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…
Japan New Year’s 2023
We went with our friends the Gulsens and Olkins on a two-week long trip to Japan starting just before Christmas and extending into…
Christmas 2022
We had a short Christmas this year prior to heading out to Japan for the break. Sierra came home from college, and Kade…
Florida November 2022
We went with our friends the Gulsens to Cocoa Beach. Sierra flew down from Maine with her boyfriend Manuel. Weather was hit-or-miss, but…
Philmont September 2022
Laura and Don joined some friends for a backpacking trip at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. This was an adult-only trip –…
Iceland August 2022
Laura, Don, and Sierra went to Iceland with Laura’s college friends the Olkins and Chakabortys. (Kade stayed home this time.) We had been…
California Camping
We went camping in Plumas National Forest, which is north of Lake Tahoe and south of Lassen National Park, over the July 4th…
Oahu June 2022
Don was on the program committee for the VLSI Symposium, which was held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki. Laura and Kade…