I should probably put that in quotation marks, since we didn't actually go camping, or even go up to the campground. But my philosophy is, let's enjoy ourselves at all costs. It had been raining and was still awfully cold, and I figured a campout would not contribute to father-son bonding. So we went to Zaxby's instead.  To undo the damage to our health that did, we went on a bike ride from the mouth of Ogden Canyon to downtown and back. Google Maps says it was 5 miles round trip. I was really proud of Addison - it was hard for him at times, with those tiny wheels and one-speed bik, but he'd just take a little break and then say, "OK, let's go." It helped that we went right past the Dinosaur Park and a playground, and that there were periodic tunnels and bridges and murals. It's a great bike path, right along the river, and one we'll definitely do again. Peeking in at all the dinos - Add was in heaven spotting the t-rexes and ankylosau...

Me and Addison had a great time at our fathers and sons outing a few weeks ago. I like the one-on-one time with him as much as or more than being with the big group of people up at the stake camp, so we tend to do our own thing for awhile and then show up late. We didn’t camp this year because I had to take Michelle’s sister and her husband to the airport early the morning. Still, we had a great time. We picked up Chick-fil-a on the way out of town and ate it at Pine View Reservoir. Ogden Valley is one of the most beautiful places in the West, I think. We then took a long hike along the creek, and Addison’s imagination went wild. A stand of tall weeds became the forest of darkness. We threw sticks in where two creeks came together and watched them float around and around as the different currents caught them. When we made it to the shore of the lake, we saw nesting boxes built on tall poles. They are home to ospreys, which are really prevalent in the area. In a bid to warn us off, on...