Photo of the Day 4/20/2012 - Grandma and Tammy

I have many memories of growing up, but most are from later days. Memories of Grandmas and Grandpas, Uncles, Aunts and Cousins.

There are fleeting impressions of my early days and I can't be certain if they are real or imagined. I do recall fragments of Grandma Joan and days surrounding my early childhood. I remember sugar cubes snuck from a cupboard, the smell of my Grandpa Forth's pipe, of Tammy, a kind and gentle dog. This photo and more to come, prove I was indeed there and since I was, I believe I was surrounded by love.

Photo of the Day 4/19/2012 - Ready for Take off

Would you fly with these guys? Well, Tim Paul was good enough to fly Jeff and I up to Santa Barbara for a lunch. Tim Paul was ultra-thorough on safety checks, other than letting us steer for a few minutes.
"Don't worry, we've got this!"

 It was a beautiful day and a great memory.

Photo of the Day 4/18/2012 - 3rd Birthday

I'm really working hard to blow out these candles. If it's anything like it was watching my own three year olds blow out candles, I'd have put my money on the candles burning themselves out.

Cousins Jeff and John are flanking me as are neighborhood friends and family. Does anyone remember being there that day? If so, I'd love to hear about it...

Photo of the Day 4/17/20112 - Hunters

Uncle Sandy loads the rig while Patrick and Zach discuss strategy.

We packed up the Explorer and took a road trip in December of 1993 (I think) to Arkansas for a visit with Aunt Jean, Uncle Sandy, Zach and Jessica. I believe Jeff was living in Sacramento at the time. Anyway, one of the adventures was an early morning trip to the woods for a hunt. We were fully outfitted and ended up coming home with a few squirrels (tastes like chicken).

There was a lot of WIN on this trip including meeting a friend of Sandy's and his trusty dog, "BLUE"!

Photo of the Day 4/16/20112 - Under Construction

Cousins Tom and Catherine and their two beautiful daughters Joanna and Olivia live about an hour and a half north of us in Bellevue, WA. While we don't see each other as often as we'd like, we do get some quality time together, as will be witnessed in future Photos of the Day. In this shot, Tom invited Alec to tour a job site in Olympia. Despite the subfreezing temperatures, Alec donned his construction gear and hopped into a front loader to help. The Wheeler Data Center is now open and operational.

Photo of the Day 4/15/2012 - Snoqualmie Falls

At the top of those falls (out of the picture) is the Salish Lodge a gorgeous hotel where the show Twin Peaks was filmed. We did not run into Special Agent Dale Cooper on this hike to the bottom of the falls.

This picture was taken shortly after Julie and I were married on one of our weekend day-trips around our new home in the Pacific Northwest.

Photo of the Day - 4/14/2012 - Let's Eat

Charlotte 2004

Charlotte asks, "Where's the ice cream?"