Botos Family Album -- 1999


Botos Family Album -- 1999
	1999, a busy year! Here are just a few of the pictures from our year. When you visit us in person, we'll be sure to show you the rest! Our Christmas letter has more details about what we've been up to over the last year. note: Each of the photographs is a thumbnail image of the original. Just click on the thumbnail to view the full size picture.
	A new family member! ... Callie joined the family in early January			in the clothes dryer!
	We had heard that cats were very clean, but some of the things Callie did surprised us. Callie hates getting a bath, but she loves to 'check things out' ... like the sink and the clothes dryer.
	We soon found that Callie has two favorite places -- any cardboard box, especially one located next to the fireplace. The other place is of course Catherine's bed. Callie didn't start out as a 'lap' cat, but Catherine has been working with her.


	Family celebrations "...come over for dinner" During the year there were the usual round of birthday and holiday celebrations and, of course, the accompanying photo opportunities.		Birthdays... Grandpa (Joe #1) at 82 (and still not ready to 'retire' from working) Joe #2 with Joseph (#3) and Michael
	Mother's day... A rare quiet moment sitting on the porch and watching the world go by.		The next generation of bocci players. Andrew, Matthew, Catherine, David, & Paula

			Vacations and travel



	Matthew's car/bike in the Badlands	David and Paula in the Bahamas	Sonia, Catherine, and Michael off the Kauai coast



	Special moments ... things that made the year memorable
	Matthew turns 21!	David and Paula at a friend's wedding	Catherine 'all wet' in Hawaii	Catherine as a 'spirit' in S.T.E.P. performance of Under the Sea No, Joseph and Michael were not in the show!
	Web Mistress Sonia joined the ranks of web authors researching and writing three lesson plans on 'marine' topics as part of her Rutgers' course work. Click the picture!		David explains the salient points of an air intake nozzle, at his Techsburg job.	Those broken tiles in the kitchen finally got fixed. (note: pink post-its were eventually removed!)


		Moving into a new apartment This being the 6th move in two years, Matthew was looking forward to being in one place for the entire year. Catherine discovered that helping her brother move did not exactly expand her horizons! Matthew had the place pretty well set up in a couple of hours. He has gained a great deal of experience assembling and disassembling his 'components'.

			Special friends Catherine's special friends include her penpal Colleen (she lives in Pennsylvania) and her friend from school, Urmila.
	Fun activities The cat (look closely) is in the pumpkin. Catherine the field hockey player. This was her first season.

	Other photo links: Matthew's photo albums: featuring his cross country trip, summer at Sandia, and senior year at Cornell. Hawaii 1999 - picture from our Hawaii trip


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