Road Signs

Here's one for my mom.

Yet another Sari

Sina and Ruby, all dressed up in matching outfits, going to a wedding.

The Ruby and Lindi Show

Just before Ruby's best friend Lindi moved to Australia, she came over for a big day full of fun, complete with princess costumes...



...a picnic in the yard with a campfire...



...and swimming suits and sprinklers!

A few photos...

A few of my favorite photos of Sina's, from a Muslim town on the west coast of Sri Lanka.

Happy Birthday Marines

Sina's very patriotic and all, so I know she likes going to the annual Marine Corps Ball to celebrate their birthday, but it's a toss-up on whether that beats out that she gets to wear a sari.

All in a day's work...

Ok, so most days our jobs have us sitting behind desks. Well mine does at least. Sina's is a little more dynamic on a regular basis. But once in awhile things get interesting. Don't tell my mom, but everyone should visit a real live minefield at least once, right??

Here's me outside of Kilinochchi, a town that served as the Tigers' capital for quite awhile. Yes, that cool suit protects all the important parts. Laugh all you want, but I'm already a man down - I'm not about to lose the other one!!


And here's Sina, at a minefield outside of Jaffna. She's channeling Princess Diana, of course.


Pretty close, don't you think??


Yes, this really is how they remove mines most of the time. Very...slowly...

Pirates and Mermaids Everywhere!!!

The culmination of weeks - no, months of planning, re-planning, mind-changing, theme consideration, costume selection, and invitation planning - all by Ruby herself. The beautiful cake was courtesy of our staff who bought it as a present for her.

Here's the result of all the decorating:



Here's Nate engaged in an epic pirate battle - he only barely escaped.