Beach Bum(mer)

The Beach Ranger told us our fire was illegal...it needed to be in a fire ring, not on the sand...so he put it out before Cindy could cook her Smores...but we got creative and found a metal tub and moved our firewood down to about 20 yards from the ocean and started a new fire. Ryan entertained us with his Scottish accent and the Ranger came back at about 10 PM and told us we were doing a great job. Back at the beach house, we celebrated Lindsay's 24th birthday, and also included Onita (about 12 days early).

Sailing in Santa Cruz

We really enjoyed sailing in the waters off Santa Cruz Harbor...the captain told us that the weather was perfect.

Chardonnay II

Lindsay enjoyed the white wine and pizza on the Chardonnay II sailboat off the coast yesterday evening. The trip took about 2 hours and ended at sunset in the Santa Cruz harbor. We actually were in a planned race with other sailboats, but no one could remember if we won or not, as if it would matter anyway.

2006 Seabright Brewery

Click, watch, and listen to last year's Seabright Brewery dinner.

Santa Cruz 2006 remembered

Santa Cruz 2006...click, watch, and listen

Santa Cruz here we come

We're going to miss the annual Woody's on the Wharf that takes place each June, but we're still looking forward to being in Santa Cruz in September.

New backyard slider too

Ryan's house will really appreciate the new windows, but now getting to his backyard will be a breeze with his new 9' glass slider that opens up to his patio.

Ryan's new windows

Ryan is doing well after having surgery on his arm after a nasty bike fall. The pins are out and he has a cast on that should come off in about two weeks. He's been busy, though, treating his house to new windows, here's the two new ones in front of his house.