Happy 9th Birthday, Jake!

Today, Jake turned 9. We were on the last day of our four day vacation, so we did a few things to make it extra special for "DD" (how Jessie pronounces "Jakey"). On the night of the 27th, we ordered pizza in our hotel room, and watched a movie. Jake had special cereal (Pop's) waiting for him when he woke up. He played with new legos for a while, then took a swim, and then we spent the day in Port Townsend, exploring the bunkers of Fort Worden. We had Terriyaki chicken and rice for dinner (his favorite), and there were 5 new license plates waiting for Jake at home.


Happy Birthday, Jake!

Father & Son, part II

Ryan and I had a fun trip to the shooting range this afternoon, with the Hartje's. We shot the .30 carbine, 9mm Pistol, 9mm folding rifle, cowboy .22 six shooter, and wrapped up with a shotgun skeet shooting competition - great way to spend the afternoon (followed by greasy bacon-cheese-burgers of course). How's that for an advertisement of Fall City, Washington :-)

M1 Carbine;

Sig 9mm, 226 (look at that finger discipline, good boy! It's called "indexing").

Single Six revolver;
Kel-Tec 9mm semi-auto

Father & Son Camping Trip

Ryan and I went on a motorcycle camping trip yesterday, we had a great time. It was good to go, just the two of us, and have a simple but fun adventure.

Here's the motorbike - all ready to go

Here's a shot of our campsite:

A boy and four hot dogs - who could be happier?

Hot Dogs for our camping dinner

Isn't life grand?

Perfect for a short haiku

Where we would like to camp if we come here again - we found the remnants of another group at this great spot.

Lots of fun, just what dad and Ryan needed.