tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24808053351549872942024-03-13T09:33:22.302-07:00ISAYAMA/ STAPLES FamilyISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-16922528512735925872009-01-12T07:27:00.000-08:002009-01-13T06:08:47.870-08:00Village Girls<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0HqWypfYM4wkrBU7muHmCIoQCBXfXBrmAYKZRwZLxAraGmoIPtei6o7RYPj0NmZcF-r9uVzRflfozoh91LYvbNhyKqI7LQvCYdds_Qqy9bLxw02d-l6Xp4hl1lVeKewrxZF9rurS/s1600-h/our+fav-+cropped.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290435292594925762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 176px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0HqWypfYM4wkrBU7muHmCIoQCBXfXBrmAYKZRwZLxAraGmoIPtei6o7RYPj0NmZcF-r9uVzRflfozoh91LYvbNhyKqI7LQvCYdds_Qqy9bLxw02d-l6Xp4hl1lVeKewrxZF9rurS/s400/our+fav-+cropped.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Everyday about an hour or two before the sunset prayer call, kids come near our house. They yell, "Cole, come on Cole". He then runs off to go see his friends. They don't speak much English and Cole knows only a few Arabic words, but together they laugh and have lots of fun. Lately Cole and his friends run around chasing each other as it doesn't require any language and kids of all ages can play. Although Cole's friends from the village, are mostly older girls (like in these photos), there are a few young boys that come and play too. The girl in the photo to the right is our favorite.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">One day in October Cole, Tai and I were playing outside with some of the kids. Using their hands, they kept telling us to go with them. Before I knew it, we were standing near their house and they were inviting us to come in. I was intially hesitant b/c I wanted to be sure this was alright with their parents, and I was in a T-shirt (although I did have a shawl covering my arms). Once the mothers and grandfather came out to greet us, we then followed them to their house. They all live together- 1 grandfather, 2 grandmothers, 4 daughters and their children. They invited us to sit on mats outside and insisted that we get the shaded area. A few older boys and the grandfather sat away from us. But on the mat was me, Cole, Tai, about 6 or 7 women, and about 10 children. They offered us juice and coffee. I immediatly thought how I wished I had my camera. But at the same time, I know I would've felt hesitant b/c I wouldn't want to be rude. But as soon as we got there, the mothers and older children had their cell phones out taking lots of photos of Cole. They were so curious of us- staring at us. With the exception of one young woman who knew just a bit of English (like <em>mother</em>, <em>brother</em>, and <em>sister</em>) no one spoke English and I don't know any Arabic, so it was a great experience. We all sat there for quite a while. They loved holding Tai and watching Cole. Going to their house was a HUGE hightlight of my time in Oman!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The colorful clothes these girls are wearing is typical of what Omani girls and women wear in their village. When they leave their villages, they put on an abaya, which are black cover up dresses. Abayas have long sleeves, a long shawl like material to cover their heads and usually drag on the ground to cover their feet. At first the abayas might appear to be all the same, but actually there are many varieties. They often have some type of decoration (embroidery or sequins) on the sleeves or near the hems. Abayas come in different materials so some appear casual, while others are more dressy. Some may fit loose and baggy, while others are bit fitting (which seem out of place here). The abayas are very beautiful. When some young women go to a party, I think they may at times wear some skimpy or tight fitted clothing under their abayas b/c I see these women shopping at stores that have short skirts, tank tops, etc. It is quite a contrast to see women covered in abayas shopping at these stores with super short dresses.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In the next couple of months, I hope to take more photos of people. I love the people here- so kind, helpful and they LOVE children.<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3FYUnrenK61slsfrJgDC2a0g4rt017fUsLbL6hngnTRZzPJe2b6GUI-QlpEwNlc9o4KryuVYfljpcHhqAm7RN4Ze-24wJYIczQbV_Y0yXRSXtkfZMJPa78Yb_bVxZJ1iXK-vJFBT/s1600-h/running+4+cole-+cropped.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290434286151653074" style="WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3FYUnrenK61slsfrJgDC2a0g4rt017fUsLbL6hngnTRZzPJe2b6GUI-QlpEwNlc9o4KryuVYfljpcHhqAm7RN4Ze-24wJYIczQbV_Y0yXRSXtkfZMJPa78Yb_bVxZJ1iXK-vJFBT/s400/running+4+cole-+cropped.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJUjzhE7y_Cnjwdj8ALu8ui5Wf_wN6XY2sU_zxNN-I9cFHM2UokOs4Z6qhTxij36tplYPZ21Z8iV16tLPTxZvX-7Y-PkEWnslSDiT7dDHp-TGbTvR5boPZ8P2D0-VSCrLCQhNnDIT/s1600-h/3+friends.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290434023034284418" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJUjzhE7y_Cnjwdj8ALu8ui5Wf_wN6XY2sU_zxNN-I9cFHM2UokOs4Z6qhTxij36tplYPZ21Z8iV16tLPTxZvX-7Y-PkEWnslSDiT7dDHp-TGbTvR5boPZ8P2D0-VSCrLCQhNnDIT/s400/3+friends.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDEvIk8jYWiEnBBvOP2H8ehtBbOJSiqNUnpXJwCw_IOPsHi8hFeJ0ogF88lcLF3-8e5brVRbuHN1szxTkguzWtGXyf7ho_z3YXhK7S33VK-REl-noC0JE4bJcQm9g3ulxM5LKNPtP/s1600-h/smiles-+cropped.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290432781681400210" style="WIDTH: 218px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDEvIk8jYWiEnBBvOP2H8ehtBbOJSiqNUnpXJwCw_IOPsHi8hFeJ0ogF88lcLF3-8e5brVRbuHN1szxTkguzWtGXyf7ho_z3YXhK7S33VK-REl-noC0JE4bJcQm9g3ulxM5LKNPtP/s400/smiles-+cropped.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUgTgCJiNq6kHCutF9X6dEEZ1U_MfrxXODMG_AC3lLWzXzmvVkMpVSNA2C00VeKGHL1rxmwqlFEvtIxM3Ea4XJ0fRsmSxThyphenhyphenEgFUB3CQlJfFP7sKjN_A_OZvAbES6VHe9wBPTTF7Z/s1600-h/frends.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290432178553662162" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUgTgCJiNq6kHCutF9X6dEEZ1U_MfrxXODMG_AC3lLWzXzmvVkMpVSNA2C00VeKGHL1rxmwqlFEvtIxM3Ea4XJ0fRsmSxThyphenhyphenEgFUB3CQlJfFP7sKjN_A_OZvAbES6VHe9wBPTTF7Z/s400/frends.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtD_VBapXNAtfL7KDNcjoajGQXkC8wtsNLCSP_7uq6yNM0G23vkcRrNrNvnwyAuyyCP-HMtdLOmoXEoAney21t61D5zQr89DXa512LV9-7fo7MfDvjvPWj3OEBhuOXb7sw-UalVcTk/s1600-h/girl+sitting.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290430395460144162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtD_VBapXNAtfL7KDNcjoajGQXkC8wtsNLCSP_7uq6yNM0G23vkcRrNrNvnwyAuyyCP-HMtdLOmoXEoAney21t61D5zQr89DXa512LV9-7fo7MfDvjvPWj3OEBhuOXb7sw-UalVcTk/s400/girl+sitting.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-1419969895758902932009-01-04T15:28:00.000-08:002009-01-09T23:44:38.189-08:00Camping during New Years<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRT-AsRIe4Pp-Hm4lAaWEr8MOYW7c2cTIiXgziackU78EcWe6rDgHWg5ACTPpUJgBNwB0YCvcEuAakFoHFJOlQxr7zcrfjK34ddySoH_mCdo2z4zoSIt8z1k9baaOSC5rslIxbS7H/s1600-h/1st+place.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288516071918709010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRT-AsRIe4Pp-Hm4lAaWEr8MOYW7c2cTIiXgziackU78EcWe6rDgHWg5ACTPpUJgBNwB0YCvcEuAakFoHFJOlQxr7zcrfjK34ddySoH_mCdo2z4zoSIt8z1k9baaOSC5rslIxbS7H/s400/1st+place.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Check out the color of this water in the photo below</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0fQwlYtzh4uPF2Bt89AkG-qwUBmAmcikPAToFW2y4qAq1eQhfP0fhASoQxbzQplzpaeuonDeQzOfHIO53NA8c_B9Ub9J18urM8-NbC_-w-B7yCwO17MFauj4eyI09mAbHehPC9ys/s1600-h/beautiful+water-+J+%26+C.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288510020803778930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0fQwlYtzh4uPF2Bt89AkG-qwUBmAmcikPAToFW2y4qAq1eQhfP0fhASoQxbzQplzpaeuonDeQzOfHIO53NA8c_B9Ub9J18urM8-NbC_-w-B7yCwO17MFauj4eyI09mAbHehPC9ys/s400/beautiful+water-+J+%26+C.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Can you see Cole? We camped on this beach for 2 nights over New Years. There was white beach as far as our eyes could see with no one on it but us. It was wonderful! Since the moon was only a tiny sliver, the night sky was like a blanket of stars. Throughout our camping trip, I kept thinking how fortunate I am. With the best ever life partner and 2 happy healthy boys, my life has never felt more complete as it does these days.</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmlJAhGHJG-x1ejPJsIFN0CivwHTEedKFjPqTQB4Gb1ud9xXWNK-i3vN989X5_AUtYh4El7jqAgF769tJyjt7Znbx2361fmAaRShMabhqqcKNQd2yN3DZpiENYCpiPRTv1Er1h_1Q/s1600-h/C+small+dot.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288156759455483602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmlJAhGHJG-x1ejPJsIFN0CivwHTEedKFjPqTQB4Gb1ud9xXWNK-i3vN989X5_AUtYh4El7jqAgF769tJyjt7Znbx2361fmAaRShMabhqqcKNQd2yN3DZpiENYCpiPRTv1Er1h_1Q/s400/C+small+dot.