tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72639268780329307012024-03-14T22:12:08.402+08:00Smith Family AdventureSmith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.comBlogger429125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-54225626465937527522011-10-15T22:41:00.002+08:002011-10-15T22:48:46.143+08:00Evie's artwork<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7a5RSTOr2frT3meHj1KhcqwEspFnqM-rWGB0cRYtsqQeBT78DzemEUg0XLkKkzT8Rk1e8TnT6kAOlcRjWLI_XkTcrnvgL2fnCE3rbDf_pS84pcIEREz2xtSnr__kNqj7LSfvUd1mYZ8YW/s1600/IMG_0626.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7a5RSTOr2frT3meHj1KhcqwEspFnqM-rWGB0cRYtsqQeBT78DzemEUg0XLkKkzT8Rk1e8TnT6kAOlcRjWLI_XkTcrnvgL2fnCE3rbDf_pS84pcIEREz2xtSnr__kNqj7LSfvUd1mYZ8YW/s320/IMG_0626.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663729398280047970" /></a>We bought Evie some oil pastels like she uses in her art class and she was so excited. She sat down and got right to work. About 15 minutes later she was asking me to come look at her drawing. I love the detail in her fancy drink. She said it was a coconut with a cherry and mango on the straw. Ethan scribbled on her drawing so she circled his scribbled and wrote the No Ethan with the arrow pointing to his scribble. Just to make sure I knew it wasn't part of her drawing. <div>His teachers say how perfect Ethan is in class. He never steals a toy or fusses or is ornery but to Evie, he can be so ornery sometimes that I find what they say hard to believe. </div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-76329955468411512792011-10-10T12:32:00.004+08:002011-10-10T13:06:06.952+08:00Fireworks at the beach<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8XclrQq3nqB6w3uZp_5NzOZsa859YsV32ER2RSoOZDhR8_-nEh0ZSDcdT0owIdPO5kKEsS-S_BXwxv06Jgy6QTVspuNmNIsAJXqGTwdoLRS8DrwMGqN71_HPtNE5GzLgLQ6n76cMeloT/s1600/IMG_1137.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8XclrQq3nqB6w3uZp_5NzOZsa859YsV32ER2RSoOZDhR8_-nEh0ZSDcdT0owIdPO5kKEsS-S_BXwxv06Jgy6QTVspuNmNIsAJXqGTwdoLRS8DrwMGqN71_HPtNE5GzLgLQ6n76cMeloT/s320/IMG_1137.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661721342466957298" /></a>We went to the beach Friday night for an evening school fundraiser with fireworks. This organization puts on this annual event for all the schools of SC to make money through raffle tickets and food, etc at the event. We just had dinner at the Good Shepherd school's booth and now we're on a mission for something sweet. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7CWRuWSB7GWkgqLc0JTRzRNJqu12KBmGC5p6REOIedgU1RYFoKPwYQlInVg7lRJFIgV3dzaisubb7l9ZgUgWl2ETurY37HWhaGW0cGGQH33WKZzK1jcTmFKKck89IENAlb2s-2VvG3Cx/s1600/IMG_1144.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7CWRuWSB7GWkgqLc0JTRzRNJqu12KBmGC5p6REOIedgU1RYFoKPwYQlInVg7lRJFIgV3dzaisubb7l9ZgUgWl2ETurY37HWhaGW0cGGQH33WKZzK1jcTmFKKck89IENAlb2s-2VvG3Cx/s320/IMG_1144.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661721337699559986" /></a>We stopped by home for a brief moment in-between art class and the event to grab warm clothes, etc and there was a care package at the door from my friend Amy. Among the other perfectly thoughtful goodies were these glow sticks which were perfect for the night. The kids had fun putting them together in the car on the way and by the time we got to the event it was dark. I don't think the gift could have been planned any better. Thanks Amy!!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBqNf1Z5qqq5Rkfoi2TgwoCuPokCgszJZhFbNp-TuZ_THwx-KF7QYlumEOIZS4-y7LCLnZjne0vsurEc2W-E8k6r_rIa5jXkl6tU81JiWL19J6TbeOC6SSEnMmLGgT4kiK37aAziXrYSe/s1600/IMG_1149.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBqNf1Z5qqq5Rkfoi2TgwoCuPokCgszJZhFbNp-TuZ_THwx-KF7QYlumEOIZS4-y7LCLnZjne0vsurEc2W-E8k6r_rIa5jXkl6tU81JiWL19J6TbeOC6SSEnMmLGgT4kiK37aAziXrYSe/s320/IMG_1149.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661721333381339410" /></a>It's getting late and Evie is getting really tired. She insists that she wants to say until 9:00 but she is fading. They are having fun with their glow sticks and eating sandy popcorn. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5utgPAO1Pig_m9RdLi2AcEfE5qeIKb2IcpbDpCV1PADjorLjUdwdMJiuq1NrG4balD_eeyNcqKBmjt3cej_Z06oPB7AJz4ODWCK6yogkM-q4wsrs4oWy_byIBldL9K3oRdj2LozkKMal/s1600/IMG_1151.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5utgPAO1Pig_m9RdLi2AcEfE5qeIKb2IcpbDpCV1PADjorLjUdwdMJiuq1NrG4balD_eeyNcqKBmjt3cej_Z06oPB7AJz4ODWCK6yogkM-q4wsrs4oWy_byIBldL9K3oRdj2LozkKMal/s320/IMG_1151.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661720942007958034" /></a>I'm not sure what the turnout number was but it seemed like there were a lot of people there. This is looking behind us, away from the water where the food venues are. We parked at the top of the big hill you see in the background. I am <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sooo</span> proud of Evie and Ethan. They were so tired at the end of the night and they both trucked up it with out a complaint. We actually wound up watching the fireworks from the top of the hill. Evie was nearly asleep on the blanket and the fireworks were running really behind schedule. We made it to the top of the hill just as the fireworks started. We watched about 10 minutes before the kids said they wanted to go home. They were too tired to watch anymore. Poor things.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVf1exjUf3UKe2bIi5gNy3_zYLrs9U9_-BKZp3ZCIa6eUxZiX-Y4lVTMVp_mPlLPthey92gtI5FRe9Sc9Bp-xKlhmF22YN2oM_UVWyuLhqFO99FjUi88Ch9DVc9BZq4cyaOKUnY_Bpd-cY/s1600/IMG_1154.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVf1exjUf3UKe2bIi5gNy3_zYLrs9U9_-BKZp3ZCIa6eUxZiX-Y4lVTMVp_mPlLPthey92gtI5FRe9Sc9Bp-xKlhmF22YN2oM_UVWyuLhqFO99FjUi88Ch9DVc9BZq4cyaOKUnY_Bpd-cY/s320/IMG_1154.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661720940651470914" /></a>Ethan had fun burying his glow sticks and then finding them again. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0ggBqm_fmw5tb5x7UTb7yedFtKFaeQharYty_nlUEKkhCBvWVBX_Y-gUqB7MY89bPO6toBZyJ14yhzp_B70YjCcj0FiFOxXvQfmMehUxFcirqfVnWiSt1iaZDEnCjJ1xjUCULkbuaXKJ/s1600/IMG_1159.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0ggBqm_fmw5tb5x7UTb7yedFtKFaeQharYty_nlUEKkhCBvWVBX_Y-gUqB7MY89bPO6toBZyJ14yhzp_B70YjCcj0FiFOxXvQfmMehUxFcirqfVnWiSt1iaZDEnCjJ1xjUCULkbuaXKJ/s320/IMG_1159.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661720929003491458" /></a>It was getting cold so the kids had fun snuggling up. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSu_g5Jk4htq3AQlqqOPUsVway80HYbjwjdDdJ4ceSG7lXCWWqF4Pny7ANepmEjgKG22Dq8NfXgUqOihjjByGKMvsvMKKWcR_GeHNx9pzGg7W1djRpfIjXJSM8iDSxxw7yrNSB_ywN6u0s/s1600/IMG_1167.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSu_g5Jk4htq3AQlqqOPUsVway80HYbjwjdDdJ4ceSG7lXCWWqF4Pny7ANepmEjgKG22Dq8NfXgUqOihjjByGKMvsvMKKWcR_GeHNx9pzGg7W1djRpfIjXJSM8iDSxxw7yrNSB_ywN6u0s/s320/IMG_1167.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661716955662021826" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTxT-IfXXPmNUp-bKojJ6uaQ3BE-EsR2stK96JNw2ACEauzwX_HEl5Rv-O6R6UgDgrvAWbK_jaL9HT0InsElZg_8iyoYScI2XajhqWhPyQWDdnzgGvlOi5V31pvUEW0Y1GGOGY2DmHJT_/s1600/IMG_1175.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTxT-IfXXPmNUp-bKojJ6uaQ3BE-EsR2stK96JNw2ACEauzwX_HEl5Rv-O6R6UgDgrvAWbK_jaL9HT0InsElZg_8iyoYScI2XajhqWhPyQWDdnzgGvlOi5V31pvUEW0Y1GGOGY2DmHJT_/s320/IMG_1175.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661716949348006546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yzopNykMLPxcGNUIgezyRXAbId3Vvj6LN0TEPwzf6UzzcOlCxUFmr-TjbtDgLDuaXr8mwpZU3eAebs8-qnMIKftuJTi7hYdD0OO3LxCir7ieg6K6LpfEpHD-SPjEN6zU0eQFYu3pMDz2/s1600/IMG_1181.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yzopNykMLPxcGNUIgezyRXAbId3Vvj6LN0TEPwzf6UzzcOlCxUFmr-TjbtDgLDuaXr8mwpZU3eAebs8-qnMIKftuJTi7hYdD0OO3LxCir7ieg6K6LpfEpHD-SPjEN6zU0eQFYu3pMDz2/s320/IMG_1181.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661716945720392946" /></a>The kids were asleep immediately as we started our drive. When we got home I opened Ethan's door and thought it was cute that he was asleep with his glow stick. They really had so much fun with them. The kids were so asleep that I brought them in and changed them into their <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">jammies</span> with out so much as a twitch. I was surprised with Evie. I had to take two layers off over her head and had to work to get her arms out of the sleeves and she never moved. </div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-1631242563276526832011-10-10T12:18:00.002+08:002011-10-10T12:32:23.056+08:00Sunday morning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1MLLWEToEZred1WM1UjId9wg1uK34LtqApCaMKkzMIhzNKjTcBGfhGUkVGln_kcv4s7bmFu4-Bba8MOzx9H7xoX0wrewKcuUw3cmnw4d0dHUvO10p20La6uoCAZrtGgj3Nuadul7LoDo/s1600/IMG_0639.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1MLLWEToEZred1WM1UjId9wg1uK34LtqApCaMKkzMIhzNKjTcBGfhGUkVGln_kcv4s7bmFu4-Bba8MOzx9H7xoX0wrewKcuUw3cmnw4d0dHUvO10p20La6uoCAZrtGgj3Nuadul7LoDo/s320/IMG_0639.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661713437077619330" /></a>The kids got to serve donuts at mass today and represent their school, Good Shepherd. They thought it was cool to wear their uniforms to church. I was proud of both of them. I was intimidated at first because I was solo with Joel still in France but the kids did amazing. Ethan stayed right there, anxiously waiting for his own donut and Evie was perfectly helpful handing out napkins and making small talk with the guests. When the first people came out of church she said "here come customers". <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgsDcgeBoqF80_mINb9eaRMvJNGcwzStT1vuzSy0UZkIMUaWpXiuGxZQF9bqfu6PKTX1vs4vJa1btZYWlbUt_NX8WPQdJSEN2V59fpOduHM4yvRRT-zTMVmIMpDNd6qXVTXFohrKWjO8y/s1600/IMG_0643.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgsDcgeBoqF80_mINb9eaRMvJNGcwzStT1vuzSy0UZkIMUaWpXiuGxZQF9bqfu6PKTX1vs4vJa1btZYWlbUt_NX8WPQdJSEN2V59fpOduHM4yvRRT-zTMVmIMpDNd6qXVTXFohrKWjO8y/s320/IMG_0643.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661713430073453058" /></a>After mass we went for pancakes. Both kids were saying how starving they were which I found hard to believe since we ate breakfast before mass and they each had a donut but they were right. They cleared their plates and then some of mine. They each got balloons to take with them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dKTSAQedpEVzFP3iOZEutB7QwaSwyc2bAdM9rxqNPt0gCjZ5GNC18319DZnVA9XZV6ipiRz1XxQ0S_XRM8xNEtxDPQn0PMXqeVU53AlcYvZhckKMJUeBXEG4eINulLkx4jBewllvtmLN/s1600/IMG_0644.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dKTSAQedpEVzFP3iOZEutB7QwaSwyc2bAdM9rxqNPt0gCjZ5GNC18319DZnVA9XZV6ipiRz1XxQ0S_XRM8xNEtxDPQn0PMXqeVU53AlcYvZhckKMJUeBXEG4eINulLkx4jBewllvtmLN/s320/IMG_0644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661713268403838706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXX9If_xBsWCiu-ETTWZAW9g9onMKR_Id5nsTWJlf_8Z3G4uqT9ZeG3Q_yQcdjFqy5XZ-CKtzPaa_0qm-veUJ7VNjofdTjtrFO9yH9UeVrVLp9wfaeI3kd7ka7UpoSX6ihfN1Rs7fuy-lT/s1600/IMG_0645.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXX9If_xBsWCiu-ETTWZAW9g9onMKR_Id5nsTWJlf_8Z3G4uqT9ZeG3Q_yQcdjFqy5XZ-CKtzPaa_0qm-veUJ7VNjofdTjtrFO9yH9UeVrVLp9wfaeI3kd7ka7UpoSX6ihfN1Rs7fuy-lT/s320/IMG_0645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661713267502614594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvCzZYR8wbUTJ3Z9zdGgCgnlYNi7LKFp1ECnLBYjI2A-SfC_VpgWsAWjg67G1m2qFDGbB0cxsA9eYpojvDdjlTMoZyvZ520d3CXIIV4DFu4XdWnH1YZ7U4aJz13mhuxA-s-7Lep5seq5T/s1600/IMG_0648.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvCzZYR8wbUTJ3Z9zdGgCgnlYNi7LKFp1ECnLBYjI2A-SfC_VpgWsAWjg67G1m2qFDGbB0cxsA9eYpojvDdjlTMoZyvZ520d3CXIIV4DFu4XdWnH1YZ7U4aJz13mhuxA-s-7Lep5seq5T/s320/IMG_0648.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661713263583984370" /></a>"mom, look...I have a holder for my sword"</div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-26746958524965435262011-10-05T00:50:00.002+08:002011-10-05T01:01:14.452+08:00Daddy's home<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwC_egafC8y-PLLQfS-SguTk2JLGr5Wuv8beisyOe1XWLhQkc9fotTAcEJl44wdSFofEtjmer50qopo_vUh8w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Video: When daddy is on the teeter-totter with the kids it's a whole new ride. </div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-44639877732855994972011-10-05T00:26:00.003+08:002011-10-05T00:47:52.090+08:00Evie's Spanish song...<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx9qP2aFYdBQHiSO-BXM0JQdvzhRPE1e7DRJKGCEIwblAVD32nuCbH2wdHnL5n_XFtmXYqUFyEVHBFCPQQU2g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Video: Evie and Ethan are learning basic Spanish in school and Evie surprised me with this song one afternoon. We were on our way home from swimming and she said "mom, want to hear the song I learned at school". I was expecting one of her many other songs but not one in Spanish. She knew her numbers and a few words before but in addition to that they are learning colors, etc. </div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-41613490064313299642011-09-20T00:00:00.002+08:002011-09-20T00:10:05.896+08:00Evie's portrait<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfc82bXQOOMSmXCdriaK0kKO6u4nomNx-m4w5_byAIaCDdFm-I2Jv_-UiJPzopmULYhsKvufBozdgJlCujXYsouXKTdSkd8iuVaw40DMCznJ1Qk1Q9wohLepxCxyfEafBsB3kkeHvlaMU/s1600/IMG_0404.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfc82bXQOOMSmXCdriaK0kKO6u4nomNx-m4w5_byAIaCDdFm-I2Jv_-UiJPzopmULYhsKvufBozdgJlCujXYsouXKTdSkd8iuVaw40DMCznJ1Qk1Q9wohLepxCxyfEafBsB3kkeHvlaMU/s320/IMG_0404.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654101869760339298" /></a>We met Joel's friend Dew in San Jose this weekend. He's there as a percussionist for the band Chicago. I think Joel travels a lot and then finding out Drew is gone half the year doesn't seem acceptable. At least he loves what he does. He just came off a three year tour with the Foo Fighters. On our way to lunch Evie spotted this artist drawing portraits and quickly started a conversation with him about wanting to be an artist also and told him she was in art classes. He was a sweet man. He offered to draw her portrait after lunch. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseQo4KJKst2Lm0-hWRKI4pmVXMzC0KbnMTWJtTfLqGpqUdvKoisAI4VZqkWVTJehvf3-6iahg-6LEzNYr_Z8fnfw1XyguKSH0u96Dc1MSO8Y5fxvskUb5u8I6YD88B0pCTAuhXEyd50Qm/s1600/IMG_0405.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseQo4KJKst2Lm0-hWRKI4pmVXMzC0KbnMTWJtTfLqGpqUdvKoisAI4VZqkWVTJehvf3-6iahg-6LEzNYr_Z8fnfw1XyguKSH0u96Dc1MSO8Y5fxvskUb5u8I6YD88B0pCTAuhXEyd50Qm/s320/IMG_0405.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654101694960560290" /></a>Evie would sit absolutely still and then jump up and look at his work and give him the thumbs up and then sit back down. He got a kick out of her.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEqq_yNt4lfg1kQjDcKNXzQ2_atmkw4ZOxmv-zRUguWG7byoImUFaOUcWjpCW3d1qDtO3mHWdy5v3lt5TUQIRBX5jPPEyBjAcjeKuMKZiKDLoNZdXlctBwQL8-tM3Ix08HJKaw2e5g_ys/s1600/IMG_0406.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEqq_yNt4lfg1kQjDcKNXzQ2_atmkw4ZOxmv-zRUguWG7byoImUFaOUcWjpCW3d1qDtO3mHWdy5v3lt5TUQIRBX5jPPEyBjAcjeKuMKZiKDLoNZdXlctBwQL8-tM3Ix08HJKaw2e5g_ys/s320/IMG_0406.