Hopeful

Friday is our scheduled date for DSL hookup. I am anxious to see if it is actually able to be used when I get home from work. I called Verizon yesterday to ensure that the technician scheduled to come out understands they will need digging tools for this job. The line running from the telephone pole to our house got cut a few years ago when we had some landscaping done. We have since had a very large driveway put in and the original path that the telephone line ran is no longer available because of the driveway. I really hope they are able to dig the line and hookup the service Friday but I'm not going to hold my breath.

New Zealand

I have decided to tell the long story in pieces. I'll write a little more as I get time and eventually the whole story will be told so...Part I

So the story goes...We flew out of D.C. on February 14th at about 4:30. It was a 5 hour flight to L.A. Liam's bedtime occurred during this flight which turned into an all out battle as he wanted to sleep flat in a bed, not in the carrier I had, not on my lap, etc. I tried many different things. He screamed and screamed while people on the plane tried to give helpful suggestions of a pacifier for his "hurting ears" and other advice which I appreciated but was very annoyed about as I tried to figure out what to do with this screaming child. He finally gave up and fell asleep across mine and Kristin's lap. As we landed in L.A. I tried to quickly transfer him from our laps to the carrier and book it off the plane, which everyone allowed me to do but Liam woke up and was very unhappy to be awake yet again. We didn't have much time to get to our next flight and once we got on the plane and up high enough in the air Liam was able to sleep in a bassinet. The plane was a double decker; not up and down but lengthwise. There was a set of bathrooms in the middle of the plane and we were sitting behind them. The bassinet screwed into the wall and folded out. Liam slept for most of the ride and Jason and I tried to grab a few hours of shut eye although planes are not the most comfortable places to sleep and the seats didn't lay back any further than a regular plane :(

Spring Weather!

Liam and I thoroughly enjoyed this afternoon outside. Here is a picture of Liam enjoying his new bike.








At one point, I put his sunglasses on him and he kept them on for awhile but by the time I got back up the neighbor's driveway he didn't want to keep them on long enough for me to take a picture so here's what I captured.









We also enjoyed some time playing in the car. Liam has found a new love, pretending to drive. He loves holding the steering wheel and pushing all the buttons he can.

These are some preview shots of the beautiful sites we saw.

New Zealand

Wow! What a trip! We are finally back on US soil. We had many ups and downs but for now the best part of the trip was Franz Josef. I saw a glacier to the left and waterfalls coming directly out of the mountainside to the right.