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmiuRLqAEqIjHd5s9qSdK4T6OpSOYSM2PsoGHKBHP0d5cxShX4XdF5c9Z1u-74AiPy5G3NkAygq1TVgQMerRpe-LCHp0-N7rMtUblG-ryjKkMpTnqQI1HJqF7UqtA4jdMK_CKRYUt/s1600-h/C+so+happy+with+his+stick.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288155720922340498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmiuRLqAEqIjHd5s9qSdK4T6OpSOYSM2PsoGHKBHP0d5cxShX4XdF5c9Z1u-74AiPy5G3NkAygq1TVgQMerRpe-LCHp0-N7rMtUblG-ryjKkMpTnqQI1HJqF7UqtA4jdMK_CKRYUt/s400/C+so+happy+with+his+stick.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uMoVeGvmm5LT44EFs5wLpFzpICfnnX-g3T6qpn1LbdVYGJocOje-y36FR3kYpfLjDSBn41nCPlBZaiXCntZ8JYIz-Nk0wWdJtu38Lvkzp9N0P_Dawu-Gqxqtpi_kV_ZWTdaU-cHc/s1600-h/C+%26+his+stick.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288154642993704434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uMoVeGvmm5LT44EFs5wLpFzpICfnnX-g3T6qpn1LbdVYGJocOje-y36FR3kYpfLjDSBn41nCPlBZaiXCntZ8JYIz-Nk0wWdJtu38Lvkzp9N0P_Dawu-Gqxqtpi_kV_ZWTdaU-cHc/s400/C+%26+his+stick.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjB15ZeMsCty_osj_88avE2UYyrK0rqoKNnD3c_6qyacXp68HDXW1gPaJdiGuK_4yXrkr-m0e61fNTWPdcHCRcGAu0HXFrX0JlCMFq_FH5LhdgFYy6mQpC27t1wv7SvQItsAmpFqEr/s1600-h/C+watching+the+surf-+cropped.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288153658625513506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjB15ZeMsCty_osj_88avE2UYyrK0rqoKNnD3c_6qyacXp68HDXW1gPaJdiGuK_4yXrkr-m0e61fNTWPdcHCRcGAu0HXFrX0JlCMFq_FH5LhdgFYy6mQpC27t1wv7SvQItsAmpFqEr/s400/C+watching+the+surf-+cropped.JPG" border="0" /></a> Cole sits alone watching the waves. Although he can't yet swim, Cole has really gotten into surfing. Thanks to all the surf videos he watched with Eric & the movie <em>Surf's Up</em>, he talks about surfing a lot. He even has his own board (a piece of wood he found during our last camping trip).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKLNRzSrHvldoP64Hw2cMNVfzHz3Y4B1DK016jdf55duJ6tGusjum9N5Kc1N8eVKdRKpkqx9JEFEhtRpAESd9y8423hHN9hU10KLfb3KdxBRZTIV8C61-XBsiRsU3D2wadjNgUXaH/s1600-h/dinner+time.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288153171136586098" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKLNRzSrHvldoP64Hw2cMNVfzHz3Y4B1DK016jdf55duJ6tGusjum9N5Kc1N8eVKdRKpkqx9JEFEhtRpAESd9y8423hHN9hU10KLfb3KdxBRZTIV8C61-XBsiRsU3D2wadjNgUXaH/s400/dinner+time.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />eating dinner and watching the sunset<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJTr3YmF2kL5ugVVW-Y_eTq13GOdP29RWPXjz7Hk4A89FA_U8V7vgCIwAEjH_vPa6MbKsDWqcR9VRomUbq3NyncZiKs4UScBcdSHbZgCsngHYPiDfqNLMDICCDQnjXaHsWYyv-KTP/s1600-h/late+sunset+dinner.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288152057800457378" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJTr3YmF2kL5ugVVW-Y_eTq13GOdP29RWPXjz7Hk4A89FA_U8V7vgCIwAEjH_vPa6MbKsDWqcR9VRomUbq3NyncZiKs4UScBcdSHbZgCsngHYPiDfqNLMDICCDQnjXaHsWYyv-KTP/s400/late+sunset+dinner.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />another beautiful sunset<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrhwAGktcOibscvjb4SAm0o0IOyHuzMFNUPPrSytFZ1GzmqFm7SRLlXOxn4FOdC_5pUULwqZY7GrM2yhNao5tb9YUDzNxKbC3OS3y1aeiCMXTJKb6qy8_mYRJEhJ1y8Ly7ZZexaGm/s1600-h/sun+about+to+set.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288150921069996050" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrhwAGktcOibscvjb4SAm0o0IOyHuzMFNUPPrSytFZ1GzmqFm7SRLlXOxn4FOdC_5pUULwqZY7GrM2yhNao5tb9YUDzNxKbC3OS3y1aeiCMXTJKb6qy8_mYRJEhJ1y8Ly7ZZexaGm/s320/sun+about+to+set.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The drive home took us about 8 hours! We took lots of shi-shi breaks for Cole and Tai eats about every 4-5 hours. Both of the boys are such great travelers. Like most babies, Tai loves car rides. And Cole happily played in his car seat, ate yummy snacks, looked at his books and loves our music. Along the way we saw lots of camels, which Cole loved.</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwEoXeIqkILKz-I6ObMzQwe3Q2ctiNROGSNSobECitvmaSOC6S-yCh834zAx7uweVmXzQn6wuDkWKEY8o4wl8QTrscFIigo6MDJ6XNnOeOjrw5c7ncjGpnCJzgoPSPCKRiR61PjxV/s1600-h/C+with+hat.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288148752842681106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwEoXeIqkILKz-I6ObMzQwe3Q2ctiNROGSNSobECitvmaSOC6S-yCh834zAx7uweVmXzQn6wuDkWKEY8o4wl8QTrscFIigo6MDJ6XNnOeOjrw5c7ncjGpnCJzgoPSPCKRiR61PjxV/s400/C+with+hat.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UVhrhtCn0UTWONs_5RSL-mZSlVE3A4p_UDkYwGOhHTyZfEIY4srGFFSNDgFUZlVU-y53MJawLw0J25UnNpTlxfuLABJedRvtRCbpnS6rYMpT5QL37eerF1ngYH21wVXSOjcL1IsM/s1600-h/camel.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287590172994773346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UVhrhtCn0UTWONs_5RSL-mZSlVE3A4p_UDkYwGOhHTyZfEIY4srGFFSNDgFUZlVU-y53MJawLw0J25UnNpTlxfuLABJedRvtRCbpnS6rYMpT5QL37eerF1ngYH21wVXSOjcL1IsM/s320/camel.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh640KheW1twfr8Ojv14KtQNQCbdWZNmcFkF-N74VbcjuVgA_adQKNYwJbTI04rbSi1NgP8CC8bApnsT7PNCQs-G7al92OAiWM8gqkakZHFb4wHT9F4SRvKZ21t3049nHrfumfwoCZd/s1600-h/C+%26+E+%26+Camels.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287587920503263730" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh640KheW1twfr8Ojv14KtQNQCbdWZNmcFkF-N74VbcjuVgA_adQKNYwJbTI04rbSi1NgP8CC8bApnsT7PNCQs-G7al92OAiWM8gqkakZHFb4wHT9F4SRvKZ21t3049nHrfumfwoCZd/s320/C+%26+E+%26+Camels.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-16431680819299945592009-01-04T11:50:00.000-08:002009-01-10T05:02:30.443-08:00Camping with our housemates @ Ras Al Markaz<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We drove about 800 km south to go camping for 4 nights with our housemates, Ale (with the hat) and Luca. It was a beautiful trip. We had this whole huge beach to ourselves! We played, swam, walked, explored, ate well (thanks to our Italian housemates), slept, relaxed and had a great time. Cole loves camping! Ale & Luca are always so wonderful with Cole. We really like living with them. They have added a lot to our lives here. Tai was amazing! He seemed happier camping than if we had stayed home. We plan on taking lots more camping trips while we're here in Oman. If you look closely at the photo below, you'll see our tents & cars near the ocean.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AjjOnJFdLICWtN0rKK8Ei1aP1IQQuZzoUApteAeq-r5ipzMcf4moHIQCQRfL24GqHLmeT-KtOmLU-pSHGZycB4ItDY0uBb7wnCM5J6bW553VqpJoLPRR_tACRjgV_OkOB4j8x4QM/s1600-h/campsite+with+light.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287570102070673314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AjjOnJFdLICWtN0rKK8Ei1aP1IQQuZzoUApteAeq-r5ipzMcf4moHIQCQRfL24GqHLmeT-KtOmLU-pSHGZycB4ItDY0uBb7wnCM5J6bW553VqpJoLPRR_tACRjgV_OkOB4j8x4QM/s400/campsite+with+light.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiablccoQnarY4Y8wmnRtsa5p9T8eiJpnVNrS4-bmg-YX8-fABkVCbbP8r4ePRsRWl8FOMY_MG92Ra869Ou00rk2zdni4vp7Ia6a0ZGjO8wvp6ZCqiyQ4cX3BizVkLDPHH5FPeCNLDZ/s1600-h/beautiful+white+beach.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287565050959657362" style="FLOAT: right; 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35cXZ9SGr4DQ6IylIIPGf4pZbdeDFA_-x-dCZULSS6hWAEBM4WAb8S_kWHAQHi3aTgoMh_NBHoEPY5ndYpR16ZTr7LKEr6oM3WY5Y7PgCV5K3GFfLxRHhqw62FfbIG-KHPQ2Kpt9t/s320/J+%26+T+walking+up.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUqAaH2Hf182V-4rjxxxuXG8zdpyUktmZfSeraF_L-DMWPaoriX9RHh1EaTGGQOo5-Rn7LEkJn_DvxkuZ02xJmCVafmyCioT8Vg9mYOcK7vGnNtqBGnSwoLnNBaKXiwMyHpbUZPul/s1600-h/J+%26+Tai+near+cliff.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287535154325970402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUqAaH2Hf182V-4rjxxxuXG8zdpyUktmZfSeraF_L-DMWPaoriX9RHh1EaTGGQOo5-Rn7LEkJn_DvxkuZ02xJmCVafmyCioT8Vg9mYOcK7vGnNtqBGnSwoLnNBaKXiwMyHpbUZPul/s320/J+%26+Tai+near+cliff.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTc464UD72xMsbKeIOnPShMVx-gYnbI9baeO56sx_EaxeGxVzBB9Rlb2CHscI6cvE0oTUEyfoP8L1TRyYtrA6crf-YojWznVutfega9jYeR2TWjYibj_Tzpqi5QssEeXY1s0JPXoYa/s1600-h/view+from+top+of+dune.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287533686870968594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTc464UD72xMsbKeIOnPShMVx-gYnbI9baeO56sx_EaxeGxVzBB9Rlb2CHscI6cvE0oTUEyfoP8L1TRyYtrA6crf-YojWznVutfega9jYeR2TWjYibj_Tzpqi5QssEeXY1s0JPXoYa/s320/view+from+top+of+dune.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbZLIJXDkym1GeuP3XXwK1AlBfNlPRMAJxXqd4oEFIDVUOr_kXaLCaR69PXRKnXsFEwZNl292ufApqb0IsjYXgWKIEz7JvYZ07WGnJvQUinOxJLlSHQqpxWY44SV4TciODDJtKTre/s1600-h/E+%26+C.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287531229576048402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbZLIJXDkym1GeuP3XXwK1AlBfNlPRMAJxXqd4oEFIDVUOr_kXaLCaR69PXRKnXsFEwZNl292ufApqb0IsjYXgWKIEz7JvYZ07WGnJvQUinOxJLlSHQqpxWY44SV4TciODDJtKTre/s320/E+%26+C.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3UnyOgl6fX2LgIzKgh02JJLdJUkUkaL756vUtSalsL2wvZ7jFr8uVvrsm1VBDoQnBCcUvDsbjD2y3gvxp9zT0O765e0L4E1CHQ7vdfU6wJ8DSV4jMkUK-bpTaGgTjSR9ObDIbFHs/s1600-h/Tai+looking+%40+J.