After the Honeymoon

Winter Wonderland

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Missoula has been blanketed, over and over, with S-N-O-W...and there is NO part of it that Miss Logan does not LOVE! She had her first ski lesson shortly after Christmas and the instuctor thought she was a natural. To keep up with her demands to sled down our driveway we have trained Doc to pack her back and forth! Grammy Sheryl was visiting via the phone when this little voice in the background announced..."I Gotta Go". No...nothing to do with potty-training...she was peering through the window at daddy shoveling the sidewalk, yet again, and she felt the urge to play...AGAIN.

Mommy and Logan in the front yard

Christmas 2011 - Boise

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Logan was quite dazzling on Christmas Eve...spent with Aaron's family

at his Aunt Joan's. Logan got herself all dolled up and was fascinated

with the Christmas tree before we left for dinner.

Grandpa and Grandma Foster were missed as they spent

Christmas in Kamiah due to knee surgery for Aaron's mom.

We all wish her a speedy recovery.

Aunt Lindsey brought her goldendoodle puppy, Scarlet.

to spend Christmas with Copper and Piper.

Santa brought Logan a Memory Game and the Simon sisters

(not a bit competitive) picked up an old family tradition.

Look what Aunt Lindsey found at the Boise airport!

New red sweater from Uncle Larry and Aunt Sharon in North Carolina.

Geri joined us for Christmas Day.

Logan enjoys a story from her great-grandma.

Testing out the doctor kit and new dollie.

This now makes TWO, Grandpa Phil!

Bang, bang...better save up your pennies!

All wrapped up in the packaging...entertained us for about an hour Christmas Eve. WHY did we spend money on presents?

Back from our walk...Piper soothes tired feet...

Photoshoot by mommy

New play equipment in the park...

TThese boots were THE hit this year.
For every pair of shoes...Grandpa Phil
will have to buy Logan a ___?

Preparing for her return, tomorrow, to bear country!

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Logan has been busy lately. She now has a swing and a slide in the backyard. Also, she likes to tool around on her tricycle. We are pretty excited about the weather cooling off because Logan has a whole new wardrobe of CUTE coats, vests and boots. She thinks my ipod is a phone...

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Pics of Logie

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Logan has peed in the potty a handful of times, but she doesn't quite understand the concept of pooping in the potty. She likes to do that over the carpet...

Flight to Kamiah

2011-07-11T11:46:00.000-07:00

Logan and I had our maiden voyage flying with Dad this weekend. We flew over to Kamiah and then back to Missoula the next day. It was a little bumpy on the way over, but smooth sailing the whole way back. Dad put it on the ground with perfect landings both times!

Helping Mom make Brownies!

2011-07-08T11:29:00.000-07:00

Fourth of July Pics

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New pics!

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Camping trip

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Boise Zoo!

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April in Missoula

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Walking alot now!

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Last weekend

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We had my good friend Jill and her daughter Maida visit with us last weekend. Unfortunately, Jill got the stomach flu and was sick the whole time, then AJ and Logan got it yesterday and were barfing all day. I have escaped...so far.

Worse mother ever

2011-04-07T13:51:00.000-07:00

Poor logan got ANOTHER wound on her face due to neglectful parenting and DOC. I was swinging her upside down and Doc walked over with a ball in his mouth and a little rough piece of plastic on the ball cut open her cheek. I though I was going to have to stitch it, but we got it together with some steri-strips. It will leave a scar for sure...

Logan's new crawling style

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Logan doing some walking

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Feeding doc

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Pucker up

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Logan

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March in Missoula

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Today Logan and I went to the pool. She was not overly impressed. Got a few smiles, mostly she just watched the big kids play. The mark on her cheek is from Doc scratching her. We aren't completely sure what happened, but think that she was crawling on him and he tried to jump up and get away and accidently scratched her. However, I voted to send Doc the way of Wyatt. He is about 2 seconds away from moving to Kamiah, perminently.

More pics of our place!

2011-02-05T18:59:00.000-08:00

Logan skipped an afternoon nap and went down early tonight, so I'm making the most of it with lots of blogging. Sorry to be posting SOOOOO many pictures of our house, but it is just so exciting to finally be in MY OWN HOUSE that I picked out EVERYTHING for and I can hang ANYTHING I WANT on the walls! When you are 30 years old and are saying that for the first time... you know it has been a LONG wait.

