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Christmas 2007

The church pageant, some scenics at -52 F, but strangely, no Christmas present photos.

The 2007 harvest, page one

The 2007 harvest, page two

Some nice peppers and corn this year.

Our trip to Asheville

We visit Leanne in North Carolina and Isa has her 50th birthday.

Joe's first meal and gardens

Joe makes his very first dinner with king salmon, and the garden is doing well.

Logging up the Nowitna, page one

Logging up the Nowitna, page two

Phil and Ben invite us to fell some logs and float down the Yukon River on a raft.

Flora and fauna, summer 2007

We see a golden plover, bears, moose, and Siberian arnica.

Breakup 2007

We go down to the Yukon River to look at the ice floes, and Joe decides it is summer.

Spring 2007

Snowmachines go skipping across a pond, the ground shows itself, and Joe takes part in the junior carnival.

Joe's eighth birthday party

Isa experiences a bout of MS ("Martha Stewart") and organizes a treasure hunt in the snow and an elaborate party game for the kids - along with cake written in a Star Wars* language.*

JoJo's first sports

Joe's first year in organized sports.

Spring 2007 scenics

Scenics around town from March and April 2007.

Christmas 2006

Santa does his American thing and gets JoJo his own personal firearm. Grandma visits from Florida.

Church pageant 2006

This year's church Nativity pageant was organized by Isabella, who did a great job. JoJo was one of the wise men.

School Christmas pageant 2006

The elementary school Christmas pageant, in which JoJo portrays a holiday moose.

JoJo's first reconcilliation

JoJo went to his first reconcilliation on 19 December 2006 at the Catholic church here in Galena.

Africa photos

Here are some of the photos from our trip to Africa during the summer of 2006.

Arrival in Africa

During our first days in Africa, JoJo went back to school for two days at Parkview Junior School in Johannesburg with his cousin Blake.

Kruger - day one

We drove out to Kruger with Blake and JoJo in the back seat of Robbie's Audi.

Kruger - day two

Storks, elephants, baboons, and a chocolate-colored giraffe.

Kruger - day three

A beautiful sunrise along the river and a pride of lions basking in the sun.

Kruger - day four

We start with a herd of Cape buffalo and the day gets better and better.

Kruger - day five

We accidentially see a serval.

Kruger - day six

An elephant charges the car and scares Isabella.

Kruger - day seven

One final morning in the park.

Family photos - one

A gallery of family photos taken while we were in Johannesburg in mid-June.

Family photos - two

Photos from the Durban branch of the family.

In and around Durban

Our friend Jane and a beautiful view of Durban from Mario and Clara's apartment.

Hippos

We watched whole herds of hippos at St. Lucia.

St. Lucia

Some photos from our visit to St. Lucia.

Hluhluwe landscapes

The landforms in Hluhluwe and the homes in Zululand.

Hluhluwe animals

Nice animals, including an Alaskan tree monkey.

JoJo's eighth birthday

Photos from JoJo's eighth birthday, which included homemade pizza and snowshoeing.

Family gathering at Leslie's house

Leslie and Ron hosted the family at her house in New Jersey. It was a blast.

Christmas in New York

We spent a few days in New York over the holidays. JoJo got to ride Balto!

Christmas in Florida

Grandma got to indulge her grandson, and we went walking through the canopy of a subtropical jungle.

Harvest 2005

Proof that 2005 was one of the best garden years ever.

Cleaning fish and hanging strips

Isa wanted people to see how we prepare fish strips. Here you go!

Gardens from the summer of 2005

Some nice stuff from the first real summer that we had to spend at our new home.

Breakup on the Yukon River

Including the fabulous video showing JoJo dancing on an ice floe singing to his aunties in South Africa.

JoJo's seventh birthday party

JoJo's seventh birthday, attended by his friends and his grandma from Florida.

Winter 2004

Some nice scenics of Galena, photos of Mom and Leanne visiting cold, cold Galena, and JoJo opening his Christmas presents.

Summer 2004

A heaping helping of garden shots from the new house, taken during August and September 2004. See Isa with a giant cabbage!

JoJo's baptism

JoJo was baptised on 19 June 2004 at the Catholic church in Galena. His godparents are Tim Bedony and Karen Lehmkuhl, a couple who atttend the church. Afterwards, we planted a tree in the front of the church and watered it with his baptismal water.

Church pageant 2004
JoJo in the school play

Here are some photos of JoJo playing the role of the shepherd in the church pageant at St. John Berchman's Catholic Church here in Galena. We also have the usual doting photos of JoJo during the elementary school Christmas pageant, and since we are a fair distance from the oppressive apparatchik at the ACLU, we actually use the word "Christmas." Are we not intolerant slobs or what?

The sisters on vacation
The sisters at Universal Studios
The sisters at the Atlantic Ocean
The sisters playing with JoJo
Isabella's birthday party
Carla's paintings

Isa's sisters Carla, Clara and Elena came to Florida during the summer of 2004 to visit the American side of the family in July. They all stayed courtesy of my mom, who had a home ready for them when they arrived. Everyone had a good time.

Our new home

Some photos of the new house taken in the summer of 2004

Kindergarten

JoJo's first day of kindergarten.

Trip to Disney World

Our trip to Disney World in July 2003.

Winter scenes and JoJo's 5th birthday

JoJo playing in the snow, and JoJo's fifth birthday party.

Scanned photos from 2002

Many pictures from all over, starting with California and then showing us in Florida, in Galena and during break-up.

