Arizona trip May (part 2)

 Kempton is taking golf lessons and doing really well.

I was lucky enough to follow him around and watch him for 6 holes.

 Always looking for something to climb.

Brandi and I always want to get some Arizona Filalberto's

 before going back to North Carolina.

 On our way to go see David.

A little FAMILY Slumber Party in Winslow.

So happy that we were all able to go see David.  He is so amazing.  It was so uplifting and we were able to have breakfast and lunch with him We played games, talked about all different things and prayed.

May trip to Arizona

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to CURTISS

 TIME FLIES

Alisha, Curtiss, Brandi, Krista, and EV

Family Birthday dinner with Curtiss.

Springtime in North Carolina

SPRINGTIME IN NORTH CAROLINA.

So many different colors and plants, than where I grew up in the Arizona Desert.

Everyday I see something, I've never seen before.

Pretty cool.

I "stop and smell the flowers" a lot.  (and take pictures of them)

Coming to America

Inside Ellis Island.  My Great Grandfather, Giuseppi Joseph Falcone

walked through these doorways, in this room, to come to America with his brother.

This is the Ship Manifest from the Ship that Lena Perna, my Great Grandpa's 2nd wife, came over from Italy.  She was traveling with a child, and had $72.  That was the most money, on this page, that anyone had.  They traveled in the bottom of the ship, with the poor people.

It was so cool to be able to look up this information, right there on the computers.  It was a great feeling, seeing their names.  I felt a special feeling, and had a better understanding of why my dad did so much genealogy work.  I felt grateful for the sacrifices that my grandparents endured. Because of him, coming to America I have had many blessings.

I can only imagine how wonderful it must of have felt to see the Statue of America, after being 'packed' on a crowded ship for 14-16 days, in the bottom of the ship, with one suitcase and some snacks.  It truly is a marvelous sight to see!

A welcome light of hope and dreams. 

Mass Incarceration in the US

Here is why I am an Advocate and Activist, for prison reform.