burchey Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Gettin 'swole' on the wall in the backyard! This is so awesome. Quote
B Deleted_Beck Posted July 26, 2012 Posted July 26, 2012 Newest climbing partner... Rex Benjamin, 8lbs 1oz, arrived 2:09am, July 25, 2012 Quote
ivan Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 congrats - hoooooooly shit am i glad to be done w/ winston-churchill lookalikes after that brief visit to the doctor! Quote
billcoe Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 congrats - hoooooooly shit am i glad to be done w/ winston-churchill lookalikes after that brief visit to the doctor! Shit, Winston Churchill lookalikes are better than Chairman Mao Lookalikes any day of the week....(psst, don't tell my boy I said that) LOL Took about a year an a half for the "Hanabata Boy" marked in photo below with grandparents to grow out of that phase and finally get some hair. Good looking kids up thread there. Cracks me up seeing Scotts boy with the rope. Now you need to start letting the tyke monkey hang off yer new wall. I always advertised in advance that I would refuse to accept a "fathers day" present or gift. I told them I wasn't playing that game, "every day is fathers day and don't forget it, I want yer respect every day and don't show up one day a year with a gift cause I'm not interested" haha! Last gift my boy gave me was hooking me up with a pro deal for the Wild Country helium cams. Schweet! They grow up so fast. I miss them both all the time. I did spend last weekend climbing/hanging with the youngest there who showed up at home with a buddy. Did a lap up the corner Sunday too. Nice! Here they were Sat on The Dragons Spine at Coethdral just clipping bolts. Checked in on Plaidman too seen (or not seen as the case may be) here about half way up his new route, taught my son to yell "yer gonna die" as a greeting to let yer buddies know that you are present and keeping an eye on their back, lOL! He's got the hunter orange on. Never a bad idea in cougar county where the cougar hunting season is year round (actually it's Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) I guess. Quote
kevbone Posted August 15, 2012 Author Posted August 15, 2012 I cant believe my kids are going to be 6 and 4 in under 2 months.....crazy. Quote
olyclimber Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 that is crazy. are they on a speed aging program? my son has taken all 11 years to get to 11. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 I cant believe my kids are going to be 6 and 4 in under 2 months.....crazy. [video:youtube]_Hl8V8qymKY Quote
kevbone Posted August 16, 2012 Author Posted August 16, 2012 that is crazy. are they on a speed aging program? my son has taken all 11 years to get to 11. Quote
kevbone Posted October 12, 2012 Author Posted October 12, 2012 Daughter turned 4 a few days ago. Son is turning 6 on Monday. Good times for sure. Quote
kevbone Posted December 18, 2012 Author Posted December 18, 2012 Its been a while. Anybody have any new pics? Quote
ivan Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 actually had a great one of the kidz today, but as i had the misfortune to be in it too, it's all fucked up... Quote
bstach Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 Its been a while. Anybody have any new pics? The boy and I at the Sugar Loaf in Squamish Quote
bstach Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 Some pics from a family backpacking trip this past summer to Berg Lake, all the way to the snout of the glacier. 4 days. 40km. Not bad for a 5 year old. Been meaning to write a trip report. For now, I will just say a good time was had by all. Quote
matt_warfield Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) No pics but a few stories. My first son was about 4 when I carried him to the top of a peak in a kid pack, only to find him bored and just throwing rocks around while ignoring the views. Same kid about 2 years later backpacking. He again got bored and the only way I could get him to the destination was to tell stories about Dracula, kings and queens, and castles and such. His highlight on the trip to the summit was a gopher that had been mauled by a hawk. Same kid at age 19 at Squamish. He was thrilled to finally be somewhere he could drink legally. Then he led every pitch of Diedre. Second son, age 12 on his first trip into the Lower Enchantments. He took a baseball and mitt and got obsessed with throwing the ball up a rock wall and trying to catch it on the way down until it was too dark to see. Same son, age 20, carried a watermelon into the Lower Enchantments. Same son, age 25 hiked up Pike's Peak in shorts and a t-shirt to experience a snowstorm and energy crash and bought food at the top with his memorized credit card number. Now the first son is gone and the second son has been a teacher, recycling entreprenour, Auditor for the state of Colorado, and now is a professionalpoker player. Not to date myself but now it is "To the grandfathers" for me. These are all very fond memories and like every father and grandfather think they are the smartest and cutest people on earth. It is what we do. My granddaughter is 1 and likes to climb onto the dishwasher lid and dig around in the dishes. High hopes for her. Edited December 19, 2012 by matt_warfield Quote
bstach Posted May 12, 2013 Posted May 12, 2013 My son just had his sixth birthday...which included a camel ride through the ancient city of Petra (Jordan). Pic is taken in front of the Khazneh. The smiles say it all. Quote
bstach Posted June 18, 2013 Posted June 18, 2013 How was your father's day? What did you do? I woke up to a bouquet of balloons - each balloon had a note of appreciation in it. We had fun popping them all to get the notes out. Then my boy took me climbing in Squamish. Good day. Quote
denalidave Posted June 18, 2013 Posted June 18, 2013 Life does not get any better than a weekend at home with my girls! Quote
ivan Posted June 18, 2013 Posted June 18, 2013 shoulda brought my kids over that day - had'em out at beacon in the day use area in that huge field - never seen 2 kids n' a dog so retard-excited to be racing through head-high daisies - like a scene out of da wizard of oz. my children would have descended on your raspberry's like egyptian locusts though Quote
denalidave Posted June 18, 2013 Posted June 18, 2013 shoulda brought my kids over that day - had'em out at beacon in the day use area in that huge field - never seen 2 kids n' a dog so retard-excited to be racing through head-high daisies - like a scene out of da wizard of oz. my children would have descended on your raspberry's like egyptian locusts though Yep. Tons of rugrats at the NoBo Trifecta... My strawberries are going bananas, my raspberries are going nuts and my blueberries are blowing up like that chick in Willy Wonka. Quote
kevbone Posted June 18, 2013 Author Posted June 18, 2013 My Fathers Day was the best one of my six so far. Woke up to breakfast being made by my amazing wife. My dad and 2 of my 4 brothers came over from breakfast. My wife got me a ping pong table. We spent some time setting it up then playing until our arms dropped off. A bike ride with the family also happened. A cigar with a glass of wine in the shade......best ever. Very relaxing. Quote
ivan Posted June 18, 2013 Posted June 18, 2013 biscuits n' gravy n' screwdrivers in bed @ 10 AM Quote
billcoe Posted June 18, 2013 Posted June 18, 2013 How was your father's day? Awesome, spent it with my boy and whole bunches of other family as he was doing the cap and gown and got his college degree. (kid was wearing 5.10ies under the gown) He wanted to get out and do a lap, but my shoulders (torn rotator cuffs) are still in the shit stage and we never effected my older brothers desire to go lap a summit as my mom is 91 and no one wanted to ditch her this year as was traditionally done in the past. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 My son (age 11) dropping onto the Muir Snowfield from Camp Muir yesterday. His first trip to Muir and first trip skiing out of bounds: I'm proud of him, but they grow too fast! Quote
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