jason kenison ~ theWebGuy

Photo Gallery: New Car: 2002 Ford Focus

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Traded in our old '91 Ford Crown Victoria Ltd for a shiny new*er* '03 Ford Focus. This is the first car my wife and I have had that's newer than a '95. It's nice and compact compared to the Ltd, of course. Feels good to drive around in something "modern".

Photo Gallery: Halloween '06

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

This year's Halloween pumpkin carving was less messy than last year but nearly as much fun. I made a carving of the Firefox logo in celebration of their recent 2.0 release. Reba went the more traditional route with the triangle-eyed face. Oh, and River helped.

Photo Gallery: River @ the Rose Garden

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Since Reba's a "stay-at-home-mom" now, River gets to go on fun excursions and adventures rather than sitting on the floor staring at me work. Today, Reba and River played out in the sun at the Portland Rose Gardens. It's really hot out (95°+), and from the looks of it, only River was brave enough to dip into the water a bit. Click Here for a video.

Photo Gallery: River and His Cereal

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Reba let River play with a box of cereal. What does River do? Well, he dumps it out and sits in it of course! Check out the video, it's awesome... river_and_cereal.mov

Photo Gallery: Comic Book Convention

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Reba treated "the boys", River and me, to a Comic Book convention near the Rose Garden in Portland over the weekend. It was awesome. Darth Vader, Boba and Jengo Fett, and a bunch of miscellaneous Storm Troopers kept the peace... and were available for photos. We tried to get a Storm Trooper to hold River for a photo, but as you can see in one of the photos here, he was too scared.

Photo Gallery: Weekend at McMenamins' Edgefield

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Grandma Kenison watched River over the weekend, so Reba and I took a short drive to McMenamins' Edgefield Hotel. It was amazing. I've been there two other times but just for lunch/dinner. You need an overnight to fully experience the whole place. The rooms and food were surprisingly inexpensive but still spacious and tasty. I highly recommend a stay.

Photo Gallery: Valentine's Day 2006

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

River is our official "Cupid" as long as he's in diapers. Reba and I (well, mostly Reba) tried to get a good cupid photo of River to Photoshop. Took quite a few tries, but the final product is very festive.

Photo Gallery: No More Baby-Curls!

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Everyone at stores and stuff kept saying River was the "Cutest little girl"... soooo... we, uh, chopped off his baby-curls. River wasn't super happy about it (see the video from the link below). He looks so old now, like he's 2 or 3. We've always got pictures to remember the "old River".

Click here to see how happy he was about it. (Quicktime required)

Photo Gallery: River's First Birthday

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

River turned 1 on December 2nd, 2005. We threw him a birthday/Christmas party with some of our friends and some of his own. It was fun. Great food, good friends and a little "Pin the Rudolf nose on the River" game. Think he had a great time too.

Click here for a little video of the festivities. (Quicktime required)

Photo Gallery: Pumpkin Time (2005)

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Here's some pics of River & pumpkins, River and hay-rides, River and the "Cow Train", River and his Grandparents, and my 2005 jack-o-lantern.

Photo Gallery: New Belgium Brewery, Colorado

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

While in Colorado, as recommended by a buddy of mine, I took a visit to the Fat Tire Brewery in Ft. Collins. Gotta say it's the most interesting and visually beautiful brewery I've ever been to. They've got a great mix of art and machines throughout their facilities. The tour was a lot of fun.

Photo Gallery: Six Flags - Colorado '05

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Took a week trip to Colorado with Reba and River in September. One highlight of the trip was a visit to Six Flags (aka Elitch Gardens) with nephew Ryan. It wasn't near as packed as we had anticipated, longest wait for a ride was 20 minutes. Lots of fun.

Photo Gallery: River's first time at the beach

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

I didn't go with, so these are photos taken by my wife. But I know river had a good time (his diaper was FULL of sand!). Oh, the last 2 photos are kinda unrelated, but are awesome.

Photo Gallery: River's New High Chair

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

River's Grandma (Grandma Kenison) bought him a new high chair last night. He was very excited to sit in it and had tons of fun making his first big mess of pureed peas... mmmmm.

Photo Gallery: Funny River Photos

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

These are some of my favorite photos of my son River so far. These really show his personality... his goofier side ;)

Photo Gallery: More River Pics

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Isn't he the cutest baby ever? Yes is the correct answer :)

Photo Gallery: River's Birthday

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

River Rowan, our first child, was born on December 2nd, 2004. He weighed 8.6 lbs, was 19 inches long as is still just as happy and healthy. The day was filled with excitment, worry, happiness and terror... but in the end, it was all nothing compared to what we held in our hands.

Photo Gallery: 1st House -- Moving Day

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Moved into a house just outside of Portland, Oregon. It's a 2002, 2 story house with vaulted ceilings, 3 bedrooms and 2.1 bathrooms. Moving sucks... I don't want to do it again.

Photo Gallery: Ultrasound

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Yep, I'm having a baby. These are some images from our second ultrasound. The baby is about 14oz.

Photo Gallery: Weekend in Seattle, WA

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Reba and I went north to see Alki, a first run play at the ACT theatre. Show was amazing and weather was nice. It was a very relaxing weekend.

Photo Gallery: Camping at Beachside, OR

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Reba took Layla and myself camping for the weekend. We slept in our van (because cleaning a tent afterwards sucks). It rained every morning, really hard, but it was still fun.

Photo Gallery: Oregon Zoo

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Took a trip down the road to the Oregon Zoo in Portland. Fun trip. Oregon has a MUCH better zoo than Washington (Evergreen Zoo, or something).

Photo Gallery: Seaside Oregon: The Beach

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

Spring has come, and it's getting warm (well, 73 is warm for us Pacific Northwestern's). Reba and I took Layla to the beach. It was packed, as if everyone around crawled out of their hole since the sun was out.

Photo Gallery: Layla Photos

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

My dog, a 'schnoodle' (Schnauser / Poodle mix). I've had requests, so here's the pics.

Photo Gallery: Honeymoon Cruise

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

We took a Carnival Cruise through the Mexican Rivera: Peurto Vallerta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas. It was hot, sunny... but still alot of fun.

Photo Gallery: Reba and I get married

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:33:57 PST

The wedding was outside at the Hoyt Arboretum in Portland, Oregon. It was a nice wedding (and it didn't rain!).