Mike's Photo Blog

The Dinosaurs

2007-07-19T11:12:00.001-07:00

Michael and Santa (Uncle Billy)

2007-01-06T21:00:00.001-08:00

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Crystal's brother Billy donned The Santa Suit on Christmas Eve. Here's Michael, Jr. taking his picture with Santa. Raymond was a little too skittish of Santa.

The Kids on Christmas Eve

2007-01-06T20:59:00.001-08:00

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We spent Christmas in Bakersfield. We went over to Crystal's brother Garin's new house for Christmas Eve. Here's a picture of all the little ones getting ready to receive presents on Christmas Eve.

Kids in the Hall

2006-09-11T13:45:00.000-07:00

Labor Day in Bakersfield

2006-09-10T18:38:00.000-07:00

We went to visit the family in Bakersfield for Labor Day. Here are some pictures from the trip.

Here's Michael and Raymond with their great-grandmother. She lives in Oregon, so we were lucky that she was in Bakersfield when we were there.

Here's the whole family with Crystal's grandmother.

Here's Raymond with a lovely flower on his head. This is probably the closest we will come to ever having a daughter...

Here's our niece Torrie, looking crazy.

Our niece Lynsie, pursuing her favorite pastime -- talking on the phone.

Michael hanging out with his cousins (from left to right): Devin, Tyler, Brandon, and Zach.

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Florida Trip

2006-09-10T13:07:00.000-07:00

In August, I went to Florida to visit my family. It was a great trip, even though I was still recovering from surgery. Here are some pictures.

Here I am at my niece Elizabeth's apartment, with West and Elizabeth.

This is my old house in Florida.

Me and my Aunt Ann. She lives in Lakeland, but luckily for me, she happened to be visiting Panama City at the same time I was.

Here's West and Johnny stuffing their faces at Marisa's house.

Speaking of Marisa, here's the chef du jour herself.

My niece Sarah.

I'm not really sure what to say about this picture.

A cute picture of West and Elizabeth.

And finally, a crazy picture of my sister Jeana.

Catching Up On Summer Pictures

2006-09-09T07:38:00.000-07:00

I'm so behind on summer pictures, that my wife has decided to create a blog of her own! So I better get to work. Here's some cute ones of my boys.

Raymond enjoying some baby food.

Raymond playing in the living room.

This was a cake Crystal made for Michael to celebrate his potty-training progress. Unfortunately that progress was only temporary :-)

Here's Michael enjoying above cake.

Here's Michael and I on cake night.

One of Michael's favorite tricks is to put on his mom's shoes and stomp around the house!

Here's Michael feeding Raymond.

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Pictures of The New House

2006-07-24T16:01:00.000-07:00

We moved in to a new place at the beginning of the month. Now we've finally taken a few pictures!

This is the dining room, next to the kitchen.

This is the kitchen.

Another view of the kitchen/dining room with Michael's table.

This is Raymond's room.

Michael laying in his bed ...

while his brother plays with his toys!

Another picture of Michael's room, with his Blues Clues curtains.

This is the hall bathroom.

And this is the master bathroom.

You can see the living room ... behind Michael

Another picture of the boys in the living room.

Well that's all for now. We still need to take pictures of the master bedroom, the guest room, and the outside of the house.

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Galpin Boys Playing Together

2006-07-18T13:33:00.000-07:00

Now that Raymond is very mobile and can even stand up (with something to hold on to,) he and Michael play together a lot.

Sometimes Michael will even go through the house saying "Ray Ray! Ray Ray!' looking for his little brother.

Of course Michael is still the king of block stacking:

And of funny faces...

Raymond sticks to making cute faces!

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Crystal's Birthday

2006-07-08T22:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Crystal's birthday. I got her a birthday cake from Icing on the Cake in Los Gatos.

It was a really good cake -- banana cake with cream cheese frosting. Crystal is quite the cake expert and gave it high marks. Everything at the bakery looked and smelled really good -- we'll definitely have to try some more things from there.

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4th of July

2006-07-08T10:10:00.000-07:00

I haven't blogged on here in a long time. I've been lazily putting most of my pics on Flickr. Below are some pics from the 4th of July. Michael, Jr. and I took my nieces and my brother-in-law Thatcher to the fireworks in downtown San Jose. It was a great fireworks show. Having a fireworks show in the downtown area had a couple of interesting effects. Reverbations from all the buildings made it especially loud, and all the explosions were reflected brilliantly on the buildings.

