My great-great-grandfather Aiden James and his outlaws. Good looking group!

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The year was 1987, and I was three years old. Life felt easy then. I had a lot of growing to do.

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An almost fateful beach trip. Yikes! Kids love to bury things.

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I wouldn’t dare challenge PJ, AJ and Nate at the renaissance festival. They have the home advantage!

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Ashley, PJ and AJ are ready for another road trip! They’re always ready!

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Our first family vacation together…there were moments… You travel with two small children-yikes! But we were back the next year. No regrets.

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The first time to hold my second son, AJ. This kid knows how to have a good time. I’ll love him forever.

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My first born, PJ. Oh, the fun we’ve had and loved shared!

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Wedding day. The first day to be married. A beautiful moment with the eternally beautiful Ashley Candelaria.

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After losing time and time again, Ashely finally broke through with a victory. I tasted the bitterness of defeat that night!

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Rumor has it that the infamous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde stayed in this very room. The law came for them, but they escaped out the window.

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This knight loves keeping his sword close to him during bedtime.

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My favorite place to hunt for jewelry in Albuquerque, but I’m 100% certain my boys have another idea for me.

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Ashely inspecting a local bomb shelter to avoid the zombie apocalypse!

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Our first time in the ocean together. I was 100% confident that we’d be safe in ankle deep water. And that’s where we stayed.

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Pj’s first-time going air born. He loved every second of it.

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What was I thinking? I brought my three-year-old into a deep, dark cavern. He HATED it! Lesson learned.

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A wooden pinball game. No, it’s not electric. Yes, the flippers were difficult to control. Wanted the win…maybe next time.

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It was a wonderful day of haggling and eating at the castle gate!

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Bringing the law to town! Or…a wonderful horseback ride through the Rocky Mountains.

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