2022-05-17 18:54
It has been a while since I’ve made a most here! 4 years! Just testing the site to see if things still work. Maybe I will start to post a little more again soon..? Maybe I won’t… Read More
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Abby had a blast at her first visit to Disneyland. It was fun filled and a great time for all of us seeing the park through her eyes for the first time.
2018-05-03 21:49
Spring is here! Lots of outside time as the weather slowly started to warm up and the dry out. Almost all these pictures are outside! Read More
2018-04-02 21:59
Spring has arrived! Or has it? I don’t think the weather has figured it out yet, but we have been lucky to have some awesome sunny weather sandwiched in between lots of rain. We try ou… Read More
2018-03-20 15:00
This February was a bit quiet as we all came down with a cold but we didn’t let that completely shut us down. Abby and I still were able to get out for our daddy and daughter date nigh… Read More
2018-03-12 17:36
January brings along winter, but for the most part, we were able to stay dry most weekends. I started the year off playing disc golf and I also competed in my first tournament for the 2018 s… Read More
2018-02-02 23:03
December, home of Santa Claus and winter. It was a full somewhat dry December that let us get out a lot throughout the month. We also took a trip down to Orange County, California to visit o… Read More
2017-12-11 22:14
November brings cold (for here weather) as it dips to the 30s and 40s. But that didn’t stop the outdoor adventures nor did it stop the disc golf! During November; Kelly and Abby went t… Read More
2017-11-06 23:45
Where did the month go? We went apple picking, to a few pumpkin/harvesttime places and dealt with the changing weather (rain!). But that didn’t stop us from having a lot of fun. Fun fo… Read More
2017-11-02 17:53
The days get shorter and cooler as we head into September. Abby started the month with her first day of Pre-K and ended it with a great day at Bauman’s in Gervais, OR. In between, I pl… Read More
2017-10-19 16:10
Summer is halfway over?!?! We had the eclipse in Salem, Oregon and welcomed Kelly’s cousin and her boyfriend to come and watch. I also played my first Disc Golf tournament. I took a tr… Read More
2017-10-12 15:10
Summertime! Lots of fun in the sun as we celebrated the 4th of July had visits from my parents and took a camping trip to Crater Lake. Abby also went fishing for the first time and caught a… Read More
2017-10-05 20:10
Time to catch up with the monthly pictures. June took us to warmer weather and much more outdoor fun. I started to play disc golf again after not playing for years. We also got our first egg… Read More
2017-07-05 17:30
Every May is special as it’s time for Abby’s Birthday month. We had visits from Grammy YaYa and Uncle Dominic for Abby’s birthday along with the last day of school for 3-ye… Read More
2017-07-03 17:17
Most of April was spent close to home as the weather rarely let up, but we still got out and enjoyed the few sunny days we found. Highlights included catching an Oregon Ducks Baseball game a… Read More
2017-07-03 16:38
Wow… I’m 4 months behind. A lot of catching up to do! We had snow in March and it was a fairly cold end of winter. Even though we still had lots of park time and outside time wh… Read More
2017-03-28 18:26
2017-02-03 23:05
We had a great time in Cancun and the weather was almost perfect the entire time we were there. We stayed 6 nights at the Royal Beach Club at The Westin in Cancun and I can see why people ch… Read More
2017-02-03 20:58
For the most part, January 2017 was cold and much of it was spent inside. We did celebrate both my birthday and Kelly’s birthday along with going to Cancun for Kelly’s broth… Read More
2017-01-01 19:36
Christmas 2016 was celebrated with my parents this year. We had a great time. We also had a wonderful visit from Peggy and the snow storm of the year that trapped Kelly in Portland overnight… Read More
2017-01-01 19:06
November 2016 was pretty wet but it didn’t stop us from trekking outside and enjoying Oregon. We also had a visit from my sister Barbara and her kids (Morgan, Zackary, and Dakota) to c… Read More
2016-11-04 17:26
We had a blast this October with a bunch of Harvestfest visits to farms around the Willamette Valley and then we were able to celebrate Halloween. It was nice having the weather hold up for… Read More
2016-10-03 21:33
Preschool has started for Abby and she is having a blast and we had a pretty nice thunderstorm that I was able to capture some pictures of. Last but not least the start of all the HarvestFes… Read More
2016-09-15 20:51
August brought us lots of hot weather up here in Salem and Kelly and Abby started it with a trip down to Southern California. While they were gone I refinished our deck. We then finished it… Read More
2016-08-01 17:29
July is a special month for us since it’s the month we got married and this year it was our 10 year anniversary. During this July my parents visited and we took a vacation to the coast… Read More
2016-07-28 17:32
2016-07-08 16:22
In June we took our first camping trip as a family and have a blast. In addition, Kelly’s mom (Grandma Ya Ya) came to visit and we had a lot of fun Read More
2016-07-06 22:23
Bacon is like 25% healthy! I can live with that.
