By Bryan on July 7, 2010
Kari's excited to paddle 10,000+ CFS for the first time.
When Kari and I were living in Maine those many years ago we learned to whitewater kayak and have done it off and on since. In the last few years it’s been more off than on, so we’ve been very excited to meet some people recently who also love to paddle. They also have kids which makes it even that much more possible that we’d hang out and boat together. We all got together for a weekend up near Jackson to camp and paddle nearby rivers. Kari and I were very lucky to get to paddle the Snake together two days in a row. The photos aren’t great here, but you’ll see some sweet underwater shots. I’ll say it now, people don’t look all that good when photographed under water.
Posted in Adventures | Tagged Jackson, Kari, paddling, summer, Tegan, Tory |
By Bryan on June 29, 2010
Tory collects rocks for chucking.
We make it up to the Uintas quite a bit every summer, this year a little later than usual due to our extended winter/lack of spring. We spent just one night and then hiked the next day. These hikes are still short, but I’m guessing in the next few years they’ll stretch out longer with some overnight hike ins.
Posted in Adventures | Tagged camping, Kari, Serisa, summer, Tegan, Tory, Uintas |
By Bryan on June 25, 2010
Tegan the Wiggle Worm squirms with daddy-o. Yup there's more!
It’s finally summer here and that means the Mountain Town Music concerts are in fill swing. We’re pretty lucky here in Park City – there’s free concerts 3 or 4 days a week during the summer. This band was from South Carolina and were dang good! Shoulda bought a cd.
Posted in Everyday Events | Tagged Evan, Heather, Josh, Kari, Piper, Serisa, summer, Tegan, Tory |
By Bryan on June 17, 2010
Pepe le Pew. Click for le quotes.
Posted in Everyday Events | Tagged animals, Tory |
By Bryan on June 15, 2010
Tory takes a ride in the Firetruck. And yeah, there's more ↑
I’ve had to start titling these posts with a year extension as we come around to doing the same events year after year, but what the hey… I could do some kind of clever title, but that’s not what this site is all about so again – what the hey.
That aside, the Kids Fair went off again this year and thankfully the weather has finally turned here as it was a beautiful day. I wasn’t actually there this year, but luckily the camera was and I can live it as everyone else who wasn’t there does. I heard Tory took a tumble head over teakettle style on the big slide and decided he’d had enough… I don’t see any pics of Tegan here, but I know for a fact she was there… Sorry Tegie, this isn’t second child syndrome, I don’t think.
Posted in Special Events | Tagged Park City, Sam, Sophia, Tory |
By Bryan on June 5, 2010
Unrehearsed statue impression. Click for more.
I wasn’t able to make this one, but Kari and the kids went down to Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake to celebrate Jarrett and Mel’s anniversary. Red Butte is, of course, where they were married and Mel’s parents, Jim and Olive were also there. Looks like they had a lot of fun, it’s really too bad I missed it. Good thing Kari took the camera!
Posted in Adventures | Tagged Adventures, Jarrett, Kari, Mel, spring, Tegan, Tory |
By Bryan on May 20, 2010
Scrambling up in Little Wild Horse Canyon
On day two of our recent trip to the desert we decided to explore Little Wild Horse canyon just southwest of Goblin Valley. It’s a non technical slot canyon that has a little bit of everything, except the drops and swims. I’m tempted to call this Tory’s first real canyon as he hiked nearly all of the 6 miles by himself, and did great scrambling and climbing around. I’m wondering if to call it his first there would need to be ropes and at least one rappel… but perhaps I’m over thinking it. :)
Posted in Adventures | Tagged adventure, Bryan, Kari, southern utah, Tegan, Tory |
By Bryan on May 20, 2010
Amongst the Hoodoos. Click for more Goblins
Two previous trips were canceled by weather this spring, but we finally snuck out for a weekend in the desert. The Goblin Valley area is relatively close, and even though it’s quite busy these days it’s still a fun romp around the hoodoos. My very first southern Utah experience was here so it was great seeing the kids cavorting in the place that put me in awe.
Posted in Adventures | Tagged adventure, Kari, southern utah, Tegan, Tory |
By Bryan on May 15, 2010
Tegan eats a comb near the gardens
The weather this spring has been rather crappy – snow and rain and cold – so getting a little sun and warmth for Mother’s Day was a real treat. It was a perfect day to get outside and build our first two raised bed gardens. The soil here isn’t as rich and black as I’m used to back in Minnesota, which is why we decided to go vertical. The growing season here is also pretty short so there’ll be a bit of a learning curve on what grows well, but I’m envisioning a nice grid of these beds one day. Maybe one dedicated to strawberries!
Happy Mother’s Day, Kari, we love you!
Posted in Special Events | Tagged holidays, Kari, mothers day, Tegan, Tory |
By Bryan on May 15, 2010
The classic baby shoe. There's a couple more of the same if you clicky...
Sorry Tegan. I’ve never really liked these shoes that I refer to as ‘The Classic Baby Shoe,’ but my goodness are they useful. They stay on her feet, she can’t take them off, and she seems to like them. They’re not as easy to get on as a shoe with velcro, but they’re white and they go with most everything she wears. Again, sorry Tegan.
Posted in Everyday Events | Tagged clothing, shoes, Tegan |
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