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Max’s 2nd Birthday – Lots of Photos!

Posted on 28. Nov, 2009 by Scott D.

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We had a great party today. We drove to Fresno for Thanksgiving and to also have a party for Max. About 30 people showed up to celebrate Max turning 2 years old… and man, did he make out like a bandit! He wasn’t so sure why everyone was so happy to see him, but he loved playing with his cousins and opening presents. It was a great day to be Max!

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Lunch Time and our Mini-Vacation

Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by Scott D.

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We had a great lunch today. I made the best banana bread of my life and we have been enjoying it very much! I might post the recipe later… The kids have been busy with activities and we just returned from a mini-vacation down in Scottsdale where we stayed at the Fairmont resort (see link on the right sidebar) and met up with our friends, the Gould’s. They came down from Sitka to look for a condo and we decided to hang out for dinner! This picture is the only one I have since I forgot my camera, but Jennifer might have a photo or two on her blog soon. It was great to see them again, and if they get a place down in Scottsdale, we will certainly see them again soon.

Eating Pizza with the Goulds... Jennifer, Aidan, and Casey.

It was a great two days away from home and the resort was fantastic! I made a video of some of the pictures from the time we spent there… its not a very good collection of photos, but then again, I was there to relax. It was very kid friendly, too. Here is a link to the video, or you can check out the link on the sidebar.

My Banana Nut Bread

Good times at lunch... lots of food!

Max Loved his lunch today!

Madison at lunch time today.

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Llama Casa and the Grand Canyon

Posted on 29. Aug, 2009 by Scott D.

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A few weeks ago, my sister, Lee Ann, visited us and we all took a small trip up to Williams, AZ to relax and take a fun train ride to the Grand Canyon. We stayed at a place called “The Llama Casa Ranch” and it was on several acres with several Llamas that we got to feed. The house was nice and big and the next day’s train ride was a blast. We almost missed it both ways, but once on board, there were people dressed up like cowboys and such and would sing us songs and tell jokes. On the train ride back to Williams at the end of the day, the train was “robbed” by some very loud and scary looking cowboys and Max was not a fan.

The whole trip was fun and since we have been back, we have kept busy. I will post more soon and be sure to look at all 4 pictures in this post. For ALL of the pictures from the trip, click here!

The Donaldsons at the Grand Canyon

Madison at the Llama Casa Ranch.

Max loved feeding the Llamas.

More pictures here.

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At the Mendicino KOA

Posted on 06. Jul, 2009 by Scott D.

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We are at the Mendicino KOA and it is really nice here. The only problem that we (I) have is that there is almost no cell phone coverage here and extremely limited internet access. If this gets posted, I will be impressed that it was able to squeek in.

We spent the last few days at the Layman’s ranch in * and it was a great time. Jan and Steve Layman are very long friends of Chester and Benita (my in-laws) and they have a great place. I think I was able to upload a couple photos to my Flickr account, so check the photos on the side bar for the latest. The Laymans had a HUGE party, as they do every year, as it turns out, and there were close to 45 people eating a huge buffet of yummy food.

They had a pool, lots of beer, lots of food, lots of wine, and uh…. some other stuff….

We went to the farmer’s market yesterday and they had some really amazing quilts… one that had the entire story of the Very Hungry Catapillar. We ate BBQ food and Mexican stuff… very good. (Im running on wine at the moment and this internet is WAY slow.)

Now we are in Mendicino and the weather is cool but not bad at all. People are very nice, and there is currently some Mellisa Etheridge (sp?) being played in the distance and Shana and I are drinking some wine that she won for $30 (worth $90) at an auction that was held after her 10K run. Its time for more wind and time for me to kick my wife’s butt at cribbage.

PS. Sorry for the spelling errors, but I am counting on a small rat to power this internets connection. (The wine doesn’t help it, either.)