
Kindergarten First Day
Sierra’s first day of school at Addison Elementary in Palo Alto was August 26. The school is about five blocks from the house,…

Wyoming Camping
We took the kids camping in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming with Don’s sister, brother-in-law and parents. The Bighorns are the next range…

Longs Peak
On the way to Wyoming, Don climbed Longs Peak with Terry and Cathy Olkin and Sayan Chakraborty. It took 13 hours (3am to…

Disneyland
July 1st-4th was Sierra and Kade’s first trip to Disneyland. The visit entailed some negotiation; Laura was pushing for Disney World (“much larger!”),…

Mount Williamson
I’ve been intrigued by Mount Williamson since climbing neighboring Mount Tyndall in 1987. At 14,375 feet, it is the second highest mountain in…

Stanford Sierra Camp
We spent June 14-21 at Stanford Sierra Camp. Since Kade is 3 and potty trained, we’ve graduated from the Microbopper Week (newborn to…

Mount Shasta
Allen Roberts, Jeremiah Wassom, and I tried to climb Mount Shasta over the Memorial Day Weekend via the Clear Creek route on the…

Sierra and Kade’s Birthdays
Sierra and Kade’s joint birthday party was at Gold Start Gym in Mountain view this year. The gym staff leads the party through…

Easter Skiing
A set of pictures from late winter/early spring, plus an Easter Video. We went skiing with the Vageloses at Kirkwood. Sierra was somewhat…