AJ is my hero. He put on all the hardware this week and weekend. It took FOREVER!

Poor Logan has a bad mommy. I put her in the laundry basket for a cute photo op, but she fell forward right into my hand holding the camera. I almost poked her right in the eye with my fingernail. She has a little bruise just beneath her eye (*sniff, sniff*). There is even photographic evidence...

Upgrades

2011-02-05T15:44:00.000-08:00

Got some hardware on the cabinets, thanks AJ! Also starting to hang some pictures and mirrors. Logan's bathroom got a bigger and better mirror. Her bedroom got a nice bureau that doubles as a changing table. It is part of our bedroom furniture set, but there was no room for it in our bedroom...

Weekend

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Fun with the Fosters!

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More remodel pics

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Seattle!

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Cute little night-light I got in Seatte for Logan's room. Logie was glad to see Daddy, but I think he enjoyed his weekend of fishing away from our little bear...

Logan and I ventured to Seattle to visit with my good friend Jill and her husband, Drew and daughter, Maida. Logan and Maida area a year apart in age. They aren't best friends yet, but give it some time...

We went out to eat at a little restaurant where EVERYONE had kids. There was even a little play-area with toys. Kids were running around wild...I felt a little sorry for th wait-staff, but what a great place! Otherwise parents with little kids just have to stay home.

Logan charmed the pants off everyone all weekend, even at the airport, where we were delayed out of Seattle. Barely made it to Missoula, those Alaska Airlines pilots have some huge cajones! It was blizzard conditions here and they still managed to land! It was a bit bumpy and scary, but we made it!

Partway moved in...

2011-01-25T06:59:00.001-08:00

These are taken with AJs cell phone, so better resolution pics to come. We got most of the kitchen stuff moved up last night. Couldn't get the bedroom furniture and other stuff up because the painters are coming back today to touch up the trim and walls. A couple of inches of snow fell last night while we were making dinner and putting stuff away...so pretty from our new upstairs! Even Doc likes the plush carpet. But he is banned from the couch! Next we need to get a rug for the dining room table. The picture taken is without the 2 leaves! It is huge...

Remodel almost done!

2011-01-22T19:24:00.000-08:00

Finally the remodel is almost done. It seems to have turned out pretty good. A few minor obsticles were overcome...

Fun with eating and clapping

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Fun in basement

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Remodel update

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8 months old!

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Don't laugh, Daddy dressed me...

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Holidays 2010/11

2011-01-05T07:32:00.000-08:00

We travelled to Boise for Christmas, Logan is a good little flyer! She is starting to pull herself up and take a few steps holding on to tables and us. She will be walking by 9 months I think! Still working on remodelling our upstairs. We are now living in the baseline. The cabinents will be finished today and the hardwood floors are done. Now just have to get the trim, carpets, appliances and countertops!

Random pics

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Logan pics!

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Turning 30...

2010-11-04T09:06:00.000-07:00

Sorry loyal blog followers, I haven't been able to post any new pics for awhile. I think it was AJs dysfunctional computer. I'm doing these from work. More to come...

Montana

2010-09-05T17:24:00.000-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa Simon came for a visit this weekend. Logan was in rare form; sleeping through the night and sweet as could be. Probably because she got her 4 month shots on Friday and was running a low-grade fever until Saturday night. It definitely toned her down a bit. By Sunday afternoon she was back to her normal fussy self. We hiked up Mt. Jumbo Sunday morning. AJ was "the pack horse". Dave and Shannon were the "draft horses" pulling Sheryl up the hill. I finally found the house I want...too bad it is probably 3 million dollars!

August in Missoula

2010-08-23T11:42:00.000-07:00

We are loving August in Missoula, but glad that it is finally cooling off a bit! Aunt Lindsey came for a visit last weekend, that is why we have some decent photos! Aaron flew her over on Friday, but had to drive her back due to some sketchy weather.

August 1st, A Flight to Kamiah to Pick Up Grandma Foster

2010-08-01T20:20:00.000-07:00

Aj decided he'd better get some help for his first week home alone with Logan while Shannon is off at work, so he flew to Kamiah to recruit Grandma Foster!

