Archive for October, 2004

Halloween

Sunday, October 31st, 2004

Well, yesterday was the big day on our block. We had our usual Halloween block party with tons and tons of kids. We gave out glow bracelets. We had about 500 of them and gave out about 7:15. The kids had a great time. Katy got tired of trick-or-treating, so she handed out candy at [...]

Gettin’ Pumpkins

Saturday, October 30th, 2004

On Saturday, Evan and I did this ride. We rode over Page Mill to Pescadero and along the ocean back towards Santa Cruz. Elizabeth and the kids met us at a pumpkin patch and got pumpkins for Halloween.

Halloween Parade

Friday, October 29th, 2004

Katy and Margaret had their Halloween parade at their school this morning. All the kids get in their costumes and have a big assembly where they march around so that everyone can see everyone else. Elizabeth is busy all day at Halloween parties for all three kids in their classrooms.

Dance

Wednesday, October 27th, 2004

Katy had her dance recital. Click on the picture above for a few movies and pictures.

Pumpkin Patch

Monday, October 25th, 2004

Margaret’s kindergarten class went to the pumpkin patch. Sam and I went, too. It was a sea of children and pumpkins, noise and mud. The pumpkin pyramid and train ride were the highlights of the trip.

Construction Update

Wednesday, October 20th, 2004

Well, we are done with construction for this year. It has started snowing in Tahoe and the TRPA won’t let us build after October 15th unless we do some things that we don’t want to do right now. If all goes well, we will start around May 1st, 2005 and have something we can use [...]

Ride with Tyler

Sunday, October 17th, 2004

I went for a bike ride with Tyler Hamilton today. He has gotten 2nd in the Giro d’Italia with a broken shoulder and 4th in the Tour De France with a broken collarbone. He also won gold in the Olympic Time Trial in Athens. He was out here raising money for his foundation, this was [...]

What is this?

Saturday, October 16th, 2004

This was outside the bathrooms at Cowell Theater in San Francisco. I was able to identify it as art right away.

Pokie’s 40th

Saturday, October 9th, 2004

Friday was my 40th birthday, so Rusty took me to Yosemite (because he is a good husband). We stayed at the Ahwahnee; the kids stayed home (because Rusty is a good husband). We had a nice time, and on Saturday hiked to the top of Yosemite Falls, a 7.2 mile roundtrip with about 3000 ft [...]

Skylark Ranch

Saturday, October 2nd, 2004

Katy went to Girl Scout camp in the Santa Cruz mountains. It was exactly the same as Girl Scout camp in Michigan 30 years ago, but with better scenery. Here are Katy, Rachel, Jenna and Holly making a fairy house in Fern Grove. You can see more photos here.