Happy Birthday to My Dad!

Today my dad turns 65. He and my mother live in Turlock California, where I grew up. My favorite thing about my dad is that he has lead the way in setting an example in almost every vital category of what a spiritual, goal-driven life can be.

For his birthday we put together a booklet of stories and memories that people shared of him from his past. We gathered from all of his siblings, and us, his children, and extended family, and old friends. The stories were amazing. Some made me laugh. Some made me cry. All of them made me admire him more.

I strive to live a life similar to his: helping others, preparing for the future, and loving his wife and kids.

Besides his family and his testimony, his prized possession is his backyard fruit orchard. It is home to over 90 different fruit trees; apples, peaches, plums, apricots, cherries, nectarines, pluots, oranges, figs, grapes, and much more. It is an amazing piece of heaven during the summer and a peaceful re-treat in the winter.

I have a great dad.

I love my dad.

Softball Champions!

When we first moved to Denton, among all the other actually-important things to worry about, ie: getting an apartment, getting the business started, buying ice-cream and finding Jennifer a job that she liked, I really wanted to find a soft-ball team to play on. Well, through some good fortune, my brother-in-law pointed me to just the right guys for a summer league.

Then in the Fall, Jennifer and I decided we wanted to play in a co-ed league together. So, we took some guys from my mens league team and added some girls, and Wall-LA we had a great team. We actually ended up going un-defeated and won the tournament handily. We crushed most of the teams we played...but boy did-we-have-FUN! Jennifer played first most of the year and I played alot of short-stop. She was great at first and I was pretty good at short too. We look forward to playing with this team again.