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AdventureTeam Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-60145136579181422282012-02-22T22:09:00.002-09:002012-02-22T22:15:37.470-09:00You Are What You Eat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Which explains why Boppa is such a large hairy man. Mmmm, our dear fresh buffalo. We also eat a lot of fish, so we don't want to take the saying too far. <br />
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Back to the large hairy mammals. They seem so much more manageable when they arrive in neat little packages. </div>
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For roughly the same price, you can hunt one in a fair fight. Mano y mano. $2,000. But if you do that, in addition to the joy of the hunt, you also get the joy of the butchering process. Which is why paying the same $2,000 to not have to go mano y mano and to not have to butcher and package the meat, well, it's good value. (<a href="http://www.treehugger.com/culture/made-by-hand-searching-for-meaning-in-a-throw-away-world-book-review.html">Mark Frauenfelder</a> would be so dissappointed in us.) The first picture, above, is one entire butchered and packaged buffalo. In recycled safeway bags, because we are good citizens.</div>
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With some friends, we bought a buffalo from <a href="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/BUFFALO+RANCHER+FINDS+HERD+FARES+WELL+AGAINST+BEARS.-a083954161">Burton's Ranch</a>, down by <a href="http://magicseaweed.com/Kodiak-Fossil-Beach-Surf-Report/973/">Pasagshak</a>. It is quite tasty, and also, quite reasonable. Comes out to about $5 a pound for locally grown, 100% range fed <a href="http://www.livestrong.com/article/399690-is-buffalo-meat-healthy/">buffalo</a>. The porterhouse is exquisite. I would definitely recommend it to a friend.<br />
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Another great thing about the buffalo is that we are getting back to our roots. The entire Kodiak herd is descended from a Montana herd. </div>
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In other news, <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Falaskamono.exblog.jp%2F&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&safe=off&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools">Uncle Regan's Hollywood debut</a> has finally arrived. Big Miracle. Hooray! Up next, On Frozen Ground. </div>
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And we'll end this blog with the classic song that Pax, Stokes, and Hux will be singing:</div>
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<br /></div>Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-84037002278456033752012-02-19T20:45:00.000-09:002012-02-19T20:58:50.924-09:00UnPalau (Kauai)Poipu is a little slice of warmth on the southernmost peninsula of Kauai. Doesn't get too rainy, despite being only a few miles from the rainiest spot on earth. It was our headquarters. Stoko's first move upon arrival was to strip down. (Below, we haven't yet stepped foot out the airport.) <br />
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We apologize for any neck injuries incurred while viewing this blog. (The Iphone 4S is neat and all, but it has some default settings that make it hard to rotate the pictures. Hard for us geezers anyway. Can't say we haven't tried. And no, Siri isn't any help with it, either. Not even <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/slideshow/404187/pictures_how_aussie_siri_iphone_4s_voice_assistant_/">Australian Siri</a>. ) <br />
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If you are super rich, I'd suggest staying at the <a href="http://kauai.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp?src=agn_smg_gh_ppc_google_ss_propertyspecific_kauai_grandhyattpoipu&k_clickid=08a088b3-83ec-d469-3b1f-00004ca1d996">Grand Hyatt</a>. It has an amazing pool area, which most pictures don't do any justice. Especially sideways pictures. And it has toucans. Or, you can rent a house nearby and just hang out at the Grand Hyatt, which is what we did. <br />
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We checked out the grand canyon of Hawaii.<br />
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The kids didn't notice it. They were too distract by this large pile of dirt. And the chickens.<br />
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Mini-ninjas on the move. Moment of honesty here. We got upgraded to first class each way to Hawaii. But of all the flights, our most enjoyable was when we had the very back row in coach, from Seattle to Anchorage. First class can be enjoyable. But last class was best for us. Here are the mini-ninjas below, enjoying their first class experience (and inspiring dread in the rest of the cabin. Unfounded, of course. Our kids being angels, and all.)<br />
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Baby beach is actually where we did our best hanging out. It's an ideal spot for everyone. Babies and toddlers can crawl and toddle. Grownups and mini-ninjas can boogie board, surf, and SUP. Pax and Stokes both had breakthrough days on the boogie, surving full body dunkings on several occasions. One might even say that Genevieve and Elle had breakthrough days on the boogie, too! </div>
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One thing about Kauai... don't be fooled by the short distances. Short distances, small speed limits, and many cars is a recipe for slow travel. If we return, we'll pick one place and stay put, mostly. </div>
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We also checked out the West Coast, which would be an awesome place to camp for an extended period of time. Which we were slightly afraid that we might have to do involuntarily after getting our minivan stuck in a sand dune. Fortunately, by sacrificing a couple of boogies, we were able to escape. (All that stuck suby training really came in handy.) <br />
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.6793832238763571"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HO HO HO! Happy Winter! Happy Holidays! Here’s wishing you a year free of poopy diapers, full of afternoon naps and nightly uninterrupted 8 hour stretches of sleep. There’s a small chance we are projecting our desires. But I doubt it. Oh yeah, and tasty donuts, wishing you lots of tasty donuts this year. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What is there to say? We are thankful for you, our dear friends and family, even if some of you do start to feel like only figments of our imagination given how long we’ve been out of touch. Please forgive us! Since we live in the Dirty South (of Alaska), naturally we listen to a lot of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunk">crunk</a>, and we kind of feel like we are on Lil Jon’s wavelength as we chase around our mini-ninjas. You know, it’s like a semi-truck, no fuckin’ brakes, outta control like a bull out da gate. We get bananas like a room full of apes. Over here with our ninjas in the mosh pit. Etc. The main difference is we shake our mullets, not our dreds, and we’re chasing root beer with root beer instead of vodka with patron. Yeah, we lost it. You get the point. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Those of you chasing multiple miniature versions of yourselves around know what we are talking about. Those of you who aren’t, please, take an afternoon nap and love it! </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was afraid that our annual Christmas card might be unacceptable, containing a reference to Lil Jon’s <a href="http://www.tsrocks.com/l/lil_jon_texts/outta_your_mind.html">Outta Your Mind</a> and all. But I’m told that this letter will be acceptable as long as it contains no references to yeast infections, and I can assure you, I will not be talking about yeast infections, no matter how uncomfortable or itchy they may be. On a side note, we’ve been eating a lot of plain Greek yogurt and taking garlic and oregano supplements. I’d encourage you to do it, too. No reason, really. Just something to think about. The odorless garlic is probably the best, unless you fear vampires or want to live the single life for a while.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let’s see... we enjoyed immensely a few months of focusing on our family without the hindrance of having to work, thanks to FMLA. Those months flew by, and during that time we managed to wander around and introduce Huxley to a number of folks in America. Dawson tried his hand at being a stay at home dad for a few weeks, but unfortunately, we had to fire him after he let Stokes and Pax start Huxley on fire. Just kidding about that last part. No fires or firing was involved. Were? Was? What is this, a grammar test? </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As it turns out, working and chasing three mini-ninjas is pretty time consuming. Our Kodiak summer this year was awesome, lots of blue sky beach days. We caught a few fish, subsistence style, red salmon mostly. Dawson tried his hand (net) at the Copper River, and survived, deliciously, if not fruitfully. We’re definitely working on our skills in that area. This year, we came very close to actually catching a silver salmon. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pax is five, Stokes is three, and by the time you get this, they’ll both be in pre-school. Hux is almost one, almost walking, and mostly pooping in the toilet. Yay, <a href="https://www.google.com/webhp?rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS459US460&sourceid=chrome-instant&ix=sea&ie=UTF-8&ion=1#hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS459US460&sa=X&ei=P95BT5TWG4jSiALv17CoAQ&ved=0CBgQBSgA&q=elimination+communication&spell=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=4bd463be09dc681c&ix=sea&ion=1&biw=2304&bih=1150">EC</a>! We are believers! (Google it. Or not. It’s all about poop, and getting it into the toilet, so if that’s not a pressing challenge in your life, you may want to skip it.) </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As the kids grow, we’ve definitely noticed an increase in our food consumption. In many ways, we are counting on them to actually know how to catch some of the many tasty wild animals found here on Kodiak. At least, better than their parents can! We’re hoping they can learn from their friends. So far, Genevieve wins the title of great provider. She’s come home with multiple silver, red, and pink salmon. Come visit some time, and she’ll cook some up for you! Mmmm...</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have a great 2012! Here’s hoping you live it so awesomely that you won’t even care if Earth collides with Nibiru!# That’s scheduled for 12/21/2012, in case you want to make plans. Hey, laugh if you want to, but it’s on the internets. I know we’ll be planning accordingly. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cheers and love and hugs and kisses from Team Wilco,</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dawson, Genevieve, Paxson, Stokely, and Huxley</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></div>
