jps in kindergarden (Spring '65)
jps in 1st grade (Spring '66)
jps in 2nd grade (Spring '67)
jps in 3rd grade (Spring '68)
jps in 4th grade (Spring '69)
jps in 5th grade (Spring '70)
Sister Paula and I after my confirmation (1970)
This was my 1978 Datsun 620 pickup - "Bleu XTC" before the custom paint and emblem shave (ca. 1978)
My '78 Datsun pickup truck (620) - it was one trick "load"
Kenneth James John Van Tassel in our hotel room in Tokyo, Japan; we were there for the Mirage Bowl game between SDSU and the Air Force Academy (Dec '81)
A group from the SDSU Aztec Marching Band playing from the torch in the Tokyo Olympic Stadium during the Mirage Bowl (Dec '81)
Cynthia and I in my family's living room during our dating days (July '84)
This was my 1985 Nissan pickup - "Bleu XTC2" before custom wheels and a drop in the suspension (ca. 1985)
Elizabeth at 3.5 years of age holding her brother Andrew at 2 mos. old
(l-r) Art Malmgren, Ken Van Tassell, Rick Jaeger, and I loading the rider rental truck before Cynthia and I moved to Alabama.
Ada Ayres, Grace Ayres, Bertha Sain and I at the Bali Hai Restaurant on Shelter Island (San Diego, CA)
My mom and I out shooting hoops near Mallet Hall at the University of Alabama (Dec '87)
Cynthia and I on Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. (Dec '87)
Sain/Ayres family, VanTassels and Warners at the Jaegers circa 1988
My mother and I at the airport in the late 80's
Richard Bosworth and I in my apartment in Tuscaloosa - married student housing two room postage stamp apartment (1988)
Mom, Aunt Ada, Gram, myself and Cynthia at the Galleria in Hoover, AL (Birmingham)
Cynthia and I at Charlie Brewer's apartment in Tuscaloosa, AL
My wife and I on the day I was "hooded" with my doctorate at the University of Alabama
Cynthia and I on the pier at Datona Beach, Fl (ca. 1991)
Cynthia and I at the Udell's home in Gainesville, FL
All the Sains at the Golden Gate Bridge. Elizabeth is hiding behind her mom.
Our first house was a "fixer-upper"; notice the siding replacement (10 4x8 sheets of T1-11).
Our first house was a "fixer-upper"; notice the French doors upgrade (from the broken sliding glass door original).
My maternal grandmother, Grace May Ayres, Mother's Day 1999 at age 93.
Summer vacation hiking all over a big pile of rocks at Rock City, TN.
A recent pup from our yorkie pair Ladd and Winéphred.
Elizabeth and Andrew performing their first organ recital at Gary and Peg's house in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Andrew's baptism - (lft-rt) Great Aunt Ada, jps, Cynthia and Andrew, Grandma Bert, Elizabeth (hiding), and Great Grandmother Grace.
Elizabeth and Andrew for Halloween 1999; how do they look as a ladybug and Snow White?
Andrew and Elizabeth on their backyard swing
Dad and kids enjoying our time together
Andrew and Elizabeth all dressed up (for Christmas, I think).
Elizabeth reading to Bubba
Jim and his Yorkie pup Connie
The Sain family at Bear in the Big Blue House show at Disney's MGM Studios
Sain's in our back yard
Tigg and Andrew
Tigg and Andrew, "a Miata Florida Trooper pursuit vehicle our size!"
Andrew and Elizabeth with Shamu at Sea World (2001)
Elizabeth and Andrew posing with Tigger during the Character Lunch at the Crystal Palace at Disney World's Tragic Kingdom (2001)
My kids and I playing snuggle bunny in bed (2001)
One couch, one comforter, two kids and dad: a recipe for giggles (2001)
Cynthia and the kids with BIG horses - Cyldesdales, Sea World, Orlando (2001)
Bubba, mom and Tigg in front of our home in Gainesville (2001)
Elizabeth and Andrew at Christmas time (Dec '01)
My Love - My Wife
Ada Ayres (maternal aunt), Mom and I on the boat ride to inter my maternal grandmothers ashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Calif.
