Curtis Cottengim looks like a typical six-year-old boy with his big warm smile and bright eyes. But Curtis does not experience the world like most children his age, because Curtis is Autistic. Curtis has faced more challenges in his short life than many others will ever experience. Children with Autism have many special needs.
Curtis has [...]
This holiday I gave my cameras a rest, and just took a few pictures. Spent a wonderful evening with brother and sister-in-law, David & Janet Crook, and another delightful evening with nephew and niece, Ed and Michelle Dias.
Here are just a few of the pictures…and I’m rested enough now to get my cameras out [...]
My brother, David Crook, took this photo this evening near his home in Peoria.
My adorable (and sort of huge) granddog, Nellie, made the Seattle station KOMO’s weather photos page.
The snow has been spectacular in Monroe, where my son and daughter-in-law live. Here are a couple more pictures: one with Ron and Nellie, and one of granddog Gracie cavorting through the snow as only a golden retriever can do!
Today I went to a group home across town where a dear family friend, Don Gabe, lives with six or so other people who need assisted living. Don is a former neighbor, and he and my husband, Jack, played cribbage once a week for years.
Don is one of those hidden treasures you find now and [...]
Meet 19-month-old Luke Smolinski and his special family: Daddy Steve, Mommy Jackie, brother Alex and sister Lily. At first glance, Luke looks like a normal little boy learning to walk and playing with toys. But for the last year, Luke has been fighting a monster, and that monster is called The Seizure Monster.
Since [...]
My illustrious, multi-talented daughter-in-law just passed the Washington State bar, and was sworn in on November 6, 2008. It was an arduous journey, but well worth it, as people with disabilities in Washington State will benefit.
She passed the bar in Arizona in 1982. She was at the Attorney General’s office for about two-and-a-half years, [...]
Here’s a photo of nephew and niece Skip & Julie Voetberg and their children, including son-in-law, Will…as they prepared to leave for a year in Ghana where Skip is teaching Bible classes and other things.
The rest of the family is doing volunteer work and enjoying getting to know others in the community and surrounding [...]
How can I not brag about my family? Yet another niece is following in the family tradition of being an excellent photographer: Soryn Voetberg.
Soryn, along with six siblings, parents, and brother-in-law, is spending a year in Ghana. Long way from Chehalis, Washington.
Recently the Voetbergs visited Togo, and this is one of her shots. What [...]
I’ve been cleaning closets and organizing between other tasks today, and I decided to get Christmas Bear out to meet L’il Bear. No sooner did I plop him down that up leaped L’il Bear ready to protect or attack or whatever. Actually, he ended up biting the bear and eating a little of its fur, [...]
