tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75380845094521213432024-03-13T09:05:22.445-07:00John's Permanent VacationWishing you were hereJohn McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.comBlogger228125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-87939383933497617372013-10-12T15:24:00.000-07:002013-10-12T15:24:08.171-07:00Double Birthday PartyThis year Owain and Jimmy agreed to having a shared party for their birthday's since they are only 3 weeks apart. What a great idea! <br />
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We had 13 friends over and we painted birdhouses, ate pizza, massacred a pinata, ate cake and opened presents. The weather was perfect and so was the party! Here's to 4 and 6 Jimmy and Owain!</div>
heather mcfarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134835111912166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-52899439653691152472013-01-14T15:02:00.000-08:002013-01-14T15:02:00.198-08:00Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Time for a little catch-up. Thanksgiving was spent here in Seattle with our friends Michael and Natasha and their daughter Frankie. Besides a near disaster with the oven breaking we had a lovely time. Had to cook the turkey at a friends house but I ended up with a new stove. I really should take a picture of that since its been my pride and joy for the last 2 months.<br />
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As soon as the Christmas season started we began doing all the things that Seattlites do, namely going to see the gingerbread houses downtown at the Sheraton. Not sure if it was worth an hour of queuing but the castles were pretty spectacular.<br />
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Christmas morning was a crazy toy BONANZA. They played with their toys for 2 days straight, I didn't even have to turn on the t.v. (that says a lot around here)<br />
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We threw a New Year's Eve party rather than try to find a babysitter and brave the world outside. The kids were great and a few made it all the way to midnight!</div>
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Jeff came to visit just before New Years through the first week of Jan. What fun we had! </div>
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Owain turned 5 last Thursday but had his party the weekend before. We had it at Woodland Park Zoo in the carousel house. It was a hit with the kids, but how could it not be with unlimited rides on the merry-go-round and cupcakes and goody bags?<br />
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The day after Owain's birthday both of the boys had their annual check-up at the doctor's. Owain had to get his last two childhood immunizations. He was very brave and didn't cry at all! Their current stats are: Owain-height 44" weight 44.8lbs he is in the 75th percentile for height and weight<div>
Jimmy-height 40" weight 36.8lbs he is in the 90th percentile for height and weight</div>
heather mcfarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134835111912166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-27468547304555398142012-09-29T12:58:00.001-07:002012-09-29T12:58:47.282-07:00Resurrection It has been nearly nine full months since the last blog entry and I'm ashamed! There's not much going on the in the documenting of the boys lives so I'm going to give it another shot. A quick and brief recap would be-last Christmas Grandma Lyn and Auntie Jean came for a visit and Uncle Robert was here for Xmas and New Year's. John got a new job in February at Z2Live, in April the boys and I spent 10 days in Arizona with Grandma and Grandpa, in June we went to France for 2 1/2 weeks and when we got back the boys started school and Emma came to visit, whew that's all the major things I think.<br />
Currently John and Owain are on a manly camping trip and Jiimmy and I are holding down the fort while they're gone. So far we took the bus down to Market Street and went to the toy store and out for sushi (Jimmy's choice). We're both kind of tuckered out and coming down with colds so we are back at home to play with new toys, oh yeah Jimmy had his 3rd birthday 4 days ago :) and maybe have a movie night later.<br />
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<br />heather mcfarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134835111912166613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-51171575043935422262011-12-01T09:46:00.000-08:002011-12-01T10:32:57.249-08:00Montana TripWe finally made it to Montana! Here's the whole crew together:
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(Click the photo to see names of everybody.)