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287530003654206962" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3UnyOgl6fX2LgIzKgh02JJLdJUkUkaL756vUtSalsL2wvZ7jFr8uVvrsm1VBDoQnBCcUvDsbjD2y3gvxp9zT0O765e0L4E1CHQ7vdfU6wJ8DSV4jMkUK-bpTaGgTjSR9ObDIbFHs/s320/Tai+looking+%40+J.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYJ9sh7WSVJlns4UmyozsOYA_DUqSvWJA3xfwlt3o35hLKlfxSJJggfntq_EmtRIlikEvS597feQ9hQijPHL5KVCfMLUFAS_cjiUnMGIjdBOi8jjvYoEV_jF6BAear4CJQafXaOWN/s1600-h/us+4+so+small.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287528850821979058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYJ9sh7WSVJlns4UmyozsOYA_DUqSvWJA3xfwlt3o35hLKlfxSJJggfntq_EmtRIlikEvS597feQ9hQijPHL5KVCfMLUFAS_cjiUnMGIjdBOi8jjvYoEV_jF6BAear4CJQafXaOWN/s400/us+4+so+small.JPG" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The 4 of us</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-44482281724687605602008-12-23T04:04:00.000-08:002009-01-11T07:08:06.779-08:00Tai @ 2 months<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm a bit embarrassed about this next section of photos b/c I have so many photos of Tai. But I just love how much he smiles and love that he smiles for so long. "Tai" means Peaceful Mind in Japanese. In these next photos, Tai seems to be at peace with his world.</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi203XFHEGou0Ys-ydSncW3XjBe09gJNjGZ3O3VEHD04ZfOqW9xk3NXBVyAFrVFy7TRg9uAWC5i2DoBJeRD9cJe8qOC_y6Ot3dqzizRWUYCyP6aOj6bnbnPudnJoau-ie-B_6ZEHDaj/s1600-h/alert.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282964094093581922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi203XFHEGou0Ys-ydSncW3XjBe09gJNjGZ3O3VEHD04ZfOqW9xk3NXBVyAFrVFy7TRg9uAWC5i2DoBJeRD9cJe8qOC_y6Ot3dqzizRWUYCyP6aOj6bnbnPudnJoau-ie-B_6ZEHDaj/s320/alert.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmadT0ihSWBHDXrBhQ-2w74ng8ZvGUYh_jv7PvsQrdqzn5bOG438wkUdb7pzV6RJIvHcJwfAfD10jBSsusbwNoRVt5SYeLrayu9UeJipuh7RB4-uF1kDjayfYJeB4b-6Jztm2lVmEe/s1600-h/contemplating+life.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282963111879453154" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmadT0ihSWBHDXrBhQ-2w74ng8ZvGUYh_jv7PvsQrdqzn5bOG438wkUdb7pzV6RJIvHcJwfAfD10jBSsusbwNoRVt5SYeLrayu9UeJipuh7RB4-uF1kDjayfYJeB4b-6Jztm2lVmEe/s320/contemplating+life.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrDIUDpULyq_tzajIpbJQ9APXpaF0_IW8_rCVW2Mops_R-xRA2FFxFruQz3HMV0YP28PvD7QNbtaHnKe4t55e4BYcb3AhSbK5jAu16gfOygWiulWv1XMfMpKtobaLqfOJKyU3p0Xp/s1600-h/Tai+smiling.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282960166090473186" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrDIUDpULyq_tzajIpbJQ9APXpaF0_IW8_rCVW2Mops_R-xRA2FFxFruQz3HMV0YP28PvD7QNbtaHnKe4t55e4BYcb3AhSbK5jAu16gfOygWiulWv1XMfMpKtobaLqfOJKyU3p0Xp/s320/Tai+smiling.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmTnsgzkZo-1YmdmJgX7adyJ7FtmWXGvB4XQVk68DVIuqHfH41aaZp8de6oo4rlvHFLGB2EPXbc94IhMyo2XGtprqV_zWy5FQ6yQoSEc_9gMr85FR-PS-QdmZ6Y1MWJmwwjSoM6ss/s1600-h/Tai+laughing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282958726503940370" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmTnsgzkZo-1YmdmJgX7adyJ7FtmWXGvB4XQVk68DVIuqHfH41aaZp8de6oo4rlvHFLGB2EPXbc94IhMyo2XGtprqV_zWy5FQ6yQoSEc_9gMr85FR-PS-QdmZ6Y1MWJmwwjSoM6ss/s320/Tai+laughing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQykWIO-IIEDHAj7DCfaUYDFbF3Gqez3pfbp1Hbhg8wXJpQHNCBHCfuiLmZu0h5_7265MqZTiyChtOWHNvKdxwV1uUq1HuG_iipH-m0nBnvmrSwMbSFMwv7TJRGqD09iVTgZVpnwuj/s1600-h/tongue.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282957541495528530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQykWIO-IIEDHAj7DCfaUYDFbF3Gqez3pfbp1Hbhg8wXJpQHNCBHCfuiLmZu0h5_7265MqZTiyChtOWHNvKdxwV1uUq1HuG_iipH-m0nBnvmrSwMbSFMwv7TJRGqD09iVTgZVpnwuj/s320/tongue.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHG9zsYIeH2b9yNQqCitZeYTthQtyKEB2ed_VosUgjuhtDs3UgZx_ZV-XG8oL0bcg5miUvVzHPYoxGa9p3bWygUyVuKpMd4fVZnX8ie-MalItXguxYVdF6OSJsKrh-L36Laq7Q0cRj/s1600-h/tongue+%26+smiles.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282956524428495378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHG9zsYIeH2b9yNQqCitZeYTthQtyKEB2ed_VosUgjuhtDs3UgZx_ZV-XG8oL0bcg5miUvVzHPYoxGa9p3bWygUyVuKpMd4fVZnX8ie-MalItXguxYVdF6OSJsKrh-L36Laq7Q0cRj/s320/tongue+%26+smiles.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-29061018147940194602008-12-23T03:21:00.000-08:002008-12-23T07:28:56.661-08:00Riyam Park<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is Riyam Park, which is fairly close to our house. But unless it is winter, it is too hot to really enjoy it. Now it is getting much cooler so we're outside lots.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERv4OiUDuUfrZeEp1WfF7g9nkYphnmZm69gc2qfMuM-mQpwmBEMrEMB8nC9TkyGGmAd5IObmGnFACtgRAfDWCqToAx-55mPOjYoJRdoim4oENNHbkYuPPQnzy3RMkre8TUgyvLaSz/s1600-h/Big+playground.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282953763177549026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERv4OiUDuUfrZeEp1WfF7g9nkYphnmZm69gc2qfMuM-mQpwmBEMrEMB8nC9TkyGGmAd5IObmGnFACtgRAfDWCqToAx-55mPOjYoJRdoim4oENNHbkYuPPQnzy3RMkre8TUgyvLaSz/s320/Big+playground.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVRSV3H1LS78_5ZFfie1KbW_lmmVt4QccuHIGsDOuanMb4754ei5vFMJNqNhgrz6ZPu7xZQaEgCstlBoNy3G3mJgnFIwJWWbUe3T-XTORKd03NL-8RUOdn62xhHnoysWi9rebvoS7/s1600-h/go+Cole!.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282952461000162706" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVRSV3H1LS78_5ZFfie1KbW_lmmVt4QccuHIGsDOuanMb4754ei5vFMJNqNhgrz6ZPu7xZQaEgCstlBoNy3G3mJgnFIwJWWbUe3T-XTORKd03NL-8RUOdn62xhHnoysWi9rebvoS7/s320/go+Cole!.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIuKJdY-xPxHK4ttMvLdo8hyphenhyphenO4KiwHG0ug-3aAeBeEizte4cYKurgEHjzHeuioFgf6Q1xGwu8wvg9r9EiTp-Ab1QcztBjVU0r_BJk9-YV4FtbaU0SKSyQ0YRLjz5ceQYQOHUtZsy5/s1600-h/down+steep+slide.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282951327418445042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIuKJdY-xPxHK4ttMvLdo8hyphenhyphenO4KiwHG0ug-3aAeBeEizte4cYKurgEHjzHeuioFgf6Q1xGwu8wvg9r9EiTp-Ab1QcztBjVU0r_BJk9-YV4FtbaU0SKSyQ0YRLjz5ceQYQOHUtZsy5/s320/down+steep+slide.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkhhWCr1EY4VCinvuW3cAe7HMzc5D3WkkaX5DTzOxjtbyy1jWOupxEREE-5hMz09SOcxJso2-VJSlpZ005CvjkY9KKWRM20g0vUiR9OwpugK-xUCx_pYnAxkQWEn720f55SUYMxqG/s1600-h/C+on+swing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282949878300034018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkhhWCr1EY4VCinvuW3cAe7HMzc5D3WkkaX5DTzOxjtbyy1jWOupxEREE-5hMz09SOcxJso2-VJSlpZ005CvjkY9KKWRM20g0vUiR9OwpugK-xUCx_pYnAxkQWEn720f55SUYMxqG/s320/C+on+swing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wAYpWvvplrcOkbpbNamlNmexYe1znMIqaPwlW0n12qIGSSJmguO1Xn1PjDghLigwpKS4Ci9kFxF9Y4TvKRY-DG0wwhpVa6B9eRINwnGX_a5J51j7jUsdm8zk2sNiSJNwTbj10ve2/s1600-h/E+down+slide.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282948816090988162" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wAYpWvvplrcOkbpbNamlNmexYe1znMIqaPwlW0n12qIGSSJmguO1Xn1PjDghLigwpKS4Ci9kFxF9Y4TvKRY-DG0wwhpVa6B9eRINwnGX_a5J51j7jUsdm8zk2sNiSJNwTbj10ve2/s320/E+down+slide.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXfhJo_eFMZbi85h8HUmYonUQ8LZqyqTz7GUjvdAjTqWaIX55dgWOBOJ4zBHfvIw7fgEWoYKwyfA1G1yvfT6bHj9vxjK_z8cJnYHroUp0QL3VL3iyak-42GTMhFjZGcFWVcucmuHP/s1600-h/J+%26+C+on+elephant+slide.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282947627240899634" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXfhJo_eFMZbi85h8HUmYonUQ8LZqyqTz7GUjvdAjTqWaIX55dgWOBOJ4zBHfvIw7fgEWoYKwyfA1G1yvfT6bHj9vxjK_z8cJnYHroUp0QL3VL3iyak-42GTMhFjZGcFWVcucmuHP/s320/J+%26+C+on+elephant+slide.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESIzSzKlOfSDP7DGLmFtTfaVmL6jEhTFlMLNRITL3B6Sue_6Ew42P4-NPlTiuXNiYD9Th8Qog3jzpM3cM0UzZaIrR3-POGBMGp1o7-4GbKXOxSmhuMxBBtbfGTQCwZTTNnvyN5_o1/s1600-h/Tai+sleeping.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282945973729413298" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESIzSzKlOfSDP7DGLmFtTfaVmL6jEhTFlMLNRITL3B6Sue_6Ew42P4-NPlTiuXNiYD9Th8Qog3jzpM3cM0UzZaIrR3-POGBMGp1o7-4GbKXOxSmhuMxBBtbfGTQCwZTTNnvyN5_o1/s320/Tai+sleeping.jpg" border="0" /></a> Tai sleeping in the shade while we're having fun @ the park.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5YBFSgfrrBelzoD7izuRwuv6PR_tlHxCVWN_ZDut1hJDgNGE_fFsPotpS2wguCDGIelvXEhFD_Be5RZgXItJCMD5uWsdrJ1ccqDqLaqvrcpRRyH__B4T8QMlJo_1Xf9phyphenhyphene5eMG6/s1600-h/ladies+%40+pk-+cropped.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282944542555608754" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5YBFSgfrrBelzoD7izuRwuv6PR_tlHxCVWN_ZDut1hJDgNGE_fFsPotpS2wguCDGIelvXEhFD_Be5RZgXItJCMD5uWsdrJ1ccqDqLaqvrcpRRyH__B4T8QMlJo_1Xf9phyphenhyphene5eMG6/s200/ladies+%40+pk-+cropped.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />random ladies at the park- just wanted to show you how women dress here<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-79186484796678752082008-12-15T04:48:00.000-08:002008-12-20T12:55:23.788-08:00The Boys and J Visit E @ Work<div align="right"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">E's work is a 5 minute walk along the beach from our house. If you look at the photo below, you might be able to see our house (a big white building kinda above C's head). This photo is of J & the boys arriving to E's work site.