Butterfly Day

Every year the Wild Animal Park has a 2-4 week period when you can visit the Butterfly House. It is so popular we waited 1 1.2 hours, even in the rain.  It was worth it, Hayden loves them. Having just hatched his own last week at home and sadly released it in the sunshine - he was wondering if he would see "Flutter" there with the other butterflies.  

1 1/2 hours in line in the rain - a new experience in San Diego!

Keeping dry while you are playing a ghost - waiting in line to see the butterflies

Hayden finally got this beautiful blue and brown butterfly to light on his hand - he was so patient!

Paul is Home!

Paul was busy all the time in the hospital. Student nurses came to visit - pretty ones!  Eva was always checking out his equipment. Even his two Aunts, Bonnie and Ramona, came from Sacramento for the afternoon to see us.  The up close of the leg shows you the external fixator bars.  In place of a cast on the leg (which can't be used because of swelling) the fixator bars were drilled into 4 places and held his leg in an exact position.  They were on for 5 weeks, allowing the artery graft to heal.

This picture was taken after Pauls first surgery. Julie and Eva came from Seattle to help and comfort him.  Eva was a real joy and distraction. She wanted to use everything, walker,crutches, she loved walking the halls and waving to nurses.

Event that changed our lives

I took this from the porch of the cabin at June Lake. Tom and Paul were getting ready to go skiing/snowboarding and were scraping Pauls new car.

Sorry about all the beam pictures but we are all wires and pipes in the walls and nothing to show. This is a beam with knee braces in the corner of a covered deck. They have a three part stain process - this one is finished. We have had the first doors arrive and next week the windows should show up. They will be in after the flashing and moisture proofing is done, then stained. Once windows and exterior doors are on the house will be considered 'dried in' and we can start wall board.

Standing on the second floor landing looking down at the front door opening - more beams!

Ceiling beams in the master bedroom - lots of angles! The framers are master woodworkers.