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And more pictures:
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And <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/110202519902799314719/20111029Haloweeneeneen?authuser=0&feat=directlink">pumpkins</a>!John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-56341751418759706172011-10-29T23:07:00.001-07:002011-10-29T23:07:57.481-07:00Paint<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-prLNYYq3ezA/TqzpukoQoQI/AAAAAAAANIA/R8DmpUWdYv8/s1600/DSC_8416.JPG'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-prLNYYq3ezA/TqzpukoQoQI/AAAAAAAANIA/R8DmpUWdYv8/s320/DSC_8416.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-63721328870380353722011-09-29T16:02:00.002-07:002011-09-29T16:19:53.103-07:00Annual StatsToday I took the boys for the first of what will now be annual well-visits with the doc. Its really so nice to only have to go in once a year for both of them now, barring illness or injury of course. And because their birthdays are only 3 weeks apart I can bring them both in at the same time, killing two birds with one stone as they say. I was curious about their height and weight since it had been so long since the last measurements. So... Owain weighs 36.6pounds and is 3'5"tall, Jimmy weighs 31pounds and is 3' flat. Seems crazy that only five pounds and five inches separate them even though they are 2 years apart. Jimmy's just a big kid I guess. They both had one shot today and were very brave. Owain sat very still and let the nurse give him the shot. He did cry afterwards but I could tell it hurt. I think the nurse was inexperienced and jabbed him too hard, but what do I know I'm just a protective mommy! We went straight out for ice cream afterward at the old Baskin-Robbins on 15th Ave. Its a miracle this place is still open, there's never any customers there and all the signage is sun-faded (for that to happen in Seattle it would have had to have seen more than 20 summers). Never the less, I love Baskin-Robbins and now so do the boys!heather mcfarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134835111912166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-26984578217515597952011-09-27T12:23:00.000-07:002011-09-27T12:23:46.565-07:00Happy Birthday Jimmy!<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2F110202519902799314719%2Falbumid%2F5656547039065776625%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-28342306154789842422011-09-03T17:22:00.000-07:002011-09-03T17:22:43.227-07:00Cake!<a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3YuVtjOVc0g/TmLE0RiErQI/AAAAAAAAMiA/AiGrwEm5d4M/s1600/DSC_7371.JPG'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3YuVtjOVc0g/TmLE0RiErQI/AAAAAAAAMiA/AiGrwEm5d4M/s320/DSC_7371.JPG' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a>
<br /><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-10995930497856351142011-09-01T13:43:00.001-07:002011-09-01T13:43:21.641-07:00San Juan PhotosLast year, <a href="http://johnspermanentvacation.blogspot.com/2010/06/san-juan.html">we went to San Juan Island with my Mum</a>. We returned this year with Mac and Mary Ellen. I've only sorted through <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/110202519902799314719/20110825AnacortesSanJuanIslandsFerry?authuser=0&feat=directlink">pictures of the journey there</a> so far.
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More to come...John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-5218597169106339032011-05-24T23:35:00.001-07:002011-05-24T23:37:10.322-07:00Boys and Bubble<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9oE7DHa4vt3MljOTIAHR9g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/Tdn55XKEjPI/AAAAAAAAJrI/r8hx-P1Kxjw/s400/DSC_1875.