@ Denny's Celebrating our last Christmas Concert in Roaring Spring PA

Last nights concert in Dayton OH- we had a great timeand the privilege
of having Rebekah's sister, Ericka, with us- thanks to Tim Buttery who
took the pics!

Just to clarify we did not bring the trees with us- I don't even think
the lights would have fit in tv KIA! Merry Christmas!

Tonights set- it was hard fitting all the trees in the car, but
totally worth it!

No explanation needed

A present for Michael - Merry Christmas!

Rescued Santa - we rescued this guy from the trash- I'll admit he's
kinda creepy but come on people this is Santa- you can't throw away
Santa! I think where going to go stick this on my cousin Michaels
lawn... Long story!

We are out looking at lights and my dad hates the plastic santa's so I
took a picture of one for him- I'm such a considerate son- love you
daddy

Chocolate covered canolis - It doesn't get much better than this! NY
I'm home.

Look! Dad's on TV! What a ham!

Night 2 - it's a packed house!

Grandma and Grandpa's old house- this was a place of great memories,
lots of swimming, and of course plenty of shrimp cocktail and
Friendlys ice cream cups! Hey Grandma & Grandpa- looks like the house
is for sale- Wanna come back to NY?! Bet you could get a good price!

Late at night on our way to NY - thank heavens for 24 he starbucks! I
think this pic was taken around 1:00 am, and we hadn't even hit
Delaware yet. Ohvay!

Deep dish by Jeremy Hurst. Hmmm yummm! Good homemade deep dish pizza

Going through the tunnel in Baltimore

My family of Gummi Bears- so many flavors - which one to eat first? I
think the red one, always a favorite

Our set

Our show @ Poplar Creek in New Berlin WI - playing with Dan Lawonn -
will be back

Here we are with the host herself- Ellie Lafaro- She invited us one
condition- we must participate in the talent show-I played and made
Bekah sing! Pizza was good, but the NY bakery cookies were awesome!
Thanks Aunt Ellie!

Last night we got to hang out with some of my friends from NY in VA at
the Lafaro's pizza party taken show! Maria and her new husband Matt
French and her sister Gina. Great catching up. Rebekah, me, Gina, Matt
and Maria

Tad Agoglia - Top 10 CNN Hero - he used to go to my home church. Now
he runs a first response team in the US for natural disaster. Check
out his website www.firstresponseteam.org - check out his equipment-
sweet!

The Moore girls at work in the kitchen- Happy Thanksgiving!

Oh yeah I just paid $2 for gas - whoohoo! - Willmington DE

Sometimes it's better to have live action band shots-no ketchup stains
were aquired. Great time playing at Real Life Youth with Ben, Andrew,
Brandon, and Eric- thanks boys!

Mass renewal of vows- it was one big- "you may now kiss your wife"

Date 2 - Married Couples Weeked - Strasburg PA - There must be
something about the rain- we can't get away from it.

It's in- hot of the press- our new CD has arrived- looking forward to
sharing it with you all- iTunes will follow in a few weeks. So nice to
finally have it in hand. I hope and pray that God uses it to bless
others- always amazed that he gives me songs. Thanks God!

This is the church we were at this weekend - Philadelphia Church
Seattle, WA. This sign is a landmark in the community. This sign was
once cutting edge then outdated and now old enough to be considered
retro with a very renissance city. (joseph garrastegui would being
taking pictures like crazy around here- this ones for you)

Whoosh! There it goes! Good thing I didn't want this one

Blue C's - If you like sushi this is the place to go- but move fast or
the sushi will pass you by.

Worship at Philadelphia Church Wired Worship service. Great band.
Loud. A bit deaf at the moment. Bekah and
I are sick but somehow still able to sing and worship- a bit of that
extraordinary strength. This morning went great as well. Now for
fellowship and food. I could get used to all the food- very nice
restaurants.

The Original Statbucks- how cool is that

Seattle

We happened upon this troll under a bridge. Check out the VW Bug in
his hand.

The docks in Seattle. The weather is overcast and drizzling- typical
day in Seattle.

This is where they film Deadliest Catch- how cool

We arrived in Seattle- Beautiful city- just ate at the "high life"-
Its an old firehouse. Now it's time for bed- my body says it's 1am-
goodnight from Seattle

The view from up here.

Bekah wanted her picture with the Moose. I don't know why, I just take
the pictures. Now off to Seattle!

A little pit stop in Minneapolis on our way to Seattle - if only we
could stop and see our friends

Here we go

Date 1- Seattle, WA - leaving from BWI

Our Friends 

We had to leave them behind because 

Rebekah's clothes took up to much room. 

We'll see them soon

Joseph, Diana, Sarah, Mariah, Jeremy, Kegan, and us - Apple Picking followed by an apple pie

We arrived- safe and sound- goodnight

Somewhere between Pittsburg and DC I am enjoying a cookie and
Starbucks (shoutout to Jeremy and Sarah for the treats) while Rebekah 
winds us through the rolling hills of PA. It's nearing the midnight
hour and we are still a distance away from our destination.

Our view for the next 2-3 hours. Yippee!

We are officially homeless. A bittersweet moment as we leave our first
home. So long Elkhart...hello D.C.

I took this at RedRobin in Fort Wayne IN. Made me think of my cousin
Mike Parisi- got to see him in the majors this summer- thanks for the
tickets! Get better

How to retrieve your keys from a pond... 

Yes, this is my ultimate "Ahhh! I've lost my keys" scenario. 

Pic 1 - A nice fishing outing on the Messick's Pond. Notice the red encircled keys. I like to hang the clicker in my pocket and let the keys hang out so they don't scratch my phone. As you will see below this is not a very smart idea and has plagued me ever so much with loosing my keys.

Pic 2 - Note how the keys are missing from my pocket. I did a little casting and cast my keys out of my pocket and right off the dock. Jordan, Steve and I are now watching the bubbles of where the keys disappeared, contemplating their recovery and wondering "How deep could it really be?"

Pic 3 - Well lets see how deep it is. This is only a small pond... mind you, Jordan and Jimmy both caught 18" Bass moments early... and I hate ponds for fear of having a bass mistake my fingers for worms.

Pic 4 - So I still haven't reached the bottom...

Pic 5 - Time to get a little adventurous. I have reached the bottom, but no sign of the keys :(

Pic 6 - Time to go all in - Head first, both hands - Important Note - I recently lost 19 pounds. My jeans are not very tight anymore. There was a close call at one point, but thanks to Steve and Jordan I remained in my pants.

Pic 7 - Ah, Success! 

Special thanks to Grant Black who just happened to have his camera to capture this wonderfully embarrassing event!

Yes, the clicker still works.