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Viola

Talking with a teenager

by Bryan on December 7, 2009 · 1 comment

Here’s how the conversation went when Viola returned from her small-group class tonight.
Me: What’d you talk about tonight?
Her: Stuff.
Me: What kind of stuff?
Her: Stuff.
Sometimes our talks go like this, but sometimes–such as after last week’s class–she’ll share more. So I’ll be patient :)

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Visiting Houston

by Bryan on December 2, 2009 · 1 comment

We spent most of the Thanksgiving weekend (Friday-Sunday) visiting Houston. Here are a few highlights:

Above: Stella and I during a stroll outside The Woodlands Mall in the northern Houston suburbs.

Above: From our jaunt to Houston earlier this year, I knew Amani would get a kick out of a ride on the merry-go-around. And he did: [...]

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Video: Vio takes Amani for a bike ride

by Bryan on January 18, 2009 · 2 comments

Viola takes Amani for spin on his new bike, just in front of our house.
Recorded on Sunday, January 18, 2009.

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Amani celebrates the arrival of 2007!

by Bryan on January 1, 2007 · 1 comment

It’s “Happy New Year 2007″ time, and in the video below, you’ll see that Amani can’t contain his excitement. Just click on the video to play it!

Faith, Monch, Stella, and (mostly) Viola provide the sound effects in the background!
Technorati Tags: 2007, Amani, New Year’s

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Protected: Tough night with Viola

by Bryan on November 11, 2006 · 0 comments

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Halloween fun

by Bryan on October 31, 2006 · 0 comments

Viola went out trick or treating as a devil tonight (she was an angel last year and a witch back in 2004) with her friend Alesha. She’s 12, so it could be her last year on the house-to-house circuit.
She came home with a bag full of candy, and then we took the shots you see [...]

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Viola the talented

by Bryan on October 29, 2006 · 0 comments

Viola continues to impress me. After our breakfast yesterday (we shared the “Hungry Man’s Special – see her portion in the photo above), we learned how to use Scrapblog, which I mentioned in the previous post.
I made most of the first slide and part of the second — and gave her a few demos. [...]

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