I took this picture of Michael with my cell phone.

Yeah this picture was taken with my cell phone, too.

Here's a better picture of Torrie. This was taken a few days later, at Commanche Park near our house.

And here's Callie...

And of course last not but not least, here's Lynsie. I can't help but think about how much she's grown up lately -- and of course that just makes me feel old!

Here's Michael, Jr. at the park, too.

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2006-02-26T10:43:00.002-08:00

Here comes Raymond!

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Crystal and the boys after dinner one night.

2006-02-26T10:43:00.000-08:00

Raymond's a tongue wagger

2006-02-26T10:41:00.001-08:00

Michael taking care of his little brother

2006-02-26T10:41:00.000-08:00

Michael at nap time

2006-02-26T10:40:00.001-08:00

Michael is getting ready to be "The Bachelor" for next season...

2006-02-26T10:40:00.000-08:00

Crystal made me this cake on Valentine's Day. It was delicious!

2006-02-26T10:37:00.001-08:00

Raymond is working on his crawl

2006-02-26T10:37:00.000-08:00

Raymond is ready for spring training!

2006-02-26T10:36:00.001-08:00

Another one of those pictures that Michael will just love when he's older...

2006-02-26T10:36:00.000-08:00

Michael always wears his helmet when biking

2006-02-26T10:35:00.000-08:00

Michael playing with his giant silver ball

2006-02-12T18:59:00.000-08:00

"What are you crazy? I'm not too big for this!"

2006-02-12T18:58:00.000-08:00

Whose eyes are prettier?

2006-02-12T18:57:00.000-08:00

Raymond having fun playing

2006-02-12T18:56:00.001-08:00

"I'm just playing with him mom, I swear!"

2006-02-12T18:56:00.000-08:00

"Hey! This used to be my toy!"

2006-02-12T18:55:00.000-08:00

Raymond sure likes taking a bath with his big brother

2006-02-12T18:54:00.000-08:00

The Sleeping Angel

2006-02-12T18:53:00.000-08:00

Spelling is fun ... in the bath

2006-01-31T21:41:00.000-08:00

He definitely got those eyes from his mom!

2006-01-31T21:39:00.000-08:00

You can't beat that smile

2006-01-31T21:38:00.000-08:00

This was Raymond's big brother's outfit originally, but I think it works for Raymond too.

2006-01-26T10:04:00.000-08:00

Raymond proves that you can be warm and stylish at the same time.

2006-01-26T10:01:00.002-08:00

That's the end of Michael's punk rock look!

2006-01-26T10:01:00.001-08:00

Raymond shows that you can be warm and stylish at the same time

2006-01-26T09:58:00.000-08:00

Michael and his mom looking cute and tough together

2006-01-26T09:54:00.000-08:00

Michael with punk-rock hair after his bath

2006-01-26T09:52:00.000-08:00

Not sure if Michael is happy or not about sharing the tub with his little brother...

2006-01-26T09:51:00.000-08:00

Raymond joins Michael in the tub!

2006-01-26T09:49:00.002-08:00

Here's Michael playing with some toys while taking a bath.

2006-01-26T09:49:00.000-08:00

Raymond joins Michel in the tub

2006-01-22T18:17:00.000-08:00

What happened to all of our spoons?

2006-01-22T18:15:00.001-08:00

Raymond wearing a particularly cute outfit...

2006-01-22T18:15:00.000-08:00

Raymond was 13 lbs. 6 oz. and 24 inches long at his two month checkup.

2006-01-22T18:14:00.000-08:00

Michael also likes pizza. Notice the missing cheese on most of the pieces...

2006-01-22T18:11:00.002-08:00

You don't have to tell Raymond to say cheese.

2006-01-22T18:11:00.001-08:00

Michael showing his usual passion for pasta.

2006-01-22T18:11:00.000-08:00

Raymond is having pleasant dreams knowing that Mike Mularkey will be The Dolphins new offensive coordinator.

2006-01-22T18:07:00.001-08:00

Raymond playing on the floor.

2006-01-22T18:07:00.000-08:00

Michael enjoying some rice and corn for dinner.

2006-01-22T18:06:00.000-08:00

Raymond after his bath.

