Backyard Project

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Jonathan

June was a busy month for us. Lindsey and I photographed a couple different weddings, and we started a huge landscaping project in our backyard. To start with we replaced a retaining wall that was poorly built by the builder. The existing wall was made of natural rock and wasn’t constructed tall enough. By replacing it with a block wall we gained about 250 square feet of backyard, and it should prevent the hill from eroding more. And it gave me a good reason to rent an excavator and dump truck, which are fun.



I moved all the rocks.


Mike carefully put them in the truck.



Avery riding with me to the quarry.





Mostly finished wall.

Now we’re in the process of installing sprinklers and new grass.

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Texas

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Jonathan

We had a great visit with Lindsey’s parents in Texas. She and Avery flew out for two weeks, and I joined them the second week. We spent lots of time in the pool, which Avery thoroughly enjoyed. Avery got to go to the Fort Worth zoo, where his favorite animals were the rhinos, elephants, and monkeys. He also donated his hat to the white tigers. During the trip Avery made significant progress with potty training, and has graduated to wearing big boy underwear most of the time. He was a delight to fly with, especially since he now has his own seat. Here are some pictures from the trip.





Crocodile Dundee

Reading the paper

Playing us a song on the piano

We enjoyed many walks to the park

Sometimes Avery got tired and had to ride “on top”

Monkey bars


Lindsey and I took a trip to Austin


We saw a spacecraft in Italy, Texas


Dancing in Daddy’s shoes

Playing with Grammy

Sleeping after a long trip to the zoo

Being a good boy on the plane

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Webcam Kid

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Jonathan

Lindsey and Avery are in Texas visiting her parents. I’ve heard that Avery is really enjoying the pool this trip. They’ve also been spending some time at the park, zoo, and Nordstrom sale.
Tonight we said hello on the webcam. Avery wasn’t quite sure about Daddy being on the computer, but he did smile and say “hi daddy” before going back to playing. I got a screen capture of them together.

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Happy Mothers Day!

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Jonathan

To all the Mommies out there: Happy Mothers Day!
Lindsey you’re an amazing Mommy. You’re doing a great job raising our son. I can see that it takes a lot of work and your patience and endurance with Avery is unsurpassed.



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Bike Riding

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Jonathan

We’ve been enjoying the warm weather this week. Avery and Lindsey are spending lots of time outside at the local parks and playing in the backyard. Tonight Avery practiced riding his bike in front of the house. He must have grown and inch since his birthday, because now his feet touch the ground.

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