A glorious sunset in July 2006. 

David & Linda (July 2006) 

Carter does his best Popeye imitation. 

Katie and Uncle Ryan, her best buddy.

Michelle and family accompanied Linda and David back to Florida. We stopped in the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area of Tennessee for a few days, stayed in a cabin, and visited the Lost Sea underground cavern.

Carter, Katie and Kevin.











Katie and Papa.

Visiting the Lost Sea in Tennessee.

 

David and Linda renewed their vows after 10 years together. The setting is Ella Sharp Park in Jackson, MI.

Gary Hauck, who married them in June 1996, presided over the renewal of vows as well. He is a very dear friend.

 

Carter (Ella Sharp Park) 

Katie (Ella Sharp Park)

Linda and David with Michelle, Kaitlyn, Carter and Kevin in the Ella Sharp Park (Jackson Michigan) . 

We visited David's mom, and sister Cynthia with husband Thom. Mom is doing great at 87. Cynthia has retured from school teaching and she and Thom are busy with landscaping their yard. 

Dwight the emcee.

Full Nelson reunited (with John Dudick sitting in for Don Beyer on bass) for the first time in 20 years. Dwight Baker and Tom Kuhr on guitars, Troy Pettit on drums.

Linda and Carter at Dwight's 3rd of July Party.











Larry LeForce
Ed Leforce
Katie 

Katie sleeps like an angel, but has enough of the devil in her to be a healthy and playful child. 

Carter is on the verge of walking. 

We visited Michelle and Kevin in Jackson Michigan for a week (June 30 to July 9). Katie and Carter are growing up so quickly. Katie is 2.5 years old and Carter is 10 months.

Someone vandalized the ugly water fountain at a uglier house along Escambia Bay. This looks fake, but it is not. These are giant balls of foam from the fountain, overwhelming the front yard.

It may be an editorial opinion on the house and fountain, which looks like some bizarre mix of cultures and architectures.

We celebrated Linda's birthday (June 15). 

Linda and David visited the Epcot Center during the first week of June when David had a state meeting in the Orlando area. David serves as chair of the state of Florida's association of chief academic officers for all 28 community colleges.