Picture Gallery
Happy Hearts & Rainbows!
I spent the weekend outside of San Francisco & as I climbed the trees I thought of my adventurous friend. We used to build enchanted tiny worlds out of moss together. Remembering her today with a letter left way up in the sky.
Above Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park
Banana Slugs in Quinault Rain Forest
Taking a break on top of Maiden's Peak - Olympic National Park
Rock Climbing with big bro Eric
Little Big Sis and brother Brad
Amanda with Chris
Amanda & Chris
Cougar tracks?
Relaxing at the beach, Olympic National Park, 2011
Sea Stars at Ruby Beach Tidepools
Bubble Gum Wall in Seattle
Happy! Happy! in WA
Amanda, John & Shari on Shi Shi Beach, WA
puppy paws and Amanda
with Jake
Amanda at the Krohn's Conservatory Butterfly Exhibit
Our hiking buddy at Red River Gorge
A wintery hike on the Appalachian Trail through Great Smokey Mountain National Park
Thank You Athropologie
Thank You Anthropologie
Mandakrin and JohnDavid (Dad)
Mandakrin and Dad
One of Amanda's charcoal drawings
A gift to us drawn by Amanda. A charcoal drawing of our dog, Jake.
Fun Faun drawing by Amanda
AC & BK
Amanda and Brad
Renaissance fest
cheers!
Amanda in her drawing cave
Amanda and our dorm cat, "Miss Mowsie"
amanda's view
"happy giggles"
Amanda and Lindsay 2006
Amanda & Echo
Freckle Love
AC
Amanda at Old Man's Cave in Hocking Hills
Amanda in Hocking Hills
Amanda and Emily looking teeny!
hiking heart
Amanda and Emily
Rest
Amanda and Emily laughing at me...
She found her new home at Hocking Hills
Long legs & freckles, we will always remember you like this. Happy Birthday Amanda!
A pack & cold drink, even when Amanda was little, she was ready for a good hike!!
Amanda turns 3 with "Blue Dumbo"
little love notes everywhere
AC turns 18
Rainbow Unicorns!
4th B-day
A happy father on Father's Day
Halloween with a bunch of goofy gals
Hoopaholics. St. Joe 3 on 3
Bonnaroo 2011
Bonnaroo
wigs
Albuquerque, NM
Lake Michigan
A Rainy Day at John Ball Park Zoo
Petroglyphs in New Mexico
Swinging at Lake Michigan
Tahquamenon Falls, MI
St. Johns, MI
Boundary Waters, MN
Eric's graduation, Cincinnati, OH
St. Joe Girls
"Ain't no Barbie Doll"
"Lady of the Rings" and her King
3
cheese~ball'n
Walt Disney World 2003
1st day of school, Albuquerque, NM
Carving jack~o~lanterns
E, A & B
Blue
taking a break
AC 21 bday
AC 21
Happy Grad
Don't have to anymore
"Little Bro, you have a while to go."
2 down. 1 to go.
Gram & Pops
Ninja!
Giggles!
with Grandpa Mick
Pops, Bros, & Gram
Denis, Bros & Grandma Ruth
Ooohhh, so many pictures!
It's official!
AC & Lindsay
Congrats & Well Done! Eat Cake!
Amanda's First Communion
May 17, 1998
"Making of the Wine" Retreat
Amanda and Eric wash the grapes
"Making of the Bread" Retreat
Eric and Amanda kneading their bread dough
Dad & Eric
making the cross sign
with their loaves of bread
Amanda receiving her first communion from Father Phong
The Blood of Christ given by Theresa McGahan
First Communion Class
signatures
glowing smiles
giggles in the sky
Oval Office
We 3
walking stick rest
our state "trooper"
Washington, D.C.
making a Gingerbread House
Mackinac Island, MI
Ta-da!
Eagle Village
Slumber Party
"Basketball Jones"
Poets
To Dream
Monkeys at Eagle Village
Hawaiian Luau
Cowgirls
Camping with a puppy
Campfire Stories
A Wedding Day
Manda & Lex
5th Grade
6th Grade
Back-to-Back Champs!
5th Grade Basketball
6th Grade Basketball
Odd Couples Dance
Cho Chang aka Mandy
Hogwarts
Quidditch
♡
sunny smile
Amanda turns 19
AC & Skip
Cathedral Madrid ~ High School trip to Spain
Porpoise Pose ~ Amanda & Amy at Atlantis
Another Porpoise Pose ~ Amy & Amanda in Atlantis
girls with hats :)
St. Joe Girls
St. Joe Girls dress up
Rio Grande Walk, NM
Miss You
Atlantis, Bahamas
lake smile
Kurt, Kyle, Amanda & Eric ~ the raft!
relax'n under Mother Willow
foot-long hot dogs
AC & BK
boating
AC & Pops
Pops, Gram & AC
:)
Amanda & Eric, Indian Lake
pink!