JoJo's first writing

Four examples of JoJo's first writing.

Summer 2002

A potpourri of pictures from the summer of 2002, including the fabulous photo of JoJo asleep at the kitchen table.

JoJo's fourth birthday

Here are some photos of JoJo's fourth birthday, as well as a photo of JoJo stuck in the snow at the dog sled races.

Winter 2001

JoJo's first Christmas pageant, and some odds and sods in the winter.

First snow - 2001

When the snow arrived in October, JoJo was thrilled. We went out and pulled him around on the sled in the snow near our house.

First days in Galena - 2001

We arrived in Galena in July 2001. We immediately set about exploring the community.

Baby JoJo

These are a series of photos taken by Ron Dalby on 4 April 1998, when JoJo was about 3 weeks old and JoJo's parents were more svelte. Grandma and Grandpa were also there to be with JoJo.

Christmas and family visiting 2004

The church pageant, some scenics at -52 F, but strangely, no Christmas present photos.

Some nice peppers and corn this year.

We visit Leanne in North Carolina and Isa has her 50th birthday.

Joe makes his very first dinner with king salmon, and the garden is doing well.

Phil and Ben invite us to fell some logs and float down the Yukon River on a raft.

We see a golden plover, bears, moose, and Siberian arnica.

We go down to the Yukon River to look at the ice floes, and Joe decides it is summer.

Snowmachines go skipping across a pond, the ground shows itself, and Joe takes part in the junior carnival.

Isa experiences a bout of MS ("Martha Stewart") and organizes a treasure hunt in the snow and an elaborate party game for the kids - along with cake written in a Star Wars language.

Archives

Joe's first year in organized sports.

Scenics around town from March and April 2007.

Santa does his American thing and gets JoJo his own personal firearm. Grandma visits from Florida.

This year's church Nativity pageant was organized by Isabella, who did a great job. JoJo was one of the wise men.

The elementary school Christmas pageant, in which JoJo portrays a holiday moose.

JoJo went to his first reconcilliation on 19 December 2006 at the Catholic church here in Galena.

Africa photos

Here are some of the photos from our trip to Africa during the summer of 2006.

During our first days in Africa, JoJo went back to school for two days at Parkview Junior School in Johannesburg with his cousin Blake.

We drove out to Kruger with Blake and JoJo in the back seat of Robbie's Audi.

Storks, elephants, baboons, and a chocolate-colored giraffe.

A beautiful sunrise along the river and a pride of lions basking in the sun.

We start with a herd of Cape buffalo and the day gets better and better.

We accidentially see a serval.

An elephant charges the car and scares Isabella.

One final morning in the park.

A gallery of family photos taken while we were in Johannesburg in mid-June.

Photos from the Durban branch of the family.

Our friend Jane and a beautiful view of Durban from Mario and Clara's apartment.

We watched whole herds of hippos at St. Lucia.

Some photos from our visit to St. Lucia.

The landforms in Hluhluwe and the homes in Zululand.

Nice animals, including an Alaskan tree monkey.

Photos from JoJo's eighth birthday, which included homemade pizza and snowshoeing.

Leslie and Ron hosted the family at her house in New Jersey. It was a blast.

We spent a few days in New York over the holidays. JoJo got to ride Balto!

Grandma got to indulge her grandson, and we went walking through the canopy of a subtropical jungle.

Proof that 2005 was one of the best garden years ever.

Isa wanted people to see how we prepare fish strips. Here you go!

Some nice stuff from the first real summer that we had to spend at our new home.

Including the fabulous video showing JoJo dancing on an ice floe singing to his aunties in South Africa.

JoJo's seventh birthday, attended by his friends and his grandma from Florida.

Some nice scenics of Galena, photos of Mom and Leanne visiting cold, cold Galena, and JoJo opening his Christmas presents.

A heaping helping of garden shots from the new house, taken during August and September 2004. See Isa with a giant cabbage!

JoJo was baptised on 19 June 2004 at the Catholic church in Galena. His godparents are Tim Bedony and Karen Lehmkuhl, a couple who atttend the church. Afterwards, we planted a tree in the front of the church and watered it with his baptismal water.

Isa's sisters Carla, Clara and Elena came to Florida during the summer of 2004 to visit the American side of the family in July. They all stayed courtesy of my mom, who had a home ready for them when they arrived. Everyone had a good time.

Some photos of the new house taken in the summer of 2004

JoJo's first day of kindergarten.

Our trip to Disney World in July 2003.

JoJo playing in the snow, and JoJo's fifth birthday party.

Many pictures from all over, starting with California and then showing us in Florida, in Galena and during break-up.

Four examples of JoJo's first writing.

A potpourri of pictures from the summer of 2002, including the fabulous photo of JoJo asleep at the kitchen table.

Here are some photos of JoJo's fourth birthday, as well as a photo of JoJo stuck in the snow at the dog sled races.

JoJo's first Christmas pageant, and some odds and sods in the winter.

When the snow arrived in October, JoJo was thrilled. We went out and pulled him around on the sled in the snow near our house.

We arrived in Galena in July 2001. We immediately set about exploring the community.

These are a series of photos taken by Ron Dalby on 4 April 1998, when JoJo was about 3 weeks old and JoJo's parents were more svelte. Grandma and Grandpa were also there to be with JoJo.

Isa experiences a bout of MS ("Martha Stewart") and organizes a treasure hunt in the snow and an elaborate party game for the kids - along with cake written in a Star Wars* language.*