tips for visiting our blog

Don't forget that you can click on the pictures in our blog (except the three on the right..as you are looking at them) and the image will enlarge for better viewing. You can even click to enlarge the Silver City slide show below.

If you are having trouble leaving comments, email us and we'll show you how (hint, this means leave us comments - even just to say hi)

rchrbnsn@hotmail.com or grnidgrl@hotmail.com

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Here are some old photos, but they're fun so we thought we would share. Connor and Rich did a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. They were locked up for "good" and had to raise bail (donations) to get out of jail.

Silver City

Silver City is an old mining town in Southern Idaho near the Nevada border. It is located in the Owyhee Mountains. It is an active ghost town with just a couple year round residents. It is amazing that this town has managed to last as long as it has. Efforts are being made to keep it going, and much of the town is being restored without comprising its historic structure.

Special request

At Grandma Masayo's request, we're bringing back some photos of Connor with his camping pack from a church camp last July. Connor took to his pack like a pro, lugging it all over camp and refusing to take it off.

Halloween Party

Julie put together a very nice Halloween party last night for our family and friends. Here are a few photos. She also decorated the front of the house. I hoped to catch the house in all its eerie-ness but the flash on the camera is too bright. Connor and his guests enjoyed the donut-on-a-string eating contest, although most kids cheated and used their hands. Looking through our photos I realize that perhaps we should not be so obsessed with Connor and maybe take some pictures of our guests, as well - oh, well...next time. Oh, and don't mind the "happy birthday' sign behind Connor and Julie in the pumpkin carving photo - that's been up since Connor's first birthday - he liked it up and I guess it has just become a fixture (we don't even notice it anymore). I suppose we'll think about taking it down.

Our friend from Sweden

Some of you may not have known, but we had the opportunity to share our home with a wonderful person that I met at work this past year. Lamin Kinteh came to Boise as an exchange student from Sweden. He attended Boise State University and received his second Bachelor's degree (his first was accomplished in England). It was our pleasure to have him as our guest and we consider him a friend for life. Connor really took to him and although he is only two, Connor already plans to spend some summers with Lamin in Europe and The Gambia, Africa where Lamin was born. Lamin is back home in Stockholm, Sweden with his wife and daughter (he has another daughter in London whom is married and recently had Lamin's first grandchild). Lamin has plans to come back to Boise this summer and work on his master's degree, but will bring his wife with him. We look forward to sharing our home with them when they arrive.

Here is the first ultrasound photos of our expecting baby. Too early yet to tell whether we'll be having a boy or a girl (but does it ever really matter?). But at least all the parts seem to be there. Our baby has been more active as of late. We are very excited and cannot wait till the baby arrives.