2004

It’s almost like a trance state when Gabe and Doug start looking through their Pokemon cards. I couldn’t resist grabbing the camera and taking a few shots. It’s almost like an episode of Wild Kingdom.

It’s crazy hair day at Monica’s school today. Looking just a wee bit crazy.

The baby birds are getting big incredibly fast.

The babies are growing fast, but not fast enough with this nasty bird formula. It really brings back the memories of the kid’s formula days. Fortunately these babies don’t wear diapers. They are really funny when they eat. They bob their heads a mile a minute until their crop looks like it’s ready to blow. They’ll be feeding themselves really soon now.

Val is out of town for the weekend, so our bird collection temporarily grows by one. I’m hoping the big parrot doesn’t eat one of our cockatiels for lunch.

George, Ellen, and the kids are down for another visit. Our kids always love playing with their new dog. She’s quite a bit cuter than our baby birds.

Charlotte took her dad Gordon down to Moss Landing to enjoy the day. I think they had lunch over at Phil’s Market, which makes me really jealous. They checked out the harbor and the vessels of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Insitute (MBARI). The institute does some amazing research and they get to play around with some really great high-tech toys. Makes me think about those years long ago when I considered a future in marine biology.

Val and her family are off to ski country and Max is staying over with us. Abby always enjoys having a friend over to play. Sure wish Joe was here too. In between storms, we head over to Capitola to check things out. The rain breaks for long enough to have some fun on the beach. No chance of getting a tan this time of year. Plenty of driftwood and shells worth checking out. ...