http://kaisertales.com The Chronicles of the new Kaisers Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:48:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was one amazing weekend, well day actually. After a whirlwind day visiting with friends and running errands on Saturday, Marissa and I decided to head off to my parent's cabin in Eastern Washington. Upon waking up to an amazing morning with crystal clear blue skies, Galt and I decided to ... http://kaisertales.com/2010/03/08/one-beautiful-day-in-march/ It's March! This year is FLYING  by. Admittedly, I haven't kept up with my resolution to update this blog more regularly, but I hope you've found what has been posted somewhat interesting. March is typically a good month for the Kaisers: We got engaged five years ago, March 19, in New ... http://kaisertales.com/2010/03/07/march-hopes-and-dreams-memories/ Energy! No energy. Burst of energy! No energy... muuuussst sleeeeeeeppp... That's the Yo-Yo I've experienced in this pregnancy thus far. As it turns out, my mid-January cold lasted until the beginning of February, so most of January was spent in "no energy" mode. Thanks to my G.P. and a dose of ... http://kaisertales.com/2010/03/06/the-pregnancy-yo-yo/ I'm 3.5 months along. 16 weeks, to be exact. And up through Martin Luther King weekend (when I was 15 weeks along), I hadn't gained any weight and had no noticeable baby bump. I'm pretty pleased with that fact, cuz I'm rather vain. The thought of getting really big (and ... http://kaisertales.com/2010/01/31/the-touchy-subject-of-the-baby-bump/ Last weekend was amazing. It was a three-day weekend, thanks to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and we partied it up with all sorts of fun folks... Marina had her birthday, and now she's now an old bat at 25.  My family all got together to celebrate my grandmother's birthday, ... http://kaisertales.com/2010/01/24/can-i-take-a-re-do/ [caption id="attachment_858" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="New Year's Eve snowstorm over I-90"][/caption] I have to say, it was a KICK ASS new years. For New Year's Eve, Nate and I packed up the truck with plenty of food, ski gear and the dog, and headed to the Kaiser family cabin. We made the ... http://kaisertales.com/2010/01/04/starting-the-new-year-right-on-the-mountain/ Marissa's Po-Po (Chinese for the Maternal Grandmother) learns about DimSum... http://kaisertales.com/2010/01/03/po-po-learns-about-dimsum/ Marissa asked me to post a few Galt videos... Here is one of the first ones of him learning the stairs: And of course enjoying his new bed... http://kaisertales.com/2010/01/01/some-galt-updates/ This year, Nate and I are alone at the cabin on New Year's Eve. Ailey and Ritchie will join us sometime tomorrow, but it's a quiet night with just the two of us and Galt. And truthfully, I wouldn't have it any other way. It's been a crazy Q4 and I ... http://kaisertales.com/2009/12/31/happy-new-years-eve-2009/ Post update and some pictures of our Christmas week: [gallery] ... and a valid excuse for not posting anything since November 1. 2009 marks the fourth Christmas letter that we’ve written as a family. It began like many others—we’ve settled into a nice rhythm that mimics the best part of years past. ... http://kaisertales.com/2009/12/27/the-announcement-via-our-christmas-letter/ We brought Galt home on Friday, October 30--and no, we didn't dress him up for the Halloween weekend. Instead Nate arranged a "fright night" of scary movies with friends. Every couple was supposed to bring a scary movie, we would make pizza, and we'd spend a chill night startling ourselves ... http://kaisertales.com/2009/11/01/getting-galt/ Nate's sister and brother-in-law made the plea waaayyyyy back in September: Who wants to watch Hazel the weekend of Oct. 24? They gave us plenty of notice, and at the time we didn't have existing plans for that weekend, so we jumped at the excuse to play with our 1-year ... http://kaisertales.com/2009/10/28/p-town-with-the-hizz/ I've been asking for a dog for over a year. Ask anyone. Friends, parents, siblings, even random acquaintances know it: Marissa wants a dog. It probably started with Shacka, a rescued German Shepherd taken in by our friends, Rex and Sharon. [caption id="attachment_727" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Shacka the dog"][/caption] Rex's daughter, Stephanie, ended up ... http://kaisertales.com/2009/10/25/going-galt/ We're home... And it's great to be home... But I miss Hawaii and the relaxation of the days in Kona. We had soooooo much fun on vacation, and I could go back in a heartbeat. I highly recommend Hawaii--any island in Hawaii--to anyone who wants a vacation. We spent three ... http://kaisertales.com/2009/10/05/post-vacation-blues/ We've had a great three days on Oahu. We're staying in the Hilton Hawaiian Village Vacation Club, thanks to a birthday gift from my mom. We've had amazing meals with friends and family: pupus, some of the best Vietnamese food ever, delicious Korean BBQ, and Laoatian/French cuisine. We've swam in the Pacific Ocean ... http://kaisertales.com/2009/09/26/almost-off-of-oahu/ It's been a loooonnnng time since I've posted to our blog. I've neglected to post about anything in regards to our awesome summer... the trips to the cabin, the purchase of a Toyota Tacoma (a failed attempt at cashing in on cash for clunkers), my painful back spasms... but I've ... http://kaisertales.com/2009/09/25/31-in-hawaii/ This was my first invite out the annual Golf Balls and Gunpowder. As you can see from the video, there was lots of gunpowder! Here's to hoping that I get invited back next year! ;-) http://kaisertales.com/2009/09/20/a-golf-balls-and-gunpowder-weekend/ And the chickens run for cover! http://kaisertales.com/2009/09/16/a-neighborhood-cat-sees-dinner/ Marissa had the opportunity to head down to Portland this past weekend to see my sister and brother-in-law and of course The Hizz, our 11-month old niece.  So, of course we jumped at the chance.  In addition to seeing them, we also got to see our friends the Quackenbush's from ... http://kaisertales.com/2009/07/29/portland-the-home-of-the-hizz/ Not me! After participating in the Chelan Man Sprint Tri two years ago and doing horribly in the swim (Marissa can tell that story) I begged off this one. Though, we did have a chance to see some friends! And they are off! For our support, we got to stay at ... http://kaisertales.com/2009/07/23/we-were-the-cheer-squad-for-the-chelan-man-triathlon/ We had a great sail last night on Elliott Bay aboard a friend's new 49' Beneteau.  You couldn't have asked for more; beautiful boat, amazing weather, cold beer, and great wind! Take a look: [caption id="attachment_631" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="The Capt'n"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_633" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The Crew"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_628" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The View"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_630" ... http://kaisertales.com/2009/07/10/not-a-bad-evening/ http://kaisertales.com/2009/07/10/hazel-is-definitely-the-queen-of-the-parade/ http://kaisertales.com/2009/07/09/marissa-tears-it-up-on-two-skis/ http://kaisertales.com/2009/07/08/that-peanut-gallery-definitely-messes-up-your-golf-game/ http://kaisertales.com/2009/07/07/who-can-ballance-the-most-blocks-hazel-or-uncle-nate/ http://kaisertales.com/2009/07/07/hazel-the-destructicon/ In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole? The Onion strikes again! http://kaisertales.com/2009/07/06/should-we-keep-dumping-into-the-money-hole/ At this point, Spock is winning hands down! (though voting is still open): Spock (TOS)    15    65% Data (TNG)    8    35% The poll from yesterday... http://kaisertales.com/2009/07/01/spock-is-crushing-data-so-far/ Loading... http://kaisertales.com/2009/06/30/kaisertales-survey/ This will explain more... ;-) http://kaisertales.com/2009/06/29/why-oh-why-would-i-post-a-video-twice/