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- Feb 15, 12
- Feb 12, 12
We were surprised yesterday to see Jaden sitting up for the first time. Granted it wasn’t for several minutes or anything, but we were able to capture him for a few seconds. The coolest part is he is sitting up on his own. We are very proud of him and it just shows that his muscles are developing well and before you know it he will be crawling.
- Feb 10, 12
If you have been following my blog for a while, you may have read about me wanting to change. Specifically change the way I look. I wanted to drop 30 pounds and be in the best shape of my life. I am happy to report I am a third of the way there! I was 222 pounds at Christmas. Now I am down to 209! Some of you may be wondering “how does he do it?” Well let me tell you.
The basic thing one needs to do is adjust your attitude or mind-set. Something internally that you as an individual come to realize you are tired of the way you look and sincerely want to make a change. It cannot be taken casually, in my opinion. You have to make up your mind and be committed to sticking with it. Once that is done I really started watching what I was eating. I never considered myself an unhealthy eater, but I quickly learned a few things. First off get rid of anything saying “enriched flour.” Stick with whole wheat or organic breads. Second do you best to avoid processed foods. Yep that means no more going out to eat. Spend the time making your own food and watch how your wallet is the one staying fatter with cash! Cooking Light is a great site for that! Thirdly avoid drinks with calories or fake sugars. Water, coffee, and tea are great to have. Milk for cereals or oatmeal is good too. Instead of drinking fruit juices, eat the actual fruit. You’ll get a lot more nutrition that way. However, if you can’t do that then find juices that do not have sugar added. That means more calories!
Now that the food arena is covered there is another big thing you need to do; exercise. Simply going for a walk with your dog or around 2 to 3 mph for 30 minutes a day can help burn calories, reduce stress, promote better blood circulation, lower blood pressure, and strengthens the immune system. Depending on the duration and amount you exert in an exercise could mean a better sleep too!
Support from friends or family is a wonderful thing. They can keep you accountable and make sure you are not cheating or slipping up. However, I found an app called My Fitness Pal that works great! It keeps track of your calories, how much weight you have lost, and lets you share the info with friends. If you have a smartphone you can download the app, which is the coolest part and here is why. When you go to eat something run the app and activate the barcode scanner. They have over a million products in their database. It will import all the nutritional value for the product you scanned. All you have to do is just adjust the serving you had and tap add. It is added into “dairy” and keeps track of the calories too. If you don’t have smart phone you can use it via the web. It is completely free! I am on there so look me up and we can help each other be accountable.
For me the app has taught me a couple of things. One is that I really don’t need a lot at meal times to be satisfied (i.e. don’t need a second serving of everything). Another thing is it makes me aware of just how much saturated fats, sodium (salt), and cholesterol are in foods. Even if something is “organic” it could be loaded with sodium!
With 20 more pounds to go to reach my goal, I cannot wait to get there. I am looking forward to writing up my next entry related to this saying “I have 10 more pounds to go!” It is really exciting to see results and have people cheer you on via the app or in real life .
- Feb 04, 12
Can you believe it? Jaden is already 4 months old and that means he can start his attempt at eating solid foods. We were instructed to buy some rice cereal and try giving it to him in the evenings before bed. Now we know he won’t just open wide and accept every spoonful. In fact he won’t even understand it at first. He is used to a bottle. Yes, we are still going to give him the bottle so he can fill up his belly. We do realize it may take him a couple of weeks to another month to get the hang of this new eating method. I hope he gets the hang of it sooner rather than later. Longer sleep does sound great!
- Feb 04, 12
It was a hard week at work. Not that anything was difficult or deadlines had to be met. I was just simply tired every single day of this past week. Drinking two cups of coffee and a cup of tea wasn’t helping either. Why am I so tired you may ask? It is simple really and it all starts at home.
