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Merry Christmas!

2011-12-23T19:53:00.002-07:00

Turkey day

2011-12-23T19:39:00.003-07:00

So, since I have 2 days till Christmas, I'm sure that it's not too late to post Thanksgiving photos. We had a great day and Jesse (along with her support staff) put together quite the spread. The biggest hit, of course, was the can of whipped cream!

tyler

2011-11-07T19:49:00.000-07:00

we just got back from a lovely weekend out in tyler, tx, visit our dear friends father matt, bouquet, bella and eleanor. tyler is the rose capital of somewhere, and it shows!

trick or treat!

2011-11-07T19:44:00.000-07:00

scenes from the student housing trick or treating...

all hallows eve

2011-11-07T19:42:00.000-07:00

had a great all hallows eve! og was a wizard, not a witch as some believe. specifically, gandalf the wizard. but not the gandalf from lord of the rings, according to him. am yucked it up as a chick. a hippy chick at that. here are some shots from a pre-halloween spooktacular at hudson's and harper's haunted halloween house.

punkin

2011-11-07T19:37:00.000-07:00

here are some obligatory pumpkin pictures. enjoy!

laguna gloria

2011-10-18T20:36:00.000-06:00

Sebastian and Virginia made the drive down from Albuquerque to spend last weekend with us. We stopped by Laguna Gloria and before I knew it, we were in the midst of an impromptu photo shoot. Enjoy!

camp meeting

2011-10-18T20:25:00.000-06:00

Here are a few shots from Camp Meeting out in Ft. Davis. Although not pictured, Og and Am thoroughly enjoyed the slower pace of life!

Painting!

2011-10-18T20:23:00.000-06:00

Found these in the old archives. I think Jesse was trying to hide them from me. Looks like Og, Am and Nic had a great time painting. And they even managed to get a little bit of paint on the paper...

First Day of School

2011-09-13T19:19:00.003-06:00

We shipped Og off to Tiny Tots preschool. Here are some pics from the first day...

Ruidoso

2011-09-13T19:12:00.004-06:00

Here are some long lost shots from a trip to Ruidoso back in August...

Quick update

2011-08-30T23:38:00.000-06:00

Wow...that was a fast (and hot) summer! Both Jess and I have seats for the kiddos on our bikes, so we've been taking lots of family bike rides lately. We'll head to neighborhood pools or to the YMCA for a quick dip to cool off in the 112degree summer days. We've also enjoyed beating the crowds to the Saturday farmer's market downtown. A couple trips back to Ft. Davis, and that about wraps up the summer for us! Tim is back in school, and presenting results from his summer research at a conference in Poland next week. Oggie starts a half-day school 2x/week on the 12th. I'm sure it'll be Christmas before we know it. In the meantime, here are a few pics from our time in Rockport that I never got around to posting...

cow

2011-07-25T13:31:00.000-06:00

Me: Og, what's the meaning of life?
Og: Cow.

Harley's and Swimming

2011-06-08T07:08:00.003-06:00

Here's Og, Tim and Uncle Paul killing some time on a Harley before the Corpus Christi Hooks game:

Pool action...Og back at the diving and swimming:

the scary ghost game

2011-06-05T11:23:00.002-06:00

Og: Cita, do you want to play the scary ghost game?

Cita: Ok.

Og: (waves left finger) Do you want to be the ghost that says, "Boo" or the (waves right finger) ghost that put the little boy and girl in the trash?

Cita: The one that says, "Boo".

Og: (waves left finger) That's this one...

Greetings from Port Aransas!

2011-06-04T11:12:00.002-06:00

(caught by the ogster all by his self)

the inadvertent riddler

2011-05-26T14:46:00.001-06:00

can you guess the source of these inadvertent riddles from the ogster?

"Huts are really bad...I know that."

"What's a jet eye master?"

you can leave your guesses in the comments section...

Fiesta Texas!

2011-05-24T15:05:00.004-06:00

Thanks to Cita and Cito for season passes and to Gran and Granddad for a place to stay!

2011-05-02T08:12:00.000-06:00

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2011-04-26T10:15:00.002-06:00

Mom reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory must have really got the wheels turning in Oggie's mind. Here are a couple inspired quotes:

"One day, when it's my birthday, I'm going to take a big wolf of chocolate cake stuffed with orange!" (They had just read about how Charlie had "wolfed down" some cake...)

-and-

"I'm going to find an Easter egg with a ticket as big as the sky!"

Happy Easter!

