Black's Birthday 2008

Black's birthday party at the CPN house.

Kendall wanted to blow out the candles, but Avery beat her to it...The look on her face is great. It takes her a second to realize what has happened.

Barracuda

Avery, Kendall, Lo, Black visit in June 2008

Dad rafting the Arkansas River

That is dad at the right front of the raft. They had fun!

Phil's Birthday 2008

June 8, 2008
We went to Dave & Buster's in Denver. Phil brought his friends and
they played games until Phil needed to go to work. The boys were
polite and friendly and seemed to have fun.

We're famous again!!!

From the May 18 '08 Denver Post travel section:

http://www.denverpostplus.com/papertrails/showphoto.php?photo=560

Names (left to right): Chanpheng & Alex Botham of Castle Rock, Bouakham Panpradith of Wheat Ridge, and our cousin Alex Sayasouk of Vientiane, Laos

Where photo taken: Vientiane, Laos

Best meal: The best meal we had was at the Mekong Restaurant - the food was delicious and enjoyed on a great patio overlooking the Mekong river, they also had clean restrooms! However, in Vientiane, it is easy to find great food at very cheap prices all over town - small cafes, street vendors, and restaurants are very abundant.

Best deal: Hour-long massages for $3.50 at Mixay Massage, you can choose from a full-body scrub, traditional massage, and foot massages. Food is cheap everywhere. And for cheap transportation, flag a tuk-tuk (half-motorcycle, half-covered cart), you can get across town for about $2 per ride.

Best time to go: January or February, cooler climate and you miss the rainy season.

Best travel tip: Vientiane is an up-and-coming tourist city; over our past two trips, we've seen significant development of new hotels and great restaurants and cafes with more Western influence. To enjoy a perfect morning while still feeling the comforts of home, visit the Vista Wi-Fi cafe located at 011 François Ngin Street near the Mekong. Here you can enjoy a fabulous French-influenced pastry breakfast and latte, stay in touch with friends at home using their free wi-fi internet, and have a relaxing foot massage upstairs at Mixay Massage while enjoying a glass of wine--all for about $8.

The Today Show's Matt Lauer visits Laos

Where in the world is Matt Lauer? Laos!


Eco tourism


Getting to Laos


Mekong river


Mountain village


(Poor description of) Lao food


Silk


Temple


Pop culture


Gifts


Elephants


Travel tips for Laos

Kendall 2004

Balisteri Wine Tour

One of my classes for my under grad degree was 'wine appreciation'.
This was a fun class (yes we got to drink nearly ever class). We even
visited one of the winerys in the Denver Metro Area.

Balisteri Winery http://www.balistreriwine.com/ is located at 1946 E.
66th Ave., Denver, CO 80229.

March 15, 2008

Private concert with Seal - in Puerto Rico!!!!