life, and a little more

Bekah's Piano Recital

May 18

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Nathan's Columbia State Park Field Trip

May 11

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To see the full resolution pictures, click here to go to my SmugMug page!

Easter 2009 Slideshow

Apr 12

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We had a great Easter.  To see the above pictures in full resolution, check out my Smugmug gallery here.

My Kids

Apr 05

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I love my kids.  Let’s get that straight right now.  They know how much Cindy and I love ‘em, but today I was filled with gratitude out how much they love EACH OTHER.

We had a busy Sunday.  My In-Laws celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary (huge props to them!) and Hannah had a birthday party to attend.  Cindy was at AT&T Park watching the Giants play ball and I got to be the chauffeur hauling kids around.  After all was said and done, we all got home around 6pm and were all pretty tired.

In spite of that, my three kids, ages 14, 12, and 10 all decided to outside and play jump rope together.  Nothing earth shattering or mind blowing, but it made me so darn proud of ‘em.  I love the fact that they get along (for the most part!)  Of course there are the mandatory sibling bickerings, but they actually enjoy each other’s company.

God has done a good work here….and I’m glad he has let me be a part of it!

Rebekah

Mar 23

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My Bekah

My Bekah turned 12 this weekend and I can not believe who fast those 12 years have gone by.

When she was first born, she was nothing but cheeks and hair.  She would waddle over to you and give plant a big juicy kiss on your face.  As she grew older she literally wrote, colored or scribbled on every wall of our house.  It was at that point we knew she’d be a creative one!

As she grew, so did her vocabulary.   She started writing awesomely descriptive stories and still hasn’t stopped.  My favorite one was written when she was in the 1st or 2nd grade.  She wrote about a beautiful butterfly that loved life but hooked on drugs and ended up dying.  It was so matter of fact!

Now she’s in 6th grade and growing up too fast!  She is still writing and playing piano as well. She loves people, especially little kids.  Most importantly, you can see Jesus shining through her!

Bekah, I’m proud of you!

Bekah's Birthday

Mar 16

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Bekah had a party for her 12th birthday and sure had a blast!  Treasure hunting and picture taking and snacks and loud tweenagers!  She had a blast and so did we!  Happy Birthday my favorite 12 year old!

Day in Monterey

Feb 21

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and you can click here to see a slideshow of pictures at my smugmug account.

Nathan's Basketball Game

Jan 31

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I was blessed to see my son Nathan play basketball this morning and he was awesome!  Below is some footage from the game:

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(after viewing it online, I apologize for the volume levels.  I tried adding some background music but set the volume too high.  I’m such a noob!)

and you can visit my smugmug account to see some photos!

Coach Ron's video for The Quakes

Nov 20

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Nathan finished up another season of soccer and Coach Ron made this video to remember the season by!  Thanks Ron!

Monterey Trip 2008

Aug 12

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We took a short weekend trip to Monterey and sure had a blast!  I love the coast!