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HAPPY WINTER!<br />
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Cheers to you! To both of our readers, if you didn't get a card, that means we have your wrong address. Please update us.Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-10318329484282824352011-12-11T21:30:00.001-09:002011-12-11T21:30:31.231-09:00Laugh for the day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is our typical chaos level.Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-16382544603813067822011-12-02T23:48:00.000-09:002011-12-02T23:48:42.965-09:00Awesome Things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-5Ws9hQJ8QmbgnmygRZVHoS0K2q5qa9E7pKHbc__dhoOJjv-fjRPADCHej1SshRDH1MltKlKStBekWZT8ClriM70mksUeuDcq5OIsAEU16v-NA_jsRLJrpKHfUY2xxW4vXh-/s1600/IMG_1691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-5Ws9hQJ8QmbgnmygRZVHoS0K2q5qa9E7pKHbc__dhoOJjv-fjRPADCHej1SshRDH1MltKlKStBekWZT8ClriM70mksUeuDcq5OIsAEU16v-NA_jsRLJrpKHfUY2xxW4vXh-/s400/IMG_1691.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Two awesome things about Kodiak. 1) <a href="http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3330">97% renewable energy</a>. In a couple years, Kodiak will be almost completely energy independent. Awesome! Makes me want to get an electric car! When is the 7 seat AWD plug-in Prius SUV coming out? We'll be first in line.<br />
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2) <a href="http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3336&Itemid=2">Rock Island Rollers</a>. Yes! We will soon have our very own roller derby team. Go, Dover, go!<br />
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<a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/house-tours/four-people-and-a-dog-living-in-180-square-feet-home-away-from-home-tour-123518">These guys</a> are awesome. We've been into small homes lately.Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-33775578262619599592011-12-01T19:12:00.000-09:002011-12-01T19:12:23.928-09:00Gratitude Part Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0i7PjkL7Mgwq6f9d6As1MYaoUG41AU5XNiOzzV-8ckFssBId2_F4yApL3US3IIuc2CiUdVKkf5zp0LJXp_IELa7NxnjDM7uI57HvN25AR7IKoY0UOf121r2JelBVoiFceb-0/s1600/Gratitude.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0i7PjkL7Mgwq6f9d6As1MYaoUG41AU5XNiOzzV-8ckFssBId2_F4yApL3US3IIuc2CiUdVKkf5zp0LJXp_IELa7NxnjDM7uI57HvN25AR7IKoY0UOf121r2JelBVoiFceb-0/s640/Gratitude.JPG" width="478" /></a></div>Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-7827767470449124562011-11-30T21:27:00.001-09:002011-11-30T21:40:06.292-09:00Our Almost Trip to Palau<a href="http://www.cieer.org/efloras/images/1019491-Travel_Picture-Palau.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://www.cieer.org/efloras/images/1019491-Travel_Picture-Palau.jpg" width="320" /></a>As some of you know, I have a hobby that involves finding deals on travels. We were forced to hone our deal-hunting skills when we lived out in Dutch Harbor, where the price of a r/t ticket simply to Anchorage was frequently more than $1,000. American dollars. So anyway, I found this great deal on flights to Palau from LAX for $485 on Expedia, and booked it. We bought tickets, along with our old friends, the <a href="http://www.internationalbowlingstars.blogspot.com/">International Bowling All Stars</a>, who we had previously met with abroad on a big <a href="http://gdwilco.blogspot.com/2007/12/team-wilcos-big-adventure-days-part-uno.html">Turkey</a>/<a href="http://gdwilco.blogspot.com/2007/12/turkish-republic-of-north-cyprus.html">Cypress</a> adventure. We planned to tack the trip onto our Christmas trip to Montana.<br />
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That was back in September. A couple weeks ago, Korean Air cancelled our tickets. Alas, the deal was too good to be true. They said we could go if we came up with another $1,800, but that was a bit over budget for us. There are a few articles about the whole thing on the interweb <a href="http://thepointsguy.com/2011/11/korean-air-bungles-palau-fare-mixup/">here</a>, <a href="http://crankyflier.com/2011/11/22/how-mistake-fares-get-filed-and-why-korean-messed-up/">here</a>, <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/29/4086666/korean-air-fumbles-fare-fiasco.html">here</a>, <a href="http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-traveler/2011/11/The-Truth-About-Mistake-Airfares">here</a>, <a href="http://airfareandcheap.net/air-fare/cheap-air-fare-airfare-booked-confirmed-canceled/">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.elliott.org/blog/korean-air-cancels-palau-tickets-because-of-fare-mistake/">here</a>. <a href="http://dontflykorean.com/">Some folks</a> are pretty worked up about it and have started a <a href="http://bit.ly/KEMediaKit">campaign</a> to try to shame Korean Air into honoring the fare. It would be nice if it worked, but I don't think Korean Air really cares. I put a lot of effort into a thoughtful letter myself, and it was basically ignored. And I can't blame Korean Air. They want to maximize their cabbage, and they appear to have no problem selling seats at a higher price than their competitors. (On flights from the US to Palau, their fares are frequently double those of Continental.) It's too bad we won't be going to Palau, but other adventures abound! <br />
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It all started here, with <a href="http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mileage-run-discussion/1254958-fare-gone-ke-jfk-ror-560-ai.html">this</a> posting on Flyertalk. <br />
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actually get around to refunding our money. I'm sure they're good for it. They've had our money for one day shy of three months now. <br />
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In the far more entertaining news category, we recently saw the best job application since<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOal-xZ0XffTqEuJWae0_-mFNkHUngNGxnUJppLJTjYfqM9TrxghTRenGacBOmuYVIkolI5y5W_kEHkTQCtA5faQGf6fs88c5SWaxMnrO1YhwHRSgUwfWMzU9S3OVaahaFPSR/s1600-h/P1040186.JPG"> this one</a> that was posted out at the Alaska Ship Supply in Dutch. I called that one the most awesome resume ever posted by mankind, but I think this one is even awesomer.<br />
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Love it!Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-47889659037196169032011-11-27T21:32:00.000-09:002011-11-27T21:32:11.619-09:00The Big CityWe went into the big city the other weekend so that Genevieve could take some PT continuing education, the highlight of which was the venue's proximity to Golden Donuts. We had high hopes of visiting friends, but it turns out that the being in the big city with three mini-ninjas makes for challenging logistics. We rested our heads at the <a href="http://www.dimondcenterhotel.com/">Dimond Hotel</a>, but spent most of the time up at Team Wilyos. The timing was perfect for celebrating Regan and Paxson's birthdays. And watching a 3D Puss N Boots. And frolicking in the snow.<br />
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Other highlights of our trip: Bouncing bears. <br />
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Chuck E. Cheese.Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-90078029820568219832011-11-27T21:03:00.004-09:002011-12-01T19:17:43.828-09:00The Big City<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabuzNP9SIBbVDGdVcBnRPwhflAmseIKlSWsGZaPvnDKd8CdnCSjqZ23-LVIDS6ZhTAoaPJSnAWKPRKi-TbbpD84290KZZeKnJ-IiF2qLCUhKihgJ4REK8bP1hXYRR5zD5GuVt/s1600/IMG_1459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabuzNP9SIBbVDGdVcBnRPwhflAmseIKlSWsGZaPvnDKd8CdnCSjqZ23-LVIDS6ZhTAoaPJSnAWKPRKi-TbbpD84290KZZeKnJ-IiF2qLCUhKihgJ4REK8bP1hXYRR5zD5GuVt/s320/IMG_1459.JPG" width="320" /></a>We went into the big city so that Genevieve could take some PT continuing ed. My favorite thing about her class was the venue's proximity to Golden Donuts. She might agree. We had high hopes of visiting friends, but it turns out that being in the big city with three mini-ninjas makes for challenging logistics. We rested our heads at the <a href="http://www.dimondcenterhotel.com/">Dimond Hotel</a>, and spent most of the daytime up at <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Falaskamono.exblog.jp%2F&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&safe=off&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools">Team Wilyo</a>'s. The timing was perfect for celebrating Regan and Paxson's birthdays. And watching a 3D <a href="http://www.pussinbootsthemovie.com/">Puss N Boots</a>. And frolicking in the snow.</div><br />
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Other highlights of our trip:<a href="http://www.bouncinbearsanchorage.com/"> Bouncing bears</a>. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hanging out with cousins Chance and Austin.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJAFsIrtAPtjcfMbrejSwknlczmR2l5DKbZSVwsEGanIQrEha_zmPbnQd_M48XYlm4V4ZozFBRAI7yTa72UANLGCHP465rVE3TczLC574hPKeuilQvXcP97W1sa3qcQYQj5vT/s1600/IMG_1470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJAFsIrtAPtjcfMbrejSwknlczmR2l5DKbZSVwsEGanIQrEha_zmPbnQd_M48XYlm4V4ZozFBRAI7yTa72UANLGCHP465rVE3TczLC574hPKeuilQvXcP97W1sa3qcQYQj5vT/s320/IMG_1470.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those two specks way in the background are Musashi and Paxson. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZid-0HOhm2jrAVFrUAm1CJya8UtFkmUrrqKa_Gvtg4C06Lmhg1lV8rl0q8OreiqLHYtBi3W6T4wtzhIj_IM1hIFN7gaTcXz3UgT9FSXsSLcdjgIgMjBqGSmNZecPRPI28RrBI/s1600/IMG_1481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZid-0HOhm2jrAVFrUAm1CJya8UtFkmUrrqKa_Gvtg4C06Lmhg1lV8rl0q8OreiqLHYtBi3W6T4wtzhIj_IM1hIFN7gaTcXz3UgT9FSXsSLcdjgIgMjBqGSmNZecPRPI28RrBI/s320/IMG_1481.JPG" width="320" /></a>Arashi in the foreground.</div><br />
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It's Thanksgiving time, and we have a lot to be thankful for. The Subaru ended its vacation at Pillar Creek Beach, just in time to take us to Thanksgiving dinner at the<a href="http://www.kodiakinn.com/dining.htm"> KI</a>. We're thankful for a blue sky Thanksgiving day. We're thankful for all the people who helped us get it out. We're thankful for good Samaritans. We're thankful that no children were decapitated in the process. We're thankful to have learned an important lesson about snow tires. And Pillar Creek Road.<div><br />
</div><div>We're thankful that we can now start being thankful for the snowiest November in Kodiak in over 20 years. We're thankful for snow sports. Thankful for being able to sled in our yard. </div><div><br />
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</div><div>Of course, we're thankful for all our friends and our family. We're thankful for modern technology like Skype and cell phones and Facebook and email that helps us keep in touch. We're thankful for jet airplanes, too. And trains. And ferries.</div><div><br />
