Friday, May 6, 2011

Project Runway




Sneak Peek

I realize there have been far too many photos of John or I holding babies that you can't actually see. And I realize that you don't check this blog to see countless photos of us.

So today was Photo Shoot Day. Oh my, I'm still suffering from cuteness overload. Symptoms include constant giggling, knee slapping, and obsessive reviewing of photos. Maybe I'm just biased, but I suspect you may suffer, too. Stay tuned for more photos from our shoot.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Ready to Sleep Under the Stars

Cate and Lela are getting ready for their first camping trip.






Move Over, Shackleton

 When I left St.Louis in 95, I had a brand new road atlas on the passengers seat of my trusty Ford. Beginning with that road trip to Montana, I started tracing all roads I travelled on the two-page map found in the front of the book. In the years that followed, the northwest corner of the map became riddled with my etchings. I began to take alternative routes during road trips for the sole purpose of being able to trace new highways, even if it added hours (or even days) to my trip.

I'm not sure that Cate and Lela will share the same obsession for exploring, but if they do I hope they'll be happy that they got off to such a good start...

Owl Loop, Boise Foothills


Wilson Creek, Owyhees 

First 4-Wheelin

Rain in Owyhees = Plan B: Return to Paved Road ASAP

Lela didn't like Plan B

Plan B Hike

Chickadee Ridge, Boise Foothills

With Friends HP and Sofia



Leslie Gulch via Succor Creek, Oregon

Along Succor Creek




With Friends Mike and Amelie

The girls learned all about trail bribery from Amelie



Cate and Lela were worried that you might not believe they've really been on all these grand adventures. They said something about it looking like we were just carrying a sack of potatoes in those carriers. It's true that potatoes are easy to come by in these parts so I guess I understand their concern.

We debated long and hard over whether or not to release the photo evidence of their presence, but in the end we decided that the photos were not too gruesome nor did they pose a substantial security risk. They may however raise questions about whether they're receiving proper parental care. You decide...