Halloween with the greatest family in the world....

I think I've said it before, but just to re-iterate - I have the greatest family in the world. Perhaps that is a biased statement, but you have the right to disagree with me. Everyone has a right to be wrong if they want to. :o)

No, seriously, I love my family. I am so blessed by all of them - and it's always amazingly wonderful to get back together with them. 4 really awesome people live in Redmond, OR, and I got to spend quite a bit of time (or should I say bits of time - I was at their house 3 times, but it all added up to less than 2 weeks) at their home. We had a blast, 'cause all 4 of them are amazing Christians. Fellowship is an amazing thing, eh? I sure think so.

Besides beating them at multiple games of Phase 10 (alright, alright, it's not right to lie - I won....sometimes.....well, once), watching crazy movies, eating & cooking great food (not in that order, though...first we cooked, then we ate), playing random games (you're dead, Andy - your shields were not up), analyzing everyone we know using several different personality tests (that was fun - I found out I'm wierd! I'd always wondered...), & listening to all sorts of music, we just plain had awesome talks & I wish I could live there with them for about 10 years, without any time going by, so I could still spend that 10 years in Russia, too.

Truly, my Uncle Sean, Aunt Shanni, and cousins Josh & Andy rock. My aunt was my best pal when I was growing up - she was in high-school when I was born. Anyways, when she met Sean, the coolest thing in the world was that I didn't lose my friend, I gained another one! And later on, 2 more! Now they're 4 of my favorite people in the world! Isn't God just amazingly awesome?

The cool thing is, we get to spend Thanksgiving at their house! Haha - watch out, guys - this time, I'm not goin' easy on you - my Christmas gift had better be a T-shirt that says 'Phase 10 Champion forever' on the front, in BIG letters. :o)

Praise God for friends, who also happen to be family. When you see these pictures, smile, and then pray for them.

<-- This is Andy 'the' Cook (it's cool - his last name is 'Cook', and he likes to cook, so he says we should change his middle name to 'the').









His brother Josh is awesome (this is his halloween costume - he was a doctor). He wants to be a botanist - he's only 11 and he's got a pineapple plant, a pepper plant, a venus fly trap, and tons of other cool stuff! When I was 11 I didn't even care how things grew....the only reason I do now is 'cause I like to eat the things that I grow....

One of the coolest families in the world:

(personally, I like the sticker-tattoos the guys got at the harvest party...I was just too chicken to get one myself. Gee, I really am getting old...)