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There were many scary faces in our annual Halloween party “Scary Face Contest.”  And the winners are:   Marcia (left) and Stacy claim the top prizes with the scariest faces!

Here is the official hospital photo of my nephew Alexander James, son of Stephen and Catherine Hoctor.  He was born at 6:10 a.m. on Saturday, June 11th, 2011.  He weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces and was 21” in length.  Congratulations to Stephen and Catherine!

Of all the parks in all the towns in all the world, what are the odds we’d run into family at Coney Island for Independence Eve fireworks? Apparently the odds are 1 in 1 … This was our first trip here, and somehow we managed to accidentally find each other in a crowd of over [...]

We celebrate this Memorial Day 2010 by remembering our father, Thomas Ray Martin, and his brave service as a United States Marine during the Korean War.  I’ve posted some photos of Tom’s life during his service to our country on his blog. To Tom and all the other soldiers who have sacrificed so much to [...]

Joel gets an early start on his career as world adventurer by exploring an old coal mine.

It’s time for the annual Spring Egg Hunt at Tower Park in Ft. Thomas, Kentucky! This is the first year we’ve attended.  Though there were thousands of colored eggs on the ground, residents informed us that the recession caused a huge cutback in the number of eggs this year.

Theresa is going back to school to obtain her MBA! The MBA in Sustainable Business is a brand new online degree offered by Marylhurst University.  The program prepares you to become a leader who can address environmental and social concerns while contributing to profitable growth within your organization.  Students can choose from four concentrations:     [...]

Every winter in Northern Kentucky we get at least one week of very cold weather, which freezes our pond so we can ice skate and play broomball.  And this winter was no exception, as we’ve been in a deep freeze since before New Years Eve. Theresa is shoveling snow off the ice on the pond.  [...]

We had a traditional Christmas turkey dinner with all the trimmings.  It was good food and great fun with family and friends. These overhead shots were provided by the Goodyear blimp.

One of my father’s favorite Christmas activities was to make rosettes, a traditional Scandinavian fried cookie.  We celebrated Dad’s birthday by making dozens of rosettes with a 130-year-old rosette iron that originally belonged to Grandma Semke’s mother. After seasoning the iron, Lisa watches Heather and Ryan make our first pair of rosettes. See more photos [...]