The Adventures of Greg, Vivi, Grace & Annika

Friday, July 16, 2010

Announcing Annika Kaylee Porter!

We are so blessed to share the news of the arrival of Annika Kaylee to this world July 3, 2010, 8:04am. Ask us the story because we love telling about it!

Coming Soon: Her First Days Slideshow!

The Beginning of a Love Story!

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Grace's 6th Birthday Celebration at Encinitas Country Day

For a girl who always wanted to be five, Grace sure did enjoy her 6th Birthday celebration with her kindergarten friends at ECDS. Mrs. Maggie and Ms. Gaby were truly wonderful teachers for Grace and her class is such a great group of kids. It just feels that Grace has some friends for life in this bunch.

Credit V for the excellent outdoor photos. Grace, you can scarcely fathom what a wonderful year this will be for you. (Click on the Slideshow then Click "Full Screen" so you can see the shots close up.)

Our Winter Trip

After Christmas we visited the Stricklands at their new home in Texas...highlights involved telling them about the Pea in Vivi's Pod, and a trip to freeze with the Grinch who Stole Christmas....

then headed east to visit Evelyn and Susan's families!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Porter Campbell Strickland McFadden Venick Holiday Party '09

Merry Christmas from our many families that come together as one...we are so blessed.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Buena Vista Athletic Club Annual Smackdown '09

This year's annual BVAC Smackdown was, as usual, a blast!

The fishing was bountiful for the Boyd / Porter boat on Friday, with a virtual limit by 11am!

The golf produced some amazing moments of skill and cunning - pretty sure Boyd took the cup Friday night but the memory is shaky. Gosh, can't seem to remember who won Saturday night either! (Must not have been me!)

Smalley rocked the Poker table Saturday night, watch for his 6 high straight in the slideshow...

Until 2010...

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Beach Camping with the Gohls!

Now Tracy, you ok having your name in lights? OK, good.

We love beach camping with Scott, Tracy, Zayne and Allegra...so when you get TWO sessions in together in one month, - wow - that has to rock! And it did. Heck they loved it so much we might even get them out next year to do it again!

Couldn't you just put these pics on your wall?

Gohls, if you send your pics I'll layer 'em in!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Sequoias!

(Click on the slideshow for a fuller screen view. )
We love the Sequoias, and this year we were part of a five-family stomp with Lodgepole as our base camp.

Sequoias are majestic!

We all love big trees!

Kids in the Meadow

Snow in June, are you kidding???

See, the snow melted, no big deal!

Thanks Adam and Celica for setting this one up!!!!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Del Mar Fair

We had "the best time ever" taking Olivia and Grace to the Del Mar Fair this year! So many favorites...feeding goats, cow, and calf, pig races, pony rides,

deep fried cheeseburgers, chocolate ice cream sundaes, the hypnotist, the super slide,

Ferris wheel,

Starship 3000!!!,

that wacky ride Olivia and V loved, super swings, the roller coaster, balloon popping...all in one trip! We can't wait to take Olivia and Zach next year...that's our wish!

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Grace is Five!

Grace wanted to be five years old ever since she found out what a birthday was. So her fifth birthday was a major milestone that had been in the planning for quite a while. She decided her 5th would be a Hanna Montana birthday party back at age 3! Valencia did a wonderful job in the planning and organization, and the party was a great success!

Grace and her best friends Demi, Corey, Victoria, Kimberly and Haley

Happy Birthday Grace!!!!! XOXOXOXOXO Mommy and Daddy

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!"