Travel and Family

Half Dome Hike, Annette, Danny, April and Wes -- We made it to to the top of the world! The Cookie Jar Song, “Who stole the cookie…. ” Bagel Sandwiches, Bagel Sand wiches, Bagel Sandwiches “That’s what she said….” N n n n n n n n, NO! The Indian Village at the Visitor's Center Sandwiches at Dengen's Deli Riding the Yosemite Shuttle -- Usually at the back of the bus Taking photos at the Ahwahnee The Brobergs’ fancy new Nikon Rafting and Tubing down the Merced River – (sneaking the rented raft to camp and trying to lose the ranger on horseback to get a longer & more exciting ride) Moving campsites (218 great base most of the tim e) Claire ditching her sh oes Swimming in the Merced near camp Baby Ducks and Mama Ducks Ned chasing a bear in the middle of the night (the o ne that stole and shredded Heidi’s pack) Shopping at the General Stores in Curry and Yosemite Villages The Brave (or crazy ones) Jumping off the top of Swinging Bridge into t he Merc ed Ned and Dan...

I'm still unpacking boxes from our recent move, and while doing so, ran across some old photos from the couple of times that we purchased a packages from Olan Mills. This one must be from about 1981, Annette, John, Heidi and Danny. Heidi didn't get any hair till she was almost 3 so I used Karo syrup to stick little bows on her head. (Back then, if you'd put a big ribbon around a baby's head, it would have looked crazy like something from the 1920's...that trend just hadn't resurfaced yet.) Danny's face looks a LOT like his little daughter, Claire's in this photo. Here's one of the Todd kids in 1989. Danny, Heidi, April and Hayley. Oh, I loved them all so much then, and love them all still. These were fun and sweet days. Nobody else wanted or needed their photos taken and I had one more "free" photo on our plan so, not wanting to waste it, I took this photo. I was just getting ready to go back to college in 1988 and used this for m...