our christmas treat

christmas 2009

Christmas Eve 2009 ...

friends in germany

I miss these guys ...

holding angela

Rick holding Angela Christmas 1994 ...

paneras

Hanging at Paneras with my lady ...

cookie fixin'

There's nothing like Christmas lovin' ...

levi my main man

Here is Angela and Isaiah with Levi scoring some cookies at the Presson's in December 1994.

december 1994

We're getting ready for something at Church in December 1994 ...

butt patch

Another Isaiah radio spot ...

crocodile head

Crocs are always dangerous ... especially when there are idiots around ...

war scene

Here's a sound scape Isaiah made of a war scene for school ...

zoo bugs

Some bugs from the zoo yesterday ...



can you spot the praying mantis?

zoo lights

I took Barb and a couple of friends to the zoo last night to see the Christmas lights ...

yikes

And then there are other commercials that makes me wonder what I'm paying for at Isaiah's school.

lotto commercial

This is a sample from Isaiah of a video commercial he created in class for Lotto. They gave him raw video and some audio. He did the editing and created/added sound effects.

reeses commercial

Here is a radio commercial Isaiah did for class. Makes you want a Reeses huh?

madrid work

Me in Madrid with friends from Cairo and Istanbul.

posing

Barb's sexy ...

gingerbread house and face painting

Angela tried some face painting with Hannah last night. I think they both did a good job.



They also made a gingerbread house together with Barb, Olivia and Emily (Norm and I played table tennis) ...

liu visit

We had a nice visit with the Liu's this evening ...

mom & dad

Rick and Sandy in August 2007 ... good looking couple.

breakfast with barb

Notice how the lighting got better when I said she was my sunshine ...

more of angela 1992

She's loved by all ... and nice to hold ...

rick and angela 1992

Rick and Angela in February 1992.

rick and isaiah 1990

Rick and Isaiah in February 1990.

wheelchair

Angela and Barb do not seem to respect the nursing home ...

red robin in STL

On the way to KC last week, we stopped at Red Robin in St Louis for some burgers ... pretty good ... but I wouldn't say "worlds greatest" ...

drive to kc

Angela, Barb and I drove to KC to see my Mom and Dad and Steve and his family. On the way we stopped at a cool roadside shop [sarcasm] ... and Red Robin in St. Louis ...

just sitting

Sittin' around at Mom and Dad's ...

jib jab christmas

It's that time of year again ... yep, time to make Jib Jab videos for Christmas ...

a little cooking

angela at the farm

Angela at the farm in September 1994 ...

beauty and the beast

Isaiah getting ready for Beauty and the Beast, July 1994 ...



The first song ...



Isaiah's debut as Chip ... other than trouble getting off the stage, not bad ...



The end of the show ...

silliness

Can you tell Angela is finished with finals?

summer 97

The four of us in California in July 2007.



Barb looked real good that year.

centre pompidou

Here we are at the Centre Pompidou and Notre Dame in July 2001

moving day

Mom getting on the day of the big move from the hospital ... progress is slower than we'd like but progress nonetheless.

angela 1998

My special princess (1998) ...

cowboy isaiah

Isaiah in Colorado in 2000.

sucker

Angela enjoying a Halloween sucker ...

trick or treat

Barb, Angela and Wimber handing out treats ...

isaiah recital

This is Isaiah in concert, November 2000 ... check out the clap/tie faux pas around 1:45 ...

reading

Hannah reading to Barb.

cold weather

Wimber doesn't like the damp cold we are experiencing ...

taking a ride

Barb out for a ride with me ... with her new sunglasses ...

blowing bubbles

An old one from Angela ... but it reminded me of her wonderful spirit ...

sauerkraut festival

Barb enjoying the Sauerkraut Festival.

wimber kiss

pretty lady

My girl ...

what's this

Caught me either doin' the Chicken Dance or praising the Lord at Octoberfest ... wanna guess which?

octoberfest fun

Barb enjoyed this year's Cincinnati Octoberfest.

great miami river days

Barb and I spent the some time yesterday afternoon at the Great Miami River Days before heading over to Jungle Jim's.

my driving helpers

Michelle and Isaiah were big helpers during my drive to KC to see mom.

gymnastics

Angela in 1998 ...

school 1997

First day of school 1997.

angela and wimber

Angela chillaxin with Wimber ... he loves her ...

god gave me talent

Here's Isaiah singing the Pterodactyl song in April 1997 ...