Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Graduation - Prescott, AZ - 12 Dec 2009

I am going to toot my own horn here for a minute. I graduated from Embry-Riddle today in Prescott, AZ. The degree is Master of Aeronautical Science (MAS) and my Capstone Project title was: Single Operator Control of Multiple UAV's: Are We Ready?

We took a roadtrip out to Arizona to walk in the graduation commencement which was held today at the Prescott Campus. A good friend that I did most of the degree with came out and we walked together. It was great to have Stacy and the kids and my parents there with me to celebrate!

Palmdale 10K and Kids 1K - 05 Dec 2009

It was frieking cold and the wind was blowing like crazy. The run was along the California Acqueduct, which was pretty cool. Skye did great.....she came in like 5th or 6th place. I ran the 10K in 55:12, about 5 minutes better than last year.

Christmas Tree Hunting

Pics from our annual Christmas Tree excursion to Tehachapi. Dec. 5, 2009

Big Pimpin'

I hesitate to post this picture, but we laugh every time we see it. It was taken at a friend's birthday party where the kids were doing dressup and glam shots. Landon fell in love with this hat and we don't know where the pose came from.....really, we don't......

Christmas Gingerbread

The kids love this tradition each year. Much of the candy doesn't make it onto the house, but we have a blast during construction.

A Shaver Lake Thanksgiving......

The McCollum side of the family traveled to Shaver Lake, CA to spend Thanksgiving this year. We stayed in Lyndsay's family cabin and rented the cabin next door. The whole family was there, so it was really nice. A little sickness going around and a quarantine cabin were the only unhighlights of the weekend. We got out to the lake to feed the ducks and eat lunch, but it was super cold. Most of the time was spent inside playing Guitar Hero or Wii Snowboarding, which is a blast, by the way. We got a dusting of snow on Friday night which was neat for the kids. The 4runner does very nice donuts in the cul-de-sac too.........

Enjoy the pics.....

I Am A Child of God

Landon randomly belts out "I am a Child of God" and we finally had him perform it for us tonight with the video camera in hand. He loves to sing. Another favorite is John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High"!!!!

Someone trying to be helpful....

What do you get when you mix an unsupervised 3 yr old, a laptop computer, and a screwdriver on a Saturday morning? the picture explains.....

4th of July Video

I was going through pics on our digital camera tonight and found this little video of 4th of July fireworks. There is no sound, but Landon is loving what's going on. Enjoy!

The Little Sea Monkey......

For those that don't know........Stacy is pregnant!!!!!! She is 19 weeks today and we were able to get an ultrasound done today. Check out the picture of the little guy/gal. That's right, we didn't find out what it is. It will be quite the surprise. Skye is pulling for a baby sister. This way we get to choose boy and girl names.

The little sea monkey was active in there swimming around during the ultrasound. Still lots of room to move around. He/she has a nice and strong little hearbeat and was very active.

Halloween Costumes - 2009

Skye was Dorothy from Wizard of Oz

Stacy was Rosie the Riveter

Landon as an Air Force Pilot

Todd was a party pooper like usual