Celebrating 2016

With a rousing game of King Oil!  

Going to See What Santa Brought!

Santa was good to us again this year.  Excitement levels were high!

Elle's Holiday Dance Show - Video 1

Elle's drew the middle slot for this dance!

Elle on the cover!

Elle discovered she made the cover of the spring dance show video!  At $25, we elected to skip purchasing it!

The Poser!

Jack's Gingerbread House

Jack made a fancy gingerbread house at school!

Glittery Blue Red Hair!

Elle had a birthday party for her friend and had her hair and nails done there!

Spam Snacks!

I think not!

Our Handsome Wrestler!

Her wish!

Featuring some candle flare!

Elle's Birthday Dinner!

Getting ready!

Birthday Party Fun!

Ready for Birthday Party!

Santa Pictures

Santa made a quick trip by Elle's school for pictures a few days back.... Here's the outcome!

Jack Wrestles!

He gets down early but responds!   The team's first scrimmage is Friday so we'll see how that goes.

The Bird!

A 20 pounder!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Rick Hunts for Thanksgiving Dinner

Rick attempts to hunt down a turkey that kept coming into the pool area and pooping!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Santa Cow!

Well if it isn't the Santa Cow!

The Friendly Foxhound

Jack and I were out grabbing bagels this morning and heard a bellowing howl echoing through the parking lot.  We tracked it and found ourselves face to face with a friendly foxhound!

An Odd Phrase Regarding El Nino... That's what mother beagles do.

We can only hope the forecast is right... so far it has been very normal to below normal in terms of rainfall.

Where's Jack?

Jack's Creation!

A Bad Candy!

Peanut Butter Cup flavored candy corns did not last long at our house. We all agreed the trash can was the place for them!

Cranberry Sprite! Reviewed

Cranberry Sprite is a surprising and tasty find! Not as sweet as many beverages I would give it good marks.

Amazon Prime Now

Who needs 2-day shipping when you can get it now!

Almost ready!

15 minutes 'til T-time. Elle is a bit perturbed with Jack for some reason!

Jack's Halloween Take

Lots of M&Ms and Milky Ways! And Sweet Tarts!

3 Planets!

Jack and I were intrigued by the three planets - Jupiter, Venus and Mars clustering together in the morning sky!

Crazy Hair

It is spirit week at school!

Every Available Angle of "The Block" Georgia Tech Beats #9 Florida State

#GoJackets

We found the lava lamp in the attic and it seemed like a good time to bring it out....

At the corner fair...

In a Ferris wheel!

Most Popular Video? Garth

This video of Garth opening his show in Sacramento has proven to be the most popular I've ever uploaded to YouTube with nearly 500 views!

Elle nabs a goal!

This is from a few weeks back!

Zipline Action at the Pumpkin Patch!

Jack wanted to try the zipline again this year and seemed to like it!

A trip to...

Mom and Elle's favorite store....

Choo Choo!!!

Elle Graduates to Scooter!

And enjoys scooting in pajamas!

Elle's Tongue Shot

Elle ha another successful soccer outing this past week-end. Here, she
gains some extra focus by sticking her tongue out!

Hangin' in the 'boro

Inspired by the Pope

Jack built a church during Pope-mania last week!

Football Game

Jack and I caught part of a football game in El Dorado Hills....

Last Orion's Belt Viewing + Christmas Lights

Sacramento
Last sighting - May 6th in Folsom, 2015

Belt Shoots Up from the East @

End of  December - 6pm
November 6, exactly 9pm (post time change)
First week of October - Midnight (pre-time change)


Gainesville
First belt sightings / Times:

August 03 - ~6am from bathroom slider.

October 30 - 11pm
November 15th -  9pm

Last sighting - 

May 11th  - 8:45pm, 2019

Neighborhood Christmas Lights Count (any lights or decorations seen)

Full Wild Walk - 129 - 2020

Arnold Walk - 63 - 2020

Arnold Walk - 89 - 2021   (7, 7, 63, 12)

Arnold Walk - 99 - 2022 (7,8, 11(Oakmont),59, 14 (105th Bromirski section)

Arnold Walk - 111 - 2023 (14 (our section of 105th and down 37th, 16 (Through Park down 106th and to First Oakmont road, 15 (Oakmont), Rest of 106th), 12 (106th extension towards Bruce), Rest of 106th to right and rest of 105th)

Halloween

Arnold Walk - 50 - 2022

Arnold Walk - 45 - 2023

Soccer Practice Footage

Jack Takes Us On a Jurassic World Tour

Brother and Sister!

Here's a snap of Jack and Elle in front of winery in Amador County!

Elle's First Soccer Game

Here are a few pics from Elle's first soccer game.  Her team, the Angry Butterflies did a good job and Elle had several goal opportunities capitalizing on one of them! 

 

 

Elle Celebrates!

Kicking in a goal during her first soccer game!

Jack the Ninja Warrior

Let's Go Pick Out a New Baby!

Rubio's "Diablo" Sauce is HOT!

Kitty and Cones!

Happy Birthday to Dad

Dad would have been 75 today.  Here's one of his favorite games he always talked about from his days at Georgia Tech.  A 7-6 victory over #1 Alabama, breaking their 26 game unbeaten streak in 1962.

Breakfast with Dad

Dad talks about a wide variety of topics during breakfast at Chick-fil-A recorded on 11/25/14:

CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE AUDIOhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/ykhjw19178abkqc/Breakfast%20with%20Dad%2011-25-14.mp3?dl=0

Balloon Pop

Another bad idea gone wrong???

American Pie!

Hiking the Folsom Lake Basin

We did a hike into the Folsom Lake basin again this year and Elle went this
time!

Elle With her handbag...

Designed and built by Jack!

Folsom Lake at 25 Year Low

An interesting video...maybe it is time for another hike!

http://www.weather.com/news/sacramento/kcra/video/livecopter3-flies-over-shockingly-low-folsom-lake

Cool Plane Snap!

Steph got this flying over San Jose!

Elle Makes The School Update!

Biscuits & Gravy Chips Reviewed

I believe Dad would have given these chips a one sentence review:

"A bad idea gone wrong."

Most Popular Video? Garth!

This Garth Brooks video I shot has proven to be the most popular I've ever uploaded to Youtube... with nearly 500 views.

Ready to Ride

One time was enough for me. Bill and Jack were game though!