Photos taken between November 2007 and February 2008. Click each thumbnail to view a larger image.
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Zach poses with a poster he made at Pre-School |
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Jesse's 11th birthday in November |
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Clearing up after the New Year's Day snowstorm |
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We got 15 inches of snow overnight. Here Skip clears the street in front of our house. |
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The kids and cousin Tati with Grandma Carolyn, January 2008 |
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Jesse building a snowman in our back yard |
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The kids with Grandpa Leon and Stepgrandma Julie |
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Lauren (highlighted) in her middle schools winter musical production |
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No more cribs! |
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We took Rachel's crib down in December, marking the first time in 6 years that we have not had at least one set up in the house |
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Skip, Trey and Zach headed to an Oakland University game |
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Jesse (highlighted) at a winter Orchestra concert |
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Rachel with Tickle Me Elmo |
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Sledding in our yard |
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We have a slight hill at the top of our driveway that the kids like to sled down |
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Lauren gets some air in our backyard |
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Trey gets some air in our backyard |
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View from Nob Hill - San Fransicso California |
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Skip was in San Francisco for work, and had a few hours to walk around the city |
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View from Nob Hill, San Francisco |
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Skip in San Francisco's Chinatown |
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View of San Francisco Bay from Skip's hotel room |
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Skip's balcony overlooked the Ferry Building |
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The University of California at Berkeley |
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Skip took a 20 minute train ride out to Berkeley to walk around the campus. |
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The intersection of Market and California Street, downtown SF |
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California street is on the right, and in the distance you can make out the steep climb up to Nob Hill. |
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Skip in front of the Kodak Theater 3 days before the Academy Awards |
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Skip's next trip was to Los Angeles. |
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View from inside the Kodak Theater looking out to Hollywood Boulevard |
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The Theater across the street is where Jimmy Kimmel Live is taped |
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Skip with his LA based high school classmates Giles |
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World famous Santa Monica pier sign |
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Rachel helping with Banana Bread Muffins |
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Jesse, Rachel and their Barbies |
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Rachel ready to go outside |
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