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Alan competed in his first marathon in February. This was in New Orleans and he finished in 4 hours, 43 minutes.
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Here's the engineer at work, building a desk in his home office after the previous one collapsed under the strain.
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As editor of the monthly newsletter at Jason's school, Belinda spends many hours persuading their photocopier to cooperate.
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Her other major time consumer while the boys are in school is managing the music that our church orchestra uses each week. Usually she does this at the church because at home the cats interfere too much.
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Daniel loves to be outdoors, and has an interest in gardening that has definitely not come from his parents. Here he is nurturing some plants that somebody else was throwing away.
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Daniel is also turning into quite an athlete. He prefers to run, cycle, and lift weights rather than participate in team sports.
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Both boys have theatrical talents. Here they are in the children's musical put on by our church in the summer.
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Jason likes team sports and has played quite a bit of soccer.
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Unfortunately, a broken arm in December temporarily prevented a lot of his regular activities.
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Here is Jason reclining in the hammock that Alan used while he was on a mission trip along the Amazon River in Brazil.
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Sometimes the only way to handle the heat of Houston summers is to get wet.
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We have two cats at the moment. Georgie is the big black one and Midge is the tabby. Midge is the one who got trapped in the framework of our house for four days in 1999. We even have a photographic record of her rescue!
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Daniel now takes care of two male rats who live in a cage in his room. The "hooded" variety one is Gingerbread and the coffee-coloured one is called... Cappuccino.
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