Tigg and Bubba during Christmas 2002
Good friend Javier Garavaglia and my "Latin American Mom" Mabel Garavaglia (and me) in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Andrew with great aunt Ada, sister Elizabeth, paternal grandmother Bert, maternal grandmother UnaMae, and mother Cynthia (photo by maternal grandfather, Dan)
Kids with dad...ah...Eyeore at Disney, Dec. 2002
Andrew and Elizabeth chowing down on microwave popcorn (2002)
Andrew and Elizabeth enjoying a good swing on a cool winter day (2002)
jps at Tommys in Costa Mesa, CA, with friends Ken VanTassell and Shamus McConney (2002)
Elizabeth driving her brother, Andrew, to Toontown
The extended Sain family with out Cynthia - she's behind the camera
Sain at the water front in Seattle before a trip to Bainbridge Island
Ed (harp), me (bass), Charlie (guitar) and Jerry (voice/piano) jam during Cynthia's 40th b-day shindig!
Andrew, Cynthia and Elizabeth pose in the forest at Disney's Animal Kingdom (Orlando '03)
Andrew and Elizabeth are put on time out at the "Tragic Kingdom" (Orlando '03)
Cynthia and Elizabeth (1 & 2 on the left) share a spinning dinowhirl ride a Animal Kingdom (Orlando '03)
Our favorite meal is at the Crystal Palace at the "Tragic Kingdom" the kids meet the characters - as soon as dad leaves (middle) they'll get to meet some
At MGM the kids get to ride a speeder (doesn't go very fast with that iron bar bolted to the ground)
You only turn 40 once - and you need all the black you can get!
Me playing bass at a Valentine's Day gig - that's my '76 Fender P-Bass
A stop at the original "Tommys" at Beverly and Rampart in Los Angeles (2004)
I needed a new truss rod cover for my Carvin LB76F... so I dropped by the Carvin factory while in San Diego
Elizabeth and Andrew with the monorail pilot during Tigg's B-Day trip
The kids and I before their trip to San Diego with their paternal grandma and great aunt
The kids get to ride with the engineer in the front of the monorail at Disney World's "Tragic Kingdom"
Andrew, Mickey and Elizabeth enjoy the character lunch at Epcot's "The Land"
The Sain's on Splash Mountain at Disneyworld's Magic Kingdom (back two seats)
My kids on a coaster at Legoland in San Marcos, California
Our godson, Jimbo with Elizabeth and Andrew at a park in Austin, TX
Elizabeth with a Eric Clapton signed stratocaster and Andrew with a Lenny Kravitz signed flying "V" with Hard Rock New Orleans manager Tony
Elizabeth, Cynthia and Andrew at the Riverwalk in New Orleans overlooking the "mighty" Mississippi river
A pieced together panorama from our 34th floor room of the New Orleans Sheraton hotel
(l-r) Myself, Ken Van Tassell, and Shamus McConney at Tommy's in Costa Mesa, CA (Apr '04)
Once again the kids get to sit up front on the WDW monorail (Sept. '04)
One of the best deals at WDW, the character lunch - better food, characters around for photo ops, and air-conditioned - sit-down comfort (Sept. '04)
My two angles before the Christmas play at the Christmas Eve Children's mass (Dec. '04)
My kids are about the only thing that can make me smile and laugh so much - great therapy (and cheaper than a psychoanalyst).
Alright, silly photo...I know, but here are three of us on Big Thunder Mountain (Elizabeth's behind my big fat head - I'm taking this self portrait)
Pepper, my mom's new poodle, and I read the paper before breakfast...smart dog! (Jan. '05)
Cynthia, Elizabeth, Andrew, & Jim Sain with Frances Sain Hildebran at Cedar Key, Fla. (May '05)
Ed Coogan and Jim Sain at the Queen of Peace Academy picnic (May '05)
The Sains at Busch Gardens on Rhino Rally with Elizabeth's friend Maloy as the rally navigator in the front seat (June '05)
Tigg and Bubba on vacation with grandma in California (June '05)
A visit to Northern California means a meeting with some very big trees (June '05)
The kids visit with their godparents Ken and Kay Van Tassell and their daughter Melody (June '05)
Elizabeth and Andrew visit with their maternal grandparents, Dan and Unamae Jaeger in Rancho de los Penasquitos (June '05)
On the way back to Florida from California the kids are stranded by "weather" in the DFW airport; seems that American Airlines couldn't find a hotel room for two elderly ladies and two young children - makes me wary of trusting an airline with my life...there was no prohibitive weather between California and Florida! Did I mention that they were 5 hours late getting to San Diego on the outbound leg and sat on the tarmac for hours in a very hot aircraft (July '05)
