Josh qualifies for and goes to water ski nationals. He starts playing football at school. 13 Years Old Birthday 13 March 14, 1990 Birthday self portrait Skiing Willow Bend Skiing at North Lake Skiing regionals at Stillwater Lake in Beaumont where he qualified for nationals Self portrait summer 1990 – stressed about skiing… Nationals in […]
We move to Coppell and Josh gets serious about water skiing. 12 Years Old 12th Birthday at Riverwalk New snake Josh skiing regionals at Stillwater 1989 Skiing at Brewer’s Pond summer 1989 7th Grade School Picture Christmas 1989 Christmas morning December 1989 -1 degrees and trying to keep Casey warm Father/Son Hockey game March 9, […]
Josh added knee boarding, barefoot skiing and ski jumping while I contributed by driving. Another snow ski trip later that year. 11 Years Old 11th Birthday at Riverwalk Casey with Josh Camping on Brazos River Spring 1988 School Program Learning to barefoot off the boom Jump skis Josh at Michigan Tech for hockey camp Halloween […]
We moved to Valley Ranch, continued hockey, got more heavily involved in water skiing and I got Josh a dirt bike for Christmas. 10 Years Old 10th Birthday 1987 (still in Mesquite) Moved to Riverwalk in Valley Ranch May 1987 (after altercation with Mesquite superintendent of schools over Josh’s haircut) Josh learning to kneeboard Ironman […]
This was the year we add Casey to our family. 9 Years Old 9th Birthday in Mesquite March 14, 1986 First bicycle — riding away from home… Josh and Casey May 1986 – the day we brought her home Soccer Christmas 1986 Gale skiing in Purgatory with Russ
Josh continued ice hockey and we added water skiing, snow skiing, and Taekwondo. 8 Years Old Only year I don’t have birthday pictures of since Josh went to visit his dad on spring break and his birthday party was there. We were living at Woodlands on the Creek in Dallas. School picture 8 year old […]
Josh’s first birthday in Texas and later that year he discovered ice hockey. 7 Years Old Birthday 7 March 14, 1984 after move to Texas in Carrollton The face of getting exactly what you wished for Josh on back porch of our apartment in Carrollton Josh & Brandon Brake (schoolmate and lived at same apartments) […]
Josh and I went on our first vacation together to Traverse City Michigan to play at the shore. We spent the rest of the summer at the pool until Josh started first grade. 6 Years Old 6th Birthday Party Vacation (that’s a first) 1983 Lighthouse point of peninsula between Grand Traverse Bays by Traverse City, […]
Josh started kindergarten and we went to Disney World with his dad. Scroll down to see my favorite picture of Josh and his grandpa. 5 Years Old Birthday 5 Maybe my absolute favorite picture of dad and Josh — they adored each other Halloween 1982 Thanksgiving party in Kindergarten Disney World, Busch Gardens and beach […]
Josh got more beautiful all the time. He started daycare when I got the job at TGI Friday’s — he loved snow days because he got to go to work with me. 4 Years Old Birthday 4 Before party Portraits So angelic when he was asleep… this was around the time he whispered “Ferdinand” when […]