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654101686465127346" /></a>Ethan, Joel and Dew went to the Tesla car showroom a few doors down. When they got back Ethan had to get in his words too.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISr4yKNAg9Isz2jD9Po4tBuNKlWfCiKYSI7ZaI7ql6ziVNOoZhQ81NC_TIPlxvxKchHGkxkSk7CFHvprkQwKNZBn5En96s9Hb9nIFwBeJOy02fsJW1NkQzXgLZl2I2xtpN2dpPUWtO-Ll/s1600/IMG_0407.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISr4yKNAg9Isz2jD9Po4tBuNKlWfCiKYSI7ZaI7ql6ziVNOoZhQ81NC_TIPlxvxKchHGkxkSk7CFHvprkQwKNZBn5En96s9Hb9nIFwBeJOy02fsJW1NkQzXgLZl2I2xtpN2dpPUWtO-Ll/s320/IMG_0407.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654101679656988194" /></a>Evie admired her picture all the way home. </div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-41407159838042447092011-09-14T13:50:00.008+08:002011-09-14T14:35:51.137+08:00morning at the pump track<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEUidSrFiBv8kZeKjVmNImJzVJxQCCHO8M0ttgcy4wCATjMv2QCTTLCEEhpdd3BnE8XWOGZanBu2kUqWcOWr61PEjNA3xOXEH-C_IxFDu-wJjIPThMnf-zWemNcqcyRTU2DgshNfo2nmB/s1600/IMG_0352.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEUidSrFiBv8kZeKjVmNImJzVJxQCCHO8M0ttgcy4wCATjMv2QCTTLCEEhpdd3BnE8XWOGZanBu2kUqWcOWr61PEjNA3xOXEH-C_IxFDu-wJjIPThMnf-zWemNcqcyRTU2DgshNfo2nmB/s320/IMG_0352.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652089549243263922" /></a>Ethan and I met his little friend Jaden from his preschool class at the pump track this morning along with her mom and brother. Jaden rides a run bike and is pretty daring. She turns three next week.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1FejfcBLZa2AU1yaizb_IyXTGtGIjX9e4k_aTfDy5jrRisj28Di6SV4xu2znoHi9-1qrNo3tCI43n_ALjxbGh52-QiQ6z5y43quqIGRfdIAM7owqzRvt0_DevCnXCt9DaqQdXwPGDvix/s1600/IMG_0349.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1FejfcBLZa2AU1yaizb_IyXTGtGIjX9e4k_aTfDy5jrRisj28Di6SV4xu2znoHi9-1qrNo3tCI43n_ALjxbGh52-QiQ6z5y43quqIGRfdIAM7owqzRvt0_DevCnXCt9DaqQdXwPGDvix/s320/IMG_0349.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652089543762500706" /></a>Ethan is still getting the hang of his big boy bike. He can barely stand over the bike but when he's riding he seems to have good control. He loved the track and riding the whoops. </div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz4v-e_hBiBoOjEe3Lx2TtXN2YfUdU46pzWaPM91sWyF7PWebH_lgwGBaQ7oseCIXr_pYUY0-5p6PidzSwttA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Video: Ethan on the lower part of the pump track. He can barely stand over his bike so going up some of the hills are hard. It was cute to see his little tiptoes working over time.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy8SPMo8pTsXQo1UxXiQXrVyruPe_41ml9jE6RDEsZ7bFfO4zd_bbTI5uf3_86f99n6f8_8Jy9AlV2UOAQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>Video: Ethan on the whoops at the pump track</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwoMAFuY29H40DMufAh_DbgywmyG4aqTZyzkG4cR6ZxIUkwXyiZ0xeQCA2B9grjvpN7NZDkcVyHCD_c_ZqhOw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Video: Ethan on the whoops at the pump track. Ethan told me to say Green (for go).</div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-59856151797533972692011-09-14T12:46:00.002+08:002011-09-14T12:52:43.391+08:00Little lovers...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6tli2VQt1-orC3vS9pOhR3pkPiGu-ppEOHzBcie40wJXckyE9NODbFsOQKKFmiq4_JIfe1lXZId3fwchr-mUby1e6HCDJq7VuwYj6UYXpvHO56r4zNinXJjpmWlipRnqnyUxl236Hslt/s1600/IMG_0717.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6tli2VQt1-orC3vS9pOhR3pkPiGu-ppEOHzBcie40wJXckyE9NODbFsOQKKFmiq4_JIfe1lXZId3fwchr-mUby1e6HCDJq7VuwYj6UYXpvHO56r4zNinXJjpmWlipRnqnyUxl236Hslt/s320/IMG_0717.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652072410297759362" /></a>I gave the kids a bowl of frozen watermelon the other day and sent them outside. Six chairs around the table and they share a chair. It funny that they love being so close to each other. I know that will change as they grow but I loved looking out the window and seeing them in the same chair.Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-46128234837807172032011-09-14T12:38:00.002+08:002011-09-14T12:46:40.934+08:00Evie's schoolwork<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnygbW6ZTDgaDWDoqpt5rVOrPZeDS29tyd6PiepGNLGQDs0BxbMffD3RrznssMsiPGb4Uopa1zpAh3ZokmNYFKx75L0VgRi4u26HN9-j5OMsdZuuRwymTP6ymasG6mMEmn3Up2nDqjJBF/s1600/IMG_0766.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnygbW6ZTDgaDWDoqpt5rVOrPZeDS29tyd6PiepGNLGQDs0BxbMffD3RrznssMsiPGb4Uopa1zpAh3ZokmNYFKx75L0VgRi4u26HN9-j5OMsdZuuRwymTP6ymasG6mMEmn3Up2nDqjJBF/s320/IMG_0766.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652070840687368466" /></a>Evie brought home her first classwork the other day. Nothing has been said yet, but I suppose I'll have to direct the little artist inside of her to keep it separate from schoolwork but I did enjoy her creativity. These feathers belonged to little Indian girls.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo64iU_jlR1YgTKIEHEIPpzPVKPDoH_C7PE_m8DAX0eocevAuBwCYD7zhO03kuF0BZJ4yUs6mdH0D8yxCa4vPvb1t7z7zJGwXgIiiliZOkJAxGPbXcWTLv2R48N9cEAWCwtuOou2QZ04ES/s1600/IMG_0767.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo64iU_jlR1YgTKIEHEIPpzPVKPDoH_C7PE_m8DAX0eocevAuBwCYD7zhO03kuF0BZJ4yUs6mdH0D8yxCa4vPvb1t7z7zJGwXgIiiliZOkJAxGPbXcWTLv2R48N9cEAWCwtuOou2QZ04ES/s320/IMG_0767.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652070520099908898" /></a>The horn was making noise</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGEUpiqRpthSSXWvwGXzKqtvqual-JJyGFav-F0mRZQl4easdRWBpm4gnAf0W84b3J7IsySYARO2tEEzDj4O3vPbUXLpzt_1JORCAd6vQ_AXmbGlcSFIm0ZuKV3CoEG5ZQ2mFVL8bpEwH/s1600/IMG_0768.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGEUpiqRpthSSXWvwGXzKqtvqual-JJyGFav-F0mRZQl4easdRWBpm4gnAf0W84b3J7IsySYARO2tEEzDj4O3vPbUXLpzt_1JORCAd6vQ_AXmbGlcSFIm0ZuKV3CoEG5ZQ2mFVL8bpEwH/s320/IMG_0768.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652070517711388194" /></a>This girl was ringing the bell and in the overall picture below you can see a person sleeping too.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9g-tqK00xwpAc-h6Po8fWGxLDljgIqKAEeIrkCiinLzSmeL7DNVuJVLH5ixeo9pp9mKn8tE8VhMet_oidfvbrluOf12iWqWnk_aa2xmzkfaPDLtYc3HYdx8QvEsMBI7BH2zg8Wk6BFNKh/s1600/IMG_0770.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9g-tqK00xwpAc-h6Po8fWGxLDljgIqKAEeIrkCiinLzSmeL7DNVuJVLH5ixeo9pp9mKn8tE8VhMet_oidfvbrluOf12iWqWnk_aa2xmzkfaPDLtYc3HYdx8QvEsMBI7BH2zg8Wk6BFNKh/s320/IMG_0770.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652070511832307170" /></a><br /></div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-74950925261804262822011-09-14T12:20:00.004+08:002011-09-14T12:38:01.289+08:00The park after swim lessons...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cc4XD0CGyTf9quHu9LV61qLEaCCtZ31EAhQgNhiL307zpEusWW-n9EmSZLjcaCjAcSBPI-Ks3ucNHPhSH_S-Cy_uFgg6g5urjarf_wWQ4o1NRr4hp5B9XOT5pZamprUuwbgWjWXR5KBf/s1600/IMG_0329.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cc4XD0CGyTf9quHu9LV61qLEaCCtZ31EAhQgNhiL307zpEusWW-n9EmSZLjcaCjAcSBPI-Ks3ucNHPhSH_S-Cy_uFgg6g5urjarf_wWQ4o1NRr4hp5B9XOT5pZamprUuwbgWjWXR5KBf/s320/IMG_0329.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652067299987361698" /></a>After swim lessons the kids get to play at the park next door. They have a typical park with slides, swings and sand but the kids seem to spend more time running around in the trees behind the park. I love the tall redwoods here. (Amy, this is the spot where I was talking to you on the phone)<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDRTRYKECBJhf80FGpcro6KXYzNZJBXQOxwF_YHlEKi7TnrTX6cfsUK9gJygUcc6MF37EBSX9ihrFutDTa6Z9lXtvg-rygB3NoxPFW2cQ0jJJLj-MU_WeRCJqTLny5gYDHJsRU8tBasEb/s1600/IMG_0331.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDRTRYKECBJhf80FGpcro6KXYzNZJBXQOxwF_YHlEKi7TnrTX6cfsUK9gJygUcc6MF37EBSX9ihrFutDTa6Z9lXtvg-rygB3NoxPFW2cQ0jJJLj-MU_WeRCJqTLny5gYDHJsRU8tBasEb/s320/IMG_0331.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652065745068006946" /></a>The park with swings, etc. is just to the right of the train. The swimming pool is just behind the train.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWODdJckJ5efW7Q3Et_5KBiHMMFuLd2IP3AFovBzAgbunlAP8kytiIhpZea5PGkZw-zQAKYbnNTz-gmxhi2KMwmFYhcss8F_KNUdxbwmvTOGE8I2d0PPqKtAQYKJNKOwFCXWfTzgxjR3br/s1600/IMG_0334.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWODdJckJ5efW7Q3Et_5KBiHMMFuLd2IP3AFovBzAgbunlAP8kytiIhpZea5PGkZw-zQAKYbnNTz-gmxhi2KMwmFYhcss8F_KNUdxbwmvTOGE8I2d0PPqKtAQYKJNKOwFCXWfTzgxjR3br/s320/IMG_0334.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652065740735975954" /></a>I was trying to show just how micro the kids are next to the tall trees but this isn't even half of the tree. They are just <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">soooo</span> tall. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj769LDl2lnoy64yCmEW6jy8b2TOXWWJgK3_bHg_kmUfD9fLFN7UmtEltKpuLG8Doqusz9H7WjAIKQjPPeWesG5EuwmlkFpgQCnXoG49lyk2VWjxmQwiY3tVivPTnVBCo9HN0NQmBybTz-z/s1600/IMG_0335.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj769LDl2lnoy64yCmEW6jy8b2TOXWWJgK3_bHg_kmUfD9fLFN7UmtEltKpuLG8Doqusz9H7WjAIKQjPPeWesG5EuwmlkFpgQCnXoG49lyk2VWjxmQwiY3tVivPTnVBCo9HN0NQmBybTz-z/s320/IMG_0335.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652065733954704642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UxCXC4gUn708n8h3jufZhS-ugIYVdeC0da2l_VOJGmV8m6uFBq-yyQdR6UqpbH_41-eW4mxaa-tvJ1aE3S6TGpruO8v-WfeZnWXdOCyU7SFKHsf8Dd3hLxxhh8fb0CP56HIibH1VHXWH/s1600/IMG_0338.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UxCXC4gUn708n8h3jufZhS-ugIYVdeC0da2l_VOJGmV8m6uFBq-yyQdR6UqpbH_41-eW4mxaa-tvJ1aE3S6TGpruO8v-WfeZnWXdOCyU7SFKHsf8Dd3hLxxhh8fb0CP56HIibH1VHXWH/s320/IMG_0338.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652065729980074370" /></a>So after the park we stopped at Costco for a few things and the kids got a hot dog the size of them. I can't believe this didn't give them a bellyache. </div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-35545183130340524032011-09-14T12:14:00.002+08:002011-09-14T12:20:18.381+08:00My big helper in the school garden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUU4PAqMGyqBqCkGK9u88aGFBCGQo3A_slOE_S9HZWgxGFBJCm8SEP01Kk38-2JEFaiVAWsZFrwG7sZ0AeYysTxu4tQsx8_QpOyluzx7jSoK1VHdG95chbkPpEQOCzkdJ2t5k9p_jxghND/s1600/IMG_0269.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUU4PAqMGyqBqCkGK9u88aGFBCGQo3A_slOE_S9HZWgxGFBJCm8SEP01Kk38-2JEFaiVAWsZFrwG7sZ0AeYysTxu4tQsx8_QpOyluzx7jSoK1VHdG95chbkPpEQOCzkdJ2t5k9p_jxghND/s320/IMG_0269.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652064174013069186" /></a>Ethan was my big helper at school as we got the life garden ready for the kindergartners to plant. The playground is near the garden so he would play and then help me weed, etc. It was fun.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xl7yfgvue36CbIewy0USTP4WpIZSIWQmfEs6_ebHkjJsYt09JEy9c0Tgwux6O2C7Z3qdyevMfTFQl3GcXIo8vm7-j-SIfnbugCXe4cV457IQjibxD4TNm4ZYx9LkAP-BDh_v4rJQzDRw/s1600/IMG_0270.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xl7yfgvue36CbIewy0USTP4WpIZSIWQmfEs6_ebHkjJsYt09JEy9c0Tgwux6O2C7Z3qdyevMfTFQl3GcXIo8vm7-j-SIfnbugCXe4cV457IQjibxD4TNm4ZYx9LkAP-BDh_v4rJQzDRw/s320/IMG_0270.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652064170922112098" /></a>After we were done in the garden we stopped by to see his teachers in the PS room. Ethan showed one of his teachers an old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ouchie</span> he had and she pulled out this box of cool skateboard <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bandaids</span>. This screaming hand is actually the graphic Ethan has on his skateboard at home. He was stoked. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7RTOMUC2lADW71IPsyL9_zF7nCUbWL2cjnj6bP4KMbMPbobEjKFin52r6KkBOesVOcKzL4wPWYCD1aJT8p5tpDkLvyB26U4kmqJBWnnK1oo05TcmlmaOkEXx89fO2y6-TpacD2s3KMIU/s1600/IMG_0271.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7RTOMUC2lADW71IPsyL9_zF7nCUbWL2cjnj6bP4KMbMPbobEjKFin52r6KkBOesVOcKzL4wPWYCD1aJT8p5tpDkLvyB26U4kmqJBWnnK1oo05TcmlmaOkEXx89fO2y6-TpacD2s3KMIU/s320/IMG_0271.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652064163361105730" /></a>Being a goof and showing off his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bandaid</span>..</div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-22281690605908151112011-09-14T12:05:00.002+08:002011-09-14T12:13:56.424+08:00Blu - from the movie Rio...<div>We just watched the movie Rio via <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Netflix</span> and Evie is pretending to be Linda, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Blu's</span> owner. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Blu</span> is perched next to her drawing there...only he's white. Anyway, she got these crazy glasses from a parade we went to a while back but they work perfectly for Linda's big round glasses.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUq0ikRZAPa2Ir3O_Aor0lOkiSbTEa7RJV1neVeK7rNzHVJu-Ra4zfvExWsCB2vVdGB8jMVrRcdIgZgITJb6HYSXjGOPYIpjL55C78raegiGxNKK9bpEsNkCRICQmj1_uUP0In-0_7381/s1600/IMG_0253.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUq0ikRZAPa2Ir3O_Aor0lOkiSbTEa7RJV1neVeK7rNzHVJu-Ra4zfvExWsCB2vVdGB8jMVrRcdIgZgITJb6HYSXjGOPYIpjL55C78raegiGxNKK9bpEsNkCRICQmj1_uUP0In-0_7381/s320/IMG_0253.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652062130891867362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2iX4n1da8YtmRueSCRiDvV5-p5RuB-X7_bo32GmlizIHAiYiRFf8mSREW3_56nWl6y98aUattJrhdtHSL7t0-__BvAWNxrXZ0Kr5CWXpljvV5dyg9NUkWglyUiarjqTTPgULezdlS551/s1600/IMG_0251.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2iX4n1da8YtmRueSCRiDvV5-p5RuB-X7_bo32GmlizIHAiYiRFf8mSREW3_56nWl6y98aUattJrhdtHSL7t0-__BvAWNxrXZ0Kr5CWXpljvV5dyg9NUkWglyUiarjqTTPgULezdlS551/s320/IMG_0251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652062124684951282" /></a>Ethan is busy drawing too. It's funny where I find them playing. Most often they don't sit at their little kid table to draw or play...they are almost always on the floor or under something somewhere.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlYD1_lYBJK-b6Zy8ZQ6rSYNA5sWv8bSvFz1KBjAOC-j5gEwzQLAUf8edk1BtlvlTAi2miEF9A-WWp2ZKcvX62nquvwRCSiAUpoM-WS1dhzGtLbRv3jKkLsup0YRyLXakSGy32QS5-2p5/s1600/IMG_0255.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlYD1_lYBJK-b6Zy8ZQ6rSYNA5sWv8bSvFz1KBjAOC-j5gEwzQLAUf8edk1BtlvlTAi2miEF9A-WWp2ZKcvX62nquvwRCSiAUpoM-WS1dhzGtLbRv3jKkLsup0YRyLXakSGy32QS5-2p5/s320/IMG_0255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652062122413244626" /></a>Evie's self portrait as Linda holding <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Blu</span>. She is so quick with her pen. I think I heard her pen for about three minutes before she popped up from under the desk to show me her work.Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-90908609273619886472011-08-31T11:48:00.006+08:002011-09-01T13:01:12.042+08:00Evie's Clifford project<div>Evie's class project is taking <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">clifford</span> home along with a bag of books, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">clifford</span> snacks and a juice box with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">clifford</span> on it. The kids are supposed to write in a journal how they spent their day with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">clifford</span> and enjoy the treats while they read <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">clifford</span> books. It was pretty priceless to pick Evie up and have her run from her room excited to show me that it was her turn with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">clifford</span>.</div><div>
