Fun trip up north

Thank you!! to all those who sent out Bday wishes. Aside from practically an entire day of surfing on my birthday....and another great family/beach/surf day out at Bolinas last Sunday...this past weekend was spent at a beautiful nook up north.....SURFING! I love Mendocino county and the northern coast of California. Today however was delightfully spent with the Fran.....as Katie needed a well deserved break and time to herself. Enjoy the following new pics of our tribe the beautiful fall 09. GroundArt says peace and God bless.

long time much talk now!!

Wow!!! so much happens in the journey of living life...( riding waves, literally and figuratively)...especially when you have a pistol like FRANCES! Our daughter is a wild one, I tell ya. The past few months have been difficult to say the least....but filled with great blessing too. Sheash..it has been some time since I updated the blog so here it goes.

Grampa Craig and Grandma Karen visited around labor day....we had fun and spent a short stint in the pool. That was when the pistol turned one year of age. Fran began to walk around that same time. Then came time for full on bay area September...waves were fun...we went to the beach often and the weather was great. Cousin Annie was born. What a babe! Frances loves the beach and went several times in Sept. Katie...the beautiful 'MOMMA' turned the big three-one toward the end of Sept. and too began a difficult sleep/teething pattern for Fran. Seems like for the last 2 month plus she has wanted to stay up extra long for her 'awake' periods at night making it super hard for momma and dada to get good sleep. Then great grandma Bev and aunt Pam came to visit...unfortunately Fran wasn't feeling so hot...but we did spend some quality time enjoying great food around San Rafael. Soon thereafter, Fran came down with a gnarly temp. Dada escaped the house from time to time to enjoy probably the worst fall surf in some time. Although, he did really enjoy one super foggy fall morning in 8-10 foot great fun surf at ocean beach watching the dolphins explode out of the back of the waves. Now here we are in mid Oct. and the waves look like March....but sure feels like Fall around town. Frances is getting better....slowly..Momma too....but soon things will be cruising right along like normal. I love the fall.....mostly because it signifies the turning of another year...good friends show up around Holloweenie.....and better beers begin to arrive on the shelves. Should mean good waves too....but those have truly yet to come. Love you all....peace and God bless! GroundArt. enjoy the pics.

Too hot...too cute summer days!

Camping with the Groundart Trio

This has been a difficult/exhilarating and hot week!!  But very fun.  Katie and I took Fran out on her first camping exploration to Lake Pillsbury in the beautiful Mendocino Natnl. Forest.  It was challenging but sooo super rewarding!  Fran experienced many firsts' and loved being outdoors all day long!  To slightly complicate our arrival...we made it to our destination...aka love-bar-point via kayak and canoe.  What a treat!  Here are a few photos of our journey.  Enjoy.  The last one in transport home was a clear...."Why are we going home?"

Everyday activities...

Some fun times are going down around here.  Although Frances has her difficult moments....she loves getting outside.  Here are a couple pics of us getting ready for a ride around town on another beautiful afternoon.  There is a link on the left to see more of what is going on with Yuba Bikes.  I think they are about the best thing on earth next to my family and the tools I use to ride waves in the ocean.

Fran says:  "Dada...bike?"

Papa says:  "Yeah you wanna go on a bike ride?"

Fran responds:  "Si"

Newest in new....fun times

Hey all:  life here in San Rafael is great.  South swell pulse just leaving .....beautiful foggy skies at the coast and warm Marin temps keep us happy.  Frances is doing splendid!  She has soooo much to offer our world and the people who live in it.  She was super happy to meet her grandma Patty from Montana.  And although grandma Patty wasn't able to take her windsurfing or golfing yet...I think she too was super happy to meet her grand-daughter.  Pictured above is the families new ride into the good life.  My new friend Ben at Yuba Bikes was extremely generous in handing over this beast....hopefully I can help the company sell them as I ride it with Frances and Katie all over San Rafael.  Oh yeah....by the way, if you need a 'certified by the state of Californian' bonefied Journeyman electrician....you can now call me.  No longer an apprentice.....well, I guess we are all apprentices in a 'forever- learning' sort of way.  Peace out and God bless.

leeroy

posting is pics right now...

love you all....here is the babe and her first bike ride ever!  She loved it.