Miscellaneous May
Posted in Family Photos on February 4th, 2010 by Todd – Be the first to comment
Quick pop quiz! What do these three things have in common?
Posts Tagged ‘animals’
Centennial Farm with Henry
Posted in Henry on January 6th, 2010 by Todd – 1 Comment
I played hooky from work one day to go with Henry’s pre-school class to Centennial Farm at the OC Fairgrounds. His teacher, Mrs. Carrie, laid down the ground rules prior to us entering the farm and then we were off!
Wild Animal Anniversary
Posted in Family Photos, Travel on April 1st, 2009 by Todd – Be the first to comment
At the end of December we headed south to San Diego for a long weekend in celebration of our 12th anniversary. Our destination: the San Diego Wild Animal Park. We’d talked about going for years but never made the trip. With three kids it seemed like the perfect spot to celebrate our anniversary family-style.
(Won’t You Take Me To) Monkey Town
Posted in Travel on February 14th, 2009 by Todd – Be the first to comment
Just on the edge of town in Kyoto is Arashiyama. The touristy prefecture is famous for cherry blossoms in spring and brilliant orange maples in the fall. The timing wasn’t right for either but no matter. We were there for the monkeys.
Deer in Nara, Japan
Posted in Travel on February 4th, 2009 by Todd – 1 Comment
The last day of my 2007 trip to Japan we visited the city of Nara just to the south of Kyoto. Nara is famous for two things: Todai-ji and the many tame deer that roam the city.
Bamboo, I Choose You!
Posted in House on September 22nd, 2007 by Todd – Be the first to comment
Our carpet was approaching 8 years old so and after two kids it was beginning to show. We opted to replace the floor with hardwood during our kitchen remodel.
Day 7: Whale “Watching”
Posted in Travel on December 28th, 2006 by Todd – Be the first to comment
I woke us up at the crack of dawn today for our whale watching tour. Sound familiar? That’s because we did the same thing yesterday morning. This attempt, though, we arrived at the right time, the right place and the right day.
Day 2: Place of Refuge
Posted in Travel on December 23rd, 2006 by Todd – Be the first to comment
Today we visited Pu’uhonua o Honaunau, also called “Place of Refuge.” This was a very sacred site for Hawaiians in ages past. In addition to learning a little Hawaiian history here we were also treated to our first turtle-spotting.
Rattlesnake!
Posted in Miscellaneous on September 11th, 2006 by Todd – 1 CommentWe were taking a relaxing walk in the canyon across the street (O’Neill Regional Park) Saturday night when we spotted a snake slithering through the bushes.
Being the fine father that I am I wanted to responsibly show my children the beauty of nature. I remember thinking about It being important to teach them to appreciate wildlife…
aquarium of the pacific
Posted in Family Photos on March 12th, 2006 by Todd – 2 Comments
Marla, Emma and Henrry went to the Aquarium of the Pacific on a Mom’s Club outing in January and had such a good time they bought family passes immediately. They paid a second visit with Granma and Granpa Northcutt (and Daddy!) in tow.