Photo Clearing House

Mazie on the phone with Nana.

The girls at the "Swimmy Pool".


Mazie is our artista: notice she is painting with one hand and drawing with the other.


I think Vivian looks more like Brandi. Her hair is more red now and her "healthy" attitude is taking shape.



Hello,

Here are some photos I took recently.
Mom, i hope your foot gets to feeling better soon.
This is your time to catch up on your reading.

Brandi's "Pop Pop" and "Mi Mi" could use our prayers.
The latest i've heard, as of Tuesday at lunch time is that Pop Pop is holding steady at the hospital, and we're waiting to hear back from his doctors about his steroid and transfusion treatment. He is a sweet man and is a great influence on his family.

i'll try and keep you guys posted,
-richie

Happy Anniversary!

Your wife loves and adores you when you get anniversary cards like this one.

Brandi and i celebrated our 5th anniversary this past weekend.
A quick Google suggested that any item fashioned in wood, silver and Elvis were appropiate gifts for the 5th anniversary.

I got Brandi the Beattles' White Album because her step dad has stolen the former. The Beattles are great but of rock-n-roll there can only be one king - baby.


-richie

Hello Again!

This is the iris farm on the way to Good Habour Bay.
Vincent Van Gogh, eat your heart out!

This is the beach at Good Harbour Bay.
We were looking for the perfect stones for skipping.


Hey Y'all,

For the next few weeks i will be working with a web design firm! I might be looking for a career change. I am in the process of learning a handful of new computer programs between now and mid August so we shall see where it goes from here.

i'm also waiting to hear back from some architects in Richmond. i hope i can become productive within the web design biz; it is more creative and less intense that architecture. And i don't have to tuck in my shirt every day. This is the job for me! Yes I'm still working inside on the computer but, i don't have to wrangle with the number of stair treds in a "vertical circulation tower" or, a stair well.


i will keep y'all posted as to where i wind up.

check out our photos from vacation - finally!

-richie

Back from Michigan

We are back from Michigan. We had a good time up there looking around at stuff. It's awesome in the summer. This area will be buried with 6 feet of snow this winter. This is Grandma and Grandpa's house - ain't it cute? Pete and Katy live in a great "mature" suburb about a mile from downtown. Traverse City looks like something Norman Rockwell would paint minus the airport.

I'll post more photos soon. The week we got back from vacation, my job "let me go". As soon as i'm at or near a fast computer i'll post more photos from our vacation.

I am glad Cousin Joe is home!

-richie

Memorial Day Part 3

Vivian is still a big eater.


Pete was a swinging Mazie in the hammock at John's house while Vivian tasted the flowers.
Beep! beep! Ben's got the keys to the van. Oh boy.

-richie

Memorial Day Part 2

Okay where were we? Yes, more photos!

This is the big cyprus tree we pass on the boardwalk to the river.


Brandi's glowing! That's not really the sun behind her.

I'm a lucky guy to have these hard working gals in my family. they picked about 4 pounds of cherries. Brandi climbed pretty high into the tree and scared all the blackbirds away.

we had a sweet Memorial day weekend picking cherries and working in the garden. Mazie helped me stack a stone wall in the back yard. a cook out at our friend John's house brought our holiday weekend to a close and allowed me to return to work on tuesday rested, refreshed and ready to not return to work.

-richie

Memorial Day Part 1

We went over to our friends campground on the Rappahannock River Saturday. Mazie loves the water even if it's cold. She had a blast. We didn't camp out but we spent most of the day there.

It gets better just wait.

-richie

Family Photos

We took these photos right after church. As you can see it is difficult to arrange a photograph with small children and when the photo is being taken by one of the participants.

We got us 2 sweet girls.

-richie

Monkey Bars Daddy!

Every Saturday we drive past the monkey bars on our way to the grocery store. Mazie always knows when we are within 2 miles of the monkey bars. "Monkey Bars Daddy!" is what she says.

The girls love to swing on the swingset.


-richie

Vivian's Photo Shoot

Vivian Faye loves grabbing the camera.

Mazie's Photo Shoot

Hello!

we have been busy here lately.
i have photos from Mazie's photo shoot.
Vivian's photo shoot will be next.

-richie

Easter 2006

yes i know it's a bit late, but here are our easter photos.
this is our church in the background.
brandi helped the girls put on their rainbow tights.

i am a man surrounded by rainbows and pink fluffy things. funny how much things change in short time.

-richie

Happy Birthday to Brandi!

Today Brandi is 28 years old!
She is God's blessing in my life.

I never will forget the day we met and
the first door i opened for her after we were married.

I love you Brandi!

-richie

Happy Birthday!

last friday i turned 31.
on saturday i got sick. brandi took care of me and the girls all day because i was horizontal most of the day.
on sunday i hurt my back.
monday i was tired because vivian was up (almost) all night because she was sick.

is this what growing up is all about?
i thought 40 was the over the hill year.

anyhoo, here are some dinner photos from last night.

love,
richie

Spring Photos

Vivian has officially joined the walkers of the world. She loves to carry something in her hand while walking around the kitchen. She also enjoys rearranging the pots and pans in the cabinets, a skill that runs in the family.
The plum trees in the front yard are a bloomin'. Mazie tried to eat some plums, Vivian ate some leaves.

-richie

More Stuff for Randy

Hey Cuz,
i hope you like these. i would to print these on a billboard scale somehwere, some day.

-richie

Chickahominy River

This is the Chickahominy River about 1 mile from our house. this is the river where Captain John Smith met Pocahontas. He was fishing and his lure got tangled up in the bushes. Pocahontas had to help him. they fell in love with each other soon after. Pocahontas is Chickahominy for "Help the pitiful white man" or something like that.

-richie

Russell Edwards

I thought some of you guys would appreciate this photograph.

I think it was taken in 1999.

-richie

Artwork for Randy

hello all,

here are some computer aided doodles i've been working on. just incase you were wondering about my fancy smancy art school education. here's what i can do!

-richie

NASCAR

we had a couple of NASCAR heros in our office today! that was weird.