Ryan's Senior Pictures

Our baby girl is all grown up! Here are some samples of Ryan's senior pictures. The real thing is in the mail!

Key Biscayne ...

While we were in Miami, we took a little side trip and spent some time wandering around a park on Key Biscayne. It's truly a beautiful place. We saw amazing foliage and natural sea sponge, and a coconut washed up on the beach from Tropical Storm Fay!

It was nice to spend some down time with Meghan before she started school and we headed back to Maryland.

Meghan is back in Miami ...

Brian and I spent the last weekend getting Meghan back and settled at the University of Miami. We rented a car and unpacked her storage unit and then headed off to the University to check into her room and begin the long process of unpacking and determining what she still "has to have!"

Her dorm is further around the lake this year. Although the view freshman year was amazing, this is still pretty nice. Brian and Meghan had lots of fun deciding where to put all her things in her new room. So much fun, that we rewarded Brian with a trip to Walmart, Target, and Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I don't think he'll make that mistake again!

First Day of School 2008

Every year since Meghan started preschool, I take a first day of school picture. So this is Ryan and Patrick on Ryan's first day as a senior and Patrick's first day as a sophomore! A senior's first day must be better than a sophomore's!

20 Years of Marriage

Brian and I have been married for 20 years! In some ways our time together has flown by and in other ways it has been a "long and winding road!" We have worked hard to build our life together managing the balancing act of marriage, parenthood, and careers. With a profound faith in God and trust in his plan for us, we weathered the rough times and have been awed by the many blessings we have received over the years. We are older and wiser and hopefully kinder and gentler, all of which we will need as we embark on the next 20 years. Just like in the beginning, the future is a mystery, but now we know the magic is in the journey. The love we have in our hearts will last forever ...