Our 2010 Christmas Letter

Dec 17, 10 Our 2010 Christmas Letter

Posted by Michael in Special Events

We sent out our family Christmas letter last week along with our custom family photo Christmas cards, but I wanted to post it to the web site in case anyone who isn’t on our holiday mailing list would like to know what we were up to this year.  This year’s letter was written by our cat, Xiao-Ai.  If you’re not on our...

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Botcon 2010 Just Happened To Be At Disney World

Jun 29, 10 Botcon 2010 Just Happened To Be At Disney World

Posted by Michael in Special Events, Transformers

When we found out that Botcon was going to be held in Disney World this year, we decided to bring the whole family.  We confirmed that Chrissy’s mom and sister Cassie could come with us.  But that was six months before the actual event.  So it kind of snuck up on us, kind of like your birthday.  You barely know it’s...

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Our 2009 Christmas Letter (As Read By A Dead Fish)

Dec 14, 09 Our 2009 Christmas Letter (As Read By A Dead Fish)

Posted by Michael in Special Events

We did send out a Christmas letter this year, but I wanted to post it to the web site anyway.  Who knows, maybe somebody who isn’t on our holiday mailing list would like to know what we were up to this year?  If you’re not on our Christmas card list, and would like to be, please let me know!  The “online version” is now...

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Managing Roller Coaster Lines At Disney With Fast Pass and Kid Swap

Feb 23, 09 Managing Roller Coaster Lines At Disney With Fast Pass and Kid Swap

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad

I was talking with my Cousin Dave about our family trip to Orlando recently, and he asked what the “Fast Pass” was.  I had just assumed that everybody knew what that was, but he was interested in taking his family to Disney and hadn’t yet heard of the concept.  The Fast Pass is Disney’s way of keeping you...

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Aiden’s First Contact With Disney Character Goes Horribly Awry

Feb 10, 09 Aiden’s First Contact With Disney Character Goes Horribly Awry

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad, Special Events

We took Aiden on vacation with us to Disney World this week.  We’ve taken Aiden to Botcon once before, but this was his first time on an airplane.  He was very excited to fly on the plane, and our first full day in Orlando was lots of fun.  We spent Monday at Sea World on a guided VIP tour, and Chrissy planned to spend the...

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