Monday, January 19, 2009

Christmas with Cameron & Walker's 22nd Birthday

When Cameron returned from Christmas in Greensboro with her family, we had a second Christmas with her. Here she's opening Jake's gift - a deck of cards with hologram-type sharks on one side. Now that may not seem funny to you but we have a private joke around here concerning Cameron and sharks. It seems theres a short clip on the internet where a toothy shark is swimming towards the camera while laughing like Goofy. She's almost immune to it now but it has the potential to send her into short-of-breath laughing fits. While using the playing cards, the sharks look like they're swimming, biting, jumping and the joker is a shark eating a swimmer. Sides humor. What can I say. 
Here Cameron opens Walker's gift - a tree trunk cut across the grain to reveal a heart shape. He found it this summer at Tuckaseegee and cut and bleached it for her. When she opened it she said, "Oh, it's a "C" for Cameron." Walker replied, "And it's also a heart!!!" 
We celebrated Walker's 22nd birthday on January 12th with the family he works for on Hickory Nut Gap Farm. Jamie and Amy Ager are the owners and their boys, Cyrus (4) and Nolin (1 1/2) came to help us down chicken-n-dumplings, 8-layer cake, blackberry pie, pumpkin pie and apple gallette.  
Walker shares an after-dinner romp with Nolin who has a set "camera face" and THIS is it.  
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

At Least it Snows Somewhere

A "Cold Mountain". It actually snowed quite a bit while they were out there. Today's Jake's first day back at UNCA. I'm sure he's dreaming of this view.  
Jake facing the camera
 
Jake, happy to be at the top.
 
Someone going off a "kicker".
 
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Bachelors in Utah

A few more shots of Mark, Jake and Austin at their time-share in Utah. These were taken in the few hours they weren't on the slopes.  
 
 
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Monday, January 12, 2009

Utah Teaser

Here's a teaser of the guy's trip to Utah and specifically, Park City. I'll send more in a few days. Today is Walker's birthday so I'll be baking the rest of the day. Jake (left), Mark and Austin in the gondola.  
Mark and Jake (on right) on a lift.
 
The trio on top of the hightest peak they had to climb to after they got off the lift.
 
Red sky at night - sailor's delight.
 
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