Riley:
Favorite Far-Off Places:
Camping in Oregon with Julie’s parents, Ocean
World in Crescent City, Exploring the Big Trees of the Redwood Coast,
3D Mini Golf in Honolulu, Supervised swimming in Lake Tahoe with Uncle
Steve, riding train in Virginia City, snow at Squaw Valley, Disneyland
exhibit at Oakland’s California Museum
Favorite Movies / TV:
Drake and Josh, Survivor, Pirates of the Caribbean, High School Musical.
Favorite Music:
High School Musical, No Doubt, Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory, Nightmare Before Christmas soundtracks.
Favorite Hobbies:
Legos, reading lots of books, Mini Golf, Golf Lessons, Chess Club, Disney
theme parks, info about the Titanic, baseball, soccer, Cub Scouts
Cool Gadgets:
iPod nano (Dad won in a drawing), digital camera, flashlights, spy gadgets,
iDog.
Highlights:
Exploring corn maze with friend Austin and family, first rock concert
with Dad (David Gilmour from Pink Floyd), going to movies with friends
for birthday party, snow day at Lake Tahoe in February, sang with chorus
in school assembly, summer splash with backyard sprinkler, visiting the
Tech Museum and Car Art Faire in San Jose, Captain Jack Sparrow for Halloween.
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Quinn:
Favorite Far-Off Places:
Waikiki, San Francisco and Oakland Zoos, Disneyland (It’s a Small
World, and the Matterhorn), beach fun on Oahu’s north shore, Dole
Plantation on Oahu, Swimming in the pool at Waikiki, Paul Bunyon at Trees
of Mystery in Klamath, CA.
Favorite Movies / TV:
Cars, the Wiggles, Caliou, Over the Hedge, Happy Feet, Curious George,
Ice Age 2.
Favorite Music:
Singing Vertigo and other U2 songs, “Life is a Highway,” killer
air guitar, Weezer, Jack Johnson’s Curious George songs.
Favorite Hobbies:
Playing indoor and then outdoor soccer, playing with Brio trains, playing
with his Littlest Pet Shop pets, playing on his computer. Writing his
name and creating elaborate drawings. Carrying Matilda.
Cool Gadgets:
Incredibles cell phone, Starstation Karaoke, CD player.
Highlights:
Monkey-themed birthday party, Singing and dancing like a rock star, Cowboy
with a horse for Halloween, Center of attention at daycare and preschool,
Dressing up with spiked hair, leading the band of kids at summer barbeque,
carnival rides with cousin Emily at Santa Cruz boardwalk, got to blow
the horn in the front car of the Monorail at Disneyland, going to Yosemite
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Julie:
Favorite Far-Off Places:
Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu with friends and family, shopping in
Waikiki, Honolulu Zoo, Disneyland with kids, and without them, Crescent
City and Trees of Mystery. Shopping at Steinmart in Reno, 4th of July
on Lake Tahoe, Virginia City, and playing in the snow at Squaw Valley
in July.
Favorite Movies / TV:
Amazing Race, HGTV shows (I tried to win the dream house…I lost),
Miami Ink, Survivor, TLC shows, American Idol. You, Me and Dupree, Monster
House, The Holiday.
Favorite Music:
XM satellite radio, U2, Gwen Stefani.
Favorite Hobbies:
Scrapbooking, stamping, various other crafts, reading, and Bunco, and
driving the kids all over creation.
Cool Gadgets:
iPod with video-very addicted to games (Zuma), Honda Pilot with navigation
system - I never get lost!
Highlights:
Driving through snow on the Grapevine in SoCal, seeing Cirque du Soleil
show, taking Quinn to see the Wiggles live. Watching Riley play baseball
in the Spring, and soccer in the Fall, trying new recipes at home, visiting
scrapbook stores, visiting with friends in the mountains, teaching 2nd
grade-my 12th year of teaching, and spending time with family and friends,
having the front lawn landscaped and finally getting rid of the ugly tree!
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Kevin:
Favorite Far-Off Places:
Swimming and relaxing on Waikiki beach, Polynesian Cultural Center, Crescent
City pier exploration with Quinn, Seeing life-sized King Kong at Universal
Studios in late Dec. ’05, Disneyland (as always), exploring Solvang
Favorite Movies / TV:
Talladega Nights, The Break-Up, Tenacious D in Pick of Destiny, The Office,
Survivor, 24, You, Me and Dupree.
Favorite Music:
Gwen Stefani, lots of “neo wave” groups (The Killers, Rock
Kills Kid, and (ironically) Boy Kill Boy, et. al.), Evanescence, Tenacious
D, David Gilmour, rediscovering 70’s “cheese” pop, 80’s
“corporate rock.”
Favorite Hobbies:
The Frat Pack Tribute site
and podcast, leaving the Survivor pool behind, lost Oscar bet again to
Aunt Jill, listening to lots of great podcasts, following Disney theme
parks.
Cool Gadgets:
Juniper Networks passkey (I switched jobs this year, leaving Robert Half
after six years). New iMac, podcast gear, waiting for Apple iPhone.
Highlights:
Spoke at Podcast
Expo in Ontario, CA. seeing a Liger at a zoo in Reno, seeing a wholphin
in Hawaii, Sunol-Niles Christmas train, being
interviewed/quoted by USA Today for Frat Pack article, Area Governor
for Toastmasters, visiting Marine World for Mother’s Day.
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