It's Been a Year

This past Saturday marked the one year anniversary of my father's passing. I made a slideshow to give just a tiny glimpse of a guy who meant the world to me. Here's to you, Dad. I miss you so much.

Kiara's 9th birthday

Kiara's birthday was last Monday. I have been so busy all week that I haven't had a chance to blog. Here's a slideshow of the highlights. We held her party at the Keysville playground and were blessed with great weather!

Over-bellied

Just had to share one of Kiara's quotes...

Yesterday she said, "Daddy, you are over-bellied." That was her nice way of suggesting that maybe he loose a little weight!

Camping Pictures

Catching minnows.


Evening canoe trip with owl calling after dark.


We walked about 20 feet of the Appalachian Trail.
(Looks like that was about all Paul could handle!!)


Went to a store that had these cute little child-sized shopping carts. What a neat idea, huh?


Mid October and 90+ degrees outside... so we
played in the water before leaving for home.

Blood Drive

We were looking in the paper recently for something to do. Well, there's not a whole lot out here in the country, but Kiara found one that sounded excitingly gruesome... "Hey, how 'bout this... a BLOOD DRIVE!"

Although we didn't make it to the blood drive, we did go away for a few nights of camping in a nearby state park. I have pictures to share, but am having trouble uploading them. There seems to be a problem with Blogger, so I'll try again later...

Karate Kid

Kiara started taking karate this fall. She loves it! Here are pics of her showing off her gee (uniform) and at class.