Elizabeth and Andrew in the piano room (formerly the dining room) in the new 2005 school uniforms (Aug '05)
Andrew and his big sis, Elizabeth, blowing out the candles on his 8th birthday cake at O2BKids (Aug '05)
Jim and Cynthia (Oct '05)
The Sain family - photo for the Queen of Peace church directory (Oct '05)
Kids on the bumpers cars at Busch Gardens (Dec '05)
Maloy Meyer, Elizabeth, Andrew and Cynthia Sain ride Montu at Busch Gardens (Dec '05)
Elizabeth and Mom with Maloy Meyer at Busch Gardens with face painting (Dec '05)
Cynthia and Andrew opening presents from my sister Frances (Dec '05)
Dad enjoying the coaching from Elizabeth and Andrew as I play MarioKart on Elizabeth's GameboyDS (Dec '05)
The kids and I in our piano room during Christmas 2005 (Dec '05)
Andrew and Elizabeth burry their legs in the sand at St. Augustine while mom looks on (Jan '06)
Gloria Peters, Dan and UnaMae Jaeger, Cynthia and I (l-r) in Eugene, OR (Mar '06)
Cynthia and I in Eugene, OR, for the SEAMUS conference presentation of my "ball peen hammer" (Mar '06)
Elizabeth and Andrew in their Easter outfits (April '06)
Queen of Peace Middle School Band during the Night of the Arts (May '06)
Queen of Peace Middle School Choir during the Night of the Arts (May '06)
Andrew and me after he finished building his ExoForce lego model (May '06)
Elizabeth, Cynthia and Andrew before his first communion at Queen of Peace (May '06)
Andrew and I after his first communion in front of the son with father statue (May '06)
Playing violin in my spare time (June '06)
So, you visit the Biltmore Estate and the first thing you do with your wife is... (June '06)
My sister and I enjoying the shade while sitting on a garden bench at the Biltmore Estate (June '06)
Frances and I walking at Linville Falls (June '06)
Having a sandwich with my sister at a lake on the Blue Ridge Parkway (June '06)
Mom, Elizabeth, Andrew and Ada at the Tampa Airport on their way to Maui (June '06)
Andrew and Elizabeth enjoying a soft drink under a banyan tree in Lahaina, Maui (June '06)
(l-r) Me, Cynthia, Frances, Curtis, Jackie, Aunt Carol and Uncle Dale at Frances' house in Valdese, NC (July '06)
(l-r) Me, Cynthia, my sister Frances, Hanna (my nephew's wife) and Curtis my nephew in Valdese, NC (July '06)
(l-r) Rusty Baker, me, Laurie Baker and my boy Andrew at Daytona enjoying a day in the Florida sun (Aug '06)
Mom and I celebrating her 70th birthday at Judge's on the Catawba river in Morganton, NC (Aug '06)
(l-r) Curtis Hildebran, me, Kim and Frances in Valdese, NC, at Frances' home (Aug '06)
My sister Frances and I in the kitchen of her home in Valdese, NC (Aug '06)
A photo from my Red Roof Inn hotel room in San Antonio, Texas; the Alamo is in the center where all the trees are (Sept '06)
Yup, "Remember the Alamo," and while you're there, take a photo (Sept '06)
Gary Meyer and I at his daughters' paint ball birthday party; we were reminded why men past 35 are not allowed to join the armed services...ouch (Oct '06)
Family on the Catawba; (clockwise from left) Aunt Ada, Andrew, Frances, Elizabeth, me, Uncle Dale, Cynthia and Aunt Carol (Nov '06)
Family and friends in the kitchen at my sister's house for Thanksgiving; (lft-rt) Jan, Frances, Kim and Elizabeth (Nov '06)
Andrew and I...love those hugs! (Nov '06)
All those with the Sain gene gather in North Carolina; (lft-rt) Elizabeth, Nephew Curtis, Sister Frances, Andrew and me (Nov '06)
Aunt Ada, mom and Aunt Carol in my sister's living room (Nov '06)
My sister Frances and her love of a cat Bebe (Nov '06)
The younger Hildebrans: my nephew Curtis and his bride Hanna (Nov '06)
(lft-rt) Elizabeth, Curtis, Hanna and Andrew - Cousins (Nov '06)
(lft-rt) Elizabeth, Curtis, Frances, Andrew and I (Nov '06)
The whole "Hee Haw" gang at Thanksgiving; (back: lft-rt) Cynthia, Kim, Elizabeth, Andrew, Ada, mom, Hanna, Curtis, Frances (new footstool), and I (in front) (Nov '06)
Frances, Uncle Dale and I (Nov '06)
Kim, her life long friend Jan, and my sister Frances at the cabin on Swayback Knob (Nov '06)
My sister Frances, her sister Kim and my daughter Elizabeth (Nov '06)
Sharing photos of our new cabin with Aunt Carol, Frances, and Uncle Dale - I'm second from right (Nov '06)
"Y" chromosomes gather for Thanksgiving (Nov '06)
In downtown Morganton there is a barbershop carrying the family name - long lost "kin" - most likely (Nov '06)
The kids at Christmas at their Aunt Frances' home in Valdese, NC.
