBt7PqpAIiPQ-vPi2ziHf6svpU9LvOhtBwkT8Sa_yG4_hZYa6vmSr6dqd5z7S8pN9fPoYVUiS6nmExXOAQqUEqLCFcgOIdcP_3b3-w/s1600-h/party.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8fi16V7nW2R4F44rDROcJwOMSF2qY06i9O2dT5VBt7PqpAIiPQ-vPi2ziHf6svpU9LvOhtBwkT8Sa_yG4_hZYa6vmSr6dqd5z7S8pN9fPoYVUiS6nmExXOAQqUEqLCFcgOIdcP_3b3-w/s400/party.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384491249342794770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />After a hard day at the beach (and a long day at work for mama!), Miles ended his evening yesterday by becoming the main event at the hotel cocktail party. Mama's colleague Sheena shares a sip of... don't worry, it's not rum punch!!<br /><br />People even used his stroller as a portable rum punch holder. Miles enjoyed the steel pan player who banged out all the Bob Marley hits.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oKe9SvBDuEBLlT6cyQhq7kVfsSEU6P5otUizFRDI33Ry2hRR0q7Yn1qcDCXvc8gtpfZWWQsoothwLqe40Yj8qxWR5qhhNz1YQ8CFaYyys1FfDackzrDlbUyBCZzGmjhU-jYPtk0YYz2x/s1600-h/bobrevolutionparty.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oKe9SvBDuEBLlT6cyQhq7kVfsSEU6P5otUizFRDI33Ry2hRR0q7Yn1qcDCXvc8gtpfZWWQsoothwLqe40Yj8qxWR5qhhNz1YQ8CFaYyys1FfDackzrDlbUyBCZzGmjhU-jYPtk0YYz2x/s400/bobrevolutionparty.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384488375955700290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMM-zVlI_LaaT29kZhL6bz6vGgdCgXuxGSPMlFUH81xDRa__Qo6JXCH2bjWpuVW6B3vqGIK2JByv3hr2iIGo4rvJ6OXkWv3w9pHpiL52k4pbXqaWTBrQ9uypI8nos1XjtXCItzGT1o36VK/s1600-h/stealpan.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMM-zVlI_LaaT29kZhL6bz6vGgdCgXuxGSPMlFUH81xDRa__Qo6JXCH2bjWpuVW6B3vqGIK2JByv3hr2iIGo4rvJ6OXkWv3w9pHpiL52k4pbXqaWTBrQ9uypI8nos1XjtXCItzGT1o36VK/s400/stealpan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384488363396607810" border="0" /></a><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-90198073146137407592009-09-20T20:22:00.000-07:002009-09-20T20:35:33.776-07:00The babe in Barbados!The family arrived safe and sound in Barbados, if a bit worn out from the flight. Luckily, the beautiful surroundings have perked everyone right up!<br /><br />Here's Mama and baby soaking it all in right after we arrived:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8p1EO8IurdVSxKEae4atuAQtGNfWefzszfQr8Ay0mjkyqo5owN1cZ1YXwUAgZxxGtE-6wCVC_M2XPBlF1s12jkWmDdLszPlySlYV63Tvq1k4l4Lrhnd6oNnNs5fZm0_fo5mny5fF33Q0j/s1600-h/Miles&mommaCrazyHappyinTheWatter.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8p1EO8IurdVSxKEae4atuAQtGNfWefzszfQr8Ay0mjkyqo5owN1cZ1YXwUAgZxxGtE-6wCVC_M2XPBlF1s12jkWmDdLszPlySlYV63Tvq1k4l4Lrhnd6oNnNs5fZm0_fo5mny5fF33Q0j/s400/Miles&mommaCrazyHappyinTheWatter.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383745211068591474" border="0" /></a>After a little initial shock at how warm and foamy the surf is, Miles decided to dive, or no wait i guess crawl, right in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjd4CWWYp_FaNuUJ9dvAge6gZYa_eLAYnEMJlSss9DNSBtEZ47T_b8-wIxVKJmjUQNZpFC9Zz0WjW3LmKAVuGSoSjWZiW3jzOAd-Vt4YwQ_orzClN_8NZWUDdOjmu8mwEaGtGtaTeicb1/s1600-h/barbadosbeach9_20.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjd4CWWYp_FaNuUJ9dvAge6gZYa_eLAYnEMJlSss9DNSBtEZ47T_b8-wIxVKJmjUQNZpFC9Zz0WjW3LmKAVuGSoSjWZiW3jzOAd-Vt4YwQ_orzClN_8NZWUDdOjmu8mwEaGtGtaTeicb1/s320/barbadosbeach9_20.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383746645101944274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIPRGX47CyqhDnkwAf0sEJ3N82RF-LGFjdL9mZWa0Ja7_k8hPvChDuQEoQ45KdGAX0wN8P7gOg9IyB8dN_yNiMl2KQPb1uPNE2-mElwf0jovVolY7yrsr-TE6koG1DnwJXRMdNdSrf4fq/s1600-h/Miles&mommaInTheSerf.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIPRGX47CyqhDnkwAf0sEJ3N82RF-LGFjdL9mZWa0Ja7_k8hPvChDuQEoQ45KdGAX0wN8P7gOg9IyB8dN_yNiMl2KQPb1uPNE2-mElwf0jovVolY7yrsr-TE6koG1DnwJXRMdNdSrf4fq/s320/Miles&mommaInTheSerf.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383746635766113506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />More fun times in the sand...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkJ88yfbr6BUKsrurB_KbMbOUk39Wakg8RTfd22txcZkmk6oY5dNLGPXpoyDnEimYWAgmSJ1KI9eM7sLghY5p3GJOMUv1kxQWfx1KW1_iIoVaB37yR7o3yU6cVdq-QYVR1W4D2Mn35chv/s1600-h/sandface_9_20.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkJ88yfbr6BUKsrurB_KbMbOUk39Wakg8RTfd22txcZkmk6oY5dNLGPXpoyDnEimYWAgmSJ1KI9eM7sLghY5p3GJOMUv1kxQWfx1KW1_iIoVaB37yR7o3yU6cVdq-QYVR1W4D2Mn35chv/s320/sandface_9_20.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383748227009190658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdGo4BPeZxcGk5WdKYxdihZyVYOCBCxHfn6Twvz-GNWN__elxKrJoSlpujPUqBCbX6R9Ze__lTuCRmfaqzk7op0KLhAPWJB2aOGbP7jyko0WY0QbaecA4LUwPIBHlekjHaKCJS4XNIlSG/s1600-h/Miles&daddyinTheSea.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdGo4BPeZxcGk5WdKYxdihZyVYOCBCxHfn6Twvz-GNWN__elxKrJoSlpujPUqBCbX6R9Ze__lTuCRmfaqzk7op0KLhAPWJB2aOGbP7jyko0WY0QbaecA4LUwPIBHlekjHaKCJS4XNIlSG/s320/Miles&daddyinTheSea.