Fredriksen Family

Random pics

2008-11-09T18:01:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics from the Discover place here in Hawaii, and also some shots of the girls on halloween.

2008-08-26T22:58:00.000-07:00

Been working hard on my bags!! They are currently in two stores: one on Pearl Harbor and another at the Aloha Tower Marketplace in Honolulu. I've been doing as many shows as I can, but it's been tough to keep up. Check out my website anytime! I love to hear any comments or feedback about it- www.leftcoastbags.com

Still Loving Each Other After Seven Years and Four Kids!!!

2008-08-26T22:51:00.000-07:00

Jon and I finally got couples' pictures done! The first time we ever did since we've met!! I love how they came out. Our photographer, Latina Vega Photography, did a great job!!!

Kiddos!!

2008-06-18T21:36:00.000-07:00

Wow, the photographer that did these pics was amazing! He had the kids laughing and sitting still the entire time. These were done at the BX about 2 weeks or so ago. Sammy has the bat to fight off all of the boys from his sisters!!!

Go Rockies!!

2008-05-25T23:01:00.000-07:00

Sammy did such a great job this year during T-ball. Next year he will be in the same league but should dominate since he will get much stronger! He loved going to all his games, and really improved since the beginning of the year.

Chuck E Cheese

2008-05-25T22:56:00.001-07:00

These are from Sammy's 6 yr old party. I didn't get many pics that actually came out good. Melissa is always such a ham though!!

Allyson's Pageant

2008-03-15T17:57:00.000-07:00

These pics were from Allyson's Pretty in Princess pageant. I didn't include any with her onstage because they were all blurry for some reason, and then I accidentally had it on video. She did great though!

Park pics

2008-03-08T12:43:00.000-08:00

Took the kids to the park today.. Allyson loves the camera!

Melissa always plays in the dirt wherever we go:)

Me and my Baby!

2008-03-07T18:00:00.000-08:00

I just tried my blues on today for the first time in about 5 yrs (since sammy was born when I was in ALS). Going the the NCO Academy soon. This woman is fine!!

Stay off of the sidewalks!!

2008-03-02T19:49:00.000-08:00

There is a new driver in town!! Melissa is such a cutie pie! She is so happy-go-lucky. Sammy and Allyson love posing for the pics too. I love it when they are in a good mood when we go out. It makes life so much easier!

More random pics

2008-02-29T18:13:00.001-08:00

I am at home on leave for 2 weeks, studying for promotion and just relaxing. Here is a glimpse of the majority of what happens during my day. The kids are all loving just hanging around and playing with their daddy. They can be so crazy though, especially Allyson! 3 yr old girls can be very hard to handle:)

Dinner Cruise

2008-02-20T20:37:00.000-08:00

We had another chance to go out on a date

utilizing free child care from the air force aid society. We went on a dinner cruise, which was pretty cool. As soon as I stepped on the ship I remembered that I get really sea sick! So yeah, that's probably why I don't look too happy in the pic. That is Diamond Head behind us.

Vanessa's Handbag site

2008-02-10T20:37:00.001-08:00

Here is Vanessa's website if you want to check it out:

handbagsbyvanessa.com

This is what Vanessa does when she is not taking care of her amazing husband and 4 kids...she is very talented and is in the process of getting a trademark for her bags. Her original name for the bags was Handbags by Vanessa, but there is already a website which is called Vanessa Handbags. Here are a few pics of her bags. She can make any design that you want; again, her site is handbagsbyvanessa.com...

God bless!!

Pro Bowl!!

2008-02-10T20:26:00.000-08:00

Just some random pics from the Pro Bowl. I was disappointed that Tom Brady and Randy Moss didn't represent the AFC. We still had Samuel and Vrabel holding up the D. Ah well, the NFC won, but we will get the Super Bowl next year for sure!

Vanessa's B-DAY

2008-02-06T21:38:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics from Vanessa's B-day! She is 26 now! Wow, how time has gone by. The guy leading the horseback ride was really cool; he told us of all the people he had given tours to: Jackie Chan was the coolest, supposedly; Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider, Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake, tons of football players...I was riding the same horse that Rob Schneider rode; she was cool, but she kinda didn't want to listen at times. She almost took my leg off a couple of times going in to a tree. I would always kick mine with my heels to make her trot and then Vanessa's horse would follow me, which would make Vanessa uneasy. Classic!! The rest of the pics are from Vanessa's cake time and when we went out to eat. I had to include a couple of pics of the twins in the van. They are sooooo cute!! Emily is really turning into daddy's little girl. She is so sensitive!

Another pic of Sammy

2008-01-31T21:23:00.000-08:00

Here is a pic of Sammy coming home from his first day of school. And I had to add another pic of my little princess!! She has daddy's heart!

1st day of school!

2008-01-31T09:56:00.000-08:00

Sammy was so excited to start going to school. He has been homeschooled for the first part of the year while Vanessa was in Cali. We decided to try out the kindergarten on base, which we heard was actually pretty good. It is great to see children have a genuine excitement.

