The Flower Family

New Blog Site Address

2006-12-24T23:12:00.000-08:00

Amazing News! Our blogsite has changed addresses for both the Flower Family blog and Eschatological Football. They can now be found under one roof at...

www.kenandbeth.wordpress.com

Ken and Beth

The KenandBeth Day Parade

2006-11-23T20:24:00.000-08:00

Here's some current happenings in the Flower family household. We have some new photo galleries to put on our website, but unfortunately I am a website neophyte and am only able to use Microsoft Frontpage. Ergo, vis a vi, because Frontpage is lame I can't update our website right now. Here's some recent pics...

Here's a shot of Beth and I at the UCLA vs. Washington State Game. I'm not really a fan of either team, but it was fun to go to the Rose Bowl and watch football. We got to go with a bunch of people from our college group at church and then after the game we went back to our house for the annual pumpkin carving contest.

Speaking of the annual pumpkin carving contest... after receiving all the votes, its pretty much unanimous that Jessi Gates' pumpkin(s) win the grand prize of respect in the gourd community for an entire year...Way to go Kevin!

Please head over to www.jessigates.blogspot.com to congratulate Jessi on her decisive victory.

Lastly, here's a shot of the table for our Thanksgiving lunch today. My brother, Tyler, came down from Santa Clarita for the weekend and we all went over to the Burns house to enjoy the day with the Burns and SantaMarias. It has been a wonderful day of food, friends, and fellowship. The food was amazing (thanks to the ladies), the fellowship was sweet, and the excitement was pretty much non-stop. The meat-sweats hit me early this year...probably about half way through dinner. We enjoyed a great dinner, a great naptime afterwards watching the end of the Santa Clause 2 (a great movie), a great walk to try to find a newspaper that was soldout, and a great round of wrestling on the trampoline before Survivor started. I am incredibly thankful to God for the people that God has blessed Beth and I with. Their friendship is refreshing, the conversation is sweet, and their kids are all pretty much the bomb-diggity. One of the biggest ways that God has blessed Beth and I these last few years is the people that He has brought into our life.

To top it all off, we are about to embark on watching a history channel documentary on the Mayflower...whohoo!

Also, to see the "Turkey of Glory" and the "Breastplate of Righteousness", go to www.eschatologicalfootball.blogspot.com

The 3rd Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest

2006-10-29T15:12:00.000-08:00

Here is Beth with her entry for the Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest...(sweet new down vest!)

If it looks a little withered in this pic, its because it sat out all morning in the hot sun. Notice the detailed leaf decor, falling in with the autumn theme. Also, notice the creative way to carve the opening in the top.

So this is Ken's Pumpkin-Carving Contest Entry.

Here is a shot of Ken working on his pumpkin. I tried a new approach this year. Its the pumpkin-sculpting approach.

Here's a shot of Ken and his finished pumpkin.

Here's a shot of Ken and Beth's pumpkin's side by side.

Make sure you vote for your favorite pumpkin in the comments section. The contestants are: Beth Flower, Ken Flower, Scott Burns (if he puts up a picture of his pumpkin), Billy Blakey and his future wife Corey (if he puts up a picture), and Jessi Gates. Check out their blogs for their pumpkin pictures and vote on your favorite pumpkin.

New Flower Galleries

2006-09-06T15:10:00.000-07:00

We have some new photo galleries on KenandBeth.com

We have a gallery of our trip to Blake and Bekah's House...

And a gallery of Beth's Wonderful Birthday.

Go to www.kenandbeth.com to see them.

20 Hours of Daylight

2006-07-25T15:35:00.000-07:00

Alaska...the last Frontier (or was that space?)

Beth and I got to go to Alaska for 10 days to visit her family (Her parents Jim and Vicky, her sister Rachel and her husband JR, their daughter Callie, and her brother Tim). It was a wonderful time spent with family. We really love our family and love when we get to spend time hanging with them...it was such a cool thing for us to get to see all of our family in July.

