The Navy docks in Portland

My "little" brother Craig is in the Navy. My 6 foot 4 inch tall little brother is assigned to the USS Wyoming, a submarine. You'd think there would be a height limit or something. Anyway, little Craig just got back from tour in the Atlantic right before Thanksgiving so the Navy was nice enough to give him leave over the holidays. So he flew in the day after Christmas and as usual, it was great to see him.

He gets funnier and wittier (is that a word?) as he gets older so the wise-cracks just keep coming when he's around. We made the customary visit to REI to stock up on any gear he still might actually need (a lot apparently), took him to John's Marketplace so he could bask in all the good Oregon beer, and he headed to Mt. Hood on Friday with Bryan and his posse for another epic ski day. Gosh, I miss that kid already.