39066 This weekend has been really busy with Halloween. It started with Dad carving the pumpkin which Clemency specifically designed and drew out, the funny thing here is that nobody seems to eat the pumpkins at all and they have these huge pumpkin patches to go to and pick your decorative vegetables. I asked Clemency to write something about […]
Read More39049 So the current favourite toy of all the kids in the neighborhood is Lego. I remember when I was Clemency and Hadley’s ages, some 30 years ago, and it was my favourite back then, particularly the new Space Lego. The older kids next door all have the latest Star Wars and Indianna Jones sets […]
Read MoreRattlesnake on the bike path Originally uploaded by cvr_nz Was riding along the bike path beside the 405 on the way to work and this good sized rattlesnake was crossing. Had to swerve to miss it. I had my Blackberry with me so I stopped and popped off a quick shot before it slithered into […]
Read MoreThe family have been involved with one of the local swimming teams over the summer here in Irvine. Swimming is a big thing here and it is easy to understand how they develop the talent for the US Olympic teams here. Well Clemency started off swimming this year and has done really well to improve […]
Read More38362 Matt and Nicky Slater came out from New York for a long weekend visit with us here in the OC. We had a great time catching up as we haven’t seen them for ages. Some of the highlights of the visit were: Checking out the new Orange balloon ride at the old El Toro […]
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