I have posted a gallery of all of our Alaska pictures on our website (www.kenandbeth.com). Here is a link to the gallery...http://www.kenandbeth.com/FlowerPhoto.htm.

Here are some of the highlights:

Picture One: 4-Wheelin through Hatcher Pass
Picture Two: Same Trip
Picture Three: Top of Hatcher Pass
Picture Four: Float Plane Trip to Fish for Sockeye Salmon on the New Halen River
Picture Five: View of a glacier from J.R.'s plane on the way through Clarke Pass to Cooper Landing to meet the ladies.
Picture Six: Float Trip down the Kenai River

Flower Family Visit, July 2006

2006-07-13T13:21:00.000-07:00

The whole Flower family (minus Tyler who is in Kenya till the end of July) came out from Michigan July 4th to July 11th and we had a great time. It was so great to have them come and stay with us in our new place and spend so much time together.

We had great times talking, great food, and a lot of fun.

For the gallery of all the pictures from this week...go to the KenandBeth.com Photo Page

We Have Moved!...and also we went camping!

2006-06-12T11:36:00.000-07:00

So, we have some new galleries on kenandbeth.com. We have pictures of our new home, before and after the move. Find our new address @ http://kenandbeth.com/FlowerContact.htm. Also, us, along with the Burns, Hintons, SantaMarias, Zacharias, and the Nguyens; went camping at Prado Regional Park. We had a fire-starting contest...using only a blade and magnesium. Sadly enough, the ladies pretty much dominated. All in all, it was a great time. What could be better than bugs, dirt, fishing, and tents? Go to www.kenandbeth.com to check out the galleries.

Our Beloved Family

2006-04-28T12:56:00.000-07:00

All I have to say is that we really love our family. I was looking through some of the galleries today on FlowerPhoto and was reminded of how blessed we are with the family that God has given us. Not only do we love them, but we think they are all a ton of fun too.

Ken

Flower Photo Update!

2006-04-27T12:45:00.000-07:00

Two new photo galleries have been added to KenandBeth.com. Click on "Photo" to see them.
We have added some more pictures from Spain...most of these are of people from the conference. We have also added a sweet gallery of my Mom's visit to California this past Easter. There are some sweet photos of our egg-decorating contest. Pay special attention to Tyler's mullet egg.

Beth and I are doing well...we are in the middle of a move right now. We are going to be renting a house with another couple. We are almost fully moved. We will do the finishing move this weekend. I will be posting a gallery soon of this momentous occasion.

Hope all of you are doing well.

Ken

They Have Finally Arrived...

2006-03-17T15:06:00.000-08:00

The Spain Photos and Christmas Photos (along with some other galleries) have finally been uploaded to KenandBeth.com.

Go to www.kenandbeth.com to view the galleries.

Here is a quick link: http://www.kenandbeth.com/FlowerPhoto.htm

Now that I have an easy to use Photo gallery builder, there will be more of these photo galleries to come...keep checking.

Ken and Beth

Viva la Madrid

2006-02-22T06:19:00.000-08:00

A cool looking church in Madrid

all of us riding the metro

the group we´re working with

us in Madrid

Christmas Pictures Coming Soon...

2006-01-09T23:48:00.000-08:00

Madre and Poppie from Colorado

2005-12-22T15:08:00.000-08:00

Christmas with Beth's Parents

Jam time.

Christmas Dinner

Star-bizza-bucks...notice how Jim has two drinks.

Breakfast at the Silver Dollar Pancake House...two huge pancakes, two eggs, and four pieces of bacon with coffee for 2.99...amazing.

Christmas Tree Hunting w/ the Burns

2005-12-22T15:01:00.000-08:00

Maddie singlehandedly (well doublehandedly) lifts the new Christmas tree.

We had to trek all the way into Target to cut down (or at least pick) our Christmas tree.

