Neal and Kristy

Twinsies~NICU

2011-04-30T21:26:00.000-07:00

Here is Brea one week before our beautiful babies were born

Here are our beautiful little babies, soaking in the sun with their shades on....Annabelle in orange, Evelyn in blue.

Annabelle is wide awake waiting for her daddy to hold her.

Jim looks so BIG with his little girl in his arms

She immediately grabbed onto his finger and held on tight

Check out the size of that binky!

Baby A =Annabelle Claire Baby B=Evelyn Grace

Twinsies Shower

2011-04-17T21:16:00.000-07:00

2 peas in a pod! here's some sugar cookies made just for our little girls

Beautiful Mom-to-Be ready for a party

Getting my "kiki" hug in early so they recognize me when the time comes!

Colleen and Carrie found this AWESOME double pack. (No, it didn't come with the creepy little babies. That was just an added touch to the gift. I'm sure the girls will attach to these dolls soon enough)

This big ol' bear was a gift for Jim. Didn't want him to be left out. He will be a favorite lounge pillow I'm sure. (the bear, not Jim)

"Bear Hug" Everyone had to get in one before the evening was over.

Wine Tasting in the Dalles

2011-04-10T21:08:00.000-07:00

The Baldwin Saloon, Note the random guy who jumped into the picture!

Sunshine Mills Winery, the Dalles Oregon.

No, we did not drink all the wine on that chandelier

We like the way they left all the "guts" of the old mill

Clock Tower Brew Pub

Norh Carolina Bound

2011-03-29T15:50:00.001-07:00

North Carolina 17 years later: Still has it's charms, not to mention our kids are living on Topsail Island. Lunch in New Bern with Michelle...

29 Years of Bliss

2011-02-21T19:02:00.000-08:00

Neal surprised me and took me to the Oregon Coast for three beautiful sunny days!

We played Bocce Ball and goofed off like a couple school kids.

2011-02-21T18:57:00.000-08:00

Robert goes Motorhead

2009-05-19T22:58:00.000-07:00

Robert and Cierra have high hopes for their VW van but before they can start their cross-country adventures, Robert must learn how to tear down an air-cooled engine.

Papa's Birthday

2009-05-19T22:54:00.001-07:00

Everything looks better through a pair of beer goggles. Happy birthday Pat. Hope you never change.

Colton and Michelle

2009-05-19T22:49:00.000-07:00

Just fixing the photo from the "proposal" post. The first image somehow cropped out the beloved bride-to-be.

Colton proposes to Michelle

2009-05-19T22:25:00.001-07:00

We are all rejoicing after Colton hatched an elaborate scheme to propose to Michelle. She accepted his proposal in a moment somewhere between a heartbeat and a nanosecond. The rest of us were waiting-not in the wings but in the woods-to celebrate.

Scooter Dog

2009-01-03T12:22:00.001-08:00

We should have known better than to start Gizmo on the scooter thing. Now, like a wayward teenager, his whereabouts are hard to keep track of. This morning he was singing something about, "Rake the world in a rove embrace" which makes no sense to me.

Christmas Craziness

2008-12-25T20:30:00.000-08:00

Breanne didn't know she'd have to share her Christmas scooter with Gizmo. We are having a hard time finding a helmet to fit him

Finally, a posting from Neal and Kristy!

2008-12-13T09:23:00.000-08:00

We have never taken the opportunity to post to our blog, mostly because we have been tied up with opening our new cafe, One Street Down Cafe, in Redmond, Oregon
Here are a couple pics from our opening. Mark and Jeanine are enjoying a good cuppa jo and Breanne and Kelsi are living the dream.