A Tribute To Matt

Matt is a wonderful husband and father. He is someone I look up to very much. His very essence inspires me to want to be more. I'm posting a little blurb on him because I am so proud of him. He recently received notification that he will be awarded a USDA grant to study rice. This is so exciting for our family. It is a great accomplishment on his part. These grants are very competitive and require tremendous effort just to submit. It's hard to do science. Research takes tremendous patience and perseverance. I call it "A lot of stick, no carrot". But Matt loves to do it and he's great at it. I love the example that he is for all of us and how tirelessly he works to promote our family's economic and spiritual well-being. 

Ian and Lily love their Daddy so much because he always plays with them.

Ian loves to wear his Daddy's clothes. I hope that he wants to be like his Daddy.

Lily gets so visibly and audibly excited when Matt comes home. She is a daddy's girl.

All Fun, All The Time

Here are some of the boys at the pier in Redondo Beach. Brandon, Adam (Seanna's sons), and Davis (Craig's boy) were so great to Ian.

We went to the L.A. Natural History Museum with Seanna's family, Craig's girls, and my parents. We had so much fun there, saw dinosaurs and animals. Here's a shot of Brandon and Ian. He was a great helper with my kids.

Here we are in front of the T Rex and Triceratops skeletons in the museum rotunda.

July 1 was Adam Jolley's 8th Birthday. We had a great time because we got to go to Chuck E. Cheese. It was Ian's first time there and he loved it!!!

Here's Ian asserting his dominant position over his sister while exercising his God given right to mine his nose. Nice, Ian.

That's all for now. More updates to follow. Matt arrived in L.A. this morning and we are so happy he is here. We missed him terribly. It was four years ago on this day (July 4th) that Matt came to CA with me and he "busted a move" on me while cruising in my brother's boat. That's when I realized he liked me. Soon there after we were engaged. So the 4th of July for me also marks the beginning of the best part of my life.