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We celebrated 16 years of marriage on September 4th but we postponed our anniversary present until October 17th for a very good reason. You see my all time favorite singer/composer/rock star, Rob Thomas, was coming to Reno. Yeah. I know, imagine my joy upon reading this information on his blog. But, Ken did something special. […]
posted in: People We Love, Things We Do
This year’s Great Reno Balloon Race was it’s usual colorful cacophony of visual goodness. We woke up at 3:30 am in time for Dawn Patrol and yes, it was worth it. The heated balloons against the cold, black sky were incredible. Yes, that is the moon above the lit balloon. It was very very early […]
posted in: Family, People We Love, Places We Go, Things We Do
We’ve had some incredibly hot days here lately. As Auntie Daphne, who visited us in July and graciously took these photos, likes to say about the temperature – it’s something-stupid. It really is just that. Our temps have been hovering around the century mark for what seems like weeks now. For us, the answer to […]
posted in: Balance, People We Love, Things We Do
What can I say about a Daddy, a Dad, a Father who – takes the time to teach you how to ride a scooter and a skateboard. watches you blow bubbles for hours. pitches a tent in the backyard just to practice for the real campout coming up in a week and then spends the […]
posted in: Family, Holidays, People We Love
Sunflower Preschool has a long standing tradition that right before their Summer Break, the students put on a performance for their dads. This is the concept behind Father’s Day Pizza Lunch. And let me take a second to apologize for the sheer volume of pictures. Consider it an added bonus. I’ll try to keep the […]
posted in: Family, Milestones, People We Love
So the morning Alex and I left for our Cal excursion, I posted on twitter “9.5. yo son thinks Cal will be like Hogwarts. Yeah-No.” And the @Cal Alumni twitter account picked that up and broadcast it on their twitter feed. I was pretty amused. But honestly, Alex knee deep wading through all the Hogwarts […]
posted in: Books, Harry Potter, People We Love, Places We Go
What happens when you are so busy that you don’t have time to blog?? Yeah, you get Horribly Backed Up. So here comes a purge of posts. And they will cover the last two-ish weeks. We had so much scheduled over those days that I feel like I can hear a collective sigh of relief […]