Jaden has been doing great regarding giving us enough sleep. He we sleep for 6 hours every night. One of us would get up to feed him and than go back to sleep for another couple of hours. Nothing too difficult right? Unfortunately that didn’t last long. This past week Jaden decided to mix it up a bit by giving us 3 to 4 hour chunks of time and wanting to eat twice in the night. We were warned by our friends this could happen as they were getting 8 hours of sleep consistently for a couple of months then “surprise!” Now I must get my body used to the sleep routine as well as meet my new physical demands (i.e. bike riding, hiking, lifting weights).
Thankfully there are no pressing deadlines at work. You know, those “this was due yesterday” type of emergencies. I would still get it done, but would definitely need someone to make sure it makes sense haha. Sitting in a desk doesn’t help when you are tired. The snow surveys, doing exercises, and walking around asking coworkers questions sure helps wake me up. Maybe I should get a desk where you have to stand up and work? Supposed to be better for your overall health and it may just keep me awake…hmmm.
- Jan 29, 12
Saturday was a relaxing day for the morning hours. Diana and I did different things. I collected supplies for mounting our new antenna to the trim of our house. Diana stayed home with Jaden and worked on the 2,000 piece coke puzzle.Diana wanted to go to Lumreau and hike. It sounded like a great idea and thankfully the fog burned off. I invited my mom and little sister to come along. We left after lunch and made our way up into the foothills.
Jaden was strapped to Diana and was enjoying the view. He saw his first cow up close. Unfortunately he decided to fill his diaper about a quarter of the way up the mountain. My mom and Diana went back to the car to get him changed (yes we are learning to have a diaper and stuff with you no matter how quick you think it will be). Shariann and I continued up to the top.
Shariann and I identified bugs, lizards, mammals, and flowers. I bought a book by John Muir Laws regarding IDing life in the Sierra Nevada mountains. It was a lot of fun and passed the time rather quickly. We saw paragliders too along the way.
It took us an hour and we were at the top. I snapped a photo of Shariann at the top so she could prove we were up there. We called Diana and mom to let them know we had made it and was on our way back down. Another hour and we were back at the car.
It was a perfect way to get outdoors yesterday. Hopefully we can do more of it and be better prepared with Jaden.
- Jan 26, 12
Those still thinking or planning on going this summer, please check out the HST site again under the events section. I have added a few dates for the upcoming “mini” trips to help see how prepared you’ll be for August. These are the same dates announced in the January brochure. I have also uploaded a Google Earth file so you can see where we are going to be traveling and staying each night. Enjoy!
- Jan 23, 12
Can you believe it? In a few more days Jaden will be 4 months old! Over the past four months he has changed a lot. We cannot tell all the time how much he changes, so we decided to look over some photos of him from when he was born until present day. It was amazing to see how much he has grown in such a short amount of time! We also watched several videos of him making his first vocal attempts, squeaks, and squeals. We laughed at some and smiled at most.
The next big thing is probably going to be his incoming teeth. I know his gums are starting to bother him. He no longer eats with the bottle directly in front of his mouth. He sucks it in from the side of his mouth. Reminds me of some of those old cartoons with the old guy and his pipe hanging out the side of his mouth while he talks. Maybe soon after that he will roll over and start crawling? He definitely has the leg strength. We are still working on him holding himself up, so that will probably come before crawling.
- Jan 16, 12
The holiday was spent mostly down in southern California this time around. We all had a good time too. It was Jaden’s first lengthy car ride. We have done 45 minute rides, but never several hours. It was a good experiment not only to see how long he would last but to see how we would respond.
Saturday
We woke up around 530AM, got ready, feed Jaden, loaded the car, and out the we went by 8AM. We were on our way to Brea for a belated baby shower for Jaden at 11 AM. Jaden slept until Gorman. There we got a bottle ready for him and feed him while we drove. He did a good job with that and seemed to enjoy the scenery. The air was much clearer and cleaner compared to the valley at this point. We enjoyed running the vent and inhaling the cool fresh air. Even into Santa Clarita in further south the air was so much better. It was nice .