It was a great early morning flight, but after crossing into Idaho it began to look as if a landing in Kamiah might be a bit foggy...

Things were burning off quick though, so with just one extra circle he was able to drop through a hole and make a nice landing:) By the time breakfast was over and both two and four legged passengers were rounded up, it was nothing but blue skies!

Back on the ground at MSO.

Another great flight, but I'm starting to see a pattern here, as it seems only my mother and dogs will agree to fly with me!

July 29th

2010-07-29T20:26:00.001-07:00

Reading "The Lakota Way" with Dad while trying to keep Logan awake until her designated naptime. We did OK last night, but it was no 12 hours...

More Jazzy toes with a red pedicure and flip-flops!

July 28th

2010-07-28T19:13:00.000-07:00

We finally got Logan's room set up! We went for a walk this evening to try to kill some time before bedtime and Logan fell asleep before it was time! This is AJ trying to keep her awake, to no avail...

Logan wore a pair of her jazzy toes today; they are so big that they are more like tights!

She even has her own bathroom with a skylight!

Getting on a schedule...

2010-07-28T09:15:00.000-07:00

We finally got serious about a schedule for Logan's sleeping/eating and read the book, "The Baby Sleep Solution". The goal is for the baby to nap 1 hour during the morning, 2 hours in the afternoon and 12 hours uninturrupted at night by 12 weeks of age! After just about 12 hours of following the simple steps, I have already seen a BIG difference. For instance, I thought babies couldn't eat more than 4 ounces at a time in their little tummies, wrong! We offered Logan more this morning and she chowed down 7 ounces! The key to 12 hours of sleep at night is replacing their evening feeds during the daytime by way of increasing the amount with each q4h daytime meal!

Our plan is for an 8pm bedtime. She woke up at 8am this morning and we fed her. I put her down for her 1 hour nap at 10 am. She will eat again at noon and go down for another nap around 2pm. We will try to get her to sleep until 4pm (usually she sleeps for about 3 or more hours during the day, especially if we are in the car or stroller). Then she will eat around 4pm and we try to keep her awake until 8pm when she eats again and goes down for the night. Whew! If only!

Pics from the nursery to come soon!

Hiking

2010-07-26T16:13:00.001-07:00

We ventured up the road from our house into the Rattlesnake trail system. Had a great hike with Logan strapped on (my back is killing me even though AJ carried her more than half the time)!

My two little trailblazers sure were tired when we got home!

My computer crashed and my camera fell out of the diaper bag today, so camera-phone pics may be all you get for awhile.

AJ is cooking us a Salmon dinner tonight; then we're going to check out the indoor pool/water park if we still have any energy in us...

Nap Nanny recalled today due to baby that died when it was used in a crib (which you are not supposed to do!) and she was trapped between the chair and the bumper. Even though we use it correctly on the floor, I'm probably not going to put her in it all night anymore. This could be interesting...tried the pack-n-play for a nap today and screaming ensued! Tomorrow I'm on the hunt for a real crib! I also have sheer bumpers that the baby can easily breathe through!

Sunday's Scenic Flight

2010-07-26T10:52:00.000-07:00

Missoula From 7000ft MSL

I decided to get started exploring the area Sunday, so I flew from Missoula (MSO) South up the Bitteroot all the way to the West Fork.

Lee Metcalf Wildlife Area

Looking South towards the West Fork

On the way back I landed at Hamilton (6S5) and Stevensville (32S), then headed East to the Rock Creek Drainage and flew that back to the Clark Fork.

Darby

Looking North down Rock Creek towards the Clark Fork

The fishing is reported to be very good in Rock Creek, so I will soon need to take a closer look, with flyrod in hand;)

I then flew the Rattlesnake Wilderness (which starts just behind our house) to see what that was all about.

The Rattlesnake Wilderness was bigger than I expected!

The Rattlesnake has many mountain lakes and some very unique access, as there is a mountain bike trail more or less down the center, with foot access off either side.

I'm thinking my next flight might be to the North and a bit East to check out the Bison Range...

A Good Day!

