The Adventures of Greg, Vivi, Grace & Annika: October 2010

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Our 10th Wedding Anniversary!

Hey, our 10th Wedding Anniversary is October 7, 2010!

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As a part of the celebration, I've posted a slide show that focuses first on Grace as a baby. Everyone comments on how Annika looks like her big sister as a baby, so now you can decide for yourself! The rest of the slide show focuses on pictures from 2005 and 2006 with an emphasis on our beach walks and trips. Below are some clips from our Sequoia trip when Grace was two...

Greg's Top 10 Memorable Times Together

Our Wedding / Honeymoon

Our Engagement Weekend

Our Big Night Out - Kane

Camping Ostrander Lake - Yosemite

Moving into Portage House

Grace's Birth and Taking Her Home

Buying / Designing / Moving into Heron House

India / Amsterdam

Thailand / Cambodia / Korea
Annika's Birth

We have always loved the beach!

One last image - Grace and Cousin Zach jumping on the bed, 2006

Dear V,

Thank you for the most wonderful 10 years of marriage.

I treasure our relationship and I affirm our vows.

Let's dream our greatest dreams,

and with conscious attention and love,

our dreams will come true.

Love, Greg

Grace Quotes

10/9/10 "Daddy, how do you spell "Wackadoodle Wackasmoodle"? "Sure, why?" "That's the name of my new book!"

4/23/10 "First we go to Circle and then second we dance. Then we go to Circle, do our journal, reading, - I'm not including my workbook yet - then we do our workbook, and then we have Snack, then one of my teachers Ms. Abria comes." "What do you do with her?" "Nothing. And then we go to Circle, and then we go outside and play. And then we eat lunch. And then we go inside, sing a song - that's the one we're doing for Mother's Day - so don't tell Mom - oh yeah and then we go outside and play until our parents pick us up. I don't have music today, do I? Oh, Friday, I just have library - because there is a library at my school. "

4/18/10 Demi: "Oh Grace, you look beautifuller than a fairy!"

9/12/09 "Daddy, what is under the road?" "Dirt." "What is under the dirt?" "More dirt" "What is under more dirt?" "Rock." "What is under rock, hot lava?" "Yep!" "Yikes!"

9/12/09 "Daddy, do policemen pull over policemen?" "No." "Then who delivers the mailman's mail?"

9/8/09 Grace's first day of kindergarten was a smashing success..."we didn't have to do ANYTHING HARD!"

8/11 "Mommy, how about you and Daddy eat what you want to eat, and I'll eat a happy meal."

7/25 Olivia: "When Grace is 8 and I can drive we're going to have a cousin and me weekend. We gonna go and do all kinds of girl things together."

6/25/09 - Zach: "Pirates never sleep...they fight all night!"

6/2/09 "Daddy, when Demi and I are grownups, Damon will still be a teenager!"

5/23/09 Tracy, while she's putting Allegra age 2.5, to bed while beach camping: "It's OK Alegra, that's just the sound of motorcycles." Allegra: "They're called Harleys, Mom."

2/15/09 "If I don't cry can I have a Happy Meal?"

2/12/09 "They all know how James Bond likes his drink!"

2/4/09 "Daddy I don't like hawks." "Why, Grace?" "Hawks eat fairies!"

10/6/08 "Daddy can we call Amelia to see if she can play and if she can't play can we call Haley to see if she can play and if she can't play can we call Demi to see if she can play and if she can't play can we play cars?" "Sure." "Yay!"