Friday, May 16, 2014
Anna and the Big Redwoods
Last year, I got to take Katie Jo to Manhattan with me when I spoke at the SQL Saturday there. This spring, I got to take Anna Lynn to another of America's great cities, San Francisco. One of the highlights of our trip, and there were many, was a day trip up to Muir Forest for a walk among the redwoods. These beauties are between 200-300 feet tall and so majestic that it steals your breath away and leaves you speachless.
Some of the other highlights of our trip included lots of time spent on the piers, Chinatown, Japantown (also known as J-Town), a tour of the city, the Goldengate Bridge, and the San Francisco Imaginarium (or something like that), which is one of the coolest and most fun hands-on museums I've ever experienced.
One of my personal highlights was getting Anna to have a delicious desert crepe for the very first time. After that, she pretty much wanted crepes for every meal. Anna also loved spending every available moment in the big Kintetsu Mall in J-Town. We also got to visit my nephew, Sam Holley-Kline, whose working on his PhD at Stanford and shared a wonderful evening with him.
One of the other unexpectedly fun things we got to do was a visit to the interesting Winchester Mystery House in Palo Alto. This huge sprawling mansion is the blueprint for every haunted house movie you've ever seen. It was great fun and, despite being a bit creepy, very interesting.
Labels: Anna, Experiences
Friday, November 18, 2011
Halloween Hobos and Highnesses
No one would be surprised if your little daughters wanted to dress up as princesses for Halloween. Here are our two little "Her Royal Highnesses":
Honestly, I think Katie (above upper) and Ava (above lower) just wanted an excuse to put on tons of make-up and to do their hair. Savannah kindly photo-bombed Ava in all of her glamours glory. The older girls decided to go in the exact opposite direction of the glamour of pageant princess and settled on HOBOS.
Savannah (above top) is channeling more of the "unwashed hippy" vibe. Kaylee and Rebecca (above middle) are making their panhandler signs. Kaylee (above bottom) is bringin' the hobo-chic. All she needs now is a little unwashed funk to perfect her image. I doubt that she got a lot of takers on her "free hugs" offer.
Typical for Anna (above), she was barely getting started on her Hitalia costume with the little hair flip when everyone else was practically finished.
Honestly, I think Katie (above upper) and Ava (above lower) just wanted an excuse to put on tons of make-up and to do their hair. Savannah kindly photo-bombed Ava in all of her glamours glory. The older girls decided to go in the exact opposite direction of the glamour of pageant princess and settled on HOBOS.
Savannah (above top) is channeling more of the "unwashed hippy" vibe. Kaylee and Rebecca (above middle) are making their panhandler signs. Kaylee (above bottom) is bringin' the hobo-chic. All she needs now is a little unwashed funk to perfect her image. I doubt that she got a lot of takers on her "free hugs" offer.
Typical for Anna (above), she was barely getting started on her Hitalia costume with the little hair flip when everyone else was practically finished.
Labels: Anna, Ava, Experiences, Katie, Kaylee, Kids, Savannah
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Anna's Biggest Latte Ever!
She's guzzling the coffee now. At least it's sweet and creamy. :^)
Monday, June 27, 2011
Anna Gets Baptised
Of all the things a Christian father wishes and strives to achieve for his children, a strong spiritual foundation is first and foremost. From that foundation, it seems like most every other good thing can flow.
Anna appears in this video about 1/2 way through.
Anna appears in this video about 1/2 way through.
Picnic, Baptism & Hail Storm of June 2011 from Friendship Community Church on Vimeo.
Labels: Anna, Kids, Parenting, Religion
Monday, May 02, 2011
Happy Birthday, Anna - 2002
She's already a beautiful singer at 2.5 years old. She just can't remember the words. LOL
Labels: Anna, Birthday, Kids, Parenting
