Hawaii, the Hostess with the Mostess

$30 Wal-Mart tent purchased so that mom and baby were protected from the winter sunshine's killing rays of cancer. Probably one of the coolest purchases ever. The rest of us were jealous, especially when it rained.
Cohen (I choose to believe he was named after Seth Cohen of the hit tv series The OC), not sure what to do in this situation. I knew what to do though, document!
Huge waves at Waimea beach on the north shore. I'm not normally a big fan of getting pounded by the awesome raw power of the seas, but I sure enjoy watching other people's poundings.

James on his first Harley. Pretty astute of a 4 month old to know how to look cool.

Grandkid pictures. Gma and Gpa (Gma) bought the hawaiian outfits. Andrew (the one crying) wasnt a big fan of the sand or water.

My new facebook profile:) Courtesy of Danny. A penny for my thoughts...what the h#$ is going on in that head? I really couldn't tell you but it must have been deep.

Dede missing her job and boss at Goldman Sachs.

Dan's yellow shirt says "Man Scouts".

The Man Scout bursting through the water's surface for airj and show; A dramatical reinactment of A Normal Day for a Dolphin. (Excellent form Dan)

Claire thinks we are all idiots.

Way cuter on a kid than an adult.

Bonnie and Andrew enjoyed watching people getting pounded too.

Thanks Gary and BOnnie for the amazing trip! What a way to spend the holidays. I'm gonna be good every year from now on.

Our North 40, and Some People's South

The sun is setting pretty early these days. I had a grand scheme to get up into the mountains to capture the essence and beauty of a Utah winter sunset but my timing was WAY off. Instead of Red Pine I had to settle for Red Butt (I mean Butte)....and it wasn't too shabby.

Stupid jogger. I was just jealous. Who wouldn't want to run a bit when surrounded by this scenery?!

As crappy as winters can be.....come on....this should surely help us endure the bitterness.

Ode to Joy

Did anyone ever get into Calvin and Hobbes? A brilliant comic strip! My friend Steph Doyle reminded me of it today so I just threw up some quotes. Enjoy.

-Calvin"Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless."

-Calvin"Reality continues to ruin my life."

-Calvin"What assurance do I have that your parenting isn't screwing me up?"

-Calvin"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."

-Calvin"I hate to think that all my current experiences will someday become stories with no point."

-Calvin"I used to hate writing assignments, but now I enjoy them. I realized that the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog!"

-Calvin"As far as I'm concerned, if something is so complicated that you can't explain it in 10 seconds, then it's probably not worth knowing anyway."

-Calvin"It's only work if somebody makes you do it"

-Calvin"In my opinion, television validates existence."

-Calvin"Life is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success... ...Flat stretches of boring routine... ...And valleys of frustration and failure."

-Calvin"What I like is when you're looking and thinking and looking and thinking... And suddenly you wake up."

-Calvin"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want."

-Calvin"A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do."-

-Calvin"I keep forgetting that rules are for little nice people." -Calvin