Getting Family Connected
Hello. I have designed a website to help build family connections and have some fun along the way. As you will see, we are utilizing family history, FaceBook, photos, and other interests to gain your participation. I hope that you will take a moment to explore the website. To see the web site, continue reading into the Getting Started section..


Getting Started
It's really simple to get started. We first ask that you add yourself, and as many family members as you can, to our Family PhoneBook. Some basic information is shared publicly, but sensitive information is only released securely.  We invite you to browse around (click anywhere) to see what's happening everywhere. And DON'T FORGET to spread the word to other family members.


Family History
An underlying driving force behind getting this project started is to start expanding our resources and man power in family history research. If you already are working on it or interested in getting involved, please visit our Family History page to learn more.


Technology Dinosaurs vs. Online Generation
There is no need to try and explain the progression of technology, because it has happened. Keeping that in mind, I have tried to create the simplest site and interaction platform with the tools and skills I have. The EASIEST and BEST way to get familiar with the site is to just click around and explore. Future newsletters will include tips and tricks, but for now if anyone needs help trying to figure something out, please feel free to email Kevin (kevinadurr@gmail.com). We also need HELP!!! You can help write newsletters (as easy as writing an email), manage FaceBook group, setup photo albums, and more.


Upcoming Birthdays
January 18 - Steve Jordan (5?)

Like a spoiled wife, I've been complaining that Kevin never surprises me with dates anymore. Like a good husband, he surprised me with a date! We went down to Balboa to look at the boats from the light parade they do every year.

The island and boats off in the distance

Boardwalk

We didn't end up seeing any of the boats up close because they were all scattered but we walked around the island and looked in people's windows (which I liked better anyway)

SO Kevin looked at this house and said "wow look at how many of those plates they have! And there's more on the wall!" Then I told him it was actually a store (notice the sign)...That's him in the left corner amazed at the collection he thought these people had.

Really cute little cafe

A glitsy house

This house was one of the light competition winner. Anything that shoots snow out of a cannon has my vote. Plus it was timed to music, I just don't know if I'd like to be their neighbor.

This was another winner. It had an actual snowman (we're talking real snow), and that's Santa flying around the roof.

This won the "my personal favorite award". Their tree was covered in lights and birdhouses!

More birdhouses

One of the boats

This was on one of the boat docks. I want to live in it.

Our new home

Snowman house (I just looove snowmen)

More of the snowman house

Yum. This is where we ate. Shrimp: Delicious. Whatever I got: Not so good.

Ok this was near Kevin's grandma's house but it needed to be posted. They had about a million inflatable things. It was like one huge Christmas bounce house.

Looking at lights was so fun, we loved looking in people's windows and judging them :) Christmas lights and gossiping, just can't get any better than that.