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I started this blog when a lady called Stephanie said "Oh John, please write a blog, it will only be for a week and won't take up much of your time."
That was back in 1492 and here I am still writing in the same pair of underpants.
Darn, It just doesn’t work for me.
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Jo
John, Heidi, Kye…
Thank you…
Host Mach
I can’t get the video to play… Is it just me??? I’m so sad
My screen is black with a dot in it….
How beautiful. Thank you John and Heidi for sharing this with all of us
Jen
Yeah, my day is complete now with that wonderful video of your two girls. Heidi looks well. Thanks for sharing your girls with us.
Thank you John, Heidi & Kye for the special video. Kye is one lucky little girl to have two wonderful parents to spoil her!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Susan & Scott
Yes they are beautiful!!You are lucky and they are lucky to have you. Many blessings friend!!
Muchos huggos for the 3 of you
Titi Nanni
Hey John, Heidi & Kye,
Thanks for the video! Keep it coming, please.
Jan
TWO Beautiful Ladies is an understatement! You look fabulous Heidi after only 1 week of giving birth. KYE looks like she is growing by leaps and bounds, she must be one hungry little girl. Yes, she does look like you Heidi and I agree the only thing she got from John was her bottom! HA! HA!
Auntie Linda & Uncle Mike from Florida
P.S. Hope you got our card. There will be a small package coming in a couple of weeks, something I am having made for Heidi & Kye, just waiting for it to arrive, and then I will mail it.
John, Heidi and Kye,
For the first time in days, I smiled when I watched this video. Thank you for that!
Love to you all!
Princess Elaine, the quiet and single of Big Ed’s Evil Crew
all I can say is WOW…the video is great..thanks for sharing your girls with the world. They both are beautiful. Can’t see Kye’s bottom, so can’t comment if it looks like daddy’s. really appreciate you taking the time to keep us updated. Much love to you all………..A&W
Thank you so very much! Very touching. You are all lucky to have each other and we are lucky to have you share this with us.
Stitch
Heidi, John & Kye
Thank you for the wonderful video. I am so jealous that you (Heidi) look so great just one week after childbirth. John..both of your ladies are very beautiful. You are so lucky in all ways. Hugs to all of you. A gift is in the mail for Kye. I hope you enjoy it. My best to all, including the grandparents.
Gloria aka Sue
Thank you both for sharing Kye with all of us! She is so beautiful!
Awwwww! Thanks for sharing with us!
I’m thinking that Kye’s first word may be BUGGAR! Or arse (spelled the UK way of course)
She is beautiful and Heidi looks awesome!
You are a lucky man…. and your girls are lucky to have you as well!
Have a great weekend!
John, Heidi & Kye,
Such a wonderful blessing you all have received! I’m a “Gram” six times but each one is still very special.
Thanks for sharing your sweet baby with all of us. I do hope we’ll get a chance to see her on the Dream in December.
XXOO
PennyB from New Orleans
Your 2 girls are just beautiful…..you are a lucky man, John but I’m sure you already know that.
Heidi you look wonderful considering you gave birth only 8 days ago. Kye looks a lot like you and I’m sure she has John’s bottom….LOL
Cindy
Love the video. What special girls you have! You are truly blessed. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
John and Heidi
Thank you for sending the video. We have been playing it over and over again. Kye is so sweet. My favorite picture is the last one of her sleeping with the light coming in the window smoothly across her face. Heidi you are looking great. We hope you are enjoying your visit with your Mom and that John is staying out of the dog house. We are looking forward to seeing everyone in Dec. Love Aunt Lynn (the Fairy Godmother) and Uncle Mike from Arizona
To everyone that the video didn’t work, keep trying. I had the same problem & then suddenly it played! Good luck. Jan
It’s Kye’s Video Blog Debut! Heidi, you look wonderful, and happy! you guys are Blessed…Ti Benedice!(An Italian blessing from my beloved, departed Nana)
Muchos Huggos too,
SuefrmNarrowsburg
John, Heid and Kye
Thank you, Thank You & THANK YOU!
What a great Suprise for a Saturday!
Your 2 Beautiful Girls look wonderful! Heidi looks glowing and Kye is looking like her Mum as well.
John you are soo lucky to be surrounded by such beautiful ladies(grandmas included).
Love to all from Florida
Take Care
The Tuckers
Elizabeth & Arnold
John,
Thanks for the video. You are indeed a very lucky man. You have two very beautiful ladies. Thank you for all the sacrafices that you make to give us such a wonderful blog everyday. May God bless you and yours.
Thank you John, Heidi, & Kye,
Wonderful and lovely greetings from the Heald family.
