my playmate

Cody's Album

not to be outdone, cody snaps a few shots.

my first photo album

another kailani shot

kailani has gotten the idea of what the camera is for. we sit sometimes in front of the computer and browse thru the photo albums here on multiply. she jabbers away and enjoys seeing the pictures so this evening she grabs up the camera and shows us her view.

Mama's Birthday

A few of us got together for Mama's 80th Birthday party this past saturday

learning a few basics

kailani picks up on some of lifes simple lessons

my birthday 2!

kailani's gets a belated birthday celebration with g'ma & g'pa!

Easter 2006

grandpas helper

(in speak easy)

reception

had a good time at bubba & melissa's reception last night. there was family , friends, and food for days. aaron was jovial and entertaining as always, as was jackie. i enjoyed bro hitt's conversation, he seems very down to earth. i don't know why that always surprises me that preachers are not just ministers, they also have a wide range of intelligence and engaging personalities. bro johnnie carroll talked of his travels and places he's been to, makes you wish that someday you could do the same but for the joy of leisure, not evangelizing. jen is still as pretty as ever and good company , sis betty said she was not doing well but didn't elaborate. there were many others and faces that were both familiar and new. there are no strangers in these gatherings, everyone knows someone.
as usual we were running late and i failed to grab my camera on my way out the door, so we will have to look forward to when jackie can plug in and post some pictures for us. the couple looked very happy, and we hope for them a very long time of marital bliss, and all the other great stuff that is part of the package if one can weather the storms. many happy days for them is my wish.

New Garden

like many of us, it doesn't like it's roots disturbed.

the hand-me-down plants get a new home, i will try to make them happy here.

a spring flower2

another baseball player

paw paw, i'm still flying

adversity into manna

darrell is doing better. he has involved himself with productive things that keep him busy and is beggining to see the bigger picture.

courage

http://www.jobbank-ja.com/downloads/jobbank_flair/20011210_fear.asp
Moral courage is a virtue of higher cast and nobler origin than physical. It springs from a consciousness of virtue and renders a man, in the pursuit or defence of right, superior to the fear of reproach, opposition, or contempt. - Samuel Goodrich

without words

a photo album that will be lost in time

cirilo

interest from ancestry.com

What does the Cirilo name mean?
Spanish: from the personal name Cirilo, from Latin
Cyrillus from Greek Kyrillos meaning ‘of the Lord’. This
name was borne by a large number of early saints, most notably the
theologians Cyril of Alexandria and Cyril of Jerusalem. It was also
the name of one of the Greek evangelists who took Christianity to the
Slavic regions of eastern Europe.

a spring flower

kailani celebrates the arrival of spring and outdoors

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grandbabies2

we enjoyed a saturday visit from our babies. these pictures are from before i got home from yard mowing (ravenna, ridgecrest, cemetary) with my boys, darrell & curtis. the spring flower video is later the same day after we got home. i have some other short clips i would like to upload when i figure out how to best compress them. any suggestions would be helpful.