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a>John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-73478508389797900662011-05-11T23:17:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:40:34.679-07:00PhotosI'm still confused about when each season starts and ends. Serves me right for taking so few (presentable) photos over the last few months. Anyway, here's a very random selection from since when last time was... <br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2F110202519902799314719%2Falbumid%2F5605708915607828785%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><br />Also check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/mcfirkin">YouTube channel</a> for a couple of new movies of boys being horrible. In case it confuses anyone, the movie of Owain spilling water is a couple of years old.John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-37689354228278564622011-04-12T12:48:00.002-07:002011-04-12T12:55:12.282-07:00WARNING: Contains Scenes of a Shocking Nurture<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UakOCfS5ONKl2QxMpbnDR7N2dSy47TIv78hArwN27gY?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TZOUtywO9pI/AAAAAAAAJIs/5GiuESP6Js4/s288/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg" height="288" width="216" /></a><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/HxjuyCEjlhQQkTeIUw4MFrN2dSy47TIv78hArwN27gY?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TZVD-WQAbTI/AAAAAAAAJJE/knA2_4VOfiQ/s288/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg" height="288" width="216" /></a><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ueCt_leZPlbR2nHC1rlGmbN2dSy47TIv78hArwN27gY?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TZX9C7R-DJI/AAAAAAAAJJQ/qsDj1W9JSQg/s288/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg" height="288" width="216" /></a><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zd7aHUrw5E3riIljp5YlJbN2dSy47TIv78hArwN27gY?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TZiy-WIVeAI/AAAAAAAAJJw/j_lNXrOgjSU/s288/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg" height="288" width="216" /></a>John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-23867656454599906692011-03-07T00:28:00.002-08:002011-03-07T00:42:04.033-08:00Photo updateNot much action on the blog these days, I'm afraid. I still post to my <a href="https://profiles.google.com/u/0/110202519902799314719/buzz">buzz</a> page pretty regularly. I can't determine whether Winter ends in February or March but regardless, some <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/110202519902799314719/Winter2011?feat=directlink">Winter photos</a>.<br /><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0LUZ9lrsyQ6_NFxDzhZc8Q?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TXRMvxM5_aI/AAAAAAAAI6I/odQWDlywKdU/s400/DSC_0168.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><br />And in case you missed them, the Christmas photos parts <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/110202519902799314719/Christmas2010Part102?feat=directlink">one</a>, <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/110202519902799314719/ChristmasDay2010?feat=directlink">two</a> and <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/110202519902799314719/Christmas2010Part3?feat=directlink">three</a>.John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-30190694907980549612011-02-05T20:09:00.009-08:002011-02-05T20:42:06.292-08:00Geek In TrainingFirst off, John recieved a special Christmas present from his brother Rob, or as we call him Uncle Barbara--long story (ok, briefly, Jimmy can't say Robert properly so it sounded like he was saying Barbara) This thing is called a Big Track and when John was little he wanted one REAL bad but Robert ended up getting one and John was jealous. Now at the ripe old age of 37 John finally recieved his Big Track. The boys got it out today and I only wish I could relay the sound it makes. I was awoken from a nap by this beast. If you can remember what the first push button phones sounded like and then amplify that X 100, you've got the sound of a Big Track. It has a keypad like a phone that you program and then it moves to your programed commands. It was sent into the bedroom to "shoot" me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihak8t9UZZRCAFAT7soIOfevjSaejtvBMSORJgZlPIilwMYP9NczWgDhvljfTNGhMsmdo4ETtGrGeLztvA-tXIyOYIq-oZ28UVtNiJTgl-u0S2hhN4D-BjXRBv7u_ehi6Q3uRTOYYeCs8/s1600/DSC_0098.