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9kzdgsqOsjL8yPrwexBjKFMBt3cjqEXS6N63ts2xHzBAaj_qByQhWwveaJSVcA7H7pBMiR2A4PrtKqxsQGK4Ilgj11dYXlG7Cn4ZKeS2QplbA_f0na8w9AYY-AbkcgjkpXtoQZqURA6i/s1600/IMG_0100.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9kzdgsqOsjL8yPrwexBjKFMBt3cjqEXS6N63ts2xHzBAaj_qByQhWwveaJSVcA7H7pBMiR2A4PrtKqxsQGK4Ilgj11dYXlG7Cn4ZKeS2QplbA_f0na8w9AYY-AbkcgjkpXtoQZqURA6i/s320/IMG_0100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646863709423517154" /></a>Evie got to take Clifford to swim lessons after school.<div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAeO9ighXOsHbikmn3olYyWYoZIjhP5d5DcaPnxDGOHMRMlSO8XFGv1fRsrv-zas4C9fwLMWp81Pd65GPFE0TKMRNGYn0pMteaO_PS7BpMbtX5KEkcKG1O3qHc98052FLqfOV6sMhgmVp/s1600/IMG_0103.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAeO9ighXOsHbikmn3olYyWYoZIjhP5d5DcaPnxDGOHMRMlSO8XFGv1fRsrv-zas4C9fwLMWp81Pd65GPFE0TKMRNGYn0pMteaO_PS7BpMbtX5KEkcKG1O3qHc98052FLqfOV6sMhgmVp/s320/IMG_0103.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646863704915187330" /></a>And to the park after swim lessons</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNE7jCjocffcxR1LGw3Fv-TQ9m3PGpx1Nnan1miJsvs8i1csPsUtNDi57p5MdEq-uCvtCt6bHxiWk0uZF5B-7trF8xmSaGV9Mata5cbzsuroYhawnDDlE1_bmYuPBxl5c60wqfGxDoKe8/s1600/IMG_0106.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNE7jCjocffcxR1LGw3Fv-TQ9m3PGpx1Nnan1miJsvs8i1csPsUtNDi57p5MdEq-uCvtCt6bHxiWk0uZF5B-7trF8xmSaGV9Mata5cbzsuroYhawnDDlE1_bmYuPBxl5c60wqfGxDoKe8/s320/IMG_0106.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646863697673965698" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaNVjEHeTIYTPOPp-ek2oosCpiiWdPKaps51V__udWSNuLDxQF4skydZFpBtC9X-IdqAnQWvKhAj6t4vV_pusPAgn8HoOGTyI7bl9FmMmnlxzA-3NTaHYA1vi1_A_qt8KuxcSwdZ_qDRE/s1600/IMG_0111.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaNVjEHeTIYTPOPp-ek2oosCpiiWdPKaps51V__udWSNuLDxQF4skydZFpBtC9X-IdqAnQWvKhAj6t4vV_pusPAgn8HoOGTyI7bl9FmMmnlxzA-3NTaHYA1vi1_A_qt8KuxcSwdZ_qDRE/s320/IMG_0111.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646863509303676850" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-sJ1nIt1rbaf4NO1zKgFn0m1JrHiF5EZvtF86B1dUYnYtNYdhjmepQs6tU_ttHFpTfjeA8eC_CiKYRPWam7uWgB94a27Hej5fcyImxi7aYf6eBk_oy_k1rfPwN6I0x45qQvfNSb51bfF/s1600/IMG_0112.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-sJ1nIt1rbaf4NO1zKgFn0m1JrHiF5EZvtF86B1dUYnYtNYdhjmepQs6tU_ttHFpTfjeA8eC_CiKYRPWam7uWgB94a27Hej5fcyImxi7aYf6eBk_oy_k1rfPwN6I0x45qQvfNSb51bfF/s320/IMG_0112.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646863504213389426" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrGqqoC3c4JLfWI6g7Y25IAxZZtUmD6o0bRtsrm0zipYbF58CIY3vA4rv4RN3zUanlXRiISl1LkuoosRVDlBCIjL8-8lKt4zwvYphH4vm8l0upXSJm_UBErI0TPOuybrohdLUeUeiys5S/s1600/IMG_0722.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrGqqoC3c4JLfWI6g7Y25IAxZZtUmD6o0bRtsrm0zipYbF58CIY3vA4rv4RN3zUanlXRiISl1LkuoosRVDlBCIjL8-8lKt4zwvYphH4vm8l0upXSJm_UBErI0TPOuybrohdLUeUeiys5S/s320/IMG_0722.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646863495957144306" /></a>At home, Evie pulled up a chair for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">clifford</span> as she ate her snacks. She actually took really good care of him and took him everywhere. </div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBdIMnA5xFt9Z6qBxB6gl_GIylomhoONVibX12v5B3eqrdojIYDEqTpfzDIAl8RjS4qwdFoBprBEMHpaH5LckUdTqYvvNvYoenUuiIUZXgILFTR-iFOK26ACWYWE3t-yvPXaZfCVBtUvj/s1600/IMG_0725.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBdIMnA5xFt9Z6qBxB6gl_GIylomhoONVibX12v5B3eqrdojIYDEqTpfzDIAl8RjS4qwdFoBprBEMHpaH5LckUdTqYvvNvYoenUuiIUZXgILFTR-iFOK26ACWYWE3t-yvPXaZfCVBtUvj/s320/IMG_0725.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646862997430495058" /></a>This was Evie's journal page. A few pictures and sentences from our afternoon and a picture drawn by Evie.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzf0cbuP1lSCLLDvjyCfclpx3zMKZcDNAXbx5CEjsuoRzukKRGDSimytvkFyqKajLHoPrScpkF-JQVhF0Ll5t0pT-VzWmEn6s2UWfAjGRriUKwExtJA3Db4TlESxLiBslAwJMubMar3L7/s1600/IMG_0727.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzf0cbuP1lSCLLDvjyCfclpx3zMKZcDNAXbx5CEjsuoRzukKRGDSimytvkFyqKajLHoPrScpkF-JQVhF0Ll5t0pT-VzWmEn6s2UWfAjGRriUKwExtJA3Db4TlESxLiBslAwJMubMar3L7/s320/IMG_0727.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646862994823626290" /></a>Evie's picture is of her throwing a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Frisbee</span> to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">clifford</span>
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<br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEFDQtimStAdZp9UtVaE4beT0wKe7HwIsyg3rDt_RD9hZwAb7D8-3wougQEP13GCgkexOuVQ2s7CpWYkki21H8TwzeYTk35gVh2LNpEfKvqNdp_Na1znfte219qjz1Nhizk66OtwQdkFx/s1600/IMG_0729.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEFDQtimStAdZp9UtVaE4beT0wKe7HwIsyg3rDt_RD9hZwAb7D8-3wougQEP13GCgkexOuVQ2s7CpWYkki21H8TwzeYTk35gVh2LNpEfKvqNdp_Na1znfte219qjz1Nhizk66OtwQdkFx/s320/IMG_0729.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646862373601590658" /></a>This was taken in the morning as Evie was off to school. Good bye <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">clifford</span>, until next time.</div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-87488836417349554942011-08-30T13:08:00.003+08:002011-08-30T13:24:51.252+08:00My birthday evening<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30xhfA_71L2l6ByNY8ER_TED0fSVxptlhsUS8a6HxVJuebaGCCS32u44JetciDUM7EyUEBuI-a3JaXJAgREseT-T6NUPIMWzWLaCA5Dm67hFJBxG_mni2VeRgD2-JSA1QTeDC4L4_cdgP/s1600/IMG_0611.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30xhfA_71L2l6ByNY8ER_TED0fSVxptlhsUS8a6HxVJuebaGCCS32u44JetciDUM7EyUEBuI-a3JaXJAgREseT-T6NUPIMWzWLaCA5Dm67hFJBxG_mni2VeRgD2-JSA1QTeDC4L4_cdgP/s320/IMG_0611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646513185570068386" /></a>We had planned to go to the boardwalk on my birthday evening because just randomly the date was the same day as a whole bunch of great deals at the park. Usually rides are $3 a person and they were $1. They also had food and drink offers for a buck. Unfortunately, when Joel got home from work he wasn't feeling well. It was a good think the kids and I went with out him. He called us not long after we left and was getting sick...he thinks it was food poisoning. Could have been a touch of something also but it hit him hard. He didn't sleep much that night but woke up feeling better.<div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9meisAsiY-u3DMDQ7vuW775LbBrRiZ2fGOnZwFABInI5yxCG2n-d6c9cYcN9i7zOYcbG9z5XjRjzED5gn5alEBOR_RmCGuqlnkAMxPbTV6Q29fEqRIoOWpsudmJ0yPJyEdR2MzQQJgg1/s1600/IMG_0614.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9meisAsiY-u3DMDQ7vuW775LbBrRiZ2fGOnZwFABInI5yxCG2n-d6c9cYcN9i7zOYcbG9z5XjRjzED5gn5alEBOR_RmCGuqlnkAMxPbTV6Q29fEqRIoOWpsudmJ0yPJyEdR2MzQQJgg1/s320/IMG_0614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646513181498446530" /></a>The kids are stoked - this was their first time with cotton candy. Of course they loved it. </div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4WLhcmTVL7KQ9d5qCcHq2LQpjVtpM1l8b_eL2qJSbacYJBtPTggNJDDlYJRBLA8slAhFeIux6xurk6Z4NIhUbre3GdL3FG6IQ2y-Jvs2HOdYTe4a83UhhSPetcUy5NKNon2IMqLCJMF2/s1600/IMG_0625.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4WLhcmTVL7KQ9d5qCcHq2LQpjVtpM1l8b_eL2qJSbacYJBtPTggNJDDlYJRBLA8slAhFeIux6xurk6Z4NIhUbre3GdL3FG6IQ2y-Jvs2HOdYTe4a83UhhSPetcUy5NKNon2IMqLCJMF2/s320/IMG_0625.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646512701641920850" /></a>Beautiful Evie and aggressive Ethan at the wheel...</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOn8bL2saPCcIxj6JvBRxbhqSRUOk1AAbJAJjaZJJk2fh8gLuwQc2CzE28OrfC8sO7y4xg-fsd0MzmWT-dPgJfo4BFHWSe3zYj9kS_4-n8gt454QURnxGkKYE4hR5GALpf90Ey4HzMtkj/s1600/IMG_0631.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOn8bL2saPCcIxj6JvBRxbhqSRUOk1AAbJAJjaZJJk2fh8gLuwQc2CzE28OrfC8sO7y4xg-fsd0MzmWT-dPgJfo4BFHWSe3zYj9kS_4-n8gt454QURnxGkKYE4hR5GALpf90Ey4HzMtkj/s320/IMG_0631.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646512696032796818" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">
<br /></span></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKXugfKefhnHpvuL0zLyxK-aIjh_lncI6leNzMsjcDYEi4OtvOPN35FWOQoTjDyHefvoWFM-Elm8Q_qsdboKyibSkjQZRAW_ywgbzDNzLJE_Ize3_SP_94ZduFqcUdm1djhOhdkHf1Wk4/s1600/IMG_0643.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKXugfKefhnHpvuL0zLyxK-aIjh_lncI6leNzMsjcDYEi4OtvOPN35FWOQoTjDyHefvoWFM-Elm8Q_qsdboKyibSkjQZRAW_ywgbzDNzLJE_Ize3_SP_94ZduFqcUdm1djhOhdkHf1Wk4/s320/IMG_0643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646512237716888082" /></a>It got late fast. The kids had a blast and as any parent knows, when your kids are happy...you are happy. I had a fantastic night too.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqY-ZDWidIXcigrTko9MgBaX7bL-x-boVzWRcLFlIXfiJIPUiNWn7rYxYqFIG_VraXabRJXvHsmKSoqUvzBfz-VuyXWXQWEJ7gcIhb_v213vZ_Memnauxg-Dlx4wsYfrvEZ2fk2glSUnj/s1600/IMG_0644.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqY-ZDWidIXcigrTko9MgBaX7bL-x-boVzWRcLFlIXfiJIPUiNWn7rYxYqFIG_VraXabRJXvHsmKSoqUvzBfz-VuyXWXQWEJ7gcIhb_v213vZ_Memnauxg-Dlx4wsYfrvEZ2fk2glSUnj/s320/IMG_0644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646512238651212898" /></a></div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-46854420023829473022011-08-29T06:52:00.014+08:002011-08-30T13:01:57.502+08:00San Francisco - Friday<div>This is an old post that I'm just getting around to. Joel surprised me the Friday before my birthday by taking the day off work and to spend the day (and Saturday) in San Francisco. It was a wonderful weekend full of lots of new adventures as Joel planned ice skating and a Ferry ride for us. </div><div>
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlEtY-EhtGRTHZsasuGDN_09VmRdblN-4opfz2ghm8e8VWGp2I11XK96_hMex6aeJgrYUpE_qad-CxS-Qdhv25vMY95xe3dkgexlQ1GlLA_3JkoE0HDGaTWmW2QivepFSvF8BsqaMfXFg/s1600/IMG_0383.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlEtY-EhtGRTHZsasuGDN_09VmRdblN-4opfz2ghm8e8VWGp2I11XK96_hMex6aeJgrYUpE_qad-CxS-Qdhv25vMY95xe3dkgexlQ1GlLA_3JkoE0HDGaTWmW2QivepFSvF8BsqaMfXFg/s320/IMG_0383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646048066517212578" /></a>I really admire Joel that he is always into trying something new. He really encourages the kids to try new things and almost always, they totally have a blast. I'll have to admit I thought the kids might be a bit young for ice skating and not be able to do it but I was wrong. With our help, they did it and they had a fantastic time. We all did. <div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bKBnaoEhyphenhyphengL6BFWeNMhTLIuXJXL6LZEeaDCaAMWQVqC8wbuWg_uDBdte8GXpKP2jcUSnbty7YA5ZwVnR1DQnM-QwIFkyojp66k4QoWNeC8r3AtoaOmzzBjgyTFKxwx1Ad4YE2dFK-am3/s1600/IMG_0376.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bKBnaoEhyphenhyphengL6BFWeNMhTLIuXJXL6LZEeaDCaAMWQVqC8wbuWg_uDBdte8GXpKP2jcUSnbty7YA5ZwVnR1DQnM-QwIFkyojp66k4QoWNeC8r3AtoaOmzzBjgyTFKxwx1Ad4YE2dFK-am3/s320/IMG_0376.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646048064178387970" /></a>Joel and Ethan off for their first go around.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqFPvcLVS6Gm28YxyS_ffG1AdIFD4lLSL16XwflTK-90N_3gsMO2Iz3Dicnqhs-e7up9ere4z6jmvJu08dOJUHGGQfDvq5dEQPG3F92zgVo4ozRE9u0jcFypyWQKY6CRv2m-l1q7Vac7w/s1600/IMG_0377.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqFPvcLVS6Gm28YxyS_ffG1AdIFD4lLSL16XwflTK-90N_3gsMO2Iz3Dicnqhs-e7up9ere4z6jmvJu08dOJUHGGQfDvq5dEQPG3F92zgVo4ozRE9u0jcFypyWQKY6CRv2m-l1q7Vac7w/s320/IMG_0377.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646048058617068290" /></a>Evie loved it immediately. She said she felt like princess Belle dancing with the beast in the Christmas movie we have.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxT1RD1xHK_YoopCyvcAw5fp_QqiRJQ1AVk1mhBREqROS875lfGJvBwnStGahUzfCMcRrP8TppWlgI9-xfRaotAjjMFMXX5GE8V_uuW4vZa2-eg6hBp8v3eTB8J4BYooCmnVvY84EiCQfg/s1600/IMG_0378.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxT1RD1xHK_YoopCyvcAw5fp_QqiRJQ1AVk1mhBREqROS875lfGJvBwnStGahUzfCMcRrP8TppWlgI9-xfRaotAjjMFMXX5GE8V_uuW4vZa2-eg6hBp8v3eTB8J4BYooCmnVvY84EiCQfg/s320/IMG_0378.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646047322863487170" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyBo8mIR2fohNAsb11THnt0BzjPWuLYgMlNsFA8S5flHWXdONqnJGTew1rDIFnAmug8a9nM0N1keZPLW-fkzUphQSLtheUJFwjyiDB23TsO6Fl6Uwyl9hlSCCopxMW4E_JkIcFI88FJTa/s1600/IMG_0381.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyBo8mIR2fohNAsb11THnt0BzjPWuLYgMlNsFA8S5flHWXdONqnJGTew1rDIFnAmug8a9nM0N1keZPLW-fkzUphQSLtheUJFwjyiDB23TsO6Fl6Uwyl9hlSCCopxMW4E_JkIcFI88FJTa/s320/IMG_0381.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646047315199001762" /></a>Ethan focused, and running.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhb3seJAvBsX-Bn40Z0Zvcfjd_zEFOoqtDlMlIO3V5y9F_CZ2b5Qjn9U3yV6sWJS7o0UaIHIBFfJpTYw06wXdkjNV55W2njkrhs-cg2T99q7gwnbAizMj4EdmJBm_p6ub2VWRpMswQ5vBq/s1600/IMG_0382.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhb3seJAvBsX-Bn40Z0Zvcfjd_zEFOoqtDlMlIO3V5y9F_CZ2b5Qjn9U3yV6sWJS7o0UaIHIBFfJpTYw06wXdkjNV55W2njkrhs-cg2T99q7gwnbAizMj4EdmJBm_p6ub2VWRpMswQ5vBq/s320/IMG_0382.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646047304127220770" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXzIDQwpo5NgxmBCwDl6EVEy22uOqN3gmeHpVJkDMmGNaIg7qY71c3NU7KQBhiC2xscV1rfnDPcVYkVKWqBg1HkeD6bnZZ_nfZR-1BwUQBCxwpJUB6GAcFnga1PE1CcStFr-tkrxHS98S/s1600/IMG_0388.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXzIDQwpo5NgxmBCwDl6EVEy22uOqN3gmeHpVJkDMmGNaIg7qY71c3NU7KQBhiC2xscV1rfnDPcVYkVKWqBg1HkeD6bnZZ_nfZR-1BwUQBCxwpJUB6GAcFnga1PE1CcStFr-tkrxHS98S/s320/IMG_0388.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646046927195868754" /></a>We took a small break for ice cleaning. The kids thought it was cool.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRIG8U6C23uVj3HwfV1txQU3QOk1vIKvpff4oMdnFFjs4SzlZv1L9jd1PlbeDrpdXHYJUfKNmVEETlSctmZor8YaszKisSKWsbPUxpwEz7RL8CDM0LCJGdG9n_cdo9-LgiT6kOelT-6MH/s1600/IMG_0390.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRIG8U6C23uVj3HwfV1txQU3QOk1vIKvpff4oMdnFFjs4SzlZv1L9jd1PlbeDrpdXHYJUfKNmVEETlSctmZor8YaszKisSKWsbPUxpwEz7RL8CDM0LCJGdG9n_cdo9-LgiT6kOelT-6MH/s320/IMG_0390.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646046919587030258" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7EDej_K4j4OhOrCBIUXANFAjI6Or41G5KDvWcSwETXMqpHM_DvCr-2KCLIuNTqFN-eH_5r8asd6voxpA61M_Rxg-5l74gdj4qicpk1JiJUGBIHlkAIpH2IUimQ1dwmpVKfXOI5cbMEhl/s1600/IMG_0391.