Golden Gate Bridge

Tonight we went into downtown San Francisco, California to see some of the sights.

Daddy and his friends from work are in the above picture in front if the Golden Gate Bridge. If you look in the background you can see the red bridge covered in fog (that is like a cloud that is really close to the ground).

I stayed in the car because it was very cold outside and I didn't bring a turtle jacket.

Afterwards we went to a great pizza place downtown, but I think I ate too much because my tummy started to hurt pretty bad ;(

We look forward to headed home tomorrow. It will be a long day of travel, but we should be home in time for Daddy to tuck you all into bed!

jQuery Conference Presentation

Today Daddy gave his jQuery presentation at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View, California. I was up in front with him, but I'm too small for you to see ;)

There was a good crowd in his talk, were several questions afterwards, and a few people came up to speak with Daddy after his talk.

Daddy is feeling much more relaxed now that his talk is over ;) Thank you for your prayers. Daddy says that he misses you all very much!

Abby, Daddy said he is looking forward to telling you stories, going on walks with you, making artwork with you, and tucking you into bed at night.

Enoch, Daddy says he is looking forward to putting puzzles together with you, reading you stories, wrestling with you, an tucking you into bed at night.

Ezra, Daddy says he is looking forward to tickling you, tossing you up in the air, and just watching you smile.

Mommy, Daddy says he is looking forward giving you a big hug, to her about your day, but most importantly being able to love you (support/strength/listen/encourage/etc), as you need, in person.

Mix11 Session

Today Daddy presented his "Good JavaScript for C# Developers" session. There were quite a few people that attended his talk as you can see in the above picture. You can't quite see me in the picture, but I am also on stage with Daddy!

I was a very nervous little turtle, but after a few minutes I started to feel much more comfortable.

After Daddy's talk 15 or so people came up afterwards to ask questions, but I stayed tucked away in Daddy's pocket.

We are now about to get on another plane to San Francisco, California. That is near where Anna (Mommy's sister) and Cyndi (Daddy's sister) lives.

It was great to hear your voices today on the phone. We love and miss you all so much!

Kinect Call

Today was another busy day of sessions, continuing relationships, and making new friends. My little turtle feet were very tired by the end of the day!

I was pleasantly surprised that Microsoft gave all of us a free Kinect device today. It is a new technical toy that Microsoft wants us to play around with ;) Thankful as a turtle I didn't pack much in my luggage so there should be enough room to bring it back home!

I would have to say one of my "highs" for today is that Daddy got to read you all a bedtime story tonight over Skype on his iPhone! We enjoyed seeing you all. You didn't see me, but I was taking a napping in Daddy's pocket.

Tomorrow Daddy will be presenting his session on "Good JavaScript Practices for C# Developers". It will be at 3:30pm CST. Please remember to pray for him if you can.

We love and miss you all very much!

Vegas at Night

So our hotel room is on the 8th floor of the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. There are 16 floors in this building! The above picture is from our hotel room.

Today was a full day at the conference. I attended some great sessions and met a lot of new people. I still haven't met another turtle, but it is part of what makes me unique at this conference.

Daddy was on TV today? Were you able to see him? If not, I think it was recorded so you can watch later. Mike took the above picture while he was talking.

I hope you are all doing well today! Did you do anything fun today? We love you all ;) Goodnight!

Sky Mall Magazine

I just got on a plane in Denver, Colorado headed towards Las Vegas, Nevada.

Daddy introduced me to this wonderful magazine full of interesting and bizarre (that is a fancy for for "strange") gadgets!

I noticed this strange metal helmet as shown in the above picture. Do you think it will help Daddy's headaches any? Probably not, but it sure does look funny ;)

How are you all doing? I saw pictures of you all having a special Peter the Rabbit picnic our living room! Too bad it was raining outside, but it sure looked like you were having fun ;)

Daddy gave up his seat so a Mommy could sit with her two daughters on the way to Denver. We ended up getting a middle seat, but it wasn't all that bad. The stewardess (that's a fancy word for an airplane waiter) thanked Daddy and let us watch free tv on the plane.

We miss you all and hope you are doing well. Mommy says that there were some tornado warnings in Nashville. We prayed for your safety and trust the God will keep protect you while we are away.

Las Vegas Here I Come

Well, I'm about to get on a plane for Las Vegas, Nevada! This will be my first trip to Vegas. I wonder if there are other turtles there? Daddy says that he doesn't ever remember seeing turtles there, but I'm crossing my little green toes ;)

Daddy says that he misses you all already even though it's only been a couple hours since we left for the airport.

Our plane will first land in Denver, Colorado for a short layover and then we will head the rest of the way to Las Vegas.

Mommy can show you these places on the map for you to see. Maybe you can pretend you are flying too in your airplane or helicopter?