We hit traffic at the junction of highway 14 and interstate 5. If you are going to hit traffic, that always seems to be the place. It set us back about 20 minutes, which did make us about 20 minutes late to the baby shower. The baby shower was very nice. Diana’s friends did an amazing job of decorating, preparing, and keeping the shower active. The ladies took turns holding Jaden. He was smiling and happy, until he was hungry. It was a beautiful day too, so the lunch and festivities outside in the backyard was great. No rain, some cloud cover, and cool temperatures made for a great afternoon. We stayed till about 4 PM.
We stayed at my brother and sister-in-laws place. It was a pleasant and relaxing evening. It was exactly what all three of us needed. Toby and Jamie came over too to relax with us a bit. Jaden received a lot of attention that day, so he was pretty warning out in the evening. When the evening came to a conclusion, we put him in his bed Jaden to bed and soon followed. The 5 hours of straight sleep was great that night!
Sunday
We woke up, packed our bags, and headed over to where Toby and Jamie are staying. Jeremiah came with us too. They had made us breakfast! There was swedish pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs, and juice. The swedish pancake brought back some good childhood memories. Toby and Jamie took turns holding Jaden for a while. We shared childhood stories and enjoyed our time together. Jeremiah took off to head to church around 10AM.
Our original plan was to head back home, but with an offer of a late morning hike we jumped on it. Diana was excited about getting out and doing some exercise too. We snuggled Jaden into his Moby wrap, loaded him on Diana, and up the hill we went. It was a liesurely 1.6 miles that provided great views of the surrounding area. We had a wonderful time and Jaden slept the whole way. Shortly after the hike and lunch, we made our way back home.
The way home was fast. No traffic and Jaden slept all the way to Porterville. He woke up hungry and ready to eat. We got him taken care off right when we got home. The day ended with a beautiful sunset of fire-red and deep purple clouds over the Sierras. It was a great weekend!
- Jan 12, 12
I have decided that this year would be the year I’d make a change. To be more specific, a change in me. Some may think it is because I am going to be 30 this year, but that would be incorrect. What is the change? To be in the best physical shape of my life.
Since Jaden has been born, my exercise has gone by the way side. I wasn’t making the best health choices and the holidays were not a big help. I woke up after Christmas and looked in the mirror. I had gained weight, lost the muscle I had gained prior to having a child in the house, and was not happy with myself. It was at this point I decide to make a change.
My plan is to get to 190lbs, pass the firefighter pack test with ease, and do all my summer backpacking trips without any worry of being out of breath. I have been using two apps called Fleetly and MyFitnessPlan. I also lift weights 3x a week as well as ride during lunch breaks at work. Diana bought me a bunch of winter riding clothes for Christmas . Hopefully with hard work, dedication, and continual motivation I can make my goal by the end of May.
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- Feb 06, 12
Panorama view of the shelter/cabin that sits on the top of Mt. Whitney. Notice to the left of the structure is lower elevation while right right is above tree line.
Taken from Wikipedia ([link])
The shelter at the summit was proposed after Byrd Surby, a U.S. Fisheries employee, was struck and killed by lightning on the summit in 1904. The shelter was built to house scientists who used the 14,505-foot summit to study high-altitude phenomena in the time before sustained high-altitude flight was possible.
In 1909 the site was used by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory director Charles Greeley Abbot to conduct spectroscopic observations of Mars to investigate the existence of water on the planet. Other studies included observations of cosmic rays and nocturnal radiation.
Although the structure was built in part as a shelter from storms, hikers are now warned against seeking shelter there during lightning storms.
Canon SD900
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 - Feb 06, 12
A view southward from the top of Mt. Whitney. It was hard getting the photo without people getting in the way. Here is some history about the shelter from Wikipedia.
"Residents of Lone Pine financed the first trail to the summit, engineered by Gustave Marsh, and completed on July 22, 1904. Just four days later, the new trail enabled the first recorded death on Whitney. Having hiked the trail, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries employee Bryd Surby was struck and killed by lightning while eating lunch on the exposed summit. In response to this event, Marsh began work on the stone hut that would become the Smithsonian Institution Shelter, and completed it in 1909."
