http://www.mikedoel.com/blog Thoughts and pictures from central Ohio Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:19:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We just got back from a great summer vacation to Philly and Baltimore (plus a day at the beach).  A great time was had by all.  If you are interested, click here to see some of the pictures. ShareThis http://www.mikedoel.com/blog/summer-vacation-2008   [caption id="attachment_33" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Roasting marshmallows around the fire"][/caption] This past weekend, our family joined two other families in a campout at Hocking Hills State Park.  Although the weather was hot through the day, we avoided the raindrops.  Highlights include: Cooking in a borrowed cast iron dutch oven turned out great - ... http://www.mikedoel.com/blog/camping-trip-2008 Our daughter has had a great time playing softball this year.  I've been taking pictures of the team through most of the year and here are a few of the better ones of Cassady.  ShareThis http://www.mikedoel.com/blog/softball-2008 Mix: 1 part sunny day 1 part first day of summer vacation 2 parts kids 2 parts water cannons Serves: family of fourShareThis http://www.mikedoel.com/blog/guaranteed-recipe-for-summer-fun Our family just back from a fun trip east for Spring Break.  We flew into and out of Portsmouth, NH on Skybus - our first trip on the discount airline (our tickets were $35 each way).  From there, we drove northwest around Lake Winnipesaukee (visiting Julie's old camp in the ... http://www.mikedoel.com/blog/springbreak2008 On March 7 and 8 of 2008, central Ohio was buried under the biggest snowfall on record for these parts.  The prior record of snow in one day in Columbus had been 12.2 inches with 15.3 inches the record snowfall for a single storm.  With this blizzard, the official snowfall ... http://www.mikedoel.com/blog/the-blizzard-of-2008 One of the family highlights of 2007 was a trip to Alaska.  Julie, Matthew, and Cassady traveled via RV with Jamie and Dave.  Mike flew up and met them for several days a few weeks later.  Some of the best pictures from the trip have been captured in this photo album.ShareThis http://www.mikedoel.com/blog/best-of-alaska This is Nate Arbabi. Born October 9, 2006 at 8:32pm (PDT) and weighing in at 6 pounds and 8 ounces. My new nephew. I'm so happy for Deb and Amir. ShareThis http://www.mikedoel.com/blog/picture-of-the-day-october-10-2006 This is a picture of some coins I did this evening. I'm thinking of using it for this month's Digital Story photo assignment submission contest. The topic for September is "circle" and I thought a close up of some coins might work. To make the shot, I ... http://www.mikedoel.com/blog/picture-of-the-day-september-17-2006 Today, Matthew and Julie were off doing DreamDinners together. This is a place where you prepare meals ahead of time, freeze them, and then use them for a decent meal without much preparation on the day you eat. While they were doing that, Cassady and I headed to ... http://www.mikedoel.com/blog/picture-of-the-day-september-9-2006