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7EDej_K4j4OhOrCBIUXANFAjI6Or41G5KDvWcSwETXMqpHM_DvCr-2KCLIuNTqFN-eH_5r8asd6voxpA61M_Rxg-5l74gdj4qicpk1JiJUGBIHlkAIpH2IUimQ1dwmpVKfXOI5cbMEhl/s320/IMG_0391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646046915979162178" /></a>Cleaning the ice</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxPhxqKa0kNR2Xre0ngAW_7N1J6K3xaAZoSzLob36i0eK4SmAwoKqnAWJ1yZ8T7RC9Orofd94T0cDyiOxnISuZfINLo8oMD0WQG-3k2HWntLh7fxqbAhqTNDjmmhbdvSN2fmBqcd5YdGb/s1600/IMG_0394.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxPhxqKa0kNR2Xre0ngAW_7N1J6K3xaAZoSzLob36i0eK4SmAwoKqnAWJ1yZ8T7RC9Orofd94T0cDyiOxnISuZfINLo8oMD0WQG-3k2HWntLh7fxqbAhqTNDjmmhbdvSN2fmBqcd5YdGb/s320/IMG_0394.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646046597301886962" /></a>Ethan's curls</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJz9pR9wkhzceFwTgjtzjsfnsjEMbjanv3VvmN6GaRYhNZkUUAO5tBcVyf6BF-pFoqS8jtojZhsc9EECeRiKaKEnns4Qz4a-PJjBx67brsnZXA_E_oTR5JahWDCW1zDJwhy1VpUQg86ZlL/s1600/IMG_0397.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJz9pR9wkhzceFwTgjtzjsfnsjEMbjanv3VvmN6GaRYhNZkUUAO5tBcVyf6BF-pFoqS8jtojZhsc9EECeRiKaKEnns4Qz4a-PJjBx67brsnZXA_E_oTR5JahWDCW1zDJwhy1VpUQg86ZlL/s320/IMG_0397.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646046585855081874" /></a>My family, taking a break while they cleaned the ice.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvqAZle3F5qaut1MPP1mv2H0cH_v5Zevj5kIaAEyHZR3JBuRU_r5uzy6J5zBxSA5D3t4DvSOmN0lf7mnT4ItN82lBaQi3Ej09VrV1uoPyXJbY5OzGjF9W4TPTDGe73MrgM49SrAVbQ5Ju/s1600/IMG_0401.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvqAZle3F5qaut1MPP1mv2H0cH_v5Zevj5kIaAEyHZR3JBuRU_r5uzy6J5zBxSA5D3t4DvSOmN0lf7mnT4ItN82lBaQi3Ej09VrV1uoPyXJbY5OzGjF9W4TPTDGe73MrgM49SrAVbQ5Ju/s320/IMG_0401.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646046580563655426" /></a>Right out side the ice rink was a park and it's a good one. It's attached to the children's museum which we visited on our last trip to SF. The museum is okay. Surprisingly not as good as the one in Lincoln. It's the only one in SF too. Ethan is showing me he can do the fire pole all by himself. And as sketchy as it looks he actually did it. I held my breath but he often surprises me. </div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBoTr6q7UoJK3TKR3pPdN42oMY1HIviLqpjtbeS_utytF3yzGoXTAwhhpQr7rrRriYPNaHs6265kSiXy_u0X_U-HHyHTYdEPFd6ac2cFZzSQWTLuh08iBkEyHnT2KiuZ7zv9sjfdHIOSc/s1600/IMG_0403.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBoTr6q7UoJK3TKR3pPdN42oMY1HIviLqpjtbeS_utytF3yzGoXTAwhhpQr7rrRriYPNaHs6265kSiXy_u0X_U-HHyHTYdEPFd6ac2cFZzSQWTLuh08iBkEyHnT2KiuZ7zv9sjfdHIOSc/s320/IMG_0403.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646046201542574626" /></a>They have this super long slide that is so fast. Almost too fast to get a picture. </div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprwGIkGov3sQihdkYh_9VrhOCV8fvTEFPb4bCw2IywyOckDv2BJaHGbVzmSSKaQv_n0ZnuoDSeoSkD7NF88-SUvnIQmoKfCeSxrwJ4C7IWVFz732L5WLnOGI_BhIKDsDAjwi5Zs5sZGwX/s1600/IMG_0411.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprwGIkGov3sQihdkYh_9VrhOCV8fvTEFPb4bCw2IywyOckDv2BJaHGbVzmSSKaQv_n0ZnuoDSeoSkD7NF88-SUvnIQmoKfCeSxrwJ4C7IWVFz732L5WLnOGI_BhIKDsDAjwi5Zs5sZGwX/s320/IMG_0411.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646046190162292850" /></a>When I found Evie she was laying resting on the ground. She said she was tired but her tummy hurt. We had the stroller with us that she used as we walked back to the car. She wound up feeling better later but seemed pretty tired most of the morning.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1y-ik2v3e0C2MXHPtB4_BAUriO3ltjhiGTQak0k8_9csAEWCZDacIU41x2ON-5KxJR8Tqei5MNh76nWlPXMtt-Yk3Pbjad2soVS7EXd-7UjZ-yeMiYre2XbqlZbJwS8IBWDFI4xxpUSG/s1600/IMG_0422.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1y-ik2v3e0C2MXHPtB4_BAUriO3ltjhiGTQak0k8_9csAEWCZDacIU41x2ON-5KxJR8Tqei5MNh76nWlPXMtt-Yk3Pbjad2soVS7EXd-7UjZ-yeMiYre2XbqlZbJwS8IBWDFI4xxpUSG/s320/IMG_0422.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646046184427744146" /></a>Ethan found a buddy to slide with. The slides were so fast the kids shooting off the end and on to their bottoms.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKxMCmHOOxMVoW6AyM_krPvKSYAKINA5UANxLpT6gCyIH9ZsYjgJjoFkR53FoLAo1KWX3Vz1w9tGGsRFMZ5i7tql1PqYhHjE94j7bVJyiP_sH6GmILAIJsTnovwPdfT6aLPxgC0i6pE0K/s1600/IMG_0427.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKxMCmHOOxMVoW6AyM_krPvKSYAKINA5UANxLpT6gCyIH9ZsYjgJjoFkR53FoLAo1KWX3Vz1w9tGGsRFMZ5i7tql1PqYhHjE94j7bVJyiP_sH6GmILAIJsTnovwPdfT6aLPxgC0i6pE0K/s320/IMG_0427.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646045745269930354" /></a>Later in the afternoon we went to the apple store to get Joel's phone fixed. To our surprise they gave him a brand new phone for free. Love that deal. While Joel was at the apple store Evie and I walked around the block to the cheesecake factory. My favorite!! Evie stopped to smell the flowers on our way back. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u>
<br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb45kWOibemeSCnEW-GDyZwS30mwwx6KDWBBtUkI-hyTRgS__vyM7D8le4z3hf9XcgvaSiMdIZN5gxMN1f4ANvLPuIyihfXJc8z72ZnhDz1Gfzm3Ms6IPfjlqtQ6639NKWN1brLo_aTawi/s1600/IMG_0430.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb45kWOibemeSCnEW-GDyZwS30mwwx6KDWBBtUkI-hyTRgS__vyM7D8le4z3hf9XcgvaSiMdIZN5gxMN1f4ANvLPuIyihfXJc8z72ZnhDz1Gfzm3Ms6IPfjlqtQ6639NKWN1brLo_aTawi/s320/IMG_0430.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646045293949504642" /></a>Ethan fell asleep in the stroller holding his peach. We told him we were on our way to dinner and he could have it after. He wasn't about to let it go.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DoE0URzWJAy8r4HQTW29Gx09IlqVJDblUyMht60Wa6coV_l-aRfj6ezCb-AlaPRPBTUeyodTQfs31w7cKerTKiS0eEesQ9mK3gKdvlsQkhJIrD1DljOU7ydgrwumKXRTDODA2qcHxBMK/s1600/IMG_0435.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DoE0URzWJAy8r4HQTW29Gx09IlqVJDblUyMht60Wa6coV_l-aRfj6ezCb-AlaPRPBTUeyodTQfs31w7cKerTKiS0eEesQ9mK3gKdvlsQkhJIrD1DljOU7ydgrwumKXRTDODA2qcHxBMK/s320/IMG_0435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646044918979405090" /></a>Ah, China Town. Our favorite area in SF for food. Almost anywhere you eat is good. Joel uses Yelp a lot for recommendations on where to dine. Most of the time they are right. </div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTutlO8_Hc7utPru0qTF3aum7r7yaEmt2UgAsbxCJDA6ZaunLbS2Epa0yiuEa2Ie_xWBSYPE9G5Ab3c88eIQFI6b3Rl9VgdzZ5XaahSW76bxpNObBQ3Wy6cNrwUbL2gfPxo7VvPAoRhQV/s1600/IMG_0438.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTutlO8_Hc7utPru0qTF3aum7r7yaEmt2UgAsbxCJDA6ZaunLbS2Epa0yiuEa2Ie_xWBSYPE9G5Ab3c88eIQFI6b3Rl9VgdzZ5XaahSW76bxpNObBQ3Wy6cNrwUbL2gfPxo7VvPAoRhQV/s320/IMG_0438.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646044912556638978" /></a>Ethan woke up and wanted to snuggle daddy. But he wasn't about to let go of his peach.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVs6T9huiAXAJcP_2KPZS-oix6aiqp87GJbmh4iN9sUQGq7mK4XiKESx4bzA37XD_CwhM4fsXp1V1pDgOGlc-aUlUdNmWX1CuLHPQckpejkLeeP_cSpLefSwqd7Q8ikF7aMEs-_6TwPv02/s1600/IMG_0442.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVs6T9huiAXAJcP_2KPZS-oix6aiqp87GJbmh4iN9sUQGq7mK4XiKESx4bzA37XD_CwhM4fsXp1V1pDgOGlc-aUlUdNmWX1CuLHPQckpejkLeeP_cSpLefSwqd7Q8ikF7aMEs-_6TwPv02/s320/IMG_0442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646044908002586626" /></a>Cheers.
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<br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUsjJVEZn2pAXx3nJPjPm6kbea8mSoDp2XQTXzFxILbdZbqhfQmmFyTO0GCqbGDHlVucNgKm8hAofRO2KuZ3oTUKJwF6VXjAz09n1pZcsIAd4le4glofH0mod4loQQxj36FKXTAal2lZe/s1600/IMG_0444.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUsjJVEZn2pAXx3nJPjPm6kbea8mSoDp2XQTXzFxILbdZbqhfQmmFyTO0GCqbGDHlVucNgKm8hAofRO2KuZ3oTUKJwF6VXjAz09n1pZcsIAd4le4glofH0mod4loQQxj36FKXTAal2lZe/s320/IMG_0444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646044507497327442" /></a>My baby boy. A bit grumpy. I wanted him to put his peach aside until after dinner but he didn't want it out of his sight. He did eat dinner and he nicely shared his peach with all of us.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy6zBm08KsmAcdUNfdXMToz1O2_TrA2PqOvqVMSMz4ZuMrVhyjdCojNU-wjAXtKzzX424E2BqH6UX8GMTPdKwQs2Dm8DqKGrycPPpaLxz1jTloOFo6sMZeHZ2hizFYSw57xaXQoTFgpnO/s1600/IMG_0447.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy6zBm08KsmAcdUNfdXMToz1O2_TrA2PqOvqVMSMz4ZuMrVhyjdCojNU-wjAXtKzzX424E2BqH6UX8GMTPdKwQs2Dm8DqKGrycPPpaLxz1jTloOFo6sMZeHZ2hizFYSw57xaXQoTFgpnO/s320/IMG_0447.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646044499949975138" /></a>Evie, coloring on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">placemat</span>. I guess I didn't take a picture but it was our whole family. Her drawings always make me smile.</div><div>
<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw0UC-kl6Eh7-W1ainDscgkT1NwJIZWd9doZcBioUM-nD9beXVU3FygvRXppnwoDLtUr1BWXPzmyVaFSZargA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>Video: Ethan running on his ice skates. This is about how he skated too. It was so funny to watch. He was so fast, almost running on ice. No grace at all but full throttle, Ethan style.</div><div>
<br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzbCiYzZWFSTKwddSuOWsUxZnVHyA1Muz-qmZR3R1Nr64Sm0ZoVSd6ymvbMegTAhfcNvagAeWxfahXKYBn6Sw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div>Video: Ethan at the ice skating rink</div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-75085070011775556492011-08-19T13:22:00.017+08:002011-08-29T06:51:55.989+08:00San Francisco - Saturday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6xbq_5jS7yWgn_FFQmevSnJ-oxmE5jscYa4jvVnGor1Xkcr1zem1B-SvaC2Dn5Fh1yAfeQa6MySvIammP4nC3suyaApVjXJdUcoWU7jte1EpUESx-SKlCe8JlZ7P6qCgaEh37b2xEk-a/s1600/IMG_0473.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6xbq_5jS7yWgn_FFQmevSnJ-oxmE5jscYa4jvVnGor1Xkcr1zem1B-SvaC2Dn5Fh1yAfeQa6MySvIammP4nC3suyaApVjXJdUcoWU7jte1EpUESx-SKlCe8JlZ7P6qCgaEh37b2xEk-a/s320/IMG_0473.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642438915828464338" /></a>We stayed the night at a hotel near the airport. Hotels in the city are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">soooo</span> expensive on the weekends and the airport is actually close enough to drive back and forth is worth the savings. The kids had a blast playing in the pool. The last time we stayed here the pool was heated. Today it was much colder, although the kids didn't seem to notice. <div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLtO4mpUO1F2uVAYtrxVy0EVO8X-kaPfe85zKOh24wtzQGRk7bTYRFRu1zVvPFmpTdUm38wmI5W-bnIhwR1THlIuKGrHGk0lvhtbHrclbRWLTcY1CBlXuPpuoSw067W0c2lbBqtU-zB5E/s1600/IMG_0474.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLtO4mpUO1F2uVAYtrxVy0EVO8X-kaPfe85zKOh24wtzQGRk7bTYRFRu1zVvPFmpTdUm38wmI5W-bnIhwR1THlIuKGrHGk0lvhtbHrclbRWLTcY1CBlXuPpuoSw067W0c2lbBqtU-zB5E/s320/IMG_0474.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642438908339767954" /></a>Look at me mom...
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbamNT3KCBZxmg3I2Vua4wR63kM4T-DzPHS8EgFoOKKS-bM4_otQBxMDPgq5hQFOZz14_AggFji1XFHaWJKaiaGs-g5J6REXZWMqQDIRGyVjJAkZKnQYHg4vwJxDRpZOVMyYzq62cSyp0/s1600/IMG_0477.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbamNT3KCBZxmg3I2Vua4wR63kM4T-DzPHS8EgFoOKKS-bM4_otQBxMDPgq5hQFOZz14_AggFji1XFHaWJKaiaGs-g5J6REXZWMqQDIRGyVjJAkZKnQYHg4vwJxDRpZOVMyYzq62cSyp0/s320/IMG_0477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642438902964346914" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcr5Hq1hyQACE_TmA9sTEAP6vQJ08HDvan5UTuSHTRBY58szL1UZ_WvAhQjYElfw2ti_dlmZ-PEeJLld3vr_23px4jpsmo5wr9JqVwJo-bBsMxnhkaG07UNokKB1VuZVQFTJVryA-2lYK/s1600/IMG_0480.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcr5Hq1hyQACE_TmA9sTEAP6vQJ08HDvan5UTuSHTRBY58szL1UZ_WvAhQjYElfw2ti_dlmZ-PEeJLld3vr_23px4jpsmo5wr9JqVwJo-bBsMxnhkaG07UNokKB1VuZVQFTJVryA-2lYK/s320/IMG_0480.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642438508718761090" /></a>We wanted to have breakfast at this place that was well reviewed but the line was so long. Guess the food was worth it. We tried another place a few blocks away.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCHXLPucUZL36XRvtWe087eRixk73Vorw4Vozd58rvjiDYOiYKyY1Wrf6_ZD8BCDoL60biMgm-HYZfOAd8OlfcJEMdY5z0m34eDHR4P3mdIIiIRwcfofPqOTeuJkjwL1PgV60Yt5rCtHL/s1600/IMG_0488.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCHXLPucUZL36XRvtWe087eRixk73Vorw4Vozd58rvjiDYOiYKyY1Wrf6_ZD8BCDoL60biMgm-HYZfOAd8OlfcJEMdY5z0m34eDHR4P3mdIIiIRwcfofPqOTeuJkjwL1PgV60Yt5rCtHL/s320/IMG_0488.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642438494011138338" /></a>As we were driving from breakfast to the wharf we happened upon a parade. Just as we crossed the street the parade started and they closed the street we were on. Talk about timing. There was a parking spot right at the corner so Joel stopped and we watched the parade which we found out was celebrating the Philippines. It was fun to see a float promoting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Boracay</span>, the island we went to a few years ago when we were in Taiwan. </div><div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNF6estAMIT5nuJ9miXxDXEC5RM6qLqqpTQdtNH5PYALLJ7nV0v313d2cInzt4Q3Gef_dXZvAM0x8C_ct7Ck80MbjlvOMn1Cxr9l9L9XKlmPMQAWFGPlBiCmYxbuu8H5Mm9Jow2wnsJv1/s1600/IMG_0501.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNF6estAMIT5nuJ9miXxDXEC5RM6qLqqpTQdtNH5PYALLJ7nV0v313d2cInzt4Q3Gef_dXZvAM0x8C_ct7Ck80MbjlvOMn1Cxr9l9L9XKlmPMQAWFGPlBiCmYxbuu8H5Mm9Jow2wnsJv1/s320/IMG_0501.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642437668859124530" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyJPlSd7OxCmX-4_PfBCjYoUsRS9BxbYFIEkf1_rhk01CX3Js4SxukkAPwIYQnCj1fp3E08uI9QlUz46hyphenhyphenAF07gI2jf8VFIrPzh8pmX3Mg7GAB3hGun5LGxIrxQkqgbxyquNnJF2t9_w_/s1600/IMG_0503.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyJPlSd7OxCmX-4_PfBCjYoUsRS9BxbYFIEkf1_rhk01CX3Js4SxukkAPwIYQnCj1fp3E08uI9QlUz46hyphenhyphenAF07gI2jf8VFIrPzh8pmX3Mg7GAB3hGun5LGxIrxQkqgbxyquNnJF2t9_w_/s320/IMG_0503.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642437359218066994" /></a>After the parade we went to the Wharf to catch our ferry to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Sausalito</span> for the afternoon. Joel let Evie buy our tickets. </div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnTo73TM6br-aW6bhlRyR1gE4bN54kAnwdwyISARkiQYAHf3QmCRON3YiixW1ndozQw_YlDcnSsl5wnRqZjNDPLsyQN_CT6cQaDb5ZQwlX_nrhvCTHbn4CGFqKpIU9q8gkD8lO-i-_B-R/s1600/IMG_0505.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnTo73TM6br-aW6bhlRyR1gE4bN54kAnwdwyISARkiQYAHf3QmCRON3YiixW1ndozQw_YlDcnSsl5wnRqZjNDPLsyQN_CT6cQaDb5ZQwlX_nrhvCTHbn4CGFqKpIU9q8gkD8lO-i-_B-R/s320/IMG_0505.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642437358236865986" /></a>We had an hour before our boat departed so we checked out the farmer's market right at the wharf.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimG1fnUSFrNUEmSWvMBZj1oGvo9s2S0BHkNl-KoskocSKYkGTCsCrx8hi-zc4fhkfIE_-zZ7D9M3ZJq1NGtF1sGzuCLW7SUFzrZL1m1NJzmLjn92WqHUVO8UaiUxQw4GUm-blQcxRNipgt/s1600/IMG_0507.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimG1fnUSFrNUEmSWvMBZj1oGvo9s2S0BHkNl-KoskocSKYkGTCsCrx8hi-zc4fhkfIE_-zZ7D9M3ZJq1NGtF1sGzuCLW7SUFzrZL1m1NJzmLjn92WqHUVO8UaiUxQw4GUm-blQcxRNipgt/s320/IMG_0507.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642437350727671586" /></a>I am a huge tomato fan. I wanted to eat these like apples.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVi16Ux66leMVIEtEM1DX0ntD4M-2pGIJxC4qcjoClJMvJFhoPDfJ8RZQbVyMPbEJzTp-m0MpBqvnGZgWxC3_WQEZV2BwtFN6vIxUy3tJOG7COG3u9mQlZh9xWIviRTQN0FrqCKqPADhwk/s1600/IMG_0510.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVi16Ux66leMVIEtEM1DX0ntD4M-2pGIJxC4qcjoClJMvJFhoPDfJ8RZQbVyMPbEJzTp-m0MpBqvnGZgWxC3_WQEZV2BwtFN6vIxUy3tJOG7COG3u9mQlZh9xWIviRTQN0FrqCKqPADhwk/s320/IMG_0510.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642437044598117362" /></a>All aboard the Ferry
