The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either – Benjamin Franklin.

sam’s 5th grade graduation

sam graduated from elementary school last week. we can’t believe it! next year, he will start middle school. here are some photos of his graduation, and of a small celebration we had at our house after school was out.

sam’s graduation photos

june update

today is father’s day, and we celebrated by going to the museum of flight in seattle. we all had a good time. last week, ben participated in the annual cub scouts raingutter regatta. click on the links below to see photos for each event.

father’s day at the museum of flight
ben’s raingutter regatta

paris, france 2005

we finally took a well-deserved vacation to paris, france. it was absolutely incredible. great place, great food, great people! many people thought we were insane to take james on such a long trip, since he was only 8 months old; but everything worked out perfectly. james had a great time too! we spent the majority of our 10 days in paris. we also visited mont st michel, the normandy d-day beaches, and disneyland resort paris. there are a ton of photos, so it might take a while to view them all! enjoy!

our paris photos

broccoli time, lunchtime & playtime

here are a few updated photos of james eating broccoli one day, eating lunch another day, and playing around the house. here are his photos below:

broccoli photos – may 26, 2005
lunchtime & playtime photos – june 1, 2005