http://hackstadt.com Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:22:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://hackstadt.com/blog/2008/08/24/alton-baker-park-cont/ We went for a walk this morning in the open grassy area on the east end of Alton Baker Park (aka the Whilamut Natural Area). Evan rode his bike, Jen pushed Erin in the stroller, and I got to take a few pictures: http://hackstadt.com/blog/2008/08/24/alton-baker-park/ 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 ... http://hackstadt.com/blog/2008/08/18/first-visit-to-the-dentist/ 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 ... http://hackstadt.com/blog/2008/08/17/a-morning-at-mt-pisgah/ Just a quick note that we attended the Lane County Fair today and, among many other things during our 5-hour visit, we enjoyed front row seats for the All-Alaskan Pig Race. I'm hoping to post a bit more (perhaps a video -- gasp!) of this fun little show later on, ... http://hackstadt.com/blog/2008/08/13/when-racing-pigs-fly/ It had been several years since our last jaunt north to Junction City for the annual Scandinavian Festival, but today we made our return to this popular festival. We arrived just as the festival opened at 10am and promptly got in line at the Faith Lutheran Church booth where they ... http://hackstadt.com/blog/2008/08/10/aebleskivers-at-scandi-fest/ 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 ... http://hackstadt.com/blog/2008/08/03/ride-my-bike/ Last weekend we made an impromptu and inaugural trip to Wildlife Safari in Winston, OR (just south of Roseburg). We'd heard from a couple other parents that it was worth visiting. I'm happy to report that we had a pretty good time. Evan really enjoyed it, and even Erin seemed ... http://hackstadt.com/blog/2008/07/31/wildlife-safari/ As is tradition on this blog, here's an image of the first (non-cherry) tomato harvested from this year's garden. (We harvested the first cherry tomatoes a couple weeks ago.) There's one more tomato just a few sunny days away from being picked, but then it looks like we'll be waiting ... http://hackstadt.com/blog/2008/07/22/first-non-cherry-tomato/ Evan loves UPS and FedEx trucks, and he can spot them from blocks away when we are driving. We've had friendly encounters with both UPS and FedEx drivers in the past, but I have to say, the FedEx drivers have been exceptionally generous. One driver we met last winter ... http://hackstadt.com/blog/2008/07/17/kid-friendly-fedex-makes-special-delivery/