Saturday last week I got tickets to go to the air show and hydroplane races. I imagine you can still get a good view without tickets, but I wanted to be front and center. Isaac and I took the light rail to Othello, then took a shuttle over to Genesee Park on Lake Washington. We [...]
Posted on August 11th, 2011 by Zach
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Last week was the main week of Seafair here in Seattle. That means parades, hydroplane races, an air show, and visits from the Navy. Isaac and I took advantage, and went on some fun adventures.
On Thursday, Isaac came to work with me. After I got through my morning meetings, we hopped on a bus [...]
Posted on August 11th, 2011 by Zach
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So the week was hard. I came home from the hospital in some discomfort, but not anything unbearable. Just the knowledge that something had really been trashed in the back of my mouth. (It took me a couple of days before I even wanted to get a flashlight and look back there.) I settled in [...]
Posted on September 12th, 2010 by Zach
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Upon orders from my doctor, I am having tonsils and adenoids removed. I’m 33, which people tell me is rough.
I’ve made as much preparation as I can think to do. I’ve purchased a number of soft foods, got some drinks, got my Camelbak filled up and ready (they say fluids are very important), and I’ve [...]
Posted on September 3rd, 2010 by Zach
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Remembering how much fun everyone had at the beach on Day 2, we just assumed the next trip to the beach would go just as well. We made plans to go to the beach with my cousin Brent’s wife Natalie and their kids at the beach next to my Aunt and Uncle’s condo. Unfortunately, both [...]
Posted on August 12th, 2010 by Kathleen
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The highlight of day two was an absolutely perfect trip to the beach. All 4 kids enjoyed themselves. Isaac and Charlotte played in the water and in the sand. Zach and I each got to take a turn out with the big kids in the water. We taught them to “ride the waves.” At [...]
Posted on August 11th, 2010 by Kathleen
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We had an opportunity this summer to go to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. It’s a resort town with lots of beautiful beaches. Our trips started out with a 7 hour drive. The kids did well, as always. For most of the trip, they entertained themselves looking out the windows and at [...]
Posted on August 10th, 2010 by Kathleen
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So my best friend David has been down at NAS Pensacola for some training, and I thought this was the best time to go see the National Museum of Naval Aviation with him. I’ve always wanted to visit; they have a great selection of aircraft. Naturally, a road trip these days means bringing Isaac [...]
Posted on February 27th, 2010 by Zach
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Get a good night’s sleep. Pack a lot of caffeine. Bring all the sessions of General Conference and a couple of Robert Jordan books to listen to. Bring food, water, and extra newspaper for the cats. That was the plan, and for the most part, it worked out well. After 1900 miles of driving, [...]
Posted on November 6th, 2009 by Zach
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One last hurrah in Utah. I’m lucky enough to have found friends who like the remote places in Utah as much as I do. Yesterday I went out with Jim to roam around in the deserts of Western Utah. I love the House Range in particular. It’s got the formidable Notch Peak, one of the [...]
Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by Zach
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We’ve had Grandpa Bird in town, and so we thought it would be fun to have an adventure together. The last few times Grandpa Bird has visited, I’ve dragged him through Utah’s exotic deserts. I thought it would be a nice change to go to the mountains this time.
Normally I like to avoid [...]
Posted on September 7th, 2009 by Zach
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I was very impressed with this hike. One of the most beautiful places I’ve been. I think Deseret Peak and the surrounding wilderness area compare very favorably to Timpanogos.
I’m a little thrashed; due to a road closure and some “scenic” route choices, we wound up going about 17 miles today, gaining about 4500’. We were [...]
Posted on July 3rd, 2009 by Zach
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I had a chance to do another nice hike with my friend Jim yesterday afternoon. Squaw Peak is the prominent peak above Provo, and the backdrop to those pictures of the Provo Temple you often see. (Speaking of pictures, here’s a link to the whole hi-res slideshow on Flickr.) After the trip up Provo Peak [...]
Posted on June 20th, 2009 by Zach
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I decided it was time to stop talking about mountains and finally hit another peak. It’s been long enough since my last peak. I’ve been in pretty bad shape physically, letting myself get fat and lazy. For the past couple of months I’ve been in the gym almost every morning, so I felt up to [...]
Posted on June 9th, 2009 by Zach
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Isaac is at the perfect age for adventures. He gets so excited about everything. Even driving down the freeway is exciting for him. He loves looking out his window and talking about what he sees or asking questions. One of his favorite games lately is finding letters in the alphabet. When he sees the [...]
Posted on May 18th, 2009 by Kathleen
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Taking Nicole camping with us turned out not to be our best idea. Our first problem was that since she couldn’t walk she became filthy very quickly if allowed to crawl around. She spent most of her time either in someone’s arms, in her high-chair, or in the stroller. She seemed happy enough most [...]
Posted on May 18th, 2009 by Kathleen
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I thought I’d start with the middle child for once. I really think the best way to describe our recent trip to Zion National Park is to tell the story child by child.
The way we have our car seats arranged, Isaac and Nicole sit in the middle and Charlotte sits all the way [...]
Posted on May 17th, 2009 by Kathleen
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It’s late, so I’m just going to dump a slideshow here. There are some fun stories to share too.
Posted on May 14th, 2009 by Zach
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I took some days off this week, so I thought I’d spend a day with each of the older children. When I asked them what they wanted to do, Isaac wanted to go to a mountain far away, and Charlotte wanted to look at fish.
So Thursday morning, Isaac and I set out for Arches National [...]
Posted on April 20th, 2009 by Zach
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Omniture gave us some passes to Thanksgiving Point as part of the company party we had last week, so we took the toads up. Isaac was a little scared of the dinosaurs (I probably shouldn’t have told him they eat children), but Charlotte had no fear. Isaac kept reminding us that the dinosaurs were dead, [...]
Posted on August 9th, 2008 by Zach
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