Ryan Jacobs

One of the great joys I have experienced as a new father is interacting with my daughter and getting her to smile and laugh.  I am thrilled to have captured this picture of Katherine while she was in her rocker and I was lucky enough to have the right lens on my camera for the [...]

Our cats Jacob and Elvis received an early Christmas gift from their Nagymama and Nagypapa in California. It is a collapsible play cube. In this picture is Elvis, who immediately jumped in.

The following represent my favorite iPhone apps from the past year.  The apps listed aren’t necessarily ones I use daily, but are more representative of those that I think leverage the platform well and in interesting ways.
And I only list 8.  Sure I could have found the obligatory 10, but I only wanted to list [...]

Rebecca had her detailed ultrasound last week at the 20 week mark of pregnancy. We were able to see an incredible amount of detail including the heart, legs, cerebellum, feet, ribs, stomach and much more. Also, we were able to find out our baby will be a girl and are thrilled.
We have decided to name [...]

While in the Petoskey area, we got a tip to check out the Oden State Fish Hatchery.
This old railcar is now used to give some information about the hatchery. Back in the day, the trains used to be used to transport the fish from the hatchery to various lakes and streams.
Also, there are free guided [...]

Rebecca and I returned  from roughly a week in northern Michigan. We rented a cottage on Crooked Lake near Petoskey and had access to a fire pit, canoes and swimming if we wanted. An advantage to staying just a bit outside of Petoskey apart from having more reasonable rent was that it was very quiet [...]

Some folks know this, some don’t, but Rebecca and I are expecting our first child in December of this year.  I too have seen many of these sonograms and quite frankly, I know they may not look like much, but it is true — when it is yours it means everything.
The picture above was taken [...]

Today, I went with some friends to do the Hocking Hills Canopy Tour, which is a zipline course. There were 10 ziplines on the tour, which gives a great view of the Hocking River and many natural rock formations.
Our tour guides Joey and Shamrock were great and well trained. I highly recommend the tour if [...]

I heard a new weather term this evening : Red Flag Warning. My first thought was of the type of flag flown on beaches during a pending hurricane. 
However, it is actually used to describe conditions that are dry and windy.
Wikipedia on Red Flag Warning:
A Red Flag Warning is a forecast warning issued by the United States National Weather Service to [...]

Rebecca and I are getting the house ready for a series of safety inspections for our home study. We’ll need to come up with evacuation routes for a fire, and will need to cover our unused outlets among other things. 
Here are two ideas from “The Simpson’s”  that I am guessing wouldn’t pass muster even though [...]