Archive for October, 2005

Halloween

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Of course today was Halloween. Katy was a 50′s girl with poodle skirt made by Elizabeth. Margaret was a butterfly. Sam was Steve from blues clues. Every day that his “Steve shirt” is not dirty, he is Steve, so there wasn’t much departure from normal here. The kids had their parade at school, we had [...]

The Tech

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Katy’s class went to The Tech today. The kids took part in a Bouyancy lab, where they worked in small groups to make underwater exploration devices. Then they ate lunch. saw an IMAX movie, and explored the museum. “Rockets” propelled by water and Alka Seltzer were a big hit.

Alcatraz

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

We finally took the kids to Alcatraz today. Katy has been wanted to go for a while. We rode a Blue & Gold ferry from Pier 41. The island was interesting. We all (except Andy) took the audio tour (even Sam). It was pretty good and it seemed like Katy and Margaret actually got someting [...]

2 Things

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

Two things happened to me today that don’t happen every day. I saw my big brother Rick and I wore long pants (I think I probably see my brother more than I wear long pants). This is a picture of him standing next to his plane and me waiting for my meeting. The major problem [...]

Snow

Sunday, October 16th, 2005

We went up to Tahoe this weekend to check on the construction. We got snow!!! It was only a couple of inches and it was gone by the afternoon, but it was fun none-the-less. The construction continues to move along. We got the windows for the downstairs and they are all in and mostly all [...]

The Castle

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

More pictures of the house as it turns into a castle. We took all the furniture from the house next door up to Tahoe and put it in storage so that it will be there when we need it.