Piano recital

The not so little guy enjoys playing the piano... he's getting pretty good! There was a larger crowd, because the recital led off the Easter special music event, but it didn't seem to bother him all that much.

Late Snow

We got some snow... a bit late for this area, but hey, we'll take it! =] It wasn't a lot, but since there hasn't been much opportunity, I shoveled anyway. Snowy trees are some of my favorite scenes!

Saturday Morning at the water drums

We got up early and had some free time, so we went out to the water drums.. time well spent! It will be a sad day, I think, when the boys don't want to go there anymore... Familiar grounds... It was a pretty dreary day... Checking out the big tree. We realized that there's a … Continue reading Saturday Morning at the water drums →

Visiting the Capital

We took a trip to our states capital in Olympia and checked out the building. Built using materials found in the state, the building is quite impressive!

Out on the iron horse trail

It was a nice day, so we took a walk out on the iron horse trail. We really like the trail because it has some very interesting views, and it's a fun walk for the boys. They're not so little guy found a banana slug, and had a fun time playing with it. 🙂 There's … Continue reading Out on the iron horse trail →

Pics of the littlest guy

I must say, it sure is nice having a little one around again! It is hard to imagine the knots a little guy being this small! I know he was, but it doesn't seem possible

20 years!?

As amazing as it sounds, it was 20 years since we got back from desert storm. My unit decided to throw a 20-year reunion in junction city, kansas. The flight was pretty smooth! Couldn't have asked for a better weather to fly. The thing that surprised me is that I recognize so much of the … Continue reading 20 years!? →

Getting ready to rip???

For the second time this month, a large quake happened at the southeastern corner of the Juan de Fuca plate, where the Mendicino Rift, the southern edge of the plate meets the rift that to the south forms the San Andreas Fault and to the north forms the Juan de Fuca Subduction Zone. It is … Continue reading Getting ready to rip??? →

NASA submits pictures of proof on the Anniversary of Apollo 11

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions' lunar module descent stages sitting on the moon's surface, as long shadows from a low sun angle make the modules' locations evident. More detail from the Apollo 11 site: The Lunar Reconnaissance … Continue reading NASA submits pictures of proof on the Anniversary of Apollo 11 →

A Quake in My Home Town

We had an Earthquake right here in my hometown... pretty cool!It wasn't very big - Mag 2.9 - and basically I just felt a quick jolt, almost like someone had fallen off a footstool or something, only I didn't hear anything, and if someone HAD fallen, there'd be some sort of commotion... so I just … Continue reading A Quake in My Home Town →