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From left to right, the Demolition Van, Matthew, David, and some kid who wandered into my shot. This shot was taken at the "Monster Jam" monster-truck show which takes place every January at SkyDome here in Toronto. |
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Yes, it's the boys posing in front of ... GRAVE DIGGER!!!! |
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David in front of the big orange Demon truck. |
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I can't imagine you find this too interesting, but it's a picture of Matthew's desk. I'm not exactly sure why I took this picture, but there you go. |
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Rebecca and David riding an elephant at "African Lion Safari" in Cambridge, Ontario in June 2004. David is immensely fascinated with animals, so places like SeaWorld, the Zoo, etc. are always big draws for him. |
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David and his friend Matthew Burke with their kindergarten teacher. |
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David and his friend Matthew Burke in their soccer uniforms. |
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It's Fuzzy! If there's one thing that Fuzzy has become very good at as he gets older (as of this picture-taking in August 2004, he is more than 10 years old), it's relaxing. Here he is lounging next to a fountain in Mississauga. |
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My beloved wife Rebecca. Isn't she pretty? |
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It took a bit of cajoling to get her to pose whimsically for the camera, but I eventually managed to convince her. Unfortunately, she couldn't stop laughing when we took this picture, so it required a few takes and even in the one we finally chose, she's on the verge of cracking up. |
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See? |
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Yeah, I know, her eyes are closed. But it's such a cute picture that I had to keep it anyway. |
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Another whimsical pose. |
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Rebecca and David. David loves his mommy. |
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Oops, she moved out of the sunlight, and now she's cold. Why are women always cold? |
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Let it never be said that David is not a happy child. |
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After all these years, he's still a baby to us ... |
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He's a good boy. |
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David loves his mommy. |
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Fuzzy is more than 70 years old in dog-years, so it's not as easy for him to leap up into the car as it once was. |
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Matthew getting a pony ride. I forgot how small the pony was in that picture,
but look at the guy walking next to him.
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David's turn.
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Matthew in his "Hot Wheels" Halloween costume, at the school party.
He's with his old friends, but he doesn't keep in touch with any of them
any more, so there's something bittersweet about this picture.
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The boys, their cousins, and Fuzzy, all catching some shade on my in-laws'
farm.
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And again.
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Rebecca and her family, with Matthew in the foreground and David
just barely visible behind the table.
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Matthew and David getting silly in the little plastic lawn pool.
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