“Today we had an early Halloween celebration at the Church. AJ got dressed up as a Tiger. AJ wasn’t sure what to think about the celebration, but he learned he really likes cotton candy. Also included in this update is … Continue reading
“Wow!! We are all up way too late, but I am impressed at your rapid comments! This is a picture I took about a month ago, as part of a staged photo shoot. I was looking for some pictures to … Continue reading
As we’ve mentioned before, we have started a multi-year quest to collect all the national park stamps. Today we got the one and only stamp in the city of San Diego, the Cabrillo National Monument. The park has a split … Continue reading
“ Saturday October 18 we went out to an event ran by the American Diabetes Association, Step out for Diabetes. Unlike our usual 5Ks this even wasn’t timed, and as we figured out when we came home, it wasn’t exactly … Continue reading
“On October 4th we went a San Manuel Pow Wow on the grounds of CSUSB (John’s Alma Mater). We got there in time for the “”Grand Entry””. It was a fabulous spectacle. There were many different styles of costume, but … Continue reading
“ First, on the serious side, the Santa Ana Winds are whipping through California, and so are the fires. Living here in the National Forest we are always very aware of fire season. There was a small little fire down … Continue reading
“This past Sunday we had a chance to get together with family, the Cannons, Hutchings, and Jackmans. Savvy was playing with this toy car most of the afternoon, and usually AJ was right there. Her reaction to his interferance was … Continue reading
“Taking advantage of a special Super 8 was running (hotel rooms for $8.88) we took a quick weekend trip to Yosemite for my birthday. First we spent Sunday evening at Gramps and Grandma Jackman’s house. Here AJ is having fun … Continue reading
“I think AJ looks a fair amount (though not exactly like!) his Carlsen cousins. For comparison here are three pictures. The first is of Ryan Carlsen at about age 2, then a recent one of AJ and then one of … Continue reading
“ Yep, that’s right. AJ prefers to drink his bottle upside down! He’s happiest on his back, but if I hand him his bottle while he’s still in his Bumpo this is what happens. He takes two sips, comes back … Continue reading