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…
Maui
We spent a week at the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui. The main claim to fame here is the swimming area, an interconnected…
Sushi
We took the kids out for Sushi again. Their reactions were mixed; Sierra hoovered all the hamachi in sight– Kade mistook the tobiko…
Family Portraits
I’ve been taking a basic photography class through the Stanford Continuing Studies Program. This week’s assignment was to make some portraits; most of…
Bowling
Kade and Sierra’s first time bowling. They get the basic idea (roll large ball towards distant pins), but need some work before they’re…
Christmas
Various pictures and a video from Christmas this year. No snow (as usual). Sierra made the debutante rounds, including the Santa Tea and…
Thanksgiving
Some pictures from the last couple of weekends. We took the kids camping to New Brighton State Beach, just south of Santa Cruz….