April, 2003
Katie's Birthday and Easter weekend.
March, 2003
February, 2003
Climbing the walls, lots of snow.
January 19, 2003
Visit to New Jersey
December 26, 2002
Christmas pictures, and more Christmas pictures.
December 26, 2002
Hiking and gymnastics class with Sean (big pictures).
December 13, 2002
We spent a few days in Disneyworld (nine pages) and then Ft. Lauderdale (two pages) for Thanksgiving. The kids loved Disneyworld and had a nice time in visiting Aunts and cousins on Thanksgiving. The Fuji digital camera is on its last legs. I dropped it during the trip to Kevin's graduation, and the battery cover is now held on by a rubber band. It was a pretty good camera in 1998, and it survived two drops, but I had been looking for an upgrade for some time. Now I have a legitimate reason. The video cam takes digital photos, but the quality is not as good as the Fuji--you'll notice the difference in the Disney pictures, which include pictures from both cameras. I was also disapponted that I lost about 20 pictures from Ft. Lauderdale. The disk that contained the last pictures I took there was corrupt, and I couldn't recover the pictures. That's the first time that has happened. I'm not sure if it is related to the camera, the disk, or airport security, but it pretty much clinched the decision to get a new camera.
October 31, 2002
Carving pumpkins and dressing up for Halloween. A couple of weeks prior, Katie and I went hiking (5 pages, big pictures) on the Billy Goat Trail along the Potomac. A few days later Mom and I went to Kevin and Dy's Masters graduation.
July 20, 2002
Pictures from our July 4th trip to Rochester, Niagara Falls and a Renaissance Fair. These are large pictures...
June 25, 2002
Pictures on Sean's season-ending soccer game and a fun time with cousins. We went to NJ to celebrate with Uncle Kevin.
June 11, 2002
Pictures of Sean and Katie at their gymnastics show.
March 21, 2002
Added pictures of Brimham Rocks to the UK Pictures section...
March 5, 2002
Some pictures from February: gymnastics and hiking...
January 31, 2002
We spent a few days in Florida visiting, playing and getting sandy.
January 1, 2002
We had a great time celebrating the New Year with old friends.
December 26, 2001
Three pages of Christmas pictures... Upside down... opening... gifts...
November 8, 2001
I added some pctures to the UK Pictures area -- see Oxford, Harewood House and Helmsley Castle...
November 7, 2001
More pictures... I've added some more Ireland pictures from Spring, 2000. Use the links here to view the pictures, then use the BACK button to return to this page... In front of Ireland's oldest bar (it says so on the sign.) Katie at the Cliffs of Mohr. Sean at Ballybunion Beach. A view from the walk Sean and I took near Muckross House. The kids perked up at Ladies Seat. Katie's silhouette on Inch Beach. Sean and Katie mount up.
November 3, 2001
Sean played his last soccer game for the season. He loved playing defender.
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October 30, 2001
Last evening we carved pumpkins.
In September, the kids enjoyed the first day of school and a hike in the woods along the canal.
April, 2001
Even More Birthdays -- I took Sean on a hike while Katie had her kids party, so I've no pictures of that -- but we had a family party, too. Here's a picture from Katie's birthday last year.
UK Pictures -- I moved the UK pictures site, which had been in the UK, back here.
March, 2001
More Birthdays -- Sean had a party at the firehouse.
Birthdays in Davidson -- We visited Connie and Dave and celebrated birthdays, like we did last yearand two years ago.
February, 2001
Hiking along the Potomac -- in mid-February, Sean ad I took a walk along the Billy Goat Trail.
UK Favorites, part 2 -- Here are some of our favorite pictures of the kids while we were in the UK in 2000. Here is the 1999 version. Note that hese pages will take some tie to display. And for some of Mary Ellen's friends from way back, here are some pictures that appear throughout these pages, gathered in one convenient place...
December, 2000
Christmas, 2000 -- Ornaments and Christmas cookies
November, 2000
Rochester -- We had a really nice Thanksgiving in Rochester. The kids had a great time visiting and sleeping over with their cousins and with Oma. It was not too cold, and there was just enough snow for playing and making snowladies.
June, 2000
Ireland -- I've added some Ireland pictures--without commentary for now. Use the links here to view the pictures, then use the BACK button to return to this page... Mary Ellen and the kids at the O'Connell statue on O'Connell Street in Dublin. The interior of the North Williams Street Church, Dublin, where my great-grandparents where married. The grave of my great-great grandparents in Dublin. Famous burial mound at Newgrange. A misty day at the Cliffs of Mohr. Mary Ellen and Katie at the Cliffs. Sean at the beach at Ballybunion. Mary Ellen and the kids, same beach. Kids feeding a goat at the farmhouse B&B. More to come...
