Full text of Speeches on Natl Security given May 21, 2009

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Dick Cheney Speech

While we are in Manhattan NY (May & June) I will not be able to easily update the blog with current photos due to a very old laptop I'm using and poor connection quality.

In the interim I thought I would share a video that really speaks for itself...

Blessings

Thaddeus and Rick time

Thaddeus and Victoria time

Our Luscious T-bone steaks thanks to Rick's fine grillin' last week

Thaddeus and Luke enjoying the new garage sale find

Day in the Park

Loving the swing

Not loving the sleep

He looks like he is prepping the crowd for his next stunt..."and this time I will be shot out of a canon."

This a video of Thaddeus experiencing watermelon for the first time, also you get a glimpse of Luke (the boy Janelle babysits daily).

The music is Madeleine Peyroux: Instead

Happy Easter

Resurrection Day

A night out

 Anticipating warming weather 

Story time with Dad

A cold walk in the park,

but still happy about it

Thaddeus' hair feathers

Plan is no haircut before age 1

More breakfast soon to be served

Thaddeus looking more like a young boy everyday

Pictures from stops along our route home from Las Vegas

Mastiffs
At Janelle's Cousins in Iowa

Thaddeus and His Great Grandmother Davis

Thaddeus still enjoying his froggy blanket
This is Thaddeus' favorite stance as it is a quick conversion to a crawl

As demonstrated here

Thaddeus delighted with a baby Mastiff

Thad's 2nd Cousin

Thaddeus and Great Grandma Davis

Visiting The Davis business in Mt Pleasant Iowa

Our visit with Kate (Kohl soon to arrive), Josh, and Mattie in Des Moines

Mark at the Bowling Alley in beautiful Estes Park.
Off season work, soon to be a distant memory as he has been blessed with a full time position at Estes Park

Tamara and Ava
Estes Park

On a winter walk in Trout Lake with Lambert clan

Some snapshots of my nieces and nephews (& Janelle) as I flew to the NW for a very quick 72 hr visit last week

Here is a smattering of photos from Janelle's camera...

Includes food adventures for Thaddeus, trip to NW and recent visit from Janelle's Aunt and Uncle from Iowa

We try all kinds of foods with Thaddeus, so far he likes or at least tolerates brussel sprouts, limes, Pho, and here trying a grapefruit...

His staples (which he loves) are Avocado, Egg yolk, sweet potato, pea soup, apple sauce, banana & blueberries

aka the grapefruit reaction

Uncle Don and Aunt Rita spending the day with us at Red Rocks Visitor Center

Thaddeus sharing a bowl of Pho with me. He was very pleased.

Aunt Rita and Thaddeus getting aquainted at PF Changs on the Vegas Strip

Thaddeus exploring Uncle Don..."You look like "Papa" Davis but something is different, though I can't quite put my finger on it."

Thaddeus loving his time with Uncle Rick. Janelle and Thaddeus got to meet up with Rick in Olympia for about 3 hours since Rick was there for a fireman's conference.

Thaddeus happy and chillin' in Uncle Ryan's lap

Thaddeus trying out his new trick of pulling himself up to standing position and then working on letting go...Notice the success marked by the fist pump :o)

With the single coinciding day off for Trung and I during the month of January, we all four (Janelle & Thad) hightailed it out of Vegas to take in the beauty of Zion National Park in the snow.

Sunset

Zion Canyon from Angel's Landing Trail

Zion Canyon

Trung about to ascend the final death defying climb in icy conditions

Playing around on the cliff edges

Angels' Landing Ascent

Angels' Landing