We're Going to Puerto Vallarta!

Our whole family is going to Puerto Vallarta June 5th through 12th. We are staying at the Marival Resort & Suites in Nuevo Vallarta, which is the newer area. Its an all-inclusive hotel with tons of activities for the kids (and us).

Click here to watch a video about the hotel. The Marival hotel website is here.

Robin's Junior Prom

Robin had her junior prom and here is a picture of her and her friend and their dates. They all looked great and had a real good time. Interestingly, prom wasn't held in the high school gym but was actually at a nice hotel in one of the nearby suburbs.

Parents vs. Kids Hockey

At the end of Justin's hockey season with the Dallas Stars Select, we had a parent vs. child hockey game. The kids were whipping us pretty bad until Ulf Dahlen, Stars assistant coach, hit the ice and posted double-digit goals. The game ended in a tie, but then we had a shoot-out.

Trip to Venice (Kind of)

Shannon and I standing in Venice, Italy watching a gondola on the Grand Canal. Well, not really... we're at the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas.

Besides several thousand rooms, a huge casino, dozens of restaurants, a big conference center, and several theaters, they have a huge section of well over 100 high-end stores with a canal running through it all.

Notice how even the ceiling is painted to look like a partly-cloudy blue sky. Its not near as bright indoors as it would be outside, of course, but its amazing how realistic everything looks.

I was at this hotel in Vegas for our annual Lawson Conference and User Exchange for work.

My New Car

Here is a picture of my car. Its a 2008 Acura MDX. It has built-in navigation, a DVD player in the back, running boards, luggage racks, and a hitch.

Its really nice inside and drives like a sports car, but has enough room for all of us and some gear.

My Cousin Angela's Wedding

My cousin Angela Wick was just married to Josh Dykstra on December 29th. I was not able to make it to Chicago, but my parents were there. I uploaded some nice photos from the photographer's website to our 2008 Favorites album.

Dad is going to upload all the photos he took as well once he gets back home after visiting us in Texas in January/February.

Rare Shannon Pic

Pictures of Shanon are rare, but I was able to snag this pic to use for caller ID.

Robin's NY Macy's Day Parade Trip

I don't have any photos from the actual Macy's Day Parade because we weren't there, but here's a photo of Robin and her friend, Katie, at the airport on their way to New York.

Robin at the Marcus v. Lewisville "Axe" Game

Here is Robin at the big "Battle of the Axe" game between Marcus and Lewisville, their biggest rival. The game gets so many people every year its played in the Cowboys stadium. Marcus won this game. Justin took this picture of Robin in her Marquettes outfit and it really shows off her smile without her braces.

Marquettes Half-Time Show

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Here is another photo of Robin and the Marcus Marquettes performing during half-time at one of the Marcus football games.

Justin's Paintball Birthday Party

Justin had his 10th birtday party at the Xdrenalin paintball park. Justin had gone once before for a friends party, but it was our first time for the rest of us.

We got very lucky and mostly got to play by ourselves, so we didn't have battle a bunch of crazies. We all got a few welts and bruises but had a great time.

Paul's Baseball Game

Here is Paul up to bat. He got a good hit and made it to 2nd base. He also scored a couple of runs in this game. His team won.