MaryC
John:
WHAT A JOY!!!
We were on the road on the way to our Glory cruise with Countess Carolyn called us with the joyful news.
I hope to be catching up with all the news soon…but for now I am tired….13 hour drive home.
We had a great time on the Glory. Ryan delivered the Internet picture of Kye to our cabin…and we shared it with other “bloggers” onboard.
AND… I won the Supper Club Dinner for Two at the Repeater’s Party by beating out 40 other guests in a competition about Carnival trivia!!!!
We had a great time …. we will chat soon
Love to Heidi and Kye!!!
Linda (Mom of your friend ~ who just sailed his last cruise in Club O2 and it was a great one~ DJ)
wonderful video! we all loved seeing it!
smiles, bonnie and prince charlie
Just beautiful..that describes your two girls, John! Heidi you look simply stunning. Kye is a beautiful little lady.
thanks for the video!
Hola John,
Thank you so much for sharing the beautiful video of your two princesses….Heidi is looking great after giving birth so recently & Kye is so pretty & sweet! Also, we want to let you know that the picture you shared with us a few days ago of the two lovely & proud grandmothers is great! You are very lucky to have such a beautiful family. God bless you all!
We’ll see you again on July 18 onboard the Freedom. We are really happy & excited to have you once again as our CD.
We are still here on vacation in Orlando, FL, but tomorrow we’ll drive back home to Miami…we were thinking that before you know it, you & Heidi will be bringing Kye to the Disney parks in Orlando… Time flies, you’ll see!
The Santanas of Miami Beach
John, Heidi, and Kye,
Thank you for sharing…..love the video.
John, you are very lucky, two beautiful ladies…
And, if I must say, Heidi and Kye are lucky too, because they have you, and you have a beautiful heart!
Edy
What a beautiful video!
And who says there are no miracles these days? Every newborn baby is truly the greatest miracle.
Hi John,
Loved the video! Your girls are beautiful.
Florence
John & Heidi:
Thanks again for sharing Kye with us. I am so happy for you and just loved the video. It was also so nice to see the photos of the happy grandmothers with her yesterday too–maybe because I am one, I understand that love and pride.
Heidi you look great and you both sound so happy and we are all happy for you!
John and Heidi,
A big congrats on producing such a fabulous and obviously brilliant child!
I am sure you don’t remember but my husband Stuart and I (with the kids and a older grandma) cruised with you about 2 1/2 yrs ago on the Freedom. We brought you some magazines and such from London. The cruise was wonderful but then life returned to the usual craziness and I was unable to keep up with the blog. My big five-oh birthday is coming up in November and my hubbie surprised me last week by booking a spa stateroom on the Dream for the week of my birthday. Imagine our happy surprise this am when we realized that it was to be the blogger’s cruise! We are thrilled to be sailing with you but want to be sure we can be included in all the blogger happenings even though we are already booked. I did sign up on the “PBL” .
Again-congrats. Kye and Heidi are both beautiful!
What a lovely family. Thanks for sharing.
I love the video of your girls John, they truly are lovely.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
Keep smiling John, you truly are one of the good guys.
My best to Heidi and the girls.
John and Heidi,
Thanks for sharing Kye with us again. We can’t wait till she is up and running around and john is sitting in the little pink table having his princess tea with kye. We are so happy for you both.
Big fans as allways,
Frank and Bridie
John & Heidi,
What a perfectly lovely name.
God bless you both and your beautiful Kye!
All the best to you.
Gary & Di Coates
Thanks for the video John Heidi and Kye…Nice to see you !! We thought about you this morning as we had a huge breakfast at the Waffle House !! But id doen’t compare to breakfast dining on a Carnival Ship….cant wait for the next. Kiss the baby for us and we hope to see you 3 this year sometime if possible.
Marko Mandino and Catio from Alabamino
Hi John,
greetings from hot and sunny Malta. Frances and I would just like to say what a lovely little girl you and Heida have and hope she brings you all he joy and happiness in the world. I was wondering on which cruise ship Kye would be launchign her CD career one day and be great at her trade just like her daddy.
Cheers mate
Your friends from Malta
Joh, Heidi and Kye–Loved the video. Almost could smell that baby poop through the computer–or was that you, John? Anyway, they look great. Thanks for sharing.
John if you have time in the next few days, please read an article that appeared in the Toronto Star on Sat. May 23 about cruising. It’s really cute. Please go to http://www.thestar.com and in the search engine type “Ashley Botting”. She’s the writer of the article. She’s been on a cruise ship working for the last 3 months as an entertainer, however, she doesn’t mention which cruiseline she’s on. I’m wondering if you can guess which one from the article. Can you tell me if what she writes is true?
I hope you enjoy the article.
Cindy
J&H
Awwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!! precious
Countess Carolyn
Hi Guys,
We were so happy to see your video and your beautiful family.Many blessings to you all and thanks for making our cruise vacations so fun and relaxing. Hope to see you soon.
Becky & Lee Johnson from Va.
aka snugglepuss & studmuffin
Congrats folks!
John, Heidi, & Kye,
Thanks so much for the video. John you are one lucky guy, Heidi you are as beautiful as ever and Kye, you beautiful little girl, you make this family complete! We love you!
Mike & Lori
Thank you for the long awaited video of your beautiful girls. As Sue said, this was Kye’s video blog debut. How will you ever be able to leave them? Looking forward to meeting them in person in December.
Sharon
Dear John Heidi and Kye,
I haven’t had a chance to compose myself these days, let alone a post on here!! The baby is beautiful. We are so happy for you both and we wish you continued health, happiness and prosperity from this side of the pond. Thank you so much for the video and we hope to see more of Kye and Mom in the future.
Uncle Lance & Auntie Ilda.
Come sono bella i vostri due ragazze. Sì la mia amica, lei è un uomo fortunato, ma lo sono anche loro. Una bella famiglia, che hai lì Giovanni.
or in English
How beautiful your girls are. Yes my friend, you are a lucky ma but so are they. A lovely family you have there John.
Paul F. Pietrangelo
John, thanks for being behind the video camera! I mean, it was just stupendious to see your two lovely ladies! Kye is so pretty, and well behaved; she already likes being the center of attention. That’s a CD in the making.
Heidi, you look just fantastic; I know it’s hard work having a new baby in the house and nursing her is rewarding and hard, too. Keep it up, you will never be sorry you nursed her.
Luv and hugs,
“Auntie” Diane from Texas
JOHN, PLEASE REPLY:
When we were on the Freedom Meditteranean cruise in May, 2007, you had a lady singer that was absolutely fantastic. We are trying to remember her name – she sang operatic songs & had many a standing ovation. She sang songs from The Sound of Music in addition to songs from the Phantom of the Opera. Is there any way you can line her up to perform on the Bloggers Cruise on December 3rd? Again, what was her name – Lisa ?? comes to mind, but I’m not sure.
Hey John – Please Reply!
Heidi looks amazing! and baby Kye is simply beautiful
Thanks for the info on the Cruise Directors for the dates that I gave you. I have booked my cruise on the Dream, in fact i have booked my next 3 cruises for this year! I am going to be on the 2 day to nowhere from NY. I saw that the Bloggers Cruise starts when we get back and also noted that you were going to join the ship in Bermuda and sail with her up to NY. Does this mean that you will be onboard for the ride during the 2 day to nowhere and available for a meet? Or even before or after sailing? I would love to say hello in person!
Hoping to make Platinum Soon!- Erin W.
John,
The video doesn’t work for me!
I’ll have to see what I can do….
My best to you and your ladies!
Melissa
It wouldn’t work for me either. After 30 min. I gave up. So keep the pictures coming. Those I get.
Jennifer
John ,Heidi & Kye,
Great video, we enjoy you sharing your beatiful
family with us.
We didn’t want to bother you while you were getting ready for Kye.
Just wanted to let you know we sailed
on the Valor, April 12-19, 2009. We had a great time and enjoyed Big Tex and Gary . We really
enjoyed Big Tex’s Dance exercise. We tried to do
this, and now I’m in traction, but our favorite is still with you on the Beautiful Liberty. We hope
to sail with you again one day.
Best wishes to you, Heidi and Kye,
Your Friends ,
The Tomlinson’s
Hi John, (Please reply…no rush)
Thank you for sharing the video of Heidi and Kye with us.
My husband and I just got off of the Carnival Splendor today, and I wanted to let you know that we had a fantastic time!! I’ve been reading the blog thingy from the start, and just knew that I had to give Carnival another try (hadn’t sailed on the line since the 1990′s), and my husband never had. After talking Chris into the Splendor, I knew that I would have a great time, but secretly hoped that he wouldn’t spend the whole time comparing the experience to Princess or DCL (the two lines we usually sail on). Well, not only did he not do that, on the way home this morning he turned to me and said “what’s the name again of the next new Carnival ship? I think we should said on that one next year.” Yippee!!
I am now a huge Carnival fan, who has been talking non-stop today to my friends about the wonderful vacation we just had.
The staff on the Carnival Splendor went above and beyond. Brad seems to be a very gracious CD, and Matt (asst. CD), Owen and Grayson were all very down to earth and fun Social Hosts.