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570426555597555314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihak8t9UZZRCAFAT7soIOfevjSaejtvBMSORJgZlPIilwMYP9NczWgDhvljfTNGhMsmdo4ETtGrGeLztvA-tXIyOYIq-oZ28UVtNiJTgl-u0S2hhN4D-BjXRBv7u_ehi6Q3uRTOYYeCs8/s400/DSC_0098.JPG" /></a><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Below, we have our geek in training. Owain is becoming proficient on the laptop. He can search through You Tube videos of dinosaurs like nobodys business. Occasionally he ends up watching music videos of artists that only wish they could make it to the Eurovision Song Contest. He also has commandeered my phone and has mastered Puzzlebox. I might add that he has purchased 2 apps without me knowing. That's $6.00 I won't be seeing again.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgGGEe9bbY8Nu-2E2wanIAWBXrVLeZMdRMpjS_WOVM8WxfLb8YFg9UBvFZgQwCbM-BvpsxzO4IWqAgqpDYtJUbcY3fxYMwB3fkmHC0RzxZu-iGlfi1viWcW7EJAGJY51KxNnZy1UcHj8/s1600/DSC_0094.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570426315564044226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgGGEe9bbY8Nu-2E2wanIAWBXrVLeZMdRMpjS_WOVM8WxfLb8YFg9UBvFZgQwCbM-BvpsxzO4IWqAgqpDYtJUbcY3fxYMwB3fkmHC0RzxZu-iGlfi1viWcW7EJAGJY51KxNnZy1UcHj8/s400/DSC_0094.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXnqNwcwZaeVjBl9vSaxkrwnMHtIyhNkWCVuYWCMvZCWo3Kq9esjU16D4MEtgZV2BjE7VZGQp8xYuBHq7wOy7LOA9j5PyDBsnHyDHxXAl2-oKVvjOTCLLS8udmeC29ptE98gcsamrhUg/s1600/DSC_0083.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570426110162406642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXnqNwcwZaeVjBl9vSaxkrwnMHtIyhNkWCVuYWCMvZCWo3Kq9esjU16D4MEtgZV2BjE7VZGQp8xYuBHq7wOy7LOA9j5PyDBsnHyDHxXAl2-oKVvjOTCLLS8udmeC29ptE98gcsamrhUg/s400/DSC_0083.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQ_IwulxxJdTHiD1QPMlpK_G_kvfFvBveukzzAXsmMURdY2uOMa4bkDNnTuUYFBlKTSw3uAidrJjXGDvvj8poqr__bTOEGZQk2JR8F-Rl5rgqYyZwvFvto1x0Ymi9BDoZe5kJJbhukvU/s1600/DSC_0089.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570425858590624130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQ_IwulxxJdTHiD1QPMlpK_G_kvfFvBveukzzAXsmMURdY2uOMa4bkDNnTuUYFBlKTSw3uAidrJjXGDvvj8poqr__bTOEGZQk2JR8F-Rl5rgqYyZwvFvto1x0Ymi9BDoZe5kJJbhukvU/s400/DSC_0089.JPG" /></a><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> </div><div> </div><div>Yesterday, Owain and I tried our hand at arts and crafts. I bought some small popsicle sticks, glue, constructions paper, etc. John took a pic of my hideous creation. And today I made sugar cookies. Hearts, circles, roosters and cows. Fun for shape enthusiasts of all types.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0zhiKQ4U0bjDjJwZ4P-TICPPJjRxK64UabE6Mfr3-N-P-8zN_xBGZnNjzN1q_G7rMaRTNXWhsPlj-07sKiUTgCwoZtK9CzULNYGnfZ-mScpmJUN7NafHikJG34c0nWacXtHhGvQ2KWw/s1600/DSC_0103.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570425592516968914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0zhiKQ4U0bjDjJwZ4P-TICPPJjRxK64UabE6Mfr3-N-P-8zN_xBGZnNjzN1q_G7rMaRTNXWhsPlj-07sKiUTgCwoZtK9CzULNYGnfZ-mScpmJUN7NafHikJG34c0nWacXtHhGvQ2KWw/s320/DSC_0103.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2wOFkZcpJrEq5manp9CjymNjFlGR8ych9oQ8Av3zAo_1Iew09KJ8j_sF-DTgk-oxgH-JObqVYcPzOmVmqn90c7lR_csfCPKe9qXH_ir9HK7knYvmDhDItexMf1IKSGd8n1CUYaz4VSM/s1600/DSC_0082.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570425362559964034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2wOFkZcpJrEq5manp9CjymNjFlGR8ych9oQ8Av3zAo_1Iew09KJ8j_sF-DTgk-oxgH-JObqVYcPzOmVmqn90c7lR_csfCPKe9qXH_ir9HK7knYvmDhDItexMf1IKSGd8n1CUYaz4VSM/s320/DSC_0082.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>heather mcfarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134835111912166613noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-78953627217311113532010-12-24T05:32:00.002-08:002010-12-24T05:34:21.400-08:00Sledging<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2F110202519902799314719%2Falbumid%2F5553942115177824353%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCL7U46S37Pi9lAE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-15584134382932190772010-12-20T12:30:00.002-08:002010-12-20T12:52:00.504-08:00Snowing!We're in Wales and it's been snowing!