Another Turkey Trot!

We just couldn't help ourselves... We had to go back and do it again. Istanbul is an awesome town and so much to see and do (and buy!). It was the Kazakh new years holiday (Naurez) and we had a three day weekend. So we decided to get out of Dodge and explore some different parts of this great place.



We took a tonne (thats a metric equivalent to 2200 pounds) of pictures and welcome you to look through them. See the slides show below or click the link on the left under "The Pics".

20 things ...

20 Things That Have Meant A Lot To Me Throughout The Years (from Leslie to Bob)

~Your tears across the alter on our Wedding Day

~When you would come home from work to make me lunch when I was sick in bed with the pregnancey and lung complications

~When you took me on a romantic cruise to Tahiti

~When you took me to Italy for our 20th anniversary

~When you would call me from work and invite me to meet you for lunch at the Marketplace.

~When you are with the scouts and you think to call me from the top of "your mountain"

~When for Christmas, you signed us up for dance lessons

~When you run and leap onto the bed to hug me on Saturday mornings

~When you hang the Christmas lights!

~When you randomly take me in your arms to dance ( with or with out music )

~When you signed me up to swim with the dolphins

~When we're in bed in the morning and you look at me and tell me that I look just as pretty or prettier without makeup

~When you gave up a week's vacation to do the "make over" on Mary's bedroom

~Whenever you tell me that you're glad that I quilt; restoring a lost legacy

~Whenever you took our girls hiking and camping, giving them so many happy memories

~That you love Handell's Messiah as much as I do

~Whenever you have given our daughters their Father's blessings

~All of the special anniversary celebrations you have planned over the years: Avila Hot Springs, Ventura Harbor, Pismo beach...

~Whenever you willingly participate in our Family Talent Shows

~Whenever you wink at me from across the room

~That you always say "Thank you, Mother Dear, for that very delicious dinner"

Its What I Like About You!

This is a little something Leslie and I did for each other last week. I wrote some things that I love about Leslie and she did the same for me. After I finished I thought it was good enough to share with my family and friends. I love her! Don't you?

25 things that have meant a lot to me in our marriage

Shared testimony and commitment to the Gospel.
willingness to go anywhere with me… started with you going to Utah, then Bakersfield, Denver, Kuwait, Kazakhstan and all the travels together
you always making birthdays and holidays special (Yummy cherry pie)
sharing of common likes in music, movies, shows
acceptance and love of people, social graces
clean house. I really appreciate and enjoy having the kitchen, bathroom always clean and the house presentable to guests
teaching skills. Especially for the little ones but also for adults.
Sensitivity to spiritual things (whisperings of the Spirit) and ability to organize thoughts
Ability to form rhymes and stories to entertain others and express yourself
steady emotions and predictable behaviors
Attention to appearance. I appreciate you always putting on your makeup and making yourself pretty for the day
trust in me
always loving me regardless of my faults
keeping in touch with the family
always cooking meals and making them so tasty
making the home so lovely and comfortable
Keeping our values (family and God) so alive in our home
Your voice
Patience and quickness to forgive
Resourceful and thrifty, not a spend thrift
Love of water and swimming
Training for handling children, both instinct and education
Love of chocolate
Not gullible or superstitious
Intelligent and love truth

The Creation

Today we began our own Blogspot. !!!! Whooopppppeeee!

We always have a bunch of photos to share and no way to get them to you all neatly packaged. So now we will put them up here and invite you to come and see them any time you want. Which I am sure will be a lot!! :)

We like to travel as you know, so we will put some of our stories up here (maybe, we'll see).

The end. Boblog.