Our Yearly Playlist

#1 in Progress

#1: Read 25 books. Loved.

Funke, Beverly Hills

Tried some of the best Italian in the city with an old friend.

Happy Birthday, Bro!

Rocking mom’s famous scotch tape haircut.

You too, Buddy

Happy Birthday, Sonia

#1 in Progress

#1: Read 25 Books. Enjoyed.

Celebrating Brit’s B-Day in Paso

Knocked out #25 (see three concerts: Air Supply) and #36 (star gaze) while celebrating Brit’s 30th at the winery in Paso Robles.

Happy 30th, Baby Girl!

The world is your oyster.

4th of July

#18 & #61 Done

#61 Done. A day on Lake Strawberry in Utah.

Savour the Summit

#18 and #26 In Progress

#18: Utah #26: Fly fish 3 Rivers. A beautiful float down the Provo. Caught a mountain whitefish that our guide was convinced was a Utah state record. The record is 21.5″. He was sure mine was at least 22″. I let it go, so we’ll never know.

Up in the Air

This is the moment he knew he wasn’t going to grandma and grandpa’s. Despite the betrayal, he remained brave throughout his Oncology appointment.

Father’s Day, 2025

Happy Birthday, Ona

With Brit’s weekends now booked for work, we celebrated Father’s Day early by taking in the final Mission: Impossible.

#43 Done

#43: Go to a Giants game. Despite a comedy of delays, our planes, trains, and automobiles adventure included three hours of perfection at the ballpark.

#1 in Progress

#1: Read 25 Books. The gap between a novel and a Pulitzer-winning novel is large. Loved this book.

A Beautiful Weekend at the Winery

MOTHER’S DAY AT GEORGE AND SUMMER’S

Watched Kaden pitch and help his team eliminate Navy in the first round of the playoffs, ate some excellent pizza, and doted over little Kenwood.

Happy 14th, Hemingway

Hemingway was having so much fun in the mountains that we forgot to post his birthday pic on the 2nd.

#74 Done

#74: Spend a weekend in the mountains. Less than two hours from LA. Not sure why we don’t go more often.

#4 Done

#4: Stay in a cabin. On a last-minute getaway to the mountains. Lake Arrowhead.

A Rare Night at the Movies

Enjoyed.

Easter 2025

#1 In Progress

#1: Read 25 Books. Enjoyed

#95 Done

#95: New Truck

Opening Day

The one day a year I feel like a kid again.

#1 in Progress

#1: Read 25 Books. He took one last road trip in 62′ before he died. He spent a good deal of his journey lost, and it becomes evident at the end of the story that being lost is a metaphor for how much America has changed in Steinbeck’s eyes. He said, “America, it seems, is in a sense directionless and is therefore endangered as…

A Couple of Kenwoods

The first Kenwood in 1910 The fourth Kenwood 2025

#25 IN PROGRESS

#25: 3 CONCERTS. Enjoyed some DJs I didn’t know with my girls.

Three strikeouts in an inning and a third in his first start before a bicep strain forced his exit.

#1 in Progress

#1: Read 25 Books. Enjoyed.

#1 in Progress

#1: Read 25 Books. Enjoyed.

Sonia finally met her nephew and the kids met their cousin.

This is how Kaden’s team travels to Colorado to play Air Force.

Kaden’s NCAA DEbut

A six-pitch, no-hit inning!

#91 Done

#91: Meet my Nephew. Kenwood Rhodes Youmans. Perfection.