Here comes trouble...

Meet Sundance (new member of the Barnes family):

Just try to resist clicking on the picture to see a bunch more adorable pictures.

Becker Visit

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Originally uploaded by slolife.

My mom and dad came for a weekend visit and we went to Cambria to attempt some stunt kite flying at Moonstone Beach. It was a beautiful day, but not a great one for flying. We had fun though.

LEGOLAND

Connor in front of LEGOLAND Vegas
Originally uploaded by slolife.

While in San Diego, we skipped on over to LEGOLAND. What a great place to take an energetic, enthusiatistic 3 1/2 year old! Connor love every minute of the day, and we went from park open to park close. The Golec family joined us and it was great to have some veteran visitors to show us around.

Jennifer's Birthday in SD

Birthday dinner at Sorrento's
Originally uploaded by slolife.

My beautiful wife turned 32 had a birthday in July and we celebrated in SD.

Templeton pool

Templeton pool
Originally uploaded by slolife.

Random pictures from July 2007

Sleepy time

Sleepy time
Originally uploaded by slolife.

More pictures of the kids from June

Katherine and Connor watching the parade

Katherine and Connor watching the parade
Originally uploaded by slolife.

We had another fun filled 4th of July gather in scorching hot Templeton.

Activities included strawberry daiquiris, parade, more daiquiris, horseshoes, more daiquiris, BBQ, more daiquiris, might as well finish up the daiquiris, and Casey and Adam's fireworks show.

Bathtime bunny

Bathtime bunny
Originally uploaded by slolife.

May/June photo roundup.

Surprise, surprise, this selection contains tons of photos of our kids!

Rest in Peace Shiloh

Shiloh
Originally uploaded by slolife.

In June, we lost a Top Dog, best friend, companion and buddy. Shiloh was a loved member of the family to all of us and was the sparkle in Tahoe's eye.

Rest in peace, Shiloh. You are missed.

San Diego visit in May 2007

Pond
Originally uploaded by slolife.

Click for pictures of our trip to San Diego in May (for Melissa's graduation)

The Graduate

Adam and the Graduate
Originally uploaded by slolife.

Melissa graduated for CSUSM (California State University, San Marcos).

Congratulations Melissa!

Click the picture to see more photos of the event.

Photos, photos and more photos

Man, have I slacked on making posts to this blog about pictures I've posted to Flickr. So here comes the flood

Basic Instructions comic strip

Very funny comic strip: Basic Instructions

Conversation with Connor

I haven't posted one of these gems in a long time. Not that there haven't been plenty, but I spend too much time on the computer as it is. But this one is just too rich to pass up:

Setting: Driving in the car.

Connor: ***Spit***

Me: Connor, what did you just do?

Connor: Nothing.

Me: You just spit.

Connor: No I didn't spit.

Me: Connor, you did spit, I can see it on the window.

Connor: No Daddy, no you can't see it on the window because it already dried up.

Well, there you have it. We're working on things like honesty, talking back, and, oh yeah, spitting in the car. And normally he'd be bust for all three infractions in some way, shape or form, but Jennifer and I could not control our laughter.

SLO Lunch Hockey Slideshow

SLO Lunch Pickup Hockey, which has been going on for about 11 years now, gets a slideshow/interview on the web: Slideshow
Just my luck... I've been going for those 11 years and the only shot they get of me is just sitting down to put on my gear. Oh well :)

March Roundup

Soccer practice, here I come

Easter 2007

Pictures from Easter 2007

Easter in Templeton park

First day of soccer

First day of soccer
Originally uploaded by slolife.

Connor's very first day of soccer practice was today. He LOVED it!!!

It was great to see his ear-to-ear grin while dribbling the ball across the field.

Are you aware?

Found this site, http://millionsoulsaware.org from another blog. It's a interesting concept: Make one million people aware of a topic and then move to another topic. The information presented is eye opening and mind boggling. Check it out

Congrats Sagaras

Congratulations to the Sagaras with the arrival their son Troy. From the blog entries, it sounds like they're having a lot of fun.

March Birthday Boys

Pictures

The family came to Templeton to celebrate my dad's and my birthdays.

Kelsey June's 1st month

Sleeping baby

Collection of pictures from Kelsey's 1st month

Future hockey player

Future hockey player
Originally uploaded by slolife.

Connor found my hockey bag, had a strong enough constitution to not be overcome by the stench, and pulled out a helmet, stick and puck.

More pics of Kelsey June

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Kelsey June has arrived!

Kelsey June was born February 12, 2007 at 11:07pm

Stats, story, and pictures

Connor's 3rd birthday

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Family, friends, presents and the LONGEST 1 hour train ride ever.

Happy Birthday Connor-man, we love you!

Still pregnant

For those of you keeping tabs, Jennifer is now 10 days overdue with Baby Becker #2. We're very anxious to meet her, but are holding our breath today because Connor has just come down with the flu! Ahhh, what timing! Hopefully it is just a 24hr thing and Jennifer and I can avoid catching it. But Jennifer and baby are doing well and she'll be here when she be's here.

Christmas Pictures

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Pictures from our Christmas celebrations

Random Dec 2006 Pics

Working from home

Random pictures from December 2006.

Last Birthday parties of 2006

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Here are some pics from birthdays

Thanksgiving 2006 Pictures

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I am just getting around to posting pics all the way back to Thanksgiving.

See how popular (or unpopular) a digital camera is on Flickr: Flickr Camera Finder

Here's the page that shows our current camera, a Canon PowerShot G3

My Uncle Conrad recently created a website for his mouthblown glass studio, called Fair Haven Glass.