Been a while, did you miss me?

So that was an open question to good old blogosphere. I am really not sure just where to start. Blogging used to be my way of voicing frustration and sharing photos. To be honest. I have too many frustrations to vent here. But I do miss writing about them. So I start at the most recent, and then I will work my way backwards. I promised myself that I would take a couple of trips this summer while I had some time off. I planned a great trip up north to Idaho to visit an old college friend and his family. From there we headed up to Jackson Hole, then to Yellowstone. The Trip as a whole was great. Even though my wife does not like being in the car that long, she did great as did the kids. I had bought a pass to the national parks last year with the hope of getting my money's worth. So far that has happened. Just a few more trips to take down to Zions Park and maybe even one to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon will make me feel much better about the 80 bucks the pass cost. Overall this summer has been pretty good. the kids are getting bigger and bigger, and more and more little pains in the butt. Each of the has such a unique personality. But, more of that later.