we covered 8 states in 4 days. much of it looked like this for the first while.

we stopped to visit the official spam museum just off the highway in austin, mn.

we stayed with good friends charles and serena the first night in madison, WI, and rocked the night away.

uh oh. smokey pulled us over once. not bad i guess, for how much driving we did.

we passed some pretty interesting mid-west towns, where the locals seemed pretty 'interested' in seeing two asian guys walk into their diners and gas stations.

we crossed the border in blaine, WA on monday at 6pm, some 3,700kms later.

we always love it when our dear friends kip & lindly drop by to visit. boo loves playing with wei ling and jasmine, who are getting more and more lovely every time we see them! kip carried micah and sang strange lullabies to him, and eventually was able to put him down for a nap - impressive.

a few of us from our summer softball team went to a canadians game a couple of weeks ago, and had a great time! i hadn't been to nat bailey in years, and forgot what a fun place this little stadium is right in the heart of town to watch a baseball game. mommy was wise enough to get some ear muffs for the kids ahead of time as this was their first major sporting event, and knowing how they both get startled easily and aren't used to noisy environments.

ahhh. now that's more like it...

i was on tv! a ctv news team was filming this report at work on friday while i was getting a coffee. i'm way in the background at ~54secs, look above the cash register.

so i've started watching this british car show called 'top gear', recommended to me by our chiropractor. it's hilarious! and if you like british humor at all, you'll definitely appreciate the quirky antics of the three hosts. and man, they have some crazy budgets to do stuff, like driving through the amazon, driving cars off docks, etc.

The Art of Analog Computing from meltmedia on Vimeo.

check out this clip from meltmedia called the art of analog computing. couldn't help but think how much most of us do in front of our computers every day, especially when it's slowed down like this!

tonight we went to see star wars in concert, featuring a live symphony orchestra and chorus playing the music from all six films along with specially edited footage on a giant led screen. the orchestra was awesome and hearing the familiar music played live just brought the scenes to life! anthony daniels (c3po) appeared in person and narrated throughout the night. there were also some displays out on the concourse...

i'm not sure it's totally kicked in yet that i'm a father of two. some days i look at these two kids in my house and car's rear view mirror and wonder where they came from. i guess that's why many parents say "they grow up so fast"... in all the daily demands and how time just flies by at this stage in life, it's easy to miss the little things they do.

my 9th birthday, going by the date stamp on the bottom right. this was probably taken before the party started, since my mom is still smiling. they must've really loved me... look at all the balloons.

here's our family. can't tell where exactly this was taken. maybe england, or japan (are those cherry blossoms in the background?). if i remember right, we did a round-the-world trip in '76. you can't really tell from this photo, but i can guarantee you my brother and sister's pants have some serious bell-bottom action going on.

any guesses as to location? haha, giveaway! see, told you about the bell bottoms. i, however, was way ahead of them and preferred slimmer fitting jeans at the time.