2003-2004 pictures

These are some random pictures, from Summer 2003 through September 2004. To save disk space, you only get these smaller pictures. If you want larger pictures, send mail.
We also have newer pictures from fall 2004.

Sunday 17-Aug-2003: Starting to build a retaining wall to fix a washout on Sunset Ridge Road. Derek and Ralph at the bottom, placing the first few bricks, while Joe is mixing concrete, with Sheryl and John looking on.

Saturday 13-Sep-2003: Grandma and John get a ride with Nick in the troop carrier, on the way to dig a culvert drain on the road.

Recovering a wine tank that was blown onto the road in a heavy storm last winter (with Grandma, John, Terry and Jim in the picture). The tank is about 10' or 3m diameter.

Friday, 26-Sep-2003: Wayne, Ralph, and David, after a very successful week of work at CERN, enjoying the weekend in the Swiss Jura, with Geneva in the background.

Monday, 29-Sep-2003: First picture is Charles, Ralph and Rainer; second picture is Ralph, Robert, Wayne and Paul, last picture (much better quality, from the official CERN photographer) is Ralph and Wayne.

Tuesday, 30-Sep-2003 through 11-Oct-2004: Vacation in Krefeld. First picture is Lukas, David and John watching TV. Second picture is lots of kids harvesting potatoes behind a horse-drawn plow. Third and fourth pictures are Linda and Karin having to carry the potatoes the kids harvest. Then John visits the wild pigs in the park, and the elephants in the zoo. Then the three boys play on the rocks in the zoo, with Karin and Grandpa looking on. Finally, John swims in the pool.

Wednesday, 29-Oct-2003: John's Halloween costume is a race car driver (real suit and helmet courtesy of Terry and Cole).

The digital camera was sick for a few months.
Thursday, 11-Dec-2003: Decorated Christmas tree (as usual, organically grown).

Saturday, 20-Dec-2003: Cutting a Christmas tree.

Sunday, 21-Dec-2003: At the Oregon Coast Aquarium: John in the shark's mouth, and petting fish.

Tuesday, 23-Dec-2003: John and Bunny play with the model railroad around the tree.

Thursday, 25-Dec-2003: John brings presents to Uncle Ed (who can't walk), and unpacks his own:

Sunday 28-Dec-2003: Splitting firewood with the rented log splitter (note that it is very unsafe to have someone else operate the hydraulics):

Sunday 08-Feb-2004: John and the other kids from childcare went bowling for Markus' 3rd birthday:

Saturday 06-Mar-2004: We're beginning the basement construction in earnest. Here is most of the lumber needed for the interior walls:

Sunday 07-Mar-2004: The first wall we built:

Friday, 16-Apr-2004: The concrete cutout for the larger window in the basement playroom, the last cut, then immediately after it was cut out of the wall.

Wednesday, 28-Apr-2004: John with a very large radish from his garden:

Sunday, 02-May-2004: John in front of the new larger window in his playroom:

Friday, 14-May-2004: We built a work bench for John, he uses it to saw things:

Saturday, 03-Jul-2004: On the beach in Oregon with Grandma:

Sunday, 04-Jul-2004: In the park in Corvallis, and in the newly repaired hot tub:

Saturday, 21-Aug-2004: The last few walls for the basement, stored in a temporary location (first picture), and finally erected:

Thursday, 02-Sep-2004: The very ugly container we are renting to store the stuff from the basement, while we try to finish all the interior of it: