Man you’re old!

I remember the day well… back in 1989… I got a beep on my pager, yes, I said pager, from KW saying that the baby was finally on her way. By the time I arrived at the hospital my first niece was born. 17 years later… I feel old!

What better way to say Happy Birthday then to head to the Havens house to go swimming! And you know what that means…. pictures! Click here to see the pics.
Happy Easter… and happy birthday to Elizabeth. We also celebrated Audrey’s birthday since she will be in Texas for her birthday. JR & Meg are moving to Ft. Worth… UHaul’s leaving Merced in one week and this is probably the last party at the Decko’s house… at least this one (the next one’s up there) Reeb bros! (click here for pics)

Also, here’s a video of Rae Rae (slow pipes will suffer… 33 MB)
Today started as any other March 25th would start… crank up the Elton John tunes! In case you didn’t know this about me, I am a huge Elton fan. Today is Sir Elton’s birthday (and Aretha Franklin’s and Danika Patrick’s)… which means I will listen to Elton music for most of the day.

I can’t bring up my taste in music without mentioning that I am also a huge honky-tonk and classic country fan (the Possum reigns!) and have been a crazy Kiss fan since I was very young.

Today also brings sad news in the music world. Buck Owens passed away at his home in Bakersfield this morning. Bakersfield, as a city, has a crappy reputation up here in Nor Cal, but as a “sound”, Bakersfield is awesome! Dawn and I actually got to sing Happy Birthday to Buck years ago. Well actually, Dawn and I and thousands of others at a Garth Brooks concert. It was a few days after Buck’s birthday and Garth asked everyone to be quiet while he called him from a cell phone on stage. Then, 17,000 of us joined Garth and his band in wishing Buck a happy birthday. What a great memory!
Sir Elton, Happy Birthday!
Long live Bakersfield!
Happy birthday Dawn and Shauna… who says husbands can’t put together a last minute party for our wives. So, Happy Birthday Mrs. Matt & Mike Beckwith. Pics are here… cool to see Shane, Wendy, Shawn, Maria and kids…. well, it’s nice to see everyone… you know what I mean!


Wow! I can’t believe our little niece has turned the sweet 16. That is just amazing… I can very clearly remember the day she was born… 19, 19, 19-89… seems like only yesterday. KC got a new camera (and I blew the surprise a little early by giving her a memory card) so I am sure that she will be sharing some pics soon!


Family Dinner, July ’05. Happy 85th birthday Mimi! Great time was had by all. Click here for pictures.

Boy, do we love surprise birthday parties! Cwissy, Belinda, Pam and Tom really did a great job with this Jamaican themed party. Everyone assembled at Pam & Tom’s house about six o’clock and then when we were all ready, Cwissy made the call to Maria to tell her that someone had broken into her Mom’s house… and to make it worse… the dogs were missing. Well, Maria, being the good daughter that she is… came running with all her friends. She burst through the door expecting to start a burglary investigation but instead heard the screams of “SURPRISE!” Caribbean decorations and food made the event very enjoyable. Check out pictures from the party on our picture page.