Tuesday, May 24, 2005


Another brand new cousin! This is Emma, my brother Kris & his wife Sarah's daughter. She was born 4 days before Asa. Posted by Hello

Here's Ethan laughing raucously waiting for the frog (see prior post) to drop. Posted by Hello

Mom & Dad Ficek had great fun last night giving Ethan a bath. The green thing in the top left corner of the screen is a rubber frog Dad was playing with...er...I mean entertaining Ethan with. Posted by Hello

Dad with Asa Posted by Hello

Mom with Asa Posted by Hello

Mom & Dad Ficek are here visiting from Michigan for a week. The forecast is pretty dreary but we're enjoying the visit just the same. Posted by Hello

Sunday, May 15, 2005


Kids just don't get much cuter than this. Here's a shot of Josiah & Hannah Burgess--their parents are my brother Jason & his wife Saralyn. Posted by Hello

Here's Ethan & his cousin Josiah watching a "Billage Moobie" at Grandma Pelletier's house. He likes to watch "Quigley's Village" movies, a series of kid's shows that use puppets and a few live actors to teach Biblical values. http://www.visionvideo.com/111-1111111-1111111_762.vhtml Our thanks goes to Chris & Amy Roman, who gave us several of these Q.V. movies that their kids had outgrown. While we limit Ethan's TV time, good entertainment does give mom & dad a nice break. These movies have rescued us from the constant silliness of Pooh and the utter uselessness of SpongeBob Squarepants. Posted by Hello

Thursday, May 12, 2005


Ethan meets Asa for the first time. Posted by Hello

Asa Donlee Burgess


For the 2nd time in our lives, God has entrusted us with one of His most precious creatures. Asa Donlee Burgess was born at 3:13AM on Thursday, May 12, 2005. He weighs about 8lbs 5oz right now and is doing very well. Em's 4 1/2 hour labor was substantially better than the last one, which lasted over 24 hours. Thanks to all who prayed for us! Posted by Hello

Asa Posted by Hello

Friday, April 29, 2005


A recent rainstorm dropped over 6 inches of rain on our area. I figured some of you out there who know the area might be interested in the pictures. Here is a total storm rainfall graph that my company's weather recorder generated. Posted by Hello

A local sporting goods store parking lot with major flooding. Posted by Hello

A shot of downtown Camden where much of the runoff from the area spills into the ocean. Posted by Hello

This local golf course normally has a creek running through the valley. From this far away, you'd normally have to be told to notice it was there. Posted by Hello

Washouts caused major damage to some roads in the area. Posted by Hello

Here's a shot of the road I travel to & from on the way to work every day. Posted by Hello

Here is a local dam. At right you can see a deluge flowing down the spillway. Posted by Hello

Tuesday, April 19, 2005


We had 3 deer foraging on our back lawn this morning. I managed to get a shot of two of them. Posted by Hello

Ethan's cousin Josiah had pony rides (!) at his birthday party Posted by Hello

Sunday, April 03, 2005


We traveled to the Boston area this weekend to attend our good friend Ben's wedding. Here he is with his new wife Kim. We're excited for them as they start their life together! Posted by Hello

Here we are, exhausted after the wedding. Posted by Hello

While we were in the Boston area this weekend, we visited the aquarium. Ethan is just old enough to enjoy this sort of thing. Posted by Hello

More aquarium pix Posted by Hello

More aquarium pix Posted by Hello