Entries Tagged as 'Patrick'
Ferris summits Donner Peak!
July 13th, 2020 · 2 Comments
Ferris has always been a great traveler. But he hasn’t always been a great hiker. For a Boston Terrier, his back legs are a bit too long. Walking downhill and then stopping quickly to smell something usually results in a hilarious barrel role. As with all dogs though, perseverance is the key to success–both for […]
Filed Under: Family · Ferris · Lisa · Patrick · Photo Albums · Self Actualization · Steve
Camping with Lisa’s family
July 25th, 2018 · 10 Comments
Lisa’s family has made a tradition lately of camping for a week each year. This year’s adventure was to Westport Bearch near Fort Bragg, California. With us were the Rusts, Normans and Wassermanns. We took our Vistabule teardrop, Green Bean.
Filed Under: Emily · Family · Lisa · Patrick · Steve · ~Extended Family
Introducing Ferris, the newest addition to the family!
January 2nd, 2016 · Leave a Comment
It was time… time to make another major life change. For Christmas we brought home a new addition to the family. Introducing Ferris, the Boston Terrier.
Filed Under: Emily · Family · Ferris · Lisa · Patrick · Steve
Damn, time for a new McFam banner
December 20th, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Every once in a while I actually look up and notice the design of this blog. Ok, so Emily doesn’t have braces anymore and the above banner was from before Patrick even had braces! He has them off now. Lisa looks exactly the same though. Hey, I know on which side my bread is buttered. […]
Filed Under: Emily · Lisa · Patrick · Steve
No-show limo? No problem
December 6th, 2015 · Leave a Comment
This is what happens when Lisa’s entire family gets together to go see Christmas lights and the Limo company FAILS! Instead we all go shopping at the mall and visit Santa.

Filed Under: Emily · Family · Lisa · Patrick · Steve
Patrick’s paintball party
October 18th, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Light switch in the way of my framing project? No problem…mad photoshop skills.
October 11th, 2015 · Leave a Comment
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Patrick practicing for the lunar eclipse…
September 27th, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Okay, actually this was me practicing my long-exposure photography tricks. This was the best of the bunch. You can see the cell-phone in Patrick’s hand that was used to make the circle. We loved that this took place the same night as the lunar eclipse. We fooled a lot of people.
Filed Under: Family · Patrick · Steve
Finished 43 miles and (Steve did 100)-now time for food, drinks and a nap
September 19th, 2015 · Leave a Comment
We made it!
Filed Under: Family · Lisa · Patrick
THIS is why we consider Serenites our second family
August 2nd, 2015 · Leave a Comment
We’ve enjoyed Serene Lakes for many years. We built a cabin there on the lake in 2000. Serene Lakes days is a two-day celebration that brings hundreds of families together to participate in the events, soak up the sun and eat the AWESOME barbecued hot dogs.
Filed Under: Emily · Family · Lisa · Patrick · Steve · Video