Regardless, we had lots of fun. Taku, you had your first taste of the Severn River and I was shocked out how long you stayed in the water just hanging out. Hershey, as you can imagine, was loving it too. It has been since Monterey since I have willingly brought him to the water for a swim. It was a lot of fun to see the dog and my son playing in the water together. I forgot my bathing suit but on the second day I caved and went in with my shorts. We played for awhile and then you crawled on my back and we swam to the dock together. The wind picked up, you became cold and we headed back. There are a bunch of random photos and those are you (Taku) working on a potential career as a freelance photographer.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Weekend in Annapolis & DC
We went up to Annapolis to grab cabinets out of Grandma and Grandpa's house before the renovations began. Things started off easy enough but finishing the cabinets and loading up the truck on Sunday was an absolute beast that lasted well into the night. (Links to the Kitchen Renovation Blog Entry/Slide Show). After the weekend the family spent Monday and Tuesday in Potomac as I attended meetings in and around DC.
Regardless, we had lots of fun. Taku, you had your first taste of the Severn River and I was shocked out how long you stayed in the water just hanging out. Hershey, as you can imagine, was loving it too. It has been since Monterey since I have willingly brought him to the water for a swim. It was a lot of fun to see the dog and my son playing in the water together. I forgot my bathing suit but on the second day I caved and went in with my shorts. We played for awhile and then you crawled on my back and we swam to the dock together. The wind picked up, you became cold and we headed back. There are a bunch of random photos and those are you (Taku) working on a potential career as a freelance photographer.
Regardless, we had lots of fun. Taku, you had your first taste of the Severn River and I was shocked out how long you stayed in the water just hanging out. Hershey, as you can imagine, was loving it too. It has been since Monterey since I have willingly brought him to the water for a swim. It was a lot of fun to see the dog and my son playing in the water together. I forgot my bathing suit but on the second day I caved and went in with my shorts. We played for awhile and then you crawled on my back and we swam to the dock together. The wind picked up, you became cold and we headed back. There are a bunch of random photos and those are you (Taku) working on a potential career as a freelance photographer.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Taizo Stands
After seeing some of Taizo's peers (Leo mostly) standing up on their own I decided to prop him up and let him fly. He did pretty well. Below is video and some pics of the event. There are a few other pics in there from the park this morning.
A Day at the Air and Space Museum
Since we were up for a weekend in DC we decided to take all the boys to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center which is an annex to the National Air and Space Museum. They boys sucked down lunch while we drove from Rockville to the Dulles Aiport location. A poignant moment came for Mayu and I when we came across the Enola Gay, which is the B-29 responsible for dropping the 1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima. I've always thought it both ironic and reassuring that in one or two generations we have gone from Mayu's mother fleeing Tokyo during a firebombing raid by US B-29s to her daughter is living in America, married to a US Naval Officer with bi-racial grandchildren. On a personal note, I was hoping Taizo would be born a day later (7 Dec versus 6 Dec) just for the full circle irony of him being born on the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Oh well, it is still a very interesting turn of familial events.
Back to the present, although Taku was a bit cranky he still enjoyed himself. Especially at the end when Mayu took him and Tetsutaro on a air/space simulator on hydraulics. As for Taizo, he passed out in the backpack soon after arriving and stayed asleep almost the whole time. Tetsutaro set a good example as he was a stinkin' little angel. Evidently all the planes and spacecraft wore the kids out because they slept all the way home, despite the fact that we got lost and then had to sit in rush hour traffic for almost two hours. As for myself, I had an hour or so walk around with Taizo on my back and geek out on the exhibit while Mayu took the boys to the in-house McDonald's. All in all it was a good day and I recommend the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center to anybody with the slightest interest in aviation.
Back to the present, although Taku was a bit cranky he still enjoyed himself. Especially at the end when Mayu took him and Tetsutaro on a air/space simulator on hydraulics. As for Taizo, he passed out in the backpack soon after arriving and stayed asleep almost the whole time. Tetsutaro set a good example as he was a stinkin' little angel. Evidently all the planes and spacecraft wore the kids out because they slept all the way home, despite the fact that we got lost and then had to sit in rush hour traffic for almost two hours. As for myself, I had an hour or so walk around with Taizo on my back and geek out on the exhibit while Mayu took the boys to the in-house McDonald's. All in all it was a good day and I recommend the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center to anybody with the slightest interest in aviation.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Taku and Glen's Big Canoe Adventure
(Click on the pic for a larger version of the route)(June, 22nd 2008)
What a great day. It was 81F with a light breeze.
Unfortunately I had to fight the wind in and out, which is pretty much par for the course with the bike commute as well. The straight line distance on the adventure is 4.05 miles and since I was the only one paddling I was hardly traveling in a straight line.
Portaging across the land bridge (from WP #5/6 and #21/22) was a bit crazy. On the way out the tide was in so it was an easy drop in after I dragged Taku and the canoe through the marsh grass. On the way back in the tide had rolled out and I I had to deal with knee-deep marsh mud. I thought I was going to have to cut off my Tevas. Taku was a champ through the whole thing and wasn't afraid to tell me how dirty I was getting.
Animals we saw on the trip:
2 - Blue Herons
3 - Sea Rays (they freaked Taku out because he was concerned they were sharks.
2 - Birds I will find out their name later
1 – Jellyfish
Multiple - Turtles, Geese, Snails and Crabs. We accessed the crabs by pulling crap pots up by their moorings.
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