Snow Day

Last weekend it was 65 degrees in Orlando. This weekend it's 18" of snow in the Twin Cities. Oh well, at least the kids had fun!

Mike's Birthday

Mike's birthday was (and always is) on Valentine's Day, and Kristi and kids came over to help celebrate.

Mike's birthday "face cake."

Collin gives Mike a present.

Alethia opens a Valentine's Day card.

Judah on the bench.

Judah answering an important phone call.

Alethia shopping.

Hayley riding the school bus.

All four grandkids eating dinner.

Alethia and Collin.

Judah and Hayley.

Hayley helping Mike blow out his candle.

Orlando

We were in Orlando over Valentine's Day weekend when Mike gave the keynote speech to an educator's conference there. Our hotel was right across the street from SeaWorld, so we took the opportunity to visit. It was a nice weekend away from the kids!

Sherry standing outside our hotel, the Renaissance at SeaWorld.

The pool looked appealing, but the temperature was only around 60.

Sherry at the entrance to SeaWorld.

Mike inside SeaWorld.

Shamu the whale.

More Shamu at the Shamu show.

 

Mike inside a huge aquarium.

Sherry and some stuffed fish.

Mike by the SeaWorld lighthouse.

Palm trees!

Mike in the hotel lobby after his keynote speech.

Mike's keynote speech: Getting the Attention of the Facebook Generation.

Concerts

We get out to see a lot of concerts here in the Twin Cities, we're fortunate to have so many great performers coming through town and so many great places for them to play. (A far sight different from arts-deprived Indianapolis, you better believe it.) We always seem to have a camera or (more often) an iPhone camera around to take pictures of the acts we see. Here's just a sampling of who we've had the pleasure of seeing over the past year or two.

Ramsey Lewis at the Dakota Jazz Club.

Marc Cohn at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center.

Kenny Barron Quartet with David Sanchez at the Dakota.

Dar Williams at the Guthrie Theater. 

Chick Corea and Gary Burton at the Dakota.

Legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb at the Dakota.

Kathy Mattea at Orchestra Hall.

Sophie Milman at the Dakota.

The stage in the round for Carole King and James Taylor at the Xcel Center.

Seeing Wicked with Kristi and Tof at the Orpheum.

The Max Weinberg Big Band at the Dakota.

Grandkids

Here are some recent pics of all the grandkids. Enjoy!

Cute Hayley with pigtails.

Collin all soapy in the bath.

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Collin in his Batpajamas with all his "face cars" in the Batcave. 

Mike watching TV with Collin and Hayley.

Collin and Hayley in Laura's dorm room.

Hayley on a turtle at the zoo.

Collin and Hayley in front of the big fish tank at the zoo.

Collin having fun at the zoo.

Judah and his new stuffed panda bear, a present from Norm and Pat.

Hayley, the human Potato Head.

Aunt Laura and nephew Judah.

Alethia enjoying some pizza.

Three cousins coloring.

Cute smiling Judah.

Alethia with her favorite baby doll. 

Judah and Kristi.