The Bond Family Blog

Happy Thanksgiving from us to you!

bostonmerlin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:36:23 +0000

Chinese with daddy

bostonmerlin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:44:14 +0000

Took Tristan out for chinese on our Monday father/son lunch break.

Sydney @ 9 months

bostonmerlin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:30:27 +0000

Our little princess is nine months old today. She is crawling all over the place, pulls herself up onto just about everything, can wave bye bye, loves to be tickled (ok, daddy likes it more than her), gives big fat wet kisses and loves to smile!

A typical day for her is to wake up around 7:30am, have her bottle of formula around 8/8:30 then baby food around 10. She takes a nap around 10:30 to 11:30 or so then has a bottle around noon. She sleeps again around 3:30 and has baby food around 6pm. A bath and bottle around 7:30pm then to sleep around 8pm.

Happy nine months day baby..

Halloween Cookies

bostonmerlin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:11:20 +0000

The kids help mom, gram and popi make cookies for Friday nights Halloween block party.

Hi from the LA PDC Conference

bostonmerlin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:11:39 +0000

Daddy says hi back home to Tristan and Sydney!

Conference at a Glance

bostonmerlin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:46:47 +0000

A few pictures from the conference John is attending this week in LA. The Microsoft PDC (professional developer conference) is an event for software developers to learn about what Microsoft has been working on over the past few years and what we can use as developers. Touch based computers and tables, how virtual earth works behind the scenes, new technologies etc.. Lot’s of fun stuff. Over eight thousand geeks running around under one roof!

Earthquake Safety

bostonmerlin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:29:08 +0000

You don’t see this everyday.. unless of course you’re one of the millions of people who like living on a fault line. Don’t they know inevitably the west coast WILL fall into the ocean someday? Freaks me out just thinking about it. I want to go home…. mommy!

Bob Hope Airport

bostonmerlin — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:12:22 +0000

My buddy Allen from Las Vegas rented a shiny new Diamond DA-40 plane in Las Vegas and flew out to the LA area to say Hi. I met up with him at Bob Hope airport in Burbank California.. only a few minutes from my Hotel by Universal Studios.

Once he landed we used the courtesy car at the Atlantic FBO (fixed base operator for pilots) to grab some Mexican food at Chevy’s and hang out for a few hours. He drove me back to the hotel then headed to the airport to fly back to Las Vegas. He’s flying back in on Friday to pick me up for a return trip to Las Vegas where I’ll stay until tuesday of the following week.

Landed in LA

bostonmerlin — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:38:53 +0000

Finally made it to LA. It seems like i’ve been traveling more than usual these past few months.. tired of Commercial Aviation. Funny story though.. after the plane pushed off from the gate and was five minutes into taxiing the plane the pilot spoke over the intercom that he was a bit embarrassed, he forgot to pick up the airplanes manifest that lists out baggage and that he’d have to turn the plane around and back to the gate.. but he said.. and i quote. I’m gonna pull right on up here and roll my window down.. they’ll hand it too me nice and easy through my winder! and they did!

Another story.. about mid way through the flight an attendant came on over the intercom and said i know this is a crazy request but is there a “knitter” on board? Yes.. a knitter who uses a needle and thread. Anyway.. fun trip.

I’m heading from the airport to the Hilton Los Angeles Universal City in Universal Studios. The hotel room is awesome.. corner suite with huge windows wrapping around the room looking out into the Valley.

The Local Children’s Museum

bostonmerlin — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:56:56 +0000

Mommy and Gramm took Sydney and Tristan to the local Children’s museum. Tristan had a ball.