</div><div>We're thankful to be healthy. We're thankful for warm fires on cold stormy days. We're thankful to be living in Kodiak, Alaska.</div><div><br />
</div><div>We're thankful that there are two Montana football teams in the <a href="http://www.kpax.com/news/griz-earn-4-seed-opening-bye-in-fcs-playoffs/">FCS playoffs</a>, and thankful to have grown up in <a href="http://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/">Missoula, Montana</a>. </div><div><br />
</div><div>We're thankful for our shiny brand new computer that doesn't take five minutes to click programs open. It's not that we're unthankful for our old computer. We're just more thankful about having replaced it. </div><div><br />
</div><div>I'm personally thankful for all of the above, plus I'm thankful for 13 years of life partnership with my dear lupu. (Lupu is short for life partner.) We both have to confess to forgetting the Cat-Griz game last weekend. (For us Montanans it's quite a big festivity.) It snuck right up on us. Our chance meeting in 1998 is what we celebrate as the starting point of our life adventure together, even though we simultaneously roamed the halls of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellgate_High_School">Hellgate High</a> from '88-'92. It seems like just yesterday that I was trying to impress Genevieve with my remote starting red 4X4 van as we departed the SLC Port o' Call satellite party. ("I swear, it usually works.") </div><div><br />
</div><div>Having forgotten the big occasion, we decided to celebrate on Sunday. Right after a short surfing mission. In-town waves! The surf mission was short. Getting the car back <a href="http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5200796">up the hill</a> was not. After a couple hours of attempting to get back up the hill, I was approximately 100 feet further down the hill than when I started. Of course, I was in my wetsuit this whole time. And the blizzard was picking up. A <a href="http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5200799">short wetsuit blizzard jog</a> and a good samaratin phone call later, Genevieve arrived for a Monster Van full team Wilco rescue. Tough Team Alert! Tough Team Alert! </div><div><br />
</div><div>Of course, the tow truck guy just laughed and said "No way!" So, we were off to do it ourselves. We bought some too small chains, the last pair in town, and headed out. Two hours later, we'd moved it about 15 feet up the hill. </div><div><br />
</div><div>We called it a night after learning an important lesson about leaving kiddos in a car with operable power windows. Namely, don't. Fortunately, we were close enough to prevent any decapitations. But Paxson had locked the doors, so it was fairly scary. We're glad it didn't turn out worse! </div><div><br />
</div><div>Back to the car. It wasn't hung up on anything, it's just that the road was solid ice. The very slippery kind. Eventually, with help from a lot of people over five days, we were able to get it out. Some friends tried to help on Wednesday and wound up getting stuck for a couple of hours themselves! We wound up using a 2 ton come-along to ratchet it up through the steep part. And the final pull out was from a good Samaritan who was passing by on Thanksgiving morning. Thank you, everyone!</div><div><br />
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I think this will work.Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-37191124281449835072011-10-12T21:53:00.000-08:002011-10-12T21:53:02.724-08:00Stoked about EC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSZceigD0Xs_4fvI30ghGmX_J55n9D9TgJQDC5wu-5Bru_kkDRaiqfedkPgwAYMTZB0CX6tsCrhPVs9xWcjwWD2Udfe33VIsOC2bdkNCN694hec4uIAqHJv2Ax3xhhonMRxR8/s1600/IMG_1229.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSZceigD0Xs_4fvI30ghGmX_J55n9D9TgJQDC5wu-5Bru_kkDRaiqfedkPgwAYMTZB0CX6tsCrhPVs9xWcjwWD2Udfe33VIsOC2bdkNCN694hec4uIAqHJv2Ax3xhhonMRxR8/s640/IMG_1229.JPG" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>It never gets old. <br />
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Stoko is done with the diapers. But that isn't his own poo in the potty that he's celebrating. Genevieve has been doing some amazing work on the elimination communication front. At least when it comes to the big jobs. Huxley is rarely pooping in his pants these days. To anybody with the time and patience, I have to strongly recommend the EC approach. The book, "Diaper Free Before Three" is what got us thinking. Mostly the part where it talked about how half the world's children are potty trained by age one. <br />
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And lo and behold, there's a lot of people going for the <a href="http://www.diaperfreebaby.org/">EC approach</a>. It's pretty awesome. It worked for <a href="http://plantflowersandsingsongs.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/elimination-communication/">Katie and Zach</a>, friends of ours from Bethel days.<br />
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This is the kind of thing we're into these days. Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-78398210174995917172011-09-27T07:18:00.002-08:002011-09-27T07:21:50.325-08:00Sky Rockets In FlightEarly morning delight. Kodiak version! We're watching from the top of Pillar Mountain, bright and early, if all goes well.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.spaceflightnow.com/minotaur/tacsat4/tower/05.jpg" /><br /><br />Here's a pretty cool time lapse video of the rocket getting ready:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lp6nforTJY&feature=youtu.be">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lp6nforTJY&feature=youtu.be</a>Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-28506113640184090602011-09-10T22:05:00.004-08:002011-09-10T22:29:23.397-08:00Road's EndWhen was the last time you were at a restaurant and somebody rode up on a horse, tied it up, popped in for three cans of soda, then galloped off into the forest? Our camera batteries died, so we have to rely on old fashioned words, but that happened today at the Road's End Restaurant in <a href="http://www.romancingalaska.com/southwest/SW_chiniak_road.htm">Chiniak</a>. The best part is the horse rider was a thirteen year old girl. <div><br /><div><img src="http://www.romancingalaska.com/images/Chinia_%20Road/Roads%20end.jpg" /><div><br /></div><div>We really wanted to take a picture of the parking lot. Three ATVs, one car with surfboards, one truck, and one horse. Did I mention that the girl was riding bareback? It really was like something out of a movie. One that would be met with a healthy, "Yeah, right, like that would ever happen." We didn't catch the horse-rider's name. It's probably <a href="http://thehungergames.wikia.com/wiki/Katniss_Everdeen">Katniss</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our other highlights of the day... coming home with a fresh silver. The second silver we've come home with. Genevieve is the definite breadwinner here. She's got the strategy down. Dinner will be so tasty!</div><div><br /></div><div>And of course, excellent surf at Pasagshak. And beach wandering and horse watching. And tasty cinnamon rolls at Flyby. All in all, a great Saturday. </div><div><br /></div></div></div>Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-46552706042448140312011-07-02T21:18:00.002-08:002011-07-02T21:32:56.025-08:00Crab Fest Part DosThe survival suit races. (If ships sunk when the weather was this nice, I doubt there'd ever be a fatality.)<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0501" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860027207/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5314/5860027207_64eac4ccf1_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><a title="IMG_0502" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860578812/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/2692/5860578812_e2db469207_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><a title="IMG_0504" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860575884/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/3061/5860575884_1eda240739_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><a title="IMG_0507" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860571926/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5185/5860571926_2a2d430194_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br />It looks pretty fun. <br /><br />Mardis gras? Just training. <br /><br /><a title="IMG_0498" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860583594/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5145/5860583594_e9db920e92_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br />Six bucks well spent. <a title="IMG_0490" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860037991/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/3202/5860037991_ff5542d6b8_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><a title="IMG_0489" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860591770/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5222/5860591770_d9c881e55e_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><a title="IMG_0496" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860031931/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5198/5860031931_931c5472ee_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br />Here's what an actual rescue looks like:<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0476" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860602928/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5078/5860602928_ea11de3737_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a> Help is on its way!<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0482" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860599148/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5237/5860599148_f272975c8a_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a> (Rescue swimmer ready to drop)<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0483" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860045209/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/3214/5860045209_ae4b1ccf31_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a> (Rescue swimmer dropping)<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0474" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860605082/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/3177/5860605082_40f7fdbf56_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a> (Rescue swimmer)<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0484" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860596946/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5075/5860596946_5ffa5c66d6_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a> (Thankful sunken sailors)<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0487" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860593852/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5160/5860593852_a0ddf85d09_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a> (Rescue basket being hoisted)<br /><br />The Crab Fest Parade:<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0470" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860056073/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5150/5860056073_4b5309368b_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a> (Shrimp Fest)<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0469" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860610282/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/3060/5860610282_f4309bc163_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a> No parade is complete without patriotic motorcycles!