Pliny the Elder

 

I'm currently brewing the most hop-crazy beer I've ever seen: Pliny the Elder. The fermentation on this was so busy the first night, it woke Gina up from across the hall. It's now in the secondary fermenter, which required another three hop additions. Only six more weeks to sample time.

Last day of spring break

 

Nate built spaceships and Julie did self-portraits.

More Disney photos, day 3

 

 

 

 

Disneyland: Day 3

 

 

 

 

Day three was our big blow-out, not to be hindered (much) by food poisoning or tiredness. We stayed out late, Julie opting to see "It's a Small World" a second time, and Nate did the Railroad rollercoaster & Matterhorn again & again. We went back to the hotel in time to see the fireworks from balcony and a well deserved nights rest.

Disney - Day Two

 

 

 

 

All Ready for Disneyland - Day One

 

 

 

Santa Barbara - Day Two

 

 

 

 

The last day before we came down with food poisoning! This was our first time visiting the Santa Barbara Zoo. Nate and Julie's highlights were playing in the kid zone and feeding the koi in the pond. After lunch we visited the huge playground, perfect for climbing (Nate) and being a monkey on the monkeybars (Julie's favorite).

Santa Barbara Zoo - Playground

Santa Barbara - Day 1

 

 

 

 

A relaxing day at Santa Barbara: playing in the sand, riding rental bikes along the coast to Montecito, and grabbing ice cream downtown on State Street.

Sibley Volcanic Preserve

Spring is here! While the kids were at school, we mucked around muddy trails and green hills to explore Sibley just 10 minutes from Lafayette. Our trail took us around the remnants of the volcano, shown here in front of Gina.

Sidewalk artist at work

New Nesting Spot

"We watched Fluff-Fluff lay an egg on the couch! It must be her new nesting spot." - guest writer Nate

Baseball

Nate loves baseball, especially hitting. He's been practicing at home, and whacking balls to the fence. Next game, after a long rain-out during the entire month of March, is this Saturday, April 16.