Source: Is Sushi ‘Healthy’? What About Granola? Where Americans and Nutritionists Disagree – The New York Times Read More
2016-07-05 19:00
It was a happy birthday for our beautiful Abigail as we celebrated her 3rd by having a party with her friends and going up to Portland for a night so we could go to the Oregon Zoo. Fun was h… Read More
2016-06-30 19:00
In April, Abigail started soccer and we took some day trips to the beach and a local tulip farm. In addition, I went to Pittsburgh to see my best friend Doug get married to Carm! It was a gr… Read More
2016-06-28 20:00
March was my work convention in Dallas, Texas, along with it slowly starting to clear up for some outdoor adventures for the Salem Cherry Blossom Festival and Easter Read More
2016-06-24 20:05
Testing Scheduled Posts Read More
2016-06-20 17:00
Winter weather keeps the pictures limited but we still got out and did some adventuring. Oh and our kitchen was completed, but you have to wait till next month’s pictures for a complet… Read More
2016-06-15 06:35
A new year, with snow, birthdays, and our kitchen being close to complete! Read More
2016-03-28 17:19
Abby had a blast at her first visit to Disneyland. It was fun filled and a great time for all of us seeing the park through her eyes for the first time Read More
2016-03-24 16:45
In December, Abigail met Santa Claus nearly every weekend. We also took our first official family vacation down to Orange County for Christmas, where we visited family, friends, and Disneyla… Read More
2016-03-21 23:19
We took our first family trip to Washington for Thanksgiving, while getting our house ready for our major kitchen renovation! Read More
2016-03-16 20:00
In October, we traveled back to Orange County for a couple of days for a work trip, that allowed us to visit our family. We also got to experience all the fun of harvest time in the Pacific… Read More
2016-03-14 23:09
In September, we had a visit from uncle Danny and auntie Eileen along with lots of fun exploring our home in and around Salem, Oregon Read More
2015-11-24 22:51
A visit from my niece Morgan capped the month as we checked out the Enchanted Forest, the Aquarium in Newport, Oregon, and the Oregon State Fair Read More
2015-11-24 22:29
Pictures while we were out and about during July. Including our visit to the state capital on our anniversary Read More
2015-11-24 22:11
Exploring our new home of Salem, Oregon and buying a new car where some of our adventures in June as we got ourselves acclimated to our new life. Ankeny Wildlife Refuge is really beautiful!… Read More
2015-07-29 05:41
Getting into May we started to settle in to Salem, Oregon. We had visits from Peggy, Jason, and my parents, and it was also Abby’s 2nd birthday! Read More
2015-07-29 05:09
April brought us the biggest changes in our life. Moving from Orange, California away from all our family and friends to Salem, Oregon! Read More
2015-07-28 23:23
In March we had the last party at 1212 E. Walnut. So many people stopped by and we had a great time. I also went to my yearly sales convention for work where I was one of the presenters this… Read More
2015-07-28 22:54
Catching up with pictures for the year. February brought us lots of change as we got our house ready to list. We also took a trip with family to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA… Read More
2015-02-20 15:52
Cool little Kitchen hack to design a spice rack.
Kitchen Geeks: Build This Periodic Table of Spices Rack | Make: Read More
2015-02-11 22:18
We took a trip to Salem to go house hunting, we found a house we wanted! Plus Kelly and I both celebrated our birthdays Read More
2015-02-11 21:42
Christmas and a lot of Abby for December Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Here we are March 26th and Abigail is already 10 months old? How did this already happen? These past ten months have flown by with our wonderful beautiful girl and my new job! Every day with… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Abigail’s first visit with Santa was serious business… as expected. View the entire collection of cards. Share and Enjoy: Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
So I know I rarely update my webpage but I did want to at least do a little 6 month update on Abigail. She’s doing great and growing, learning, and is a character. Being a dad is even… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
While I’ve been away this happened. Abigail Maraid, born Sunday May 26th, 2013, 4 lbs. 6 oz., 17 1/2 inches. Both Abigail and Mrs. DanGarion are home resting. And as you can see she al… Read More
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