Lake Michigan with Grandma Ruth
"Lake of Leeches"
Fishing Buds
"Grass" Pike
Banff National Park, Canada (May 2014)
Columbia Icefield, Canada (May 2014)
Banff Gondola (May 2014)
Hogwarts (aka the Bow River at Fairmont Banff Springs, May 2014)
Haleakalā National Volcanic Park, Maui (May 2015)
Haleakalā National Volcanic Park, Maui (May 2015)
Haleakalā
Maui ~ Maluhia Mandy ~
Olympic National Park, WA (September 2015)
Olympic National Park, WA (September 2015)
surrounded by light ~ Amanda & Theresa
Father Phong, Amanda & Theresa ~ Amanda's Baptism
Makayla & Amanda ~ Makayla's First Communion
Theresa & Amanda
Makayla, Amanda & their pups ~ A fun summer visit 2003
Makayla & Amanda ~ A silly brunch in Howard City
Amanda & Theresa ~ First Communion
I'm 2
Banff Gondola (May 2014)
The Space Needle, Seattle (February 2016)
The Space Needle, Seattle (February 2016)
~ a daughter 👶 ~
"water park" on Indian Lake
Indian Lake, MI
Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic (April 2016)
St. Gabriel Cave at Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic
Mangrove Forest at Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (April 2016)
Atlantic Ocean near St. Thomas (April 2016)
Puerto Rico (April 2016)
Never too old for Pooh Bear cake!
Party Princesses
Grass Skirts
not sure about this mouse . . . giggles!
5 & shy
2 more cakes!
and it looks like we'll need them . . . brothers!
9!
make a wish
teeth gaps! ღ
sweetness 🎂
🎈
Wet Disney
🌫
😏
📷
Isle Royale National Park, MI (June 2016)
Lane Cove, Isle Royale National Park (June 2016)
Greenstone Ridge, Isle Royale National Park (June 2016)
Amanda, Eric, Brad & cousin Sophia
Stars & Stripes, July 1995
Under~the~Sea, Amanda & Amy
woods walk
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, SD (Sept. 2016)
Slyvan Lake, SD (Sept. 2016)
Harney Peak Fire Lookout, SD (Sept. 2016)
Custer State Park, SD (Sept. 2016)
Bad Lands National Park, SD (Sept. 2016)
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (May 2017)
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (May 2017)
. . . this big
tree hugger
Kauai
subdivision liv'n, Albuquerque, NM
Boarding Pass ~ My Name On InSight
Yellow Springs, OH - 2007
One!
4th grade
~3~
tight rope walker
New Mexico, 1995
Mackinac Island
riding with Gram & Pops
kindergarten, Albuquerque, NM
Moraine Lake, Canada (July 2018)
horse rides with cousins Megan & Bethanie
~summer lake~ 6/17/00
"I want to fly like an Eagle...Let my Spirit carry me!" Amanda at Grand Canyon
Angry or happy? :) - Alex S
Fountain Square - Alex S.
Fountain Square - Alex S.
Unknown - Alex S.
Unknown - Alex S.
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Unknown - Alex S.
Unknown - Alex S.
Went to see a Meteor shower and this was her eager face! -Alex S.
Hanging out after school. - Alex S.
Hanging out after school. - Alex S.
Hanging out after school. - Alex S.
Was never a fan of these drinks. :) - Alex S.
Amanda was definitely shocked by something. - Alex S.
Hanging around. - Alex S.
:) - Alex S.
Blowing a bubble part 1. - Alex S.
Blowing a bubble part 2. :) - Alex S.
Setting up shop outside Bryan's. - Alex S.
I don't think it was going to rain that day. - Alex S.
Lovely face. :) - Alex S.
I will remember this day for the rest of my life. I will never forget you Amanda. - Alex Spivak
Just found this
Holding air? - Alex S.
On a photo trip with cousin Kurt
AB & Skippy
Reminds me of you
tide pools, WA
AC's Aura
end of maintained trail, WA
Caitlin and Nate’s wedding.
cowgirl
Red River Gorge, KY
Pyramid Hill
After school
Hanging out at Bryans
On our way back from whatever this place is called
CAM Supermarket stop. So good!
Even more bubbles :o
Almost busted my head here...
More bubbles
More Pyramid Hill
Mall of America weekend !!
St. Peter of the Poop . . . still funny even today :)
cross-eyed with BK
eric and me
3 teenagers on the edge - Kauai 2008
Windblown, Kauai 2008
Amanda
Amanda
Amanda
Amanda & Grandma Phyl (wish we had phone cameras back then :)
Kauai 2008
Kauai 2008 Hanakoa Falls - Where's Waldo?
Kauai 2008 Hanakoa Falls AC & John
Kauai 2008 - pose for me
Kauai 2008 - pose attitude
Kauai 2008 - red parrot in the tree
Kauai 2008 - Hanakoa Falls
Kauai 2008, Kalahau Trail - photogging
Kauai 2008 - lava beach
Kauai 2008, Kalalau Trail, Napali Coast
Kauai 2008 - lone swimmer
Kauai 2008 - swimming with turtles = smiles
I love you.
Flower Child
Manistee, MI, 2006
Big Thunder Mountain :)
beachcombers
hike & rest
Dr. Baird - elementary science fair :)
a devilish sense of humor and a devil dog 😈
winter hiking
High School graduation 2008
Ladies & lounges
AC, brother Brad, cousin Taylor, St. Joe friend Amber
Porpoise People 2009 (Amy & AC)
what is this expression & paper :)
AC OH river
siblings
logs
logs
💛
Freshman moving into a dorm at John Carroll University
top bunking - John Carroll University
catching a breeze @ John Carroll University
Niagara Falls, Canada, May 2023
East Essex Elementary, 2nd grade
return of the cottage forget-me-nots 💙
Many Glaciers
Hey Bear
Quinault, Washington - 2013
