Beach Adventure

This photo was taken while we were vacationing in Seaside, near Portland, Oregon, in August 2006. Only a few months old at the time, Maxwell was strapped to the front of me in a Baby Bjorn while I snapped the shot. I remember it being very windy and chilly, but Madeleine still loved running in the water along the beach with her daddy.

First Effort for Digital Scrapbooking!

I've been trying to learn how to create digital scrapbook pages with Photoshop Elements. The results are not bad, if I do say so myself! And I didn't do any retouch work on this photo, so I anticipate to have better-looking pages in the future. I was suprised at how easy the whole process was.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Honeymoon Memories

A Work of Art!

Here are a few more Japan photos!

Hollie and Dennis with friends partying in Matsumoto.

Hollie in Chinatown, Yokohama. She blends in well, no?

Shinjuku in Tokyo.

Hollie in a student's home. She visited for tea.

"I'm turning Japanese, I really think so."

Hello from Hollie. Here are some fun pics of our time in Japan. 

Dennis saying a prayer at a temple in Kyoto.

Hollie in Hiroshima.

Shinkansen (bullet train)!

Yogi, Dennis, Hollie, Francie, Cara, and Jeff bowling in Matsumoto.

Building in Kyoto---sorry, I can't remember the name!

Russell, Hollie, and Dennis in Matsumoto.

Jennifer, Dennis, and Hollie at Dennis' b-day party in Matsumoto.

Yuka, Hollie, and a friend at Orange Bar in Matsumoto.

Chinatown in Yokohama.

Dennis and Hollie at Dennis' birthday party in Matsumoto. This is around the time we started dating.