Gymnastics show

Abe: I did my first year gymnastics performance today and got this cool trophy!

Our first wilderness backpack

We walked uphill over 14 miles on this remote beautiful river trail with two other families and all dad forgot was enough trail snacks for our hungry mouths.

That was a fun Memorial Day holiday weekend, we want more.

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Spring Break Continued

Getting our wings on the US Midway

Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland. Our favorite ride. 

Koh loved trading mini figs at Legoland. 

Star Wars legos

It's a Small World. Really it was a very hot world and we are ready to be done. 

Spring break

Me, Koh, and Todd are building sand pyramids at Coronado beach.

With pirates at the Legoland Hotel.

U.S. Midway. I am sitting in one of the fighter jets!

This is the front of the Legoland Hotel.

Love Letter from Dad #13

(Bedtime chat tonight) 
Koh: Dad, are you looking for someone to get married to again?  (Yes)  I know you have that (advertisement) thing on the back of the car and you're looking online too (pause...) right?  (Yes) What happens if you see one you want and she doesn't want you back?  (Well that happens)
Abe: Are you going to find someone like mom?  (Yes)
Koh: Maybe she'll be even more like you and be bald.

Thanks, guys, I'm glad you're thinking about this, too.

SUP pups Koh & Abe (music video)

Dad showed us how to SUP today, which means Stand Up Paddle.  We didn't think it was hard so we both wanted more time on the board.  We especially liked the waves, even though they almost tipped us over a few times.  Dad, can we do that again tomorrow?

RAT RACE

I ran 12 laps and raised $144! For my school. I ran 3 miles!

RAT RACE

I ran 12 laps this year at the Rieke Rat Race and raised 8 dollars! YAY!

Cottonwood Canyon State Park with Mazama families

9 or 10 families showed up for another great outing.   

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We love Easter!

We like everything about Easter.

Coloring eggs, finding treasures (we went on three Easter egg hunts!) eating those treasures meaning choloclate, family time including a BBQ and hot tub fun at Angela/Torrie's home.

We went to PDX Church where we learned about Jesus, ate a nice brunch and even played "Easter Rabbit" by hiding eggs for the little kids to find in the lawn.

Banana slices

Koh: I learned today to use this sharp knife to slice my own breakfast banana and didn't bleed!

Dad brought us some historic Thomas Jefferson seeds and we started our 2015 garden this year in all these little pots.

Then look at this magic in 10 days, how cool.  We already planted some outside they got so big.  

Abe: I found this amazing worm today.  No really, not only was it HUGE but I think it escaped from a circus because it was both transparent and could do tricks: look at this one where it tied itself into a square knot.  Crazy stuff, I took it to mom but she didn't like it.

Koh: I won a trip to my school's Writer's Tea today because of my good story on scary desert animals.

I really liked going, especially for all the cupcakes and tea we got to eat and drink.  Mom and dad came and watched me tell my story.
 

Triangle legs.

50 foot shadow time!