15 years ago
Monday, June 30, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Nostalgic Bike Ride With McKenzie
I took McKenzie for a bikeride on the Minnehaha Creek Parkway where I used to ride bike when I was her age. We parked across the street from my old house and biked to Minnehaha Creek. Kenzie packed me a lunch and we had a picnic at Lake Harriet. Here are some photos from our trip.
McKenzie trying to keep up with me.
When I was 9 years old, I actually crossed on the underside of this bridge, on the metal girders, there and back. I'm not sure what I was thinking. I'm not sure if my mom knows that I did this either.
Lake Harriet from the Bandshell.
Minneapolis Skyline from Lake Harriet
Minnehaha Creek
Washburn Library, my childhood library.
I spent any spare money I had here on football cards and candy when the Starbucks was a ReXall Drug Store. I could get 16 packs of football cards for the price of one coffee these days.
Bryant Avenue Baptist Church and School where I attended for 6 years. 
This picture is taken from Irving Ave. and 56th Street. If you can see all the way to the end of the horizon where the street ends, this was the 9 block walk where I walked or rode my bike to my aunt Wendy's house after half-day Kindergarten.....WHEN I WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD!!! Times sure have changed.
Kenny Park from the top of our sledding hill.
Kenny Park Wading Pool where we cooled off when we were kids.
Kenzie on a Big Green Chair.
A mean, grumpy old lady lived in this little house. She could get out of her chair and out the front door of her house to run and get (and not return) a tennis or whiffle ball faster than we could climb the chain link fence to retrieve balls that "accidently" went over her fence.
Our house on Dupont. The current owners happened to have a garage sale so I introduced myself. Joe, the current owner, was kind enough to let me walk inside the house which I could hardly recognize. My old bedroom is now a kitchen. A few years ago, the current owners "raised the roof" on the house and added a second story. The big tree in the front yard was only a couple of inches in diameter. Our favorite climbing tree in the back yard was sacrificed in favor of a new garage. Kenzie and I enjoyed some chocolate chip cookies we bought from the owners' son at the garage sale.
I broke my arm when I was 7 trying to walk up this stair railing.
Kenzie and I drove by the house on South Fairview in St. Paul where I lived when I was 2-4 years old.
We finished the day at the Grand Ole' Creamery on Grand Ave.
McKenzie trying to keep up with me.When I was 9 years old, I actually crossed on the underside of this bridge, on the metal girders, there and back. I'm not sure what I was thinking. I'm not sure if my mom knows that I did this either.Lake Harriet from the Bandshell.Minneapolis Skyline from Lake Harriet
Minnehaha Creek
Washburn Library, my childhood library.
I spent any spare money I had here on football cards and candy when the Starbucks was a ReXall Drug Store. I could get 16 packs of football cards for the price of one coffee these days.
Bryant Avenue Baptist Church and School where I attended for 6 years. 
This picture is taken from Irving Ave. and 56th Street. If you can see all the way to the end of the horizon where the street ends, this was the 9 block walk where I walked or rode my bike to my aunt Wendy's house after half-day Kindergarten.....WHEN I WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD!!! Times sure have changed.
Kenny Park from the top of our sledding hill.
Kenny Park Wading Pool where we cooled off when we were kids.
Kenzie on a Big Green Chair.
A mean, grumpy old lady lived in this little house. She could get out of her chair and out the front door of her house to run and get (and not return) a tennis or whiffle ball faster than we could climb the chain link fence to retrieve balls that "accidently" went over her fence.
Our house on Dupont. The current owners happened to have a garage sale so I introduced myself. Joe, the current owner, was kind enough to let me walk inside the house which I could hardly recognize. My old bedroom is now a kitchen. A few years ago, the current owners "raised the roof" on the house and added a second story. The big tree in the front yard was only a couple of inches in diameter. Our favorite climbing tree in the back yard was sacrificed in favor of a new garage. Kenzie and I enjoyed some chocolate chip cookies we bought from the owners' son at the garage sale.
I broke my arm when I was 7 trying to walk up this stair railing.
Kenzie and I drove by the house on South Fairview in St. Paul where I lived when I was 2-4 years old.
We finished the day at the Grand Ole' Creamery on Grand Ave.Friday, June 27, 2008
"Up the River" and Through the Woods to Grandmother's House our Kids Go....
Our kids just did 5 days at Grandma and Grandpa Van Loh's house. I told them not to spoil the kids, but I think that they took my instruction a bit too far.....
Thursday, June 26, 2008
I'm looking for Amanda Hugginkiss....
The staff at my office think that they are pretty darn funny. When they are not pretending to be hard at work (while I am out golfing), they take a phone message or two. At least I was just asked to bathe and not to get a life or go to Hell! Can you believe it? They didn't even get a return number! Thursday, June 19, 2008
Images from the North Shore
Bike Riding with Katie.
Deer along the Gitchi-Gami Trail.
Family Picture at the Cascade River.
Throwing Rocks into Lake Superior.
Katie throwing rocks.
Mom keeping Katie from falling into the lake.
Natasha and Kenzie.
I don't know the name of this flower, but thought this was a pretty picture.
Cascade River.
Cascade River Hike.
Temperance River.
Sailboat in Fog in Grand Marais.
Natasha and Kenzie.
I don't know the name of this flower, but thought this was a pretty picture.
Cascade River.
Cascade River Hike.
Temperance River.
Sailboat in Fog in Grand Marais.Kayaking at Blue Fin Bay
Kayaking was a beautiful way to spend Father's Day morning. The waves feel much bigger while sitting in a kayak just inches above the water.
Look closely, and you can see Natasha, Kenzie, Jacob and Katie waving from the deck of our suite.
Eric and Lindsay from Madison, WI.
Eric and Lindsay kayaking along the shore.
I risked taking my camera out on the choppy water so that I could take pictures of
Blue Fin Bay from Lake Superior.
Why We Avoid Taking Our Kids in Public IV....
They have a special playground for our kids at Blue Fin Bay!
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