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383748231331447090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Here's a nice one of the late afternoon beach with Mama:<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivsZxDpY4vUEqzjOdZvJFFYFY21N9XekNmuHuIkZcHo8BKOKEIWE89QcRLW-N1o23KIs91lqSPKPIUO4uLlJfC5UNjnXiKGa307P7Vy4r1Y4-KMTkR0SqAPc9_KF4pzse6qA7SA0SbPia/s1600-h/mamasunset9_19.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivsZxDpY4vUEqzjOdZvJFFYFY21N9XekNmuHuIkZcHo8BKOKEIWE89QcRLW-N1o23KIs91lqSPKPIUO4uLlJfC5UNjnXiKGa307P7Vy4r1Y4-KMTkR0SqAPc9_KF4pzse6qA7SA0SbPia/s400/mamasunset9_19.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383756604715267122" border="0" /></a>And for those readers interested in the details of how the family landed in such an exotic locale... Mama is supporting a training for clinical mentors working with local clinicians on HIV and AIDS care and treatment in the Caribbean region. The training is taking place this week in Barbados, and Mama worked on the curriculum and will also be co-facilitating two days of orientation for the training facilitators, observing and helping out with the training, and working with local curriculum development staff. The past couple days have been spent doing orientation with our new curriculum developer here, and preparing for the coming week's activities. (no, these activities are not featured so prominently in the blog, but hey, the photos just aren't as interesting! plus Miles is out having fun with Daddy during these times - much better!)<br /><br />The family will continue on to Hispaniola, first for to visit our buddy Mina in the Dominican Republic and then on to Haiti where Mama will work with local training and curriculum development staff. Stay tuned for regular updates on Miles' blog!<br /><br />-Sarah, Jesse & Miles<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-62385209452227915812009-09-11T08:24:00.001-07:002009-09-11T09:23:47.855-07:00Medicare for all!It's been a week of politicking for Miles and Daddy. They went to the <a href="http://socialistworker.org/2009/09/11/mad-as-hell-doctors">Mad as Hell Doctors</a> "Care-A-Van" tour to help agitate for single payer health care and Daddy wrote an <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/09/07-5">article</a> that ends with a speech on the kind of world he hopes Miles will get to grow up in. <br />Check it out at<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLltRrUdJyA-DcqgVY_K_26LXwTp10YIDGzcaZCuj_5i2AVsaiaBUUXtQ_Y4XIsO4oGhzAMrnzPG6gqiSZS47-8Vy-rw8xrCmFlPwMMCLeHuY3O7IYODc02G_0p-OPk-ePZgh2GGbV8CJ/s1600-h/Swselling.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 469px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLltRrUdJyA-DcqgVY_K_26LXwTp10YIDGzcaZCuj_5i2AVsaiaBUUXtQ_Y4XIsO4oGhzAMrnzPG6gqiSZS47-8Vy-rw8xrCmFlPwMMCLeHuY3O7IYODc02G_0p-OPk-ePZgh2GGbV8CJ/s320/Swselling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380231506638462418" border="0" /></a>:<div style="text-align: left;">http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/09/07-5</div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-42136747277444206322009-08-30T21:09:00.000-07:002009-08-30T21:25:01.137-07:00The Tupperware Drawer, and other adventures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVqNbES9dm8QAhfjqIEljHUGwz7y__rZDyW94ru3tAIWSBkvbPK62k3cxu6vAQiIxEv91j2P-FZ94bKYO5HXZwuUhfoD1t_3wDqHH5j9N_7ajymWd8WWvU-JXB9yqGZoHjhjje0P87pnq/s1600-h/tupperware3_8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVqNbES9dm8QAhfjqIEljHUGwz7y__rZDyW94ru3tAIWSBkvbPK62k3cxu6vAQiIxEv91j2P-FZ94bKYO5HXZwuUhfoD1t_3wDqHH5j9N_7ajymWd8WWvU-JXB9yqGZoHjhjje0P87pnq/s320/tupperware3_8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375975697599237426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBLOsgRuE4lbxQrFjkJghcIOzNZwFrQFZJf8S3eCjqP3dxTNXXF3_oxLxZ6ySgZDDwGXUDHvzuShl6HqDwrJkrjlHISjIkn-nwgmnsYPaSTLJgRBqcLKwB0jA8OoGkbV0X0oYJIVQWx4l/s1600-h/tupperware2_8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBLOsgRuE4lbxQrFjkJghcIOzNZwFrQFZJf8S3eCjqP3dxTNXXF3_oxLxZ6ySgZDDwGXUDHvzuShl6HqDwrJkrjlHISjIkn-nwgmnsYPaSTLJgRBqcLKwB0jA8OoGkbV0X0oYJIVQWx4l/s320/tupperware2_8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375975687755472242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is one of Miles' favorite things to do these days, and a good way to keep busy when the parents are trying to do something like cook a meal.<br /><br />Thanks to Uncle David for the fabulous artistic photography...