More Iraq pics

2008-01-25T14:55:00.000-08:00

Here are some more random pics. Man, we did so much concrete!! We poured over 3,000 cubic meters in about a month and a half. I was leading a crew of about 25 augmentees to help us get this task completed. Man, those were some long days!! The cloud of smoke is a controlled detonation that I helped set up for.

Pics from the Ziggurat of UR

2008-01-25T14:50:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics that I took during the beginning of my deployment from the ziggurat of UR.

I am leaning against Abraham's house in one of the pics. The house was touched up in the late 90's for a planned visit by the Pope; Saddam couldn't guarantee

the safety or security of the pope, so he never came. The ziggurat used to be a temple of pagan worship back in the day. The Euphrates River used to come right up to the base of this place, but the guy giving the tour said it just diverted over time. I really think it was the Lord in his displeasure with the peolple. Supposedly there were huge parties and sacrifices to pagans that took place here.

Home from Iraq!!

2008-01-25T13:49:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics from around the house and at the Discover playground. The deployment was very challenging in many ways, but most of all made me realize how amazing my wife is and how sweet spirited my children are. We are planning on seperating in Aug 09 so that I can be home every day for my family. Anyways, it feels great to be back, and I will keep this site updated.

Some random pics with our new camera...

2007-06-17T17:09:00.000-07:00

I just took same random pics this morning before chuch to test out our new digital camera. We finally upgraded to 7.0 MP from 3.1.

USS Arizona

2007-05-31T02:00:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics from the USS Arizona memorial. We have been doing tourist stuff for the last couple of days.

Hawaii!

2007-05-28T22:47:00.000-07:00

We took the day (Memorial Day) and did a trip to North Shore and to the Dole Plantation. It was overcast for most of the day, but fortunately when we stopped at the beach we had some good sun.

Girlies at a B-Day Party

2007-04-21T18:19:00.000-07:00

These girls are so craz-sy!

Flag from USS Arizona Memorial

2007-04-21T18:06:00.000-07:00

Mike Langley and I visited the USS Arizona memorial on the day after the VaTech shootings. The flag was being flown at half-mast to honor the students that had their lives taken the day before.

Fun at the "Beach" Park

2007-04-08T23:14:00.000-07:00

These are some pics from today (Easter) that we took with the kids. They are growing so fast!!

In case you are wondering, Melissa is in the Pink and Emily is in purple. God bless!

Allyson!

2006-12-24T00:53:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics of Allyson. She will be 2 in about a week.

Pics from around the house #2

2006-12-24T00:24:00.000-08:00

Here are some more pics of the kids from around the house. I will post some eventually from around the island. We actually took a trip around OAHU a couple of days ago; man it is soooo beautiful! Next time we go we will remember the camera!

Here at the house in Hawaii

2006-12-24T00:10:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics of the kids that were taken right before we went to the church to see a Christmas play called Papa Panov, which was an incredible play that really brought home the message of Jesus. I was having a blast trying to get all the kids to sit still for daddy. What you see is the result of my efforts.

TWINS in action!

2006-10-27T13:55:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics of Melissa and Emily. Emily is so funny when she is in the swing. She goes to town until she falls asleep. As soon as she wakes up she goes right back at it. The other pics are of Melissa hanging out in the backyard watching the older kids play football.

Winter wonderland...in Cali??

2006-10-17T10:38:00.000-07:00

Vanessa went to Wal-Mart last night...Need I say more??

At Me-ma and Pe-pa's house in Cali

2006-10-15T18:13:00.000-07:00

Just some shots taken while relaxing around the house.

Disneyland!

2006-10-13T01:26:00.000-07:00

These pictures are from Jon, Samuel, and Samantha's (Vanessa's sister who is nine and is already just as tall as Vanessa!) first time to Disneyland. We left the girlies with Grandma for the day and had a blast without them! God bless any of you out there who see this blog!

Around The House...Such beautiful ladies!!

2006-08-24T01:18:00.000-07:00

Yee-Haw!!

2006-08-04T04:55:00.000-07:00

This is of Vanessa and her grand-pappy. You can see that the apple doesn't fall from the tree!

Pineapple park!

2006-08-04T04:10:00.000-07:00

Pineapples anyone?? Make sure if you ever go here to go on the tour. It's crazy!

Twins!

2006-08-04T03:47:00.000-07:00

Here you can see how far the twins have grown! I had my hand on Melissa in the middle pic; Melissa was 3 lbs 12 oz, and Emily was 2 lb 10z. Now, the girlies are 8 months old and a handful! Melissa is on the very top, and the close-up is of Emily. Melissa is a quiet girl who always seems to be thinking about something. Emily reminds us of Allyson; I think they are both going to be into drama when they get older!

Daddy's Princess

2006-08-04T03:44:00.000-07:00

Allyson was mad because I took the broom from her. Gotta love it

4th of July

2006-08-04T03:38:00.000-07:00

The kids were all tuckered out (except for Sam), so we decided to watch the fireworks from the back of our van.