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Lauren's Birthday 2007

Lauren had a surprise for her birthday! She thought she was going to a dinner with just her dad! Instead her friends and I were laying in wait at home just dying to say SURPRISE!

In the traditional way, Lauren screamed and was really surprised! We had taco salads and all the fun junky stuff including losts of candy for Sweet 16 Lauren. Cake and ice cream, balloons for days. The backyard was alight with torches and the piece de resistance was the great weather!

We used the old hula hoops and had races, sat on and chased balloons and generaly got silly. Lauren's friends wrote great things about her in her journal.

Happy birthday Lauren and many more.

Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula National Park

Warren and I just had a five day adventure in Alaska. I only have about 4 terrible fly bites. Not too bad. Saw a lot of flora and fauna. Luckily I did not run into bear. There are signs and warnings everywhere about how to act around bears and moose.

We did see a moose, he was a big 'un. We were in the car, parked safely across the street. Warren said to watch his ears, if they go back we gotta go too. He did not mind munching on grass while we watched him.

One day I drove by myself (while Warren flew to Dallas )2 1/2 hours to Seward to go on a six hour catamaran tour. We saw a humpback whale and her baby. There was a calving glacier, sea lions, porpoise's chasing the boat, eagles, terns, puffins (puffins look silly).
This was an awesome sight and the weather was wonderful. Go to Alaska before you die.