Beards, glasses and clever girls!!!!!!

4th...1/15/2009 Happy Day

Yeah we made it another year...and look we are so excited!

This weeks camping trip

We set off to go camping with our friends Katie and Andreas Tues. morning thinking we'd snow shoe out into the mountains for a few miles to a cozy cabin the Sierra Club constructed for back country ensuthiasts. Instead we snow shoed for about 6 hours and never found the cabin, as the sun started setting we decided we better find a place to sleep. It was a fun camp out, not as comfortable as a cabin but much more harcore camping cool fun. No one died, just big blisters and sore muscles!

The Journey





End of a long day of hiking and no cabin - better make camp!











The next morning







Making the best out of a beautiful trip!!!!

Sew Excited

If you are a male and need some female attention...walk into a sewing store and they will fall all over you! I died laughing when I witnessed the response Lucas received when he purchased his new Husqvarna sewing machine. As you can see from the picture he is "sew" excited! This machine will keep his creative mind busy!



We went snowboarding the other day...what a bearded hunk!


hope everyone is enjoying the new year!

Sad News

Un-Mark your calendars...Lucas' show got canceled...Sad Day!
HOWEVER

Enjoy Lucas' art work...a picture he stitched together of ancient Rome

RARE TWIN MOUNTAIN GORILLAS

Rare mountain gorilla twins have been born in Uganda's Bwindi Forest, home to around half the world's population of the endangered primates, a wildlife official said Wednesday.

The twins were born to a gorilla called Kwintonda early last month, said Lillian Nsubuga, spokeswoman for the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA).

"It is only the second time in history that we are aware of twins being born in Uganda," Nsubuga told AFP, adding that the twins were healthy.

"The fact that they have survived the harsh rains of November means that they are probably going to be OK."

Mountain gorillas are the cornerstone of Uganda's tourism industry and Nsubuga predicted the twins' arrival will boost tourist numbers.

"The word hadn't really gotten out, so it was a pleasant surprise for some tourists. But now that the information is public, we expect that many tourists will be requesting to see the family."

Bwindi is home to an estimated 340 mountain gorillas, around half the global population, according to the most recent survey conducted between 2006 and 2007.

The twins were sired by Safari, a dominant male, who took over the leadership of his group in April after the death of his predecessor.

Kwitonda is estimated to be between 15 to 20 years old. Female gorillas begin bearing children at between seven to eight years of age and continue up to 30.

Mark YOUR CALENDAR

December 18th is a Special Day…not only is it my Dad’s 100th B-day…I mean…59th, Lucas will also be playing an acoustic show at Seven’s Tea House and Bar, 100 N Arlington, Suite 102 Reno, Nevada 89501.
Show starts at 8pm. It would be great if you could come and support him. You can listen to some of his acoustic tunes at www.myspace.com/lucaswithcoolhands
See ya'll on the 18th, 8pm



I'm sure you'll love his music...They loved him in Vienna