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN55xGieBa3Wew8V8q2GXNzqiuRN2E4bf_qWDFJcWJ2sc2MNzwnAbTRb8KMVn6aeeHfJqqrmv-juwjSGJe2-QiL7C-osQaa3etqKXkoasTrQs0sYxTx82IFAorT9iABdhD9eUfZ5Yor1CD/s1600/IMG_0513.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN55xGieBa3Wew8V8q2GXNzqiuRN2E4bf_qWDFJcWJ2sc2MNzwnAbTRb8KMVn6aeeHfJqqrmv-juwjSGJe2-QiL7C-osQaa3etqKXkoasTrQs0sYxTx82IFAorT9iABdhD9eUfZ5Yor1CD/s320/IMG_0513.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642437021884766082" /></a>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6Hk-aC0sUF8n4CM2pWUMud-9OW805PG427EuQFH9UZFWEhAQgN4xdV3dc4HbDL0ks2L1FAydP__6YQl1HpU9K-lCQQ-tDVKGyXqhZtoxkuwmSY69ohZEmaiUljJoid-LM9GooLV_aHEf/s1600/IMG_0516.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6Hk-aC0sUF8n4CM2pWUMud-9OW805PG427EuQFH9UZFWEhAQgN4xdV3dc4HbDL0ks2L1FAydP__6YQl1HpU9K-lCQQ-tDVKGyXqhZtoxkuwmSY69ohZEmaiUljJoid-LM9GooLV_aHEf/s320/IMG_0516.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642436630648782306" /></a>As we pull away from the port</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqpJlbkv7XtSRl67jBDgnr4J_tSHYIeLq-0CViVBZ4RyyfL106HjdPAv3EVdw3qbEsdmbI0rcR-LjUdMq_98xeNpB-C_9P7EoTnFLKDt_vqGIQ5X7TruSzdkj7zYMqADWlWs8IQFVmzFO/s1600/IMG_0517.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqpJlbkv7XtSRl67jBDgnr4J_tSHYIeLq-0CViVBZ4RyyfL106HjdPAv3EVdw3qbEsdmbI0rcR-LjUdMq_98xeNpB-C_9P7EoTnFLKDt_vqGIQ5X7TruSzdkj7zYMqADWlWs8IQFVmzFO/s320/IMG_0517.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642436626573775378" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUUL_aE1EuJALYGLsBVfDHRYVX_UunU3rWpy-qGXvrrncEASh3wU8J3ox8OPS71C-bTNJb9IN6Z66HmTflomiyaVMlsU5bt-25rdr2oiR6dRUhqJGJTxcuOiDv2cygkk7HcI__838uz2S/s1600/IMG_0521.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUUL_aE1EuJALYGLsBVfDHRYVX_UunU3rWpy-qGXvrrncEASh3wU8J3ox8OPS71C-bTNJb9IN6Z66HmTflomiyaVMlsU5bt-25rdr2oiR6dRUhqJGJTxcuOiDv2cygkk7HcI__838uz2S/s320/IMG_0521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642436621873407058" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmu-cgyvp1MdtWVwetTqA6ODogCpmM6FbhigHpykCmBV-Y-rXtL1cjpUtUUfh76gjOWgbLitKJSZrjw0-Xe0G1TMZwY8nbjs331KqjJaTkmpo0HU26treKPntMo5FAY3dgvN1jYs-vxNUM/s1600/IMG_0531.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmu-cgyvp1MdtWVwetTqA6ODogCpmM6FbhigHpykCmBV-Y-rXtL1cjpUtUUfh76gjOWgbLitKJSZrjw0-Xe0G1TMZwY8nbjs331KqjJaTkmpo0HU26treKPntMo5FAY3dgvN1jYs-vxNUM/s320/IMG_0531.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642436249154694898" /></a>The kids had fun eating the raspberries from the farmer's market</div><div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1l0qzL6IWiHtrbRKksWeF9XCrbviE85dKxhwoihU_SWw_lu_ekl1QRea19mLpmokryZgVvwi7XmjHiMuhLUIBvXb8F2vjiBejTPImsv3v1wTCX4zHoAj7NizDmN0LAtmeqWIRqGTE-Oj/s1600/IMG_0537.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1l0qzL6IWiHtrbRKksWeF9XCrbviE85dKxhwoihU_SWw_lu_ekl1QRea19mLpmokryZgVvwi7XmjHiMuhLUIBvXb8F2vjiBejTPImsv3v1wTCX4zHoAj7NizDmN0LAtmeqWIRqGTE-Oj/s320/IMG_0537.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642436234319281810" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKWRoAVrRTMoTVuoldSY-309TsvXNhvU7_fgdKxNzDsr2AtdlD9JWN7N1PX0yqk6SVZsLK2ND6pbxdWW4rcahvJq77cT2mCcpt1s_BhFC7PwLq3Z23YGxC65j_BOdstoUngxGYDIroohY/s1600/IMG_0548.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKWRoAVrRTMoTVuoldSY-309TsvXNhvU7_fgdKxNzDsr2AtdlD9JWN7N1PX0yqk6SVZsLK2ND6pbxdWW4rcahvJq77cT2mCcpt1s_BhFC7PwLq3Z23YGxC65j_BOdstoUngxGYDIroohY/s320/IMG_0548.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642435925620304850" /></a>As we pulled into <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sausalito</span> Evie was pointing out to Ethan everything she saw</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeSo0DxMOU30GhoYcTiLPx49qmwmYaNIngAdZD90ucY-fNup9EEnoz4TWTP9VBXHSe8coZhEyjeKLt2nkSDfkOF2M1zlsFoRjtoY90vz8B8mDXllqlxFpVxXrslbwko12uJIlIEvbSKFV/s1600/IMG_0550.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeSo0DxMOU30GhoYcTiLPx49qmwmYaNIngAdZD90ucY-fNup9EEnoz4TWTP9VBXHSe8coZhEyjeKLt2nkSDfkOF2M1zlsFoRjtoY90vz8B8mDXllqlxFpVxXrslbwko12uJIlIEvbSKFV/s320/IMG_0550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642435921368764690" /></a>We walked along the water's edge and visited little shops. This person was selling pictures of these rocks with the Bay Bridge behind them. </div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24iX6NxjMkUHo2mnqg2fdxmr05bF8Twqaq_V2iBrQyhACSKmxxs-MSd2LBS9d_qTvk5FT8rNO6AQffmQfSFnzjW1KW8OUdb7KAd-MMF-E-7p8gXeDDOy_jOz6kNcs4rkIzehFzbHxaDDd/s1600/IMG_0551.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24iX6NxjMkUHo2mnqg2fdxmr05bF8Twqaq_V2iBrQyhACSKmxxs-MSd2LBS9d_qTvk5FT8rNO6AQffmQfSFnzjW1KW8OUdb7KAd-MMF-E-7p8gXeDDOy_jOz6kNcs4rkIzehFzbHxaDDd/s320/IMG_0551.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642435919127984370" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitHXrU81grHSxIpPbF9PeooX_2Y2O7VKTVHUIWBpUln6r1O5aCYpauySmdbc12CHRW9sr-KwBrGceEX9AAgG823MCJluIAiwbsWeBp_mHplClbd7p34-k9M-46IN0bH5_Ho8fk-ssP0eQ/s1600/IMG_0558.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitHXrU81grHSxIpPbF9PeooX_2Y2O7VKTVHUIWBpUln6r1O5aCYpauySmdbc12CHRW9sr-KwBrGceEX9AAgG823MCJluIAiwbsWeBp_mHplClbd7p34-k9M-46IN0bH5_Ho8fk-ssP0eQ/s320/IMG_0558.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642435576422319842" /></a>The kids are trying to catch crabs that were scurrying on the rocks. They didn't want to listen that they may get their fingers pinched poking them into a dark hole but luckily I didn't have to say "I told you so".</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VwWNOJk7xCuJ9C2tsPmXeMmQ6P7ImOaBdCImS8dgNcSyM1wUM4bBonl7KCX8idgztC1SEx_pQ1d4g0BKvaGHYcY-HakCkNCPLUXl24605XI5Ju7AHGayHbu7hnF5Vi6kfkrWXFKocZ23/s1600/IMG_0565.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VwWNOJk7xCuJ9C2tsPmXeMmQ6P7ImOaBdCImS8dgNcSyM1wUM4bBonl7KCX8idgztC1SEx_pQ1d4g0BKvaGHYcY-HakCkNCPLUXl24605XI5Ju7AHGayHbu7hnF5Vi6kfkrWXFKocZ23/s320/IMG_0565.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642435575998520466" /></a>Yes, this guy is playing the guitar with his dog who happened to have sun glasses on. He was our entertainment while we waited to board the Ferry back to San Francisco.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77T8X3aS_gk8UzqM3K3B1qSInE0I1QZk08vUHvG5HPlPZdo6WdWG5frHQU0BMkf0_A8wbccNtXaXFGw3VkJF4cmq9_XO5ISNb-46oAFqxnGiJE7o4oYeuenbNvCPBXxyrRMYuEOvZJiX6/s1600/IMG_0566.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77T8X3aS_gk8UzqM3K3B1qSInE0I1QZk08vUHvG5HPlPZdo6WdWG5frHQU0BMkf0_A8wbccNtXaXFGw3VkJF4cmq9_XO5ISNb-46oAFqxnGiJE7o4oYeuenbNvCPBXxyrRMYuEOvZJiX6/s320/IMG_0566.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642435567208221842" /></a>The kids were entertained for sure. Evie even pulled the quarter out of her pocket that she found on the street and put it in his case.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ90I7mxWoFuNWr2YZz9VQp9OXrNOPG0ak5plDmB4q7u2zr0TmmaXyVFgK1UfUKHo8vgPORgCQacd4aT9NWP9LWiJInvh9CZ0NVLz8u3tnTfW_keS8rAOQ0YOFj16QaZVj0N8yoYOPt8Qu/s1600/IMG_0569.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ90I7mxWoFuNWr2YZz9VQp9OXrNOPG0ak5plDmB4q7u2zr0TmmaXyVFgK1UfUKHo8vgPORgCQacd4aT9NWP9LWiJInvh9CZ0NVLz8u3tnTfW_keS8rAOQ0YOFj16QaZVj0N8yoYOPt8Qu/s320/IMG_0569.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642435210385754418" /></a>All aboard...
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEETu80Tz37PzxuKJs7JCzFAfhlSRXCtS_IO-c6OFvFppBb5yhQsem2iMXsPVLqmguT6wEYabf_4NHCdzBkjrLUUHJVLbcUhIRRzb2ZyZOEzOUBuDkCOMidi60Mz98YMwpKA_9TlvFbyR6/s1600/IMG_0571.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEETu80Tz37PzxuKJs7JCzFAfhlSRXCtS_IO-c6OFvFppBb5yhQsem2iMXsPVLqmguT6wEYabf_4NHCdzBkjrLUUHJVLbcUhIRRzb2ZyZOEzOUBuDkCOMidi60Mz98YMwpKA_9TlvFbyR6/s320/IMG_0571.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642435202925803730" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Joel is doing happy feet for Ethan, rubbing his tired little feet. Also, hiding from the hot, afternoon sun.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEETu80Tz37PzxuKJs7JCzFAfhlSRXCtS_IO-c6OFvFppBb5yhQsem2iMXsPVLqmguT6wEYabf_4NHCdzBkjrLUUHJVLbcUhIRRzb2ZyZOEzOUBuDkCOMidi60Mz98YMwpKA_9TlvFbyR6/s1600/IMG_0571.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzX8eIWgEEZ8U8auZGgT3nJA1Fx1pAt3diCqYYYkbzkpYT_4IKFxkJizWkP3-EYGPNUihUFq7nWbYo6OCDehbmjbt1YdHfytjfGBPiCV4ZwNfgor5rGai1w6LIpvToz3QotaPY0YSwwOhw/s1600/IMG_0574.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzX8eIWgEEZ8U8auZGgT3nJA1Fx1pAt3diCqYYYkbzkpYT_4IKFxkJizWkP3-EYGPNUihUFq7nWbYo6OCDehbmjbt1YdHfytjfGBPiCV4ZwNfgor5rGai1w6LIpvToz3QotaPY0YSwwOhw/s320/IMG_0574.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642435199823304578" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oo2jDPzRflmtqJFeim0OAaUrp_sreyLI2iN16qCNVvh4UzHKNc9YtzhNucRoa9klj9DuHty86wKWyHg2fOZao_1qEtgdM89fzLCDgShttXr6c8zXl3I7glflbU4zYiGc_4dEk5Gu-VtE/s1600/IMG_0583.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oo2jDPzRflmtqJFeim0OAaUrp_sreyLI2iN16qCNVvh4UzHKNc9YtzhNucRoa9klj9DuHty86wKWyHg2fOZao_1qEtgdM89fzLCDgShttXr6c8zXl3I7glflbU4zYiGc_4dEk5Gu-VtE/s320/IMG_0583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642434802541537746" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlJZPBmFV2h-txihTcyQlY7AinjLmQ7MWYWkQCsHcrZUPeu3-sWPzRJtTcJSPqhv9S3yFo-6VhixkLNblIZNsQ40X8lemW4nuupoJ55WrYciGCMPunoA1VpAk4dFyPfq7HomzXiJmMrKt/s1600/IMG_0585.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlJZPBmFV2h-txihTcyQlY7AinjLmQ7MWYWkQCsHcrZUPeu3-sWPzRJtTcJSPqhv9S3yFo-6VhixkLNblIZNsQ40X8lemW4nuupoJ55WrYciGCMPunoA1VpAk4dFyPfq7HomzXiJmMrKt/s320/IMG_0585.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642434794085806642" /></a>We went by Alcatraz on our way to and from the port. It is a fascinating place. </div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6DRiuWJc1-PsGN4J_dUIZaumXKkvUJR4UyS5Ia1Nq7lZTi4z2XI_du6hOV1HK0hwSMZCzrT4CbfQSddcVlVjmlMP6-xXzXWRGv9clT4NsPGGZ3ljwI9Ujz-7ODirlI3kXbTU3PcYP7ol/s1600/IMG_0588.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6DRiuWJc1-PsGN4J_dUIZaumXKkvUJR4UyS5Ia1Nq7lZTi4z2XI_du6hOV1HK0hwSMZCzrT4CbfQSddcVlVjmlMP6-xXzXWRGv9clT4NsPGGZ3ljwI9Ujz-7ODirlI3kXbTU3PcYP7ol/s320/IMG_0588.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642434790006672962" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIdobqqaEsOkBHpHzWPQRXsShEDZzHKMQKq1byIkh5sTsoUZDMWyQcgr4-q5ZWGxnE9aEobrk14rkweJ8jF2fgKwLKH7eCzEmEwOhlIclTlhS6FdUrYyB3Htsy8k5GeGQzadxQJ-_XDYD/s1600/IMG_0595.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIdobqqaEsOkBHpHzWPQRXsShEDZzHKMQKq1byIkh5sTsoUZDMWyQcgr4-q5ZWGxnE9aEobrk14rkweJ8jF2fgKwLKH7eCzEmEwOhlIclTlhS6FdUrYyB3Htsy8k5GeGQzadxQJ-_XDYD/s320/IMG_0595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642434342562537074" /></a>Almost back to the port. The city is way more impressive than a picture can show.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYRJJ7pPOgdA6OLe6HapmUNqE6HoK9s5ED97V-HPdpfaL3snZmqB8vdUD5m8lBW3qO6PwOpVDNmofyRy7Myv2XINwnZDPAfnPH4b-iu_e5fnx8dxZjnMG5Z3xGVM36qUHrvRK6m5SFKxB/s1600/IMG_0598.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYRJJ7pPOgdA6OLe6HapmUNqE6HoK9s5ED97V-HPdpfaL3snZmqB8vdUD5m8lBW3qO6PwOpVDNmofyRy7Myv2XINwnZDPAfnPH4b-iu_e5fnx8dxZjnMG5Z3xGVM36qUHrvRK6m5SFKxB/s320/IMG_0598.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642434336413038722" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpUCaaRNlznPn25daIcEG1F8VTJm66LPJVwpXECHtNgJz7vo9GqAg3yKFW-wqULpKhqQOKrB_zS1adHHVONrQUortUmMXc6aR59cjit0GrmY-wy8oHL3o7nLvBKcHKJT2oWN28itQVxBU/s1600/IMG_0004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpUCaaRNlznPn25daIcEG1F8VTJm66LPJVwpXECHtNgJz7vo9GqAg3yKFW-wqULpKhqQOKrB_zS1adHHVONrQUortUmMXc6aR59cjit0GrmY-wy8oHL3o7nLvBKcHKJT2oWN28itQVxBU/s320/IMG_0004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642434329067939922" /></a>On our way home we stopped at IKEA. The kids played in the kids area for about 45 minutes and Joel and I cruised around the store, kid free. It was fun. When we picked up the kids their was a clown doing tricks and face painting. The kids were sooooo excited to have their faces painted.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJzItu9ySOiLunT1FKzBtaxAXj-OvWNhYFQbpEugWL4y9OsHy9jrv2n1QJKVUvBxYEdLxhAk6_c44B_TeNm3thDZNjIlDpFntvkGRIJuZrBHHuJPIfYxQqndPiNjQpBNQZKFOsulXlgg1/s1600/IMG_0013.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJzItu9ySOiLunT1FKzBtaxAXj-OvWNhYFQbpEugWL4y9OsHy9jrv2n1QJKVUvBxYEdLxhAk6_c44B_TeNm3thDZNjIlDpFntvkGRIJuZrBHHuJPIfYxQqndPiNjQpBNQZKFOsulXlgg1/s320/IMG_0013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642433993825989618" /></a>Buki showed Evie herself in the mirror and she was amazed. Evie was so happy.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABwyjn4TbsE4ABYI2FAVP3fngVm1hX9oFNDZaAHRU-rIegU0TLf1f0undXa_GznQglyH-BRQyNB-KmkMPY9ZA5lL6wZa-aY7EOMr5h2dfAQCnIAynUqA04NNbwAUfr2enH6FT6o2-93bH/s1600/IMG_0014.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABwyjn4TbsE4ABYI2FAVP3fngVm1hX9oFNDZaAHRU-rIegU0TLf1f0undXa_GznQglyH-BRQyNB-KmkMPY9ZA5lL6wZa-aY7EOMr5h2dfAQCnIAynUqA04NNbwAUfr2enH6FT6o2-93bH/s320/IMG_0014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642433987226183250" /></a>Our beautiful Evie