2011-04-26T06:27:00.000-06:00

on the hunt for eggs...

2011-04-23T19:09:00.002-06:00

The Easter Bunny stealthily came through our apartment grounds and dropped off a few surprises a couple of days ahead of schedule. Og, Am and their buddy Nic got a hot tip that there might be some eggs scattered around. They made quick work of the hunting...

The Labyrinth

2011-04-23T19:02:00.002-06:00

Our church in downtown Austin has a sweet labyrinth, open to the public and always available for contemplation. It's a favorite spot for Jesse and the kids to picnic.

Fun at the playground

2011-04-23T12:14:00.002-06:00

One of the perks to living in student housing is the close proximity to several playgrounds. Here are some shots from a recent trip...

A simile from Og

2011-04-14T20:32:00.003-06:00

Og, pauses after running through the house, and announces: "I'm running like a wild man with rockets in my toes."

SXSW

2011-04-02T10:31:00.002-06:00

Ah...March in Austin...the warm weather is a happy reminder of our marriage 6 years ago. We were blessed to have 4 friends from Scandinavia visit us over SXSW week. In order to make them feel at home, we set up a big tent and converted our front yard area into a true Swedish rock festival camping area. Jesse and I got a chance to go see some shows, as well. As for most Austinites, SXSW week was a blur, and I only managed to get this one picture before Johan and Matthias continued on to New Orleans!

February

2011-04-02T10:25:00.002-06:00

Here ya go...to summarize February: Valentine's Day, visit from Cita, Zilker kite festival...

potty time

2011-02-21T20:03:00.000-07:00

boy, are they gonna hate me for this one when they get older...

Am's birthday

2011-02-21T19:58:00.002-07:00

our little girl is growing up! one year already. wow. it went so...well...since i only worked for like 2 of those months, kinda slowly. but at any rate, she's our walking and almost-talking little princess. we had some folks, to include both sets of grandparents, over for a little shindig. it was grand.

we have lift off!

2011-02-06T14:19:00.002-07:00

the godfather

2011-02-06T13:59:00.001-07:00

Shane rolled through town back in January. It was great to have a fill-in reader for Oggie, because I had been sick for like a month at that point. My voice just couldn't keep up with Og's voracious appetite for stories.

snow day 2011

2011-02-06T13:50:00.000-07:00

SNOW! i told og to enjoy it cuz i'm sure we won't see it again in austin till he's 10 or something.

Chistmas 2010

2011-01-06T13:37:00.003-07:00

Finally some pictures from Christmas/Ogmas 2010.

some catching up

2010-12-23T12:13:00.007-07:00

back in november, we visited old friends in tyler, tx. jesse caught me trying to sneak a nap while the kids were being entertained by the flat screen.

then, jesse had a birthday bash to christen our new apartment in graduate student housing. here's og enjoying some of the hyde park fudge chocolate cake.

then we had a post-thanksgiving photo shoot with am. here she is with her favorite digestive: leaves!

and that brings us up to the browns. patrick, kathryn, ezekiel and zipporah stopped by on their way back to albuquerque from the east coast. it took og and zeke about a nanosecond to get reacquainted. we had hours of fun touring the various playgrounds at our apartment. there was also a running contest to see who could give the other's sister the most kisses. it was nice communal living for the last week.

All Hallows' Eve

2010-11-02T16:17:00.000-06:00

Here are a couple shots of our favorite Penguin and Ladybug, along with the following day's candy tally (Mom was trying to explain the concept of the 'candy tithe' that our church is holding).

back in Austin!

2010-10-21T13:17:00.000-06:00

Here's proof that we're back in Austin. Well, I guess you'd need to be able to recognize Uncle Dave's backyard, but anyway...

We're crashing with Dave while we get acclimated to English-only conversations and knäckebröd-less meals. We'll keep you posted as we figure out what we're going to be up to. Right now, grad school and part-time brewing for Tim is looking promising. We're also busy scoping out the Austin parks for Og and Am.

More Scandinavia

2010-10-21T13:03:00.001-06:00

Here are some more pics from the trip. Enjoy!

Scanorama update

2010-09-28T01:50:00.003-06:00

Well, we are back in Bergen now. We had a great time in Sweden and enjoyed our return to Oslo. We have one week left, and then it's back to the US. Here are some pics:

Oslo

2010-09-06T04:23:00.002-06:00

All right. So we are now in Oslo. We had an amazing trip through the fjords and followed that with a lovely week in Geilo. We accomplished mission 1 of our trip which was to return to an out of the way mountain cafe for some traditional cream porridge. It was all we could have hoped it to be. Tomorrow we head to Dalarna to pursue mission 2 which is to retrieve a cheese plane we left there last year.