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3DIJoSU9MMB7jumO_63Y3ScSovmXe46iBT0swKe9FaE9foSNjFlEVpaUm0U8CjjJPe5Ap8Z2PQmKk1sJiqj7lMq7jU4aSWcGGqT0_4tw7gOXU54MuAWQje3Y8LpVRFYn-MxXlJ02/s1600-h/us+3+walking+2+E%27s+site.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281977037920586050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3DIJoSU9MMB7jumO_63Y3ScSovmXe46iBT0swKe9FaE9foSNjFlEVpaUm0U8CjjJPe5Ap8Z2PQmKk1sJiqj7lMq7jU4aSWcGGqT0_4tw7gOXU54MuAWQje3Y8LpVRFYn-MxXlJ02/s320/us+3+walking+2+E%27s+site.jpg" border="0" /></a> C running towards E to give him a hug.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AzBHGWu9LqzjvrVp0w5hA2nLpW6whmjIBLZQX9VdRJaqWHc-trPJiqibyHPgFjEUFc0LLNDrPCuozkVhRpBEvMnF9jnDCrZIDf0riWTCqll_PPQxJskeSfL0xJunWDD0gzKHqXp9/s1600-h/C+running+2+E.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281974665095600226" style="FLOAT: right; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTKrFgMfcCF6Bpl-RUnL2Qy2OuVLx3TFV6tHCRloqgM5W5lLwrwQRWHb4Nn0_K2fOvFmAs_XOrKIEJJfnSPC-O6FD2FfYK39yYNeFX0ctgzL-LfywbYSCHAIBxgH4opVyW8mwWOnq/s320/Tai.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVliJEMQenfyWn5xxzJk87YUP0uxSBAwCkA2Tgc9guXdEdZko8AtGQ3siTKx8vfL3CvPYbBphg_8OQzfuff5fpJwvyATK2YjzDpQMhgP87vFYr6UDP3y12fCV5Yty1CqKaMmB_aGyH/s1600-h/Bye-+leaving+the+site.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281964581418095682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVliJEMQenfyWn5xxzJk87YUP0uxSBAwCkA2Tgc9guXdEdZko8AtGQ3siTKx8vfL3CvPYbBphg_8OQzfuff5fpJwvyATK2YjzDpQMhgP87vFYr6UDP3y12fCV5Yty1CqKaMmB_aGyH/s320/Bye-+leaving+the+site.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The 3 of us leaving the site so E can continue working.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-78870263348386706662008-12-15T02:49:00.000-08:002009-01-10T05:19:44.045-08:00National Day Celebration @ C's School<div align="center"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">As National Day was approaching, C & his classmates learned about Oman. For the school's National Day Celebration, the children at C's school wore clothes from the country they were from. Below you'll see photos of C and the kids from his school singing songs for their proud parents. After they sang, everyone had a big snack (Each family was asked to bring a snack from their country.) and later played Omani games.</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Cole is very happy with his school. He feels comfortable in his surroundings and loves his classmates and 4 teachers. Eric and I love the fact that most of the kids are Omani. Only about 4 students of the 20 in his class are not Omani. His closest friends are Yahia from Egypt, Quinn from Fiji, Jude from Lebanon, Buthaina and Mohammed from Oman.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YVmRd5jVSq86ZduLUfMY0kIrYOOQ6SjHPMIbSVN6cHuuWziRckw8WvMHdJi72EszKD92U5wpqeiTsLxYTFnyDzN5WqFrUYTjd72m_siNYoi2tQK6_sE8xbCUjrdimh3mdk4mSjbI/s1600-h/Cole+%26+his+classmates.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279978035489738242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YVmRd5jVSq86ZduLUfMY0kIrYOOQ6SjHPMIbSVN6cHuuWziRckw8WvMHdJi72EszKD92U5wpqeiTsLxYTFnyDzN5WqFrUYTjd72m_siNYoi2tQK6_sE8xbCUjrdimh3mdk4mSjbI/s400/Cole+%26+his+classmates.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Cole and his classmates. Cole and his good friend Quinn from Fiji are the two islanders in Aloha shirts, but Quinn who is sitting right next to him decided to duck for this photo.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtFg1MeWANgrOWfO67WrGJ3hhx2xEtYXhn5vQD2VhZjcH3UpvHaiugDAsGeA1CzT9svDTM_GxssPFtzg9ZCgTUs4GPP6VGtrISsS1RlkNIjn0S_LxMkyyU07dDlE6Oc0Lchb3Smco/s1600-h/C's+classmates.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279976655451397826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtFg1MeWANgrOWfO67WrGJ3hhx2xEtYXhn5vQD2VhZjcH3UpvHaiugDAsGeA1CzT9svDTM_GxssPFtzg9ZCgTUs4GPP6VGtrISsS1RlkNIjn0S_LxMkyyU07dDlE6Oc0Lchb3Smco/s320/C's+classmates.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Cole's classmates </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJJebgmXpKK1fjIxrnsQAiz-A3EDfJT8mK2SQHM5MiLsishYlHZLZEL0VPiFDoYFatLtXRrHo61QLYqdzukkgLpAU-YT7X0L-9ILDjVd6hE_T5e1PRet8wEImaB6cwu8OPDejO2AI/s1600-h/parents.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279974283916186706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJJebgmXpKK1fjIxrnsQAiz-A3EDfJT8mK2SQHM5MiLsishYlHZLZEL0VPiFDoYFatLtXRrHo61QLYqdzukkgLpAU-YT7X0L-9ILDjVd6hE_T5e1PRet8wEImaB6cwu8OPDejO2AI/s320/parents.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6m-AOB5cUS5vWU6nSodK-GTt8GJe3vnPOiMuk6fUoZFJneEuVuVORkOgjEvJ0JLshEODQFmgj7mhFuB3Ha_LHaLU0ZU8uXQSiQR5TaCCB5gvL0YDohETuK9vRBIS1hBPE4PbqIRvp/s1600-h/putting+up+National+Flag.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279973122881887186" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6m-AOB5cUS5vWU6nSodK-GTt8GJe3vnPOiMuk6fUoZFJneEuVuVORkOgjEvJ0JLshEODQFmgj7mhFuB3Ha_LHaLU0ZU8uXQSiQR5TaCCB5gvL0YDohETuK9vRBIS1hBPE4PbqIRvp/s320/putting+up+National+Flag.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><div align="right"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHWd5DD_BZdjKy2K0UIocYGbSuyWLN19JBnpX0TQGvdI9GclLfMbNwLYIa7OXYIr9W866B0g5pihhdfpb2FPWxUgwaoCOYbCI373up4QYwm9w3jp4Ok9iAyY9Iuw-PNEbKexsH8ar/s1600-h/ladies.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279969835338696354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHWd5DD_BZdjKy2K0UIocYGbSuyWLN19JBnpX0TQGvdI9GclLfMbNwLYIa7OXYIr9W866B0g5pihhdfpb2FPWxUgwaoCOYbCI373up4QYwm9w3jp4Ok9iAyY9Iuw-PNEbKexsH8ar/s400/ladies.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8h3zo6XZro2Iq2xs8BsXumjINajC0xs7cmc1n0zxl8qPIfGkOGPnVbu4FHGzcnfTTfhBokiUVtM4wYOrUrXgZnO4cjLCWDyckLmTee-ZDTvrdR4QecbMQEVeFklxVoumjzlc4lDV4/s1600-h/!!.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279968802896846930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8h3zo6XZro2Iq2xs8BsXumjINajC0xs7cmc1n0zxl8qPIfGkOGPnVbu4FHGzcnfTTfhBokiUVtM4wYOrUrXgZnO4cjLCWDyckLmTee-ZDTvrdR4QecbMQEVeFklxVoumjzlc4lDV4/s400/!!.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-16141810664403815902008-12-14T10:27:00.000-08:002008-12-15T02:49:50.039-08:00A few shots of my boys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwGp8SX5p7fyWdd_79pMyv5r219v1lmqyY_DNRUHSd3lWhzINe_tnV_ky-l8w_HO09Ve5RMsO3wQHbOpBJBbygSBfcQb5-ReFG07En4-3qx8bjC2sdVxaljTjBfnwjXxPH00wxyL-/s1600-h/C+%26+T.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279967232698734658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwGp8SX5p7fyWdd_79pMyv5r219v1lmqyY_DNRUHSd3lWhzINe_tnV_ky-l8w_HO09Ve5RMsO3wQHbOpBJBbygSBfcQb5-ReFG07En4-3qx8bjC2sdVxaljTjBfnwjXxPH00wxyL-/s400/C+%26+T.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSly7ZlpDwCKi5kXtOUtzoxNQHwI4ERXbCN9QMb_Z8zcz0Ge140VBGvhS4BdnEM_qFfWc1tGT8v4s6kBrTLtz9zdY3q8O84B49vleu4rl9gIR-S4o7Lbg1EMgonEfvP9kQyRwZ1ECn/s1600-h/Eric+%26+Tai.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279966136357321186" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSly7ZlpDwCKi5kXtOUtzoxNQHwI4ERXbCN9QMb_Z8zcz0Ge140VBGvhS4BdnEM_qFfWc1tGT8v4s6kBrTLtz9zdY3q8O84B49vleu4rl9gIR-S4o7Lbg1EMgonEfvP9kQyRwZ1ECn/s400/Eric+%26+Tai.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnthW0VkioNr4L9m8jSpcqtR5fCPYfj6kCnTflJhbOb_z1qFvqRmMCouC4zajxIQzvcvg7h6tIACbVUVbYNE3X6VrkYgh4R_vzRDcrGp6xhyD5GZWFsyzB4rIxpeRUFkqQBq8skvgD/s1600-h/C+sharing+his+milk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279715972724242130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnthW0VkioNr4L9m8jSpcqtR5fCPYfj6kCnTflJhbOb_z1qFvqRmMCouC4zajxIQzvcvg7h6tIACbVUVbYNE3X6VrkYgh4R_vzRDcrGp6xhyD5GZWFsyzB4rIxpeRUFkqQBq8skvgD/s400/C+sharing+his+milk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-85465271651424912542008-12-14T07:21:00.000-08:002008-12-17T14:55:01.420-08:00Cole's Friend's Birthday Party<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_Ni8JvC9Q82RGKqWi2AFQK7zzN9VvsznotgznfLnWqCxzUaUSqYFOyy3o_It9tt8yrPCsP5EpCs0iGLPCjtLLMASj7hjUWIH-pIXLZOAcDs0BkgWg9abPjXALVw9-FdZwjfpdXDs/s1600-h/Jude+%26+Cole.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279682029854834914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_Ni8JvC9Q82RGKqWi2AFQK7zzN9VvsznotgznfLnWqCxzUaUSqYFOyy3o_It9tt8yrPCsP5EpCs0iGLPCjtLLMASj7hjUWIH-pIXLZOAcDs0BkgWg9abPjXALVw9-FdZwjfpdXDs/s400/Jude+%26+Cole.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Cole and the birthday boy!</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWinmyDlc-KqE-HAgbXxkWcZ3cHm2J9EM8n8GRylMS_dYSh4RNXkyn5VlC6VRI-Gia0VN-_FGXn2MgsLOPr7nWEOt9ox3x9Gpt0Aws0sGszGeIgH1zmdb-J25LKy9Bp6FTDa59MlF/s1600-h/Jude-+bday+boy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279677591922819954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWinmyDlc-KqE-HAgbXxkWcZ3cHm2J9EM8n8GRylMS_dYSh4RNXkyn5VlC6VRI-Gia0VN-_FGXn2MgsLOPr7nWEOt9ox3x9Gpt0Aws0sGszGeIgH1zmdb-J25LKy9Bp6FTDa59MlF/s400/Jude-+bday+boy.