Such as... Katie, Mom-mom and Sean riding horses and Little Sister on her horse. On a very rainy day in the Connamarra National Park, Sean and I left the ladies and took a walk along a woodland trail. The moss-covered rocks, rain and dark wood made for a very exciting adventure. The rain stopped as we arrived at a lake. We took a drive to the other end of the valley to a scenic overlook (large picture!) called the Ladies Seat. We drove around the Dingle Penisula, stopping at the beach at Inch. The view from the tip of the peninsula was impressive--the kids liked the cows, too. We also enjoyed great views from Connor Pass (large pictures!), through the mountains that bisect the peninsula. More to come... And I'll re-visit this page and correct the place-name misspellings when I get to my notes...
6/29: York, England -- The nice weather in May was perfect for playing in the Museum Gardens.
6/17: Lake District, England -- We went on a walk up Wansfell and the Langdale Pikes
May, 2000
Pen-y-ghent -- A walk up Pen-y-ghent in the Yorkshire Dales.
5/19: Wales -- A few pictures from our long weekend in Wales.
York Minster Bells -- The Mister got some new bells.
Killburn -- We went on a walk around Killburn.
5/6: Ingleborough Cave -- We went on a family walk to Ingleborough Cave.
April, 2000
Visitors -- With visiting family we went to London, the Railway Museum and Mister in York and Fountains Abbey.
4/13: Clapham, England -- A walk to Ingleborough.
4/10: York, England -- St. Wilfrid's Church.
4/7: 6th Birthday -- Katie gets ready for the Easter parade at school. Pictures from the family party.
4/1: Lake District -- Our brief excursion to the Lake District included a walk around Grasmere.
March, 2000
3/26: York -- More biking, plus our fun Sunday.
3/24: York -- Katie and Sean on their new bikes, plus daffodils and St. Mary's in the Museum Gardens.
3/14: Goathland -- On the 9th we spent the day walking around Goathland in the North York Moors.
3/14: Malham -- On the 7th, we walked around Malham in the Yorkshire Dales.
3/5: Birthday -- We celebrated Sean's 4th birthday with family and friends.
February, 2000
2/25: York -- The kids at the playground, and Katie finds a car her size.
2/24: York -- Sean and the Viking.
2/22: York -- The peacock finally delivers.
2/21: Scarborough -- Nice views from a Yorkshire coastal town.
2/10: Belgium -- Pictures of friends and family during our trip to Brussels. In Brugge, we went on a buggy ride, climbed a belfry, and walked around to see the bridges, waterways (several) and great views.
January, 2000
1/20: York Minster -- Three interior views of the Minster: looking toward the central tower, the high altar and the heart window. And some views from the top.
1/3: More Germany -- A party with Fritz and Edith. Helmut and Renate. More relatives, and then Sean finally conks out.
1/1: New Year -- Silvester Party at Herbert and Elfriede's, then coffee and cake at Hubert and Maria's.
December, 1999
12/25: Christmas, 1999 -- We spent the holidays visiting German relatives. Christmas with Elfriede and with Monika. Oma joined us and we visited Munich.
12/22: UK Favorites -- This (slow loading) page shows our favorite pictures of our kids taken in the UK this year.
12/20: Christmas Play -- The kids put on an after-dinner extravaganza.
12/12: Brimham Rocks -- We scrambled around the rocks.
12/11: Embsay and Bolton Abbey -- Christmas Train and Priory ruins.
November, 1999
11/26: York -- Playing in the neighborhood.
11/21: London -- research meeting.
11/18: Edinburgh -- New pictures of Edinburgh Castle, views and Arthur's Seat.
11/12: Oxford -- I've posted some more pictures from our trip to Oxford here and on the UK Pictures site.
October, 1999
10/18: Oxford -- We visited Oxford for the weekend to wander around and see the sights and to get together with other Fellows and their families. The kids were very happy to see many of the friends they met on our London visit, and it was fun to catch up with other American families and compare stories of getting settled.
Sean made a very nice zebra mask at school, and wore it for the walk home and through lunch and most of the rest of the day.
September, 1999
The first of several pictures of activities and sights in York.
We drove the few miles from Helmsley to Rievaulx Abbey to see the ruins of the 13th century abbey. On Sunday the 12th we stayed local and watched some dancing in York.
While Mary Ellen got briefed (ouch!), we ran around London and vicinity in a whirlwind tour over two days: Westminister, The Tower, Lego Land and Windsor Castle (OK, not in Yorkshire.) A couple of days later we all visited Helmsley Castle, and took pictures of windows and doors and the tower (back in Yorkshire.)
August, 1999
We visited the beach, the ocean and our relatives...
Mary Ellen snapped a picture of the house we will rent in York.
