A New Truck

Dad got his brand new pickup .... and a mustache too!

(Oh the adventures we'll have with this!)

Halloween with the neighbor kids.

Not sure who the rabbit is, then Michelle Swilley, David.

Diana Nault? Donna Martin, Lori, and unknown ghost.

David got a brand new bike for his birthday! 

Holidays!

Mom, David, Lori and me in front of the Winnebago.

Clara and Bob Pape with Dorothy. 

Got a bike for Christmas!  Thanks Mom and Dad!

Lori and her new bike, too!

All About David

Guess who's learning to ride a bike??

This view was taken looking up Amethyst toward Monroe St.

There he goes.... Zzzzzooooom!!

Looking from home up Addison Street.

We played up and down this street our whole lives!

And we got our dog, a little cocker spaniel/poodle mix.

We called her Buffy!

The bushes in the backyard have grown quite a bit

the pine tree is still in the back corner of the yard,

and so are the pink flamingos!

Random Summer Fun

A random shot, we must have taken visitors sight seeing

in San Francisco, one of the famous cable cars.

David and his trike.  All the bushes in the backyard are so small!

Not sure who's getting a wagon ride, but loved the shot

of the backyard and how different it looks. 

Another summertime shot - Lori on the bike.

Mom's flowers in the background.

Lori and I used to ride our bikes to Warburton swim center.

All the streets were easy to navigate, but we had to cross

San Tomas Expressway.  (It wasn't as busy back then.)

On our way home one day, we stopped at the light, pressed the

button to walk across, and as Lori started out, the bike welds

came apart and the bike literally split in half!

I had no idea what to do, I couldn't carry both halves of the bike,

Lori couldn't push or ride my larger bike.

Luckily, a lady in a Volkswagen stopped to help.  She put the

bike in the trunk, gave Lori a ride home while I rode my

own bike.  Thank goodness for better days when you could

trust a stranger for a helping hand!

Life's Little Accomplishments

It's life's little accomplishments that take us to bigger places!

Even as we're learning to crawl, and walk, to ride a bike,

each step gives us confidence toward the next step in life.

There's no bigger thrill than seeing your child take their first step

(and then trying to keep them corralled so they don't run off!)

Learning to walk, learning to ride a bike,

all meant freedom in our little world, room to explore.

I think as adults we tend to forget the rush of accomplishment we had 

the day we learned how to ride a two-wheeler!