Laundy Buddies

Today when I was sorting and folding clothes, I sat Alyce in the basket so she could watch. She was a little unsure about it at first . . .


But soon warmed to the idea
Kelli decided this looked like fun and asked to get in too - and hold Alyce. This let me get some adorable shots of the two of them.
After I got these two shots, Alyce started to fall over a little.

So Kelli - the ever-helpful big sister - helped steady her.


Then we tried a slightly different hold.Kelli really loves her little sister - and posing for the camera!




Alyce started fussing at the end of the shoot, so Kelli - who was enjoying posing for the camera and hates hearing Alyce cry - tried to soothe her.

Mommy and Daddy fix Alyce this way - I'm sure if I concentrate I can do it too.

Look Mommy - it's working!

Fasting

So today Amy an I started this Fast, to coincide with what our church is doing in preparation for Easter. I will keep you posted on how it is going. Its going to be tough, but I believe it will be healthy for both my body and my spirit. A fast is a spiritual discipline designed to better connect you with God. You can follow my progress as well as read my daily devotions over at my church blog.

Alyce Kathleen Joel

Hey All,

Well our family has officially grown by 1, with the addition of Alyce Kathleen Joel. She was born 12/17/07 @ 11:03 pm. Weighing in at 9 lbs 1 oz, measuring 20 inches. Amy and Alyce are doing great and are at Kaiser Hayward in room 209B. Kelli and I are on our way to the Hospital. Kelli is excited to meet her baby sister.

Long time no post!

Well I hope this picture makes up for the long hiatus I have had with the blog. Kelli's first picture with Santa , during her third Christmas. Time sure flies. If you haven't noticed we are in the final week of baby waiting. Well official baby waiting that is. If Alyce is anything like her big sister, then we have two weeks to wait. I am beginning to Amy and I may be spending Christmas in the Delivery room.

Everything is going great on this end I will post more tomorrow.

See ya soon

Some New videos

Singing on the 4th of July


Gymnastics at Demeray's: The Johnson Family told us about this gym, Kelli Loves it.


Swimming Fun

A Long Delay

Okay so that short delay got to be a little bit long, but hey I am back. There are new pictures up on the latest pics page. More of those images are in the process of being uploaded to Smugmug, along with a few other new galleries.

So as for the latest news here it goes.

Amy is hosting a Candlelight party this Friday evening. So if you want anything candle related then you better give us a call or email. Call us for all your candle needs. :-)

Kelli is loving all her presents she receievd for her birthday, especially a digital camera her Auntie Kelli got her. She loves to tell people to say cheese. The pictures are the best, but hey she's two.

As for me I just built "Tiki Room North" I converted our patio into the ultimate Tiki getaway. When ever you are in town you must stop by and take in the island feel. I will post a picture later for those out-of-towners.

If you do plan on stopping by We will be closed next week, as we will be on vacation to that great place known as Disneyland. The JoElquists are at it again, when we plan on painting the mouse red and having a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious time.

Till later

Keep Moving Forward.

Don

By the way if you get a chance to see "Meet The Robinsons" in 3-d take it. You will love the movie.

Happy Birthday Kelli!

Oh My Gosh!!!! It has been two years since Marcia, Amy and Myself waited up all night for the stork to bring Kelli Sierra Joel. I can't believe how time flies by. I have been truly blessed to have such a wonderful wife and daughter. Last weekend Kelli and Amy flew down to L.A. to visit Grandma and Grandpa Starcher, and for Amy to go to a Curves Conference. Both tasks were very successful. I on the other hand also ha a successful weekend at Jr. High Snow Camp. It was tough to be away from Amy and Kelli for another weekend, but we have been making up for it the last couple of nights by going out and doing stuff. Monday night we went to Bounce-a-Rama, pics available in the New Pictures section, and Tuesday night we went to the Great Mall.

Last week we took new pictures of Kelli and Kiddie Kandids, they did a great job. You can see the pictures at the Smugmug site, under Kidde Kandids 2007. If you forgot how to access it, go to the Photo Gallery and if prompted enter Disneyland as the password. You can also find the more of the latest Bounce-a-Rama pictures, in Bounce-A-Rama II.

Kelli's having a B-day party this weekend at the zoo so remember to check back for some pictures.

Don

Setting Up Our New Website

Well it has been awhile since I last posted to our family blog. Even though there are many reason why this is the case, I will not bore you with the details. Just know that I am working at getting better at making this a very active family blog.

Kelli is turning 2 on March 21st, which we are very excited about, and scared out of our shoes as well. She is growing up every single day. If you haven't ben to our photo site in while you should check it out. I will be uploading new pictures this weekend, plus you will want to see all the pictures from our past excursions. The site is hosted at SmugMug, open the link and if you need the password it is Disneyland.

I am about to start High School Youth Group, so I will write more later. just wanted to get a quick note up about the new site and stuff.
Don

P.S. Here is a pic of Kelli