Friday Flashback 10.29.10

Well, I just don't have (or make) the time to blog like I used to. Maybe someday I'll get back into putting something up every day, or every other day, we'll see.

But today, I have some time...

Look at this old Halloween picture...
Only four years ago... crazy!

This year, we couldn't be less prepared for Halloween. We are mostly recycling costumes this year, except Duncan. He's the only one that wanted to be something we didn't have. He'll be a Bakugan character named "Dan". We'll hopefully carve pumpkins tonight. Our ward "Fall Festival" is tomorrow night, and we'll be spending the day in Pasadena on Sunday. Should all be fun.

Friday Flashback 10.01.10

Hey, look at me... I'm blogging!

Today's flash back photo comes from all the way back to April 28, 2010! Wait, what? That's not that long ago...



Duncan getting some awards he had earned, at the pack meeting in April.

Well, it turns out, that was the last day we took any pictures with the new camera I gave Anna six months previous, in October of 09. Why was it the last picture? Very soon after this picture was taken, the camera got washed in the laundry! We tried the "rice" method of drying out the camera, but it never worked again. We've been using our old camera ever since.

A few weeks ago, I found a deal online for a camera that was very close to the one we washed, and I bought it! It's a slightly nicer model that the one before. It's a Sony DSC-w330. what it enables us to do, is see those pictures that are on the memory card of the last camera. Luckily, the memory card was fine after it's washing. So, yeah. It's nice to have a nice camera once again.

friday flashback 08.27.10

Wow, it's been a while since I've looked for a picture to put here for friday's flashback. Came across this one in the hunt. It actually doesn't look that old, but it's from late February, 2009. So about a year and a half ago.

Looks like we're having fun.

The other reason I probably chose it is because it feels like it's been sooooo long since we were at Disneyland and Ca. Adv. I really wanted to take the kids this week, but there were enough good reasons not to, that I didn't. The biggest reason was, it was just too dang HOT! I wasn't in the mood to have to deal with all that would come with the heat and the kids combined. I wanted to go on Wednesday when Kelly and Danny and other family members were going, that way I would have help with the kids, since Anna's already back in school, but Duncan had cub scouts that night, and they were playing water games, and Duncan REALLY didn't want to miss it. So anyway, I chose the easy route and just stayed home with the kids. Hopefully we can go next week sometime.

friday flashback 05.07.10

Please fasten your seat belt, and keep your hands and arms inside while we speed down memory lane...

On the back it has written- Jan./Feb. 94 All the bro. and sis. together again.

Another of the many group shots of all of us together. I would be 21 yrs. old, Kelly would be 10, and everyone else falls somewhere in between.

I'm not sure what else to say about this picture. Just glad I have it to share.

friday flashback 04.30.10

It's the last day of April which means my birthday is just a couple days away. So I thought I'd put up an old birthday picture...

So that you don't have to count the candles, it's (1985) my 13th birthday! The day I became a teenager... (I'm still waiting to grow up.)

Crazy to think that Duncan is only 5 years away from being a teenager. That's how long we've lived in Highland, and it feels like we just got here...

Friday flashback and Birthday post 04.23.10

With mom's birthday tomorrow, I figured I'd put up some flashback pictures with her in them for today's flashback post.

Two birds with one stone, as they say...




Here's mom holding a newborn Duncan. I think that makes this picture the first picture of mom as a Grandmother.




Here is mom with all her kids + Anna and the sunset, in Hawaii!

Old school family portrait. The back says, "Dec. 1976". Dad- 29, mom- 25, me- 4, Kristi- 2, Kevin- 6 weeks. In this picture, I'm Jennan's age now, and Kristi is Tegan's age now. Kristi's got a lot more hair than Tegan does. I think dad still has that tie.

Some fun photo's there. Hope you have a great birthday mom! Love you!

Friday flashback 04.16.10

It's Friday, so it's flashback time!

Look at this nice young family... aaahhh. The baby is Jennan, and she was born in July. She looks to be a few months old (at least), so what's the occasion? We're eating homemade ice cream, so it must be a birthday? Guess it doesn't really matter.

This was taken in 2005. That makes Duncan 4 that year, but he's still 3 there. Liam would be 2 in this picture. That means, in this picture, Duncan is younger than Jennan in now, and Liam is the same age as Tegan is now. Crazy.

2005 is also the year that we moved from the compound to Highland, so this is probably one of the first few times we were back for an occasion. Yep, we're very closely coming up on our 5 year anniversary of moving into our house. My how time has flown by! Crazier.

I could go for some homemade ice cream right now...

Friday's Flashback from 04.02.10

Looks like I forgot to do a flashback post on Friday? Huh.

Well, I'll put one up today to make up for it!

I came across this gem the other day...

I'm pretty positive that this is from the first time I shaved my head. It was such a novelty at the time. Now, it's more normal for me than actually having hair. I was HEAVILY influenced by Sinead O'connor at this time. I LOVED her music back then (and still do).

It's funny to me that most of my shirts at this time were of a "surf/surfer" theme. I've never really been one for the beach. I remember the guys in my ward that were older than me being very into surf culture, and I figure I was trying to fit in with them. I think it was right about this time that I started being more "alternative" in style as well.

Also, I think that's the skinniest I've ever been in my life. I believe I was 16 at this time. That makes Kevin about 12, depending on the time of year.

friday flashback 03.26.10

I may have used this picture before for friday flashback, but it's so darn cute I decided to use it again.

Pure cuteness!

I don't know what else to say, so I'll just leave it at that. Happy Friday.

Friday Flashback 03.19.10

That time of the week again... Time for that trip down memory lane...

One of the many Foutz kids pictures that exists. This one is one of the sillier ones. (That was a lot of ones.)

On the back it has "Nov. ?" and "98". With my horrible memory, I can't remember if Kyle's on his mission at this time or not. He's the only one not in this picture.

If it's Fall of 98, then Keith has graduated H.S., Kim is a junior, and Kelly a Freshman. I've been married for almost 3 years, Kevin has completed his mission, and Kristi had no hair.

I don't know what else to say about this picture, other than I vaguely remember taking it. I want to say it was around the time that Kristi wasn't around much? And it was kind of a cool thing that she was around. I could be way off on that too.

Anyhow, still a fun picture.

friday flashback 03.12.10

It took me a while to get this picture scanned. Not sure where the problem is, whether it's the actual scanner, or the connection, or the software, but it's been REALLY temperamental as far as working on Fridays goes, over the last month or so. But, I finally got it all to work together...

We're in front of the compound (actually just off to the side in front of the "lot" next door). If I remember right, Keith was getting ready to head up to Utah... or back up to Utah... or just got back from Utah... (or was it Idaho?) ...OK, so maybe I don't remember specifically, but it's one of those (I'm pretty sure).

I don't think we had Liam yet, so I'm guessing it's mid-2002. I'm wearing workout clothes, and Kevin and I did that mostly before Liam and Aidan were born. I also know that it's morning because we worked out in the mornings. That's what makes me think Keith's leaving rather than arriving.

Anna must have just gotten her dreads re-tied and rolled. They look all tight.

I think this is the car that had the dashboard display in the windshield? I think that's why I'm on that side of the door. I think I was checking it out.

Anyhow, it's a fun old picture.

friday flashback 03.05.10

Family portrait taken in 1994. (I'm pretty sure)

That would the the kids' ages- 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, & 11, that year.

As I look at this picture, I'm looking for things that are different, but all I can think of is how much we're still pretty much the same now as we were then. Obviously we're older, and are "aged", but other than that, no one is significantly different.

I find that I really like this picture.

Friday Flashback 02.26.10

Out in the desert for today's flashback...

We are in or near Barstow. One of the many visits there to visit our cousins. Our uncle Rick liked to shoot guns... my dad liked to shoot guns... so when we visited, more than likely, we were going to shoot guns. Here we are, with our .22 rifles, probably aiming at old tin cans and stuff like that. I remember it being pretty fun. I'm guessing this is around 1989?

friday flashback 02.19.10

Hey, look at me, I remembered to do a friday flashback amidst my busy schedule today!

Here it is...

We're at the Pali lookout at the Nu'uanu Pali State Park in Hawaii. As you can tell, it's WINDY there. This is from our family trip in 2001.

Kyle and Keith are posing twins (doing the same thing in the picture).

Anna's dreads were going crazy in the wind. Mom's hair was probably just as crazy, and Kristi probably had her dreads tied up (or is it down?).

Our shirts were very filled with air... yeah, that's it... they were filled with air... that's why they look all filled out!

This spot is on my personal "must do" list when ever I go to Hawaii. Probably because I've visited there every time I've ever been to Hawaii. My Hawaii is the island of Oahu. Anna's Hawaii is the island of Hawaii. We've never been there as just a couple, so it'll be interesting to see how we compromise any future Hawaii trip itinerary.

Which reminds me, we need to plan our anniversary trip. Hawaii is on the list, as well as a cruise, and Portland, Oregon. We should probably start the booking process soon to get the cheapest rates. Anyone have an opinion on any of that? Or advice?

monday flashback from friday 02.12.10

So, I totally spaced on doing a flashback photo on friday. Spent a lot of the day getting ready to go to Pasadena and Studio City.

Dropped the kids off in Pasadena at Grandma and Grandpa's house, so Anna and I could go to a wedding reception in Studio City. We ended up staying the night in Pasadena. On Saturday we spent the day going to the zoo, eating lunch in Ernie Jr.'s Taco House, and visiting the compound in El Monte. Then we went home and to bed.

Aaaaanyhow, what about a picture?...

I spent the day preparing a presentation on the life of Baden-Powell, the founder of the scouting movement, to give to my scouts this weekend. Here's a picture of B-P blowing a Kudu horn. It's a horn made from the horn of a Kudu. It was the way the Matabele tribe would warn each other of danger in Africa in the late 1800s. B-P used it to open Scout Jamborees and Wood Badge Training courses.

I know, pretty boring stuff. But it's what's on my mind.

friday flashback 02.05.10

Sorry it's so late in the day, but I was pretty busy today.

This is a picture I took when I was a kid, with a really old camera that only shot black and white photos. If I remember right, the view finder was on the top of the camera, so you had to look down to frame your shot. I remember taking a bunch of pictures this day. One is of my dad mowing grass in the back yard, another is of a couple toys on the ground, etc. This is probably my favorite from that day though.

A clear example of dog and owner resemblance.

By the way- Fancy (that was the dog's name) was a saluki.

friday flashback 01.29.10 -birthday edition

It was a pretty easy decision for today's flashback photo. My dad had his birthday this week, and since I didn't have the time to put together a birthday post, I knew I'd find a good flashback photo of him for today...

On the back of the photo it says, "January 27, 1982". That was 28 years ago. I was 9 when this picture was taken. I'm pretty sure that makes dad 32 on this birthday? Mom would have been pregnant with Kim at the time.

To put that into perspective, as far as my family goes, Kyle will turn 32 this year. So Kyle is basically the same age as dad was in this picture.

Obviously this is pre-cancer surgery because dad is rocking the 'stache. Other than that, dad still looks basically the same today. The hair may be a thinner and grayer, but it's still all combed back.

Here's my birthday post for dad from last year if you want a little more virtual time travel.

Happy birthday dad. Hope you had a fun day.

friday flashback 01.22.10

Kind of late to be posting, but better late than never...

The date I have for this picture is 4/22/07. That makes Jennan about 19 months old here. Doesn't seem like it was that long ago, but Jennan's getting so big.

She's a cutey face!

friday flashback 01.15.10

The back of this picture has the stamped date of "Dec/12/99". The birthday sign in the background is for Kelly's 16th birthday, so this was probably taken between Nov. 18 and Dec. 12., 1999.

There's a few things that stand out in this picture. First there's Anna, hubba-hubba. Second, Kristi's hair. Not that she doesn't have her dreads so much as how she has it there. Then there's Kyle as a skinny bones jones. That's Nick on Lisa's lap. I think he's a junior or senior in HS these days. The tower of "stuff" holding Kelly's birthday sign is no longer there. Looks like food must be in the immediate future.

I guess this one stood out to me this week because of how different most things in this picture are compared to now. But I guess we'll look back 11 years from now, and think the same thing about pictures taken today.

Happy Friday.

friday flashback 01.08.10

Wow, it's been a few weeks since I was last able to put up a friday flashback. But now that things have gotten back to "normal", I can resume these fun little trips down memory lane.

There's actually 2 pictures this week...

Snowboarding in Big Bear! Back in the day, we would go to "Ski-Dazzle", and get free lift passes for Big Bear. Both pictures are from the same trip.


I'm pretty sure this first picture should have been second. Judging by the snow still stuck on the boards, we're done for the day. I can't quite put my finger on what year this might be... 98? 99? or am I way off? It's after Kevin's mission but before Kyle's? Anyhow, check out Claron's old school board.



That means that this picture was taken before we got on the snow. The DX pose Kristi and I are flashing indicates that we were excited and full of energy. We look awfully dry, too. I'm guessing that those of us in this picture probably drove together, and the others met us up there? Or did we all go together, and Claron and Jason just weren't in this shot? (Anna's taking the picture- but then who took our picture in the other shot?)

So yeah, these are from our early days snowboarding. Eventually we got our own gear. It's been a looooong time since I've been snowboarding. It was always a good time. Kevin and I went together the most, and there are certain CDs that we would listen too, and to this day, when I hear those songs, it takes me back to those drives up and home from Big Bear.

That reminds me, I have pictures from our trip to the cabin a couple weeks ago that I haven't put up here yet. There was enough snow to sled and slide on. The kids had a blast. I'll try to remember to put those up sometime soon.