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Claire's Photo of the Day: Christmas Cookies

December 6th, 2011

Most of the cookies were put in the freezer, but I did get to eat a couple and they were delicious. The kids had a blast cutting and decorating and eating!


Super Mario Bros Opera

November 29th, 2011

Had to share for my non-Facebook friends!

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Claire's Photo of the Day: Ugly Dolls

November 19th, 2011

Why didn't I think of this?


Claire's Photo of the Day: Pumpkins

November 18th, 2011

The pumpkins we carved this year.


Claire's Photo of the Day: Princess Leia Cupcake

October 31st, 2011

"They were cool. They were good." - Claire

We had a blast at a Star Wars Birthday Party last night. The costumes were amazing and the food was out of this world!


10th Wedding Anniversary

October 20th, 2011

I was going through a box in the basement and came across a cd with this video of our Wedding Day. The pictures and video are courtesy of my former employer Andy McFarlane at www.leelanau.com. Happy Anniversary to my wife Mary and thanks for 10 amazing years! I love you Mary!

Note: The video is 28 MB, so it might take some time to load!

If for some reason the video doesn't play above, you can click here to save to your computer!


Claire's Photo of the Day: Hike Through the Woods

September 30th, 2011

Claire snapped a few photos on our nature hike at Teichner Preserve. We had a nice time on this short hike with a nice view of Lime Lake at the end of the trail!


Deer Tracks


Part of the Trail


Flowers


Sunset over Lime Lake


Claire's Photo of the Day: Driving Around Looking for Deer

September 29th, 2011

Here's a picture taken by Claire of three deer we saw on one of our evening drives along M-22 south of Leland a couple of nights ago. We saw around forty deer total including seven of them playing right alongside one of the back roads on the way home.


Claire's Photo of the Day: Isaiah Shot a Deer

September 24th, 2011

Claire's cousin Isaiah shot his first deer this morning during the youth hunt.

Here's a bonus photo!


Claire's Photo of the Day: The Hill Behind Our House

August 29th, 2011


Famous Stecks: Ueli Steck

August 26th, 2011

I have some Google Alerts setup for certain keywords and one of them is "Steck". Steck isn't a very common last name (at least in northern Michigan) so it's fun to to learn about others out there. Every so often someone interesting (and famous) turns up and this time it was mountain climber Ueli Steck. Check out the video below and then the link to see some of the amazing and daring climbs he has made.

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See more at Project Himalaya.


Scenic Drive and a Fort

August 26th, 2011

We had a fun evening a couple of weeks ago on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Every year we try to go on the drive and check out some of the scenic overlooks and this time we packed dinner to eat on Picnic Mountain. Luke always remembers the numbered signs along the roads and tells us what's coming up. The kids all love running on the paths and playing in the sand. It's become an annual event and every year we take a picture on the rock wall!

A couple of years ago on Woot! I found this fort for $4.99. I had forgotten about it, but the boys wanted to camp in their room, so this is what we ended up with...


Claire's Photo of the Day: Missing Front Teeth

August 16th, 2011

Today is Luke's Birthday. He is 7 years old. Happy Birthday Luke!


Claire's Photo of the Day: Directing?

August 2nd, 2011

Claire must be directing some kind of show.


Claire's Photo of the Day: Dancing Toys

August 1st, 2011

Claire loves to photograph toys.