After 321.7 miles my first pair of running shoes was starting to lose some steam. My feet and knees were starting to be a little achey after running. My miles have been increasing so it was time to start searching for new shoes lest I hurt myself.
Emma and Henry are now playing with the following resurected toys from my childhood: Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and My Little Pony. There’s a Transformers movie on the way. I’m sure it won’t be long until you see Smurfs coming back to a screen near you.
Last week at work we silently launched “Online Matters” our game developer focused blog. After launching a corporate blog what else could one do? Oh, how about be on a podcast? Yep. Posted that this week, too.
We had a visit from Marla’s parents during which we celebrated Estelle’s Leap Day birthday. You’ll find some pictures from a princess party Emma attended as well as a our first plays with the magical Wii.
I had that line from European Vacation stuck in my head the entire time I was in London. So, on my last day in London I raced to Westminster to catch Big Ben, Parliament and Westminster Abbey in the dwindling light of the day.
On my day off while in London I paid a visit to the Tower of London. We walked from the Underground along the Thames and then across the Tower Bridge, stopping by London Bridge to snap a photo. (Note: it doesn’t appear to be in any danger of falling down.)
I stayed right across from Buckingham Palace so I felt compelled to watch a changing of the guard at least once during my stay. I decided to skip the big zoo and instead watched the smaller Horse Guard.
On our lunch break during the second day of DevStation we took a short trip away from the convention center toward Fleet Street and St. Paul’s Cathedral. I dined with Dickens and Voltaire at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese on delicious kidney.
My father happened to be in town for my birthday this year so the whole clan went out for a fancy fondue dinner at the new Melting Pot in San Clemente. The kids behaved well and really enjoyed themselves… even more so when the chocolate fondue came out for desert!