Em and Garyetta Pictures

At the request of Big Erv, I'll dedicate this episode's pictures entirely to Em and Garyetta. Although Garyetta's adventures are much more extreme that Em's and mine, I don't have any action shots of her yet. Be patient - she'll be hitting the trail at an early age. In the meantime, I do have standard and 3D ultrasound shots that I'll share.

Face profile

The "It's a Girl" picture

Proof that Garyetta already likes beer

Face and Foot with "only" 5 toes (thankfully - ask Jen)


Proof that she's mine

Here are some pictures of Em as I crack the whip and put her pregnant butt to work.

Em and I went on a kayaking/hiking adventure on the Wailua river Sunday.

We paddled 2.5 miles upsteam to the fern grotto which we thought woud be a serene, beautiful spot as it is only accessible by boat. However, on arrival, we were greeted by a large dock (currnetly empty), lots of concrete, signs, bathrooms, sprinkler systems, propane tiki torches, decks, tables, etc. Shortly thereafter, we heard loud music and the churning of a large engine which we soon figured out belonged to a barge (seriously) filled with about 150 people. We snapped a quick picture before the tourists unloaded and hit the water again quickly - but not before another barge arrived. Cheesy Hawaiian music played on a bad PA system while 15o tourists sat packed in like cattle, awaiting the disappointment of the fern grotto - what a beautiful scene...to leave in the rearview mirror.

We paddled from there up a small fork of the river, unaccessible by barge, until the river became a small creek. Then we got out and hiked about a 1.5 miles over slick mud and roots to something a little more our style - a secluded 80 ft. waterfall with a gorgeous turquiose pool beneath and nobody else there. The water was very cool, but refreshing after the hike and paddle. We stayed awhile and a few people showed up, but nowhere near the herd at the fern grotto.

OK, just one picture of me.

Cincinnati in less than a week!