Latest changes - August 27, 2011. Featuring our August 2011 Trip to Ireland with our two oldest grandsons Josh and Sieren.

NOTE: Click a photo below to see a larger version plus a description (or scroll down past photos to FamilyTripList or BirdTripList or Ireland Trip).

Birding Trips
(Key: Beginning Month/Day-Duration, e.g. 11/10-21 = Began November 10th, 21-day trip):

Special - Top 30 Birding Stories (through Summer 2001)
2008 - New Mexico/SE Arizona/Santa Fe/Denver (our RV) 4/13-23
2007 - Ecuador (Private Birding Tour) 9/3 - 15 days
2006 - Kenya (First Organized Tour) 10/31-18 days
2005 - Costa Rica (Five Birding Lodges) 2/5 -18 days
2003 - Down Under (Motorhome rental) 8/12-120 days!
2002 - The UK (Motorhome rental) 4/1-42 days
2001 - London, surroundings (little birding) 3/30-12, New Zealand (Motorhome rental) 4/12-38, Turkey 6/25-15
2000 - Texas Gulf 3/10-5, Fla/Trinidad/Tobago/St. Lucia/Belize 4/7-38, Turkey 9/18-22
1999 - Kansas/Missouri/North Carolina (little birding) 4/7-49, Calif/Nevada (our RV) 9/19-15
1998 - Alaska (our RV) 5/22-70
1997 - Texas Rio Grande-Arizona (our RV) 4/26-28
1994 - Australia/New Zealand/Moorea(Tahiti) 5/1-29

Family Trips
2011 Ireland 2011 Summer Trip with Grandsons Josh (20) and Sieren (18) Smith, 7/28-20
2010 Italy/Spain Fall 2010 Trip with Sister Shirley and husband Jerry Lewis, 10/13-29
2009 RV Trip to the Tetons, Yellowstone, Bryce and Zion National Parks. Fall 2009. 11/09-16
2008 Turkey Visiting Daughter Tara, Husband Cihan, and Cihan's Parents and Sister' Family. Fall 2008.
2006 Colorado, Fishing Canada, Missouri, Texas, New Mex, Arizona, Southern California. Summer 2006.
2005 Sharon's Parents' New Gardnerville Assisted-Living Apartment. Garage Sale. 65th Wedd Anniv Reception Celebration.
2004 Pre-Christmas Visit to Sharon's older son Matt's Family in Fountain Valley, Southern California, and the Petricks in Nipomo
2004 Photos from Thanksgiving Snowstorm in Gardnerville, NV, near Lake Tahoe
2004 Turkey Visiting Daughter Tara and Husband Cihan August 20 - September 13
2004 Six Week Spring/Summer Colorado/Missouri/Michigan/Wisconsin/Nevada RV Trip 90% Family/Friends and 10% Birding
2004 Ten-Day Driving Trip to Younger Daughter Shandra Weese's and Family (2/2004)
2004 Five-Day Driving Trip to see new granddaughter Kayla (daughter of Sharon's older son Matt and wife Kimberly) in southern California and buy a new Fifth Wheel RV Trailer (4/2004)

Bob's Life Stories - Parachuting off the Garage, Get Behind Me Satan, Goolying at MU, Climbing Mt. Fuji, etc.
Top 20 Life Stories
Introduction and 8-Chapter List (full set)

Carvings (All)
2006 Carvings
2005 Carvings
2004 Carvings

Photos
Best Photos Slide Show Video -Top 300 Photos
Baby Mockingbird - July 2, 2003
Family - Who's Who
Family Past - 2001 to 2003
Family Pre-2000 - 1987-1999
Local Area - San Jose's SharkByte Art Show
Bob's Carvings - 2005 Carvings, 2004 Carvings
Balcony Christmas - 2007

Might As Well Jump

Two-month old Kitten "Boomerang" Jumps Through Hoop (Distance: One Foot)! (Short Quicktime Movie)
One-year old Boomerang Jumps Over Five Feet - Through Hoop, Slow Motion, Two Angles (Quicktime Movie with Music - 1 MB)

Events
Surprises: Bob's Major Award;
Weddings: Bob's older daughter Tara & Cihan (2/02), Sharon's older son Matt & Kimberly (12/00), Bob's younger daughter Shandra & Jeff (8/97), Sharon and Bob (1/80)
Reunions - 40th Versailles High School 2001 (4/30/2001)
Speeches - 40th Versailles High School (4/30/2001), Bob's daughter Tara's Wedding Reception (2/9/2001), Tara's Engagement Ceremony (Antalya, Turkey (6/2001), Daughter Shandra and Jeff's Wedding (8/1997)

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