In Case You Missed It, Here's The Replay...

I love this picture...

So life began quite some time ago, but I'll pick up the story where I begin to remember things. As a result of a decision made long before I can remember, I spent much of my life here:

4131 E. Cleveland Ave.

Life was so simple then. No mortgage to worry about, no bills to pay and no field to plow... (job to work, whatever). I don't remember much of life then, but I do remember planting the pine tree in the front yard that withstood so much toilet paper, unleashed so much shrapnel (you haven't seen anything until you've seen a pine cone launched from the starboard port of a lawnmower), and served as a mental oasis from the sandy desert at the end of the street.

Elementary school supplied first crushes (class mates and teachers alike) and learning opportunities (Principal Gaydosh is a better detective than you ever gave him credit for).

Life in Junior High was filled with even more crushes, my first experience with passing out, Big Virginians and pizza with ketchup, Rodney King, MC Hammer pants, bus paper fights, Vanilla Ice, after school dances, the origin of my hatred for the smell of beets, and Cadillac hood ornaments.

Then came Las Vegas High School... who knew life was so much fun.

After two years serving a mission in Houston, I met my amazing wife, and life has unfolded from there.

We got married, got pregnant, survived our first Christmas, survived the birth of Kobie, bought our first house...

Ahhh Robin Tree... how peaceful it was...

Life was grand...

Kobie supplied many a laugh... such a cute boy.

Then along came Cole...

And we finally began to understand just how nice (and how limited) sleep can be.

And now we're in Georgia... and we couldn't be happier (it's amazing what a cookie can do to your attitude).

Life is wonderful!