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73elNM-WLSQtYjMvd5QIelFM80VWTVHcD2qzTWND8FUiYlNJiY7KRxOlls3BNVulSwBoYdD_eosQCXJGhp8TcBIbWJ1EDqAGWQK4lzbHHYjlbaJ-KsbxVH_g4c863dGphkfqkXrcC0NkU/s1600-h/tupperware4_8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73elNM-WLSQtYjMvd5QIelFM80VWTVHcD2qzTWND8FUiYlNJiY7KRxOlls3BNVulSwBoYdD_eosQCXJGhp8TcBIbWJ1EDqAGWQK4lzbHHYjlbaJ-KsbxVH_g4c863dGphkfqkXrcC0NkU/s320/tupperware4_8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375977137669680066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwXyjJo5SochOAV-vlR5Ya4ub0JbblWH67dBkuM_m4wijilkqPMHTyRy_ifQQqGSiTx4Pa1jGkpW1Y9CM4oTfal7IsX9wD2jF-LNwBpdBolF39polNGwNUqwWZYTL8ky3Wgx8enrS7xRH/s1600-h/tupperware5_8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwXyjJo5SochOAV-vlR5Ya4ub0JbblWH67dBkuM_m4wijilkqPMHTyRy_ifQQqGSiTx4Pa1jGkpW1Y9CM4oTfal7IsX9wD2jF-LNwBpdBolF39polNGwNUqwWZYTL8ky3Wgx8enrS7xRH/s320/tupperware5_8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375975912093881618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another favorite activity lately has been riding Seattle's new mass transit system, the Link Light Rail. Luckily for us, one of the (sadly) few stops is right down the street from our house. And, the Bob Revolution and Miles Leroy can just roll right on for a ride downtown or to the M's game! Today the family headed downtown to do a little sh<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XkUEK-o7sf9yxeJ1zBZtk6huaqfL5FGFfBtGeH2IFGbSqGpK8Qi7YwluPKlGQ-crcthZykUN0D2d4ayRI_u6MC7rhuJDZFlGrKcb0AYE2YSvJp6bRRrkMm4eqQz92ray6rUH78H5ciui/s1600-h/daddytrain8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XkUEK-o7sf9yxeJ1zBZtk6huaqfL5FGFfBtGeH2IFGbSqGpK8Qi7YwluPKlGQ-crcthZykUN0D2d4ayRI_u6MC7rhuJDZFlGrKcb0AYE2YSvJp6bRRrkMm4eqQz92ray6rUH78H5ciui/s320/daddytrain8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375977825950451538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDA0HRtB14EEu4dH7cuURtHeQ9HehwZj5mq4DkRLaDfYasSTZI3jc4MqUI7ZJtrTIn3N2nsFmAJYgqPSJZQhDP3X2zAxFui_N0TxIWQSSTvvc4Q_Cv5xm-yYNEyUsokUE-nk3T7n2IiEc/s1600-h/mamatrain8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDA0HRtB14EEu4dH7cuURtHeQ9HehwZj5mq4DkRLaDfYasSTZI3jc4MqUI7ZJtrTIn3N2nsFmAJYgqPSJZQhDP3X2zAxFui_N0TxIWQSSTvvc4Q_Cv5xm-yYNEyUsokUE-nk3T7n2IiEc/s320/mamatrain8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375977822412364514" border="0" /></a>opping.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But, the real highlight of the week was Cousin Vinnie's visit! We all had a great time catching up, playing games, and of course swinging in the park.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIQb17EV_mPXzs3rzSoAI0HFjSW81sHf27kHQWLV37PCyKL9KTvS6u4SGoXv66qWqzmGPESZDkEPzUxuQ4gBu3C4_SvxSaPd6g4uNz1bxjs8rOhf4Lt6rQoiv-0ycHpQVNP21SiETTDmR/s1600-h/vinnieswing8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIQb17EV_mPXzs3rzSoAI0HFjSW81sHf27kHQWLV37PCyKL9KTvS6u4SGoXv66qWqzmGPESZDkEPzUxuQ4gBu3C4_SvxSaPd6g4uNz1bxjs8rOhf4Lt6rQoiv-0ycHpQVNP21SiETTDmR/s400/vinnieswing8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375978454360122642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwXyjJo5SochOAV-vlR5Ya4ub0JbblWH67dBkuM_m4wijilkqPMHTyRy_ifQQqGSiTx4Pa1jGkpW1Y9CM4oTfal7IsX9wD2jF-LNwBpdBolF39polNGwNUqwWZYTL8ky3Wgx8enrS7xRH/s1600-h/tupperware5_8_09.JPG"></a><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-20051790219100827412009-08-28T10:40:00.001-07:002009-08-28T10:42:28.316-07:00Daddy's back! Yay!Miles Leroy is very happy to have his Daddy back from the annual Glacier trip. More highlights from the week coming soon...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLG6aeGGF-idpwFV7F8YxhcEANl4LW7htnvxRrlMM4lnjzqygEw4W-Cet8hxLWSLg5mZPsXHmumyeLN0La2VulkMpMjR3bkJxKWGOBvr5mrhPZfC2bEOZxGlDKq8kOdNoDoT_dvqpayjA-/s1600-h/daddyback8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLG6aeGGF-idpwFV7F8YxhcEANl4LW7htnvxRrlMM4lnjzqygEw4W-Cet8hxLWSLg5mZPsXHmumyeLN0La2VulkMpMjR3bkJxKWGOBvr5mrhPZfC2bEOZxGlDKq8kOdNoDoT_dvqpayjA-/s400/daddyback8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375071323220921730" border="0" /></a>Thanks Grandma Amy for the great photo!<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-3932586301374612612009-08-20T21:12:00.000-07:002009-08-20T21:36:14.076-07:00End of summer funLate summer is a lovely time in Seattle. A favorite activity is hanging out in the garden, which Miles has recently learned actually PRODUCES one of his favorite foods, cherry tomatoes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBndwx3SVrwzeEXaRsmDyqX7Q4sY4cavhPaw57c02ih6Jyt8Gx6Jsp49LawV1JgCenLS6Pe2uQ-AUcB5smnMC9F-HpnjgwmVbw23dOf-e_iQ_TOxpdTNYBEdrbKipBki9WExV6odFFvCS1/s1600-h/garden8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBndwx3SVrwzeEXaRsmDyqX7Q4sY4cavhPaw57c02ih6Jyt8Gx6Jsp49LawV1JgCenLS6Pe2uQ-AUcB5smnMC9F-HpnjgwmVbw23dOf-e_iQ_TOxpdTNYBEdrbKipBki9WExV6odFFvCS1/s320/garden8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372265752230862098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BNyYy_w0iRbQFIpLVwSG37jWh2aAy3hPeRFOt0WSYFMTM3K4wYgYNhyphenhyphenaDo9-ZpbRrvTlnZp7Robg7l_edgJHE_aKaSi4S-9oCXYlScOFDEipbP0PDIkVcZ9d36GZ9bMS1YKuYqOtyXOy/s1600-h/pickingtomato8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BNyYy_w0iRbQFIpLVwSG37jWh2aAy3hPeRFOt0WSYFMTM3K4wYgYNhyphenhyphenaDo9-ZpbRrvTlnZp7Robg7l_edgJHE_aKaSi4S-9oCXYlScOFDEipbP0PDIkVcZ9d36GZ9bMS1YKuYqOtyXOy/s320/pickingtomato8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372265719098143570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHua9VXfTlrsBqjzYlMZ2x5SSMzUn79tC7XY1hEioo0EGfsycRGGl5BdaLpgDmSgTgsqtBwpGPr9t6Tin7Lm0Wv5dEmeyBJ0UbIZTfANoZzPwk-3CjSkNgeCAvxtG-BRiC-NgKwxKfqCCm/s1600-h/tomato8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHua9VXfTlrsBqjzYlMZ2x5SSMzUn79tC7XY1hEioo0EGfsycRGGl5BdaLpgDmSgTgsqtBwpGPr9t6Tin7Lm0Wv5dEmeyBJ0UbIZTfANoZzPwk-3CjSkNgeCAvxtG-BRiC-NgKwxKfqCCm/s320/tomato8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372265728940796306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQnga2tf-3RiuHD5dUO69Dg92xlowAQOF-QvWOOsgULHnO9uOIb8Gf2Ioh6PGyb7rxTr6hCj06jq1sGBaGTUMyicCc7lT66j1DFqB4bZHmh8aSFeXjuUwRkTUU5Y3dfgX7TGctDngAj-h/s1600-h/gardensmile8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQnga2tf-3RiuHD5dUO69Dg92xlowAQOF-QvWOOsgULHnO9uOIb8Gf2Ioh6PGyb7rxTr6hCj06jq1sGBaGTUMyicCc7lT66j1DFqB4bZHmh8aSFeXjuUwRkTUU5Y3dfgX7TGctDngAj-h/s320/gardensmile8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372265743652741106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Miles is having fun hanging out with Nana Martha, who has been watching him while Daddy does his annual Glacier trip. Before he left, we all went for a hike on Whidbey Island.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTPTnqo5bMCLnIbt27RnzBraAW2rgB0EN16-fxTE-15RVKXD5VYHBSlNRQwNv3v6NwetvYFpAGTXnEzWk6UquYpJ8QfkNKm28AlFSf8P-kzrZBWV0Yhtm0SIKEMLg9KzmGjFwwVFPB8Ea/s1600-h/hikingboys8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTPTnqo5bMCLnIbt27RnzBraAW2rgB0EN16-fxTE-15RVKXD5VYHBSlNRQwNv3v6NwetvYFpAGTXnEzWk6UquYpJ8QfkNKm28AlFSf8P-kzrZBWV0Yhtm0SIKEMLg9KzmGjFwwVFPB8Ea/s320/hikingboys8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372268317621937394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn5DoM15Jj96Dp7fLsNwprZX_b_bVD_vpUq_OitRbfTk0B3Nb8Hwd7pXrx0LiaRDItbA_1ZFkGzS7buT0JPGkhzIWfT1DS2Xg2ovB7HOIn6M5p9OCM-avFKGgf-d4BwgRcBC5NoPS3D9B/s1600-h/beachbabe8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn5DoM15Jj96Dp7fLsNwprZX_b_bVD_vpUq_OitRbfTk0B3Nb8Hwd7pXrx0LiaRDItbA_1ZFkGzS7buT0JPGkhzIWfT1DS2Xg2ovB7HOIn6M5p9OCM-avFKGgf-d4BwgRcBC5NoPS3D9B/s320/beachbabe8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372266856948312706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGF7R9ktZH5rkpNjb6yETqRLMMaKOakFIJYjUDQEXMpxFasBVTq02FO-hcGzybN-Tt6nadUNsI-9OlZYfuJKAfyjzYVSHldgy9obz4oUn-dkv1UeaVBvzJFjlDPl63FwSxicS_bGPkBWJ/s1600-h/nanamamababe8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGF7R9ktZH5rkpNjb6yETqRLMMaKOakFIJYjUDQEXMpxFasBVTq02FO-hcGzybN-Tt6nadUNsI-9OlZYfuJKAfyjzYVSHldgy9obz4oUn-dkv1UeaVBvzJFjlDPl63FwSxicS_bGPkBWJ/s320/nanamamababe8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372268625402121154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqybJ7XFgKsPTrb1WVrtncyhfNSLUbkqvAV4VNPlXKZsjhVHKxA5sHgbEZeMgWYqs5UIIyegixpPmvPR0pC-l1lNlQayp0x3YlIO0gKQp6uUcDy4UOCKYBiPZ9I0nCBtceC9IULSQU2Rvk/s1600-h/familytree8_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqybJ7XFgKsPTrb1WVrtncyhfNSLUbkqvAV4VNPlXKZsjhVHKxA5sHgbEZeMgWYqs5UIIyegixpPmvPR0pC-l1lNlQayp0x3YlIO0gKQp6uUcDy4UOCKYBiPZ9I0nCBtceC9IULSQU2Rvk/s320/familytree8_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372268630540579538" border="0" /></a><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-62395787362991967972009-08-18T09:26:00.000-07:002009-08-18T09:28:34.416-07:00Miles in the great outdoorsMiles went on his first hike last weekend, with Nana Martha, mama, daddy, and uncle David on Whidbey Island. Here he is checking out the "ancient cedar" (commentary courtesy of Grandma Amy and her iPhone):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNY4_W0lnNH_zggaPJkofsI98C4R7QYVpav0UNm9Gs_xQnQvxe9FkcvEM7HMY17BMcgAt9VR93p3FDsrhZbsBVszGWQ3EJfGSocfK7PRVHiX26f3KaAy8r0xxtt64bIkiUILj8-NlHyfk/s1600-h/whidbeytree8_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNY4_W0lnNH_zggaPJkofsI98C4R7QYVpav0UNm9Gs_xQnQvxe9FkcvEM7HMY17BMcgAt9VR93p3FDsrhZbsBVszGWQ3EJfGSocfK7PRVHiX26f3KaAy8r0xxtt64bIkiUILj8-NlHyfk/s400/whidbeytree8_09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371341481217151954" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-56388996503126543502009-08-09T14:17:00.000-07:002009-08-09T14:27:22.341-07:00Heat waveSeattle had a MAJOR heat wave the past couple of weeks, including one day where it reached 105, an ALL TIME record high for any day! Our house was sweltering, so the boys spent lots of time in the water - in the backyard and at the beach.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVou9HbLD5fBjO4edAnCaO8Vvlv5lqLtj2lhVcNIb-vNyP5UxltptuwRZqjkBTIwJMKRoww4vT5ZgWBfhDuc5bhYjUeIo5fARYwgJeOS8A_LYTwXg2J3mxUlq1rVdvSLse599MpWh6PkRH/s1600-h/8_09miles.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVou9HbLD5fBjO4edAnCaO8Vvlv5lqLtj2lhVcNIb-vNyP5UxltptuwRZqjkBTIwJMKRoww4vT5ZgWBfhDuc5bhYjUeIo5fARYwgJeOS8A_LYTwXg2J3mxUlq1rVdvSLse599MpWh6PkRH/s400/8_09miles.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368076570100637794" border="0" /></a><br />That's one sweaty baby! (thanks for Auntie Shay for snapping this great photo!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoHeyLdObwbyc6xJmGeYNU8Jp7ZCs96Wi-qeE_IP6pXb8JuOhyYiU6rqshaPtVAlRm49iPciSqosPobqiJyYi2BU0hPSeUUm8gvuneWSxpspQUmYwvRgBtSNot2o1TmnnHqNj6aukputL/s1600-h/SarahMiles.