Welcome to my own personal tribute to my family. This
site was originally constructed to be a Mother's Day present
for Serena in 2001, so I hope she likes it! :o)



As you view this site, I invite you to click on the following link...
It serves as the theme of this site, as we both identify so closely with it...

"Arms Wide Open" song in MIDI format (67k)

 

  is our first-born — born in 1996 — and has really developed a charismatic personality ... People are naturally drawn to her, because she has an inate desire to entertain and engage.

In this site, we'll show you many pictures of Aubrey throughout her life, as well as share a humorous story or two about this special young lady.

Come with us to her first day of school... And to a Halloween party at school... And to various birthday parties she's attended... And watch her eat her very first birthday cake... See her jump in the doorway... Want to see her playing video games? ...

 

  was born in 2000, and loves his older sister to pieces. In this site, you'll see many pictures of Joshua's young life, as well as read about various happenings in his life so far.

See Joshua's first moments in his new house... Watch him catch some Z's with dad... Want to see Joshua in his Johnny Jump-Up? How about eating solid food for the first time? ...
 

has literally made my life complete. She's done a phenomenal job raising Aubrey, and is working her magic once again with Joshua. Aubrey is one of the best-behaved, most-respecting 5-year-old you're bound to encounter, and much of that has been instilled by a consistent parental discipline by Serena. Aubrey really shares many happy (and goofy!) moments with her parents, and she has such great manners, it'd make you gasp. As hard as Serena's life has been in the past, she's done a tremendous job in shielding Aubrey from much of the frustrations. As a result, Aubrey is one very well-rounded little girl, and will almost certainly have fond memories of her childhood.

Joshua giggles quite a bit — even for a baby — and it's probably because he has many reasons to be happy. Serena showers him with affection (enough already, mom! hehehe), and spoils him to death. Though he said "da da" first, he quickly learned "ma ma" and now says it much more frequently.

  is a female Persian cat, born in 1992. You are truly lucky if Jessie lets you in 'her world', but once you're in, this cat does quite a few things to make you laugh and love her even more.
  is also a Persian cat — male — and was born in late 2000. Officially, Bailey is Aubrey's cat, though he will probably tell you that he owns all of us (we're so thankful that he lets us live with him). Bailey is quite a bit more domineering and agressive than Jessie, and he makes a habit out of playing in the middle of the night with the noisiest of his toys (grrrr!).

Click here to hear the "Arms Wide Open" song in MIDI format (67k)!