2010-07-25T11:28:00.001-07:00

This morning Logan and I went for a jog while Aaron flew around exploring the Montana countryside. Last night Logan slept downstairs in her room all alone...and she did great! 5 hours between 10-3 and then she ate and slept until almost 6 am! Anytime after 5 am is snuggle-time with mom in bed...we slept in until 7:30!

I have to get some publicity photos taken tomorrow, so had to try on some work pants. Thank God they fit (barely). My fitted shirts are another story...

On the agenda today was browsing the second-hand children's furniture stores for a crib...but they are all closed on Sunday...damn these Missoulains and there liberal ways! Guess we will just have to go exploring...although we are limited by the 96 degree forecast for today!

Missoula

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Saturday Market! Logan was the cutest gal there, of course AJ was the handsomest husband...

Logie in the pool

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Our new place!

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AJ took the pics of the deer in the backyard!

Logan's Wardrobe

2010-07-10T13:46:00.000-07:00

I spent a significant amount of time yesterday photographing Logan's clothes and organizing them into one big powerpoint presentation with the coordinating shoes, jackets and hats so I can just put up a picture of what I want AJ to dress her in for the day and he won't even have to think twice! Here is one of my favorites, "Daddy's Little Deer!"

Two months old today!

2010-07-09T14:02:00.000-07:00

Logan got her 2 month shots this week, poor baby! Besides being sleepy during the day, she seems to have no ill effects...

She weighs 11 lbs and 2 oz, which is 58th %tile
Her length is 22 in, which is 38th %tile
Her head circumference is 15in, which is 34th%tile...

She is on her way to being a little chunker, better cut back on the booby-milk!

July 3rd

2010-07-03T21:06:00.000-07:00

We went for a walk in the foothills with the dogs today! I got very tired carrying my little girl...she slept the whole time. Movement is like baby anesthesia.

Logan is very pious, I'm teaching her to pray early...JK!

Can't start reading to her too soon!

Swimming and Studying and Sleeping

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I think the water was a little too cold...she didn't like it so much!

July 1st

2010-07-01T07:29:00.000-07:00

We are enjoying the nice weather in Boise, going on walks, swimming and hanging out with grandma and grandpa Simon, aunt Lindsey and the "kids", Copper and Piper. I'm trying to study for a few hours every day, and aunt Lindsey is helping a lot with babysitting! On-tap for today is a visit to REI for some Montana-esque winter clothes, more diapers at Target and maybe a visit to the gym tonight for Mom and Grandma. AJ is handling "the big move" today in Portland! Thanks Daddy!

Here are some more pics from the shower-day!

Little Cutie!

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June in Boise, Idaho

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I had a great time at Logan's shower! Logan got some CUTE stuff including this adorable hat, shirt and bikini! Great-grandma Foster got to hold little Logan while she was sleeping and sweet...

AJ sent me this picture to my phone while I was a work last week! They went to the park! I was so jealous...

Sweet little gassy smile!

Aunt Lindsey!

Airplane jammies!

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6 weeks old!

2010-06-20T14:35:00.000-07:00

Logan is 6 weeks old today! She is getting so big and starting to sleep a little better! Mom had to work all week this week (covering for a co-resident on vacation) and so Logan hung out with Dad! They went to the park and went grocery shopping and had tons of fun!

Got in the tub with Logan this morning and she smiled a real smile! She was almost laughing...she loves the water so much! She also smiled at me when I went to pick her up after her nap today...

These aren't the highest quality as they are taken on Dad's phone, but you get the idea...more pics to come when Mom finds her camera battery (I think it's at work) and is able to download cute new pics off her camera...

Hanging around the house

2010-06-11T11:04:00.000-07:00

Logan likes to contort herself into strange positions for sleeping (whatever works!) I got to sleep for almost 6 hours last night 'cause Mr. Mom was up with the baby. Aaron will get the full dose of Logan this next week when I have to "really" work all day. Good thing the weather is supposed to be nice...they can get outside and go to the parks!

Doc likes to sleep in Logan's room. He pretty much leaves her alone...I think he senses how important she is to use and how much trouble he would be in if he disturbed her!

Boise Weekend!

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Logan gets to meet her Great Grandma Foster and Aunt Joan!

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Technical difficulties have been fixed...