<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0462" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860066133/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5274/5860066133_65cc8e5ebe_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a> That's the spirit!<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0460" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860068611/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5195/5860068611_bf8b4eff54_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a> Paxson's first team event! <br /><br /><a title="IMG_0454" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860626132/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5149/5860626132_4f873a9f3b_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a> Ready to Rock!<br /><br />Oh yeah, we got a new fridge. <a title="IMG_0426" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860635174/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5273/5860635174_0987384e8d_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br />Sad news, we lost our happy cow. Freezer malfunction. <a title="IMG_0423" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860084725/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5022/5860084725_4ab1e7c13d_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><a title="IMG_0424" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860083519/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/3253/5860083519_cab1ebecb0_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br />$1,000 of range fed goodness down the drain!Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-65765931514530259732011-07-02T20:54:00.002-08:002011-07-02T21:08:52.853-08:00Crab Fest 2011Crabfest is traditionally synonymous with total crap weather. 2011 was an exception, and Nana was on hand to help us celebrate. Rides, Coast Guard demonstrations, and free money are amongst the highlights. And of course, fair food. <br /><br /><a title="IMG_0578" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5859932545/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/3093/5859932545_ded1f2cfdd_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br />Nana shares an exquisite freshly dipped chocolate nut ice cream bar with Stoko Loco.<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0569" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5859943109/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5197/5859943109_76be2d2e85_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br />Doing our best to get our kids to vomit on the "Spin The Apple" ride. No dice. <br /><br /><a title="IMG_0575" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5859936403/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5033/5859936403_63a850f20b_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><a title="IMG_0549" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5860519658/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/3069/5860519658_ce42ed5153_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><a title="IMG_0546" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5859971751/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/2724/5859971751_20443d0fb7_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br />Free money in the sawdust.<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0536" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5859984703/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/3288/5859984703_d388a255aa_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br />The Lions club, trying hard to explain the importance of free money to two and three year olds. <br /><br /><a title="IMG_0524" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5859998859/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5198/5859998859_3e965d9cd0_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br />I GOTTA HAVE MORE <a href="%3Ca%20title=%22IMG_0524%22%20href=%22http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5859998859/%22%3E%20%20%20%3Cimg%20src=%22http://static.flickr.com/5198/5859998859_3e965d9cd0_d.jpg%22%20border=%220%22/%3E%20%3C/a%3E">COWBELL</a>! (By the way, so lame of you, NBC, to remove the original from youtube.) Nice work Dover! You are a natural with the Kodiak Island Drummers.Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-58559838491051598622011-05-15T07:32:00.005-08:002011-05-15T08:45:04.464-08:00Big Mission: El Salvador PhaseHot Beaches, Cool Mountains, and Magic Lakes<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5682588939_00e29e98cc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 214px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5682588939_00e29e98cc.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This was the scene a couple of days before we left Kodiak in March. Naturally, we were pretty excited about ditching our cold weather clothes and spending a few days lazing about in nothing but our swimsuits, or in some cases, less.<br /><br /><a title="P4010201" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682579637/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5224/5682579637_33fab003a7_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br />Here's Paxson running out of the bedroom sporting nothing but a hat and a man-purse. "I'm all set!"<br /><br />We met Team Shadow at LAX. They traveled from Anaconda, MT. We all boarded the direct red-eye flight from LAX to San Salvador, and 4.5 restful hours later, landed in heat and humidity! First stop, rental car place. 4.5 short hours later, we left the rental car place and hit the open road.<br /><br />2.5 hours later, after driving through <a href="http://www.roadjunky.com/article/1383/sorpresas-and-surprises-in-san-salvador">sorpresa</a> land without even knowing it, we made it to our <a href="http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4507543">beach casa</a>. Only we didn't print out the entire set of directions. So we arrived pretty close to where we thought we were supposed to be, and started asking random people if they knew where we were supposed to stay. They did!<br /><br />We rented <a href="http://www.vrbo.com/102812">this house</a> on the beach, Playa Maculis, on the very eastern edge of the country.<br /><br />Some sunset shots. The beach itself was usually close to deserted. From time to time we would see a few other people on the beach. The occasional cows wandered by. That was about it. Pretty much a perfect, secluded place to play.<br /><a title="P3310163" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682545733/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="P3310163" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682545733/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5230/5682545733_07aa8b7f73_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3310166" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683115748/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5067/5683115748_cb09af7a3f_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3310167" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682550727/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5142/5682550727_4eec7d9952_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3310161" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683114026/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5149/5683114026_a1f697eed7_m.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br />From around 11 AM to 2 PM we stayed in the pool and the shade. And yes, those are our stealthy rental cars in the background. One of them even made it the entire rental period without breaking down!<br /><br /><a title="P3310170" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683119376/"> </a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="P3310170" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683119376/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5226/5683119376_947b5f0e41_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P4030214" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682582681/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5225/5682582681_0120246e36_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P4010179" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682559523/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5143/5682559523_d0d319ec2f_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P4010183" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683128280/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5225/5683128280_04a160844e_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P4010181" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682563057/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5184/5682563057_03acbfdcc9_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a title="P4010179" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682559523/"><br /></a>In the morning and late afternoon, we'd hit the beach.<br /><a title="P4010199" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683144860/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="P4010199" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683144860/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5183/5683144860_e5aa69d611_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a title="P4010196" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683141470/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="P4010196" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683141470/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5030/5683141470_04cb5e69ff_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P4010193" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683139678/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5069/5683139678_c4b59df30a_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P4010194" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682570849/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5065/5682570849_bb37d6818b_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P4010187" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683134126/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5101/5683134126_fe5b00b205_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P4010192" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683135924/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5104/5683135924_568888686b_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a title="P4010193" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683139678/"><br /></a>At low tide, the kids played in tidal pools.