Schaap Studios Photo Shoot

It was Bibi's parents first photo shoot in their whole lives. They were able to take home stunning family pictures to treasure for a really long time

Celebrating 10 years together ... and going strong

July 25th, 1999

July 25th, 2009

Princess Brianna

Princess Kiara

All family pics were taken by the amazingly talented Breanne Schaap of Schaap Studios. She took one thousand pictures in two hours, of which five hundred and fifty were terrific. Of those, we had to painstakingly choose a few for our first order. Here are the ones we have chosen so far. We are so blessed to have moments like these forever captured in amazing photography.

Christopher turned 2!

On August 2nd also we helped Chris celebrate her 2nd birthday! (Yes, this is what families do on weekends, we "party" hard)


The Khan family (Christopher will be a big brother soon!)

more fun & games at Chuckee Cheese!

More water fun at Haven's b-day party

This water toy was the absolute hit. Like a giant hamster wheel ...

and back in the water!

Bri loved the dinarour nest themed cupcakes. Yum!

In her element!

Happy Birthday, Haven

On August 2nd we celebrated Haven's actual 4th birthday! We had such a GREAT time at Haven's grandparents' place up in Three Rivers.

This is THE life

Birthday girl

Baby K managed, once again, to be absolutely adorable with everyone at the party

Farewell San Francisco!

On Monday before going home, we stopped at the Carousel on 4th St so that Brianna could play for a bit before the long drive. She loved it!

A mascot by a nearby restaurant

Our healthy eater savoring a sandwich of lettuce, tomatoes and soy cheese. Yum!!!

WE DID IT!!!!

To cap off this incredible weekend celebration, Jeremy, Bibi and Kiara officially completed the San Francisco Marathon in 3 hours 47 mi. Obviously didn't beat any records but what an incredible personal accomplishment it was! A little example of living a life that is not defined by physical shortcomings but enhanced by them. We read a sign that said: "Pain is temporary, victory is forever." And especially for Bibi, to whom pain is not temporary but a constant companion, victory was even sweeter. Through this crazy busy month of July, Bibi (who gave birth to Kiara just a short 3 months ago) was able to train some every week at night and did some cross training to avoid a recurrence of knee injury.
Jeremy, who for the past 6 months has gone from bacterial infection to flu, to bronchitis and back to infections, walked some nights with Bibi but that was the extent of it. During the race he pulled a tendon on his left knee and is still recovering.

Here we are crossing the finish line as a family. Brianna joined us for the last few steps of the race and was excited to "finish" with us. We were so overwhelmed with many different emotions and also incredibly thankful to God to let us accomplish this milestone, our first half, against all odds ...

In the evening after the race, the Pierson Clan and the Maycock's went to an Ethiopian Cafe to celebrate and recover. Here is Brianna chowing down injera, potatoes and veggies. She loves Ethiopian food. We're so proud of her for loving Ethnic food as much as we do too!

"Mommy, I want more potatoes, please"

What a celebration!!!!

What a treat to have Heather & Bob at the party!

Three beautiful little angels

Just one picture of the family style salad/appetizer plate at Specchio's. The beet salad was amazing, the green salad and bruschetta was incredible. We were so glad to "carb up" on this feast to the senses

Brianna gave extra hugs to Amee on this special occasion

More family & friends!

This pic was taken shortly after Gloria and Ken arrived at the restaurant. They just can't believe their eyes!

Daddies on duty

Jen and Nate Trujillo

Eric & Alina (it was awesome to meet Alina for the first time, go Eric!!!)

40th Anniversary Extravaganza

Ken and Jeremy were in charge of the party program and Crystal and Bibi organized all the details through the course of several months. It was an amazing party with the best Italian food we've ever had and fabulous company

Close friends of Ken and Gloria, Hasselbracks and Barnes, were able to join us in SF. It made the surprise even more special!

The honorees of the night! 40 years and still going strong!

The GOP parents