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 363px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoHeyLdObwbyc6xJmGeYNU8Jp7ZCs96Wi-qeE_IP6pXb8JuOhyYiU6rqshaPtVAlRm49iPciSqosPobqiJyYi2BU0hPSeUUm8gvuneWSxpspQUmYwvRgBtSNot2o1TmnnHqNj6aukputL/s400/SarahMiles.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368076800382128274" border="0" /></a>Now that it's cooled down and the little guy actually needs to wear clothes again, we had a chance to revisit the wardrobe for the ever-expanding babe. The adidas track suit is a highlight! In this photo Miles displays early signs of beat boxing talent. You can also see how he can pull and hold himself up standing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMG0jGRachgrX7AVET4O_tNWefFgSUeB73o-BurrpxS89wf18J88CTfpc6eeLKXUGC7pEuB7CVKnvMNjMo1wtWWA5edEI6Ut_Y2gohYh8gt_o4v_BEcjxSn4nm9sW9beSzWCRBF1BBBv3i/s1600-h/adidas.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMG0jGRachgrX7AVET4O_tNWefFgSUeB73o-BurrpxS89wf18J88CTfpc6eeLKXUGC7pEuB7CVKnvMNjMo1wtWWA5edEI6Ut_Y2gohYh8gt_o4v_BEcjxSn4nm9sW9beSzWCRBF1BBBv3i/s400/adidas.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368077602930401858" border="0" /></a>Here Miles hangs out with buddy Melissa, and sports his lawn sport threads. The lawn sports were a part of the festivities for Alex & Wendy's baby shower, and Miles is really looking forward to meeting his new friend, who is expected to join us in a couple months!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVbzwBWAdDkYYYZnVwpfhyQNB7a_3ecaFV0Vhmo7b1MoC-6gHUv66OwemN_b3fZZtumQzDTlTe5qPRDVugTU55QpdYhCC9LyHr1acbVoa2eJ-f1mxa0X1Ct-DaLGV2imNkc6EQqyk1qnk/s1600-h/melissashower.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVbzwBWAdDkYYYZnVwpfhyQNB7a_3ecaFV0Vhmo7b1MoC-6gHUv66OwemN_b3fZZtumQzDTlTe5qPRDVugTU55QpdYhCC9LyHr1acbVoa2eJ-f1mxa0X1Ct-DaLGV2imNkc6EQqyk1qnk/s400/melissashower.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368077913017339442" border="0" /></a>And Miles continues to have a great time hanging out with Daddy - a favorite activity pretty much since birth has been playing the piano. But now Miles can actually join in for a duet!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJLzz2avroTCKdO41tBt3pMxQZCEEttBa4ppET-7Thw6aeTI4lLNG2PRAk4nui8YkRgKJb3TWslwOd1E4_GlCUH9qz0YcrcUDlceHexvwE5El9y53gZS-1ADniimanhslh3tdYzmqxjcp/s1600-h/duet.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJLzz2avroTCKdO41tBt3pMxQZCEEttBa4ppET-7Thw6aeTI4lLNG2PRAk4nui8YkRgKJb3TWslwOd1E4_GlCUH9qz0YcrcUDlceHexvwE5El9y53gZS-1ADniimanhslh3tdYzmqxjcp/s400/duet.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368078698276212194" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-9387815487987426732009-07-29T17:00:00.001-07:002009-07-29T17:00:51.352-07:00speaks for itself...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOUcVuY8kT6pGIPjjkDQebcvkfEhyphenhyphenyxh_QmEZDRsmn-_PYb9tncL_zMBGn5ONWgSxIL9EadwdH4o1QUsEIuXZwe4eTOJPOxzYuIKX923j4TvpOz4n9xLX7WZ1xLraOcZD7DWUzPwGAPoi/s1600-h/summer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOUcVuY8kT6pGIPjjkDQebcvkfEhyphenhyphenyxh_QmEZDRsmn-_PYb9tncL_zMBGn5ONWgSxIL9EadwdH4o1QUsEIuXZwe4eTOJPOxzYuIKX923j4TvpOz4n9xLX7WZ1xLraOcZD7DWUzPwGAPoi/s400/summer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364036363197585090" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-74283391387294953762009-07-23T21:49:00.000-07:002009-07-23T22:19:59.518-07:007 months old, and LOVING summer!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKvZMn1pvx5BUTYz3Tn4jqjz_6lcj_Oqv742dfwuVHe2nxkDeRDs9smXcV3ZaXf0GeN4Z1M0QOOnOmb0PUPiPh8k3Gi9N7L1d_7hxOConscu1GWrq4_DJIk6uX3cyCUGsrCyomJZZ4b6x/s1600-h/Miles7_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKvZMn1pvx5BUTYz3Tn4jqjz_6lcj_Oqv742dfwuVHe2nxkDeRDs9smXcV3ZaXf0GeN4Z1M0QOOnOmb0PUPiPh8k3Gi9N7L1d_7hxOConscu1GWrq4_DJIk6uX3cyCUGsrCyomJZZ4b6x/s400/Miles7_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361885032527189682" border="0" /></a><br />Okay, so the parents want to apologize to Miles' followers for their blog delinquency as of late, but hey, it's summer and we've been busy enjoying it! (well, plus mama's been busy working...) Anyway, the boys have been having a great time enjoying the great Seattle weather, going to the beach, and eating yummy food.<br /><br />'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66CyQnpw0cPwRTwe9XWMb4QBQ5Z4v55qByG1SSCBBAQOcsx-rOoKS53XHy-2NZziT_Niso1jjmCrPxWkXWcBgB3ns6p1QIWr6iEo04rF4tr_-LV6k_l0kCvwOzkUW2gXyBZNrIH0e-wIZ/s1600-h/beachbaby7_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66CyQnpw0cPwRTwe9XWMb4QBQ5Z4v55qByG1SSCBBAQOcsx-rOoKS53XHy-2NZziT_Niso1jjmCrPxWkXWcBgB3ns6p1QIWr6iEo04rF4tr_-LV6k_l0kCvwOzkUW2gXyBZNrIH0e-wIZ/s400/beachbaby7_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361885040516331474" border="0" /></a>Here's Miles having a good time with his cousin