<br /><br />Surfing and boogie boarding, as well, for the bigger kids and grown-ups. Team Shadow took some awesome pictures. You might be able to see them <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/media/set/?set=a.215363141809923.60886.100000087158108">here on Facebook</a>. There are lots of great shots!<br /><br />Ilsa, the caretaker, cooked tasty Salvadoran food for us.<br /><a title="P3310177" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682555877/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="P3310177" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682555877/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5230/5682555877_7d9afc39eb_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P4010184" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682564855/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5144/5682564855_02e212dd05_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="221654_215473218465582_100000087158108_853685_2778414_n" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5722360569/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5009/5722360569_ae9a7d55f0_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a title="P4010184" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682564855/"><br /></a>Thank you, Team Shadow, for meeting us down in El Salvador for a double family style adventure!<br /><br />After a week at the beach, we wandered up into the mountains. This is the last picture we got before our camera battery died:<br /><a title="P4070220" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683151014/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5065/5683151014_4af5c0083a_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br />We visited the Salvadoran Revolutionary War Museum. Very interesting history. We enjoyed some very tasty coffee and a magical healing swim in a volcanic caldera lake. Then we went home.<br /><br />Other highlights. Man, it is hard to remember things at our age without the aid of pictures! We went to a night carnival with the world's scariest carnival rides. At least, in terms of being a parent and setting your child on them. Needless to say, they do not appear to have the same tort laws in El Salvador. Fortunately, Pax and Stokes grew tired of the rides pretty quickly. Mostly, they really wanted cheap toy plastic cell phones. It's tough to know just what will capture a child's imagination.<br /><br />We saw some swimming cows in a large lake, Olomago. The town of Olomago has a public school named John F. Kennedy Escuela. Interesante! Checked out Playa Tamarindo, which is long and beautiful but also very very caliente. We checked out La Union, which gets a horrible rap in the guidebooks, but didn't seem particularly bad. It has a very nice brand new cargo port just outside of town that isn't doing anything, or much of anything. (La Union is where we'd go for groceries.)<br /><a href="http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4507650"><br />A map</a> of our trip.Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-20632250689175755242011-05-02T20:54:00.003-08:002011-05-02T21:35:48.334-08:00Happy Easter!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217076_10150238582966210_524781209_9086649_1454476_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 478px; height: 720px;" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217076_10150238582966210_524781209_9086649_1454476_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Regretfully, due to the number of children in our family under the age of 5, we've been unable to continue the Williams family tradition of discharging firearms while hiding Easter eggs. That being said, we were able to maneuver ourselves into firing range of other people who are keeping that tradition going. And we were able to work in three egg hunts in for the kids.<br /><br />We can't take credit for this fist picture. Thanks Breanna! More on that later.<br /><br />But first, the warm-up fun:<br /><a title="IMG_0190" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654624404/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="IMG_0190" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654624404/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5064/5654624404_21d3b66526_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0187" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654045541/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5141/5654045541_341c5e0e4b_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0189" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654048673/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5223/5654048673_844ba03fb5_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0188" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654621620/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5026/5654621620_82e8259440_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0184" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654618428/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5027/5654618428_def4e1d694_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a title="IMG_0187" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654045541/"><br /></a>Hunt #1: Bedroom/House<br /><a title="IMG_0196" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654629882/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="IMG_0196" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654629882/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5303/5654629882_95b8cf04d0_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0235" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654122039/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5026/5654122039_92ec5e961e_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a title="IMG_0235" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654122039/"><br /></a>Okay, it was pretty easy.<br />Chocolate marauding break:<br /><a title="IMG_0202" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654058631/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5064/5654058631_d163e26041_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0203" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654634266/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5183/5654634266_f4136af9cc_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0202" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654058631/"><br /></a><br />Hunt #2: Fossil Beach with Ryan and Joe<br /><a title="IMG_0204" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654062179/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="IMG_0204" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654062179/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5142/5654062179_5f0d656748_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0205" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654064163/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5021/5654064163_9293e3d252_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0207" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654641886/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5101/5654641886_61513d871a_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Incidentally, Ryan found some fossilized hermit crabs that were pretty awesome.<br />Hunt #3: Riley and Covey's Casa<br /><a title="IMG_0215" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654656928/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="IMG_0215" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654656928/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5266/5654656928_c6175e2e59_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0212" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654651584/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5145/5654651584_e3da458206_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0211" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654649678/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5062/5654649678_f25735cb44_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0219" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654099009/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5145/5654099009_9648c0264b_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0213" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654653742/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5145/5654653742_1a053a5762_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0220" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654674980/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5309/5654674980_b706d354cd_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0221" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654677538/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5024/5654677538_f981df53f7_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0224" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654681666/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5223/5654681666_b9cb341b27_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0225" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654109707/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5183/5654109707_1964bc8b80_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0226" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654111529/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5183/5654111529_9fa3118874_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A lot of intensity with the hunters. Until they found Trixie, anyway. But more was in store!<br /><br /></div>At the after party:<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/229710_10150238580986210_524781209_9086603_4919038_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 720px; height: 478px;" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/229710_10150238580986210_524781209_9086603_4919038_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Getting the band back together.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/227916_10150238585421210_524781209_9086680_6122786_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 332px;" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/227916_10150238585421210_524781209_9086680_6122786_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227369_10150238585621210_524781209_9086681_2551840_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 720px; height: 485px;" src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227369_10150238585621210_524781209_9086681_2551840_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I know what you are thinking. Those are awesome pictures! Yep, they are. In other words, we didn't take them. We send a big thanks to Riley and Covey's mom Breanna, who happens to be a highly talented professional photographer! It's always nice to have artistic friends!<br /><br />We like to hope that some of it rubs off on us. Hoping is fun! Not as productive as we might like, though. Yet.