My family (George) got together recently to celebrate the return of Prima Alexa from Texas and to eat our weight in asado (castillian spanish for BBQ). It was also Ellis' first family reunion...A good time was had by all...

My mom and I recently undertook a whirlwind trip to Argentina. Here are photos of some of the amazing sights in Buenos Aires and at the Catatatas de Iguazu...and some photos of family (my Tio Nicholas) and friends there...enjoy...

Friends Tim and Christine Park recently made the trek up from So Cal to hang out for the weekend and participate in the 97th running of the San Francisco Bay to Breakers 12 K Race. We had a great time showing them the city, and we came away with a number of stories from the race and some of its...umm..runners (Elvis and salmon to name some of the tame ones..). Although I would like to say that I was victorious in the race, unfortunately I cannot even claim to be the champion among the 3 of us. The honor goes to Tim, who turned on the afterburners the last half mile and finished in a blaze of glory. Congrats Tim! Quick note to Tim: Its never going to happen again, so enjoy it buddy!

We recently flew out to Vegas to visit with my brother's family and have the two sets of cousins hang out together. Three girls versus one Ellis. Suffice it to say that it was not a fair fight, but thankfully all had a great time. No joke, Ellis and I were forcebly asked to vacate the Green Valley Casino in Henderson because of some gaming law that does not allow babies in a casino. I am certain that Ellis' future life of crime will undoubtedly be traced back to this incident... Pretty funny stuff, and I also had to leave behind some hard earned nickels at one of the 5 cent slots... We also had the privilege to visit the nearby Red Rock Canyon in person, and see my brother in action with his high schoolers at the church he works at, Central Christian Henderson. Here are some photos from the trip. Enjoy...Oh, and one more thing, Emily, Madison and Brookie, you three a bigtime woodles!

The Barnts Family recently made a trip up north from LA to hang out and pose for these photos...A great time was had by all, and they survived a few days of sightseeing in San Francisco...

We visited Los Angeles earlier this month to check in with friends and also dedicate Ellis at our former church Christian Assembly. It was great to see the Harrisons, Mischkots, Whites, Bollows, Rogers, Philly Billy, Prima Debby, Alex Hepburn, Parks, Klines, Alex Froloff, and many others. We were fortunate enough to be able to catch up with a whole community of friends who incidentally seemed to also be carrying newborns or toddlers. Thanks to Julie Wood and Annette White for planning the dedication luncheon, and Jason for letting us crash at his place in Burbank while in India. Some of the photos will indicate that there was some major networking in regards to our search for Ellis' future wife....We will not be saying who came out ahead as a result of the weekend..but her initials are....

enjoy!! george, heather and ellis

Ellis' Tio Bobby came out to visit from Vegas a couple of weekends ago and a great time was had by all....gp + hp + ep

Okay, no good reason for this post other than to show off Ellis' new Oakland A's outfit...Bring on the baseball season!

Heather, Ellis and I were fortunate enough to visit Maui in February for Ellis' first time experience with the Islands, and to use some of Heather's remaining time before she went back to work for a family vacation. We had a great time, Ellis realized for the first time that the guy that hangs around mornings and evenings (who likes to make funny noises) is his father. Overall we really bonded as a family and did a great job of eating our weight in strawberry papayas. Also, Ellis caught his first wave, snorkeled Molokini, swam with the sea turtles, and even found time to bike down the Haleakala Crater. Amazing the stamina on this 4 1/2 month old! We were also fortunate enough to see our amazing friends Danny and Mari Paquette. They did not pay us to say this, but please visit the Tiki Lounge Restaurant whenever you are in the Kihei Area. Enjoy the photos. Mahalo. George and Heather and Ellis