Ireland March 2024
Sierra is doing a semester abroad at Trinity College, Dublin, and the rest of us visited her during Kade’s spring break. One milestone:…
Henry Coe Backpacking
Laura and Don went backpacking with the scouts down to Coyote Creek in Henry Coe State Park. It was beautifully green, but cold…
Christmas 2023
Christmas and New Years came in a couple of parts. After spending Christmas at home, we went skiing in Kirkwood for a few…
Nashville Thanksgiving 2023
We went to Nashville over the Thanksgiving break, with the kids flying in from college to meet us there. Laura and Sierra went with…
Parents Weekend 2023
We visited the kids for two successive parents weekends. Inconveniently, the two of them are going to college 3200 miles apart, Sierra at…
Italy and Greece July and August 2023
We went to Italy and Greece for a month this summer, with a variety of folks staying for differing times. Laura stayed the…
Desolation Wilderness July 2023
Don, Sierra and Riley went backpacking for a few days in the Desolation Wilderness. There was still a lot of snow and ice…
Stanford Sierra Camp June 2023
We made our annual trip up to Stanford Sierra Camp, unfortunately cut short this year due to work and family reasons. Water levels…
Japan June 2023
Don and Kade happened to be in Japan at the same time – Don for the VLSI Symposium in Kyoto and Kade for…
Kade Graduation June 2023
Kade graduated from Palo Alto High School. We were fortunate to have most of the family here to celebrate, include all three grandparents.
Tomales Bay April 2023
Kade and Don went kayaking on Tomales Bay in what is likely Kade’s last Boy Scout trip – he ages out in ten…
Court of Honor February 2023
Kade finished his Eagle Scout rank last year, and we held the Court of Honor in February. Friends Piper and Beck Lyons received…