Bo's First Push Up

I was flipping through some older photos and came across this gem.

Bo was only 30 minutes old here, and to be honest, I almost missed it, but the nurse screamed at me to take a picture. She later explained that she had never seen a newborn do this. I explained back to her that he was a Stillmak, probably a little hungover from the night before, and he was most likely looking for food. She didn't laugh.

Snow on the Mountains

We are all ready for the rains to stop, but sometimes when the weather pattern is just right, we get some great mountain scenery. I believe these are the Santa Ynez Mountains. This is a view from parking lot at the top of the hill.

With my boys in the foreground.

Late Post - Boys late Xmas

We celebrated Xmas a little later this year when Mack and Zeke returned from Pittsburgh. The kids are poised, waiting to be unleashed.

Mack is really starting to look like a young man.

Generally speaking, books are to Zeke like Kryptonite is to Superman, but he looks pretty thrilled to get the next Lemony Snicket book.

The Big Hit! We got the kids a Wii(from one of Santa's helpers in Pittsburgh - thanks Uncle Mike).
The nightly Wii tournaments have become trash-talking, raucous affairs. We all have our specialty games; for Mack it's the Madden NFL, Zeke crushes everyone at Tennis, and I became a Pro in bowling until Bodie knocked me out by beating me 5 times in a row. Little bastard. Even had Mack and Zeke repeatedly chanting, "You got beat by a four year old!" He's also pretty good at Baseball and Golf.

9 Years Old - Zeke Hitting His Prime

Celebrated Zeke's 9th Birthday a little early due to travel complications. Life is rough for a cosmopolitan kid.

Zeke definitely loves his presents.

What a ham.

Skateboard! Seriously, Zeke was out riding his new Sector Nine Cruising board at 7:15 AM the next morning(before school).

What is it? A Waffle iron!!!!

I think Zeke was most excited about the waffle iron. Actually, I was too.

Mishe Mokwa - Backbone Hike

Bodie, Andrea and I tried some new trails in the western Santa Monica Mountains. It was a little windy and cool, but the scenery was rugged and beautiful.

My little mountain man.

Andrea and the Bo on the trail.

I'm usually behind the camera(which is best for everyone).

If you look real close, you can see Bodie and Andrea enjoying the view of the Pacific Ocean.

Looking east...towards home.

Bo climbed up this rocky section to investigate a bowl of bird seed. Only after I downloaded this photo did I realize that Wile E. Coyote had left a giant boulder to fall onto his head. Close call.

Bodie set a new distance record, but after review, the judges declared he was "wind-aided" and therefore the result was nullified.

That's all folks!