Hugh V

We’ve started…

We started our trip across the country… We, well I, anticipated a July 1st departure. Lots of complex reasons for the delays. Including moving things out of our house after a temporary rental situation fell through.

Hope fulfilled

Several years ago, I planted blueberries with the anticipation that my kids would be able to pick them. I planted figs with the same hope. Today was the fulfillment of that hope

Awesome kids

For Christmas I got Hugh a puzzle game. This morning he was following the instructions to arranging the pieces in the suggested shapes. Total cognitive leap. We went to the Bob Keifer center for climbing, but Hugh was more interested in playing soccer than climbing.

Climbing Kids

I took my kids climbing today. It was an early morning with a 7:15 am departure. Becky was there to cheer us on. Managing two active kids and setting top ropes is just beyond my current capacity.

Thistledown

The most wonderful time of the year! Where the sun is bright and hot and the soil is sandy and the dust is present… and the bucket price is not the same as the per-pound price.

Eugene snow

Wonderful week. ICLDC is the week that it snows and Eugene. This time with ICLDC as an all remote conference I’m here to enjoy it with my kids!

Another Valentine’s Day in the snow

Fresh deep snow

The big three

Hat and cake

Craft day!

Katja is keen to remind me at Home Depot has a craft for kids on the first weekend of the month. Katja Hugh

Mountains and 40

We made it to the mountains shortly after my 40th birthday. Glacier national park. One of my favorite places in the world. All of us! The lovebirds. Becky and Hugh V