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">One of C's closest friends from school invited him to his birthday party. The party was held at this place that has a dress up area, face painting, arts & crafts, puzzles, tons of books, a climbing wall and an area for kids to pretend their shopping for food, which C especially liked.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JQ4-ZUU5GLwZlD10zTAJBfW0Dd_ENAbrfOYY1kn0qtQyREmb0Al_eDvUgR3a-ex4pXbC7ev4FKoYw7l6N4qI3mv7c9-4oBheqmYbUCl-rGU-F1kVzqOS1IG-JOyjjfTMCSUsUbsz/s1600-h/Nicole+watching+Quinn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279674434318825826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JQ4-ZUU5GLwZlD10zTAJBfW0Dd_ENAbrfOYY1kn0qtQyREmb0Al_eDvUgR3a-ex4pXbC7ev4FKoYw7l6N4qI3mv7c9-4oBheqmYbUCl-rGU-F1kVzqOS1IG-JOyjjfTMCSUsUbsz/s400/Nicole+watching+Quinn.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My friend Nicole watching her son Quinn (who is also in Cole's class).</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispfZIr7txC6cGqKf8V3Z41OAu1vQM1l7PjyknM_9LLiwFtg-YEeMT-O0whx_5naJBu64nCuXA8ijdTcfpC_chrqD1AUqef8EiujEozVuSQNRTItIRdgoAqP-bkd-rrBvb7eON8ubv/s1600-h/Quinn+shopping.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279673381277274242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispfZIr7txC6cGqKf8V3Z41OAu1vQM1l7PjyknM_9LLiwFtg-YEeMT-O0whx_5naJBu64nCuXA8ijdTcfpC_chrqD1AUqef8EiujEozVuSQNRTItIRdgoAqP-bkd-rrBvb7eON8ubv/s400/Quinn+shopping.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Quinn shopping.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VB7HLD79AK8E2Krh1tyoGkaz9D2sGZUEWFJarwq8-6bCs9dN5YRclvc1rj-KGZL8klphty19yDtH7jokyNc7lClYrb7_QfON8Rmme_MkCc-t9uaXjjcj8ZrJbxWt3O-ffmv_r66b/s1600-h/C+doing+so+much+shopping.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279671675642913714" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VB7HLD79AK8E2Krh1tyoGkaz9D2sGZUEWFJarwq8-6bCs9dN5YRclvc1rj-KGZL8klphty19yDtH7jokyNc7lClYrb7_QfON8Rmme_MkCc-t9uaXjjcj8ZrJbxWt3O-ffmv_r66b/s400/C+doing+so+much+shopping.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_MVmeh_aJnfpI30eP8-Ayc6n73ohy-1rq45ilrqt4waP6MWsHdV69O4D4bsYT_exeBiYXgF_05QXs9QiSR7zKwatWE1adMH979ftlkuzH8M7pD4WNXYPhteSqYnorta5xL_7a0V2/s1600-h/blowing+out+the+candles.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279670438626503506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_MVmeh_aJnfpI30eP8-Ayc6n73ohy-1rq45ilrqt4waP6MWsHdV69O4D4bsYT_exeBiYXgF_05QXs9QiSR7zKwatWE1adMH979ftlkuzH8M7pD4WNXYPhteSqYnorta5xL_7a0V2/s400/blowing+out+the+candles.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwg_6uIUoxzNhQ0Y1oejDiDTXK9H72VPFYwiEFpiX-1Abpw0bwEr_KcTy4XzbhUVM5SApyjUv20yQFivy9SOwBggMRCro9iTrNSmOfvpGp7cax05xofLE79NVfG3E27H_hEtRMOAtJ/s1600-h/Cole+%26+Jude+eating+cake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279668975798106386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwg_6uIUoxzNhQ0Y1oejDiDTXK9H72VPFYwiEFpiX-1Abpw0bwEr_KcTy4XzbhUVM5SApyjUv20yQFivy9SOwBggMRCro9iTrNSmOfvpGp7cax05xofLE79NVfG3E27H_hEtRMOAtJ/s400/Cole+%26+Jude+eating+cake.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibWqXrptZItjl8pCGB1TB2VJNOXlKInZDibdjejUfWkgVUMhDBF7pHFZk_AlqXhYNjm1B6F-MfIT2qy12igCXeh_ci6xxwgd4pOBPzfm4SHxSSl14ezHZrju55pb5e7HMEDuss5QX/s1600-h/blowing+out+the+candles.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-62165260153387326012008-12-14T03:51:00.000-08:002009-01-10T05:25:53.413-08:00Around Town<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-6b6BaEVJbvu9BXaZixchx6CNeTQRQrdtF1NEbCRCCds7Snnt5k4a4td6SbhibjKPxQVclAeKg8aelVZyVwTJNjraJCKSWFRAAU2056VkJcDJ2neZxlYHB9xCSx794aaQeLk4toJ/s1600-h/view+of+Corniche.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279665277751869394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-6b6BaEVJbvu9BXaZixchx6CNeTQRQrdtF1NEbCRCCds7Snnt5k4a4td6SbhibjKPxQVclAeKg8aelVZyVwTJNjraJCKSWFRAAU2056VkJcDJ2neZxlYHB9xCSx794aaQeLk4toJ/s400/view+of+Corniche.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptfepzPlG-z_Dux1dWGYQzUDG_smSO51Gxd7qhY76W2w25ByEZoFzn1HrORS6nnZc3ivOjKZ7JBLEp7EJkLUTD5d4ZHgtrUY8DDO5b7GhW35xNMoZOr2OTRZIPgw6e93rUUldDRud/s1600-h/Blue+Mosque+door.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279663993308980066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 205px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptfepzPlG-z_Dux1dWGYQzUDG_smSO51Gxd7qhY76W2w25ByEZoFzn1HrORS6nnZc3ivOjKZ7JBLEp7EJkLUTD5d4ZHgtrUY8DDO5b7GhW35xNMoZOr2OTRZIPgw6e93rUUldDRud/s400/Blue+Mosque+door.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_grpJKnLY-SzrMyHO16DD9Kvy0dPTfYVPfPswlxpqwaCyYtbLtccIj8nqv6UBNQr7S_MSdKDTjc0Kduoo7_E2NuZyMUy8jnC-7qfAIFrlvgP_-yFeTmffeE39rBlDtR_V_1T33qR5/s1600-h/man+walks+into+B.+Mosque.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279663332650633026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_grpJKnLY-SzrMyHO16DD9Kvy0dPTfYVPfPswlxpqwaCyYtbLtccIj8nqv6UBNQr7S_MSdKDTjc0Kduoo7_E2NuZyMUy8jnC-7qfAIFrlvgP_-yFeTmffeE39rBlDtR_V_1T33qR5/s400/man+walks+into+B.+Mosque.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnPN_VzoAtizTxAmAq0pTIn5yoCT2ysdHZcHCKip_6jU_Llepay-bX5pEbPqEK_HwewA8IiZtQkvsMJ1y8gFOnb7HBUCvsuVI-OVYLyZmdqRd5zCa948Mo8Fh0QHXvFJ_dzY6C-kE/s1600-h/fort+with+flag.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279623943895173394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnPN_VzoAtizTxAmAq0pTIn5yoCT2ysdHZcHCKip_6jU_Llepay-bX5pEbPqEK_HwewA8IiZtQkvsMJ1y8gFOnb7HBUCvsuVI-OVYLyZmdqRd5zCa948Mo8Fh0QHXvFJ_dzY6C-kE/s400/fort+with+flag.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The streets were filled with Omani flags during the week of National Day. Colorful lights were also hung throughout the city. If these many American flags were all over a town in the States, I would've thought it was way too much. But since they were Omani flags, I loved it. </span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIU0fro7Lur2_wsv8YSl7W8UP4uBFBkkLFbqfZ4RN6mRwa5ntyAsbvPRYdC-oMIy6jxJrTYzfPRPIyVIkkNDaU2FrMBbn5dYxBLirH0qhfhacKCUQPn__BJ2dsvRtP4XxmpapO5fB/s1600-h/flags+all+over+town.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279621564623980530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIU0fro7Lur2_wsv8YSl7W8UP4uBFBkkLFbqfZ4RN6mRwa5ntyAsbvPRYdC-oMIy6jxJrTYzfPRPIyVIkkNDaU2FrMBbn5dYxBLirH0qhfhacKCUQPn__BJ2dsvRtP4XxmpapO5fB/s400/flags+all+over+town.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KNVffi2guetRqNCIti7vvIYCS-3gBA1EQ9yDqn3dmzJJ0VR-NWa-mGpuIZSfjGPfkT23yE6Ly79fQXoJPqsn5FfnahSJNTHg3K89v8Cdv1uDCnF39Ls0ADu8U1LLDkPbhJ3FCjFC/s1600-h/white+mosque.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279619873376583026" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KNVffi2guetRqNCIti7vvIYCS-3gBA1EQ9yDqn3dmzJJ0VR-NWa-mGpuIZSfjGPfkT23yE6Ly79fQXoJPqsn5FfnahSJNTHg3K89v8Cdv1uDCnF39Ls0ADu8U1LLDkPbhJ3FCjFC/s400/white+mosque.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279618804387212482" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch_cyM-O7GV_i3sobRrRbRYhVqwUFqQFObysF1lYmcWxPOOLtZNa3Hd4lguu6XxuVoX1V6Id8aWuIbMTPcFszJZA7372552R4AVIyar3ewVqxhcEH9bHUnkbOGCBpW_TVwAm6C_yH/s400/green+mineret.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYwrfex59fBMFajA73nRhyphenhyphen462fJeZmAkWXNqvqCcVFnkOofSVqgRTnBKZQEWjoEcmzParSJNUUY-GwzcHTV1uknSoQB996_TblMkEebOjsoQTzlChPMCZtrmqU1j3nBGpOYCGJwhR/s1600-h/C+watches+the+world+go+by.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279616354813063394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYwrfex59fBMFajA73nRhyphenhyphen462fJeZmAkWXNqvqCcVFnkOofSVqgRTnBKZQEWjoEcmzParSJNUUY-GwzcHTV1uknSoQB996_TblMkEebOjsoQTzlChPMCZtrmqU1j3nBGpOYCGJwhR/s320/C+watches+the+world+go+by.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Cole loves looking out the window during our drives. But he always asks to listen to his favorite music in this order:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span></div><ol><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">500 Miles</span> by The Proclaimers </span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Fergalicious</span> & <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Girls Don't Cry</span> by Fergie </span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Angry Any More</span> & <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Everest</span> by Ani Difranco </span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Better People</span> & <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Twist</span> by Xavier Rudd</span><br /></span><br /></li></ol><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi349vQxgOJM8_9nkDkBf5tI6bR6yhnaXLBxyXKBSRc2zqtW5P7B2vIwf_i031ENFdLMUrWf3hemxKGz1vofi3l40CV4aaSwykUD6HMXHgth9lsmtCdRfRDBaDpNPaf_6Q4R97FfOWf/s1600-h/Al-Shatti.