And Aunt Joan came to visit too!

Logan Shay Foster

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2+ weeks

2010-05-26T20:43:00.000-07:00

Logan had her 2 wk appt this Tuesday and she now weighs 8lbs 2oz! She also had a photo shoot with her favorite photographer (after direct family members of course), Drew McKenzie. Those pics will be coming soon, so be patient all you die-hard Logan fans...

Logan week 2

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More pics of Logan!

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Logan Shay Foster

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Born 12:27am, May 9th - Mothers Day
7lbs 7oz, 19.75inches

39+ weeks

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Update from OB appt yesterday. Things have progressed a bit, baby is lower, cervix more thinned and dilated; so she was able to strip my membranes, but alas, no labor has ensued...yet.

She estimated Logan at 7.5-8lbs and made an off-hand comment about inducing me at 41.5 wks if I don't go into labor before then. I just about cried. There is going to be some serious negotiation on the timeline of induction...

I'm thinking May 14th if she hasn't shown up before then.

I will be looking into Acupuncture this weekend, and maybe some massage/pressure point mumbo jumbo (believe me, I've tried EVERYTHING ELSE, had a TON of pineapple last night!).

Meanwhile, AJ is completely unsympathetic and getting in all the fishing he can...

38+ weeks

2010-05-01T11:17:00.001-07:00

Baby Update: It's May, so baby can come aaaaany time now....

Had some contractions on Thursday night, but they stopped *sigh*. Today am feeling more pelvic pressure, so hopefully the baby is starting to prepare for vacating my body. (I want it back!)

My OB said she would strip my membranes Tuesday (May 4), so hopefully baby will be here by Mother's Day! Sooner if I'm anything like my mother, who went into labor 2 hours after having this done...

AJ says I can't have the baby until my due date, I think he is a little nervous!

I'm trying to decide if I want to post any pics of my huge belly...I think not.

34 weeks

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Baby Shower

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Got some new photos at today's ultrasound. My OB just wanted to make sure she was growing OK since I was measuring a little small. Turns out she is measuring 34 weeks and I'm only 33 weeks, so everything is great! Too bad she was hiding her face from the ultrasound waves, no cute pics of the profile. If it wasn't her hands blocking the view, it was her feet! At least she has her Dad's sense of direction, head down and ready to come out!

Hands blocking face

Side of cheek, eye and nose

Foot by face (eye)

Back of head and spine

Baby Registry

2010-02-13T04:44:00.000-08:00

After hours of pouring over consumer reviews and dozens of websites; I finally finished by baby registry. I'm at Target, Baby's R Us and Beyond Bedding so you have lots of inexpensive choices should you wish to send the little one a gift. The colors are light pink and brown with some ivory accents. The theme is Cowgirl.

http://www.target.com/registry/baby/2NEOYA2FVEKPK

http://www.toysrus.com/registry/index.jsp

http://registry.beyond-bedding.com/viewRegistry.php?wid=2029

Preggo pics -27 wks

2010-02-06T22:17:00.000-08:00

I always said I would never get these types of pictures done, but my friend Jill convinced me I would want them later. Plus, her husband is a professional photographer, so how could I turn down a photo shoot? AJ would only pose for a few, so my choices were very limited...these are some of my favorites!

February

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25 weeks

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It's a girl...

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Aaron and I went to my 20-wk anatomy ultrasound today. There are 2 legs, 2 arms, 2 kidneys, 1 bladder, 4 heart chambers and zero penises. I think she has Aaron's nose! They took over 100 images, but only gave me 4 (one of which is an especially freaky picture through the cross-section of the skull...yikes!) Here are the good ones of the face and feet! This one shows her sucking on her fingers.

October and November

2009-11-27T17:18:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! My folks drove over from Boise and Lindsey took the train down from Seattle.

Not much of a baby bump yet at 16 1/2 wks.

AJ snoozing after Thanksgiving dinner; don't spill your coffee!

Copper and Piper helped make Thanksgiving dinner!

Andy and Phil came over to Missoula to visit us while I was interviewing for a Dermatology position.

My sister Lindsey; a lawyer doing an Intellectual Property Law course at Univeristy of WA.

Copper loves AJ.