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSkD_CgpELlLPEaNtRa2w5RBxXHU_0_b4yErvOVOqnIsAwHm3EbMq7rFYGWTemDCEtayB7ZAr3KSrX0CxQydimRpqqyf2Zz9crqTK8BKXLYNaEAetGovrk2TbNmBsLR7HLuQSt0XvlH9m/s1600/IMG_0019.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSkD_CgpELlLPEaNtRa2w5RBxXHU_0_b4yErvOVOqnIsAwHm3EbMq7rFYGWTemDCEtayB7ZAr3KSrX0CxQydimRpqqyf2Zz9crqTK8BKXLYNaEAetGovrk2TbNmBsLR7HLuQSt0XvlH9m/s320/IMG_0019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642433983482146498" /></a>Ethan wanted to be scary...</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHnEyoSXCbU_YKRLpJOrKF-bsv6n04CEsfzx8QDfMqgsH5BMwnFBP8yvbGaiwvJ9AZhzY43jrlzFr-_B9nNlHsWTZLvUAJH0aQWbYb4_CeV3gibzsBIDlD-WU-lJ7-06N0Cegs1tFYFbe/s1600/IMG_0020.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHnEyoSXCbU_YKRLpJOrKF-bsv6n04CEsfzx8QDfMqgsH5BMwnFBP8yvbGaiwvJ9AZhzY43jrlzFr-_B9nNlHsWTZLvUAJH0aQWbYb4_CeV3gibzsBIDlD-WU-lJ7-06N0Cegs1tFYFbe/s320/IMG_0020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642433607955429538" /></a>Ethan is scaring the people working at the play land.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipb4JQl-V1TsvLU-F5c3_xbgD5xZYNiVgyPklStBRJOL3nG7j39Vt4aQWDNCW-Lle1BIlHqK9YbWiA5CzzLcxdgdqjxRsLU3R1711KumiWPeaOvkKUb1dZjcnookeh4RoJtyQcO4mh4E1/s1600/IMG_0022.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipb4JQl-V1TsvLU-F5c3_xbgD5xZYNiVgyPklStBRJOL3nG7j39Vt4aQWDNCW-Lle1BIlHqK9YbWiA5CzzLcxdgdqjxRsLU3R1711KumiWPeaOvkKUb1dZjcnookeh4RoJtyQcO4mh4E1/s320/IMG_0022.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642433600969822066" /></a>I know Ethan's sweet little face is under there somewhere. Buki, the clown did a good job.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pLM38VMn0dCBi9I4tpBzGtHLwUdQLHOvo6dUsNJCPRCYhFkROndA0KLgNjQy8PXxbAKMfG2Fd3GrXn-SLf-K9Ta-lskrKQkwD70-xzFg_lqeqO3gO_dWR-XzS9NWUd4bRanGRXArjMeY/s1600/IMG_0023.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pLM38VMn0dCBi9I4tpBzGtHLwUdQLHOvo6dUsNJCPRCYhFkROndA0KLgNjQy8PXxbAKMfG2Fd3GrXn-SLf-K9Ta-lskrKQkwD70-xzFg_lqeqO3gO_dWR-XzS9NWUd4bRanGRXArjMeY/s320/IMG_0023.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642433596038634306" /></a>The kids and Buki the clown.</div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-50047703709298935802011-08-19T13:01:00.003+08:002011-08-19T13:22:05.118+08:00Birthday breakfast<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xKba49AtSINC_BwFIFnj1VDlnbwe2X169XqEKlyicpUCC3v05pE0_3mv3a97rqnk0p_pd8O_p_ACf4oKAEjgZwT_QMtJQZnHBj5UR2Fsv_GthQcYx4HOELSXdm_vWqI1nQBNYavzRR-m/s1600/IMG_0605.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xKba49AtSINC_BwFIFnj1VDlnbwe2X169XqEKlyicpUCC3v05pE0_3mv3a97rqnk0p_pd8O_p_ACf4oKAEjgZwT_QMtJQZnHBj5UR2Fsv_GthQcYx4HOELSXdm_vWqI1nQBNYavzRR-m/s320/IMG_0605.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642428178865198338" /></a>We started my birthday morning with lots of hugs and snuggles and birthday wishes and then we were off to breakfast at the buttery. Our favorite bakery & cafe. <div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyeVm4aArAURayqYTE-O4q-8wDjYOk3YbHDLTCop7DZFC4Yd4TWVFWPX6WQidLqTEqruk-YLaQWKP7o3rhvisN1CNcj4PEqFmUBD1hdeW_bvBA8UPWmZ-XQPKiAxQDD43O1pbew4HaBBi/s1600/IMG_0600.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyeVm4aArAURayqYTE-O4q-8wDjYOk3YbHDLTCop7DZFC4Yd4TWVFWPX6WQidLqTEqruk-YLaQWKP7o3rhvisN1CNcj4PEqFmUBD1hdeW_bvBA8UPWmZ-XQPKiAxQDD43O1pbew4HaBBi/s320/IMG_0600.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642428174202538562" /></a>Ethan is eating a cookie. He said "look mom, I can take my time" and he takes the tiniest bite. He often inhales his goodies and then wants Evie's. She always takes her time and enjoys her treats.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVyvYXXEyhDMLrcyGp_PVjTBv32RvTkChnU7LLbaXC1NHnTCFPDz1qql-fcZ8tLBKhSvntkWuz1AIWqXwd_a_e6dww_QXBlIYgo7sPEt1JQEXpAW7jQZ81yWTSWkHiKWnPSZAP0cTGhmh/s1600/IMG_0601.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVyvYXXEyhDMLrcyGp_PVjTBv32RvTkChnU7LLbaXC1NHnTCFPDz1qql-fcZ8tLBKhSvntkWuz1AIWqXwd_a_e6dww_QXBlIYgo7sPEt1JQEXpAW7jQZ81yWTSWkHiKWnPSZAP0cTGhmh/s320/IMG_0601.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642428171138564354" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhkLIT0dGCAPpatchnbWc-pWcQU76ePRA7UNgaFCbWIIjJv6riOEGai_APIJtWEhFv1oWy7uABeSGvB6hTeZVYkVdDgYYvMgn5hsAuhOfb6RE64yIVVK3pj97yzFbuxuvnn4GBmr5RYH_/s1600/IMG_0602.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhkLIT0dGCAPpatchnbWc-pWcQU76ePRA7UNgaFCbWIIjJv6riOEGai_APIJtWEhFv1oWy7uABeSGvB6hTeZVYkVdDgYYvMgn5hsAuhOfb6RE64yIVVK3pj97yzFbuxuvnn4GBmr5RYH_/s320/IMG_0602.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642427992274386114" /></a></div><div>This is Joel and my favorite breakfast from the buttery. The sweet treats come after this. This is called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(27, 63, 29); "><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Croque</span> Monsieur - </strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(27, 63, 29); ">Ham, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">carmalized</span> onions, Swiss cheese, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">béchamel</span> and medium poached eggs on toasted sour wheat bread. </span>I can't wait for my mom and dad to visit - my dad's going to LOVE this.</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-left;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#1B3F1D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">
<br /></span></span></u></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhkLIT0dGCAPpatchnbWc-pWcQU76ePRA7UNgaFCbWIIjJv6riOEGai_APIJtWEhFv1oWy7uABeSGvB6hTeZVYkVdDgYYvMgn5hsAuhOfb6RE64yIVVK3pj97yzFbuxuvnn4GBmr5RYH_/s1600/IMG_0602.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsGPza2qBBA1cusUn8lC4v59cVQUWfDszxjBBwqFjp3xjfTgvknPSGFqd4jvyYgc4pg2XGNfdrKrn8I1NkYYQ8kvIcFtw1Xz2K2yZ4gBx81QxjMXYm-o4O3eAR707Uy3LzaMIQfRVWnbD/s1600/IMG_0606.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsGPza2qBBA1cusUn8lC4v59cVQUWfDszxjBBwqFjp3xjfTgvknPSGFqd4jvyYgc4pg2XGNfdrKrn8I1NkYYQ8kvIcFtw1Xz2K2yZ4gBx81QxjMXYm-o4O3eAR707Uy3LzaMIQfRVWnbD/s320/IMG_0606.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642427980109245906" /></a></div><div>My birthday was fantastic. We had a play date with Ethan's school class at a local park after breakfast. All of the preschool and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">pre</span>-K teachers and aids were there along with many parents and classmates. We met Joel for lunch at our favorite sushi place and then the kids and I went swimming in the afternoon. Sadly Joel came home from work with food poisoning or a touch of something. The kids and I went to the boardwalk in the evening. I'll post pictures later but it was a fun evening. Sadly, without my hubby. He did wake up the next morning feeling back to himself though. Thanks again to all of you for your wonderful birthday wishes.</div><div>
<br /></div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-79669988357831755462011-08-08T23:53:00.005+08:002011-08-09T00:41:01.349+08:00Picking blackberries<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSffAUveBnPVOxZRprcSCj9BUpdMawBud8RN-2wkGrnT-NgfTMDI1Uhs4Bhng4mYokwS4_HamaWrMr6c4g_9UNwAwPjkz4OiJugob9jIQlvELEukLDYjmkBi1klemSheYFvVcv3BRYdQ7/s1600/IMG_0106.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSffAUveBnPVOxZRprcSCj9BUpdMawBud8RN-2wkGrnT-NgfTMDI1Uhs4Bhng4mYokwS4_HamaWrMr6c4g_9UNwAwPjkz4OiJugob9jIQlvELEukLDYjmkBi1klemSheYFvVcv3BRYdQ7/s320/IMG_0106.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638522932030472546" /></a>The blackberries bushes grow like weeds around Santa Cruz. They are all over our bike trails and on the side of the roads and all over at the parks. They have been ripening at different times also so it feels like we have been enjoying blackberries for two months now. Joel found this ripe patch on his lunch ride Friday. We went picking when he came home from work.<div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_uHFENYJESJNuq_gOknn9TkeWf2BkAcMeqOIpqUDSqzpDcKCLP8gTcnamrZ8yEV2A6bJ9IdxdNrw_lPPPLitNGdXrtXXUlCkKty8DAK9Y8XPJep2fd1mLbvzfC-nrTMhah51CvLRkFZH/s1600/IMG_0107.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_uHFENYJESJNuq_gOknn9TkeWf2BkAcMeqOIpqUDSqzpDcKCLP8gTcnamrZ8yEV2A6bJ9IdxdNrw_lPPPLitNGdXrtXXUlCkKty8DAK9Y8XPJep2fd1mLbvzfC-nrTMhah51CvLRkFZH/s320/IMG_0107.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638522827415108850" /></a>The kids of course are stoked. </div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJcpGQvICqR7nWUGA79GeJvfIyKXGYoqvSNk2UZjCFe9hD8rLWU1WDkHh_NM3dkzUVPrO9oQtdBXKe91R8tOaJFEOcQ6ra8tZkttFx41_mDgeZ2sLqXFJ51d0qiAEHVZkU6bNWBOSZ7e0/s1600/IMG_0111.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJcpGQvICqR7nWUGA79GeJvfIyKXGYoqvSNk2UZjCFe9hD8rLWU1WDkHh_NM3dkzUVPrO9oQtdBXKe91R8tOaJFEOcQ6ra8tZkttFx41_mDgeZ2sLqXFJ51d0qiAEHVZkU6bNWBOSZ7e0/s320/IMG_0111.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638522822200816178" /></a>Grandma Joyce taught me a good lesson when we were picking blackberries in her back yard. Only let the kids eat what they pick and not out of the bag/bowl and that way they don't just eat by the handful. It does slow them down a bit. Prolonging the tummy ache just a bit. :)</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSXWQuf57t_vGRnhGqQJlSa0DjACwBLbRPoUC5UwykdH3ndIbpnYGIJ4sCQJ3738gJe3Qkml_hc51cmSFHueS8WLQSkZMNAAYYWLPI-hWgYuJO8QAzF7qDu_D1GnYSpQnEwqN3ocE4kZr/s1600/IMG_0112.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSXWQuf57t_vGRnhGqQJlSa0DjACwBLbRPoUC5UwykdH3ndIbpnYGIJ4sCQJ3738gJe3Qkml_hc51cmSFHueS8WLQSkZMNAAYYWLPI-hWgYuJO8QAzF7qDu_D1GnYSpQnEwqN3ocE4kZr/s320/IMG_0112.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638522815111249650" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqZf2UazFBnUFOU0EMXFy6dD6hZLGkrxd9Qzk8inZKBDY35ylCl945YNxOq71HkWESay-t-vqqmdTUdbBXqrI89JFhdrV_k6WCS_lNudbROdjHuB22oaKxtkjv8RTofilrx46wSUC_F7m/s1600/IMG_0116.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqZf2UazFBnUFOU0EMXFy6dD6hZLGkrxd9Qzk8inZKBDY35ylCl945YNxOq71HkWESay-t-vqqmdTUdbBXqrI89JFhdrV_k6WCS_lNudbROdjHuB22oaKxtkjv8RTofilrx46wSUC_F7m/s320/IMG_0116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638522540601261602" /></a></div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdV24UcYbNzIzjMzmXtzRyN2XOo_F-7_mzv2nTkahkCO_leTPe3wRW7KyvZJPh9K9C-991g2Bcvzh4dYV0zaAoLu0pn6HS48INuRK3TTROef0P4nV8__O7_URaR450ym0Fmvy9w9hXNYO/s1600/IMG_0120.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdV24UcYbNzIzjMzmXtzRyN2XOo_F-7_mzv2nTkahkCO_leTPe3wRW7KyvZJPh9K9C-991g2Bcvzh4dYV0zaAoLu0pn6HS48INuRK3TTROef0P4nV8__O7_URaR450ym0Fmvy9w9hXNYO/s320/IMG_0120.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638522537584212418" /></a>Ethan showing me he eats one at a time.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewAVNXMnccFdE-kTnNG7Tb9pnErK69lfhvLjpB16i6s6P5PVWkW4rajPrVhPWZt6ANO27W7-h7ssiIRoVWtJSHdI7U8QFK7AisScK9xyv9Lzf73TIu_x95iRX9NduWe79g74pptY6nIob/s1600/IMG_0123.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewAVNXMnccFdE-kTnNG7Tb9pnErK69lfhvLjpB16i6s6P5PVWkW4rajPrVhPWZt6ANO27W7-h7ssiIRoVWtJSHdI7U8QFK7AisScK9xyv9Lzf73TIu_x95iRX9NduWe79g74pptY6nIob/s320/IMG_0123.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638522527117967170" /></a>Well, this is a bit sad but Ethan was using the handles on his bag and swinging his bag around in circles, dragging it on the ground and making juice...which was flying everywhere since he now had holes in his bag. Anyway, he was bummed that Joel took his bag away. I put his bag into a new one with out holes but it was too late. His feelings were already crushed. </div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvniqmEPAjOcNnfempT1T9mSkrCP6PIYQYimxPO2CRw78X0kNmYegD-ygxrxuGXLQ5_r0uIzWfKasQ07GP4rosrjHBqolhqi6Iq0yCMybj8fUxUwcdJUtB6OTLkuHA_9GmkyaVT2SIQAZD/s1600/IMG_0124.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvniqmEPAjOcNnfempT1T9mSkrCP6PIYQYimxPO2CRw78X0kNmYegD-ygxrxuGXLQ5_r0uIzWfKasQ07GP4rosrjHBqolhqi6Iq0yCMybj8fUxUwcdJUtB6OTLkuHA_9GmkyaVT2SIQAZD/s320/IMG_0124.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638514264699751554" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUaYQKKEToQCGV2ASGyRoyblo6zsi6FRXkoKOVhiTssn9QtaUKw_tI8vtn3fnWvYeRl1-To27yFSeuzhI-aH7y5EzVfgy7YbrdAZ0MOiJnhsetcBCzlL_fcnzGCdqVUHF-Mkj-vhUBhSk/s1600/IMG_0126.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUaYQKKEToQCGV2ASGyRoyblo6zsi6FRXkoKOVhiTssn9QtaUKw_tI8vtn3fnWvYeRl1-To27yFSeuzhI-aH7y5EzVfgy7YbrdAZ0MOiJnhsetcBCzlL_fcnzGCdqVUHF-Mkj-vhUBhSk/s320/IMG_0126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638514259446587426" /></a>This was in our morning. Joel made yummy blackberry pancakes for breakfast. </div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeOxO-uPjluESSCHV16jZXaxp7oirXcqkPttfur1WoKQDD0RHBGKNHNF7fiAQSJOevD3mnZvhj63pMucGAT5xeH43voVsIfuM8xedXeHyfo_GJ18RrsSYf0W6uLz3585haDf4MiwM3U13/s1600/IMG_0128.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeOxO-uPjluESSCHV16jZXaxp7oirXcqkPttfur1WoKQDD0RHBGKNHNF7fiAQSJOevD3mnZvhj63pMucGAT5xeH43voVsIfuM8xedXeHyfo_GJ18RrsSYf0W6uLz3585haDf4MiwM3U13/s320/IMG_0128.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638514250326771170" /></a>Ethan is carefully watching. He has such bed head. He is also sporting Claudia's old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">jammies</span>. It's hard to believe we sleep in full footed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">jammies</span> here in the summer. I think in NE we would be sweating with the air conditioner on. </div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-4430316127807138242011-08-05T01:18:00.007+08:002011-08-05T01:31:26.888+08:00Grandma Joyce the Pilot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jWKI-kkYnbLGflxREPPs3osfaFF43ScbPR9wD6aJ9PCCTCClWgfoVd7RGijjwMLeeOryzsbXmaehm094h725lGwCe90q1FqRjp9uet58ChD0tZpNEFZaLCJY4s9XOwE5M712Sgyr20Q4/s1600/IMG_0544.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jWKI-kkYnbLGflxREPPs3osfaFF43ScbPR9wD6aJ9PCCTCClWgfoVd7RGijjwMLeeOryzsbXmaehm094h725lGwCe90q1FqRjp9uet58ChD0tZpNEFZaLCJY4s9XOwE5M712Sgyr20Q4/s320/IMG_0544.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637052252422073410" /></a>After much hard work and a lot of studying and intense training Joyce got her pilots license. We are all so proud of her. She is such a good inspiration to us all that if we put our minds to something we can accomplish great things. We had the chance to see inside the plane she was training in and watch her take off. <div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeTkrS_l3ukJ1j4A5VkYWDatpWZ-hplrHbR-deMveMQ85jYbCrGyurrYY70iN72HIMoFSkmz4Dg15LW9n1nu6Rvv54x2xiv3tcf4J0ugKcCx3uIWxls_lp4YtIogiM-d9FbUUxMb8athF/s1600/IMG_0546.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeTkrS_l3ukJ1j4A5VkYWDatpWZ-hplrHbR-deMveMQ85jYbCrGyurrYY70iN72HIMoFSkmz4Dg15LW9n1nu6Rvv54x2xiv3tcf4J0ugKcCx3uIWxls_lp4YtIogiM-d9FbUUxMb8athF/s320/IMG_0546.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637052246425313634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTOEn-ldXaJrjTvcudOyDJO0PdpWtAhKOrDQ3AA1mska5cQJw9h6pSp2VFg1QfKCJLZzjdTuYdRIn68ZzkBNmVxgsLPS2UNO5xSgP9PYlJe6d_3M72XFfxX8P3Bvheseg4A4b4qoDJ0kZ/s1600/IMG_0548.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTOEn-ldXaJrjTvcudOyDJO0PdpWtAhKOrDQ3AA1mska5cQJw9h6pSp2VFg1QfKCJLZzjdTuYdRIn68ZzkBNmVxgsLPS2UNO5xSgP9PYlJe6d_3M72XFfxX8P3Bvheseg4A4b4qoDJ0kZ/s320/IMG_0548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637052036987538050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uNJEwWQbbfRz4IuZGJ7xWc4hH0lUACI5-VinUooPSqAIESFQPJiKpQigg6aXL1xNdKou_wNH0ylutfnpaKSZ3GUu6Yt4z0CC8eSIHUKAhHZDkCLmcE5mw8MD1LobmJoaQ4mNEPijVUOC/s1600/IMG_0549.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uNJEwWQbbfRz4IuZGJ7xWc4hH0lUACI5-VinUooPSqAIESFQPJiKpQigg6aXL1xNdKou_wNH0ylutfnpaKSZ3GUu6Yt4z0CC8eSIHUKAhHZDkCLmcE5mw8MD1LobmJoaQ4mNEPijVUOC/s320/IMG_0549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637052034901203970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJbn7Hrxtls66bK7RWeaZyO_UpaR6FsRgNxm8iBcnbdcrO6LcPvaxCV7Mx6XOVi9M3r4B-Si6ElOzFQV84glrv4AWQFm9drR7GVpJDuTlH-ZngsGICKcYOfqFe0XutXR3lSqrZJrTGY6U/s1600/IMG_0553.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJbn7Hrxtls66bK7RWeaZyO_UpaR6FsRgNxm8iBcnbdcrO6LcPvaxCV7Mx6XOVi9M3r4B-Si6ElOzFQV84glrv4AWQFm9drR7GVpJDuTlH-ZngsGICKcYOfqFe0XutXR3lSqrZJrTGY6U/s320/IMG_0553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637052031116061490" /></a>There goes grandma the pilot</div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyO9amti5hb_-lpYIRpzXfwQtiwLXqhil3Zxm4vZ4AMEDE4hlzyQ7a01vbvidSpirOLN4iseZwdkgT8MUFQuQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div><div>VIDEO: Joyce taking off. Ethan yelling "Bye grandma".