Photo taken in August of 2010
Canon SD900
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 - Jan 30, 12
It is January and already the flowers are starting to come out in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Usually don't see flowers blooming until March, but it hasn't been a normal winter this year at all.
iPhone 4S
Instagram App - Jan 26, 12
Curious as to how big the Giant Sequoia is that fell in the in the fall of 2011? Here is the root mass of the tree along with a person to the right for scale. The tree is located on the Trail of a 100 Giants within the Giant Sequoia National Monument - Sequoia National Forest in California.
- Jan 20, 12
View of the surrounding mountains within Jennie Lakes Wilderness and Kings Canyon National Park from Brothers Lake. There is no trail all the way to the lake. You need to do a 1.5 mile cross country trip along the ridge.
The photo is a combination of several photos for the panoramic view. Using the software Hugin to stitch it all together.
Canon SD900
Hugin
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 - Jan 20, 12
Burning 3 Wick'd Bean Candles. Decided to take a photo of some of the best candles you can buy! [link]
Nikon D7000
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 - Jan 16, 12
Photo of my son resting in his mothers arms after an afternoon hike. He is 3.5 months old. This is the black and white version.
Nikon D7000
Macro Lens 10x
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 - Jan 16, 12
Photo of my son resting in his mothers arms after a nice afternoon hike. He is 3.5 months old.
Nikon D7000
Macro 10x Lens
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 - Jan 16, 12
Returning back from a hike near Pasadena, CA, I snapped some macro shots of the flowers near where we parked our vehicle. Maybe it is a Morning Glory, but I am not sure.
Nikon D7000
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 - Jan 16, 12
My brother's Bearded Dragon named Zipper. Photo taken through his glass cage during feeding time.
Nikon D7000
Adobe Photoshop Essentials 9 - Jan 05, 12
A rare moment in the Sequoia National Forest Giant Sequoia National Monument. Know what it is? Walking through this beautiful grove in January! Usually the roads are closes off due to snow and ice. This year has been dry so far for the southern Sierra Nevada mountains.
Taken with the iPhone 4S using the app Instagram for a filter. - Nov 21, 11
Timberline Lake borders up against the "Mt. Whitney Zone" on the west side of Mt. Whitney. It resides just below Guitar Lake, which is a well used "staging area" for summitting Mt. Whitney.
Tools used:
Canon SD900
Adobe Photoshop CS
Hugin (free panorama photo stitching program) - Nov 19, 11
Mornings are his play time....well as much as an 8 week old can do. In this case it is smiling a lot more and making little excitement noises along the way.
iPhone 4S
Instagram App - Nov 19, 11
Photo of my son Jaden and his first smile. Approximately 6 weeks old at this point.
iPhone 4S
Instagram App - Nov 19, 11
Here is a photo of a trail to a vista point overlooking Soda Lake in Carrizo Plain National Monument. Used the iPhone's app Instagram to make the adjustments.
iPhone 3GS
Instagram - Oct 11, 11
It isn't always perfect, but it is worth holding onto.
Nikon D7000
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 - Oct 10, 11
My son Jaden was born almost a couple weeks ago. Decided to have some fun doing "baby photos." Here are the hands in the family. From top to bottom; son, wife, and husband .
Nikon D7000
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 - Sep 14, 11
The stars seen at 9400 in the Sierra Nevada mountains. To really see all the stars, view at night with lights off. Download the full resolution too . There was a lot more stars out, but the photo would have been washed out and full of noise in order to display all of them.
Nikon D70
Photoshope Elements 9 - Sep 05, 11
Brother Lake at sunrise. The last view of the lake before we left and made the trek back to the truck. Elevation is 9400 feet and you will not find a trail to this lake. You'll have to do some cross country backpacking to get there.
Nikon D70 w/ Nikon Circular Polarizer II
Photoshop Elements - Sep 05, 11
Labor Day weekend backpacking trip into the Sequoia National Forest's Jennie Lakes Wilderness. There is no trail to Brothers Lake, so you have to do some cross country trekking to get there from a main trail. In fact it is an unnamed lake so my brother and I took the liberty of naming it Brothers Lake .
