The Bell Curve of Life

  We had a chance to watch Mateo perform as a part of the Mission Hills High School Marching Band this month.  It was a lot of fun to watch!...

  We had a great time at an afternoon party at a friends house on July 4th.  Here are Dave and the boys playing a bit of b-ball. Troy and Te...

  We went out to dinner at Miguel's.  During dinner, Troy lost a tooth, a molar.  He won't be losing too many more as he is quickly ...

We have a tradition in our house - we go out to eat as a family each Friday night and rotate who gets to pick the place (or they can choose ...

 We took Ruby with us to pick up a car in the shop yesterday. She was as thrilled as the rest of us to be out and about.  Teo especia...

I have been working from home since March 17th. My wife and my son have been working from home since March 23rd. We've kept fairly...

 Troy is ten now, and is becoming curious about using chopsticks.  Here is his first lesson. Actually, Troy and Teo both tried sushi, s...

Troy in red shirt, Mateo throwing football over goalpost.

 Each Friday, we have Family Dinner Night Out and we rotate who gets to pick the location.  Last week, it was my pick and I chose Texas Ro...

The boys picked basketball as their after-school activity this year, and we're underway! Mateo Barker.  Mateo waiting for his bro...

 When Troy came home from school on Thursday, he handed me this drawing he made of a bullet-proof car.  He's stated that on the drawin...

 It was Troy's pick for the fall amusement park trip, and he picked Disneyland! Here are Troy and Mateo entering the park.  Troy ...

 We found time to make it to the Del Mar Fair this year, and we made it the first evening trip with the boys.   Every other time they have...