</div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-49786633402692334202011-08-02T07:26:00.011+08:002011-08-04T22:52:43.404+08:00SeaLife and Lego Land day #2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14J-tBXUzYxvfdZ_JpPPJilq-Vh1oEC9pS-QHMfawFrm-dZ6tCyg8WnHc79bcURsiDD7wSoLPbzMKo57A1jknqIlE99Qslso9Up_EPdd5U-siyc9dFvA4AwnsGdyBWZedjoCSfETkFBhO/s1600/IMG_0483.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14J-tBXUzYxvfdZ_JpPPJilq-Vh1oEC9pS-QHMfawFrm-dZ6tCyg8WnHc79bcURsiDD7wSoLPbzMKo57A1jknqIlE99Qslso9Up_EPdd5U-siyc9dFvA4AwnsGdyBWZedjoCSfETkFBhO/s320/IMG_0483.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636036347580220770" /></a>We had a free pass to come back to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Legoland</span> a 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nd</span> day. Our day actually went by so fast. We went swimming at the hotel in the morning and just took our time getting going but the afternoon went so quickly that I wish I would have just got the kids ready and went straight to the park. We ran out of time and steam towards the end of the afternoon. We pushed it and wound up sitting in bad traffic for hours trying to make dinner in Riverside.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswm-bcO6ut35SVsZLct6VWRZw9vwqpP2kr1NkhXxGT9swZqbFRzFUuSAsYAjSx1cLnU3paEUr0mnh5CHwG-XbU28fl4-8_RxHqdH9GFSrCTKdr57gpqZkk2lvTRmfMhZhpfLB55a-KML4/s1600/IMG_0445.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswm-bcO6ut35SVsZLct6VWRZw9vwqpP2kr1NkhXxGT9swZqbFRzFUuSAsYAjSx1cLnU3paEUr0mnh5CHwG-XbU28fl4-8_RxHqdH9GFSrCTKdr57gpqZkk2lvTRmfMhZhpfLB55a-KML4/s320/IMG_0445.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636036155557518050" /></a>Ethan was giving me his grumpy, fussy, I don't want to take a picture face as we entered <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">SeaLife</span>. He quickly cheered up once we got inside.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZoyR92TiMA1DxqYpTx4R3r570NZy39O81Gt4v-EQ-aExyVOG8yrziLPOqp6stQiW9DjDUkx_aPFVvamtcsNHD0oZrFey_uWYmNfP6nCyXk8QXyS4tQiYc5QFzHq1tjtDMutB8EC7mtGx/s1600/IMG_0453.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZoyR92TiMA1DxqYpTx4R3r570NZy39O81Gt4v-EQ-aExyVOG8yrziLPOqp6stQiW9DjDUkx_aPFVvamtcsNHD0oZrFey_uWYmNfP6nCyXk8QXyS4tQiYc5QFzHq1tjtDMutB8EC7mtGx/s320/IMG_0453.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636036148343721810" /></a>The kids had fun building on this Lego castle outside the touch tank area</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oqQXPgl5klGYtQAT-j9vqrY2WdJ2dwzRtLYlFoOLr3kTK3UlSxsPhIRXUQ6vzSzUero6eYWswNA9bZWu3Y4xZtf31v4Tw-hyjj4L7BxA2mDF2v8VRqX0WE40JpDetNWxLgrzUJsZ9aqP/s1600/IMG_0455.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oqQXPgl5klGYtQAT-j9vqrY2WdJ2dwzRtLYlFoOLr3kTK3UlSxsPhIRXUQ6vzSzUero6eYWswNA9bZWu3Y4xZtf31v4Tw-hyjj4L7BxA2mDF2v8VRqX0WE40JpDetNWxLgrzUJsZ9aqP/s320/IMG_0455.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636036142680632050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY57DGJf0Gu80C9Ij-K4aFlPujd1CA4Y-7ggIjNbqAS9KXBpShUVdCxN7gJkq-18gSgf1Oc2_BMa3fwoDcrOVB1EADgTyYYGZzorvRRAsWzseDSblroTxOk_AFe_cGtc0-HaVg1HuH_V4Z/s1600/IMG_0456.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY57DGJf0Gu80C9Ij-K4aFlPujd1CA4Y-7ggIjNbqAS9KXBpShUVdCxN7gJkq-18gSgf1Oc2_BMa3fwoDcrOVB1EADgTyYYGZzorvRRAsWzseDSblroTxOk_AFe_cGtc0-HaVg1HuH_V4Z/s320/IMG_0456.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636035869859186818" /></a>Ethan, getting a closer look</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAfTAqrCf7xHQ4ZjzEaA4e7yzlH8903LyIsZK5iETZTAsSKQ-2bknXqv6i4ILqKX6Jk7ThKQJyr-C1p4M0gclzZWhYkvxQil88S6ug1HHcRw6M-yWwE53eUxYRikGKt7jj25N7HLWBo90/s1600/IMG_0464.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAfTAqrCf7xHQ4ZjzEaA4e7yzlH8903LyIsZK5iETZTAsSKQ-2bknXqv6i4ILqKX6Jk7ThKQJyr-C1p4M0gclzZWhYkvxQil88S6ug1HHcRw6M-yWwE53eUxYRikGKt7jj25N7HLWBo90/s320/IMG_0464.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636035866758195650" /></a>Evie of course found a little pink fish</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUKGztpTw4ZNEj0fTiedOp3bBbdlWbTC8cvGyI1j0D-H10Th3fU1y18X9NCYy2RfmoZ6TIv-aufmt8uNBka49NaO_NTKpNVpzTMqQWK336wUpTcDmq8ui6drB8kCbbYoDnDtpef6Qbi7C/s1600/IMG_0472.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUKGztpTw4ZNEj0fTiedOp3bBbdlWbTC8cvGyI1j0D-H10Th3fU1y18X9NCYy2RfmoZ6TIv-aufmt8uNBka49NaO_NTKpNVpzTMqQWK336wUpTcDmq8ui6drB8kCbbYoDnDtpef6Qbi7C/s320/IMG_0472.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636035817957986850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifesHFOoMNaolE7B2EB2Bf3kIhRPkxQAWlcoSxqO2PADIhNuW1CPqxkUrWyZwnr0S6N15YuoMuWrDatV0tN0Jl1tpPA805L9RWUPW3Q5ZohgFkFNnK4xbqaGJNQGKWPPM8LniRPojuDcef/s1600/IMG_0475.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkLLJfQEfkrp39J4h2KgLz-FD22swwriOlQJoDFL8jac5r_DAL_5KYSJlgStlMmQpmLbENiz1XZ38C0l_WPi2G-j5IbS7QiSqYONmFDzDMOKNZftrVqhOqGlbjw4aWnRRTjhh27LpjqKO/s320/IMG_0481.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636034941882607458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8kElturNJzEKOnNTORYviTgmVwDW_FvnF7sSws77R7XcD_loP01WftPUt923TeE1V3GBSOp9KqmCjQwombviduLJytIIM3w4eGKw_GYtEK_kTKXUOi6z6qNAey1EewUYc2NC5MWiamNJ/s1600/IMG_0484.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8kElturNJzEKOnNTORYviTgmVwDW_FvnF7sSws77R7XcD_loP01WftPUt923TeE1V3GBSOp9KqmCjQwombviduLJytIIM3w4eGKw_GYtEK_kTKXUOi6z6qNAey1EewUYc2NC5MWiamNJ/s320/IMG_0484.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636034679863141378" /></a>We had a few hours to spend in the park after <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">SeaLife</span>. Evie got to see Bob the Builder. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyv2cjBrdsd4_Yliq7NUYi53G5vdGVOI9p2X2stmqQZfL9DohxnKCiQpxiDma9XH-QbQVgWSsLkrqing2_1t2apqzI4jcDaHgIXRqUcvWs2cK7AwgSqAFXtc7AG2jlOJ2kjRdYlbX9E1g/s1600/IMG_0487.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyv2cjBrdsd4_Yliq7NUYi53G5vdGVOI9p2X2stmqQZfL9DohxnKCiQpxiDma9XH-QbQVgWSsLkrqing2_1t2apqzI4jcDaHgIXRqUcvWs2cK7AwgSqAFXtc7AG2jlOJ2kjRdYlbX9E1g/s320/IMG_0487.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636034675546375330" /></a>These hot dogs were $5 apiece. They weren't anything fancy either. They were the only thing to eat that wasn't an insane line or insanely expensive. I guess $15 for three hot dogs is pretty insane...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcojW3x3TDfZ6TGU9WRjAskTRuaAutCFJ7C_Xo-gQGfAXnc8cungIkMkBocz_7dI37xhz0P6nj1wBiPsQlidq0aHSRZB2KTsohpWFK7Lse52Ms3syeSVAsesjkllMkfWx6FvJ2gHcN7cwt/s1600/IMG_0488.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcojW3x3TDfZ6TGU9WRjAskTRuaAutCFJ7C_Xo-gQGfAXnc8cungIkMkBocz_7dI37xhz0P6nj1wBiPsQlidq0aHSRZB2KTsohpWFK7Lse52Ms3syeSVAsesjkllMkfWx6FvJ2gHcN7cwt/s320/IMG_0488.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636034667243621074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7dDSbX4LQFUcGpXYz9dG7IFl6ZYHyAUkJF2paNUbII7n3G7NnUWuRBwWUYFa1UBL7bhEXufh-pLb07x1tafc62lZwVGjyNMhcsOnFT62eyaBo5h6dGTt09crGcDgRfsrFRE6_v9DlQOK/s1600/IMG_0489.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7dDSbX4LQFUcGpXYz9dG7IFl6ZYHyAUkJF2paNUbII7n3G7NnUWuRBwWUYFa1UBL7bhEXufh-pLb07x1tafc62lZwVGjyNMhcsOnFT62eyaBo5h6dGTt09crGcDgRfsrFRE6_v9DlQOK/s320/IMG_0489.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636034436389391634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEYqsyEsgGTroD-YYIuZTrqjJQr5QEG8qZjbKoFC4wqOaHcKJCiu3_gpLoOdAWcyqyk67bTPZuW1I8EA1FXCI4pFcV4LvuJbgAcBe8uy8kafXrwzg_no8NlnKMSNtqOBn7cxgp0x55xl3/s1600/IMG_0490.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEYqsyEsgGTroD-YYIuZTrqjJQr5QEG8qZjbKoFC4wqOaHcKJCiu3_gpLoOdAWcyqyk67bTPZuW1I8EA1FXCI4pFcV4LvuJbgAcBe8uy8kafXrwzg_no8NlnKMSNtqOBn7cxgp0x55xl3/s320/IMG_0490.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636034427353237314" /></a>We made it to the water park and it was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">soooo</span> busy. I had a hard time relaxing because I would quickly loose site of the kids. We stayed in this tot zone for most of our time there. The kids had a great time and I could keep an eye on them better.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMZXK7afXfKddvEbHmXCAeAx8Mlfmj-A1HVbGkwIvbrGliyMHnm06atNLuULQ6dibi2W978l3opNt0Tegqos5PBNEwEWDrpZsNX0aNIwn5mHy2I9xGWaZcJOMWunVzyvj0wy14K6hVq3X/s1600/IMG_0498.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMZXK7afXfKddvEbHmXCAeAx8Mlfmj-A1HVbGkwIvbrGliyMHnm06atNLuULQ6dibi2W978l3opNt0Tegqos5PBNEwEWDrpZsNX0aNIwn5mHy2I9xGWaZcJOMWunVzyvj0wy14K6hVq3X/s320/IMG_0498.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636034422122655730" /></a>Did I mention there were a LOT of people...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtBW15RZ8r7TpC6sVBGidSmhFAryVcZ3gx2WaiR8k8-L1Nf3O-7zyswfEjKeqUufabCaNHvaut2raVooEI9JDfHoQULMkcuawRLWfw5jHiXfdQNchWT11eyW6if8fAQO13Zcy-0xtjooF/s1600/IMG_0501.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtBW15RZ8r7TpC6sVBGidSmhFAryVcZ3gx2WaiR8k8-L1Nf3O-7zyswfEjKeqUufabCaNHvaut2raVooEI9JDfHoQULMkcuawRLWfw5jHiXfdQNchWT11eyW6if8fAQO13Zcy-0xtjooF/s320/IMG_0501.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636033495595207714" /></a>Evie and Ethan getting ready to head down the big slide</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7kztk5v4t7tO559Fie9RZqmA2vB9sT3IoUXXbjUOjQZgaC66UZDJekfyoXNfAIXy2k_kxdU9GB-y5VcN8Aik1T-Y2quLdpIo5U_bhUAwjbMQUlSVUrxKSdgHRCBCDSX025tUQkypwPMZ/s1600/IMG_0506.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7kztk5v4t7tO559Fie9RZqmA2vB9sT3IoUXXbjUOjQZgaC66UZDJekfyoXNfAIXy2k_kxdU9GB-y5VcN8Aik1T-Y2quLdpIo5U_bhUAwjbMQUlSVUrxKSdgHRCBCDSX025tUQkypwPMZ/s320/IMG_0506.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636033491858083458" /></a>This was part of the downtown NY exhibit in mini-world. The cars moved. It was pretty over the top.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLD3J1yW4gEX28nfe1rQlP-mPMhcWQvGLYuGjFjl1bk9_3fY1OR7fjYWaqrzGJc9YGx49Ne9eMu45kSRZ29qwd8ZqugUxx2cwtSUU3kbicQaqApiQi-l2iXStiJBy5b3-nEgTU98rPj-D/s1600/IMG_0509.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLD3J1yW4gEX28nfe1rQlP-mPMhcWQvGLYuGjFjl1bk9_3fY1OR7fjYWaqrzGJc9YGx49Ne9eMu45kSRZ29qwd8ZqugUxx2cwtSUU3kbicQaqApiQi-l2iXStiJBy5b3-nEgTU98rPj-D/s320/IMG_0509.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636033482581784626" /></a>This was Evie's favorite ride. We had to do it one last time on our way out of the park. It was a great time. I hope we can do it again and bring daddy.</div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-57150386914418517062011-08-02T07:00:00.007+08:002011-08-02T07:25:43.448+08:00Legoland, CA day #1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNRQ_Q04a5d2gsB0n2s2TfB88UojwpPYTjVa3OjY-t3Wwo5FgSs5DNmmQtncGgzc_5ahthTjoQSdZO26ltTOY8TBjZoytBSQ_ICP9EJEiaWAM_LUX38u7D59LqfEHQ1ExlFFL0PQZNrNX/s1600/IMG_0350.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNRQ_Q04a5d2gsB0n2s2TfB88UojwpPYTjVa3OjY-t3Wwo5FgSs5DNmmQtncGgzc_5ahthTjoQSdZO26ltTOY8TBjZoytBSQ_ICP9EJEiaWAM_LUX38u7D59LqfEHQ1ExlFFL0PQZNrNX/s320/IMG_0350.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636028932958475202" /></a>The kids and I went to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Legoland</span> one day on our trip to Riverside. Actually a day and a half because we got this park pass to come back the next day for free. We stayed the night in a hotel so it was easy to go back the next day for a bit. In the parking lot they have Volvo primer parking with these L<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ego</span> people all around. Evie got such a kick out of them. I liked the Volvo and Ethan just stayed in the stroller...he didn't seem to notice either.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqKW0d6pPHPS9ZG4FQ42rhepTW_mMD15aF9qU9TRgTI_3XO8J0CSrkQAwgwN7x8mndEtm7nfbD0-qQ-A0yty4vXlKn4kgAopXZi4uns9TOhSltnjZ82UCcpV2DnfY8sYS7XUBnTF6vNfr/s1600/IMG_0352.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqKW0d6pPHPS9ZG4FQ42rhepTW_mMD15aF9qU9TRgTI_3XO8J0CSrkQAwgwN7x8mndEtm7nfbD0-qQ-A0yty4vXlKn4kgAopXZi4uns9TOhSltnjZ82UCcpV2DnfY8sYS7XUBnTF6vNfr/s320/IMG_0352.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636028809438187698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2G1zVRSn3khPvxkN3DQdnV7KLTWLG1iQYTu-OBLTpWZtBSQy-OvJ2CjPZoxS2PHkd468wjlv4r8xiGcDlzeRQXA3smOZZP3BD8fpUN9jU_dufM2hPAiMTzOjWRfm5GXPKrbB8UD0otAeG/s1600/IMG_0353.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2G1zVRSn3khPvxkN3DQdnV7KLTWLG1iQYTu-OBLTpWZtBSQy-OvJ2CjPZoxS2PHkd468wjlv4r8xiGcDlzeRQXA3smOZZP3BD8fpUN9jU_dufM2hPAiMTzOjWRfm5GXPKrbB8UD0otAeG/s320/IMG_0353.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636028804129799506" /></a>Let the fun begin.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPm1b44eEWdEvaRKNFVhQLsHrwX6NOg304S4m-7MEvM4rOScEp1VTOrRNOEix3Sj9jJAkff97hZ4jz9fmpcl8E1828Lx1znDUhgkTlyDDaBeuS92BMTzfuabl7tg0Yy9i6iXuuPS9EKZax/s1600/IMG_0354.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPm1b44eEWdEvaRKNFVhQLsHrwX6NOg304S4m-7MEvM4rOScEp1VTOrRNOEix3Sj9jJAkff97hZ4jz9fmpcl8E1828Lx1znDUhgkTlyDDaBeuS92BMTzfuabl7tg0Yy9i6iXuuPS9EKZax/s320/IMG_0354.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636028798746675458" /></a>First stop a roller coaster. Ethan was tall enough to go but I had to ride with him. Evie was a brave girl and rode with this girl who was in front of us in line.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-IJCg7tJpcF8BhoCx7tFtO4TbdNIDJrCMVqBBDGsfe-tMYGOxJRz2HcvJR6ENR3VnAj6NvSHuvTxbxBPr252xvZi0UCw8NCR8zTujHHIHNL0efo_7c4zJnSGnz7KZWcrQEqq5zhYL1ZF/s1600/IMG_0368.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-IJCg7tJpcF8BhoCx7tFtO4TbdNIDJrCMVqBBDGsfe-tMYGOxJRz2HcvJR6ENR3VnAj6NvSHuvTxbxBPr252xvZi0UCw8NCR8zTujHHIHNL0efo_7c4zJnSGnz7KZWcrQEqq5zhYL1ZF/s320/IMG_0368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636028491915465570" /></a>Ethan, on a safari expedition. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXR5ttnnxcNhQniLiZvbnrHSpure_lpb5XJflxT1u-mdf7rH3zk0A8JqQ5ObTFr9uvx3IlGMDAMdlEsPXkJYME-erMnZS7X2UxLXyguhv5FbRlxSNyKSrc-BvM2GzNMJ3tyTpS2YjrUVJ/s1600/IMG_0373.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXR5ttnnxcNhQniLiZvbnrHSpure_lpb5XJflxT1u-mdf7rH3zk0A8JqQ5ObTFr9uvx3IlGMDAMdlEsPXkJYME-erMnZS7X2UxLXyguhv5FbRlxSNyKSrc-BvM2GzNMJ3tyTpS2YjrUVJ/s320/IMG_0373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636028487361251778" /></a>This was Evie's favorite ride. A boat ride that took you through a maze of children's stories. This was her last ride request at the end of the day too.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NgyBflxbBkog2_V4oSVA1BYXrGbJUMvd0r8xQ6kbzIVHtGw-8qdhk-Kf3e0B21RdJy9G68-nsX_QVVZN2r4TXSNGkrqifvqQRMnVKYJC3E-HXvWAc08UMyjcrdVBwBp834hLe_GtxH9W/s1600/IMG_0376.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NgyBflxbBkog2_V4oSVA1BYXrGbJUMvd0r8xQ6kbzIVHtGw-8qdhk-Kf3e0B21RdJy9G68-nsX_QVVZN2r4TXSNGkrqifvqQRMnVKYJC3E-HXvWAc08UMyjcrdVBwBp834hLe_GtxH9W/s320/IMG_0376.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636028479133135810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-PiM3nBlS6Dap0QQVUcb0UCAaepi1wOMVohQdHkDUrsJdPrMET9Z8QyyLVYvMPVsB3HNE7gnDoR0vXS8XbiJ54nhhY8_aVWzrJHSQIzWBM2sBpnRkERajTWYW4_EkOmgc-ODfWaU7njU/s1600/IMG_0379.