Braden's Picture of the Day

I'm back!

2011-01-21T17:01:00.000-07:00

We bought a house. This house. We move in next month.

I haven't forgotten you

2010-12-08T19:44:00.000-07:00

It has now been six days since I last posted a "picture-of-the-day." When I undertook the task of posting a picture every day, I was starting an experiment that has ended. I can no longer keep up with it every day. (Sorry Kristine and mom, I know you check almost daily.)

But I will still post pictures often. Just not every day. So now this is Braden's Picture-of-the-Whenever-I-Feel-Like-it blog.

I anticipate that I will start to take pictures more often closer to Christmas when I am with friends and family, and will have pictures to post on an almost daily basis. But until then, just wait. I'm sure it will be worth the wait.

Mmm Pie!

2010-12-02T20:49:00.000-07:00

Classics

2010-12-01T19:51:00.000-07:00

I'm a slacker. I haven't actually posted a picture here since Sunday. But I backdated some pictures for each day I missed. These were all classics from our trip to northern California.

It was one beautiful morning when we went on a short hike through a grove of very old redwood trees. We took lots of pictures on the hike, but my favorites were the ones with the rays of light in between the trees.

Winding Roads

2010-11-30T08:00:00.000-07:00

It was a fun road trip to California, but there were A LOT of winding roads!

Car sickness is never fun, so we were extra careful in driving.

Coastal fog

2010-11-29T08:00:00.000-07:00

There wasn't much of a view off this lookout, except the fog.

Beach Dreaming

2010-11-28T20:08:00.000-07:00

Katie and I wish we were at the beach today instead of buried in snow! We will keep dreaming. Beach Dreaming!

After

2010-11-27T08:00:00.000-07:00

This is a winter tree, decorated in blue, silver, and white. Now we're ready for Christmas.

Before

2010-11-26T22:00:00.001-07:00

Now that November is coming to a close, we're getting ready for the Christmas tree by moving our dining room table from the center of the room to the side of the room. This empty space will become our Christmas area.

Thanksgiving meal

2010-11-25T21:00:00.000-07:00

Those of us that were working on Thanksgiving decided to create a meal together. It was quite delicious but not a real family meal.

Hot Chocolate

2010-11-24T22:25:00.000-07:00

It was a good day for hot chocolate!

Advent calendars

2010-11-23T22:30:00.001-07:00

We're ready for Christmas countdowns!

Trinidad beach

2010-11-22T16:17:00.001-07:00

Smiles

2010-11-21T23:14:00.004-07:00

Katie

2010-11-20T14:32:00.000-07:00

My beautiful wife.

We were on a metallic elevator, which made an excellent background.

Friday Night

2010-11-19T23:14:00.004-07:00

We are some good-lookin' people

Leaf tracing

2010-11-18T15:50:00.000-07:00

art?

Chess

2010-11-17T19:00:00.000-07:00

Katie doesn't know how to play chess. I do. I want to teach her.

I set this up on my dining room table about a week ago. But we haven't had much time together to actually play. Maybe some time this week I'll get to teach her chess.

I haven't played it in a long time. But I do know how the players move and all the rules. Katie usually thinks three or four steps ahead of me anyways, so she'll probably be really good at chess and beat me.

Rat

2010-11-16T19:01:00.002-07:00

The family Katie nannied have a rat named Oreo. They don't mind letting it climb all over them.

Old Hard Juice

2010-11-15T22:54:00.008-07:00

This is some frozen concentrate orange juice that we have in the freezer. But as it sits in the shelf, part of the logo is cut off from view.

Old Orchard Orange Juice looks like Old Hard Juice, which is what it really is, since its frozen solid, or hard!

Happily ever after

2010-11-14T20:25:00.000-07:00

We got married over two and a half years ago, and yet I still feel like newlyweds. I love my Katie more than ever!

Pineapple Fried Rice

2010-11-13T20:55:00.001-07:00

Mmmmm! Pineapple and fried rice go well together. I made this Thai dish for dinner tonight. It is served in a carved out pineapple.

I also made a Thai dessert - fried bananas. I chose chocolate sauce and whipped cream to go with it but next time it will be ice cream.

Crosswalking

2010-11-12T14:20:00.002-07:00

Katie's clasroom

2010-11-11T16:04:00.002-07:00

Shorter haircut

2010-11-10T08:31:00.012-07:00

Earlier this summer Katie decided to cut off 11 inches of her beautiful brown hair and donate it to Locks of Love. I loved it long, especially when it was curled. But I love it even more now that it is shorter. Plus, it's easier for her to do in the morning now.

The kids she used to nanny were used to her with long hair, and so when we visited earlier this week, it was a big change for them. The youngest one was in the next room and we could hear him tell his mom we were there:

"Mom! Katie is here! And her hair is in they style of someone... from a movie!"

Not every day someone thinks you look like a movie star. It made her really happy. Quite the compliment from a five-year-old.