Christopher:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK20WfoCtpKcn8rERsF3uqtCOeL1YJoBb597xxtWRRx7Z843e7DUNa78P8f-zrqTGoAXM7X5S3dcDPFQslQFvrzG5Be7lMKNzajg3QZbLsPRDzyTi1pDq3yiUUdRF07wKMIp6MdMmzMoUH/s1600-h/cousins7_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK20WfoCtpKcn8rERsF3uqtCOeL1YJoBb597xxtWRRx7Z843e7DUNa78P8f-zrqTGoAXM7X5S3dcDPFQslQFvrzG5Be7lMKNzajg3QZbLsPRDzyTi1pDq3yiUUdRF07wKMIp6MdMmzMoUH/s400/cousins7_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361885045722095922" border="0" /></a>We celebrated Grandpa Steve's birthday this month:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ovKhZ8l0tyG80K2DOhVd06p6d2ZHzy0q1E1GjwYxJplbXSMR7yhX13DygI_4O8WgApQcd-3jajqoT5nyAQGq_L15Sb8zGE6r-dTIZJh5CFPCdiMEq5tRzuBFXSVxkUQZHpaUYcqDA6zq/s1600-h/stevebday7_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ovKhZ8l0tyG80K2DOhVd06p6d2ZHzy0q1E1GjwYxJplbXSMR7yhX13DygI_4O8WgApQcd-3jajqoT5nyAQGq_L15Sb8zGE6r-dTIZJh5CFPCdiMEq5tRzuBFXSVxkUQZHpaUYcqDA6zq/s320/stevebday7_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361885643441217954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eyQZCS4zeVLBVNfTGO9sHDUywxikcvMNObCMKt5V-yfiL29ji5jW0DySvodpTYX1sRAJpptwKZGynPC9phkKvzMz1pFoaTl9-Z8vCq5wju36ZDli0TPf85R0-nIcfcaAdSVUhUW7ZtxU/s1600-h/annamiles7_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eyQZCS4zeVLBVNfTGO9sHDUywxikcvMNObCMKt5V-yfiL29ji5jW0DySvodpTYX1sRAJpptwKZGynPC9phkKvzMz1pFoaTl9-Z8vCq5wju36ZDli0TPf85R0-nIcfcaAdSVUhUW7ZtxU/s320/annamiles7_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361885632929593026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Miles just can't get enough of the delicious summer foods (literally -- he eats a shocking amount)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZAJUtMfn297bpDzEYjukenZmSwnt6Ph8ewqIO9FnlS7MTQDCan9XJmERzF9l6QDTESwP8gdQUnrlOPLqEktbQT6AyUAHLKSVOJGfLunJ2t6A-94hGdprLB9WwlmKxig0KvCmZto6GEA0/s1600-h/watermelon7_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZAJUtMfn297bpDzEYjukenZmSwnt6Ph8ewqIO9FnlS7MTQDCan9XJmERzF9l6QDTESwP8gdQUnrlOPLqEktbQT6AyUAHLKSVOJGfLunJ2t6A-94hGdprLB9WwlmKxig0KvCmZto6GEA0/s400/watermelon7_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361886175087405042" border="0" /></a><br />But mostly Miles is just having the best time hanging out with his daddy all day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98NEuPqFOGwdNniUrvXE3-zzm0V5bIQmJxkmqFrcwBtjWNGpU1nodticFXj4neRGxehJ4LKl4J75V7tfvbgMz3NIDAS10o8W8W_C-ATFJMSwU7TRjLN74wNxPcUGLQqqxZmDCyvUx9BFj/s1600-h/daddylove7_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98NEuPqFOGwdNniUrvXE3-zzm0V5bIQmJxkmqFrcwBtjWNGpU1nodticFXj4neRGxehJ4LKl4J75V7tfvbgMz3NIDAS10o8W8W_C-ATFJMSwU7TRjLN74wNxPcUGLQqqxZmDCyvUx9BFj/s320/daddylove7_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361886759641705266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNs7jM09klJEcM_ML9tZras-4TkTS4pJxS-zpvkWLXZt0HMCjsnjfHqfwK-cq7-5TG_vyM6z-900bW1VERvFqcqfnwTSUIGCbmCwn823UVnKbxc36FDWqGOqQU9FUYhigfFUKJD3tchnT3/s1600-h/sackedoutmen7_09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNs7jM09klJEcM_ML9tZras-4TkTS4pJxS-zpvkWLXZt0HMCjsnjfHqfwK-cq7-5TG_vyM6z-900bW1VERvFqcqfnwTSUIGCbmCwn823UVnKbxc36FDWqGOqQU9FUYhigfFUKJD3tchnT3/s320/sackedoutmen7_09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361886752413821442" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-45862492414272773092009-07-15T21:10:00.001-07:002009-07-15T21:12:19.808-07:00At the Columbia City farmers market tonight...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOD5za9chg-EWOm21Jddfc5ErryUacje-vSOsGV4jI6dcW9GdMHJlBFjzo3SGh64FVrLN_-7miSpaoMvNerJqk3XOg6NX4ujlrwyezv0hokxbpIKeAV477f-v6GIkXj60zTGmBNm1jlPtZ/s1600-h/milesraspberries.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOD5za9chg-EWOm21Jddfc5ErryUacje-vSOsGV4jI6dcW9GdMHJlBFjzo3SGh64FVrLN_-7miSpaoMvNerJqk3XOg6NX4ujlrwyezv0hokxbpIKeAV477f-v6GIkXj60zTGmBNm1jlPtZ/s400/milesraspberries.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358905888889769858" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-27345810006878891842009-07-09T21:17:00.000-07:002009-07-09T21:46:21.532-07:00"Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay"The family headed down to the San Francisco Bay area for the Fourth of July Weekend, where Daddy celebrated the occasion by attending the Socialism 2009 conference.<br /><br />We all stayed with Grandpa Gerald, Grandma Karen and uncle Jamana in Berkeley. Jamana's godsons, Dimitrius and Dori, came over to play and all the little guys had a pretty good time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCMFp0rCIe7aU5gZz2dQmQl57a_kHcW0q-XNs7cc0cPYVIGTCS6YjegpLsuZ1BlBIprgymBAKpf4AYosEa7mLLbQpuTGbNF6o6FWa73KWcGtiQZGdCWOwB79n2VYQScE0zQMGgKi3I2xK/s1600-h/geraldmilesboys7_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCMFp0rCIe7aU5gZz2dQmQl57a_kHcW0q-XNs7cc0cPYVIGTCS6YjegpLsuZ1BlBIprgymBAKpf4AYosEa7mLLbQpuTGbNF6o6FWa73KWcGtiQZGdCWOwB79n2VYQScE0zQMGgKi3I2xK/s400/geraldmilesboys7_09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356681079885297170" border="0" /></a><br />Mama and Miles had fun hanging out with friends in the city while Daddy was at his conference. Miles got to meet his great Protector, Nihar, who declared himself