A Decade of "The Adams PI"

2007

A Decade of "The Adams PI"

2006

A Decade of "The Adams PI"

2005

A Decade of "The Adams PI"

2004

A Decade of "The Adams PI"

2003

A Decade of "The Adams PI"

2002

A Decade of "The Adams PI"

2001

A Decade of "The Adams PI"

2000

A Decade of "The Adams PI"

1999

Pumpkin Patch

We recently travelled to our local pumpkin patch to pick up a handful of the orange monstrosities for Halloween. J got to romp and unbelievably did not pee on a single pumpkin.

Kris' Birthday at Yosemite

For Nana's 60th birthday celebration, we all traveled to Yosemite. The valley is incredible! Half Dome and El Capitan are truly amazing to see in person. Even more amazing are the people who climb them. Kari, John, and I took the easy way up instead and hiked Half Dome. It was a 9 hour, 18 mile hike that took us to the very edge of the sheer cliff face of Half Dome (more pictures of that later). Meanwhile, the rest of the gang did a tour from the valley floor where they observed El Capitan climbers, saw bears, and learned about the history of the valley. The evening of Nana's birthday dinner, we managed to see Half Dome at sunset. Quite the sight.



Between adventures, we enjoyed "walks" (Garret is still protesting hiking) in the meadow. We skipped rocks in the river, played UNO in the sand, balanced on fences and trees, generally enjoyed the wildlife.



Of course, there were many opportunities for group photos. Here are some of them.

Owen's Birthday

Owen celebrated his 3rd birthday with Grammy and Papa in town. At Owen's last minute request, Garret painted him a shark. It was a simple b-day with friends at the house - Owen likes things that way.

Autumn Aspen Adventure

Friday night, we skipped town and headed up the pass to Copper Mountain to say farewell to the summer and greet the inevitable winter. Experiencing the transition between the two in the Colorado Rockies can be spectacular. We've done some good hikes this summer, so Garret decided that this would be a "no hiking" weekend. Well, when one heads to the mountains to view Autumn splendor, "no hiking" can be quite a challenge. Nonetheless, we made it happen. We awoke Saturday to a crisp 40 degree morning and headed up to Leadville to visit the National Fish Hatchery. The boys loved it - although Garret wanted to grab his pole and catch them. As you might imagine, we had to explain several times that catching fish for sport is somewhat counterproductive to the mission of the Hatchery. I'm pretty sure Garret didn't care.



We then headed toward the divide via Independence Pass. The road takes you through Twin Lakes, two fantastic bodies of water that rest in the shadow of Mt. Elbert, Colorado's highest peak. We enjoyed tossing rocks and sticks into the lake and letting Jameson romp.



Our adventure continued as we made our way upstream to the pass, stopping several times along the way to take in the scenery, snap some pictures, and get dirty.



At the top, we looked back at the Atlantic watershed and forward to the Pacific. The view of Mt. Elbert was magnificent. Owen stopped to strike a pose before sauntering down "Umpa Tom" style (hands folded behind his back) to grab some lunch with the fam.



Eventually, we braked and swerved down into the town of Aspen, checking out rock climbers and getting passed by road bikers along the way. We enjoyed the rest of the day in Aspen, exploring the town, playgrounds, and dinner. After dinner, we made our way up to see the Maroon Bells - two fantastic peaks that rise above a small mountain lake just southwest of Aspen.



Jameson liked it so much he proclaimed the Bells "his" with a little squirt.



Even though the entire weekend was filled with childish objection, we all agreed that we'd do it again. Somewhere in the back of thier little minds Garret and Owen know that they went on a pretty cool trip (even though they say they would rather watch a movie). So bring on the snow, we've said our goodbye to Summer 2008.