The following video is of Caden speaking with his voice and sign language. This was filmed Sunday night as we were about to get Caden ready for bed.
You can download a version of Caden Speaking (7mb) for Windows Movie player if you are unable to view Youtube videos. I know some companies and government agencies block YouTube.
I have also posted some more pictures from our trip to Washington, D.C. You can view some of them on my Facebook account or on Picasa web Albums as seen below.
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Washington DC Day 5
Friday 11/14 was a full work day for me while Sherry and the boys visited the National Museum of the American Indian. Some of the pictures are shown in the slide show “From Washington DC – November 2008” above. I met the rest of the gang near a Metro stop so we could make the run up to Bethesda to BD’s Mongolian BBQ for dinner. This is one of my favorite stops for dinner in the DC area. I shared the experience with Sherry this summer while we were in Louisville, KY for the GFI National Conference. There is a BDs in Louisville.
Riley’s stomach finally showed signs of catching a version of what I had earlier in the week. He only got the southern version of he bug if you know what I mean and he also had some chills and a fever. Sherry believes everyone in the family showed some signs of the bug, but no one got it like I did. Caden had looser stools and popped a fever. JJ’s nose is still running today.
Day 6 Saturday’s drive home
We did head home on Saturday. We did not hit the road until about 12:30PM and got home at about 10PM. It still took most of 10 hours, but I was ready to be home in my bed. We did not get to the National Zoo, but I promised everyone that we would make that a priority the next time we made the trip together.
I learned how valuable a GPS can be when driving in DC. I borrowed one from my buddy David and I loved it. A Garmin Nuvi will be added to my wish list.
We did learn that Riley and Caden can now sleep in the same room without getting consequences for talking and playing. Now they are being held to that standard at home.
All in all the week netted out to a good experience. The illnesses made it harder on everyone, but that could not have been avoided. Riley is already planning the next trip. As miserable as commercial air travel can be sometimes, driving a minivan for ten hours is worse that 75 minutes on a regional jet. It will be at least a few months before I am ready to make that drive again. We might be able to take Nana with us next time so she can share some of the fun times with the boys since she is now retired and has the freedom to do some traveling, when the price is right. I have not completed my travel voucher, but I believe we pretty much broke even with the gas prices reaching down into the $1.87 range along the drive. Food was way more expensive that Sherry ever imagined downtown. I guess that is why I get $64 per day of per diem for meals and incidentals.
I hope you enjoyed following our trip. It was a good time for our family and we have enjoyed sharing it.