Andrew the gymnast??

Actually, Andrew is trying to figure out how to "flip." In the photo above, he's trying to get from his back onto his tummy. He hasn't quite succeeded yet... he still needs to learn how to pull his arm out from underneath, but he's real close! See a 10 second video clip (3,876K) of one of his early attempts!

Jumperoo!

Andrew's new favorite toy of all time... the Jumperoo ("jump-er-roo"). He has so much fun at daycare bouncing his days away!

(Almost) On top of the world!

Last weekend Kelly and I took a drive up to Pike's Peak, one of Colorado's 54 "fourteeners." A 14er is a mountain with an elevation of over 14,000 feet. Pike's is #31 on the list, at 14,110 feet (4,300 meters). We were supposed to meet up with some of my co-workers who were hiking up the mountain, but by the time we reached the summit, we didn't see any of them. Turned out that they had encountered heavy rain earlier in the morning, and decided not to risk the 11 mile round-trip hike due to weather. Even though we didn't meet up with them, the drive itself was quite an experience - up the 19-mile long toll road that leads from the town of Cascade up to the top of the mountain. This is one of only two 14ers that are easily accessible by car. It's also the only 14er that has concessions at the summit - the red roof to the right of the picture above is actually a gift shop/restaurant.



From the summit, everything is downhill. It's quite an interesting experience. Here's Kelly sitting above the clouds!


For those who don't wish to hike or drive, there's a cog railroad that you can ride to the summit. We saw at least 100 people at the summit during the hour we were there. Many had ridden up on the train. It was VERY weird seeing many elderly people, some with canes and such, walking on the summit of a 14er.


Close-up of the train logo.


By contrast, here is a more typical 14er - Missouri Mountain. I hiked this peak with my co-workers in 2003. The valley at the bottom of the picture is at approximately 12,000 feet. We hiked as indicated by the blue arrows to the summit (red arrow). This hike took me more than 6 hours to complete. No roads, trains, or restaurants at the top of this one! Kathlyn also hiked above 14,000 on Missouri Mountain. She was awesome!


For the record, I did make it to the top! Everyone from work who made it are in this picture (from left to right, starting at the back: Newel, Josh, Darin, Sandra, Sondra, Matt, Karissa, and me).


The USGS marker on top of Missouri Mountain. See more information on Missouri Mountain and all of Colorado's other 14ers at www.14ers.com.

E&Y Summer Picnic

My company held the annual summer picnic last weekend at Heritage Square in Golden. I've lived in the area for more than five years, and didn't even know this place existed! It's a mini-amusement park, with lots of rides for little kids. It was also Kathlyn's birthday, so we had sort of a two-fer celebration. Too bad Andrew's only interested in one ride right now -- his stroller!

A visit from the grandparents

Andrew's grandma and grandpa Wang came to visit for the first time! They were only able to stay one weekend, but had lots of fun with little Andrew! In the meantime, I had a little fun with the grandparents' new camera and ended up with this:

Two new things

Two things have made themselves apparent over the last few days. One is that Andrew can hold his head up by himself. The other is that he's begun to drool. A LOT.

The above picture shows both of his new skills off!

Andrew the hipster

Andrew's discovered he can actually control his hands! Imagine that!! Immediately he shows signs of being hipper than his parents...



"Word!"


"Peace!"


"Hang-ten, man!"


"Yo, yo, yo!"