July, 1999
We went to Baltimore for a get together with Andy and Lynn and Ethan and Ronit and Tommy. We had a great time and the kids played together very nicely. We've got pictures, of course. Afterward, Uncle Kevin and our tallest niece visited for a couple of days. We went to the animal farm and got some hands-on experience with the creatures.
We spent the weekend of the 4th in Rochester, where it was hot and humid. Luckily, there was a pool.
June, 1999
We have a couple of pictures from our trip to the playground, where the kids went flying around the monkey bars. I redesigned the "Favorite Pictures" page. It now works like the Daily Picture Archive: you select from a list of picture descriptions. This should save you the time of waiting for all of the pictures to arrive...
Mommy gets her hair done.
Backyard camping pictures. It rained all night, which just made the adventure that much cooler.
The Daily Picture Archive has been updated--you can select pictures from a list that includes descriptions of the pictures for each day.
We had a party on Saturday the 5th. Thanks to everyone who came by -- but you left us with too much food.
We had a nice Memorial Day visit with Andy and Lynn at their new house.
May, 1999
There are a few pictures of the kids' dress up party on Monday night. You can re-visit previous Daily Pictures through the Daily Archive.
On Saturday we spent a few hours at the local arts festival. The kids were not interested in looking around: they got right to work. They painted pictures, worked with clay and made wire sculptures. Katie really enjoyed making a candle holder on the potter's wheel. Sean liked painting and listening to the live music.
The kids decided to fix Mommy: practice for National Health Service? And and new Daily picture...
Sunday we had beatiful weather and the kids played outside and had a picnic. There is also a new Daily Picture. A couple of pictures from a Sunday night fun with the camera party.
Pictures from a little dance party with Katie and Sean.
April, 1999
We recently got some film developed and there were some nice pictures from March and April.
Pictures from Katie's birthday party with the girls. Seven girlfriends plus Sean equals one great party.
Pictures of the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt and Katie's Birthday.
March, 1999
A couple of pictures from the circus. Too bad it was too dark for pictures: both kids were in awe.
A few pictures of Uncle Kevin and the kids' tallest cousin during our trip to NJ, as well as a cute one of Sean from last week.
Added a new page that groups pictures by Themes. You've seen these pictures already--this page simply makes it easier to find pictures about birthdays, holidays and so forth. I am still adding pictures from 1997 and early 1998.
We have a few new pictures from the trip to visit Connie and Dave, including another Birthday party, playing and more.
February, 1999
Earlier in the week (of 2/28) it snowed, but we had "play outside" weather on Saturday. We celebrated Sean's birthday on Sunday.
New pictures of kids with lids and the happy crew in the morning.
A new picture will appear each day in Daily Picture...the picture will be shown on the same day it is taken, or on the day after.
Valentine pictures of the kids and Mr. Valentine. Pictures from the Laundry Basket 500.
Pictures from the January ice storm (and trip to NJ to get warm) and a couple of recent hat tricks.
January, 1999
We had cousins over for dinner and ended up with a dance party for kids with big feet. The next day, Little Brother did some yard work. The archive is now here. I'll make more changes over the next few weeks: I really don't need a separate archive because space is not a problem any more.
More Jamaica pictures (4 pages). Plus... Lunch crew. The kids hug and Mary Ellen takes a pose.
Christmas, 1998
Here are several pictures from around Christmas -- the kids posing (sort of), cousins carrying on and playing.
I've created a page that brings together our favorite pictures. There are several pictures so the page might take a few minutes to arrive...
Katie and Sean try on their Holiday outfits.
Pictures from Thanksgiving weekend.
Fall, 1998
Sean. We enjoyed Pam's visit although it was too short. Fall leaves. Visiting Mom-mom. Playground hanging, climbing and laughing. We made a leaf pile for jumping and playing.
Ready for Trick or Treat, Halloween Night pictures. Also, Halloween parade at the zoo... The Fairy Godmother, the Clown and the Dragon had fun--they were wiped out by lunch time. Getting ready for Halloween: pumpkins, farm.
The kids at the Block Party on October 4th.
Big Kids' Vacation, 1998
Digital camera pix of the Big Kids' vacation to Jamaica in mid-October: flower, braids, pool nap, purple flowers, yellow flowers and leaves.
Beach Vacation, 1998
Pictures from August during and after the very short beach vacation
K-O-Cam
The not-so-experimental K-O-Cam is off-line while we use the video camera for other things.
Summer, 1998
[Archived 3/16/99] Pictures from June and July and others of the gang.
Birthdays, 1998
[Archived 12/9/98] The Katie's birthday, the Little One's birthday party
1997, and prior
[Archived 12/9/98] 1997 Christmas Portraits.
Older pictures include Summer, 1997 at the beach and at home.
[ Archived 10/19/98] Small Spring, 1997 images and some from Fall, 1996.
Munich, from a 1995 trip.
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