Halloween; AJ went as "The Wolverine" and I was a "Hunter".

Big news!

2009-11-03T18:22:00.000-08:00

We are preggers! This is little "Gunner" at 11 wks; so cute and little!

13 wks (today); looking pretty good!

Arm
Leg

Labia, with 80% certainty...poor AJ!

September Flight along WA-OR Coast

2009-09-22T10:50:00.000-07:00

Coast Range South of Astoria

Long Beach, OR

At this point I can't help but think, "if I just keep heading West, how far could I make it"?

Looking West to the confluence of the Columbia River

It was a good trip where I got to land @ 3 new airstrips; West Port, WA - Willapa Harbor, WA - Astoria, OR. Each one had a slightly different x-wind component to deal with, which is always good practice!

Damage Control

2009-08-12T16:50:00.000-07:00

O.K. So when I saw the less than flattering shot of me and my bald head by the lake, (which Shannon dedided to post for all the world to see) I decided I better put up some more interesting pics, to draw attention away and lessen the sting.

This one I believe is a very severe case of "bad luck"!

This one simply reaffirms the statement "there is no accounting for taste".
And finally, just when you think you know what is NOT good moose habitat...
Or a very scary snapshot into a future of unchecked global warming...

See, now I bet no one even remembers my ever expanding forehead. Whew!

Indian Heaven

2009-08-09T18:10:00.000-07:00

We went backpacking into Indian Heaven Wilderness this weekend, but the weather was not so heavenly. There was a constant foggy soup that turned to rain the second day. I was soaked...
...luckily I married a true outdoorsman who got a warm fire going despite the wet wood and my shoes and self got dried out! Doc was happy to get out of the heat in Portland.

Yes, AJ is now on propecia, so hopefully we'll regain some ground soon...

2009-08-02T13:07:00.000-07:00

We went to Sun River, OR for our annual Dermatology Meeting. We rented a couple of houses right on the Deschutes River. Aj and I thought we were getting this little one in the picture all to ourselves, "The Love Shack"; but our plans were foiled by a booking error...

...the rental company didn't inform the owners that they had rented the cabins for the weekend, so the owners showed up and shared the little cabin with one bathroom with us, what fun!

Doc loved being right on the river and having so many buddies to play with. You can always tell who the dermatologist is...or not.

We had some very sleepy dogs on the drive home.

Fourth of July weekend we headed up to the Olympia Penninsula Wilderness with our good friends Darin and KaLynne from Boise/Utah. We had beautiful weather and got some good exercise!

Flight to Hood River with stop @ Cascade Locks

2009-06-23T18:41:00.000-07:00

Took advantage of some great flying weather and hit two strips I've been wanting to visit in the Gorge, Hood River and Cascade Locks.

Though I didn't get a good shot of the strip, Cascade Locks is a beautiful little strip right on the Columbia, but I do mean little as it only weighs in at 1800X30ft!

FUN!

A Few more Fly-Out shots

2009-06-21T08:45:00.000-07:00

I thought this bridge at Astoria, spanning the Columbia River where it finaly meets the ocean was picture-worthy.

I found there are a number of airstrips along the coast that I need to visit. This is one of them, KAST

A last pic of our departure from Hoquiam, WA

Fly-Out to Seattle, Hoquiam, Astoria

2009-06-21T08:26:00.001-07:00

It started out a wee bit cloudy... I got to practice flying with instruments in real IFR.

Conditions improved as we neared Seattle

It was even clear enough we got to watch the submarine races!

The Washington Oregon Coast was beautiful

80's Derm Party

2009-06-13T08:11:00.000-07:00

Last night we gathered at the famed Crystal Ballroom for our annual Residents Banquet, 80's style! Oh Pop Rocks and Rubek's Cubes...I miss you!

AJ grew this moustache in about 4 days, way to go Porn Star!

My wonderful co-workers: Jeff, Brooke and Sam! Jeff and his wife, Marissa definately won the best dressed award!

AJ didn't get the memo about the flourescent pants! He looked so hot, I couldn't resist him!

The first-years (almost second-years now!) Half of them are pregnant! I threw in some great 80's pics of me, I miss the big bangs...

Wet dogs

2009-05-24T15:39:00.000-07:00