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Quinn Speak #4 & #5

( Quinn )

OK, two words this time, but no hints for these.
New Word 4
New Word 5
Good luck and your guesses please in comments…

Blond Curls and Sunglasses

( Quinn )

Cool Pictures

( Family and Friends and Quinn )

This next picture is of Sam and Nina Pallo at the State Fair. I wrote Lisa to see if I could post this picture of her children on our website. Her and Joe discussed it and came up with this plan: Lisa writes, “All royalties will go directly to troop [...]

Apple Pie Bars

( Recipes )

I have to bring a “treat” to Mother’s Group on Wednesday, so I called my mom the other day and got her Apple Pie Bar recipe to make. The pan is in the oven right now and Mmm… it smells good!
I thought I would post the recipe since it is apple season back home, and [...]

Hawkes Bay, Pt. 3

( Kiwi )

The Lonely Planet guidebook for New Zealand describes a place that probably draws all kinds of Clark Griswold wannabes. Like me, for instance.
The chance to have your picture taken next to a sign for the longest place name in the world is the kind of thing I get all geeky about. Thankfully, Gretchen [...]

Hawkes Bay, Pt. 2

( Kiwi )

We’ve finally found the time to write up the next chapter of our trip to Hawkes Bay. After Te Mata peak, we went to a winery called Craggy Range that actually sits down beneath the peak. It’s a beautiful location with a small pond among the vines. We let Quinn run off [...]

Quinn Speak #3

( Kiwi )

The Quinn word for this week is kind of obscure, but as it is related to our weekend in Hawkes Bay, we thought this was a good place to put it. The word is actually an architectural style that was popular in the 1930s and one of the towns we visited is very well [...]

Hawkes Bay, Pt. 1

( Travels )

This past weekend, we finally were able to get out of Wellington. We decided to drive up to the Hawkes Bay region, which is about a 4 hour drive north on the east (Pacific) coast of the North Island. In addition, it is one of the primary wine regions of New Zealand, which [...]

This should keep you happy for the weekend!

( Family and Quinn )

Here are some recent pictures of Quinn. We thought that we would post some more to keep the Grandparents happy.
We love you!

Answer to Quinn Speak #2

( Quinn )

This one was a hard one, because it doesn’t really sound like what it is! The answer is BELLY BUTTON! We knew it would be hard to guess, so that is why we gave you a hint. Then at the end Quinn is saying “tickle tickle tickle” and tickling himself on the belly as he [...]