EAT DESSERT FIRST: Sin and Sorrow in the Air- People Dying . .

Miri celebrated her 9th birthday in Maui. We went to the acquarium in the afternoon. It is a big beautiful acquarium with many colorful fish. The three highlights for me were 1) talking whale (as does Dory in Finding Nemo) into a recording machine which played it back to me afterwards --and I must say, I gave a very fine imitation of a whale, only I don't know what I said, and 2) seeing all the jellyfish which reminded me of "Squishy" in Finding Nemo -- there were great big foot-in -diameter jellyfish down to very teeny weeny jellyfish about a fourth of an inch small that were so cute, and 3) walking/sitting in the all-around-you acquarium which made us feel like we were in the middle of the ocean -- Kamri kept jumping because a big shark seemed to be following her around. Unfortunately, we forgot our camera. Bummer. Baby Lana loved the fish.

We had a party later in the evening. Here are a few pictures.

This is Miri as we sang to her twice: first everyone sang at their own speed and in their own key as we have heard the Priddis clan sing to us on the phone in the past. Second, we sang the traditional dirge taught to us by Grandpa Bob many years ago. It goes like this:

Haaaappyyyy Birrrrrthdaaaaaay.

Haaaaapppy Birrrrthdaaaaay.

Sin and sorrow in the air.....

People dying everywhere....

Haaaapppyyyy Biirrrthdaaaaay.

Now, why Miri is still smiling after those two lovely renditions of "Happy Birthday," I do not know.

Don't let Jairin fool you...... he may look like a little angel, but...........

This is the REAL Jairin.................and his sidekick, Adam.......

Miri and Kamri both love to "do" hair. A couple years ago, Kamri received a mannequin head for her birthday which Rob named "Headna." Now Miri has her own head so she won't have to plead with Kamri to borrow hers any longer.

Welcome to the family "Harriet" (get it.... "Hairy" "it" -- I know... ha ha!) -- (Rob wants you to know that he gets credit for that name too.)