Waiting for the BB gun shoot at Camp Buc Tuocs - Elizabeth in light blue hoodie, Andrew with the blue dino sweatshirt and Cynthia smiling beside (Feb '07)
Elizabeth and Cynthia at the ChemE society banquet (Mar '07)
Elizabeth, Andrew and Kim Guthrey at Wilson's Creek near Brown Mtn., NC (Aug '07)
The best way to enjoy lunch, stay cool, have Bojangles chicken in the shade and watch the others in the sun at Wilson's Creek (Aug '07)
Andrew and Elizabeth in the foreground and Kim and Cynthia in the background at Wilson's Creek (Aug '07)
Cynthia and I waiting for the Queen of Peace Christmas concert (Dec '07)
This was so funny I just had to do it - to see the animated version (for how ever long they keep this active) [click here] (Dec '07)
This year's castle redo at the Tragic Kingdom was lighted icicles (Dec '07)
The family on the Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyworld (Dec '07)
Elizabeth and I on the "lello" Dumbo at Disneyworld (Dec '07)
Andrew, Elizabeth and Cynthia at the Tragic Kingdom (Dec '07)
Christmas dinner at my mother and aunt's house (Dec '07)
Ah, socks, I need socks! (Dec '07)
Elizabeth and Andrew readying to open their Christmas presents from their Aunt Frances (Dec '07)
Andrew is successful getting the wrapping of his lego gift (Dec '07)
Waiting with a stack of gifts on my lap at my sister's place - she spoils me (Dec '07)
Kim gave me a gift I almost cried about - a photo of my sister when she was in 1st grade; we didn't grow up together having only met when I was 45 for the first time (Dec '07)
Elizabeth, me and Andrew at the Biltmore Estate - brought to you by Lowes (Dec '07)
Elizabeth, Cynthia and Andrew also in front of the Biltmore Estate (Dec '07)
Cynthia looking like a marble statue at the Biltmore Estate (Dec '07)
Elizabeth and I getting ready to tour the Biltmore Estate during a timed entry day (Dec '07)
The Sain's enjoying a beautiful day at the Biltmore Estate (Dec '07)
Elizabeth getting to know Burt, the Belgian draft horse (Dec '07)
Andrew trying to walk on stilts at the Blitmore Estate (Dec '07)
Elizabeth did very well on the stilts - great balance (Dec '07)
Candidate snap shot of the kids in our Ford Expedition during a winter trip to our cabin in NC (Dec '07)
The Sain and Hildebran clans at dinner hosted by Dr. Andrew Ross (Dec '07)
Andrew and I at the cooking event at Camp Buc Tuocs with stick (Feb '08)
Cynthia frying up some saussage for the den breakfast at Camp Buc Tuocs (Feb '08)
Elizabeth looks on as Cynthia and Andrew impersonate vampires (Feb '08)
My early b-day party with my sister in NC - look at that great white cake (Feb '08)
Talking to "Sneakers" at Full Partners Farm (Mar '08)
A Jim sandwich between Cynthia and Elizabeth at MGM, er...Disney's Hollywood Studios (Mar '08)
Elizabeth trying on the look of dad's hands (Mar '08)
Andrew, great aunt Ada and grandma at Disney (Mar '08)
Andrew and mom at the USS Yorktown in Charleston, SC, on a scouting trip (May '08)
Throw a few things in a pot, boiling them up, toss on a newspaper laden table - voila, Cajun shrimp boil (May '08)
My daughter and I during her 14th birthday dinner (May '08)
Cynthia, Elizabeth and Andrew at Tigg's birthday party (May '08)
New goatee during Elizabeth's 8th grade class trip to Wild Adventures (May '08)
My family during a trip to Disney (June '08)
Andrew and Cynthia on the Swiss Family Tree House at the Tragic Kingdom (June '08)
Ada, Mom Elizaqbeth and Andrew trying to find Stich (June '08)
My two girls giving me a much appreciated kiss waiting in line on Thunder Mountain (June '08)
All four of us on Thunder Mountain (June '08)
The gang on Dr. Ross' back porch in Morganton, NC - Frances, Kim, Cynthia, Elizabeth, Andrew and I (July '08)
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