It has been a long day, but I wanted to share a few pictures. Granted, I had great things to say about these, but now I am too tired. So I will make a couple of comments, but ultimately, the pictures will have to stand on their own. You never know, I might have the energy to say a few things...


Seriously, is there anything better in life than feeling loved by those around you and going to sleep with them close to you with you either feeling like you are protecting them, or they are protecting you?



That black lump next to Annie's head is Lilo... Yes, I wondered if there was room for Annie that night, but she was fast asleep, and had no complaints...

This is a picture of our wonderful hotel made during the class's investigation about how Santa Cruz might have looked when it was first created.



The picture does not do it justice, but Annie looks great! The sign above the second story windows is made from walnut, with wood-burned lettering that says "Hotel Hockanson," so it is really dark in the picture. I think there are 22 windows in the building, and we spent two days making the freakin' windows. If your only comment is that some of the windows are crooked, I will be forced to find a way to have you beaten. This took us so much time, you would not believe. All the siding, flooring, and roofing we ripped on the table saw from left over wood. The roof, and the second story lift off for access inside. We ran out of time before we could partition the inside and make it perfect, but Annie was ok with that because she is going to use it as another building in her playroom. I believe right now that it is currently housing a number of horses and stuffed animals.

Hmmm... I meant to share a 'few' pictures, but one of the pictures came out wrong, so I am sharing a 'couple' of pictures...

No one is going to be able to compete with us when we do the mission model that I believe will be required either next year or the year after.




Happy Daddy...