We are pleased that you have stopped by to look at our pictures. We have been blessed to have taken a number of family trips. Our son, Jay, has just received his degree in biology and, along the way, turned my wife into an avid bird-watcher or "birder." She is also an accomplished quilter and artist. Jay loves everything about the outdoors as well as sports and computers. Melissa, our daughter, is a history major, and loves to read and to travel to far-away places. I enjoy computers, reading, hiking, museums, history, and beautiful or majestic new places. Our families are scattered across the United States and Europe, and we have more or less "adopted" several girls from Hong Kong and Macao. My two sisters each had twins 19 days apart and a brother recently adopted two little ones. We now have six new three year old nieces and nephews along with a few older ones. All of this has presented opportunities for a number of trips where we took a lot of pictures.

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