John Staat's Baptism

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Chris and I have been friends since grade school so I was honored when Chris and Jenny asked me to be John's Godfather. John's is Chris and Jenny's second child, their first is Julia, the incredibly cute little girl in the photos below. John was baptized at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart on October 14th, 2007.

Dinner at the Scarlet Oak Tavern

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Molly and Nate are spending their honeymoon at a cabin in the Myles Standish State Forest which is near my parents house in Plymouth. The cabin they are staying in is owned by John a good friend of my father. To celebrate Molly and Nate's marriage and thank John and Joyanne for the use of their cabin we met for dinner at the Scarlet Oak Tavern in Hingham. Also at the dinner were Don and Elizabeth, good friends of my mother and father.

My First Golf Outing

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

This past Sunday I had the opportunity to go golfing with two of my nephews, my niece, and my brother in-law Todd. Phoenix, my 15 year old nephew, is a avid golfer with a handicap of 5. My objective for the day was to learn a little about golf and to get some photos of the family playing. Phoenix and Todd said I made good contact with the ball, which felt good to hear, but, my drives were going way off to the right which caused me to loose three balls on four holes! As Todd suggested, if I'm interested in golf I should spend sometime at the driving range first. Getting a photo of the club contacting the ball or the ball leaving the club was challenging. I got lucky with my first shot of ... [There is more. Click on the title above.]

Molly and Nate's Wedding Reception

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Molly and Nate had two photographers at their wedding that must have taken 1,000 photos. Since I was part of the wedding party I didn't have a lot of extra time to take my own photos. However, I did take a few photos of the cutting of the cake and some of the party games.

Dad's Motor Cycle

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

My dad bought a motorcycle last year, but, hasn't had many opportunities to ride it. When the whole family was in Kentucky for Molly and Nate's wedding we rolled the motorcycle out of the garage on a Monday afternoon to ride around the neighborhood. The picture's below don't set the best example for motorcycle footwear, pants, or jackets, but, at least we had our helmets on!

Molly and Nate's Wedding Rehearsal

Friday, October 19, 2007

Last night was Molly and Nate's rehearsal dinner. As you would expect we rehearsed at the Manor House in Mason, Ohio then had a wonderful dinner in Montgomery Ohio at Stone Creek. The pictures below start with Molly, Nate, and I driving to the Manor House followed by some photos from the rehearsal, and then dinner

Kentucky Lightning

Thursday, October 18, 2007
Molly and Nate's house in Covington, Kentucky October 18th, 2007 at 11:38 PM. Photo taken with: Nikon: D70 @ ISO200, 1.6"; 17-55mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S DX @ f2.8, 17mm.

Lightning is one of the awesome powers of the natural world that surrounds us. Living in Seattle, Washington I don't get the opportunity to enjoy a good lightning storm too often, that is why I was happy to experience and get a few photos of a thunderstorm that passed through the Northern Kentucky Cincinnati area on the night of October 18th. The day was warm with mild to high humidity and a cold front was foretasted to pass though, a perfect combination for a thunderstorm.

I was staying with my brother in-law to be, Nate, when he came upstairs and said if you light lightning there is a great show going on outside. I had been reviewing photos from the wedding rehearsal dinner in the back ... [There is more. Click on the title above.]