Photo of the Day - 5/7/2012 Trunk Bay

Quite possibly  the greatest 10 days of "work" ever. During the late summer of 2002, I was hired to consult the Virgin Islands (USVI) on the use of web technologies in education. Julie and Ian spent 10 days on St. John at the Westin, while I "worked" on St. Thomas and St. John helping the education system begin to implement web technologies. My day started taking a 45 minute ferry ride over to St. Thomas where I worked the better part of the day and then took a return trip each afternoon (no later than 2:00pm) back to St. John. We spent time touring both St. Thomas and St. John including trips to Drake's Seat, Trunk Bay, Coral Bay, Annaberg, Caneel Bay, etc. etc.

In this shot, Julie and I are framed against the background of the only "underwater" US National Park - Trunk Bay.

Photo of the Day 5/6/2012 - The Flag

This Photo of the Day photo was submitted by Cousin Dawn. In this shot, her father, Uncle Steve is planting the flag to mark base camp for the Boysen Family Reunion. Looking through all the reunion photos, the flag makes its way into many of them. Thanks so much for sharing this special memory Dawn.

Hint: If anyone else has special photos to contribute, send them over.

Photo of the Day 4/5/2012 - Gentlemen Start Your Engines

No, this is not Indianapolis. These professionals took time from their busy schedules to race in the Cordova Classic. Brian, Timothy and Tim Paul took every hairpin turn in time, a harmonious dance of talent and speed.

Photo of the Day 4/4/2012 - The Log House

One of the crazier things we've ever done - but aren't they they most fun? We first saw this house on 12/31/1999 - yep that's right, New Year's Eve - right before Y2K. We made an offer that was accepted on my birthday January 5, 2000. We did not have time to sell our home in Puyallup, so we managed to convince the bank we could swing the two mortgages since we were planning on renting our Puyallup house. Doing so allowed us to skip the two contingencies in front of us and jump to the head of the line.

Many wonderful memories were made in this house. All three of our kids came home from the hospital after their births to this house - even though Alec only lived here for about a week. From 19 1/2 foot Christmas trees (no exaggeration), to bats, to salmon in the creek out back, this was home for 6 1/2 marvelous years. More photos to come...

Photo of the Day 5/3/2012 - Pacific Science Center

In February of 2006 we met the Boysen family at the Pacific Science Center at Seattle Center (home of the Space Needle) for a day of exploration, butterfly gardens, and eventually dinner back at their place. In this shot, Cousins Tom and Olivia work with Ian to construct a yellow jacket puzzle.

Photo of the Day - 5/2/2012 - Trip to Church

This has got to be one of my first trips ever to St. Finbar in Burbank, CA. I'm not sure if it was a baptism or just a regular Sunday. Grandma and Grandpa Forth as well as Great Grandmother Rachel Forth are giving me plenty of attention.

I was recently at St. Finbar for a Memorial Mass for Cousin Dane. The doors are the same as are the steps and facade. Many memories of altar serving, First Communion, and Confirmation with Cousin John as sponsor.

Interior view from Cousin Dane's Memorial

Photo of the Day - 5/1/12 - May Pole Dance

The third graders at St. Michael perform a May Pole Dance the first Friday in May. This year Charlotte will be performing, but this shot is of Ian and his dance partner from 2010.