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-PiM3nBlS6Dap0QQVUcb0UCAaepi1wOMVohQdHkDUrsJdPrMET9Z8QyyLVYvMPVsB3HNE7gnDoR0vXS8XbiJ54nhhY8_aVWzrJHSQIzWBM2sBpnRkERajTWYW4_EkOmgc-ODfWaU7njU/s320/IMG_0379.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636028211678485698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LAS-cdX8_OrZfk1mIsG2TJDfV5pQEZsq6vqPY0wlI0b-IAGQIWV9uDt9YoLEk79A790fYsZM4OPYHY2FYkxz82XmlrUk6tCzRqayJOh369MSyB3FHjf8-ta4guM3RQ2I_OyXqd5K7fSH/s1600/IMG_0391.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LAS-cdX8_OrZfk1mIsG2TJDfV5pQEZsq6vqPY0wlI0b-IAGQIWV9uDt9YoLEk79A790fYsZM4OPYHY2FYkxz82XmlrUk6tCzRqayJOh369MSyB3FHjf8-ta4guM3RQ2I_OyXqd5K7fSH/s320/IMG_0391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636028210167171058" /></a>They had a little splash park next to the playground. We brought suits into the park just in case we made it to the water park, located inside the park. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lRtryzR4M9I5GQLd4J1IkExBuZcaTTehBWAg2HV6tKirf8NTo3Z7Ohr0ZGAQtV-vceuIvHsd_ksgBWsdmf7vgR84QVal4uJDKdmON5Bx_TzGglzJc_7PsvY7s-RfjEQj-OBIggqTxBrn/s1600/IMG_0404.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lRtryzR4M9I5GQLd4J1IkExBuZcaTTehBWAg2HV6tKirf8NTo3Z7Ohr0ZGAQtV-vceuIvHsd_ksgBWsdmf7vgR84QVal4uJDKdmON5Bx_TzGglzJc_7PsvY7s-RfjEQj-OBIggqTxBrn/s320/IMG_0404.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636028198348476722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMM96-ZmFQuiANH_nFruar14TPTlRtW66DEOGgTCiZ6PlZokxPcB1rcFuwBXabHQnxJ_cPgtOGJ76SkVJCcPAvQvQzbePLSCdCn6yTwJ0DOp4Cb-vFWAaGmPIhCT0iHeNYrQGw3SQ6eam/s1600/IMG_0406.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMM96-ZmFQuiANH_nFruar14TPTlRtW66DEOGgTCiZ6PlZokxPcB1rcFuwBXabHQnxJ_cPgtOGJ76SkVJCcPAvQvQzbePLSCdCn6yTwJ0DOp4Cb-vFWAaGmPIhCT0iHeNYrQGw3SQ6eam/s320/IMG_0406.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636027711584083522" /></a>They had this Volvo covered in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Legos</span>. Is that bad if I want it even if it's covered in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Legos</span>.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0b8NoyVsDLybcNZDf0wJ9I7u-ECwLDUdtHbSjiNwUgqICFBD8jw7CydIUKJcXlaixyIKsi_GD6snQMLORiIGZcXXMsGi1iIUznerV6PI9J0qn2-gRDB-tGWF5Ypo7jDV_7fcPevoeLd5N/s1600/IMG_0414.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0b8NoyVsDLybcNZDf0wJ9I7u-ECwLDUdtHbSjiNwUgqICFBD8jw7CydIUKJcXlaixyIKsi_GD6snQMLORiIGZcXXMsGi1iIUznerV6PI9J0qn2-gRDB-tGWF5Ypo7jDV_7fcPevoeLd5N/s320/IMG_0414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636027700693296994" /></a>They had this mini-world that was pretty cool. Evie loved it. It was pretty detailed and to think everything was made out of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Legos</span> was pretty mind blowing. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MhWOsgP21ERKKbUqfKAZ_gms7pofPBDLuj5UCGfsHzt6X074bxPduNXcWRwxehG58j5SwPdzIwzLrQK67ryvatnKaeTOjcqixbtM9Xbje9adla4yaxdLTpw_5ChXfQYw0ebN8pfj-vw_/s1600/IMG_0428.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MhWOsgP21ERKKbUqfKAZ_gms7pofPBDLuj5UCGfsHzt6X074bxPduNXcWRwxehG58j5SwPdzIwzLrQK67ryvatnKaeTOjcqixbtM9Xbje9adla4yaxdLTpw_5ChXfQYw0ebN8pfj-vw_/s320/IMG_0428.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636027691744863346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEict5WJkD691zZn-cO-z3xGGkFzO_D7P0l1NptYTJJE3RQFVElIST-5wrK2sXQNrVKfxWrQF93jtkg16OqGluasKBY4-02V3BBfm-fUsff7UfaBcSgM35sejYZVtrLSw28UGe_8hHtrmMO4/s1600/IMG_0430.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEict5WJkD691zZn-cO-z3xGGkFzO_D7P0l1NptYTJJE3RQFVElIST-5wrK2sXQNrVKfxWrQF93jtkg16OqGluasKBY4-02V3BBfm-fUsff7UfaBcSgM35sejYZVtrLSw28UGe_8hHtrmMO4/s320/IMG_0430.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636026826101739634" /></a>Bob the Builder's gal-pal.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAT2swjS1cXffBk7MlRFEWM6PKhADtYOyVBMw22uY95ujzFvxQlxSVG_zGtIoWjTmRRjDw9Bforv4jFBCUspL6gPvBIMjV8mugKnIiYGx4UMUyM78weXV4OobLGNWaTnm_ZMKI4fvrDzu/s1600/IMG_0433.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAT2swjS1cXffBk7MlRFEWM6PKhADtYOyVBMw22uY95ujzFvxQlxSVG_zGtIoWjTmRRjDw9Bforv4jFBCUspL6gPvBIMjV8mugKnIiYGx4UMUyM78weXV4OobLGNWaTnm_ZMKI4fvrDzu/s320/IMG_0433.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636026816338595330" /></a>Evie on a boat ride around mini-world. She looks so tired. Ethan is asleep on my lap. We are close to calling it a day. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-xOlhn436OxDPbRiD0ZI5FFP7XxHy9969bD5QGrdx_01M7fWaTr7qW7eQgBtXv0PG8rpLbkZzkucC_1EBEaIZnOEcbQvtGm37kPbRgWg5M5C95f2KL1KxQfg0hX77llruZzkR4r6ud8l/s1600/IMG_0442.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-xOlhn436OxDPbRiD0ZI5FFP7XxHy9969bD5QGrdx_01M7fWaTr7qW7eQgBtXv0PG8rpLbkZzkucC_1EBEaIZnOEcbQvtGm37kPbRgWg5M5C95f2KL1KxQfg0hX77llruZzkR4r6ud8l/s320/IMG_0442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636026814486086962" /></a>Jessica and Bryce met us at our hotel and went to dinner with us. We stuffed ourselves on burgers at Island. The kids were so good. They were tired and therefore more mellow than usual.</div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-56263423510112145702011-07-31T01:00:00.009+08:002011-08-02T06:59:31.928+08:00Evie's Vacation Bible School<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfkhOL5J0fJYYmqnFn8qKLAzRPQsU88Sjs18fpqpBkJIs0V94jJJGunJBSdTlLQtH7oc6jhLlP0kPbzM2xLV0Lb5EJSnhfGNks0Ad9dg41oZLL8EwdeKs6OkOXjsIBMt56h-EoMX5B6M0/s1600/IMG_0165.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><blockquote></blockquote><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfkhOL5J0fJYYmqnFn8qKLAzRPQsU88Sjs18fpqpBkJIs0V94jJJGunJBSdTlLQtH7oc6jhLlP0kPbzM2xLV0Lb5EJSnhfGNks0Ad9dg41oZLL8EwdeKs6OkOXjsIBMt56h-EoMX5B6M0/s320/IMG_0165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635198075534410370" /></a>Evie had Vacation Bible School this week with a lot of her classmates. She was so happy to see them again.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLBIK7K2e6wt0FI6_AVckGU6OhcSgKLDPJWqxVruIxYO1UjohaUfZS5sabBo4QtVG-efsGpCusaGMAXedZozEjhyOBvBn7vrNdg3KmMekVG6HdS7OXBGKnrRjY81-NCfnMvhzwriPOoD5/s1600/IMG_0166.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLBIK7K2e6wt0FI6_AVckGU6OhcSgKLDPJWqxVruIxYO1UjohaUfZS5sabBo4QtVG-efsGpCusaGMAXedZozEjhyOBvBn7vrNdg3KmMekVG6HdS7OXBGKnrRjY81-NCfnMvhzwriPOoD5/s320/IMG_0166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635198072326518610" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLBIK7K2e6wt0FI6_AVckGU6OhcSgKLDPJWqxVruIxYO1UjohaUfZS5sabBo4QtVG-efsGpCusaGMAXedZozEjhyOBvBn7vrNdg3KmMekVG6HdS7OXBGKnrRjY81-NCfnMvhzwriPOoD5/s1600/IMG_0166.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiah-K-TGBayaHZcLXNenUObmtWCYs3jF_nPzWitbI7MxvLI3u0bxAyHcAD-lTcCQmEiYzRp0WJ9rJzHfYctIUFlIj9ntP5ETale3Zzs-JUuCSgQvaJRovD95aiuLy_dHOtTceLGi_e-XWC/s1600/IMG_0168.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiah-K-TGBayaHZcLXNenUObmtWCYs3jF_nPzWitbI7MxvLI3u0bxAyHcAD-lTcCQmEiYzRp0WJ9rJzHfYctIUFlIj9ntP5ETale3Zzs-JUuCSgQvaJRovD95aiuLy_dHOtTceLGi_e-XWC/s320/IMG_0168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635197632428407490" /></a>The last day of VBS we were able to stay for the morning gathering. The kids sang songs and "Lifeguard Dan" told stories from the bible that related to the weeks theme. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsjDZOJazpBNd_u9TFSi4aCXLaX5IPc8feFRolxAaEV6Z0Vkn1l8IfVbfsHFwATTHyfOX8c-J14Npf8_4JypD55gzhL_OQ4GT8F9a3ujQomJZeMMPp1zKKkk4Fi406HHM6YGSRC0KY7Li/s1600/IMG_0182.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsjDZOJazpBNd_u9TFSi4aCXLaX5IPc8feFRolxAaEV6Z0Vkn1l8IfVbfsHFwATTHyfOX8c-J14Npf8_4JypD55gzhL_OQ4GT8F9a3ujQomJZeMMPp1zKKkk4Fi406HHM6YGSRC0KY7Li/s320/IMG_0182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635197626307241474" /></a></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzKjudz7-nU7DGPbzIbUlLGWyQpE5YTHtbBv-05TWVx-o8ATmXiAPniRjUMKFES3n2ngeSbC5BMNzRZ1HCWTg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>Video: Part of one of Evie's songs at VBS</div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-88818199824511985392011-07-31T00:48:00.003+08:002011-07-31T01:00:02.771+08:00Ethan's new bike<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrecwKei4UkJrshqZ11_ZMxcOhJCCmkW7OYHz4Of9YEgP0WGQABil7BfoKxsSblOPrx9Ffy42XfmI1wg2QnrLPCqNzTu986jK2gjmUiDL2Leb0Co1p3m-oiUzMqyB5SWv8lOAFBaMn2njl/s1600/IMG_0150.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrecwKei4UkJrshqZ11_ZMxcOhJCCmkW7OYHz4Of9YEgP0WGQABil7BfoKxsSblOPrx9Ffy42XfmI1wg2QnrLPCqNzTu986jK2gjmUiDL2Leb0Co1p3m-oiUzMqyB5SWv8lOAFBaMn2njl/s320/IMG_0150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635188772485580978" /></a>Joel's friend at Specialized gave Ethan this new bike. Lucky us. It's a little big. He has to reach on his <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">tip-</span>toes to touch the ground but when he is riding he fits better than he did on his smaller one. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAWUZGWA3Ps-4N6eV3Gmxdt0hjlE3nmv2mYixIdxL-L2UjqdTvwqbrPYUp-OP9l39LMTXkuAGsbN8z3I0RCE3BWowNuYCum0Ar71tm2RtADLoG8dHA6MG57YanoLNxc0VhWdsdPSa9dzd/s1600/IMG_0152.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAWUZGWA3Ps-4N6eV3Gmxdt0hjlE3nmv2mYixIdxL-L2UjqdTvwqbrPYUp-OP9l39LMTXkuAGsbN8z3I0RCE3BWowNuYCum0Ar71tm2RtADLoG8dHA6MG57YanoLNxc0VhWdsdPSa9dzd/s320/IMG_0152.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635188772021892178" /></a>Ethan is trying to patiently wait for me to get myself ready and stop taking pictures so he can ride his new bike.</div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyJQDX8E1WIBYqbPZX98d5opCF7YfQ8YMQFVbzOtiRmATatOTmF_SaQ92okUcTsd6fNa9cntpY4JuPsEZge0Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Video: Ethan riding his new bike </div></div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-66238748650069391622011-07-31T00:36:00.002+08:002011-07-31T00:48:21.705+08:00Daddy's work bench<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndJxJ2h2bespjvQQSniuOGGw1bbS3C-5ILAB0AVbyC006ySf9eJN3pu-zo0HiJxC-cLIZK2bQDO4e5HqbFLPq8hY9_VfHt-9C4lCRFw8p_qvYiiOX3cFIWG95pjZpTjspe8dL3ZqG-PV-/s1600/IMG_0881.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndJxJ2h2bespjvQQSniuOGGw1bbS3C-5ILAB0AVbyC006ySf9eJN3pu-zo0HiJxC-cLIZK2bQDO4e5HqbFLPq8hY9_VfHt-9C4lCRFw8p_qvYiiOX3cFIWG95pjZpTjspe8dL3ZqG-PV-/s320/IMG_0881.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635186045356621714" /></a>The kids love being in the garage with Joel and especially up on his work bench playing with his tools. Most of the time they are pretty good about putting things back or at least not loosing tools but of course there is the occasion where Joel can't find the took he needs at the moment.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJM-MFpmFA2-la9XxM-DHkaPpjFhR3fi_JU4soP5rW2jwsfm4NHOfUFyAzR2g5NJF2AEekEPBkhHLQd9nVn47fXGB6xCZO_ZpAWUubcbuhOg_Oxos-qvrLu8zGFUUX50envVGJw6mXAdYZ/s1600/IMG_0885.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJM-MFpmFA2-la9XxM-DHkaPpjFhR3fi_JU4soP5rW2jwsfm4NHOfUFyAzR2g5NJF2AEekEPBkhHLQd9nVn47fXGB6xCZO_ZpAWUubcbuhOg_Oxos-qvrLu8zGFUUX50envVGJw6mXAdYZ/s320/IMG_0885.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635186045951105314" /></a>The kids are busy striking a pose<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSqEB7UK7kaFRHFjJSxbUV8jB9TVhsQKfbGkURUZrU_yiHa99zbbVJcZpQ_XLVvF3LY_BAMAXY6-vHNAIo_M5BFn7yiqwCZvnK495k61NvfOIMCk4WJ_8vltZHpv0R0aewsV0FVUel6lc/s1600/IMG_0887.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSqEB7UK7kaFRHFjJSxbUV8jB9TVhsQKfbGkURUZrU_yiHa99zbbVJcZpQ_XLVvF3LY_BAMAXY6-vHNAIo_M5BFn7yiqwCZvnK495k61NvfOIMCk4WJ_8vltZHpv0R0aewsV0FVUel6lc/s320/IMG_0887.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635186042514414434" /></a>Ethan is busy measuring things. I love his bare body. </div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263926878032930701.post-46605328798323564962011-07-23T02:09:00.003+08:002011-07-23T02:23:16.602+08:00A trip to the river<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCD4a3dLwbwHJNsMDkiiaAGFiA-zCrW1RGwYmjDme1kUSn4KdbERvqdR8DzWcNDeyYnrUX6LMKbG8c7Nyi8PJdUi4HGUPE6l8c3GAwmSDT3LPfCkHxki_7CCCaJOb_zjRFiWKEflqQsG_/s1600/IMG_0890.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCD4a3dLwbwHJNsMDkiiaAGFiA-zCrW1RGwYmjDme1kUSn4KdbERvqdR8DzWcNDeyYnrUX6LMKbG8c7Nyi8PJdUi4HGUPE6l8c3GAwmSDT3LPfCkHxki_7CCCaJOb_zjRFiWKEflqQsG_/s320/IMG_0890.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632241599930905666" /></a>We had a fun afternoon at the river. The water is still cold but not as cold as the ocean. It is a beautiful spot and reminds me of Colorado. The beach is more rocky than sandy and the trees and fresh water feel so familiar. It is a good spot.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1Dgn_yz-N0gihEz18SPQ7fmfK5Wm7CUbjvET4xGpIkVawqXWscuQeGlM66PtE1ZujRgQLJVAb2A_d9AFMdb6Ldq6McsKuPTojLGU7b0w_36ucyAt_BX2Yo_kLORglEKSqNInPUMdlq3X/s1600/IMG_0012.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1Dgn_yz-N0gihEz18SPQ7fmfK5Wm7CUbjvET4xGpIkVawqXWscuQeGlM66PtE1ZujRgQLJVAb2A_d9AFMdb6Ldq6McsKuPTojLGU7b0w_36ucyAt_BX2Yo_kLORglEKSqNInPUMdlq3X/s320/IMG_0012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632241594822952706" /></a>Ethan loved floating down the river with his tube he got from a birthday party. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi447SUg27E23RNm2EXDi68t4lARiubOqvG3xBcjaVgvEcZzCk1pyFIcki2gOxvLHeeMXHjiGswYUuSSrMMpOo5QPpclXjV_0ymr3ga2RUrz7VUqatjlJ0BmT6UmnR1FJI4wsI762z7sE7/s1600/IMG_0020.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi447SUg27E23RNm2EXDi68t4lARiubOqvG3xBcjaVgvEcZzCk1pyFIcki2gOxvLHeeMXHjiGswYUuSSrMMpOo5QPpclXjV_0ymr3ga2RUrz7VUqatjlJ0BmT6UmnR1FJI4wsI762z7sE7/s320/IMG_0020.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632241589986711202" /></a>Evie and Ethan were daring enough to go under the waterfall with daddy. Evie was surprisingly cautious. A little unlike herself. Ethan actually went first for a change and then Evie followed.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBTUiEw5O61Gq-SFaRcUG-aFTlxoYQW-0ublOVlHJtFG9OkT4fqNbbDN2d6lEF1mOaC9C5yh7D3Q7tOS9KcbEyJBOVbhZq3Ys12bqSAYTBi1A3OWl-B9Lxw8rpqYcNxE6gPmz4UWvNvdB/s1600/IMG_0006.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBTUiEw5O61Gq-SFaRcUG-aFTlxoYQW-0ublOVlHJtFG9OkT4fqNbbDN2d6lEF1mOaC9C5yh7D3Q7tOS9KcbEyJBOVbhZq3Ys12bqSAYTBi1A3OWl-B9Lxw8rpqYcNxE6gPmz4UWvNvdB/s320/IMG_0006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632241109354926258" /></a>Joel would dip the kids in the flowing water and lean them into the waterfall. They got such a kick out of it.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMp-t5mw4kuOQbhyphenhyphenyL3_AchiUJwssowknHxFdG0wbZhr6MvAXk8LMo9leI5wJbkSRPOgz_LVAqglCFFUMmu8e8smgFwiCIsqMJGapAr47rkaU37-czD-NLB_w11wx0Rf0iylJ1D2C7cj9/s1600/IMG_0025.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMp-t5mw4kuOQbhyphenhyphenyL3_AchiUJwssowknHxFdG0wbZhr6MvAXk8LMo9leI5wJbkSRPOgz_LVAqglCFFUMmu8e8smgFwiCIsqMJGapAr47rkaU37-czD-NLB_w11wx0Rf0iylJ1D2C7cj9/s320/IMG_0025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632241105833792642" /></a>Warming up in the sun. </div>Smith's Asian Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11713930982900810422noreply@blogger.com0