2006-01-22T18:05:00.001-08:00

Yep he's living it up in his little hot tub now!

2006-01-22T18:01:00.000-08:00

Now he's starting to like his bath.

2006-01-22T17:59:00.000-08:00

Raymond taking a bath. As you can see, he starts off not too happy about it.

2006-01-08T23:05:00.000-08:00

These overalls are a little big on Raymond, but he still looks really cute wearing them

2006-01-08T23:04:00.000-08:00

Is that a smile I see?

2006-01-08T23:01:00.001-08:00

Raymond and I sitting in the floor in the living room

2006-01-08T23:01:00.000-08:00

Hello blue eyes

2006-01-08T23:00:00.000-08:00

Raymond sitting in his bouncer

2006-01-04T16:00:00.000-08:00

Here's the new mini-van I got for Crystal and the kids. It's a 2006 Toyota Sienna.

2006-01-04T15:49:00.001-08:00

Riding down the street on my bike. What's the speed limit?

2006-01-04T15:49:00.000-08:00

Here I am with my new bike.

2006-01-04T15:47:00.000-08:00

Extreme closeup of Raymond

2006-01-04T15:46:00.001-08:00

My niece Torrie showing off her new dress too.

2006-01-04T15:46:00.000-08:00

My niece Callie modeling her new dress she got to wear to the winter formal.

2006-01-04T15:45:00.000-08:00

Michael looking very festive, getting ready for the New Year.

2005-12-29T23:20:00.000-08:00

Raymond looking extra cute in a new outfit

2005-12-29T23:17:00.000-08:00

Tyrene's son Cash, holding Raymond

2005-12-29T23:16:00.000-08:00

Crystal and her best friend Tyrene, holding Raymond

2005-12-26T09:21:00.000-08:00

Raymond wearing the Christmas outfit that his Aunt Jeana bought him

2005-12-26T09:20:00.001-08:00

Crystal, Raymond, and me on Christmas morning

2005-12-26T09:20:00.000-08:00

Crystal enjoying some Christmas chocolates

2005-12-26T09:19:00.000-08:00

Like my bow tie?

2005-12-26T09:17:00.000-08:00

Crystal opened this present for Raymond

2005-12-26T09:16:00.000-08:00

Here I am trying on the helmet Santa brought me

2005-12-26T09:15:00.000-08:00

Michael opening his presents Christmas morning

2005-12-26T09:14:00.000-08:00

Santa brought Michael a big truck!

2005-12-26T05:47:00.000-08:00

Cheryl holding Raymond on Christmas morning

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Lynsie was really happy with what Santa Claus brought her!

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Callie wearing one of her Christmas gifts

2005-12-26T05:42:00.000-08:00

Callie opening a present

2005-12-26T05:41:00.000-08:00

Lynsie got an iPod too!

2005-12-26T05:40:00.001-08:00

Lynsie opening one of her many presents

2005-12-26T05:40:00.000-08:00

Torrie showing off her new iPod

2005-12-26T05:39:00.001-08:00

Torrie looking very happy about getting an iPod for Christmas

2005-12-26T05:39:00.000-08:00

My brother-in-law Thatcher getting ready to hand out presents on Christmas morning

2005-12-26T05:37:00.001-08:00

Raymond with his mom on Christmas Eve

2005-12-26T05:37:00.000-08:00

Baby's First Christmas

2005-12-26T05:35:00.000-08:00

Tyler, Torrie, Lynsie, Raymond, and me

2005-12-26T05:34:00.001-08:00

It's not milk and cookies, but Raymond sure enjoyed a Christmas Even snack from his grandma

2005-12-26T05:34:00.000-08:00

Michael sliding down his new slide

2005-12-26T05:33:00.000-08:00

Devin and Callie on Christmas Eve

2005-12-26T05:31:00.001-08:00

Michael climbing on his new slide that his Aunt Cheryl gave to him for Christmas

2005-12-26T05:31:00.000-08:00

Lynsie trying on a new jacket she got for Christmas

2005-12-26T05:29:00.000-08:00

Michael showing off his new slide

2005-12-26T05:28:00.001-08:00

Michael really enjoyed the Christmas Eve festivities!

2005-12-26T05:28:00.000-08:00

Zach opening a present

2005-12-26T05:26:00.001-08:00

Crystal's dad, Ray, handing out presents on Christmas Eve