struck with baby fever after an afternoon at Dolores Park with Miles Leroy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK4WWtmPRKOlRSFEdLJxaOcuJbzBeRDUhcah-nQqIF2jnCLRm9cciughVNQEDtTe81OMD3AnphVH_ylvuC9gOUiRJQOzCM7abgL30-RH1OXsJEkkkO-hNcME6fFDZsB2toxNvfxdfDaZ3/s1600-h/2niharmiles7_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK4WWtmPRKOlRSFEdLJxaOcuJbzBeRDUhcah-nQqIF2jnCLRm9cciughVNQEDtTe81OMD3AnphVH_ylvuC9gOUiRJQOzCM7abgL30-RH1OXsJEkkkO-hNcME6fFDZsB2toxNvfxdfDaZ3/s200/2niharmiles7_09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356685798686441778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsUzx1WWglf1vsJC42uELDHEmPWAOljxdASX7Ailt6NmZGHUb5pTVNxXj2W2QfEQII9obxwS0c4cVua-_c9zIMrQBRbJS5cvYFSKWnPnWcZEDxnyKM1n8-AUSVuMVybQBC7L9pUgF_Tv3/s1600-h/niharmiles7_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsUzx1WWglf1vsJC42uELDHEmPWAOljxdASX7Ailt6NmZGHUb5pTVNxXj2W2QfEQII9obxwS0c4cVua-_c9zIMrQBRbJS5cvYFSKWnPnWcZEDxnyKM1n8-AUSVuMVybQBC7L9pUgF_Tv3/s200/niharmiles7_09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356685794007407234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08iWbLwKf_OMHvYZ2oorqTSvQnkS7PuVIOpkKPalB2rViidjlREOh0l9_ecsOc5HQnPS5XOMgtvj3hfr3Q_9BWAHHLttOifdjPn-HpmslKGhcydTgDA2YzLmqjkLEf3fK7jzPhwzOTn31/s1600-h/3niharmiles7_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08iWbLwKf_OMHvYZ2oorqTSvQnkS7PuVIOpkKPalB2rViidjlREOh0l9_ecsOc5HQnPS5XOMgtvj3hfr3Q_9BWAHHLttOifdjPn-HpmslKGhcydTgDA2YzLmqjkLEf3fK7jzPhwzOTn31/s200/3niharmiles7_09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356685807423581106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We headed back to Dolores Park for some 4th of July festivities, including catching a San Francisco Mime Troupe show. We spent the day with friends Adam and Shira, and met a brand new friend, their 2 month old daughter Irit (catching a bite to eat below!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWhyphenhyphenSH91HCIdRtTY_IPLHfnR5SQ9itUOuLrg-LAapYJspK5YmQx40LYBzLkvz0BjPaaHloKrXv2E6Ny-Foe-00nlR2MSHYL0KrmGnXqeIjKlqfF_TwOcaSkgBS_S2OGwy5IWaSxbMM5DQ/s1600-h/adamshiramiles7_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWhyphenhyphenSH91HCIdRtTY_IPLHfnR5SQ9itUOuLrg-LAapYJspK5YmQx40LYBzLkvz0BjPaaHloKrXv2E6Ny-Foe-00nlR2MSHYL0KrmGnXqeIjKlqfF_TwOcaSkgBS_S2OGwy5IWaSxbMM5DQ/s400/adamshiramiles7_09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356686730127965826" border="0" /></a><br />Then it was back to Berkeley for a post-conference BBQ party at grandpa Gerald's house where we enjoyed the Brothers Johnson (family relatives) on the stereo and ribs on the grill. The boys had a grand time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCimo-4Ma6YwjlBZ3BcX1DCmK6CEsEugHPHHWcwjnxjTRcA4sh7jRk-KpfHfBSuuP_V9svV7keUwpQBdPrcsLEnR1gDfg9LcTTOAKNNplz3U3YHGZXajXh3e17Qp7X24_TBJeqUPqyBsY/s1600-h/meecheewagon7_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCimo-4Ma6YwjlBZ3BcX1DCmK6CEsEugHPHHWcwjnxjTRcA4sh7jRk-KpfHfBSuuP_V9svV7keUwpQBdPrcsLEnR1gDfg9LcTTOAKNNplz3U3YHGZXajXh3e17Qp7X24_TBJeqUPqyBsY/s320/meecheewagon7_09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356687387786310402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjIGivAMV6RTG0mE4m4waB_0wB5AaqL09QQ-pdEmuWkkIciSnLxZHrY5zc34o0imTGGPaaw8gcPe4clnHK8tM3qQ8hFiWGtqQ3kh97n6iTkQfx-B170cMiVmoXhtCAsNq_j6dXSSyogjt/s1600-h/wagon7_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjIGivAMV6RTG0mE4m4waB_0wB5AaqL09QQ-pdEmuWkkIciSnLxZHrY5zc34o0imTGGPaaw8gcPe4clnHK8tM3qQ8hFiWGtqQ3kh97n6iTkQfx-B170cMiVmoXhtCAsNq_j6dXSSyogjt/s320/wagon7_09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356687391057961570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Miles had a great time hanging out with family and meeting new friends.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801923446717036805.post-91089590671469398742009-06-27T16:24:00.000-07:002009-06-27T17:04:00.896-07:00Family transitions & first baseball gameThis was a big week for the family! Mama went back to work full time, and now Daddy's home full time with baby Miles.<br /><br />The week started with Father's Day (Daddy's first!). We grilled up a whole salmon, and while waiting for the guys at the fish shop to fillet it, Auntie Deb explained that these are indeed the same thing we dug up on Waldron a couple weeks ago:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3Ts_kMB08ABjERsw6suS2QLtqtnhklBgCRW9uczFKRfCTwpE0cyfZHSNdaZKyt-LXiYNm9kQokeVMMNHUvHiZOOg1k9fcSldF_jeGUt_Lr_EisCxghqOEK_lF2DJ-dVFpJ6iHqoirIqw/s1600-h/908973820.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3Ts_kMB08ABjERsw6suS2QLtqtnhklBgCRW9uczFKRfCTwpE0cyfZHSNdaZKyt-LXiYNm9kQokeVMMNHUvHiZOOg1k9fcSldF_jeGUt_Lr_EisCxghqOEK_lF2DJ-dVFpJ6iHqoirIqw/s400/908973820.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352156186691152370" border="0" /></a><br />Miles had strawberries for dessert, facilitated by Uncle Kolya:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWioG3Y5zLJf0Ffzie_WSwFvn_YwjOJYPMEsxMyBBXCNoJ6rdTrXelawdkcVhwRtWknulvgKUqpFF4KdGcyZX_yV87WLmmYbsUnXxNQAaeDdupW_nuxR4s1nWlQ4kqVbWJ8WzsSQMIEqPG/s1600-h/908978924.