No pictures this time but I'll post some in late September.

bergen (2)

2010-08-25T03:13:00.003-06:00

so we ventured out to the IKEA just outside bergen to pick up some baby monitors to replace the ones we brought from the US, which got fried by an electrical imcompatability. ammie had her first culinary experience dining on norwegian boiled potatoes.

the next day we headed to the bergen aquarium and got to see penguin and seal feedings.

we took advantage of a break in the rain to make the 643 meter trek up ulriken, one of the 7 mounts that surround bergen. we kind of carved our own path, heading mostly up a small stream. the views from the top were just remarkable. ammie was all smiles when i whipped out the camera because she figured we were close to the top, and she could get out of the moby wrap.

we're heading out this weekend to fjord country, followed by a week in geilo. then we're off to olso for a couple days and dalarna, sweden. i won't be able to update during these travels...so we'll see ya again in late september. i'll try to get some good shots along the way!

bergen

2010-08-20T07:14:00.002-06:00

we made it safely to bob's place in bergen after roughly 24 hours of traveling, starting in san antonio. once we dropped our bags off, oggie headed straight outside for some frolicking while bob grilled up some pork chops. oggie then met his first norwegian friend, a girl named victoria that lives down the way.

oggie presented bob with homebrew ingredients to make a Fireman's 4 clone. apparently TSA did a full cavity search on the container, but we were still able to make it to norway with most of it. we're all glad to know that our latest beer is fully government-sanctioned!

bergen is such a beautiful town. we're enjoying the walks to the city. everyone stops and stares, though, when they see jesse and me each with a child in a carrier on our backs. it's all good, though...we're gonna be in great shape by the end of these 2 months!

hit the road jack...

2010-08-15T19:56:00.000-06:00

all right...we're hitting the friendly skies on tuesday on our way to scandinavia! we're gearing up for 7.5 weeks there. we'll get back to austin just in time to celebrate 4 months of being unemployed and homeless at Austin City Limits Festival. anyway, i wanted to post a couple pics from san antonio before we head out. i'll update as i can as we're making our way through bergen, geilo, oslo and dala-floda.

skål!

the next michael phelps?!

2010-08-05T20:49:00.003-06:00

look at him go! after a month down here at the beach, oggie developed some sweet swimming skills. everyone is pretty shocked when i tell them he's only 2 and a half.

after the warm-up...

teeth for two

2010-07-29T05:07:00.000-06:00

here's am at the beach showing off her pearly whites...

pool slide

2010-07-29T04:59:00.001-06:00

hooks baseball

2010-07-29T04:49:00.000-06:00

free hat night at the corpus christi hooks baseball game. am got in a little snooze after the free hat excitement wore off.

rockport (2)

2010-07-18T15:16:00.000-06:00

oggie's been having a great time fishing with cita, cito and uncle paul and feeding the birds with mom. all the fun in the sun has left him, well, a bit tuckered out.

oh, and ammie's got 2 teeth now! (pictures to follow...)

rockport

2010-07-09T06:13:00.000-06:00

we've made it down to the beach for the month of july. here's a shot from our back door where oggie spends lots of time fishing!

nana's new house

2010-07-09T06:11:00.000-06:00

after the 4th, we headed to the beach via crane, tx to drop by nana's new place. og and am enjoyed getting in some great-grandma time.

the 4th

2010-07-09T06:06:00.000-06:00

so, we said goodbye to the cousins in connecticut and shot over to fort davis for a laid-back country-style 4th of july. dad was celebrated his independence from shaving!

Cousin Camp in Connecticut

2010-06-21T10:56:00.010-06:00

Summer is well underway! Oggie is getting invaluable baseball tips from Uncle Nate and cousin Ethan. Amity is full of smiles for everyone. Mom and Dad are holding down the fort with the 5 cousins during the day. We even get a little sleep now and then!

