Here she is, in all her cuteness:
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Well, it took long enough, but we finally gave Dakota her first bath. We were going to give the baby a bath on Friday the 6th, but apparently, here in the Philippines, there’s a small superstition that you don’t ever give a baby a bath on a Friday! Strange, but true; and we […]

Hello everyone,
I finally have a little time to sit and tell all of you what has been going on. Dakota Reyes Townley was born January 4, 2006, at 11:32 AM, 7lbs 15oz, 20″ long. Vangie and I are very excited. We weren’t excited, however, that we weren’t able to take the baby the day she […]

Day Four and things are still great. I’m not getting as much rest as I’d like to have, but I’m having a great time. Today we didn’t do as much sightseeing, but my wife did do one of her most favorite things, SHOP! Here are some of the pictures commemorating this event:

Vangie’s sister Ging-Ging got […]

This is the third day that I’ve been here in the Philippines. Every day seems better than the one before.
Today, we spent out time visiting a couple of really excellent historical sites! First, we visited Fort Santiago, a very historical place
Fuerza de Santiago is a defence fortress built for Spanish conquistador, Miguel López de Legazpi. […]

Well, our second day in the Philippines is complete. We were able to do a little bit of sightseeing, but the biggest and most meaningful adventure of the day was when we were able to visit the children whom me and my wife sponsor from Compassion International. Compassion is an organization who, by way of […]

My first day back to the Philippines in more than a year has so far been a wonderful trip. Seeing my wife’s immediate family here, and seeing them happy, has been pretty awesome. We started off the day today by having some breakfast at the hotel. Once we were satisfied, we left via a service […]