Born to Rock

Born to Rock
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

I love this t-shirt, we have got so many comments on it. It has been tough trying to get a picture of him in it - what you can't see is that he also has black low-cut Chuck Taylors on.

Climbing

hiking w/ Flat Stanley
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

Big steps for Owen this past weekend... he scaled the climbing wall on the swingset in the backyard. (his first solo climb – El Cap is next).

overdue

Spring 2006 - Owen at Zoo
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

We are long overdue on the posts. Owen had a busy past few weeks with visits from Grandmom and then Grandpop. Check out the pictures on Flickr - (badge on the right of the screen).

Today was day number two with out rain!!! (considering the last 45 it has rained about every day). The good news is Owen discovered mud.

1 1/2

Can't believe its been a year and half. Recently, Owen has been falling asleep without much help in the rocking chair.... I'll miss these chances to rock with him at night - it does a world of good for me too.

hide n seek

the new game in town

Hiking w/ Flat Stanley

Today, Owen took Flat Stanley for a hike. Stanley also managed to catch a ride with Rupert... See post below for who our visitor is... or click on the this link to learn more about Flat Stanley.

Flat Stanley Arrives

Flat Stanley and Owen
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

Flat Stanley arrived thi s week in Pacifica, courtesy of Owen’s cousin Grace. Stanley will be staying with us for awhile before he makes his way back to the east coast… Thank you Grace for letting Stanley come visit. We will be sure to let you know what we do during his stay out here. Check out some other pictures of Flat Stanley and Owen at the beach at flickr - click the flickr banner to the top and right of the site.

more 4 wheel'n

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okay - so it looks like all you have to do is click on the link that says install Flash 8 - i think the video quality is better than what I was using before.

4 Wheel'n

working travel

traveling for work is just not that fun any more... a day here... a day there... but more than that and you just start missing it.

Owen at the Zoo

Owen herding the goats
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

Owen and Kim made a trip to the Zoo over the weekend there are a couple more pics - over on flickr. Click the badge to the right.

owen's first haircut

owen's first haircut
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

Whew!!! Can't believe that Owen's first haircut went off without any tears. We came fully prepared and to the right place, "Today's Cuts" down the coast in Half Moon Bay. They had mini-TVs set up right in front of the animal chairs. Barney kept Owen focused and some animal cracker bribery didn't hurt either. Click on Flickr badge to the right for a couple more pics.

Valentine's Greeting

Valentine's Greeting
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

Happy Valentine's

Techno Parent

First of all, using the word "parent" to describe myself is weird. And the fact that I am now actually interested in sites like BusinessWeek's new blog for working parents, just down right scares me. One of the posts talks about dealing with Technology, is it a working parents friend or foe? In cases like last Friday (see post below) - I think mobile tech is definitely a good thing.

Owen's First Book

- new tool to publish - "A day in the Life"

http://www.blurb.com/

BlackBerry Babysitting

Teething is tough. It throws a wrench into the best plans. But w O in the wagon and I on my blackberry a few things are able to get done.
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld.

Wagon and firetruck

Thanks to the cousins, grace evy and amelia for the fire truck

fun w/ cheerios

Again its been a while. Sorry. Owen's nose is still running but it doesn't seem to slow him down. The first words look like they will be Moo - short for Moon (in which he points to any bright object up in the sky) and aqua.

Here are some pics from last wkend - a hike, some quality time w/ cheerios and a few other shots at Flickr.

The Christmas Balloon Tree

The Christmas Balloon Tree
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

Owen at the first sight of the balloons around the Christmas tree.

Click - on the moving pictures to the right to see more.

Scroll down to the next post to see video clips.

Christmas Morning 2005

Owen's Christmas morning surprise - the balloon tree.

Click the video screen to the left or this link to see video number one - this is Owen walking down the hall at Christmas morning Owen's video.

Link number 2: this is Owen playing with the balloons.

Link number 3: this is Owen building with his blocks he got for Christmas