Am's Baptism

2010-06-21T10:47:00.003-06:00

Oh, yea, before we headed out of town, we swung by the church on Pentecost and got Am baptized. She sounded pretty authentic at speaking in tongues once she was anointed by the Spirit. Here she is with her new godparents, Sebastian and Virginia.

update

2010-06-08T11:04:00.000-06:00

All right. We are a vagabond family now. Jesse and the kids spent 2 weeks in Ft Davis while I packed up our life in Albuquerque, got promoted to Captain, separated from the AF the next day, and then hit the road and moved our household goods to Uncle Dave's garage in Austin. We just spent a couple days on the river in Junction, Texas. We're off to Connecticut tomorrow for the rest of the month, and then on to Rockport for July. I'll keep you updated as I can. For now, here's a pic from our mid-May trip up to Ouray, Colorado. It was so beautiful!

the goodbyes begin

2010-05-16T08:40:00.002-06:00

We're going to miss Albuquerque. Sidsel and Else dropped by to 'vi ses'. We then headed out to our farewell picnic at Roosevelt park. Jesse whipped up some addicting brisket, and everyone brought great side dishes, to include several cupcakes of which Og and Louis made short work.

Am

2010-04-30T20:27:00.000-06:00

Our little girl is now over 2 months old! Can't believe it.

campout!

2010-04-29T20:12:00.007-06:00

So, we had a boys' campout last weekend. In order to get Oggie psyched up for it, all week I hyped up the boys-only aspect of the campout. Now he thinks that only boys can go camping. Mom has taken exception to this, and I'm sure Am would, too. We'll take care of that next time...

Anyway, here are some shots of our campsite, campmobile, campfire and most importantly SMORES!

el paso

2010-04-29T20:07:00.000-06:00

We've had some busy weekends around here. A couple weeks ago we met up with Cita, Cito and Uncle Paul in El Paso. Here are a couple shots from the horse races:

porchin' it with big bro

2010-04-11T19:15:00.000-06:00

Easter!

2010-04-11T19:11:00.000-06:00

Og was up bright and early to celebrate Christ's resurrection with some egg-coloring. We then got him all spiff'd up for church and the post-church egg hunt. Am looked just darling, but I didn't get any shots of her outside of Mom's Moby Wrap.

Gran!

2010-03-31T12:57:00.000-06:00

Gran stopped by to check out the new addition. Og made sure there was never a dull moment.

lovin' from big bro

2010-03-22T20:27:00.000-06:00

Og hasn't figured out he's supposed to be jealous of Amity yet. He's got nothing but lovin' and kisses for her. We'll see how long we can keep this up...

the Artiste

2010-03-22T20:24:00.000-06:00

first bath

2010-03-22T20:21:00.000-06:00

Here's Am getting her first bath from Mom and big bro.

big bro

2010-03-22T19:50:00.000-06:00

Blessing

2010-03-22T19:49:00.000-06:00

Wow, has it been a month already? Well, a couple weeks ago, Father Terence Lee and Sister Jane came over from our church (St. John's Episcopal) for a new child blessing. It was beautiful. Here's the prayer of Thanksgiving that was said:

O God, you have taught us through your blessed Son that whoever receives a little child in the name of Christ receives Christ himself: We give thanks for the blessing you have bestowed upon this family in giving them a child. Confirm their joy by a lively sense of your presence with them, and give them calm strength and patient wisdom as they seek to bring this child to love all that is true and noble, just and pure, lovable and gracious, excellent and admirable, following the example of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
http://www.bcponline.org/

Amity's First Guests

2010-03-01T20:04:00.000-07:00

Sebastian and Virginia dropped by to pay a visit to meet Amity and play toys with Ogden to prove that he's not so 'old hat'. Mom and Dad say thanks for supper, too!

2010-03-01T19:57:00.000-07:00

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2010-02-26T18:01:00.001-07:00

more birthday shots

2010-02-26T17:52:00.002-07:00

Daddy and Big Bro

2010-02-26T17:48:00.000-07:00

at or around 1 in the morning after Amity arrived...

Amity Ray

2010-02-23T08:27:00.001-07:00

Amity Ray Klatt was born last night at 11:45pm. She weighed in at 8 lbs 11 oz and is 21 inches long. Mom and baby are doing just great!

Valentine's Stroll Through the Japanese Garden

2010-02-16T11:38:00.003-07:00

We joined all the love birds at the Botanic Gardens this weekend. Ogden enjyoys feeding gravel to the Koi and throwing sticks in the little streams that run through the garden. The Japanese Garden is one of Tim's favorite spots in Albuquerque, so we try to get out there on sunny weekend afternoons.

Gran and Grandad Come to Town

2010-02-11T19:52:00.004-07:00

We had a chilly visit to Santa Fe, where Ogden took in the historic Spanish Mission architecture of the Cathedral and Loretto Chapel. Then we warmed up with a beer and some New Mexican grub at Blue Corn Cafe and Brewery.