<br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4is2KdKWJS7Pc2NaiDnhoQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TQln9xA6O8I/AAAAAAAAEx8/uBpx_OkhCm8/s288/DSC_0160.JPG" height="288" width="191" /></a><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hU2oMOZO8z_1fdT-5FSyGQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TQ-mP62vauI/AAAAAAAAFCo/P2cPfRb-B_s/s288/DSC_0045.JPG" height="288" width="191" /></a><br />We met Mum at Cardiff airport on Tuesday after a predictably gruelling trip and spent the rest of the week recovering. Then she took care of the boys all weekend while Heather and I went to see friends in Guildford and London. Here is <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/110202519902799314719/20101218TheExplorerSCollectiveChristmasGig#">a gig</a> I saw in London featuring friends from back here.<br /><br />We're home again now and the snow just keeps falling. Here are pictures of <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/110202519902799314719/20101220RedHouseLaneSnowedUnder?authkey=Gv1sRgCLbs0ZjP_Pyz3wE&feat=directlink">the snow outside</a> and here is <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/110202519902799314719/Christmas2010?feat=directlink">a gallery for the whole trip</a> which I'll be updating regularly. Owain helped decorate the tree on Sunday and is getting pretty excited about the whole thing. I only hope Father Christmas can get through all that snow...John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-78588252387659553162010-12-04T10:17:00.002-08:002010-12-04T10:43:12.585-08:00ThanksgivingHere's a <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/110202519902799314719/ArizonaThanksgivingTrip?feat=directlink">bumper crop of photos</a> from our trip to Arizona last weekend. It was a lot of fun. We even got to leave the boys in Phoenix for a night while we lived it up in Prescott.<br /><br />And yes, the blogs are pretty few and far between still. I've yet to post any Halloween pictures ... gasp! However, you can check out my <a href="http://www.google.com/profiles/110202519902799314719">buzz</a> for frequent, often rude and always pointless snippets of randomness. (It's a bit like Twitter but prettier.) Heather <a href="http://www.google.com/profiles/hbomb777#buzz">sometimes does the same</a>.<br /><br />Just over a week until our holiday!!<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wx0f8kqoBC4rKb8fn-5bNg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TPVUsyxo2UI/AAAAAAAAEBg/UcTu6Fx1rSA/s288/DSC_0008.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tvf_jQI-wW7aUxlnKxHv_g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TPVUt9_iBFI/AAAAAAAAECI/k5meb-6EG4Y/s288/DSC_0012.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4Xt4mEdmjhhyFTefx13BgQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TPVU0aMKE8I/AAAAAAAAEEw/MyJLeeKjmd0/s288/DSC_0036.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5kCgbYo34-Gs8-iTGOJj9w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TPVU3raWl_I/AAAAAAAAEGQ/_BNzsYYi-l0/s288/DSC_0050.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FlAEqPC8ZEUpxC5-hSJwpw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TPVVKdi83iI/AAAAAAAAES8/3RLDknW4zRE/s288/DSC_0023.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/SnDQoTWIl_hCpFY-Yl_tAg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TPVVYacJ4pI/AAAAAAAAEdo/iLTLNEK_vX4/s288/DSC_0140.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sirWceva4sMHjUcNUN1YRw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TPVVgq6DlBI/AAAAAAAAEiU/xMooDROa2FU/s288/2010-11-27_13-26-39_107.jpg" height="288" width="162" /></a>John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-23612313309171482612010-11-05T17:09:00.006-07:002010-11-05T17:20:11.810-07:00Boring Rainy Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVAc0exT7QPOXMOfTzPn1bm3PzIndNGOKkZCzx7U3JQcj2tswbFNsjzImI-Bbk806_-15tTTR5TAGQ4Fw2UdLQvZCUcCdy3jIPYuoNAel-0MgIVHqOBoZuXM6Q4MZNHWQsA0cWT1cKDI/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536223877389018610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVAc0exT7QPOXMOfTzPn1bm3PzIndNGOKkZCzx7U3JQcj2tswbFNsjzImI-Bbk806_-15tTTR5TAGQ4Fw2UdLQvZCUcCdy3jIPYuoNAel-0MgIVHqOBoZuXM6Q4MZNHWQsA0cWT1cKDI/s320/DSC_0003.