Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Happy Holidays 2013




I hope this 'card' finds you well and celebrating the holidays with joy in your life and the promise of a wonderful 2014 ahead. 

One reason I prefer to send this as a holiday greeting rather than the standard USPS Christmas card is that I cherish photos from the year too much to simply pick a couple to share.  So here is a selection of photographs from the year that encompass some of the family, friends and travel highlights of 2013.

Love,
Devin

January


Fun at Baby's restaurant

Playing Outside

February


At the Atlanta airport

Crazy Hair/Hat Day at school

March


My greatest birthday wish - these three smiling

Fun at Hershey Park

Bubble time 

San Francisco

April


Dinner at Otto's 

Lila's Birthday Party

Walk around the neighborhood

And another walk around the neighborhood

May


Sisters

Flagstaff, Arizona

Hanging with the Markles

Bros

Walking the tracks into the Lincoln Diner, Gettysburg

Walk A Mile In Her Shoes fundraiser with my buddy Mark, York, PA

June


Nephcure Walk

Fun times

"Dad, I hear the ice cream truck."

Last day of school

After the haircut! 

Swing time

Spikes game fun 

Berkeley Marina

Pool time at the grandparents'

First time at Camp Nawakwa

July


My girl

Sunset in Gettysburg

Kansas City, Missouri

Wingfest, Tussey Mountain

USA vs. El Salvador, Gold Cup, Baltimore, Maryland

August


With cousins

Penn State soccer

Golf trip, Torch Lake, Michigan

First day of school

Mumford & Sons

Loving dogsitting

September 


USA vs. Mexico, Columbus, Ohio

Cuba, New Mexico

BFFs 
My soccer stud

Keb Mo, Nashville, Tennessee

October


Gators game - surprise trip for Kai, Gainesville, Florida

Gators in Gainesville

Kai's first time shucking oysters

Four Corners - Utah, Colorado, Arizona & New Mexico

First time eating blue crabs

Halloween

Boarding the plane for the surprise trip

November

C & Dad's first Penn State hockey game

Upstate New York

Ernie's with Aunt Mem

Upstate New York

Driving between clients

Thanksgiving with the fam

December


Brother's wedding in Manhattan

Brother's wedding in Manhattan

The tree
Making fun reindeer cupcakes after decorating the tree

Enjoy the holidays everyone!

P.S. For those interested, I have updated the Christmas playlist again this year - a few new tracks added, a few have been retired. If you aren't familiar with the background story... I never was a big fan of Christmas music, but gradually started to hear one or two songs I could stomach and even enjoy.  Now I love Christmas music.  In fact, Trombone Shorty’s “O Holy Night” is one of my favorite songs ever… regardless of the time-of-year. 

Over the years, the playlist evolves. This year it includes some new tracks, including some great ones from Keb Mo, Humming House & Sufjan Stevens.  

http://j.mp/2013ChristmasSongs 

(Note: It's a ~85MB .zip file, so depending on your connection speed, it could take a few minutes to download)