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWioG3Y5zLJf0Ffzie_WSwFvn_YwjOJYPMEsxMyBBXCNoJ6rdTrXelawdkcVhwRtWknulvgKUqpFF4KdGcyZX_yV87WLmmYbsUnXxNQAaeDdupW_nuxR4s1nWlQ4kqVbWJ8WzsSQMIEqPG/s400/908978924.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352156423384971474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MrdxPz0mOEfhtR0Dcw0XHgD-TtxSKtR7T6vIF9OGPrRfAr_hBJAAUQfIATbgONSHgXs6eOmeFo5IICr0IK4FzKvcYTLWNSngGkYkTrINkilQHd3AMS9ai0WRGO3waNwreaFwzo65rwxS/s1600-h/Training+Summit+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MrdxPz0mOEfhtR0Dcw0XHgD-TtxSKtR7T6vIF9OGPrRfAr_hBJAAUQfIATbgONSHgXs6eOmeFo5IICr0IK4FzKvcYTLWNSngGkYkTrINkilQHd3AMS9ai0WRGO3waNwreaFwzo65rwxS/s400/Training+Summit+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352157275085195522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mama's colleagues from Haiti were in town for the week,<br />and it was great to introduce them to Miles! Here's Miles with Mona:<br /><br />While Mama was at work, Miles had a great time hangin out with Daddy. They went to the park and the beach a lot. Here Miles tests the water in Lake Washington.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClJ9BR5kC4pjju0XpPuDM5t3UYG5MCAqX4kqy4PW9I66NzDs6xVenCESi98FDK26c6t1PADnVlY7OZ_wuxFFJkAOpLn1xQsjHypKrCwvD1yTB5EckXKR3JzZ3j0vUao9dZ8z-7O3yarQa/s1600-h/911833813.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClJ9BR5kC4pjju0XpPuDM5t3UYG5MCAqX4kqy4PW9I66NzDs6xVenCESi98FDK26c6t1PADnVlY7OZ_wuxFFJkAOpLn1xQsjHypKrCwvD1yTB5EckXKR3JzZ3j0vUao9dZ8z-7O3yarQa/s320/911833813.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352158020110408322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpa1FhKv64l5mAPvLk0hoPjG7ujDoqopF4fk2NRzwLDnJvw3WHNkkyfmM2a5p8PFK8MwgGie_NMSGUq7cX8Nq6yAfpOrjiX8utE5ECSmdRs7VJR056L2JibR3p0ajqHsetZuXr64z3Kiw/s1600-h/911834538.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpa1FhKv64l5mAPvLk0hoPjG7ujDoqopF4fk2NRzwLDnJvw3WHNkkyfmM2a5p8PFK8MwgGie_NMSGUq7cX8Nq6yAfpOrjiX8utE5ECSmdRs7VJR056L2JibR3p0ajqHsetZuXr64z3Kiw/s320/911834538.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352158023553820402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bottle break!<br /><br />But the real highlight of the week was Miles' first Mariners game! Shout out to Vic B. for the tickets - we had great seats on the third deck behind home plate. Accompanying Miles were Daddy, Grandpop Dean, Uncle Kolya, and Aunt Anna. Here's the little guy at the stadium all decked out in his Mariners gear, with Uncle Kolya and Grandpop Dean.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zHA6rdyrHZCz4E7PluiLpOuFTFt9SOZB7t7w-7yA4Y8oov9MTTj9ham93di6Tl_k-EmtYhLFG03tMaNuRTSIkK8zy_RXLZh9wwIufvYI_-mEfmKc_TuzNWSCyd97l1NxHgFhiYTXvTY6/s1600-h/911829910.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zHA6rdyrHZCz4E7PluiLpOuFTFt9SOZB7t7w-7yA4Y8oov9MTTj9ham93di6Tl_k-EmtYhLFG03tMaNuRTSIkK8zy_RXLZh9wwIufvYI_-mEfmKc_TuzNWSCyd97l1NxHgFhiYTXvTY6/s400/911829910.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352158668623660210" border="0" /></a>Miles may be just what the M's need to make the playoffs this year - his good luck saw the Mariners to an 8-3 victory, with Ichiro going 4-5 with a home run (Miles sported an Ichiro t-shirt, also courtesy of Vic B.). At the end of the game Vic presented Miles with a certificate to commemorate his first game, something which may be worth a considerable amount once he's in the Hall of Fame.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRS-xmqXzGbJnSWMXzMJBuwuwg4OVYGCahzBzxNdpKzIC2EvO5FW6-M0DywK11aUsmAufd_BhGjbpOP-ggQ9nOOOiLFUIINXD1xzAQ0Bt36m1oP5kvc1BPorNL6AwrfV7VgXFsqECBUir/s1600-h/911830791.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRS-xmqXzGbJnSWMXzMJBuwuwg4OVYGCahzBzxNdpKzIC2EvO5FW6-M0DywK11aUsmAufd_BhGjbpOP-ggQ9nOOOiLFUIINXD1xzAQ0Bt36m1oP5kvc1BPorNL6AwrfV7VgXFsqECBUir/s200/911830791.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352161531818581490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPl9tn4yaOZhXKbVhn3d7OtSInbenCkjqtoakLWnfaYISDENWD5BQC0eSa6LSB4Ihgo7pAMgI8PnIMqDkPN-58xNe4J1C_L3kTI9VSktjsJg-sQadCXtzuh2iYW5kj73A6tsFZUjdPDMg/s1600-h/911830142.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPl9tn4yaOZhXKbVhn3d7OtSInbenCkjqtoakLWnfaYISDENWD5BQC0eSa6LSB4Ihgo7pAMgI8PnIMqDkPN-58xNe4J1C_L3kTI9VSktjsJg-sQadCXtzuh2iYW5kj73A6tsFZUjdPDMg/s200/911830142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352161532575237682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfV4XrWLH5kQO8QrqeoLBLz0iy0SfHGPB6E81UCA3UHOT0T7sGpLya9BZIcfL-nxHUQJznGxikMerUsAYwNYjHz74Peiu2t4Q2XgXqis5CTuMSjYMHiv0NSnLBXnJH6qT0jGGwIvVujiH/s1600-h/911830352.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfV4XrWLH5kQO8QrqeoLBLz0iy0SfHGPB6E81UCA3UHOT0T7sGpLya9BZIcfL-nxHUQJznGxikMerUsAYwNYjHz74Peiu2t4Q2XgXqis5CTuMSjYMHiv0NSnLBXnJH6qT0jGGwIvVujiH/s200/911830352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352161525928116146" border="0" /></a><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1