2002 Chevy Silverado pickup truck! Yep….that’s right. 10 yrs ago today on 4/16/2002 Missy & I purchased my beloved Chevrolet Silverado. Back then we had no kids & no idea how hectic life could be! And now…120,344 miles & 5 kids later that truck is still running like a rock! I thought this picture included [...]
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Happy 10 year anniversary to my…
Posted in Misc, Photos, Videos, tagged 10 year anniversary, Bob Seger, Chevrolet, Chevy Silverado, Dog, Like a rock, travel, Truck on April 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Looks who’s home!
Posted in Kids, Photos, Videos, tagged animals, boxer, Dog, Family, home, Kids, puppy on March 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Naiah returned home from her 1 month doggie boot-camp! We were all VERY excited to see her! This is one loved puppy!
Spring Break Fun!
Posted in Family, Funny, Kids, Photos, Videos, tagged Arbor Hills Nature Preserve, Family, Fun, parenting, spring break, white boys can't jump on March 13, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Home-school activities have ceased for the week because it’s that blessed time in March known as Spring Break. Today was beautiful, but with rain looming in the forecast for tomorrow, Thursday & Friday, I decided to take off work to hang with the family. My lovely wife discovered a park about 20 minutes north of [...]
Lights, camera, action!
Posted in Kids, Videos, tagged adventure, Death, directorial debut, falling rocks, film, Kids, morale support, sound effects on January 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Daniel’s directorial debut! CREDITS Director: Daniel Writer: Daniel Producer: Daniel Hiker: Caroline Rock Operator: Daniel Sound Effects: Daniel Video Guy: Dad Lead Morale Support: Abigail Assistant to Daniel: Josh
T4: Our crazy dog
Posted in Thankful For [T4], Videos, tagged 1000 Gifts, boxers, Dogs on December 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Love our little Naiah dog! So thankful for the simple joy she adds to our family!
Happy Birthday Caroline!
Posted in Funny, Kids, Photos, Thankful For [T4], Videos, tagged Birthday, Cyndi Lauper, girls, parenting, Starbucks on October 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
7 years ago today we were blessed beyond measure by the birth of our second kiddo – my sweet Caroline! She is such a joy to our family – so full of spunk, energy & opinions! This morning we got up and carved out some special time together. We started off with a stop at [...]
T4: My Welcome Home Committee {Video}
Posted in Family, Thankful For [T4], Videos, tagged 1000 Gifts, Family, Homecoming, Kids, parenting, travel on October 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I spent a couple days out of town this week & this was what greeted me upon my return: I sure am thankful for this motley crew of kids!!
T4: A chance to remember Josh’s adoption trip [Video]
Posted in Adoption, Thankful For [T4], Videos on May 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
We’re coming up on 6 months with Joshua…can’t believe how quick time is moving by! I realized that we’d not put together a summary video of our 17 day China trip to bring him home. So last night I sat down, went through all our photos & made an “Our China Trip in 4 Minutes” [...]
Just another day in Wuhan…
Posted in Adoption, China, Family, Photos, Travel, Videos, tagged Adoption, CCAI, Play, Wuhan on November 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
November 24, 2010 – 10:30 p.m. (Wuhan) November 24, 2010 – 8:30 a.m. (Texas) With the stress of Joshua’s potential hospital visit behind us, we were free to just relax and enjoy the day. No appointments today or tomorrow…just family time. We decided to stick close to the hotel and lay low. Highlights of our day [...]
Gotcha Day! Video and Pictures
Posted in Adoption, China, Family, Photos, Travel, Videos, tagged Adoption, CCAI, China, gotcha day, Hubei, Wuhan on November 22, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Today was a great day! We got our Joshua and he is absolutely wonderful. We left our hotel for the Civil Affairs office around 8:45 a.m. and drove for about an hour through the heavy Wuhan traffic. The city of Wuhan is huge with about 9 million people living in its boundaries. The metro area [...]