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279613451696619746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi349vQxgOJM8_9nkDkBf5tI6bR6yhnaXLBxyXKBSRc2zqtW5P7B2vIwf_i031ENFdLMUrWf3hemxKGz1vofi3l40CV4aaSwykUD6HMXHgth9lsmtCdRfRDBaDpNPaf_6Q4R97FfOWf/s400/Al-Shatti.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-55183659721830555622008-12-14T03:08:00.000-08:002009-01-13T21:01:42.886-08:00Sohar Roundabout<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Many major roundabouts throughout Muscat have some kind of big structure in the middle. This one has a ship called Sohar. Like the vessel E is working on, it was entirely sewn together with coconut fibre rope, with no nails throughout. E's boss Tom helped build it, and once Sohar was completed it was then sailed to China in 1981.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvGqw-qc0lDowUwRFSTeObC_q7fgCMKezPtwzu0KAvgG1FojElRuKThVIkxta2K1J6IWq59jBK_rG95Ldig4ncPlZWVg7jN68IhGPQp_ka7bHmq_9rsf9gBAYmA_psEzTomrn5w-B/s1600-h/Sohar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279612032259447954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvGqw-qc0lDowUwRFSTeObC_q7fgCMKezPtwzu0KAvgG1FojElRuKThVIkxta2K1J6IWq59jBK_rG95Ldig4ncPlZWVg7jN68IhGPQp_ka7bHmq_9rsf9gBAYmA_psEzTomrn5w-B/s400/Sohar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZCcaoz4C6sUMp1OCr5FQZKrutG5eTMk2jgDU6nAtx3F4PyQLpPlN9RXCDfkUdh4zPRzX9nT3ggraKRKL5jAhuQolSp4bLLvQiUIxzcp-utv14CwtKq29eZR3atbHis1-7MEQnSLQ/s1600-h/boys+waiting+for+me.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279609406225064002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZCcaoz4C6sUMp1OCr5FQZKrutG5eTMk2jgDU6nAtx3F4PyQLpPlN9RXCDfkUdh4zPRzX9nT3ggraKRKL5jAhuQolSp4bLLvQiUIxzcp-utv14CwtKq29eZR3atbHis1-7MEQnSLQ/s320/boys+waiting+for+me.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My boys waiting for me while I take my photos.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlrgL0hWk2AqoT6CmfkCAM3WmWyJzKKoG9-MQdHuQGPlLa3JzgUjOdf1XzqL1XVXn9rp8G5tP7cYud7VuKxyFNfwSTYD_c3IgSg93O4Gv4CCoRmZup6C_NP9ounnS8R7cGVlWyxVr/s1600-h/flowers+%40+RO+with+Mountain.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279607971411475186" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlrgL0hWk2AqoT6CmfkCAM3WmWyJzKKoG9-MQdHuQGPlLa3JzgUjOdf1XzqL1XVXn9rp8G5tP7cYud7VuKxyFNfwSTYD_c3IgSg93O4Gv4CCoRmZup6C_NP9ounnS8R7cGVlWyxVr/s400/flowers+%40+RO+with+Mountain.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwEahqWq_x17weViKl6NAhk0xhoAg8VnOtJvoj4eXhR-qliroYZf4_SuooV3WxRBOyIhaE_qfIyfTiJ0KuBHpX3TBNxxKh7XEjU4XCMPmN2WHbM2AyI2pp7WGTD50Z_FONBfHukh3/s1600-h/flowers+%26+more+flowers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279602740737103730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwEahqWq_x17weViKl6NAhk0xhoAg8VnOtJvoj4eXhR-qliroYZf4_SuooV3WxRBOyIhaE_qfIyfTiJ0KuBHpX3TBNxxKh7XEjU4XCMPmN2WHbM2AyI2pp7WGTD50Z_FONBfHukh3/s400/flowers+%26+more+flowers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-39996427188407062052008-12-04T10:18:00.000-08:002008-12-14T03:08:18.404-08:00Cafe on the Beach<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">On the weekends, we often go to cafes. We especially love this particular cafe since it is right on the beach. E and I sit, chat and enjoy our tea while Tai sleeps and C plays on the beach. C loves it when we finish our tea and g for long walks on this beach b/c he gets to run around, yell and get all sandy. </span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279599411746941570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUN2HISRJYjvQhw3r6uorZ9oBsmzPcqXQFP0ji3BEx-Qf8ZLEdDF24gTnrLAPRcJ7G9mSMufSDvZVudBslPKZY8loRmk8tW0NvfmCBHPy47nd2y93Dqep-4euQxm5PuDjcT3T8Tvx/s400/C+at+cafe.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_HULzVBlAswnAyAE7teE-6a7fEmXHFKqjf_i5170ePj4cyh67xxGQ6USXApegg_pGgJVum0pJkiwK7KSPmq9ii9ILMwaQKETPmq1ozvjJ9wJ_RUkg7vLGGMpdGTB6bdrJT5IfRbe/s1600-h/cafe+%40+beach.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279596604458113266" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_HULzVBlAswnAyAE7teE-6a7fEmXHFKqjf_i5170ePj4cyh67xxGQ6USXApegg_pGgJVum0pJkiwK7KSPmq9ii9ILMwaQKETPmq1ozvjJ9wJ_RUkg7vLGGMpdGTB6bdrJT5IfRbe/s400/cafe+%40+beach.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQOJAyG6MSYwQmKvVPuo_cZcRl3WGOoZX2SmVLtknJh0jMFLSJknKQwZ5oqx-5gGbMkBijaXYvNXsSugeTXiYaJbUN0qPBdHb6ozH0NvJS9BrF3ek9irBmzYljzeQ_LW83geKTqMr/s1600-h/Jill.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279359986754931458" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQOJAyG6MSYwQmKvVPuo_cZcRl3WGOoZX2SmVLtknJh0jMFLSJknKQwZ5oqx-5gGbMkBijaXYvNXsSugeTXiYaJbUN0qPBdHb6ozH0NvJS9BrF3ek9irBmzYljzeQ_LW83geKTqMr/s400/Jill.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOpCU8muTj9-uk7EQDZNDESs2cptm9HeGeEuNSwpucucmpiZRhVxv7UYVEfDxl6u_2YPLTzrZo7YB0FUTw5h1XlX1cg8ZVH0MQ57cXAM4eVY2dEJXPbqIvyVWjN1TbQQdMgIR2W24/s1600-h/chubby+cheeks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276010307644499378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOpCU8muTj9-uk7EQDZNDESs2cptm9HeGeEuNSwpucucmpiZRhVxv7UYVEfDxl6u_2YPLTzrZo7YB0FUTw5h1XlX1cg8ZVH0MQ57cXAM4eVY2dEJXPbqIvyVWjN1TbQQdMgIR2W24/s400/chubby+cheeks.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTfyfagEwGQWgpSPkmxTW8bAW6aEOIvBdN7yOx5KwxOH_UUFFUZLjGseRcK0Ihpu9-oxHAdPSG_Ph30MVXCFL6jgKqo6EqDLZGJvGWS3DLuGbufuynwFxtsjM3JEB_RvT3zsHUVW-/s1600-h/ERic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276006379547189986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTfyfagEwGQWgpSPkmxTW8bAW6aEOIvBdN7yOx5KwxOH_UUFFUZLjGseRcK0Ihpu9-oxHAdPSG_Ph30MVXCFL6jgKqo6EqDLZGJvGWS3DLuGbufuynwFxtsjM3JEB_RvT3zsHUVW-/s400/ERic.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276003618358842722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 2px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 88px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMj2-Rf2XRUCRZdTgtkb2wGc-n8aB_Llh95XgFA8nYFBKLC4bJlpFt7_PjH7cGYU11SMaTt5FQ34ZEYzEjfafLlfWpg6oaKEZ5_XUo7B_TtPDAHj45k-rlDLMBXZ7R73LaGArgcEN/s400/j+%26+c+pau+playing+on+beach.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-4982535004250501442008-12-04T09:16:00.000-08:002009-01-10T05:26:23.191-08:00Tapas<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We went to Tapas, which is one of our favorite restaurants here. It overlooks the ocean, has incredibly delicious pupus and has lots of space for C to run around. We went there one night with my friend Erika and her family. Cole and Erika's daughter, Kayla love playing together which kept Cole busy the whole night- it was great! Erika also has a 7 month old son.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jIv75taAOvwQ4TNsN2A9zXYP7PPtGi7uU5FixYUP2vecu4MLQ11pp2CY0lzZ-gicHghPl4mBm-INC3O8knPcNY5v4OfVQAh2i4RutDab6b_xieN1u9_KkNX4DqXjODMJucUdhgJ6/s1600-h/Cole+%40+Tapas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275999344930414226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jIv75taAOvwQ4TNsN2A9zXYP7PPtGi7uU5FixYUP2vecu4MLQ11pp2CY0lzZ-gicHghPl4mBm-INC3O8knPcNY5v4OfVQAh2i4RutDab6b_xieN1u9_KkNX4DqXjODMJucUdhgJ6/s400/Cole+%40+Tapas.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXccxgB8iPWO_RNCFmfN7tRm13jDXMESVRvAULmakn4TorZNWfdq6YDsnB8hWQeq5cArBid16uEViLpYE3RwYpKD12Jto0Oa1FFrJdzdWd8rB03UVmHBSkRSv2K6Y7lnCl_g6AiLX/s1600-h/Dinner+w+Erika%27s+family.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275996727391698258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXccxgB8iPWO_RNCFmfN7tRm13jDXMESVRvAULmakn4TorZNWfdq6YDsnB8hWQeq5cArBid16uEViLpYE3RwYpKD12Jto0Oa1FFrJdzdWd8rB03UVmHBSkRSv2K6Y7lnCl_g6AiLX/s400/Dinner+w+Erika%27s+family.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3_fjgxqFlzSHHnTYr3fbDgvl2JqXOkyjdv8IUuqd9GKeADaqEQxejcPJTjP2MAbDXR6PXL5_jtQLcfnVYUsZbqW9yvQYdzy6UGQ2rKofcDGuy1myf4D3cj4IG-mkhlngkE8lKB5c/s1600-h/Silly+C+%40+Tapas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275993866574730850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3_fjgxqFlzSHHnTYr3fbDgvl2JqXOkyjdv8IUuqd9GKeADaqEQxejcPJTjP2MAbDXR6PXL5_jtQLcfnVYUsZbqW9yvQYdzy6UGQ2rKofcDGuy1myf4D3cj4IG-mkhlngkE8lKB5c/s400/Silly+C+%40+Tapas.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> C being extra silly for the camera.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuE7NLaBeARUHjIZMapt_mH4QGMkcEcuCy_xrK0IS5mD1cuy48gIBtqyi6naWiShfNV85pcOFzWUmptewQPH-ztq0kDb-rpekEUVrz2-LOpg2VbK5LCiw8TKuUW6FcgX55DmlSGg5d/s1600-h/Tai-+so+happy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275988018757851106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuE7NLaBeARUHjIZMapt_mH4QGMkcEcuCy_xrK0IS5mD1cuy48gIBtqyi6naWiShfNV85pcOFzWUmptewQPH-ztq0kDb-rpekEUVrz2-LOpg2VbK5LCiw8TKuUW6FcgX55DmlSGg5d/s400/Tai-+so+happy.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Tai liked Tapas too.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-49282403221074654772008-10-17T22:58:00.003-07:002008-10-17T23:50:22.035-07:00Tai's first 3 weeks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixz2ZUogbW9_XTrNg0Jbj70gg1wm8O09ci79v1N0T5xHqCb9dbEob659GIFxriTrlqt4hiEE-UUdAzTQ3DMZAtJA-UjWmYMvxKE8ogeGdrOVRvUvh-7SOYulY9yGMdmBfP0K59ukZa/s1600-h/Tai+chilling++9:30:08.