Photo Archive 2007: July – December

Christmas!  We were all at Deb's on Christmas Eve (Frank, Donna, Drew, John, Liz, and Jackie) along with Mom and Steve.  Then the whole gang was at our house Christmas morning as our kids opened presents.  As usual, the girls' pictures are in their own site, behind the usual password.

Jackie and Liz Christmas Week.  See pictures of the girls at Debbie's and at home Christmas week and Christmas morning.  These are behind the usual password.

Live Nativity at Mt. Bethel.  I took these pictures for our church at their annual live nativity performance.  The girls  enjoyed the performance, as well as the chance to pet the animal "actors" before the show, and taste their first smores after!

Mom's Birthday Dinner - Debbie hosted a wonderful dinner to celebrate Mom's 75th birthday. 

Welcome to Jackie and Liz!  We got two new foster daughters the week before Christmas.  To see their pictures, email me  for the user name and password (or use the old one if you have it  This link has pictures taken their first night with us.

Drew's 21st Birthday - Drew and John joined us for dinner on Drew's 21st birthday.  Here are some pictures.

Fun Geography Game - this is really addicitve!  See how high you can score.

Happy 21st Birthday Drew!!!!  See a him grow up in pictures here, and check out his old website for a trip down memory lane.  We are proud of you, son.

Riley and Kaden - We had two of the foster kids in our community stay with us for three days in early December.  Here are a few pictures of them.  Usual password.

Santa Pictures - I took the official Santa pictures for Mt. Bethel on December 1 and our sister church St. Philips on December 8.  It was fun to shoot with professional lighting, and we raised a lot of money for the Senior Adult Center.

Thanksgiving celebration at Nana's - all 4 boys were together at Nana's house in Charlottesville, and Barbara made us a fabulous meal.

Adams Family Thanksgiving in Maryland.  This is the 135th year of this great family tradition. We were blessed with the presence of some dear family member whom we hadn't seen in years, as well as the chance to see those we see more often.

Early Thanksgiving dinner at home. Drew, John, and Debbie came over for a feast and a little fun before we head off for the holidays.  Password protected, with the usual.

Meet A and D, our first foster children.  Site is password-protected, just email me if you want to see the pictures. New Thanksgiving pictures of the boys added here!

Mom's portrait  - In 1962, Mom had her portrait painted by Bjorn Egeli.  Mr. Egeli was a Norwegian-born painter who became quite famous, painting presidents, generals and other leaders.  See her with her portrait.

Linda's mural - My friend Linda Cole is a talented artist.  See the mural she created for the Mt. Bethel children's area, which is now called "God's Zoo".  

Short Cruise - Frank and I went on a 2-day cruise to the Bahamas with Mom and Steve to try out crusing.  It was the first sailing of a new Celebrity ship, the Azamara Quest.  We had a great time.  Lots of pictures.

New feature - Joke of the Day.  I get a new joke almost every day as part of a small email list.  I have started posting them at the link above.  It's a mixed bag, definitely worth checking out.  If the sender lets me, I'll put his name on it.

Drew has a new home - he and two friends are renting this newly-remodeled house in Decatur.  Moving day was Oct. 20.

I just posted some pretty pictures taken in our garden.  Beautiful butterflies, colorful flowers and happy fish.  Also a few pix of Drew and the dogs.

We had a nice visit with Darcy and Tess, daughters of Donna’s cousin Bruce and Frazier while in DC   We also have pictures of all four of my brother’s kids.  If you are family and want me to email them to you, write me.

Donna’s niece Ashleigh became Mrs. Chase Carlson on Friday, October 5 in DC.  Lots of Adams family members were there – see them all in these pictures.

Happy Birthday, Frank!  Drew and his friend Derek spent the day cleaning out our garage (hooray!), and John joined in at dinner time.   To top it off, the Red Sox won!

Get into the Halloween season with the annual posting of “What we learn from Horror Movies”

Dad had a great time fishing in Lake St. Clair in Canada in early October.

Blast from the past – I organized the pictures from our special 2003 trip to the Canadian Rockies into an album.  John and Chris were 13 and 15 at the time.  Check it out for memories and breathtaking scenery.

Rocky’s Farewell Party – Our dear friend and soccer mentor, Rocky Harmon, is moving to Birmingham to run Vestavia Hills Soccer Club.  Pictures from his farewell party, and the coaches’ game on Sept. 15.

Mount Bethel Jubilee – Our church held a festival to celebrate the opening of the Fall sports season on September 8. 

John’s old soccer team, NASA 08 Elite, won the Atlanta Cup tournament Labor Day weekend.  Third time in the finals turned out to be a charm as they beat the SC state champions and took home the title.

Cornerstone Party– Pool party for families at Mt. Bethel Church who are part of the Foster Children’s Ministry.

Chris SCUBA-diving in Florida– Pictures from his dive instructor in Key West, Florida

Moving week – Drew and John at the new house, and the dogs in the pond (so much for our plan to keep them away from it). 

Our new house, finally!  Tour our new house as we are about to move in, and compare it to how it looked when we bought it.  There are also pictures of the garden in full bloom and before-and-after shots of the kitchen remodel.  We moved July 23.

Dad's Large Smallmouth - Read Dad’s report of a great fishing trip on the Potomac, and see him with his prize catch.