Cowboy and Angel Adventures

Todd ~ MVP Todd always thought he was better at basketball than his father and John would never have admitted it then, but today he realizes that Todd was the better player. Although basketball was Todd’s first passion, he was much better at playing football for the Buena Colts and during one of his home games he received the Most Valuable Player of the game award. At the end of the season Todd also received the Most Valuable Receiver Trophy. Todd and his grandfather, Kevin had a “unique” relationship during these years for they shared their great compassion of sports and grew quite close. Because Todd was a competitive young man, he would challenge his brother in many ways. Being the older brother, Todd would most likely win the challenge, but enjoyed having his little brother look up to him (and you can take that literally)! Their unique relationship was always held together with a strong brotherly love, and when Trisha stepped into the family, it didn’t change… for there were ...

Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time. 2015 brought many adventures and a few challenges for this cowboy and angel. The greatest news for 2015 is becoming grandparents again! Callin Rae and Carner Matean were born at the end of the summer and Dalton was officially adopted into the family in the fall and Haley's baby brother arrived just before Christmas. Gene and I love our growing family. The diversity of people and personalities of all those in our family sustain us with an abundance of love, joy and happiness. We learned the importance of adventures this year. While we cannot always afford a cruise expedition, we can enjoy day road trips, or what we call "wasting gas". There are many dirt roads we choose to explore in Southern Arizona. One trip took us down a road where we met many friendly cows. Heidi enjoyed a trip with us up Mt. Graham where we were able to catch up with some friends. We...