Christmas with JR, Rae, and Callie

2005-12-22T14:49:00.000-08:00

Christmas with our family: JR, Rachel, and Callie

Callie's sweet new pink cowboy boots.

Rachel wearing jean on jean.

Callie's new night night shirt

The World Famous LA Zoo, Vol. II

2005-12-22T14:33:00.000-08:00

The calves of glory

Callie Jane

Callie riding a Hippo

It was amazing to see Kale wrestle this alligator into submission.

Maddie begins her promising career in drama.

The crew enjoying mint oreos and cheez-its.

Scott wooing a llama.

The World Famous LA Zoo

2005-12-22T14:18:00.000-08:00

The Los Angeles Zoo

Our niece, Callie and her mom, our sister, Rachel petting some furry animal

Kale with his eyes on the prize

Callie brushing another hairy animal.

Maddie with her hand on the back of headless goat.

Thanks-Giving Recap

2005-12-22T14:09:00.000-08:00

My brother, Tyler. He is pretty much awesome.

I know you have seen this turkey before, but I just had to include our picture of it.

After Nine Months...it has arrived.

2005-12-02T13:09:00.000-08:00

Behold the Beauty... the Martin J-16 Custom (Koa Back and Sides and J as in Jumbo)

The Amazing Christmas Tree Lighting

2005-11-22T15:13:00.000-08:00

I know it is sacriligious to celebrate any part of Christmas before Thanksgiving to some (JR), but Corona had its 1st annual Christmas Tree Lighting, and we went. It felt just like Christmas, it dropped from 85 degrees to 55 degrees and people got out their parkas. But, it was fun to go and see a 70 foot tall tree get lit up. Plus, the All-American Boys Choir (which I assume means that they were all born in America) sang some Christmas songs and "Ho-Ho-Ji-Jo" was there (aka. Sinter Clausen).

Also, "ET" was there too. Avery was pretty amazed at how good the All-American Boys Choir was at singing "Jingle Bells" while swaying.

Zoey, Amanda, and Ethan Molsberry.

Avery, Kale, and Madison Burns (Notice Santa's evil eyes)

The Giant Tree in a Black and White Movie

Other Participants Not Pictured: Scott and Melissa Burns, Mark and Lynn Molsberry, Billy Blakey, and Corey Layman.

Clippers vs. Bucks

2005-11-17T10:13:00.000-08:00

It's Tuesday afternoon, and I'm working hard at work- as usual- and Beth is at home sitting around being lazy. Just kidding. We were both working hard. And I get a call from some friends from church asking if we want some tickets to the LA Clippers game that night in the Staples Center. And I say, "If by want them, you mean awesome, then yes!" So, there it is, we got to go see the Clippers pummel the Bucks in the Staples Center for free. And I even found free parking!

Disney in the Dark, Vol.IIb

2005-11-17T10:03:00.000-08:00

When I look at this, two words come into my mind...space....and....mountain. And when I put them together, I get Space Mountain. Beth and I are convinced that it is faster at night.

The Magic Kingdom @ night. I guess they thought it would be cool if they made the castle pink for the 50th anniversary.

Ken took this picture, that's why its so artistic.

Beth took this picture, that's why its so good.

Disney in the Dark, Vol.II

2005-11-01T09:30:00.000-08:00

So, Beth, Billy, and Myself got to hit up Disneyland this past Friday night for Disney in the Dark, Vol. 2. We were there for 3 hours and made it onto 6 great rides...one of them being the new Space Mountain.

Here's some action shots from the new Buzz Light Year Ride/Game.

Notice the scores...

The 2nd Annual Pumpkin Sculpting Festival

2005-10-23T10:07:00.000-07:00

Beth, Billy Blakey, and Myself got to enjoy our annual pumpkin carving festivities on Saturday night...Here are the finished products.

Each of us standing, respectively, behind our masterpieces.

Ken's Pumpkin- any guesses what it is?

Beth's pumpkin...her best work yet!

