GRANDPA & VIOLET CARVING A PUMPKIN FOR HALLOWEEN!

(This is at Chucky Cheese!)

CLASSIC CAR SHOW! Here's a car show on Laguna Beach where Angie works. There were tons of photos of these awesome cars, these are just a few.

VISITING THE GETTY MUSEUM--The Getty Museum is a world-famous museum in L.A. Alot of interesting historical artifacts and pretty grounds!

SPONGE BOB! AND PRINCESSES!

Break time on a hammok!

Violet enjoyed looking through the telescope!

VISIT TO SAN DIEGO ZOO--The guys went to San Diego Zoo, a world-famous zoo. They have the animals in natural habitats where they can roam around and not be all caged up. So you can go there and enjoy it and not feel sorry for the animals!

A FEW MORE FROM ANG'S BIRTHDAY--Here's the guys at Angie's birthday picnic. The kids had fun playing soccer, & Sam's the faithful barbecuer!

AT THE BEACH--Here's the guys together at the beach. Then some cute pics of Isabelle & Chanel. Looks like Aunty Stephanie did some beautiful face-painting for Isabelle!

MOUNTAIN HIKING--Sam & Steph, Marisa & Micheal & kids.

I down-loaded some pics from Micheal's camera before they left. So, I'm taking the liberty to post some of them. Hope they don't mind! They went to some mountains near Sam & Stephanie's house. Looks like a great time!!

IT SEEMS MY LIFE HAS BEEN A DREAM

It seems my life
has been a dream
Of distant shores
Of distant dreams--
Of distant everything.

It seems that everything
was meant to be
Or so it seems.

And yet--
I wish you weren't
Across the sea
I wish that you
were close to me.

I wish that I could
hold you now--
I wish,
I wish somehow.

I wish that everything
could change
And yet I wish
it still the same.

I wish that just
this once
That we could talk,
could touch--

I wish that I didn't
miss you
So much.

For Marisa

POEMS FOR MARS--Marisa told me (with tears in her eyes) that she feels she doesn't deserve the poems that we write for her. But I said, yes you do! Plus, it's our way of finding closures on our emotions. And, as Aimee said, "We like writing poems for each other to make each other cry." So true!!

THE LEAVES WILL SOON BE CHANGING

The leaves will soon be changing--
All of summer remaining
All I'll remember
Is your smile--
The beauty of your eyes,
I'll cry awhile.

Winter cold and bleak will return
When will I ever learn?

If I could hold you
Just one more time,
If I could return
I'd hug you for the longest time
Until my heart would burst.

That's how much I love you,
darling--
I should've showed you
From the first.

(8/29/00)

(woops, same photo twice!)

GOODBYE MARISA!!!--Marisa, we will miss you so much, and your beautiful girls and Micheal.

Micheal is such a great guy, he helped Dad fix his car and saved him 100 bucks! He's a great Dad too.

The girls are so sweet and just wonderful!

Marisa & I read Angie's poem for Marisa on her blog and had a good cry together on her last day here. We kept telling ourselves that we weren't going to cry because we know we'll see each other again. Still...a little teary-eyed!

Already missing her the next day. Angie's poem pretty much sums it up.

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!

SWEET CHANEL!!--She is so darling, this little thing walking around. She likes to climb on chairs and explore! Quite a little charmer! She knows how to smile for the camera already--so cute!! She's just adorable!!