TOP 16 MOMENTS IN 2013*

*In no particular order. It’s not like this is a countdown. Only people in PR would write such a list.

KEN’S DAD GEORGE TURNS 70, AND CAN STILL EAT MORE THAN HIS SON. HERE HE IS WITH HIS WIFE, TUNG-CHIA, AT HUNAN RESTAURANT IN SOLON.

AUBRIE TURNED 8 IN MARCH AND WAS BAPTIZED AS A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS.

SNEAKY, THE SEQUEL: SQUEAKY. WE SURPRISED THE KIDS WITH SQUEAKY FOR CHRISTMAS 2012. HE HAS A HOARSE VOICE, HENCE HIS

NAME. HE LIKES BEING HELD LIKE A BABY.

THE GUINEA PIG THAT STARTED IT ALL: ALFIE. HIS LIFE WAS CUT SHORT BY A STRAY DOG WHILE FROLICKING IN THE GREEN PASTURES OF OUR BACKYARD.

RIP, MAX. DIED: AUGUST 2013. ALTHOUGH HE ONLY LIVED 9 MONTHS, MAX LIVED A FULL LIFE. HE FATHERED TWO CHILDREN WITH MARIAH AND TAUGHT

US THAT EATING PLASTIC CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH.

MAX AND MARIAH WED! TWINS ENSUE 70 DAYS LATER (SEE INSET).MAX AND MARIAH WED! TWINS ENSUE 70 DAYS LATER (SEE INSET).

JUST ONE MORE! WE ADOPTED A RESCUE GUINEA PIG NAMED SALLY TO BE MARIAH’S CAGE MATE.

HAPPY FAMILY!

2013 WAS ALSO THE YEAR OF THE UKELELE. UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE MAX AND ALFIE, THE KIDS’ FASCINATION WITH IT WAS SHORT-LIVED. BUT AT LEAST WE GOT THIS COOL POSE.

BADMINTON WAS THE SPORT OF CHOICE IN 2013. WE EVEN MADE BROWNIE CAKES IN HONOR OF THE SPORT. PICTURED: AIDAN’S FATHER/SON CAKE FOR THE CUB SCOUT BLUE GOLD BANQUET.

THE KIDS ALSO PICKED UP TWO OTHER RACQUET SPORTS: TENNIS (NOT PICTURED) & PING PONG (PICTURED).

IT’S AMAZING WE EVEN HAVE A PHOTO OF GINGER’S RESEE’S PEANUT BUTTER CAKE BAKED IN HONOR OF AUBRIE’S BIRTHDAY.

KEN WORKS FROM HOME ON WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. HERE’S ONE REASON WHY.

GINGER STRIKES AGAIN. AIDAN CHOOSES A FRUIT PIZZA FOR HIS BIRTHDAY TREAT.

SPORTS FEST 2: THE BALL IS GONNA GET YOU! AIDAN TURNED 11 IN APRIL. AS A SEQUEL TO LAST YEAR’S BIRTHDAY PARTY IN THE CHURCH GYM, HE

AND HIS FRIENDS PLAYED BADMINTON, CAGE BALL AND NERF GUN WARS.

THANK YOU GROUPON. FROM UPPER LEFT GOING CLOCKWISE: BOWLING (OR SCORES THEREOF), GREEK INDIAN RESTAURANT, MEDIEVAL TIMES, AND ICE

SKATING. GUESS WHICH ACTIVITY AIDAN LIKED THE LEAST.

KEN NOW WORKS FROM HOME ON WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. HERE’S ONE REASON WHY.

The End.

Keep an eye on the blog in 2014, and hopefully you’ll be rewarded with more content (I’m talking to you dad ;o).