huntin

sammy and i went down to old ted ford's place near snider's crossroads for his first hunting expedition. it was a drizzly/rainy couple of days. about 5 minutes after i took this photo - we're in a deer stand about 20 ft. up - i saw a doe cross the alley, left to right, at 220 yards (the second mud bank crossing in the photo). she wasn't running, but she was moving steadily and slipped into the brush on the right-hand side before sammy could get his gun sited and the shot off.

sammy stayed down one more night to hunt with old ted, his daughter, biz and her boyfriend, carmichael. let's hope he gets one.

the sanctuary

jack and i had a nice little get-away at the santuary on kiawah island. very nice, indeed.

isaac turns 20!

the son we never had turned 20 today! a busy summer for isaac, an army rotc cadet at usc, as he just returned a month of army jump school at ft. benning, ga. best news, he received his wings! way to go isaac, and happy birthday!!

bishop england football

nick got his football equipment today. having never played football, nick was asked by his coach what position he wants to play. nick said, "my dad suggested the backfield. my brothers suggested middle linebacker." the coach asked, "well, what do you want to play?" nick's response, "coach, i just want to hit somebody." at his physical today, he checked in at 6' and 180 lbs. - not bad for a rising freshman.

aaron turns 22

rockfish valley

from 1910 - 1939 this building was the rockfish, va school. now it's a very nice little restaurant.

lake monocan

wintergreen, va

after our time in ohio we went to wintergreen resort in nellysford, va - just outside of charlottesville.

the view from our condo in the blue ridge.

me and the boys at monticello.

jack & sammy at monticello.









jack and the boys at highland (james monroe's house).

sammy in c'ville

ohio '08

we went back to ohio to see family and friends. i did a bit of work with the leadership of the parishes i served. weather was great - mid/high 70's.

birthday boys

nick is 15 and sammy is 11.

general timothy "ace" wood

nick graduates from moutrie

a great day! in addition to graduating, nick was recongnized for having the highest yearly average in math for the 8th grade - second highest in language arts and science! way to go nick!

bishop england graduation

can you believe that our timmy is now a high school graduate!?! here are a few highlights:

may day

at the end of each school year james b. edwards elementary has "may day" - a big deal to the kids, and very cute. this year we had sammy the pirate

mother's day

the mom and her boys!

ny ny

a quick trip to a favorite city. yankees, wicked, tussads, carmines, ruby foos and moma
east river from our hotel room

yankees win!

midtown from the brooklyn bridge
flying fan at moma

jackie's oh!

nick's confirmation

tim's senior prom

sammy's school award day

spring break @ pawleys island