Thank you for helping to arrange a table for 2 in the dinning room. We really appreciated it!
I do have a comment/suggestion/question:
1). There was an unsafe situation that developed when we were all lined up for going ashore in Astoria. Two gangways had been set-up. The halls and stairs were filled with people, the all clear to go ashore was given (I forget the exact wording) but I was standing by one of the Social Hosts when it came over his walkie talkie type device, we inched forward and then everyone stopped. Another Social Host who was down mixed in line with everyone in one the stairwells yelled to everyone to turn around and go to the other end as this exit wasn’t ready. Well, when she did that, there was a mass rush of people pushing and shoving, and I felt bad for the older folks who got mixed up in all of this. I realize that the guests pushing and shoving caused most of the problems, but couldn’t there be a more organized way to get people off of the ship?
Clair
Hi John
I thought you might like to see a couple of photos I shot of the Carnival Elation this weekend. I was in San Diego for my son’s graduation from college, and since I am both a Carnival cruise addict and a serious amateur photographer… it would be impossible for me to visit the hometown of the Carnival Elation without trying to get some good pictures.
I positioned myself up in the hills of the Point Loma area of San Diego at 5:30 PM when she was scheduled to depart, and waited for her to cruise on by. Being up on the hill provided a great angle for the photos, with some nice San Diego landmarks visible in the distance.
Here are the two best photos I got of the Elation. In the first photo, you can see the San Diego skyline in the background and even the USS Midway aircraft carrier (now a museum) in the background. I also think it’s cool that you can see the heat plume coming out of the smokestack. See the photo at: http://zimfamilycockers.com/Forums/download/file.php?id=88439
In the second photo, you can see San Diego’s naval air station behind the Elation, and off in the distance is the Coronado bridge. In the foreground, you can see Shelter Island. See the photo at: http://zimfamilycockers.com/Forums/download/file.php?id=88440
I’ll be sailing on the Elation in August with some friends of mine, and am looking forward to it very much. This will be our fifth cruise with Carnival.
If you enjoyed the photos, you might also enjoy some photos I shot of the Carnival Spirit during our cruise in January. You can see them at http://www.zimfamilycockers.com/CarnivalSpiritCruise.html
How lovely John and Heidi. Thank you.
so looking forward to see those two butiful girls, I hope you don’t feel left out John but lets face it, you are second fiddle now…….
my link was wrong
John,
Thank you for the video. Your ladies are, indeed, gorgeous. It was good to hear Heidi’s voice, and to note that she has retained her sense of humor. John’s bottom, hah!
Please extend my best wishes to Heidi and give Kye a kiss for me.
Jim Zimmerlin:
I checked out your pictures and some video, as well as your Cocker Spaniel site. Your photos are amazing, and I really enjoyed your commentary. It felt as though I were onboard. Those are some “interesting” art pieces on the Spirit. Your dogs are beautiful. I’m a “big” dog person, though. We currently own (or are owned by) our third Old English Sheepdog. I couldn’t be a breeder, as I would never be able to part with any of the puppies! Thanks for sharing with us.
John, Heidi and Kye…enjoy your time together before the sailor must head back to the sea.
Best wishes to you all,
Your pal, Myra
John & Heidi,
Thank you for sharing. Loved the video and the pictures yesterday of the Grandmas.
Can’t get enough of Kye. Please keep the pictures and videos coming.
Charlotte
Heidi, Kye and John,
Thank you so much for the wonderful video. I have been gone since Thursday so have some blogs to catch up on, but when I opened up the website, the first thing I saw was your picture on the video, so had to open this one up first, and I am so glad that I did!!! It is beautiful. You look so happy Heidi. . .we all know how long you have waited for this beautiful baby. John, it is always great to hear your voice–brings back happy memories from laughing with and at you on board. Thanks again for the video!
Sheryl
Wow Heidi,
You look great! The baby is beautiful, I am so happy for all of you.
Julie
Beautiful video! Thanks for sharing these special moments with us!
Thanks so much for sharing. It was great to see Heidi and Kye. John, You definitely have two lovely girls. Jo
Wow! Thanks for showing your beautiful, lovely girls. They bring a smile and a small tear. Spoil them like crazy and there will be a time that they spoil you again
Love to the three of you
Masja Marcel Micky and Mikai
I’ve been out of the loop for a couple of days.
What a great video.
Thanks for going out of your way and posting.
Take care!
David
Hi John,
Thanks for posting the video of your 2 beautiful ladies. How nice it is to see Heidi looking so happy and fulfilled. You are a lucky man!