Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs passed away and our family wanted to honor this innovator by posting some of his quotes.

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.   They somehow already know what you truly want to become. ---Steve Jobs

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life ---Steve Jobs

Don't let the noise of others' opinion drown out your own  inner voice---Steve Jobs

You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.  So you have to trust in something--your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.  This approach has never let me known, and it has made all the difference in my life.  ---Steve Jobs

My model for business is the Beatles.   They were four guys who kept each other in check.  They balanced each other and the total was greater that the sum of the parts.  That's how I see business: great things in business are never done by one person, they're done by a team of people. ---Steve Jobs

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.  Because almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure--these t hings just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.  Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.  You are already naked.  There is no reason not to follow you heart.....
Stay hungry.     Stay foolish.    -----Steve Jobs

Salmon Days

Waiting for the parade.  It's a little early for Emma.

We celebrated the return of the salmon by watching a parade, eating elephant ears and kettle korn, and looking at all the artist wares. 

Run, Joseph, Run

Here comes Joseph...

Go...

gaining on IMS....

up hill to the finish line.  Great Job Maywood, Great Job Joseph.
This was Joseph's first race. He loves cross country.

First day of school treat

These are black boards, chalk and an apple for the teacher.

Back to school

Joey is a sixth grader in middle school this year and Thomas is a Junior.

Joseph is very excited for this year.  He is ready to see his friends and be involved again.

How did Thomas feel about starting school?  ....well, I think his expression says it all.

There they go....The school year has begun.

Lake Waptus

Ever felt like your going in circles?  We did this summer.  Bill had a burning desire to take us all camping--not just simple car camping---but hiking 8 miles, with all our stuff on our backs camping. 

We set out on a warm August afternoon.  We had purchased a discovery pass so that we could discover Washington.

When we arrived at the trail head we discovered they didn't take the discover pass because Lake Waptus is on federal property....another fee.   After comparing the weight of our packs and determining that Sarah and Thomas were caring the heaviest, we headed out. 

The trail was slightly uphill and a little bit rocky, but the scenery was beautiful.  We had hiked for about 30 minutes and stopped for a break/drink.  There were two trails and we choose the one to the right.  We came to another fork and again took the one to the right. 

Dad asked us to look up and see the mountains we were surrounded by and told us that the Lake is straight a head.  But as we looked a head we saw a road and some signs.  It was the parking lot that we had started from.  We had just hiked for an hour with packs on our backs and did a circle back to our car. 

We were so disappointed.  We decided to find another lake to camp at....Cooper river was just down the road, it was beautiful,

and peaceful

There was another fee if we wanted to stay and camp.

So we just relaxed before moving on.

Should we find another camp ground or just eat our dinner somewhere and head home?

We ended up back at Lake Easton to eat our dinner...

and vote as to whether or not we want to stay or go home.

The vote was to go home and  home we headed....

However the freeway was closed due to blasting at the pass.

We waited, the kids played cards on the freeway to pass the time.

Others played football.

Will this day ever end?

 Yes, we ended the day back at home where we started, another circle.

Lake Easton

For their anniversary David and Cassie came to Seattle to see the band Weiser.  It was Cassie's first concert. Madison and Calvin got to stay with Grandma.  The next day we decided to go on a picnic to Lake Easton. 

It's a beautiful Lake and the weather was wonderful.

Daddy and  Calvin wore their matching shirts.

Dad made us some fried chicken for our picnic.

Calvin

loved it too.

We made our own trail mix, ate fried chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, carmelitios and brownies.

We could leave with out going to the Lake and at least putting out toes in the water.

The water was really cold....

but Joey braved it anyway and went all the way in.

It was a wonderful day

We love Lake Easton.  We didn't know it than but we would be returning again real soon.