ALASTAIR + LALEINIA

We were pleased to entertain our first guest even before our possessions arrived! Logan came to meet his nephew, the first from the McKee clan to do so. We didn't do too much, but it was fun to be together. Logan and Alastair had a lot of fun together, playing golf a couple of times among other things, and Logan got stuck in and helped out with Emre, even cleaning a few diapers! One of the highlights was Logan babysitting Emre while we went out for our 4th anniversary dinner at an Indian restaurant. Doing this, he became the first person to babysit Emre all on his own. Lovely night! The night before Logie left, we went out to a chinese buffet, and Emre decided to blow up in his diaper. It was crazy, so much poop, and it went through his clothes. Well, the restaurant didn't have any changing facilities, so we had to go to a table in the back of the restaurant and change him as best as we could. Lesson learned: always have a change of clothes. We didn...

The last six months have been the craziest ever. Most importantly, we had Emre in February! As far as travel goes, we visited Iceland and saw lots of cool sites. We also headed out of Utah to accept a job in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We have no idea what the next six months has in store for us, but we are sure that we will enjoy whatever happens. Anyway, these last four years have been so incredible. We are so blessed, and most importantly we have a beautiful boy. Life is changing for us, things are different, but our traveling days are anything but over. We've shown that by moving across the country while Emre was just six weeks old, and we all survived! Here's to another great six months!

After a week in Michigan, I flew out to California for my orientation at Google. I had been looking forward to being at Google's headquarters and seeing all of the crazy things that I'd heard about for so long, but I was also sad to be leaving my wife and son behind in an empty apartment for 5 days. I love traveling and being somewhere new, but I miss my family so much when I'm gone. Ah well, time to look on the bright side, and the side was very bright indeed. But things started with a little hitch. Google had arranged a rental car for me, so when I went to pick it up I was asked to show my drivers license. I instantly remembered that since I'm in the process of getting a Michigan license, I'd left my temporary one back in Ann Arbor. Bad news! So I took a train to San Francisco to meet a friend who drove me to my hotel! Google seems to treat its employees well, even the Pooglers! Google's headquarters was absolutely unbelievable. The campus was m...