Family Photo 2009

The following posts are various poses from our Family Photo Shoot on the 24th. Feel free to share which pose you like best in each category.

Info for local folks who like the settings....these are taken at the old Santa Fe Train Depot - in front of the museum. The Alley can be found by going to Twoig and S. Chadbourne....turn into the parking lot that has a wildly painted van in it.....and through that alley are some great photo props....many more than we used as it was raining and we were in a hurry.

T-Shirts - Krista had these shirts made up and surprised us all. Mike is a Winston Churchill fan. Under Team Goecker she had them write words he's shared with us all often.... "never give up, Never Give Up, NEVER GIVE UP!" Winston Churchill Dad. The girls said Winston would forgive them.... ::snort:: They think these will be great for the family scavenger hunts they envision us hosting in Japan. Yes, we DO refer to the family as Team Goecker....and we circle up and yell "Go Goeckers" each a.m. after family prayer....it's just something we do to build a sense of family.

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Our Arrows as of 2009

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©2009 D.R.G.

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Misawa Contingent

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©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Our Girls

Girls @ Santa Fe Train Depot

Girls & I in the Twoig Alley - Stacia is catching rain drops

Our Oregon Contingent

The Coca Cola stuff is a hug from God. The girls plan to do their Kitchen in Coca Cola decor. LOL

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

God Bless the Kind Hearted RVer.....

who noticed me doing gymnastics in the middle of the road with the laptop in search of that elusive 4th bar. Before they pulled out, she told me that the place to get a great connection is on the dock......and it is. She told me the trick and now I can sit here with a cool breeze, watch Cy fish and blog. ::snort::

What a great ending to a frustrating day.

I tried to go to Walmart twice...the first time I forgot my bad/id/money/license. The second time I backed into the "one way" sign at the rec camp. Goodness. Destroying government property. I went to confess and the manager and workers thought it hilarious. I guess it is a fairly common occurance...though they say that most often folks simply drive off.

We won't make it out on Monday - maybe Tuesday.

We DID attend a special retirement....

We spent the evening together...it really was a good day...topped off with finding a great connection.

Thanks to Betsy and Roy....your offers are so sweet.....

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Family Photo -

Sunday, 24 May, Heather agreed to meet us downtown and take photos for us. She used our camera...but we had packed the tripod. We had fun. It rained...but we got some good shots.

Here are a few of our favorites of the boys...check back "shortly" for photos of the girls and the family.

Our five young men.

Our Texas contingent.

Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Super Size Saturday - Mom I'm Bored....

Today's Super Size Saturday topic is, "Mom, I'm bored." You can share your answer to this comment or anything else that you can tie in.

Mr. Linky sent me an email telling me to go to their blog and learn about some problem with their header embeds...and so I'm not using them again until I have time to go read their comments. Today, simply leave a comment or a link to your blog article on the topic in the comment section.

This is my Summer Fun list. I received it years ago from an SHS member. The children don't often say they are bored...but if they do, we check out this list...or I assign them a chore that I need done. LOL

What do you do to fight off genuine boredom in your family? What do you do if the comment is made with a whine? Or if you know it stems from a lack of initiative. Feel free to blog and share your link...or simply comment.

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Choosing Joy!
©2009 D.R.G.

~ Coram Deo ~
Living all of life before the face of God...