Nikon D70
Photoshop Elements 9 - Aug 25, 11
Before my bike ride, this was the view leaving the driveway. You can still see a sliver of the moon showing before the rising sun.
iPhone 3GS - Aug 10, 11
Another version of "The Hunter." Photo was just taken on another side and a different angle from the sun.
- Aug 10, 11
Returning home from a long day, I spotted a praying mantis in the front yard. He must have fallen out of the tree due to his tan colors. He was carefully stalking the lawn for prey. I got as close as I could and it turned to watch me.
Nikon D7000
Photoshop Elements 9 - Aug 09, 11
Trying to take photos of a pet can be challenging. During a photo shoot of our dog River, I had to make weird noises for her to stand still. This was her reaction to one of those noises I made. She gave me the "what are you doing" or "what was that noise" type of look.
Nikon D7000
Photoshop Elements 9 - Jul 09, 11
The hummingbird just flew back from the flower. You can see some nectar on the tip of it's beak.
Nikon D7000 w/ 18-200mm lens
Photoshop Elements 9 - Jul 09, 11
Making one more pass before taking off to another yard. He has plenty of flowers to choose from this morning .
Nikon D7000 w/ 18-200mm Lens
Photoshop Elements 9 - Jul 09, 11
Woke up in the morning with a friend flying around the dinning room windows. Grabbed the camera and took several shots. Here is one where the little guy actually looks right into the camera.
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Nikon D7000 w/ 18-200mm lens
Photoshop Elements 9 - Jun 19, 11
Formation found in Boyden Cave on the Sequoia National Forest in California
Nikon D7000 w/ 18-200mm lens
Photoshop Elements 9 - Jun 19, 11
The Wedding Cake is a feature found in Boyden Cave on the Sequoia National Forest.
Nikon D7000 w/ 18-200mm lens
No Flash
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 - Jun 11, 11
We were pulling out weeds in the garden near our tomato and cantaloupe plants. Apparently it has been awhile because one of them produced this beautiful flower. The flower itself is only 5mm in size. I guess some weeds do have beauty to them .
Nikon D70 Outfit
Opteka 10x Macro Lens
Photoshop Essentials 9 - Jun 08, 11
Our dog River turned 10 months old. I was out having some fun with the camera and caught her "smiling" back. It brought a good laugh to my wife and I when we viewed it. River is a yellow-lab/retriever mix. We rescued her from a shelter 10 months ago.
Nikon D70 Outfit
Photoshop Elements 9 - Jun 08, 11
Our grape vine at year 2. The size has more then doubled and the amount of fruit this year has at least tippled. I just love the color contrast in the sunset.
Nikon D70 Outfit
Photoshop Elements 9 - May 27, 11
The full resolution version of "Going Home." It is the Madison River leaving Yellowstone National Park to the west.
Original cropped photo was posted here ---> Going Home Original - May 21, 11
Along Mill Flat Creek, near Kings River, we were doing a day hike. We came across several wildflowers that bloom later in the spring season. One of those, the Mariposa Lily, blooms later with vibrant white against the golden grasses.
Canon SD500
Adobe Elements 9 - May 18, 11
The flower has two names: Pretty Face or Golden Brodia. It is a flower blooming on the Sequoia National Forest. The flowers scientific name is Triteleia Ixoides. The darker greens really bring out the yellow in this flower.
Canon PowerShot SD500
Adobe Photoshop CS - May 18, 11
Ithuriel's Spear is a flower blooming on the Sequoia National Forest. The elevation is around 4,000 feet. The scientific name is Triteleia Laxa. Download for the full resolution.
Canon PowerShot SD500
Adobe Photoshop CS - May 18, 11
Flowers are blooming in the Sequoia National Forest. Here is one of those flowers called a Purple Fairy Lantern. I know, it doesn't look purple, but that is what they call it.
The scientific name is Calochortus Amoenus. This flower also hangs from the stem, so it blooms facing the ground. It is about to bloom, so the pedals are still closed.
