Noah's team wins chess tourney!

Spring Paddle in Skagit Bay

Tug is a Star!

Tug, Cynthia and Noah end up in a  King 5 XMas feature story!

Mt Rainier Scout trip (up to 7500')

Cama Beach 2012

Aaron Sailing Class on GreenLake

Aaron and Noah turn 8 and 11

South Carolina 2012

The Crash Test Dummies celebrate AG win at Pole Pedal Paddle in Bend, Oregon

Maui 2012

Tug at Eight Months

105 pounds and growing fast!

A Big Dog

We ran into a full-grown version of Tug at Golden Gardens. His name was Otto and he weighed 175 pounds. Tug looked amazingly small next to him. Otto was a very friendly dog with a gentle disposition, which is where we're hoping Tug is headed in the next year or so.

Thanksgving in Ashland

We did a quick trip to Ashland for Thanksgiving this year. Aaron and Noah played some chess with Grandpa Cozza, and Aunt Monica got to see the kiddies.

Aaron Does Some Pumpkin Carving

Noah Starts Karate, and Aaron Gets Another Belt

Noah got special dispensation to start karate classes at age five instead of the normal six, and Aaron earned his orange belt this month!

A Day at the Pool

We discovered one of the local city pools has a Sunday afternoon swimming session that is remarkably uncrowded for the Seattle area. Aaron likes the high dive and Noah even likes to go off the low board.

High Pass Challenge

A couple of friends talked me into riding the High Pass Challenge with the Cascade Bike Club. It was 114 miles with 7500 ft of vertical and goes through the Mount St. Helens blast zone with the highest point at a St. Helens overlook. This was the first my 100+ mi ride ever, and my first trip to the mountain since watching the big May 18 eruption in awe from the roof of our house not far away in Vancouver, WA, many years ago. Finished the ride surprisingly intact in 6:59 including stops for lunch & snacks, pictures, and down riders. The last photo here is of the first rider back down the hill who somehow lost control and went through the side of the bridge. He fell about 30-40 feet onto big rocks and logs. He's getting loaded into a basket here on the way to getting airlifted out. The list of injuries was long including fractures and lacerations, but, amazingly, was expected to make a full recovery.