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhta-exY-fLFMIM0gu35lFGiUDXu8jaS5q7Oe_JArAomoVdJ5RTDTRDtgWzHsG1gaD0IaTNuZMfORqe7RHtpDlL0uMKbpPEJBmhw1IaEIUjmB7HI6AUV5VFZmJtteJ0eDH9ACgjAsLP2js/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536223870305627730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhta-exY-fLFMIM0gu35lFGiUDXu8jaS5q7Oe_JArAomoVdJ5RTDTRDtgWzHsG1gaD0IaTNuZMfORqe7RHtpDlL0uMKbpPEJBmhw1IaEIUjmB7HI6AUV5VFZmJtteJ0eDH9ACgjAsLP2js/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvrz_SyBoZ0vguySsIUllJ7FSVSlPPhCwIt7ifFrI0U-ACyeZohQ5IMTJhr_1DUJiYHJyYz3kj4x3IsoUW9qWr6DCo_-NQeErajrgulWosZriLe4zkDRYP2McF9fEJaaUV_xNDDpsUss/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536223867964603938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvrz_SyBoZ0vguySsIUllJ7FSVSlPPhCwIt7ifFrI0U-ACyeZohQ5IMTJhr_1DUJiYHJyYz3kj4x3IsoUW9qWr6DCo_-NQeErajrgulWosZriLe4zkDRYP2McF9fEJaaUV_xNDDpsUss/s320/DSC_0001.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This is what happens around here on a rainy day. I'm no "supermom" who gets the kids out rain or shine. So instead Owain gets up to no good. Washable watercolors my ass! He will be bluegreen for a few days. Is it the weekend yet?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuf7yRQNr-jTTvjfcxHWN-p0U8rxgZd4MCWDda9DsNWnuxw8hCPzTMF-WOQzcPS18sjOgNu-vrsMnTPiS7AChhw8Ukwio-XijhiFWNJnEkzgiHG-pi46KG_8Kq75-cv97viiXMzIjqk1k/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNeBMXXCj9PGn8NKx31so_vSLdBxktuVE5j3YN5XcfO9A5aYlBTdp5fe_640oAA_XB3OTxnGeiGyGJgUoNb7wCzEn93qBJJYMcrBooZ6blwOylJnGOcZd6MjGcJ3bJ0jiVbMf3pHSs68/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTf66MPjLDpTDVjdC3036bqckA3C0NnuFi5f79mrpFqxZI4OFAmPVLtUfDgH1tgGl9g4uONIWYFl_nbVReWMLcpJr9xaR78lVnOtmcqA_zoSfpz8K39CB1Z9ZW0DsPBfPIyhEErPY6aLQ/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEamIHIyoeU5mhoPnn5SYCbzH5BwhKm_iXCIvLvHN1qeQ_J3gz7Fm8hcsdXT_xI9Sp_R-hcDnX6dGf36mee3q7HODdnLbzaoidux712vSGI3PqhFXKEB82tAevwXSfb1PcFrRRtCJchKs/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>heather mcfarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134835111912166613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-53210769438217167312010-10-17T23:20:00.001-07:002010-10-18T00:05:13.521-07:00And Happy Birthday Owain!He's not actually three until tomorrow but <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/110202519902799314719/OwainSBirthdayParty?feat=directlink">his party</a> was today.<br /><br />He got lots of presents - mostly dinosaurs, of course - and a marble track. Here's a rare shot of Jimmy helping to build - and not break - Owain's creations.<br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0j2eBDTM_0nMzdIom8ofRg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TLvkiKhww1I/AAAAAAAADus/H9DE5jj03D8/s400/DSC_0744.JPG" height="265" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Have you ever heard of a party starting at 10.30 in the morning? Well they do when you're three. Heather hired the <a href="http://dizzys-tumblebus.com/tumblebus/">Tumblebus</a> on which Owain and his friends reenacted scenes from Con Air. <br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lEzq_tdNN-GjIu7QO3Uh0g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TLvod074-QI/AAAAAAAADw8/WArWsVJRUPg/s400/DSC_0803.JPG" height="265" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Heather made at least five exquisitely iced cakes yesterday. Here's one of Owain's cakes with three candles on it. Oh look, it's a dinosaur. In fact, how many dinosaur-related items can you see in this photo? I count fifteen if you don't include Owain himself. <br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9kuMXb8yznsfQtZWg8VoEw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TLvkrbRubhI/AAAAAAAADvk/UQbfHU_TN5c/s400/DSC_0893.JPG" height="265" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Here's what he looked like as a hatchling.<br /><a href="http://john.mcfarlane.name/gallery//20071018_owains_birthday/"><img src="http://john.mcfarlane.name/gallery//20071018_owains_birthday/006-PA180028.JPG.medium.jpeg" /></a>John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-70879253488888635162010-09-27T23:12:00.003-07:002010-09-28T00:19:06.055-07:00Happy Birthday Jimmy!Jimmy turned one on Saturday. The only person who wasn't unusually excited was Jimmy himself who acts like it's his birthday every day. <br /><br />These pictures were taken by Anne. <br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmcfarlane.john%2Falbumid%2F5521717427808315233%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br />Thanks Anne! And thanks for all the pressies from everyone - even the police car with the working siren. <br /><br />Here's <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mcfarlane.john/JimmyIsOne?feat=directlink">a bunch more we took</a> too including Owain driving race cars at a beer festival later in the day. Next up is his 3rd birthday next month. Slightly terrified by that one...