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixz2ZUogbW9_XTrNg0Jbj70gg1wm8O09ci79v1N0T5xHqCb9dbEob659GIFxriTrlqt4hiEE-UUdAzTQ3DMZAtJA-UjWmYMvxKE8ogeGdrOVRvUvh-7SOYulY9yGMdmBfP0K59ukZa/s400/Tai+chilling++9:30:08.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258381867652938674" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">chillin'<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBAc4eoafPdOWSxzNv-ZY48-qwfN_gRgzvBFw16aKJRI2E-zCUZ3ZC7_Picjznf2-CgRF_tOr0Ct5ZQdaSYf4kG4AecPpsyRbUgLwTp2rFovdxUDc_usMb0GapagLIxjt0Q-3mgXZ/s1600-h/3+happy+boys++9:29:08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBAc4eoafPdOWSxzNv-ZY48-qwfN_gRgzvBFw16aKJRI2E-zCUZ3ZC7_Picjznf2-CgRF_tOr0Ct5ZQdaSYf4kG4AecPpsyRbUgLwTp2rFovdxUDc_usMb0GapagLIxjt0Q-3mgXZ/s400/3+happy+boys++9:29:08.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258380722575055602" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">3 happy boys<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5L7YXlXHmTqensMcu9TXcRcMYW6Mmyi7hqfQGyn5CW7yKwJRChTE0gqmSWKBpPjC3uBHOqcpN2PsJQGf7MbsLP91ufPaFDOZQ9ao6zSRftYz2Pp2r5_dYyOB3IPN3kokjp7X0QGs/s1600-h/sleeping+like+a+cat++9:29:08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5L7YXlXHmTqensMcu9TXcRcMYW6Mmyi7hqfQGyn5CW7yKwJRChTE0gqmSWKBpPjC3uBHOqcpN2PsJQGf7MbsLP91ufPaFDOZQ9ao6zSRftYz2Pp2r5_dYyOB3IPN3kokjp7X0QGs/s400/sleeping+like+a+cat++9:29:08.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258378683300400962" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">sleeping like a cat<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrh6W1ZfHDoKt3F3jArBGWDVFc6F8N6nV5EbKrXHe5YQJtqJoLhljmWOAfB1F63z3JUBYcmkQHpc2UctSDx0fhUDs9B7JEc9ogZyWRgFAJ9rCpEy-UgCnxS6-bVHqhyFOWW4GKUt0y/s1600-h/C+%26+T%27s+hands-+close+up++9:30:08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrh6W1ZfHDoKt3F3jArBGWDVFc6F8N6nV5EbKrXHe5YQJtqJoLhljmWOAfB1F63z3JUBYcmkQHpc2UctSDx0fhUDs9B7JEc9ogZyWRgFAJ9rCpEy-UgCnxS6-bVHqhyFOWW4GKUt0y/s400/C+%26+T%27s+hands-+close+up++9:30:08.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258377210612463618" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">brothers holding hands</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXu3YwEX3pLp2LIZt6BjJtqmaVCNhRshQbA9WNyVqr6gtMyQBuzgd-gyNGdzJY-lvVY0pDpMsSNrtfV8wQhhLKoGqG-ZtndbF7JVHtQ-6wQQ2Z79rGM6KAeR0r2iAaxf_WO-rMP-B/s1600-h/Tai+relaxing-+close+up+9:27:08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXu3YwEX3pLp2LIZt6BjJtqmaVCNhRshQbA9WNyVqr6gtMyQBuzgd-gyNGdzJY-lvVY0pDpMsSNrtfV8wQhhLKoGqG-ZtndbF7JVHtQ-6wQQ2Z79rGM6KAeR0r2iAaxf_WO-rMP-B/s400/Tai+relaxing-+close+up+9:27:08.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258376188470295298" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">asleep after a diaper change</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2fNNaUJSmqtzeB7CIwpnFPFGzEAhrvwNffdXIj8wUmYLPxEKohnIm3lEvepu3NcW7rK9UQsAnto9Kd4hMAWs0MrxMKcpClNNTVZaemNOLNsbPnJpJdaNuFZpVr1AifxY1P0Ij751/s1600-h/Tai's+first+sponge+bath++9:26:08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2fNNaUJSmqtzeB7CIwpnFPFGzEAhrvwNffdXIj8wUmYLPxEKohnIm3lEvepu3NcW7rK9UQsAnto9Kd4hMAWs0MrxMKcpClNNTVZaemNOLNsbPnJpJdaNuFZpVr1AifxY1P0Ij751/s400/Tai's+first+sponge+bath++9:26:08.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258374107444515938" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">first sponge bath<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhHqoW6VAJpkXMem35CcnUWKNYLsI8Fv48YXfzOPuSujn2NsXl16iLOg5QnSZCzEgL1TX1DB5tqc-VYSeX9wKycDG3FauieMeCYwqWJdgjJDPYrqkBmB8uBTmdFLkerWZghyphenhyphenkXgXM/s1600-h/Who+is+Tai%3F+10:3:08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhHqoW6VAJpkXMem35CcnUWKNYLsI8Fv48YXfzOPuSujn2NsXl16iLOg5QnSZCzEgL1TX1DB5tqc-VYSeX9wKycDG3FauieMeCYwqWJdgjJDPYrqkBmB8uBTmdFLkerWZghyphenhyphenkXgXM/s400/Who+is+Tai%3F+10:3:08.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258370975480774002" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">just hanging out<br /></div></span>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-5608930983321871632008-10-17T22:02:00.000-07:002008-10-18T00:01:50.387-07:00Tai Michael Staples<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZvr3KnSHOLYOAKsBQHTdy0eDPihbvEj30ViPHTXMTlU_Bf35EHMd_5CNdNxfB0syuzGfXrk9hx29suLtugo3kIvjkavc69bLzNRcGdLPkNxKk3477BGAZEM4Rl_JmjwXUPhhLUsz/s1600-h/Tai.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZvr3KnSHOLYOAKsBQHTdy0eDPihbvEj30ViPHTXMTlU_Bf35EHMd_5CNdNxfB0syuzGfXrk9hx29suLtugo3kIvjkavc69bLzNRcGdLPkNxKk3477BGAZEM4Rl_JmjwXUPhhLUsz/s400/Tai.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258367217942747058" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Tai was born on September 23rd @ 9:08 p.m. in Oman. We are so happy with Tai in our lives and things have been going really well for us. So far Tai seems to be a happy mellow baby. The breast feeding is going very well, which I'm very happy about since it was so painful last time. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrf5lHHMsbBfq9mDGgX-Bieey78NB-4O5kvEosxW7KeJFX-Hm4rTnAFgibj7Ww2GgK3rsNdYOIhgzrs9Tpklt85cBSr0ULZ9UBrLkraKbNKP5ENvf3jgFXMEXlNeJ1lecZbmHqAeNn/s1600-h/happy+daddy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrf5lHHMsbBfq9mDGgX-Bieey78NB-4O5kvEosxW7KeJFX-Hm4rTnAFgibj7Ww2GgK3rsNdYOIhgzrs9Tpklt85cBSr0ULZ9UBrLkraKbNKP5ENvf3jgFXMEXlNeJ1lecZbmHqAeNn/s400/happy+daddy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258366059795731762" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Look how happy E is holding his second son. I have the best partner in the world! My words cannot express how valuable E's love and support have been. <br /></div></span><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMbx-xLXYM-cP6ahVzgcmiASLXkCT4BmmkVHyNgoaJ0xsmhUmy-BFkfd7bvEvfJWfHMhD_HEzgbn02JXCHyyLY0VLr7bvjvSBRxnZVKnTlM0zA1Bslsf9uPOfZBI8oIFS2Qdih_wu/s1600-h/proud+big+brother-+cropped.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMbx-xLXYM-cP6ahVzgcmiASLXkCT4BmmkVHyNgoaJ0xsmhUmy-BFkfd7bvEvfJWfHMhD_HEzgbn02JXCHyyLY0VLr7bvjvSBRxnZVKnTlM0zA1Bslsf9uPOfZBI8oIFS2Qdih_wu/s400/proud+big+brother-+cropped.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258363727912598066" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Tai couldn't have had a better welcome from C. He continues to be such a wonderful big brother. He is gentle and so sweet to Tai. C often asks us what Tai is saying. We usually make something up & the 2 of them then start a conversation. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglb9fg_t_Gutr2HsGY3OQEuyqaKpXLIUXGwSeCJ-7I92eMHVjFBxJRSAcgPB27Jx4Mg3V9T8kK3FnlAvhEusm5pu-taXsAf45WCgRRNPLYzrVO5L7Ziai24ocwKeqVRQOoky-BzrJC/s1600-h/Baby+of+Jill.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglb9fg_t_Gutr2HsGY3OQEuyqaKpXLIUXGwSeCJ-7I92eMHVjFBxJRSAcgPB27Jx4Mg3V9T8kK3FnlAvhEusm5pu-taXsAf45WCgRRNPLYzrVO5L7Ziai24ocwKeqVRQOoky-BzrJC/s400/Baby+of+Jill.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258362845037209170" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">The hospital staff never referred to Tai by name. Instead they called him, "Baby of Jill" as it says on his ankle band.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHR_-kGircZwhlfpZO6ElM-PEzniXn_-7VcB46_U_FrCX_o7i81FwxEheOWMIibWQZWRRgyOaWnwXjZdSsRdAXqvzV6VenSJdm6K0zitVDIWCO-6mQRd7wmy_ieCX_LnOzagBsDuX/s1600-h/bottom+of+feet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHR_-kGircZwhlfpZO6ElM-PEzniXn_-7VcB46_U_FrCX_o7i81FwxEheOWMIibWQZWRRgyOaWnwXjZdSsRdAXqvzV6VenSJdm6K0zitVDIWCO-6mQRd7wmy_ieCX_LnOzagBsDuX/s400/bottom+of+feet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258361095540004370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxS-Noywkka7Nb4RocRGrpFSXfuXmYuOTHtE9hkEQtRP1u8ETiEtsXm8elrt1KBuRq81qDjGMf4-JItxBJ4wMdQDd2UmKghI6kzgtwBHfkchoskx5Fg6BD1xuMNuW4VxlgAIExpcwJ/s1600-h/Tom,+Helen+%26+Tai.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxS-Noywkka7Nb4RocRGrpFSXfuXmYuOTHtE9hkEQtRP1u8ETiEtsXm8elrt1KBuRq81qDjGMf4-JItxBJ4wMdQDd2UmKghI6kzgtwBHfkchoskx5Fg6BD1xuMNuW4VxlgAIExpcwJ/s400/Tom,+Helen+%26+Tai.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258358552922482306" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">These are our very good friends Helen & Tom. They immediately welcomed us with open arms into their lives. We are grateful for their friendship. Tom & Helen very kindly offered to watch C while we were at the hospital. It was a HUGE relief for us knowing that C was in such loving hands. C was thrilled about sleeping at Tom & Helen's house. He loves them as much as we do. </span><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcTVEp2eDydwgaeufP9hEKgUqXX0106hK83uMoTlPvdBIX47wKXRckNNk-hTNnpGoSQH51CpGVy9fTxfADAQI7rK3pzCZixSgXwoWzPhuMcZ977bOSFYDR6VEmCcGU69MeFu_A_o2/s1600-h/Leaving+the+hospital.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcTVEp2eDydwgaeufP9hEKgUqXX0106hK83uMoTlPvdBIX47wKXRckNNk-hTNnpGoSQH51CpGVy9fTxfADAQI7rK3pzCZixSgXwoWzPhuMcZ977bOSFYDR6VEmCcGU69MeFu_A_o2/s400/Leaving+the+hospital.