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Andrew meeting Ainsley

// February 3rd, 2010 // No Comments » // General

Christmas Tree Cutting/Trimming

// December 5th, 2009 // No Comments » // General

Today we went up to the Peacock Christmas Tree Farm off of Summit Road in the Santa Cruz mountains. This is the place that my family used to cut Christmas Trees when I was a kid, so it is real special to be able to share this with Christine and Andrew. We had a great time running through the trees and finding the perfect tree to cut down. Andrew had fun helping Daddy with the sawing. Then we enjoyed some hot apple cider, tied the tree to the roof, and headed home.

After getting it on the stand and situated in the room we had a great time trimming the tree with lights and ornaments. Christine and I thought it was neat to see how excited Andrew was with the whole process. His face lit up and he kept saying “Christmas! Christmas!” over and over.

A day on the coast and at the beach

// July 3rd, 2009 // 2 Comments » // General

Christine and I both had today off since tomorrow is Independence Day so we decided it would be fun to go up the coast and go to the beach. We packed up the car in the late morning and headed over Hwy 17 and then up Hwy 1 towards our first destination: Pescadero.

Back in October Christine went to the pumpkin patch with the Werles in Pescadero while I was in Florida for a conference for work. Ever since then she has been raving about this artichoke bread at the Country Bakery there. We decided to have lunch in Pescadero so that I could finally experience this bread.

We got to the bakery and got our bread (fresh out of the oven I might add) and some deli meats and cheese and headed to the picnic area they have behind the bakery for some delicious lunch.
Picnicing in Pescadero

After lunch we drove back down the coast a bit to Bean Hollow State Beach. It was a really nice day — Not too warm, not too cool. It was a bit overcast at times, but overall very nice. We caught a lot of our fun on video including making sand castles, burying feet, playing with a hermit crab and then walking like a crab. We also got to see a family of dolphins jumping out of the water right off the shore.

Fun at the beach from Patrick Hutchinson on Vimeo.

Overall it was a most excellent day.

Woodies on the Wharf 2009

// June 28th, 2009 // No Comments » // General

This years’ Woodies on the Wharf was really great time since it was the first year that Andrew could really enjoy the cars. Ron, Natalie, and Cathi came down and stayed with us and then we all went over to Santa Cruz to go to the show with Orin, Donna, Arlen, and Debbie. We got over there early as usual to get T-shirts and posters before they sold out, made the rounds to check out the cars new to the show as well as old favorites, came back to Orin & Donna’s for some burgers and hot dogs, then back to the pier for the exit parade.

There was a bit of a gap in the woodies during the parade, so the video is in two parts. Made it a bit easier to upload it all though.

Woodies on the Wharf 2009 from Patrick Hutchinson on Vimeo.

Father’s Day at the historic Hayes Mansion

// June 21st, 2009 // No Comments » // General

This morning Christine and Andrew took me to brunch at the historic Hayes Mansion. We sat outside right next to the three-piece Dixieland band that was playing awesome music. I got a chance to talk to them a bit during a break and mentioned that my dad was a trombonist that had played in some bands in the area way back when. The pianist said he had heard of Larry Hutchinson. It was nice to have that connection on Father’s Day.

Andrew was especially loving the music. He was dancing up a storm. I was spending most of my brunch relaxing and not chasing him around with the camera, but I did manage to catch a little bit of him dancing along to The Entertainer.