Katie is 5!

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Katie's 5th birthday party.

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Lifeblog post

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Rock Lobster

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I'm not too sure where I found these people ...

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Hanging at the Grover Cleveland park.

Katie's climbing!
Katie's climbing!
Too cool for you!
Too cool for you!

Sean & Katie doing their monkey thang.
Sean & Katie doing their monkey thang.
Then out to dinner at Italianissimo (a Soprano's episode was filmed here).
Then out to dinner at Italianissimo (a Soprano's episode was filmed here).


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First full day in New Jersey

Sean and Kade bond over Gameboys.
Sean and Kade bond over Gameboys.
Ryan just want's a dring, Colin wants a nibble.
Ryan just want's a dring, Colin wants a nibble.

Ryan shows Seppo how to through a football.
Ryan shows Seppo how to through a football.
"Get ready!"
"Get ready!"

A new kind of catch.
A new kind of catch.
Another kind of catch!
Another kind of catch!


This was the start of our vacation. This is the first full day in the US, before running to Mexico.

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Last full day in Mexico

Breakfast time! Laura and Katie share a secret.
Breakfast time! Laura and Katie share a secret.
Seppo & Armando kayak on the ocean.
Seppo & Armando kayak on the ocean.

The grounds on the way back to our room.
The grounds on the way back to our room.
A Japanese resteraunt at the hotel.
A Japanese resteraunt at the hotel.

Everyone's waiting for sushi!
Everyone's waiting for sushi!


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A Mexican Fiesta

Laura
Laura
Armando
Armando

The couple that wears balloon hats together, stays together!
The couple that wears balloon hats together, stays together!
Riikka
Riikka

Me (having a wonderful time)
Me (having a wonderful time)
Piñata!
Piñata!

Katie - she's to cool for balloon hats.
Katie - she's to cool for balloon hats.
The Mariachi band under bright lights
The Mariachi band under bright lights


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Dinner at Bogarts

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At our hotel, we took the "all-included" package, which was nice, not having to carry cash or a credit card around. There was a really nice resteraunt - Moroccan-French style; great decor and professional service.

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Around town in Puerto Villarta

At the hotel.
At the hotel.
At the hotel (redux).
At the hotel (redux).

What's up in the sky - is it a bird, a plane, Superman?
What's up in the sky - is it a bird, a plane, Superman?
Sean was ready for beach life.
Sean was ready for beach life.

On the beachfront.
On the beachfront.
Some hotels
Some hotels

Art on the beachfront.
Art on the beachfront.
More art on the beachfront.
More art on the beachfront.

Even more art on the beachfront.
Even more art on the beachfront.
Quess what - art on the beachfront.
Quess what - art on the beachfront.

Does this chair fit?
Does this chair fit?
Sean has found his throne
Sean has found his throne

The beach.
The beach.


We stayed at the Krystal Villarta, which was a very nice hotel complex, with pools and right on the beach. The city itself was very nice, a suprising mix of low-key tourist places and traditional Mexican buildings - all along the Pacific coast beach.

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First day in Mexico

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We arrived in Puerto Villarta, Mexico on June 8th, after a flight from Newark -> Houston -> Puerto Villarta. When we arrived, it was HOT! Probably over 35 degrees (celcius, that is).

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Laura & Armando get married

Armando's family
Armando's family
Laura & Satu
Laura & Satu

Laura and Armando
Laura and Armando
Sean and an Iguana - the guy wanted $5 for the photo op!
Sean and an Iguana - the guy wanted $5 for the photo op!

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Laura and Armando got married in Puerto Villarta on June 11th. Here are some pictures from the wedding and the party afterward.

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Spring has sprung

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Spring finally arrived, after a looong winter. We kicked the soccer ball around in the backyard and soaked up the sun.

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Katie's spring party

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Katie's spring party at school.

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Lifeblog post

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Sat 05/14/2005 12:24 Photo(45)


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May day is revolutionary in Finland.

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Looks like the workers have given up and decided to sell stuff most likely made in China.

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Saturday after Katie's ballet class.

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Sat 04/30/2005 12:43
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Sat 04/30/2005 12:44


We stopped for a little Indian fast food.

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Sean's birthday

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Fri 04/22/2005 18:23


Sean had a bowling birthday party for his 8th birthday. All of the boys were really impressed & I think that the bowling alley will have a new customers!

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Easter candy time!

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A belated Easter package arrived. Sean and Katie wolfed down their marshmellow peers in seconds.

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