Grandad set up Schnabels Remote in our laundry room where he taught Ogden how to use his first real tool set. Ogden loves to spend his free time now "workin' on tools" and "fixin' it".

Happy Birthday!

2010-02-10T13:50:00.006-07:00

After a nap, Christmas day became Ogden's birthday. We had a lovely afternoon opening presents and eating blueberry vanilla cupcakes with orange cream cheese frosting. Dinner included pickles and olives at Ogden's request.

Christmas With the Pittmans

2010-02-10T13:30:00.003-07:00

Trimming the tree.

New pajamas from Cita and Cito.

Cito frying venison backstrap for Christmas morning brunch. Yum!

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-24T08:53:00.002-07:00

Thrilled to Meet Santa

2009-12-16T19:27:00.003-07:00

Ogden joined toddlers around the world in a moment of dismay as we cheerfully plopped him down on some old guy's lap and snapped a few photos. He's been getting more into the Holiday spirit though, now that I pulled out his stocking and explained how Santa will fill it with candy and toys.

Gobble, gobble

2009-11-28T10:34:00.003-07:00

After picking up Uncle Dave from the airport, we headed straight to Los Poblanos for the 2nd annual turkey 'harvest'. Og picked out a mighty hen, and then supervised as Dave and Dad 'processed' her.

She cooked up real nice. We headed over to the Else's house for Thanksgiving dinner with the Sullivan-Overgaards (along with a special appearance by Seba). Mom and Sidsel outdid themselves in the side dish preparation. Then during dinner Uncle Dave regaled us all in the true meaning of Thanksgiving as a celebration of Capitalism.

Og the Baker

2009-11-28T10:25:00.000-07:00

Under the tuteledge of master-baker Mom, Oggie has honed his bread-baking skills. Here are some shots of his first masterpiece; mixed, kneaded, formed and baked by Og himself. The proof was, as you can see, in the eating.

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-05T20:23:00.000-07:00

So, Og had his first Jack-o-lantern carving experience! He was a bit apprehensive of all the wierd pumpkin innards, but he liked helping Mom draw out the face. After getting that squared away, Og slipped into his Halloween costume--a chicken...what else?!--and partied the night away with Puff the Dragon (aka Ezekiel). There was plenty of high fructose corn syrup for everyone!

Back Home

2009-10-27T20:30:00.001-06:00

We landed back home in time for the (post-)Harvest Festival at Los Poblanos Organics, south valley unit. After listening to some tunes by 3 String Bale in the beer garden and checking out the ponies, we headed to the pumpkin patch for yet another photo op.

Austin Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-27T20:25:00.000-06:00

After our snowy adventure to the north, we headed south to Texas. Here are some shots of Oggie with pals Bella and Ellie Bay at the St. Richard's pumpkin patch in Round Rock.

Rocky Mountain High

2009-10-27T20:20:00.000-06:00

Oggie headed up I-25, straight to Colorado Springs to pay a visit to Aunt Cyndee. We were welcomed by some snowy weather and spent most of the time indoors. Here are some shots when Og and Jess headed out for some frolicking in the snow.

Balloon Fiesta 2009

2009-10-08T19:35:00.000-06:00

It's that time of year again. The weather turns and once again it seems as if Albuquerque has managed to select the only week it will receive any rain to host an international hot air balloon fiesta. After the rain yesterday, we had a beautiful morning for watching the balloons. Oggie had a blast with Myla and Eden and two new buddies from Oregon.

Happy Birthday, Daddy-o!

2009-09-16T20:11:00.000-06:00

downhill fun!

2009-08-20T20:14:00.005-06:00

Ok, so I probably won't win any Parent of the Year awards from this, but it's too fun not to share:

http://s709.photobucket.com/albums/ww100/kathryntbrown/?action=view&current=CIMG7673.flv

And then they trusted me enough to do it again...

http://s709.photobucket.com/albums/ww100/kathryntbrown/?action=view&current=CIMG7674.flv

Hat tip to Kathryn for the throw-back vids.

rainy day harvest

2009-08-15T14:42:00.000-06:00

Og took advantage of some rainy weather to try out his prized rain jacket that he picked up at a thrift store in Stockholm. While he was busy puddle hoppin', Mom harvested some tomatoes and peppers.

some favorites

2009-08-15T11:24:00.003-06:00

Og's favorite songs:

"baby sees" (A-B-C's)

"Holy song" (Holy, Holy, Holy)

Og's favorite book:

The Foot Book by "Doc Shoes" (Dr Seuss)

Og's favorite video:

"Timing" (Baby Signing Time)

The Ogden Prayer

2009-08-08T13:48:00.002-06:00

If you're crunched for time, but still want to offer a blessing for your meal, try the Ogden prayer: [as said daily before dinner, holding hands] "God, thanks, food, amen."