All three in the dark. I did not do a close-up of Billy's- to find pictures of Billy's awesome pumpkin go to...www.bigthinktank.blogspot.com

Tim Time

2005-10-18T19:50:00.000-07:00

We had the privilage of having Beth's brother Tim in California with us for 2 weeks.

He's from Alaska, and they have to excercise inside b/c of the snow.

Happy Birthday Tim

A visit to Oak Glen- the pumpkins were too expensive, but we thought we should at least get a picture with some in the spirit of the season.

The real Laguna Beach- where I nailed a guy in the top of the head with a frisbee when trying to throw it to Tim because of my lack of frisbee skills.

Jr. High 80's Skate Night

2005-10-18T19:40:00.000-07:00

The CEFC Jr. High dressed appropriately for the annual 80's Skate Night

The Jr. High Staff looking good.

These pants and Beth's sweater really used to be cool.

Business in the front, Party in the back.

The Dirty 'Stache

2005-10-18T19:35:00.000-07:00

Avery Grace Burns

2005-10-14T11:22:00.000-07:00

She's finally Here...

Welcome Avery Grace Burns
7 lbs, 19.5 inches
Born October 7th @ 3:00pm

Congratulations to Scott and Melissa

All we need is a little "Elton"

See more pictures of Avery Grace and the Burns Family at www.madburns.com

If by Labor Day, you mean not much Labor Day

2005-09-06T12:34:00.000-07:00

On Labor Day, Beth, Billy Blakey, and I took a little trip up in the fire roads of Corona.

If you drive up to the Doplar Ball, you can see the ocean from Corona.

Here is the view of beautiful Corona from up there.

Dark Canyon

2005-09-06T12:19:00.000-07:00

Dark Canyon is in the San Jacinto National Wilderness and is a cool campground because there are only 22 spots and they are spread out and really shaded. There is also a creek running through it, but unfortunately it is closed because the endangered yellow-legged frog lives there too.

Here is the creek. We are over 10 feet from the edge...there is a $5,000 fine for going within 10 feet of the creek edge.

Here is the campspot. They are nice and shaded by these huge trees. Also, they are really spread out.

Here is a view from somewhere near the campground.

Disney in the Dark

2005-09-06T09:44:00.000-07:00

Our third time to Disneyland since we bought our passes in June.

It's a cool parade, but I think I understand why they stopped doing it...it's not that exciting. And the snails make this really wierd droning sound.

Cool picture of the day- California Adventure @ night. Who do you think took this picture...Ken or Beth?

Feliz Cumpleanos Beth

2005-09-06T09:34:00.000-07:00

Beth had a wondeful birthday! We had a bbq with friends and angel food cake with strawberries. She loves all her gifts and is super excited to use them all. Thank you all so much!

Feliz Cumpleanos Ken

2005-08-07T08:21:00.000-07:00

For those of you who contributed to the shoe fund for Ken's birthday...Thank you.

This one is for Rae.

Trip to the Air-Conditioner/Obesity Capitol of the USA

2005-08-07T08:05:00.000-07:00

Our trip to Houston to see Matt and Kara Rehrer

Our swanky parking spot right next to the Astro's stadium. The 'scort will only park VIP.

The other "Lance" in sports, Lance Berkmann. He hit 2 home runs for us.

...Bekah was in Dallas.

One Year of Marital Bliss

2005-08-07T07:51:00.000-07:00

These are pics from our 1 year anniversary in San Diego.

We stayed in the Gaslamp Quarter in downtown San Diego.

The San Diego Skyline from Coronado Island.

We saw this giant pickle.

Photo Page Update

2005-07-06T16:28:00.000-07:00

The Photo page on KenandBeth.com has finally been updated. It has all the great Christmas photos from Colorado that never made it to the web.

Follow the link back to our website on the right and go to the "Photo" page. There are more recent galleries to come. enjoy.

Ken

Here We Are

2005-07-01T14:11:00.000-07:00

Welcome to KenandBeth's Blog,

There are many more of these to come...