<br /></div></div><br />And finally, Easter Dinner at the Power House.<br /><a title="IMG_0234" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654120395/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="IMG_0234" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654120395/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5022/5654120395_f7a6114ccb_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0231" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654691530/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5270/5654691530_490e5d5e82_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0230" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654115859/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5066/5654115859_e49b100d2e_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_0229" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654688640/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5184/5654688640_ab1b6f4f5b_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Happy Easter! Here's to spring, and rebirth! And the celebration of life and living!<br /><a title="IMG_0147" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654562426/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="IMG_0147" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5654562426/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5182/5654562426_b93021c066_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div> This last one is for anybody who disagrees.<br /><a title="IMG_0136" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5653964727/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="IMG_0136" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5653964727/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5228/5653964727_6531ea02e7_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-59003205691592840322011-05-02T18:36:00.001-08:002011-05-03T06:45:11.337-08:00Big Mission Western America Phase<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_mXuMgQIiSzE/TYbe9al36QI/AAAAAAAAAG4/l6cJhnYBtwc/s912/DSCF2416.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 269px;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_mXuMgQIiSzE/TYbe9al36QI/AAAAAAAAAG4/l6cJhnYBtwc/s912/DSCF2416.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Spent a few days in Boise, then a day at Anthony Lakes, then Missoula, then Portland then the Bay. Lots of driving and some flying in between. It was great to see family and some old friends. Good for the soul. (Thank you, <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CEwQtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DipxPn7rgJ_Q&rct=j&q=hollywood%20nights&ei=qBTATf3gDKfjiALFrLmZAw&usg=AFQjCNHhef_5ShQO6eFi47bINqOS0a3OUA&cad=rja">Mr. Seger</a>, for saying it well.)<br /><br />And photos? Hmm... We are kind of waiting for pictures that anybody who happened to be with us might have taken. Thanks to <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103391522407823205276/AnthonyLakesCatSki31911#">Tyler Adams</a> for sharing his pictures like the one on the right. Unfortunately, we took no shots of Boise. (We are counting on Grammy-cita for those! Thanks for the Idaho/Oregon adventures Grammy-cita and Gramps D!) But here are a few we took before our camera power ran out:<br /><br />Missoula: <a title="P3240096" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682492681/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="P3240096" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682492681/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5061/5682492681_64080a7f1d_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a title="P3240091" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683061798/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="P3240091" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683061798/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5182/5683061798_246ce78e38_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3240087" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682497073/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5069/5682497073_fecaaa914e_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3240083" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682499245/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5022/5682499245_a2e30cc869_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3240081" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683067962/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5182/5683067962_6579f8ed87_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3240073" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682503433/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5225/5682503433_81c51a6dbd_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3240072" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683072668/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5101/5683072668_dc12a5eb11_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3240070" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683075084/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5023/5683075084_e8f283aa3a_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3240069" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682511131/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5145/5682511131_a0a05cd7bc_d.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br />Pritchard's beautiful baby:<br /><a title="P3240067" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682514315/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5024/5682514315_ef2f1906bc_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br />Thanks for all the good times, Nana and Grampa Bill! The kiddos loved the plethora of dinosaurs that had been arranged for their arrival.<br /><a title="P3230054" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682523121/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5066/5682523121_8f6dcdac1a_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><a title="P3220032" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682536869/"><br /> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5149/5682536869_79cc624327_m.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br />Missoula's going big time!<br /><a title="P3230055" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683091636/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5184/5683091636_137cce6f38_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br />The old Milltown haunts. Boppa's clerking days, back when it was Finky's Foods. <a href="%3Ca%20title=%22P3230044%22%20href=%22http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683097736/%22%3E%20%20%20%3Cimg%20src=%22http://static.flickr.com/5066/5683097736_3a95a8f1ab_d.jpg%22%20border=%220%22/%3E%20%3C/a%3E">Clerks</a> describes the scene well. From New Jersey to rural Montana, it's all the same!<br /><a title="P3230048" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682527329/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5145/5682527329_642c2c6f47_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br />This is slightly different, too. Boppa's handywork in the background.<br /><a title="P3230044" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683097736/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5066/5683097736_3a95a8f1ab_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br />Here are the kiddos being very quiet at Jake's house.<br /><a title="P3260128" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682458787/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="P3260128" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682458787/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5142/5682458787_c62c88f17b_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a title="P3260133" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682460769/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="P3260133" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682460769/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5063/5682460769_3654eab929_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Later, they were also being quiet, and managed to cover the Neal's entire upstairs with a fine layer of shredded styrofoam. Certain parents were so upset that we almost canceled our highly anticipated zoo trip. But, we overcame it. The zoo was awesome. Look, two large hairy mammals with offspring!<br /><a title="P3260140" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683030914/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="P3260140" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683030914/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5229/5683030914_a8bef03da4_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3260135" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683036276/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5106/5683036276_ce8d27550a_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3260137" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682462435/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5024/5682462435_1c5805382f_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a title="P3260135" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683036276/"><br /></a>The only shots we got of the Gilders.<br /><a title="P3290144" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683039520/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5026/5683039520_872652a188_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3290142" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682467611/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5105/5682467611_7d2befe154_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3290144" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683039520/"><br /></a><br />Gilds, and Bear. We didn't get Jo-Jo and gestating Jackson on film, but they were there, too. We crashed in their nest.<br /><br /><a title="P3290143" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683041330/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5063/5683041330_e3f00470e6_m.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br />Given the strenuous nature of our itinerary, there was a lot of crashing in random places. Airport floors were particularly popular.<br /><a title="P3290147" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682470713/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5026/5682470713_4b9f7035c8_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><a title="P3260141" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682465647/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5181/5682465647_a03ff19c44_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br />Checking out Voo-Doo Donuts in Portland. Pretty much a mandatory stop. Any place with slogans like "The magic is in the hole" and "Good things come in pink boxes" ought not to be missed. In addition to the slogans, their donuts are pretty tasty, too.