Wildwood Park in Puyallup has this gorgeous little spot with a playground next to a shallow stream. We were out there a couple of weeks ...

Life's odd little moments. We seem to be having more of those, with Kate home from school. Here's a little frozen-in-time memory ...

My brother Peter and his wife Karen welcomed their third daughter, Margaret Rose (they're going to call her Megan for short), July 23 ...

We don't have a big trip happening this summer. I've had the feeling that the whole summer could get away from us if we don...

We went to the Indian buffet in Lakewood for lunch, and stopped by the Hess Bakery to pick up some pretzels. (Not that one needs anyth...

Wednesday was the kids' half-birthday.  We commemorated the occasion by walking halfway across the Narrows Bridge. The walking/bikin...

I had something happen this week that turned out to be pretty exciting.  Iain MacKinnon (of Isle of Lewis, Scotland) wrote this fabulous ...

It's the last day of school! (Yes, our district got out pretty late. I think they added a week on because of the strike.) Last yea...

Father's Day was just as sunny as Mother's Day , but we didn't take these in the shade. Doesn't everyone look sunny? *...