<br /><br />Earlier in the month, we met Heather's cousin Aunty Andria for the first time which was a blast. She's the one sat on the stool on the right - not the creepy lady staring in through the window. <br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/In3ogZ4LpOjtAM790_XjDQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TJ2F-dm_RjI/AAAAAAAADgw/98QmbBg0KZ4/s400/DSC_0173.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And finally, Heather took the boys to the doctors today and the big news is that they got bigger and heavier. Owain is 38 inches tall and weighs 35 pounds whilst Jimmy is 31 inches tall and 25.7 pounds. I don't know what any of that is in metric but I'm sure Jimmy will have overtaken Owain by the end of the year and will soon be carrying Heather and I around.John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-50742881087023522152010-09-06T22:49:00.005-07:002010-09-06T23:34:03.134-07:00FocusWe've got a new camera! Expect a sudden surge in posts until the novelty wears off. It's got lots of extra buttons so I'm having difficulty getting good <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mcfarlane.john/NewCamera?feat=directlink">pictures</a> out of it. <br /><br />Here's the cake from my birthday last Thursday. <br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/j_1kasp0pyS1y99lj9PU6g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TIXRL38POfI/AAAAAAAADcY/szfrf0Nu9ms/s400/DSC_0035.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And the obligatory spider shot. They're not as much fun to snap as the beasties down in Arizona. <br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9Bcy8BFelI9mJcA7uw3Izw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TIXRO8SVCNI/AAAAAAAADc8/VTLWPzBkGGA/s400/DSC_0225.JPG" /></a><br /><br />These are called web worms apparently. Horrible!<br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_6Bf8dFsuG8fLRSWGGYIsg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TIXRQ2soXsI/AAAAAAAADdA/aX5xXeguFik/s400/DSC_0229.JPG" /></a><br /><br />More little animals. <br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/80ha0BNYaMgX-m1UC9a3fQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TIXRN4pIW7I/AAAAAAAADcw/mV5-EfZpzyA/s400/DSC_0192.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/al321cfL6CoOxUzNcxoTPw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/TIXROqn30II/AAAAAAAADc4/6Ru1y9jJE8c/s400/DSC_0211.JPG" /></a>John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538084509452121343.post-69508065550800798062010-08-28T18:50:00.002-07:002010-08-28T19:52:43.278-07:00August<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Rs5Pobm3yaCmY6Ew_7DP3g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8jQl0CwG7Mo/THmHzWtPEHI/AAAAAAAADZU/nE3-wBntPDw/s400/DSCF5253.JPG" /></a><br /><br />It may be a month between posts these days, but we haven't stopped snapping. Here's <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mcfarlane.john/Summer10?feat=directlink">the cream of the crop</a> from the last few months. What a bunch of posers we all are! <br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmcfarlane.john%2Falbumid%2F5510584798958056177%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><br />While Grandma Lyn was here, we talked about the idea of spending Christmas in Wales. A few weeks ago she kindly bought us tickets so it's official: we're all piling into <a href="http://john.mcfarlane.name/gallery//20070409_the_cayo/index.html">The Cayo</a> for the holidays. We'll be around for several weeks so if anyone wants to come and visit, please get in touch. We probably won't get around the UK much while we're there but at the very least, I need to take Owain to the Natural History Museum where I first fell in love with <a href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/dinosaurs/">dinosaurs</a>!.John McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01231768654386566281noreply@blogger.com1