A day off from the Disney parks meant taking a short drive to Tampa to visit our Pollard cousins. Steve’s aunt, Norma joined us along with cousins, Tom and Adrienne and their kids Joshua and Finn. For these McClellands it was the first time meeting our east coast kid-cousins, Joahua and Finn.

After visiting with the family at Tom and Adrienne’s place, Norma took us out for an upscale Mexican dinner. The long-ish table only became a barrier to conversation and I felt left out of the talk at the other end. My words with my Aunt Norma were too few, our time together too short.

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Sometimes I edit some video together and then never give it to the person I was intending it for. That’s the case with this video, shot and edited in 2007. So I thought I’d throw this up now and deliver it just in time for my sister’s birthday. Cracks me up that we’re wearing costumes. Happy birthday, Amy.

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Lisa and Emily attended Sacramento’s soccer team’s winning game Thursday. Thanks to Steve and Denette for inviting us!

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At least this dog’s good for something…

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Emily is playing in the championship game at 2:15. Lets win it Sac United Extreme 98! Note, they lost the final game and took second in the Davis tournament. It was fun to watch the teams do the World Cup Walk set to music before the game.

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This from Steve’s Facebook: Post ride/soccer meal, then off to the Davis farmer’s market. Sister, Amy had come down to Davis to watch Emily play in a local soccer tournament while Steve competed in a training ride. After a quick trip to refuel at Burgers and Brew, we hit up the local farmer’s market.

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Today we laid Les Mielcasz to rest. After? It was only appropriate to have lunch at Scott’s Seafood, where he took all his dates. Now we just need a martini.

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The CDI girls at Jenette and Duncan’s wedding ceremony: Gina Hernandez, Lisa, the bride, Jenette and Monica Chaney.

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No one wants to wake up at 7 am on vacation, but the kids were up in anticipation of the Easter egg hunt and the adults were up by default. The Easter Bunny brought sand toys, kites and other vacation-related toys for the kids. So by 8 am the kids took off in search of

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