TASTY FISH
Monday, September 10, 2007
Tom in Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish market
Tsukiji is where Bluefin Tuna is auctioned before it gets flown to your favorite sushi spot.
TASTY FISH
TASTY FISH
Dozin' with the Dinos
For our 23 Anniversary we spent the night at the Field Museum. The best part was going through the dinosaurs with flashlights and the lights out. Too cool!
We slept under these totem poles.
We slept under these totem poles.
Family and Friends
In August it was time for Jen and Daz to return to Australia. They had become honorary family members by participating in our annual family Thanksgiving gathering. As can be seen below, many family members and friends gathered for a BBQ to say goodbye.
Jen and Daz,
Good Luck in Oz! We will miss you.
Jen and Daz,
Good Luck in Oz! We will miss you.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Visiting DC
Tom had to go to DC for an NIH grant review. He went early and got to meet the newest Hope. What a sweetie!
Elijah is getting big. He is very interested in trucks. All kinds of trucks. Dump trucks, rocks trucks, bulldozers, garbage trucks, and any other kind of trucks. He really knows his stuff.
Kiera loves her mobile, especially the Zebra as you can see here.
Elijah is getting big. He is very interested in trucks. All kinds of trucks. Dump trucks, rocks trucks, bulldozers, garbage trucks, and any other kind of trucks. He really knows his stuff.
Kiera loves her mobile, especially the Zebra as you can see here.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Grand Canyon, Arizona
We arrived at the South Rim around sunset on June 14. Picture at Mather Point.
We were amazed and delighted to discover that the endangered California Condors released near the Grand Canyon hang out near the South Rim Village. We saw quite a few. At one time there were only 23 left in the world. There are now about 300. 60 live in the Grand Canyon area.
The Condors have a wingspan of over 10 feet. We had one fly right over our heads. So close you could hear the wind rushing through its wings.
It was very hot and dry. Here we are at Hermits Rest. Everyone got tired and a little crabby.
We visited both the North and South Rims over six days. This picture is at desert view. The beginning of the Grand Canyon is in the background.
We really enjoyed the Grand Canyon. It is so big it is almost impossible to comprehend. You are looking down at mountains. We loved it so much that we managed to stop at the South Rim again on our way back to Las Vegas for our flight home for one last peek.
On the 5 hour drive between the South and North Rims of the the Grand Canyon we stopped to visit Antelope Canyon. Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon that is as narrow as 3 feet and as deep as 200 feet. Flash flooding has carved unique curving walls. Sun light only reaches the bottom at noon. It was sooooo.... beautiful.
There was very little light so we needed to use a tripod. That came in handy for taking a group picture near the entrance to the canyon.
We were amazed and delighted to discover that the endangered California Condors released near the Grand Canyon hang out near the South Rim Village. We saw quite a few. At one time there were only 23 left in the world. There are now about 300. 60 live in the Grand Canyon area.
The Condors have a wingspan of over 10 feet. We had one fly right over our heads. So close you could hear the wind rushing through its wings.
It was very hot and dry. Here we are at Hermits Rest. Everyone got tired and a little crabby.
We visited both the North and South Rims over six days. This picture is at desert view. The beginning of the Grand Canyon is in the background.
We really enjoyed the Grand Canyon. It is so big it is almost impossible to comprehend. You are looking down at mountains. We loved it so much that we managed to stop at the South Rim again on our way back to Las Vegas for our flight home for one last peek.
On the 5 hour drive between the South and North Rims of the the Grand Canyon we stopped to visit Antelope Canyon. Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon that is as narrow as 3 feet and as deep as 200 feet. Flash flooding has carved unique curving walls. Sun light only reaches the bottom at noon. It was sooooo.... beautiful.
There was very little light so we needed to use a tripod. That came in handy for taking a group picture near the entrance to the canyon.
Zion National Park, Utah
Zion National Park is located in south-eastern Utah. It is a canyon (small compared to the Grand Canyon) with sandstone walls with shale caps. The highlight was a hike up the Narrrows of the Virgin River. It is an interesting hike because there is no trail and in most places the river runs right up to the walls of the narrow canyon. You have to walk in the water. We hiked about a mile up the river around sunset. The boys loved it! They did a lot of swimming and playing with the sand and mud.
Along the way there was a small waterfall. Actually, it was quite tall with only a little water. We saw a mule deer walking in the river. We also ran into many people that had walked down from the top. A 17 mile hike in the water that they started around 6 am. They were all pretty beat up by the time we saw them.
Here is a picture of the boys being sworn in as Junior Rangers. To earn you badge each kid must participate in a variety of activities specific to each National Park. In Zion the boys did a 3 hour program with rangers called "no arms, no legs, no problem". It was about snakes. The best part was it was no parents allowed. So Diane and Tom did a hike to the weeping wall where water seeps through the sandstone and continously rains down from an overhang in a cliff. Because of the water there is a hanging garden where plants grow right out of the wall. It was really cool!
The boys got to spend a lot of time in the water for a vacation in the desert. Here are some pictures of them tubing in the Virgin River just outside the park. As you can see they loved it!
Along the way there was a small waterfall. Actually, it was quite tall with only a little water. We saw a mule deer walking in the river. We also ran into many people that had walked down from the top. A 17 mile hike in the water that they started around 6 am. They were all pretty beat up by the time we saw them.
Here is a picture of the boys being sworn in as Junior Rangers. To earn you badge each kid must participate in a variety of activities specific to each National Park. In Zion the boys did a 3 hour program with rangers called "no arms, no legs, no problem". It was about snakes. The best part was it was no parents allowed. So Diane and Tom did a hike to the weeping wall where water seeps through the sandstone and continously rains down from an overhang in a cliff. Because of the water there is a hanging garden where plants grow right out of the wall. It was really cool!
The boys got to spend a lot of time in the water for a vacation in the desert. Here are some pictures of them tubing in the Virgin River just outside the park. As you can see they loved it!
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