The great mint harvest

2009-07-25T08:53:00.000-06:00

So Og just harvested his weight in spearmint, peppermint, and lemon balm! Now we just have to figure out what to do with it...

Garden update

2009-07-19T11:46:00.003-06:00

While we were gallavanting across Scandinavia, Og's good friends Sebastian and Virginia took good care of our Summer garden. Our lil crops exploded in size! We barely even recognized them, and have taken the last couple weeks to get to know them again.

Here's the backyard...

Heloise standing guard...

And the front...

Harvest time. Og chowing down on a fresh carrot...

Ah...veggies, anyone?

Lavender Festival

2009-07-19T11:34:00.003-06:00

Ah, fun times at the Lavender Festival last weekend in Los Ranchos. This is becoming one of our favorite fests. Had a great time listening to good music, eating delicious local and organic foods from Los Poblanos, drinking cool brews from Tractor Brewery, and taking in the general wonderfulness of the Los Poblanos compound.

Here are the Squash Blossom Boys:

Hanging out with Shane:

The pond:

Lavender, of course:

Scandinavia!

2009-07-05T13:47:00.008-06:00

All right! Here we go...some photos from the big adventure in Scandinavia.

Here's Og after landing in Stockholm. I guess we were a lil tired after the flight.

The view from our hotel in Old Town, Stockholm.

Enjoying lunch at The Stork on the Grand Square of Uppsala.

Looking like hipsters outside of the Cathedral Church (Lutheran, of course) in Uppsala.

The world's largest Dala Horse in Dalarna.

Midsummer pole at Sandviken in Dalarna.

Og with wild strawberries (channeling Ingmar Bergman) at the summer cottage.

Our wonderful hosts Eva, Mandus, and Liv in Vendel, just outside Uppsala.

Cool sculpture in Bergen.

Ditto.

Jess and Og having dinner overlooking Bergen.

Og and Tim crusing the fjords.

Taking in a beautiful lake near Ål, Norway.

Og mezmerized by a water sculpture in Oslo.

Og hanging out with his buddy, Johan in Oslo.

On the trail in Bergen with Uncle Bob.

Pre-trip garlic harvest

2009-07-05T13:38:00.003-06:00

Okay! We're back in the US now. I'll post some pics of our Scandinavian adventures shortly. Before we left, I snapped this pics of our garlic harvest and how things in the garden looked.

off we go...

2009-06-12T05:11:00.003-06:00

Here's Og's itinerary for the next 3 weeks:

- 13 Jun - leave bright and early for Stockholm via Chicago

- 14 - 16 Jun - wander the streets and parks and kebab stands of Stockholm, then head to Uppsala to meet up with friends to be, Mandus, Liv, Eva, Roine, etc

- 16 Jun - pick up Bob

- 17 - 21 Jun - celebrate Midsummer in the Swedest of Sweden: Dalarna

- 22 - 29 Jun - head to Bergen for some hikes with Bob

- 30 - 2 Jul - hang out with friends in Oslo

- 3 Jul - head home just in time for fireworks!

Rockport 2009

2009-06-08T08:34:00.003-06:00

Og flew down to Rockport, TX to catch some sun, experience humidity, and celebrate Uncle Paul's 7th birthday.

Egg and Garden

2009-05-30T08:43:00.000-06:00

Og's been busy tending the "chi-tahs" (chickens) and garden. All his hard work paid off with the first of many (hopefully) eggs. No veggies yet due to the chilly ABQ nights, but once we get back from Scandinavia, I'm sure we'll be swimming in tomatoes and peppers. Ogden wanted to take you on a tour of his burgeoning urban farm...

Passport

2009-05-26T21:08:00.000-06:00

Og couldn't go to Scandinavia without a passport, so we decided to save some money by doing it ourself, using http://www.epassportphoto.com/. Here's a collage of the photo shoot, along with the winning photo.

Memorial Day

2009-05-26T21:03:00.000-06:00

We headed down to Tatum, NM for Memorial Day. Og had a great time hanging out with Nana, Beverta, Clinton and Daniel. Og kept busy tearing into Nana's awesome pile of toys, learning a cool new card game that they play down at Senior Citizens, and playing cowboy on a real-life cattle ranch.