California Trip

We had a very successful California trip! The trip to Long Beach was a blast. The trade show proved interesting..but the company made it all worthwhile. We had so much fun with our friends John and Michele. (wish they would move here!)

Mark received quite a surprise when we returned to Visalia and there was a houseful of people at John and Michele's waiting to wish him a Happy 40th! Thanks to Mark's Dad and Donna...and the kids..we were able to pull off this feat! It was so great to see so many of our dear old friends. It's amazing their kids are all growing up..but they still look like they did when we left. How is it that we don't age? :-)

Engine project

Assembling the pistons onto the crankshaft. (Does that sound right?)
Daniel and Mark had a great time with this project. The best part...no glue!!!

Engine Project

Daniel and Mark are assembling the engine that Grandpa and Grandma Donna bought him. It took almost 5 hours to assemble. It actually works! What a great teaching opportunity this was. Fortunately Mark knows a thing or two about combustion engines. The instructions were not always very clear. I even learned a thing or two!

New Year

So...Christmas has come and gone. What a flurry of activity we had here! It was just a blast! We so much enjoyed having Mark's Dad and Donna here, as well as Ross & Joal and the kids. (Okay, so they really aren't kids anymore)
Business is going well and we are excited about our upcoming business trip to Long Beach...maybe we'll even see the sun..goodness knows it hasn't been out here in quite some time!
Mark and I are getting ready for another 5k. This time locally. It's a couples race and should be lots of fun.

As handsome as they come!