<br /><a title="P3250119" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682480577/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5021/5682480577_f6825c9506_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><a title="P3250120" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682479737/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5190/5682479737_a763c7085f_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><a title="P3250115" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683055754/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5065/5683055754_787e5399e7_m.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br />Fortunately, they have two locations. With our buddies, we weren't about to stand in line here!<br />We love donuts, but come on!<br /><a title="P3250111" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5682490675/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5027/5682490675_31c9a44182_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br />A line like that could lead certain family members to defect to the nearby Magic Garden.<br /><br />Lots of cool, organic, and fun things going on at the co-ops and coffee shops in Portland. Here's Jake enjoying his local coffee co-op place.<br /><a title="P3260126" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5683043100/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5029/5683043100_c9bb97ce5a_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a> The new beverage of choice is Kambucha. DeWayne was on it way back before it was cool. When it was still called immortality tea. Nothing like fermented fungus drinks brewing in the fridge!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE_9CzLCbkY">Portland is awesome</a>! We love it! If we had to live in a big city, it would definitely be Portland. Thanks to Jake, Megan, Lori, Jen, and Chris for letting us visit!<br /><br />After Portland, we went to the Bay Area and visited friends. We also got to wander through Google land, which was interesting. Our picture taking during this portion of the adventure was non-existent. But we got to visit with Matty, Kevin, Mino & LB, Gilds, Jo-Jo, and Chi-Chi. Good times! We spent most of our time in Los Gatos, but also some time in Davis.<br /><br />On a side note, the Toyota Sienna is pretty awesome. It was our rental vehicle during all the above adventures, and it was really great. I can see why minivans dominate the family scene.<br /><br />Then, it was on to El Salvador!Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-74908339061313792362011-04-16T07:10:00.003-08:002011-04-20T22:19:04.172-08:00Huxley Reeve Zinn's (First) Big Adventure<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJmoE5ZGEWQvCIqlsJBBItVEvXzcB5cimUfR0uUud_4razwJ5AXcL1NtKaTsOX3qdqN0p4fqS_vR4c0bqezkhUMJAvyd72VSDOkBj8bIgkZlO8_vzX8vfuDk4ZvvEK_QglMFx/s1600/IMG_0040.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJmoE5ZGEWQvCIqlsJBBItVEvXzcB5cimUfR0uUud_4razwJ5AXcL1NtKaTsOX3qdqN0p4fqS_vR4c0bqezkhUMJAvyd72VSDOkBj8bIgkZlO8_vzX8vfuDk4ZvvEK_QglMFx/s320/IMG_0040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597916925458482066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5jS9RxNyG-8GMWrmuuzYIbpJ43iuZccOudBOEp59mt72ytOxdHMnEafLysepqPqQszvFif8wjxNczi0iVE2AWf2gK66y_2UWFFXMhgZ41vDew-7SsC37yWq9VqM_Kj1r52eG/s1600/IMG_0042.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5jS9RxNyG-8GMWrmuuzYIbpJ43iuZccOudBOEp59mt72ytOxdHMnEafLysepqPqQszvFif8wjxNczi0iVE2AWf2gK66y_2UWFFXMhgZ41vDew-7SsC37yWq9VqM_Kj1r52eG/s320/IMG_0042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597916921411415426" /></a><br /><div><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; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Wow! It has been a blue sky maternity/paternity leave, for sure. After two weeks of enjoying Kodiak and HRZ, we took our show on the road. Huckleberry Pie, Paxson Boodah, and Stoko Loco Joker handled the trip with flying colors. We visited </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">many friends and family members in</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "> two countries (El Salvador and Honduras), six states (Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Washington, California, and Texas). To everyone we saw, thank you for the adventures! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">And to top it all off, we've been welcomed home with the most glorious Kodiak sunshine you could imagine. We are entering our 6th straight day of cloudless skies. Feels like summer! Actually, far better than most of last summer! We are all sporting Kodiak sunburns, after spending the last few days at various Kodiak beaches. Yes, sunny and 45 is our version of paradise.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Back to our trip... we had much to fear as we traversed security in Anchorage with two screaming toddlers on lock-down, and a slightly colicky baby in our bjorn. But our fears were unfounded! All the flights were a breeze, amazingly. The kiddos slept or were happy for most of the long flights. And Huxley's colic seemed to disappear as soon as we were on the road. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Q0LvJ7ZCfIdHVPiSvALtekJRBR3QeTUXyepTHNfO6HN-wrp17M4cITB6qWdtjOOk1XrUTkCixzAeW_qbmNw3v3GU9INFcsDyQCl3NGKs8M3BjfMm7W27A3JxDCH4XO3S0B5W/s320/P3150012.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597915078205149666" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Pictures, pictures, pictures... well, that is kind of a long story. We left our camera battery charger in Davis, California, so we are weak on shots after that point. The good news is that we were so enamored by Greg and Sonja's camera that we bought one. And it takes awesome pictures. So since we've been back here, we are back into taking good pictures. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">We only took a few shots in Anchorage, but it was a lovely day. We dropped some Sarah Pale off at Steve's house, visited Natalie at the courthouse, and hung out with Team Wilyo. We enjoyed some tasty uppity Fire Island bread products before hitting the skies for Portland. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">(We might have to get back to our Golden Donut roots for our bread-product fix next time.)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Portland was rainy of course. But a few hours out of town, we saw the largest shooting star of all time. Genevieve: Hey, check out that shooting star! Dawson: Where? Genevieve: Over there. Dawson: Where? Genevieve: Right there. Dawson: I see it. Genevieve: Wow, it is still going! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; ">We now each have approximately 36 wishes that will come true. Don't worry, we'll be sure to share our lottery winnings with you. And please, enjoy the world peace! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div>Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-43447519988164395912011-03-14T20:31:00.005-08:002011-03-14T21:07:27.059-08:00The Joys of Potty Training<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ae3ETl2BjcGh7JtOWalUr8I2kdUzUJ4FoXuvgzYivZqaMCsHYwKqsgegJgL-0Za5ZJi_G-jNLnWws-KHnqcdjua2Cgl-vxTOb4RLoNVcFVjZC9QmVNxwU89ipqSceJiDOIGI/s1600/P3130016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ae3ETl2BjcGh7JtOWalUr8I2kdUzUJ4FoXuvgzYivZqaMCsHYwKqsgegJgL-0Za5ZJi_G-jNLnWws-KHnqcdjua2Cgl-vxTOb4RLoNVcFVjZC9QmVNxwU89ipqSceJiDOIGI/s320/P3130016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584161171566337858" border="0" /></a><br />Forgot step one.<br /><br />(Step one: Lift the lid.)<br /><br />We are getting there! Paxson helped Stokely on this one. As he pointed out, "Mom....you are not getting him potty trained." So the helpful 4 year old figured he'd better start the training. <br /><br />And you thought we were going to have some new cute baby photos. Well, this blog is in the spirit of the movie we watched last night in Rani's honor, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.jackassmovie.com">Jackass 3D</a>. She would've loved it.<br /><br />Somehow, whenever the kids are quiet for a few minutes, we've come to expect large brown messes of one sort or another. Chocolate, dirt, excrement, etc. They are getting quite good at finding and reaching all of our good chocolate hiding spots. Very wily, they are. Here's what formerly was a large stash of Hershey Kisses, now a large stash of Hershey Kiss wrappers.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlbRzFdGH4o4Z8vlmXkn2D79dAQ7J3WEAS5eluDPM1m3nlEYomALompnSYpgDwR8GQVgChTNosGlwHghgddJO_f1jadhSQ-688XgPvB1PGZN4_TDvFmDenrrVpjU4HzJ1-Crc/s1600/P3140017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlbRzFdGH4o4Z8vlmXkn2D79dAQ7J3WEAS5eluDPM1m3nlEYomALompnSYpgDwR8GQVgChTNosGlwHghgddJO_f1jadhSQ-688XgPvB1PGZN4_TDvFmDenrrVpjU4HzJ1-Crc/s320/P3140017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584161173378920562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Okay, we can't very well just have a blog with poo and empty chocolate wrappers. Better put up some Captain America shots. We haven't been taking many pictures, but here are a few great ones Grammy-cita got:<br /><br /><br /><a title="IMG_2247 - Copy" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5528554628/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="IMG_2247 - Copy" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5528554628/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5176/5528554628_2fb00921fc_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_2243" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5527962223/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5259/5527962223_768fc25b68_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_2087" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5528550882/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5016/5528550882_069ca35712_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_2093" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5528551336/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5051/5528551336_54eb279694_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_2245" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5528553828/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5100/5528553828_c9bdf12973_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a title="IMG_2243" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5527962223/"><br /></a>Here's part of the large tasty mammal we've recently been eating. Kodiak happy cow makes for a happy tummy!<br /><br /><a title="P3130015" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5527970637/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5217/5527970637_71b2ce9195_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br />Three Muskateers, aka <a href="http://www.hansonbrothers.net/biographies.html">The Hanson Brothers</a>:<br /><a title="P3090004" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5527972275/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5096/5527972275_2873995ec2_d.