Saturday was Gretchen's First Birthday. Thank you to the Watters, Esias, Kallins, Chasteens, Tipps, and Jamie and Shannon for celebrating with us. It was a good time. Click the picture to see more.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
about my kiddos...
Joanna tagged me so here's how it works...
1. Link your tagger and list the rules on the blog.
2. Share 7 facts about your kiddos on your blog…random, weird, funny…whatever you want!
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post
Lydia Cassie
1. loves to read, play webkinz, mountain bike and play soccer
2. didn't have her first hair cut until she was almost 3 years old
3. always wants to fit "one more thing" into each day
4. won the award for "Most Intense" on her last soccer team
5. has had the same best friends since she was 3 months old
6. chews her nails since she was 2 to avoid fingernail clippers
7. is my CTO (Chief Technical Officer) while her dad is gone
Maille Renee
1. is very proud of her recent reading accomplishments
2. loves to ride her bike around "the loop" at our house
3. is friends with everyone, but really wants a "best friend"
4. loves arts and crafts
5. is NOT a morning person
6. has feet almost as big as her older sister's
7. was not a very cute baby, but is a very beautiful little girl (now her dad has to worry!)
Gretchen Sophia
1. has a bit of a temper already
2. is taller and has more hair than both her older sisters did at one year old
3. LOVES her bottle (i'm a little worried about how we're going to get her off of it!)
4. climbs everything, but especially likes stairs
5. her favorite book is "Pat the Bunny"
6. has 9 teeth and is working on 3 more!
7. all 4 legged animals bark
So I tag Lisa, Betsy, Tami, Amy, and Sara
1. Link your tagger and list the rules on the blog.
2. Share 7 facts about your kiddos on your blog…random, weird, funny…whatever you want!
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post
Lydia Cassie
1. loves to read, play webkinz, mountain bike and play soccer
2. didn't have her first hair cut until she was almost 3 years old
3. always wants to fit "one more thing" into each day
4. won the award for "Most Intense" on her last soccer team
5. has had the same best friends since she was 3 months old
6. chews her nails since she was 2 to avoid fingernail clippers
7. is my CTO (Chief Technical Officer) while her dad is gone
Maille Renee
1. is very proud of her recent reading accomplishments
2. loves to ride her bike around "the loop" at our house
3. is friends with everyone, but really wants a "best friend"
4. loves arts and crafts
5. is NOT a morning person
6. has feet almost as big as her older sister's
7. was not a very cute baby, but is a very beautiful little girl (now her dad has to worry!)
Gretchen Sophia
1. has a bit of a temper already
2. is taller and has more hair than both her older sisters did at one year old
3. LOVES her bottle (i'm a little worried about how we're going to get her off of it!)
4. climbs everything, but especially likes stairs
5. her favorite book is "Pat the Bunny"
6. has 9 teeth and is working on 3 more!
7. all 4 legged animals bark
So I tag Lisa, Betsy, Tami, Amy, and Sara
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Flaming Gorge: Green River Fishing Report
The Green River just below the Flaming Gorge Dam is well worth a visit. I fished it for two days this weekend. I was going to fish for 3 days, but I developed some blisters on my feet that cut things short.
The Green River flows through a steep canyon of red rocks. The water is amazingly clear which makes it fairly easy to see the trout. A number of times I was able to watch a trout for several minutes as it would rise for bugs or cruise a hole.
There were a lot more people there than I would have liked. Every 10 minutes or so a boat of fishermen or rafters would come by. The "A" stretch of the river is about 8 miles long. I hiked in from Little Hole which is at the bottom of the "A" stretch. After about a mile and a half, I was by myself on the shore. The first mile or so seems to get a lot of traffic as there were fishermen everywhere. I have heard that going downriver from Little Hole into the "B" stretch or even further into the "C" stretch, will reduce both the numbers of fishermen and fish (though the fish are supposed to be much larger).
I actually saw a fish swim up to my fly (size 10 cicada), pause, and then finally go for it! That was my first catch and it was an awesome way to catch a fish. That fish ended up being a 14 or 15 inch brown trout. Since that fish was being fairly stubborn about coming to shore, I was able to turn on my camera and get it ready. I ended up with these pictures:
I also took a few pictures of the river and the surrounding areas. Unfortunately, the area is much browner than it used to be because of forest fires a few years ago. You can really see this in the 2nd picture down.
This last picture shows the Flaming Gorge just above the dam. The dam is just to the left of the picture.
The Green River flows through a steep canyon of red rocks. The water is amazingly clear which makes it fairly easy to see the trout. A number of times I was able to watch a trout for several minutes as it would rise for bugs or cruise a hole.
