Things We Do
Hawaii has our favorite ones, but they can also be found at Manzanita, in California, Florida, Mexico, etc.
What is the beach?
More than one Pickett has paid the price for being so white and not using this
What is sunscreen?
Jack used to overindulge in this juicy fruit to the extreme
What is watermelon?
Often viewed form the Gustafson's backyard - but NEVER the filthy fairgrounds
What are fireworks
How the weather feels when the temperature is very high and we like to stay inside and sure wish Mom and Dad had finally build that pool
What is hot?
The only sport that the Cavanaugh's seem to excel at more than the Picketts
What is a swim?
Maddie (and now Jack's) favorite comfort shoe
What are sandals?
Thanks to inflation, getting a cocktail served in one of these at the Royal Hawaiian is likely to leave you (more likely, Dad) in debtor's prison
What is a pineapple?
Today's most beloved birthday boy was formerly known by what name
Abel
The worst part of today
The days will start getting shorter
The Bears became the Pippins in this sport
What is play baseball?
Something you'll find evidence of at the Royal Hawaiian, in our backyard, and in our closets
What is Tori Richard?
A cold refreshing dessert that Dad and Grannie have a very distinctive way of eating
What is ice cream?
A few weeks that we have off from school before summer school start and after it ends.
What is Summer vacation?
This ancestral home is one of the only places to experience a full 24 hours of sunlight on the summer solstice
What is Alaska?
Grant doesn't seem to mind this buggy activity, but the rest of us would sooner stay in a hotel
What is camping?
Grandpa's chosen outfit, when visiting this southern body of water is, apparently, nothing...
Beans Creek
Though often regarded as a tourist trap chain, this chain restauranteur inspired the PFH BBQ sauce recipe that persists to this day
Tony Roma
The calendar opposite of today
What is the winter solstice
Grant and Mom seem to operate in two different planes of reality regarding this atmospheric control device
What is the thermostat?
Dad got more than a little beat up teaching Jack how to do this
What is ride bikes?
These were pretty embarrassing in hindsight, but the chubby and pale Pickett kids sure appreciated them at the time
What is a swim shirt?
A Pickett male favorite detested by Grannie
What is a lamburger
Arguably the second best official federal holiday (but really probably 3rd best)
What is 4th of July?
Though not present in Yakima, Dad says this aspect of Summer weather "feels good on his bones"
What is humidity?