Canon PowerShot SD500
Adobe Photoshop CS - Apr 04, 11
A father giving his boy a toss up in the air while at Carrizo Plain National Monument. I love the expression on the boys face as he goes soaring into the air.
- Apr 03, 11
With the temperatures dropping and the wind picking up, the coastal marine layer creeps over the mountains to the west.
- Apr 03, 11
Facing up from our camp fire, one can see just how clear the night sky was in Carrizo Plain National Monument. Star gazing was amazing that night.
- Apr 03, 11
While staying at our dispersed campsite, I decided to take a photo of the San Joaquin Valley. Surprised how much light comes out of the southern portion of the valley.
- Apr 03, 11
The flowers bloomed in patches this year, 2011, in the Carrizo Plain National Monument. These were flowers you could see from ridge lines or simply driving along Soda Lake Road.
- Apr 03, 11
Stayed the night on Caliente Ridge after a tour within the Carrizo Plain National Monument. A ranger told us we would like the views better he was right. Here was the sunset from our campsite.
- Mar 30, 11
Spring is here in the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada mountains. Elevation is approximately 1500 feet and the Lupin flowers are out.
iPhone 3GS
Instagram App - Feb 27, 11
With a recent storm, I drove up into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. The snow doesn't get this low (2,000 feet elevation) in the area. Just beyond the National Forest boundary, there was an old livestock loading ramp. Thought with an added "old" look, it would make a great photo.
Nikon D70 Outfit
Photoshop Essentials - Feb 24, 11
Updates self portrait. Taken with an iPhone 3GS. Filters used were ToonPaint and Instagram.
- Feb 24, 11
Thought it be fun to get reactions out of people . Used my iPhone 3GS and the app Instagram.
- Jan 30, 11
A photo of River relaxing in the backyard while I check on some fruit trees. Using the app "Instragram" to take the photo on the phone and filter.
- Jan 30, 11
Looking up my tree in the front yard. Two weeks straight of living in the fog. I know there are blue skies out there somewhere and so does the tree.
- Nov 23, 10
A break in the winter storm allowed for some tall clouds to ascend into the sky as they tried to move over the Sierra Nevada. With the sun setting to the west, these clouds caught some of the sun's rays producing these colors.
iPhone 3GS
Instagram App
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In Pasadena, CA, walking into the Bird Pick tea store I saw these decorative pieces on top of some of the tea displays. Decided it could make a fun photo.
iPhone 3GS
Instagram App
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Snow at Portuguese Pass in early November. There was 4 inches at the top in Sequoia National Forest.
iPhone 3GS
Instagram App - Jul 20, 10
Taken with a Canon SD500 and minor touch up work on Photoshop CS.
The Sequoia's make the white thorn look small (blooming that white popcorn color). The white thorn was actually 6 to 8 feet tall! Walking through it for work and happened to get a nice clear shot. - Apr 23, 10
Small purple flowers, about the size of a USA nickel, growing along the Observation Point Trail in Zion National Park. The deep green and light purple went well with the white sandstone mountains.
Download for full view - Apr 23, 10
The Watchman is a sandstone peak that stands tall near the entrance to Zion National Park. Watchman Campground is just below the peak, where the photo was taken from, and even has a trail named after it.
Download for Full View. - Apr 23, 10
These red flowers, which almost looked like Indian Paintbrushes, were growing out of the rocks in Zion National Park. These could be seen along various places throughout the Park.
Download for full view. - Apr 23, 10
Taken in Zion National Park. Walking along the Observation Point Trail, you travel through Echo Canyon. Photo taken approximately 1.25 miles from the start of the trail.
Download to view full version. - Apr 23, 10
Taken in Zion National Park at the top of Observation Point. Looking to the west to see where the West Rim trail travels through.
- Mar 25, 10
Playing around with my Nikon D70 Outfit on a small flowering plant. I believe it is called a Fiddleneck Flower, at least here locally. It is found in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Nikon D70 Outfit with 4x Zoom Lens attachment
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 for cropping, color adjustments, and border
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