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258356377342100738" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">My 3 boys getting ready to leave the hospital. <br /></div></span></div></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-24777690044558777652008-09-19T11:02:00.001-07:002009-01-12T22:26:43.058-08:00C & Anurak's friendship<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAnSWOr9g2HWfyw0ixQlCjQ7Ux-WUpiafC96vjbweWX-SOMRQftrIPZj5xZkyXVJUAUKUDzGVLpQn3YH8nGY61bE6mE6XsZ_-RAyeVi0RMSNoc1AUcQPHXd0IvvgMugGGjlAzzzb6/s1600-h/IMG_0411+copy.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAnSWOr9g2HWfyw0ixQlCjQ7Ux-WUpiafC96vjbweWX-SOMRQftrIPZj5xZkyXVJUAUKUDzGVLpQn3YH8nGY61bE6mE6XsZ_-RAyeVi0RMSNoc1AUcQPHXd0IvvgMugGGjlAzzzb6/s400/IMG_0411+copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247802023695544210" /></a><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">I have really enjoyed getting to know Ajitha and her son, Anurak. I immediately felt a connection with Ajitha simply because we are both women and more specifically, mothers. I love that it was this simple commonality between us that bonded us. For our first 2 months in Oman, Ajitha, Anurak and Babu (her husband) having been living with us. They have a room behind our house and share our kitchen and living room. Anurak is a beautiful happy 6 years old. Unfortunately, Ajitha & Anurak are returning to India. We would love for them to stay, but Ajitha has to get back to her two older children who are in India. Cole and Anurak may not speak the same language (although Anurak & Ajitha do speak some English), but they have become great friends. Cole is very sad to have to say good bye to Anurak. </span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65zYnzahvQTM8Ii27C2c7jEfn1LIfbqej8w8NTJWahsSkINBM4yM1ULFG3extqegNKBPs2vCU_-2C7Ezy107cdnw-juH-AmUnxu8fcSDGERBbPBb3BixcG7q-AGEQhMH8AhhhpLVU/s1600-h/IMG_0515.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65zYnzahvQTM8Ii27C2c7jEfn1LIfbqej8w8NTJWahsSkINBM4yM1ULFG3extqegNKBPs2vCU_-2C7Ezy107cdnw-juH-AmUnxu8fcSDGERBbPBb3BixcG7q-AGEQhMH8AhhhpLVU/s400/IMG_0515.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247796441112712370" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Ajitha, Anurak & me pregnant</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div></div><div><br /></div></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-59968374018820655722008-09-19T05:25:00.000-07:002008-11-28T22:24:54.779-08:00Our Home in Qantab<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_za6-c0oQhpsICbhKwMnFFCgU2WIip7kj0lIPTHHWGr6SbJOoBqrPIaxP1YnbKTKDbAXKMWq1ku1weXWUMAMyrTZ27arfuCoGzK6SmbUW8l6benDDOPoLAgEVF5CrmxFUC8x9ZBb/s1600-h/our+view-+cropped.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_za6-c0oQhpsICbhKwMnFFCgU2WIip7kj0lIPTHHWGr6SbJOoBqrPIaxP1YnbKTKDbAXKMWq1ku1weXWUMAMyrTZ27arfuCoGzK6SmbUW8l6benDDOPoLAgEVF5CrmxFUC8x9ZBb/s400/our+view-+cropped.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248096345123478018" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">We are living in Qantab, which is a small fishing village. It has around 800 people, 2 mosques, 1 school, 1 very small store and tons of goats. We love our home and the location. It is beautiful, on the beach, and a 5 min walk to E's work. This is the view from our living room.</div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XilVdhM7dUtzW-VyAF7sytmLCouKDWeFe_4WlG9heSnWJiWgswSocVSXqCQBCsGdxoKrehGqbflu6GgPHNir8Qo1KFcel5LDxTN2Eb_Z5p95WOeKlNeJAb0IvmVuPyHEt_nBx35e/s400/C+in+the+bathtub.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247790072902604530" /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XilVdhM7dUtzW-VyAF7sytmLCouKDWeFe_4WlG9heSnWJiWgswSocVSXqCQBCsGdxoKrehGqbflu6GgPHNir8Qo1KFcel5LDxTN2Eb_Z5p95WOeKlNeJAb0IvmVuPyHEt_nBx35e/s1600-h/C+in+the+bathtub.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">C taking a bath.</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3F3QzOgW68wHmoU6QoYYq84NhPRv9olKno9FfGwqQMXJKRCLlkThUtWWeWx9vJG77MKHY_ChXhrlGIKo8qW9raI9iZrHyYMINJ5eca0B5quhTA8YtTOCM6uhkecJ4cF5mCxNtl60N/s1600-h/living+room+1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3F3QzOgW68wHmoU6QoYYq84NhPRv9olKno9FfGwqQMXJKRCLlkThUtWWeWx9vJG77MKHY_ChXhrlGIKo8qW9raI9iZrHyYMINJ5eca0B5quhTA8YtTOCM6uhkecJ4cF5mCxNtl60N/s400/living+room+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247718973927603762" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This shot is a bit dark, but it gives you an idea of our living room.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCb7lbqTeuE-6mzvwSlJRsDuv7YOTpFAHUmjW1DYlB60v0Z0A4kvzSacTTotAC07Lv5lzjbO7Xy0rvos5dzIZmJTb2UIVHcIuFuk9Toz36VQ1-dQXhNuRxCnoX1eqS0l2NmpOs0NQ/s400/part+of+our+room.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247717284371555058" /></span><br /></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Part of our bedroom.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBxOvi8u4IjGWUdcW0MVpOR34AKGLAypcaRPCjYGmLD26_WEVo4OEpDk4QGIwP2QOkLbKfCg4OOXSftwCsLIP1i5cc3mOlII-_KLcQAvieF7xrN9UOg3wnMqlqOxFLwiRECSom43a/s1600-h/J+%26+C+swimming.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBxOvi8u4IjGWUdcW0MVpOR34AKGLAypcaRPCjYGmLD26_WEVo4OEpDk4QGIwP2QOkLbKfCg4OOXSftwCsLIP1i5cc3mOlII-_KLcQAvieF7xrN9UOg3wnMqlqOxFLwiRECSom43a/s400/J+%26+C+swimming.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247714311018620610" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">C is still loving the beach.</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwCXfD2aBArfX9i6E8Gr_ZVjFm3bB6HSaoemTQBWwVGvyeWJV7frNybSubq1K1W-HvxMOikH-dJ_KncejJdSeAvL-GrEq8VETRk8ibqLnhWMxyXjXWnJD8uy926BKX5HR5R06WtAu/s400/J+all+covered+up-+cropped.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247712721970306834" /></span><br /></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Since our beach is not a private beach in front of a hotel, I need to be all covered up. At times it feels a bit funny to be swimming in pants, but I love it b/c it is part of the beauty of our life here. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIkQUKaAeLzjcRGj72ZOJtxtlZIT-gGVKCqZo5Id_CiHo5pRCvvsHXXYBfu7ukatUCoiV7cNaddHpCfytB7_wjodUC4Uw_SrbzEd4cYNHX4187r3Dy5TL9NpGHVetdWvb3lSxseh9/s400/J,C+%26+Mike+swimming+%40+our+beach.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247710289068059746" /></span><br /></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Mike (E's dad) was recently here for a visit. It was an especially great trip. We hadn't seen him since last summer when we traveled to Banyuls, France where he was living at the time. As you can see, the 3 of us went for a swim one morning at our beach in front of our house. Since we are living closer to Mike, we hope he will be able to visit us more often. </span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZU4x6vi1dvx84FfvWLXaJBowVfytv3H_xp8HMLLw-jIBMg5B0vrDcDP1YEUpzZaTmOvgLbU7eHSHIAiQU73m9B9uQaJQd6Fc35uG8nbxKNK6RXexkxk8PCdPTbu7bizGB1MU7_GSv/s400/view+of+Qantub+%26+has+C%27s+wk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247708064152316450" /></span><br /></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This photo was taken from one of our lanais. E's work site is on the other side of the bay.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480805335154987294.post-81758688736413203982008-09-15T04:28:00.000-07:002008-12-17T14:59:44.874-08:00Almost time for the Little One to arrive.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXr78RFLjMmJPEOX7QiFrOomeOC0hivmsjwzYumH7eb3u37jyPAo7UVDjeLocSH9wxUCCM3Kv05dydDhd8pFZQjuKJhEPMrSLCf9ehOA9SHEBOdjZBoDXH0UbRRUUBF4PpCGgo_l7X/s1600-h/C+saying+hi+to+little+bro.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246211117391868914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXr78RFLjMmJPEOX7QiFrOomeOC0hivmsjwzYumH7eb3u37jyPAo7UVDjeLocSH9wxUCCM3Kv05dydDhd8pFZQjuKJhEPMrSLCf9ehOA9SHEBOdjZBoDXH0UbRRUUBF4PpCGgo_l7X/s320/C+saying+hi+to+little+bro.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOnf7xd0e5efP76TAD2nkG1EM0hN5aZ2e8O19oMAmsGlHe0mxuaSz0e9LA-YDdOFHaTAwgWXpowMy843Sz4eCsF5BsVEqWg5qvB7dfHAtG00oxLuegw5b9kbUftVNluLMRl2BHabk/s1600-h/proud+mama.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246209357877840130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOnf7xd0e5efP76TAD2nkG1EM0hN5aZ2e8O19oMAmsGlHe0mxuaSz0e9LA-YDdOFHaTAwgWXpowMy843Sz4eCsF5BsVEqWg5qvB7dfHAtG00oxLuegw5b9kbUftVNluLMRl2BHabk/s320/proud+mama.jpg" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">It is almost time for our Little One to arrive. Since I have gestational diabetes, I'll be induced on Sept. 23rd (unless of course he comes earlier). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">C continues to ask when his little baby brother is coming. He is looking forward to it.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">(This photo is taken outside our bedroom terrace.)</span>ISAYAMA/ STAPLES Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309537979016380273noreply@blogger.com0