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br />The most recent shot of Huckleberry:<br /><a title="P3090002" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5527966811/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="P3090002" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5527966811/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5056/5527966811_5f07031fe7_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Other random action shots.<br /><a title="P3130014" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5528560528/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="P3130014" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5528560528/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5011/5528560528_5c3a226490_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="P3130013" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5527968523/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5052/5527968523_f1e3aedd3c_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_2070" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5527959393/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5132/5527959393_3fe95e3f5c_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="IMG_2034" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5528548302/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5178/5528548302_9ccb2f25b2_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a title="P3130013" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5527968523/"><br /><br /></a><a title="IMG_2070" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5527959393/"><br /><br /></a><a title="IMG_2034" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5528548302/"><br /><br /></a>Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-11776266594408413912011-03-04T06:38:00.005-09:002011-03-04T07:01:23.805-09:00Flying Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsx3RlVvJcNQ-6hZI6aoA0YIGOyxUTx8X2o1LhkSJslvCyU88AjwRfXM8yEaxWQ1lvX-Ic89ouVjOobHCgi_YavHpxGPmr-EItWlM1Uxyt7ga6XrNzCEV0IWjfjhyphenhyphenuXWNrkVb/s1600/IMG_2035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsx3RlVvJcNQ-6hZI6aoA0YIGOyxUTx8X2o1LhkSJslvCyU88AjwRfXM8yEaxWQ1lvX-Ic89ouVjOobHCgi_YavHpxGPmr-EItWlM1Uxyt7ga6XrNzCEV0IWjfjhyphenhyphenuXWNrkVb/s320/IMG_2035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580253356059897218" border="0" /></a>Wow, has it been a month already? Time flies when you are outnumbered!<br /><br />Thanks again for the visits, Nana, Grammy-cita and Aunt Rani! Aunt Rani came all the way up from Dallas Texas for a short speedy visit. Fortunately, Grammycita took lots of great pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCmryYSV_vOSfD0Yk66a6yZzp5jGnqk7st4mFRoWPrUoyAS8m62C3gVK_tUpz8D7Fsdz1tEsw58unPMHhUipHPLVwav3AFYpwfDW22sAQRPDLfPWtHYB4bbBiTCUGqgIQFVlT/s1600/IMG_2057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCmryYSV_vOSfD0Yk66a6yZzp5jGnqk7st4mFRoWPrUoyAS8m62C3gVK_tUpz8D7Fsdz1tEsw58unPMHhUipHPLVwav3AFYpwfDW22sAQRPDLfPWtHYB4bbBiTCUGqgIQFVlT/s320/IMG_2057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580253989037374002" border="0" /></a>Huxley is growing. He has also made up for his first three weeks of mellowness. He is still generally mellow, but he has some stomach pain from time to time. Colic. There is a lot of gas in that tummy of his, and he is not pumped about it. Seems like it's been getting better lately. We are hoping the doctor's prediction of three months of stomach issues is wrong.<br /><br />Pax and Stokes are still pumped about Hux. We haven't settled on any nicknames yet. Any other news? Nope... just enjoying family time!Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-17388848279608050212011-02-06T07:36:00.004-09:002011-02-06T08:04:43.041-09:00More Huxley Reeve Zinn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5421480213_4a05216a98_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 370px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5421480213_4a05216a98_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Updates:<br /><br />Let's see. Sleeping, cooing, eating, pooping, sunbathing, and being a cute baby. That's pretty much the action around here!<br /><br />Big brothers are still totally into it, which is nice. We'll try to take better notes so we can remember all the funny things they say.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:16;" ><a title="DSCF0163" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5421478151/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5013/5421478151_2b92aea38c_m.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></span><a title="DSCF0163" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5421478151/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:16;" ></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:16;" ><a title="DSCF0161" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5421472195/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5098/5421472195_40a440306a_m.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></span><br /></div><br />SUNBEAMS!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:16;" ><a title="DSCF0163" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5421478151/"><br /></a></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:16;" ><a title="DSCF0156" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5422088128/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5291/5422088128_c5c584fbfc_d.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></span><a title="DSCF0156" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5422088128/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:16;" ></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:16;" ><a title="DSCF0155" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5421483905/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5299/5421483905_ef8c95925e_d.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></span><br /></div><br />Genevieve has her hands full. We are generally opposed to censorship, but we had to edit this last shot because it was a bit too much like a scene out of the Spearmint Rhino. (By the way, if you are at work you probably should not google Spearmint Rhino.) Yep, after six months, Stoko has fallen off the wagon. Oh, dear!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:12;" ></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:12;" ><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="Spearmint Rhino Edited" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5422093240/"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/5257/5422093240_4aa7d95e6b_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Unedited versions of this picture can be purchased for $5 at hotmamas.com.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:12;" ><br /></span></span></div></span></span>Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38790272.post-50974961806468379582011-02-04T06:56:00.003-09:002011-02-05T09:42:11.694-09:00Day 5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5416286728_f1e667f0da_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 424px; height: 317px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5416286728_f1e667f0da_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />As we watch our new little one grow, we pause to appreciate how wonderfully lucky we are. Our thoughts are with Joey, our friend in Egypt, and all of those people in Egypt who are standing up to get a democracy going and to end the Mubarak dictatorship. Stay safe, Joey! Hopefully, our own democracy-loving government will do the right thing and support the transition to democracy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Genevieve is doing great, except for some soreness, but she is getting some excellent physical therapy for her after-baby healing. Thank you, Roxanne!<br /><a title="DSCF0143" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5416283522/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="DSCF0143" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5416283522/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5299/5416283522_d4d5982731_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="DSCF0147" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5415675321/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5018/5415675321_2d9211c772_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a title="DSCF0147" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5415675321/"><br /></a>Huckabye is doing great too. A lot of eating, pooping, cooing and sleeping, and not much crying. So far, his mellowness level is off the charts. At his first check-up, he weighed in at 7 lbs 15 ozs, and he measured 21.5 inches. Yes, that is a little bit of shrinkage. Fortunately, he has plenty of giant boob power to propel him in the other direction.<br /><a title="DSCF0140" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5416274140/"><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5211/5416274140_c5d5691702_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="DSCF0148" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5415677101/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/5300/5415677101_bbc47eb7fa_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="DSCF0152" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5416294424/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/4127/5416294424_eb573d5e70_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a title="DSCF0140" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5416274140/"><br /></a><a title="DSCF0148" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5415677101/"><br /></a>Welcome to Kodiak, Nana! Thanks for all the help! It's nice not to be outnumbered.<br /><a title="DSCF0151" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5416293210/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="DSCF0151" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5416293210/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/4122/5416293210_a852dd9964_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Two big buddies, helping out. (This is a pre-birth shot, but they are definitely being helpful buddies.)<br /><br /><a title="DSCF0087" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5416297322/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="DSCF0087" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5416297322/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/4152/5416297322_c2b305c49b_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Here they are, helping Boppa and Huxley take a power nap. So helpful! Pretty sure we couldn't have done it without them.<br /><br /><a title="DSCF0135" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5416264296/"> </a><div style="text-align: center;"><a title="DSCF0135" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69966360@N00/5416264296/"><img style="width: 366px; height: 274px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/4094/5416264296_e15be083a3_d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Team Wilcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00484754955897376437noreply@blogger.com1