Take away the gray, add a little hair back on top, melt away a few pounds and Voila! You have mom and dad the way we looked 30 years ago before we had you guys! It's all one big circle! Love you all!

This is one of the many guys in and out of here all day putting the new radios in the cars.

This would be mom probably talking to one of you guys!

This is dad working on something in the warehouse where he spends most all day. The two big doors in the background are where they bring in the fire and police and other vehicles to get their new radios installed.

That's Kevin in the front cockpit flying this WWII training plane called a Steerman.

The most recent Mattei college freshman - doesn't look happy? This was taken after a long day of walking around campus and he wasn't really thrilled with all of the walking we did. . .

Willie and RJ discussing the game strategy - do you think it will work?

Ryan and Rachel watching a rousing game of beach volleyball - of course RJ was playing!

While Kevin was airborn I got acquainted with this little guy sunning himself!

Airborn and loving every minute of it!

Kevin took me to a neat museum called Flight of Fantasy which has all kinds of stuff about airplanes since their beginning. he went up in a plane called a Steerman which you see here. This is his instructor - he was 6"10"!

Kevin with one of his teachers from the National Aviation Academy on graduation day - Congratulations Kevin!

Having fun with her two girls in the backyard
as they play in the pool, jump on the trampoline, and probably have a snack or two.

Two beautiful sisters enjoying a warm, sunny day together.

A very proud and beautiful big sister has been waiting a long time to help take care of her handsome new brother!

Just wait until I'm sixteen and I have my driver's license!

This is our budding pianist! She doesn't say much but her smile brightens any day!

Well, the "old folks" are trying to jump on the blogging bandwagon to keep up with the kids - be patient - this will be a learning process for us but we will get better at it!