Chris and Syd plus four

Sunday, July 06, 2008

The two proud grandpas: "Rasberry" Grandpa and Pop Pop

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Happy Birthday, Luke!

Luke turned 2 on June 1st...he's getting so big!

Race car cake

This was the race car cake we made for Luke...the best part was, he got to lick all the matchbox cars clean and keep them as toys! :)

This is pretty much what all the pictures of Luke eating his cake looked like. He couldn't quite manage a smile with all that food in his mouth.

As you can see, Luke managed to down his entire piece of cake with no problems.

Opening presents

...can't go wrong with Thomas the train toys.

This was a weekend that we had Chris' brother, Bill's kids while they went to Virginia. They were all dressed up for church. It was pretty comical to see the faces of people at church when we walked in with five children and my very pregnant self.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Summer is almost here!

This past weekend was so nice and warm, we decided to make use of the pool (which has been lonely all winter). We also played on the dock and watched the boats go by. This was our attempt at a family picture, but it's hard to keep everyone's attention when nobody is behind the camera. :)

Fun on the water slide

Kayden's excited face

...getting ready to go down the slide.

Hangin' out on the dock

Watching for dolphins

Luke was very patient waiting for some dolphins, or atleast some fish to swim by.

And last, but not least...Kayden's surprised face

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Trip to Costa Rica

Chris had a nice view Boeing's finest preceded by the Costa Rican coast line.

Last week Chris , his brother Lou and friend Thomas went to Costa Rica to scout out some new land and catch up with progress on the ongoing childrens home project. If any of you are interested in mission trips or donating to the project, feel free to contact Chris at chrisritch@earthlink.net. or visit http://www.banyanresources.org/index.html

Playa Hermosa

Fun day at Playa Hermosa

This wave had a 14 foot face. This was about average this day with the clean up sets over 15 feet. Several of the guys in our group couldn't get out it was so big.

Trip to Costa Rica

This was in Playa Hermosa just west of San Jose, CR.

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Entrance to Hogar De Vida Para La Ninez

When we arrived in Costa Rica, Thomas my brother Lou and I went to a childrens home just outside of San Jose. We met with the founder and operator to discuss fund raising and expansion. For those of you who do not know, my brother owns 100+ acres in northern Costa Rica for the purpose of starting another childrens home. Visit http://www.banyanresources.org/index.html for more information. Syd and I are slowly getting more involved as the Lord allows.