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Paella Party

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We spent Saturday evening with T, J-Box, Docs E and L celebrating C's third birthday. J-Box whipped up a fabulous paella and we gladly helped make away with it ;)

El Diablo arrived in a stretch Hummer with his usual entourage.

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The party kicked off in the pool.

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Escape routes were planned... just in case ;)

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Mama was her usual perky self ;)

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J took refuge in the trees.

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"Now THAT'S a fire!!!"

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"No, no, no... just throw a blanket on him and roll him around a bit. He'll be fine."

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The paella equivalent of a spiral galaxy.

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Docs E and L steered the party in the right direction with the Smack-My-Ass-And-Call-Me-Sally Hustle.

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"Dude, it's all in the wrist..."

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"I'm tellin' ya... you gotta kick that squid up a notch... BAM!"

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While the adults drank, smacked each other's asses and set each other on fire, the kids struggled for their lives in the pool. CPS Summer Camp, here we come!

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Beer's gone? The paella must be done!

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J-Box illustrated where to put the hole.

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J-Box prepared for the mental and physical rigors of step two.

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Mmm... paella!

After dinner, C's birthday party kicked into full swing with a Thomas the Tank Engine piñata. The poor guy was ruthlessly pummeled by the kids.

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The first blow caught Thomas off guard!

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The second dazed him!

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The third knocked him senseless!

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The fourth knocked the breath out of him!

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C put on his war face and went in for the kill!

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Gut busted!

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Barbarism at its finest.

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On patrol for candy.

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Counting the loot.

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Conductor C!

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Forever young!

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Mmm... icing!

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"Um... fork please!"

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"Birthdays rock!"

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Mmm... glucose!

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Time for gifts!

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"Check this out, C!"

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It takes a village, yo.

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Two dudes contemplate the gnarliness.

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C wondered what he could possibly get into next.

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Guy behavior #371: stripping down and going for a drive!

After the kids were full of cake and wallowing in the tattered remnants of wrapping paper, the adults decided to continue their portion of the evening ;)

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Doc L (AKA DJ Dieter) got ready to kick it old school!

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"I claim this cake in the name of España!"

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"Really, guys... I'm fine to drive!"

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"Hey! Who put this damn fridge in the road?!"

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T brazenly mocked the open container law.

XXX Chili Sunday

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The Crew followed up a lazy Sunday morning whipping down über-spicy XXX chili and pondering the origin of the Bloody Mary at Texas Chili Parlor with T and J-Box.

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The glory of XXX chili ies within!

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C put in an order for XXX chili, much to the amazement of parents and immediate bystanders.

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The Force is strong in this one!

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"I feel a little tingle right here but it's not that hot..."

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After the chilifest, we watched the carnage as Spain conquered Italy. Afterwards, Babycakes and C after fired off an email to El Diablo asking him to come over and staged an anticipatory lightsaber duel. P kept his head down while reading El Diabo's reply, which said that he was busy in Málaga at the Euro 2008 afterparty. R2D2 was busy vacuuming the floor in the background.

Sunsettin'

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Mama and Babycakes took a break from the madness a couple of nights ago and decided to catch the sunset and, well... just be themselves ;)

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The sun went down over the hill as expected, disappointing Flat Earth Society members across the globe, er... disk, um... well, you get the point.

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Mama took it easy... just the way she likes it.

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Mama and Babycakes proved that there is no escaping the power of DNA.

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Um... yeah.

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The eyes definitely had it ;)

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Weary of Mama and Ol' Dad judging her purchases, Babycakes decided to get her own Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Visa. Shades of thirteen!

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With her new card activated, Babycakes contemplates a future filled with fabulous shoes and cheetah print stretchy pants.

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The moon had an ominous glow, signifying that something was about to go down.

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Just as Nostradamus predicted, El Diablo arrived on the scene ready for action!

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El Diablo, hopped up on brownies and chocolate milk, couldn't contain the fury.

Old School Evening

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Profesora-H dropped by last evening to prime her Mac before a year of roaming the Earth like Caine in Kung Fu. We set her up with a domain, hosting and blog software from Movable Type. Now she can blog about her adventures, including her soon-to-be nomadic sparring partner, Jacques Pierre Mondue.

We started the evening with Austin's Pizza and a few drinks indoors while the necessary software was downloaded and installed. Chicken pizza is Profesora-H approved!

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After fueling up, we headed outside for yet another glorious sunset on the Tree House bridge.

We fired up Profesora-H's handy-dandy MacBook and, according to ancient Mac custom, gave it a name over Ghirardelli brownies. Afterwards, knowledge was passed from Jedi to Padawan ;)

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Alcohol + Brownies + Mac Geekery = Fantastico

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Mama contemplated the ever changing shapes in the clouds.

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Profesora-H fired up Mötley Crüe and summoned forth the wickedness.

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Babycakes, realizing there was wickedness afoot, did her best to conjure up El Diablo.

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Ol' Dad, an El Diablo supporter since the Helsinki campaign back in '79, threw down as well.

Unfortunately, El Diablo was busy with a speaking engagement in Wisconsin, so the Crew commenced some easy skankin' with Bob Marley.

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Rastafari united!

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Fishing... the Marley way.

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Avast ye swabs! We've got a big one on the line!

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Kirin and ice water topped off a great evening!

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Profesora-H sized up the moon as she readied her camera.
After the Crew and some of our friends decided that everyone's Friday afternoon sucked big-time, we decided to head over to their place to relax and unwind poolside.

We tanked up on Indian food from the good folks at Bombay Grill and some heavy-duty, Damien Thorn approved wine. With a level of dedication that would impress even Regan McNeil, we managed to finish off three bottles and several Spaten ;)

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The officially endorsed and approved pic of Mama and T at the beginning of the evening.

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J-Box ignites the ceremonial flame, indicating the arrival of El Diablo and his entourage.

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The almost-banned-in-Sweden pic of T and Mama after El Diablo broke loose.

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J carefully considered her options after things got rowdy.

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Meanwhile, Babycakes, P and C did what they do best.

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Babycakes felt the need to be serious.

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