As I said previously, I was able to shoot some pictures during our walk this morning in the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park. Did you know that “Whilamut” is a
Kalapuyan word that means, “where the river ripples and runs fast”? Neither did I! Anyway, because there are some good shots of the kids, [...]

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Evan was cool, calm, and cooperative at his first visit to the dentist this morning. He had his teeth cleaned, polished, treated with fluoride foam, and examined. In addition, they were able to get three out of four desired X-rays, which is one more than I can handle in a single sitting and about [...]

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We headed out to Mt. Pisgah early this morning for a “breakfast picnic” and then to “hike” around for a while. Erin, who turns 8 months old tomorrow, rode around in the backpack for the first time. She absolutely loved it, cooing and giggling almost the entire time.

Evan walked on his own the whole [...]

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Last weekend, Evan got his first bike. He was riding a tricycle previously, but his legs just got too long for it. Plus, the thing was falling apart. So, we headed over to The Bike Barn and bought him a HARO Z-12 (with training wheels, of course). Evan took to it immediately and has only [...]

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My appendix, to be exact.
On Sunday afternoon we returned from a 9-day “vacation” to Portland and Western Washington, during which I had an emergency laparoscopic appendectomy shortly after arriving in the Seattle area. I awoke at around 1am on the first night in our Bellevue hotel with severe abdominal pain that persisted despite downing numerous [...]

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I’ve uploaded some additional photos of Evan and Erin sharing the rocking chair into the following private gallery:
Adventure Gallery: Evan & Erin (2008)(Registered users only)

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As the title suggests, this post focuses on our children, Evan and Erin. All the photos featured below were taken during our Oregon Coast trip back in March. But unlike the previous posts in this series, you’ll have to click through and view these photos in our gallery. They’re in a private album that requires [...]

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We spent Easter weekend and most of last week frolicking on the Oregon Coast. Jen found us a great vacation rental (shown above), and we visited several of our favorite haunts along the coast.

As you can see, the weather wasn’t all bad. In fact, about half of the days were downright spectacular (especially for [...]

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9 years oldToday is Gauss’s 9th birthday! As I wrote back in January, Gauss is in great shape for a dog his age. No signs of arthritis, his teeth and gums are healthy, and he still has lots of energy (when he wants to). For his birthday, Jen and Evan made some homemade peanut butter [...]

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Mt. Rainier, dawn to daylight
I took this series of photographs of Mt. Rainier while we were visiting my parents in Olympia, WA, in mid-February. This unobstructed view of Mt. Rainier is enjoyed from their deck as well as from several rooms in their house. Three of the photos were taken during sunrise, and the other [...]

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