The boys had a good football game today but ended up with a loss to the Chiefs. Dylan ran for two touchdowns and looked pretty good with some solid moves to avoid being taken down. He was actually eyeing the the defenders and making speed and direction adjustments to get away. Both boys were grabbing flags on defense really well and chasing down anyone from the other team that got out in the open field. It was fun to watch and I think they will get even better as the season goes on.
I got back from a meeting in San Francisco last night and am happily watching Dylan play Xbox and same with the electric train right now. We are starting to get the Halloween decorations out now and will spend some of the night getting ready for our favorite holiday. Too bad it's too hot for a fire but the days are getting shorter and the nights colder. Many logs will be burned soon...
Here's some photos from disney last week.
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I'm staying at a nice place right down off the San Francisco bay, across the street from the Ferry building. My trip west was pretty quick this morning and I was pleasantly surprised to see Randy Moss back in purple when I switched on my phone and went to Facebook. The football season just got interesting again.
An exhausting but fun day at the other Disney park. Of course their are like 6 or 7 now but this one has been around the second longest amount of time. My knee is killing me but the martinis at Tommy Bahama are making things better. Back home in the morning.
Dylan is a little flustered by the Belly dancer Marrakesh. Sam just starred and asked me for one dollar bills.
My knee is singing but the three of us had a great time in the magic kingdom. Having a nice dinner at Tommy Bahama know with momma. Epcot tomorrow.
This is one of those roller coasters Grandpa did not like last time we were here. The boys dig it.
We hit the pool the minute we got here this morning, then a little lunch and a stroll thru the AARP exhibit hall. The boys learned about NASA, NASCAR and took a golf lesson. Off to downtown Disney in a bit for dinner.
The new $99 dollar version of the apple tv arrived today. My forth apple tv in all and a bit different from the others. It is easier to set up and manage but without the big hard drive. It does have netflix streaming which is nice and the interface is way better than the Xbox and wii interface to netflix. With all the movies to watch in my bedroom now, I may never sleep.
Yea, out to eat at King Street Blues with the boys.
Shot with my Hipstamatic for iPhone
Lens: Kaimal Mark II
Flash: Off
Film: Kodot Verichrome
I took the boys to the park yesterday in the rain to run some football drills. They did really well in Saturday during their first game with two touchdowns each. They both ran for one and Dylan threw a touchdown pass to Sam for the second. It's good that it was even. Sam also intercepted a ball and they were both running down the opposing players when they were on defense.
I was quite pleased with the whole thing. I got them out yesterday to work on skills and to run off energy on a fairly gloomy day.
Can't take pictures in the show but there is some crazy stuff going on in there. Haven't seen a cirque show since O at the Bellagio many years ago. Nicole, Jimmy T and Kathleen. Good times.
I'm at a two day strategy session for work today and tomorrow at National Harbor and because of the night time activity we are encouraged to stay overnight. It seems a little odd since I live just over this bridge in Alexandria but what hell. We are going to see a cirque du soleli show tonight, Ova.
It is perfect weather to be hanging outside watching practice.
They only get video games on weekends during the school year. They are playing nicely for once. No actual tackling yet. We have flag football practice later today and a hike in the works for Sunday.
Shot with my Hipstamatic for iPhone
Lens: Kaimal Mark
Flash: Dreampop
Film: Kodot Verichrome
Had a baby sitter and went to dinner with Nicole and 6 friends in old town last night. Had a great time eating, drinking and laughing at Columbia Firehouse. The weather was perfect for an after dinner beer at Pat Troys.
In heading to school to have lunch with the little munchkins today. They are showing their purple today as well.
Only the 3rd round of the year but a 79 is pretty respectable. Perfect day for golf. About 80 and really sunny. I may stop playing for the year to preserve an under 80 round for the year.
This is the last weekend that the pool is open and it was a little chilly out there i must admit. We are inside now watching football and eating cheese.
The boys got their class assignments today and reconnected with all their little friends. They both seemed excited about their teachers and classmates. School starts on Tuesday.
ACS is installing a green roof on the Hach building which is right next to and pretty much level with my office in the Othmer building. The work has just begun but in a couple months it will be a lush, green park of sorts. A big improvement over the tar and asphalt surface currently there.
With a long 6 days in Boston in having a tasty greygoose martini before dinner with the fabulous wso staff. It's been miserable outside but I've been able to stay dry with all my meeting being in a skyway/shopping mall connected series of hotels here in the back bay. I'm missing the family pretty good right now and hope the shuttle is flying on time tomorrow. I already looked at the train but even the Acela is a 6 hour trip.
Getting some fusion jazz at a Boston club. Good for a cold and rainy night. It's good to get 0ut a little.
I got an errant wake call this morning at 5:30am but snapped this picture of the sun coming up before going back to bed until 7am.
One day down at the ACS meeting and everything is going well. I'm staying in tonight and doing the room service thing. Need to conserve energy for a few receptions and dinners to come.
I'm home with the boys today and worked most of the morning while they watched a movie. We have now stepped out for some lunch and games.
We went on the longest tramway in the world today and had lunch at the top of Sandia mountain. The boys loved the ride and the view was spectacular. We also stopped at Tinkertown, but that's a post in itself. We are having dinner in Albuquerque tonight then have an extremely early flight home tomorrow. I took about 400 pictures so I will work on getting those up in the next few days. It's been a great vacation. Lots of stuff I hadn't seen before and it's always fun to spend so much time with Dylan and Sam. Not to mention Nicole, Linda and Gil.
Chocolate shakes that is from ice cream shop on the plaza. Dylan returned his to the bushes last night. Let's see if he can keep it down tonight.
Shot with my Hipstamatic for iPhone
Lens: John S
Flash: Standard
Film: Ina's 1969
Listened to a little country and western on the plaza before dinner tonight, or was it western and country. The Bandelier hike took alot out of us today. It was a beautiful park but the climbing in and out of caves and crawling up the seven story peublo was hard on the knee. The boys sure loved it as I was sure they were going to fall off one of the 30 foot ladders we had to use.
The Los Alamos science museum was nice and the boys learned all the needed to know to build an atomic weapon. They got that going for them. I'll post the every trail hike profile later. Time for bed now.
We went on what was suppose to be an easy hike that nearly killed us with the rocky terrain and elevation. In this picture, the boys are at about the highest point that they had ever hiked (8500 feet). We finished the 2 mile trek and drove up to the ski Santa Fe basin at 10,000 feet. The boys liked the idea of skiing next to time we visit.
Have had a great few days in Santa Fe with the weather being nice and cool, some thunderstoms rolling by now and again and lots of time with the kids. This place definately has a slower feel than Washington DC and is a much needed break from the work world. Not too much planned today, a museum or two and maybe a trip up the mountain for a short walk. We are heading to Bandalier National Park tomorrow to hike and check out some cave dwellings.
Yesterdays hikes were fun and informative as well. Pecos is a site of an ancient indian pueblo, followed by a couple of big spanish missions. The Glorieta Pass hike was followed a civil war battle people consider the Gettysburg of the west.
Looking down on the union lines at the Gettysburg of the west.
Hiking in pecos national park and keeping a keen eye out for local wildlife.
