Home Alone

While Michelle & Dylan have been touring the Southern Hemisphere I've been stuck back here in Maryland... We're keeping in touch via "Skype" an online video conferencing application. It's the next best thing to being there - Michelle has been great about finding the time most days to call back and let me discuss the days events with the little man. Here's my view of their world (via Skype):

New Best Friends Forever?

Had a fun moring with the kids before leaving for Australia, we were flying from Rotorua, to Wellington and then on to Melbourne. Dylan seemed to really enjoy the flights chatting up a storm and charming all the flight attendants. We were greeted by Auntie Bernie and Auntie Lyn, it was fantastic to see them.

Rock Jocks

Enjoying our last few days in New Zealand with a family trip to the rock climbing gym. Managed to do a few climbs with some pointers from Paul. Dylan also gave it a bit of a try, you never know we may have him in a harness soon. We had a great time with Olga and Paul and the kids, we will miss them.

Another Great Day in NZ

Dylan seems to be enjoying the Southern Hemisphere, he has been sleeping great here which has made it real easy. Even though the day was grey and wet we manged to have another fun day in New Zealand. Olga and I went out on a Mountain Bike ride in the Redwoods, while Paul looked after the boys (Dylan and Luke). I think Olga and I may have got the better end of that Deal. The ride was great, got covered in mud from head to toe as there was a lot of water on the trails and that meant a lot of mud. Later in the day we took the boys to town for lunch and some shopping, which they seem to sleep through most of. In the evening we put the children to bed and Olga and I ended the day with a relaxing evening at the hot springs. Thanks Paul for letting us escape for a while!

Cute Kids

Just a few extra pictures of Dylan. Dylan in the the stroller at the redwoods and him showing of his footy team and cute pictures of Luke, Olga's son and Eleni and Olga.

New Zealand part 1

Well it was a long trip to get to Rotorua, but well worth it, 12 hrs from LA to Aukland then another short comuter flight to Rotorua. Dylan was great on the plane, he slept a lot, but had a few times where he wasn't too happy, but we worked it all out. The weather has been great here in so as soon as we arrived and got settled we were out for a walk in the Redwood forest. Have been having a great time with Paul, Olga, Eleni and Luke. Luke and Dylan have been entertaining each other, it is very cute to see all the children together. Today we went for another walk around the Government gardens and Museum and enjoyed the beautiful crisp days.

Dylan's big Adventure

Started our Adventure with a brunch with Daddy before we headed off on the first Leg of our travels. Since we were leaving before fathers day, it was nice that we could spend some time together enjoying a family outing. The first leg was a stop over in LA to visit with Lisa and Greg. First long flight went well, not too much drama at all. Sammy and Emily (the pugs) were not too sure about Dylan they certainly steered clear when he was crying. We enjoyed a long walk along the beach and then spent some time with Lisa's family in the afternoon before heading off to catch the plane to NZ.

Trip to Wisconsin

We were off on our trip to WI to see Les's family last weekend. Dylan is clearly a flying pro, he seemed to enjoy his first flight, chatting and just chilling out, it must have been all those flights that I did while I was pregnant. It was a great trip, Dylan got to meet his Cousins, Aunts, Uncles and Grandparents, I think he managed to charm them all. We also had Dylan't baptism which went really well, Dylan was the classic baby, crying through the ceramony, but all said and done it went pretty smoothly. Les and I were also able to catch up with some old friends which is always great.