There were a lot more people there than I would have liked. Every 10 minutes or so a boat of fishermen or rafters would come by. The "A" stretch of the river is about 8 miles long. I hiked in from Little Hole which is at the bottom of the "A" stretch. After about a mile and a half, I was by myself on the shore. The first mile or so seems to get a lot of traffic as there were fishermen everywhere. I have heard that going downriver from Little Hole into the "B" stretch or even further into the "C" stretch, will reduce both the numbers of fishermen and fish (though the fish are supposed to be much larger).
I actually saw a fish swim up to my fly (size 10 cicada), pause, and then finally go for it! That was my first catch and it was an awesome way to catch a fish. That fish ended up being a 14 or 15 inch brown trout. Since that fish was being fairly stubborn about coming to shore, I was able to turn on my camera and get it ready. I ended up with these pictures:
I also took a few pictures of the river and the surrounding areas. Unfortunately, the area is much browner than it used to be because of forest fires a few years ago. You can really see this in the 2nd picture down.
This last picture shows the Flaming Gorge just above the dam. The dam is just to the left of the picture.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
More Utah Scenery
The other day I decided to take an alternate route home. I wanted to see some new areas. I ended up driving back to Layton via East Canyon which runs just on the east side of the Wasatch mountains. The Wasatch range is the series of mountains that runs immediately to the east of Salt Lake City. Anyways, I took some pictures of the drive. As always with these pictures, the sheer size is not well reflected. These mountains and rock formations are enormous.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Almost a one-year old
She's almost one. Which means...
tantrums
-opinions to have tantrums about!
-climbing
-words (like "ee-a" for Lydia and "ay-yee" for Maille)
-bops up and down with her whole body and her head to say yes
-picking up the phone and saying "ya, ya, ya, ya"
-emptying EVERYTHING
-knocking over towers is HILARIOUS
-cutting 4 molars all at once (she was sleeping through the night!)
-busy body syndrome (even when she's sleeping her body is moving)
-understands the word "no", but doesn't have the maturity to override the desire
-friendly and shy at the same time
-"to be in mom's arms or down exploring...just can't make up my mind!?!?"
-knows that socks and shoes go on the feet, but can't figure out how to get them on and they come off SO EASY!!!
-everything in hand is to be smelled, felt, AND TASTED!
-stairs are like magnets
-if all else fails just scream really loud in a high pitched squeal...it gets everyone's attention
tantrums
-opinions to have tantrums about!
-climbing
-words (like "ee-a" for Lydia and "ay-yee" for Maille)
-bops up and down with her whole body and her head to say yes
-picking up the phone and saying "ya, ya, ya, ya"
-emptying EVERYTHING
-knocking over towers is HILARIOUS
-cutting 4 molars all at once (she was sleeping through the night!)
-busy body syndrome (even when she's sleeping her body is moving)
-understands the word "no", but doesn't have the maturity to override the desire
-friendly and shy at the same time
-"to be in mom's arms or down exploring...just can't make up my mind!?!?"
-knows that socks and shoes go on the feet, but can't figure out how to get them on and they come off SO EASY!!!
-everything in hand is to be smelled, felt, AND TASTED!
-stairs are like magnets
-if all else fails just scream really loud in a high pitched squeal...it gets everyone's attention
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The New Job
I've now got two days under my belt at my new job. So far, I'm pretty happy at how the job is working out. The two other programmers I work with are both smart and very easy to work with. I think we'll get along great.
Everyone else at the company has been very nice as well. It seems that everyone is good at what they do, excited about the company, and very happy to be in Park City. Nearly everyone there is from some other part of the country. So far I know of North Carolina, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, California, and Washington being represented.
Currently, I'm staying with my aunt, uncle, and cousin in Layton, Utah. They've been nice enough to let me have a room in their home while we try to sell the house back in Bellingham. They're a pretty easy-going family which is very nice.
The only downside to staying in Layton is that it means I'm commuting 1 hour each way. Fortunately, there is some tremendous scenery along my driving route. The picture is a little crooked, but that's what you get when you are taking pictures while driving.
Finally, I wanted to share a couple pictures I took today from the deck that is literally 5 feet from my desk. Today we had a bbq lunch out there. It was about 80 degrees and I was told that is just slightly warmer than usual. I like it here.
Everyone else at the company has been very nice as well. It seems that everyone is good at what they do, excited about the company, and very happy to be in Park City. Nearly everyone there is from some other part of the country. So far I know of North Carolina, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, California, and Washington being represented.
Currently, I'm staying with my aunt, uncle, and cousin in Layton, Utah. They've been nice enough to let me have a room in their home while we try to sell the house back in Bellingham. They're a pretty easy-going family which is very nice.
The only downside to staying in Layton is that it means I'm commuting 1 hour each way. Fortunately, there is some tremendous scenery along my driving route. The picture is a little crooked, but that's what you get when you are taking pictures while driving.
Finally, I wanted to share a couple pictures I took today from the deck that is literally 5 feet from my desk. Today we had a bbq lunch out there. It was about 80 degrees and I was told that is just slightly warmer than usual. I like it here.
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