Poppy Reserve

The video came out a bit blurry(video compression) - check out the pictures below.

Our friends Gooch and Chuck said the poppies were really in bloom this year, so we jumped in the car after church and drove out to the California Poppy Reserve.

They were not kidding!!!!

It has been at least 7 years since we have seen this many flowers. Jacob and I decided that it looked like a 'cheeto bomb' had exploded all over the valley.

Blue Bayou

On a pure whim, we walked right into the Blue Bayou for lunch. The kids had never been, Ann had only eaten desert here many years ago, and I was here once in high school.

Empty...so far

Yep, we're at Disneyland

It has been a while, so we decided to recharge with a day trip to our "happy place."

Happy Easter

7 Years of Cold Springs

Some things change...some remain the same...good friends are forever.

August 24th , 2003

July 22nd, 2005

July 17th, 2007

November 10th , 2008

March 23rd, 2010

Spring Break in Cold Springs

Here are a bunch of photos from our spring break trip to Cold Springs.

Skiing with Ian

The kids had two days of lessons, and were lucky enough to get the same instructor both days. Ian was an awesome teacher, and today, the kids were his only students.

Skiing at Dodge Ridge

Two cute ski bunnies!

Oscar Sunday

Well, in honor of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, here are a couple of Jacob's performances that I was finally able to get together for the blog.

The first is from the movie Powder Blue, a movie most notable for having Jessica Biel in the role of an exotic dancer. The scene Jacob is in is near the end of the movie during a marionette show. Here is the best shot of Jacob.

This was a shot from the 'making of ' on the DVD.

Here is the scene from Powder Blue.

Next is Changeling, a bit more cache' of a film, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Angelina Jolie. The scene is Jacob in a dentist chair. He was a look alike for the child actor, who couldn't work anymore that week due to child labor laws.

Here is the scene.


Right when the dentist opens the door, you get your best glimpse.

To put the shot in context, here is the master shot.

My video clip and pictures don't really do the shot justice. If you get a chance to watch the movie, you can really see that it is Jacob in the shot.

Well, enough proud (over indulgent) dad for today.